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- The Dallas Willard Revolution in Christian Spirituality Part 1: Framing the Problem of How to Live
- Physical Evidence Shows No Global Flood of Noah. Does It Matter?
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- Douglas Gresham: Stepson of C. S. Lewis, and Much More
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- The Museum of the Bible (Washington, DC) on Creation and Evolution
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- Fr. Gregory Pine on the Hiddenness of God
- Bill Johnson’s Talk at Bethel Church After His Wife Beni Died
- A Logarithmic Map of the Observable Universe, From Earth to Edge
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- New Finds from Tanis Fossil Site Shed Light on the Demise of Dinosaurs and Vindicate “Amateur” Fossil-Hunter
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- Trends in Young Earth Creationism, from Prof. Joel Duff
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- Humor in Christian Apologetics: Mia Langford [2020 NCCA, 10]
- Christian Apologetics Insights from David Geisler, Ray Ciervo, and Prem Isaac [2020 NCCA, 9]
- Another Intelligent Design Straw Man Attempt to Demonstrate a “Waiting Time Problem” for Evolution
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- Is the Old Testament Trinitarian? by Jonathan McLatchie [2020 NCCA Confc. 8]
- How the New Testament Sees Christ in the Old Testament: Talk by Mel Winstead [2020 NCCA Confc. 7]
- Jesus in Old Testament Prophecy — Class Handout
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- Confirmatory Coincidences Among the Gospels – Timothy McGrew [2020 NCCA Confc, 6]
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- Tracking Young Earth Creationist Organizations by Joel Duff at Naturalis Historia
- Scientists’ Responses to Stephen Meyer’s “Return of the God Hypothesis”
- Biologos and Peaceful Science Forums Address Timely Evolution/Creation Issues
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Category Archives: Apologetics
The Dallas Willard Revolution in Christian Spirituality Part 1: Framing the Problem of How to Live
Abstract Dallas Willard was professor of philosophy at USC and an influential Christian teacher. His ground-up reexamination of the teachings of Jesus led him to an understanding of living which has proven helpful to many people, including me. He identified … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Bible Interpretation, Christian Living, Prayer
Tagged Dallas Willard, discipleship, Eschatology, hiddenness, kingdom, Willard
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Douglas Gresham: Stepson of C. S. Lewis, and Much More
Nearly sixty years after his death (the same day in 1963 that JFK was killed), the writings of C. S. Lewis are still readable and impactful. Enough of the shape of the modern/post-modern world had emerged at least in Europe … Continue reading
Fr. Gregory Pine on the Hiddenness of God
As a scientist and as a Christian, I have pondered the question of why God does not make his existence and his purposes more visually obvious to us humans. I can understand why scientists who are agnostics stay agnostics: where … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Natural Theology
Tagged God, Gregory Pine, hiddenness, hiddenness of God, kingdom
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Humor in Christian Apologetics: Mia Langford [2020 NCCA, 10]
The intellectual defense of the Christian faith (“apologetics”) is often seen as serious business. Mia Langford, however, makes the case that humor is a key part of being human. As such, humor can contribute to both the content of apologetics … Continue reading
Richard Howe: How Do I Know That I Know?; Defining the Good [2020 NCCA Apologetics Confc, 2]
As noted in my previous post in this series, in solidarity with a friend who was a presenter there, I signed up to attend (online) the 2020 annual National Conference on Christian Apologetics (NCCA). That link gives the schedule, with … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Natural Theology, NCCA, Uncategorized
Tagged Aquinas, Epistemology, Howe, morality, NCCA, Thomism
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Ken Wolgemuth on Preparing Homeschool Students for University Science, and on Grand Canyon and Noah’s Flood [2020 NCCA Apologetics Conference, 1]
I have long appreciated the work that Ken Wolgemuth and his colleagues at Solid Rock Lectures do in using their expertise in geology to help their fellow evangelical Christians (especially at seminaries) to be comfortable with modern science as it … Continue reading
Posted in Age of Earth, Apologetics, Fossils, Geology, Grand Canyon Geology
Tagged Apologetics, Grand Canyon, Hawaii, Homeschool, NCCA, Wolgemuth
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Letters to Creationists 