I love epistemology! I remember how excited I was to take an epistemology class when I was in seminary. Questions about knowledge, truth, and types of certainty were on my mind. It was also during this period when I was… Continue reading →
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Book Review: Does God Exist?: A History of Answers to the Question by W. David Beck
Does God Exist?: A History of Answers to the Question by W. David Beck. IVP Academic, 2021, 328 pp. There is no doubt that these are difficult times. The question of God’s existence is one of the most heavily debated… Continue reading →
How Should a Christian View Israel?
Introduction Obviously, one of the most challenging issues within Christian apologetics is the accusation that in many cases, Christianity has been associated with anti-Semitism. Several years ago, I remember reading Lee Strobel’s book The Case for Faith. In one chapter… Continue reading →
A Look at the Objection: “If Jesus is the Jewish Messiah, where is the Peace?”
In a previous post, I discussed some of the common objections anti-missionaries and groups like Jews for Judaism make to the claims about Jesus being the Jewish Messiah of Israel and the nations. One objection that always comes up is… Continue reading →
A Look at the Objection: “Jesus Fulfilled None of the Messianic Prophecies!”
Anyone who has talked to people from groups from Jews for Judaism or anti-missionary groups will generally encounter the objection, “Jesus didn’t fulfill any of the messianic prophecies.” Unfortunately, this is a gross oversimplification. Also, there is some overlap with… Continue reading →
In every generation they rise up to destroy us
Hamas’ Ramadan war has bled over into Pentecost (Sunday evening May 16), the Jewish feast know as Shavuot/Feast of Weeks in Deuteronomy 16:10: “Then you shall celebrate the Feast of Weeks to YHVH your God.” This is the third time Hamas has initiated rocket attacks on Israel’s civilian population during a Ramadan season, considered in classical Islamic sources […]
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Interview with Dr. Michael Keas: Dealing with the Supposed Warfare Between Science and Faith
In our weekly apologetics meeting, here we interview Dr. Michael Keas who is a historical scholar who specializes on the history of the relationship between faith/theology and science. Sadly, many people ascribe to what is called The Conflict Model which… Continue reading →
A Look at the Jesus Story, Oral Tradition and Eyewitness Memory
Even though the Christian can always offer certain dates for the Gospels, there was a gap of time between the ascension of Jesus and when the Gospel authors actually wrote their individual biographies about the life of Jesus. Therefore, there… Continue reading →
What The Revolting Man Taught Me
Last week, a YouTuber aptly named “The Revolting Man” published a
three-hour-long video in which he spent a considerable amount of time
ranting about how he hates me and wishes violence against me. (He said that
if he could make my head explode with his mind, he would.) I learned some
lessons from this experience.
Watchman on the Walls – War in the Middle East
The name that the Israel Defense Forces has given for this current round of fighting with jihadi terror group Hamas is ‘Shomer Hachomot’ – ‘watchman on the walls.’ The term is based on Isaiah 62:6-7: “On your walls, Jerusalem, I have appointed watchmen. All day and all night they will never keep silent. You who profess YHVH, […]
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