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Growing up, my Dad taught me apologetics. He was really excited about it, and good at it too. As someone who studied under Norman Geisler at Southern Evangelical Seminary , my Dad got some of the best training out there. As a result, He taught me a lot of what I now know. I found myself eating it up! I am a person who defined himself as a "dumb kid" for most of my life, so finally grasping something and understanding it well fueled me. The more I dove into apologetics, the m

We’ve been called a lot of names: pagans, snakes, wolves in sheep’s clothing. And that’s by fellow Christians! Why is there so much friendly fire within Christianity? Why can’t we all just get along? Doctrinal differences have turned into a turf war and the Church has been causing its own casualties. I love the approach C.S. Lewis offers in his classic book, . He envisions “mere” Christianity as a hall with many rooms that represent the various denominations. His goal is simp

I have recently been involved in a very good debate stemming from the article I wrote last week entitled, Islamic Terror, Homosexuality, and the Consequences of Ideas . In summary, the article demonstrates what three different world views affirm regarding the terrorist attack at the gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida: 1-  Consistent Islam:  this attack was GOOD as Muhammad’s final commands were to kill the infidels ( Take five minutes to understand by clicking here ). 2-  Co

Sunday morning I awoke to horrific news on my Facebook feed: an Islamic terrorist brutally gunned down and murdered around fifty of our fellow human beings at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. This broke my heart and made me extremely angry! I cannot imagine the sorrow, pain, and anguish the friends and family members of the deceased victims are currently experiencing. This was an objectively evil act – it was wrong! As soon as I read the headlines and processed the fact

Two of my earliest memories in life still have great significance to this day. First, in the spring of 1977 my life was transformed as I prayed and asked Jesus to be the Lord of my life. Second, just a few weeks later, I saw Star Wars in the theater. Right around the same time little “Timmy," who was almost  four years old, was in awe of both Jesus Christ and Luke Skywalker! My parents were so cool (and they still are)! I always felt like I could trust them and that they wo

Last Friday, I watched in utter horror the news footage of the murderous attacks committed by Islamic terrorists in Paris, France. I was reminded of the attacks against America fourteen years ago and sickened by the pure evil that still exists in our world today. I had a hard time getting to sleep that night as I prayed for Paris. The next morning I awoke to new kind of horror, as I witnessed a different type of attack unfolding. However, these new attacks were not from Musli

It never ceases to amaze me how many internet atheists go to extreme, ignorant, and incoherent lengths to hold on to their faith in atheism. This is astonishing given all the evidence pointing out their worldview is probably false. Contrary to what you may read from atheists on social media today, we are living in a time when atheism is actually in retreat in academia. The atheistic philosopher, Quentin Smith, of the University of Western Michigan laments "the desecularizat

Over the past two weeks I have responded to the ESPN article on Arian Foster's atheism here and here . I pointed out several errors in his reasoning which have led to Foster’s false beliefs. In my third and final response I will continue to examine more of his misguided statements, but I also want to point out some of the ideas Foster gets right. "I've got no problem with Jesus" Foster made a significant statement in the ESPN article: “ if you look at the teachings of Jesu

Becoming a Christian apologist proficient at the popular, much less, the academic level, requires dozens of hours, even years of intellectual involvement depending on how deep one is willing to study. I remember when first reading “Time and Eternity”, a popular-level book by Dr. William Lane Craig. It took me two entire days to get a full recognition of just what was being said on the first page of that book alone! This kind of intellectual rigor is of the type Christian apol

Last week I offered a response to the ESPN article on Arian Foster’s atheism . I pointed out several of his errors in reasoning leading to false beliefs. I will continue to examine more of his mistakes (which many commit today) and other related issues in this article. Recent Trends The ESPN reporter referenced a recent study from the Pew Research Center indicating a gradual shift in religious affiliation. The article noted a “number of Americans who say they are not affil

Every year around this time I start thinking about football. Although I never played football (I ran cross-country), since I grew up in Nebraska, football has always been my favorite sport to watch (I am also a huge NBA and MMA fan). This time of the year also means Fantasy Football and I begin to question who I am going to draft this season. One of the best players I have had on my team in the past is a beast of a running back named, Arian Foster. I always enjoy watching t

Recently, I have been having some good conversations with many in the gay rights movement. My friends in the LGBTQ community and their advocates often attempt to argue that homosexuality and biblical Christianity are perfectly compatible. This tactic should not be employed as it ultimately fails for several reasons referencing the New Testament alone. First, Jesus made many commands, and in Matthew 19:18 He said, “You shall not commit adultery.” Occasionally a gay rights adv

“Christianity is NOT true!” I have been astonished that a growing number of pastors, Sunday school teachers, and Christians in general are affirming this very statement quite often. Now, don’t get me wrong, this is not a direct quote, but the types of things exclaimed behind the pulpits in many evangelical churches today are sure that Christianity is not true. To be clear, this is an inadvertent implication that these well-intentioned Christians are offering, but, nonethele