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As we know, if we read the NT, we see Paul went from being a fierce persecutor and antagonist to being a devoted follower of the Messiah. But with this story comes some possible counterarguments. Perhaps Paul was deceived and… Continue reading →

  The word of YHVH came to Jonah, commissioning him to, “arise, [and] go to Nineveh, the great city, and cry out against it, because their wickedness has come up before Me.” But instead Jonah got up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of YHVH” (Jonah 1:1-3). Jonah was a bona fide prophet who had a spiritually sensitive […]

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In this clip, I discuss what to do when God expects a 100 percent commitment to our relationship with Him/Jesus, and we don’t have 100 percent certainty it is true. Also, see my blog post on the topic.

Apologetics is a branch of Christian theology that helps give reasons for the truthfulness of the Christian faith/worldview. The word “Apologia” means “to give reasons, make a legal defense” (Acts 26:2; 2 Tim. 4:16; 1 Pet 3:15). Throughout Acts, Luke… Continue reading →

Mark Twain was noted for the one-liner: “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” As the world attempts to focus on recent events in Ukraine, let’s consider some sobering historical parallels from nearly thirty years ago. Those events revolve around the September 1999 KGB false-flag bombings of Russian civilian apartments, which were then falsely ascribed to […]

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In this short clip I talk about the Second Edition of his Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith by Dr. Douglas Groothuis.

In this short clip, I discuss some of the issues that come up when our Christian friends and churches aren’t interested in apologetics. I have written on this topic in the past: For those of us that are involved in… Continue reading →

In this short clip, I give some tips in talking to agnostics. Many times we will encounter people who say “I can’t know if God exists”… or “There’s no way to know if God exist”.. or “We will never know… Continue reading →

As a little Jewish boy growing up in Montreal I used to sing a Yiddish Purim (Feast of Esther) song: “Haynt is Purim, kinder; S’iz der yontif groys!” (‘Today is Purim, children! It’s the great holiday!’). And once again, according to the Jewish calendar we have arrived at the yearly celebration of the Feast of […]

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Here I discuss some of the mistakes I have made in doing apologetics and how we can possibly be more effective in doing apologetics. If you want to see me talking to a student on campus, here is one clip.