There’s a challenge to Christianity that seems to be growing in popularity:  The Jesus we worship is just a fiction, a conglomeration of myths from the past.  A film on the Internet called “Zeitgeist,â€� apparently well done, attempts to make the case that Jesus was a fiction created...

Natural Law (Continued from Part I) Critics of the Bible often point to ancient history as a method of discrediting the authenticity of the Bible. Specifically they claim ancient history refutes the notion that the Bible is the divinely inspired Word of God. Whereas Christians and Jews might point t...

Fascinating reflections from Scot McKnight on Erwin McManus’ book “Soul Cravings”. He boils McManus’ point down to the idea that: “If God is real and you are created by him, your soul already knows it.” - via “The Inner Apologetic - Jesus Creed“ ItR...

On February 22nd, I once again had the privilege of opening the Word of God before my home congregation at Parkwood Southern Baptist Church. Below is the audio and outline of my sermon. I pray that God will use this message for His gory! Matthew 7:15-23, "Spiritual Deception" (MP3 download, 40:50) I...

Brian's note: My Uncle Brad, a religious skeptic, recently asked me to debate issues related to the Christian faith. We decided to have an ongoing public debate here at my blog. This is my latest response to some of his comments on my previous post. You may want to read that post and the comments fo...

Here are some photos from the "God and Science Forum" on 21 Feb 2009. You may check out Ron's sermon on Sunday on "Renewal Of Your Mind". Read more about his ministry here Thinking Things Through in a Theological Safe Space ACT is a non-profit organization based in New York City. We provide a climat...

Peter Jones reports back on the National Pastor’s Conference held in San Diego and sponsored by Zondervan and Intervarsity Press (IVP). Jones writes: “It is amazing to see how these once faithful publishers of evangelical orthodoxy are now consistently and deliberately launching a massive but su...

An opinion column in the New York Times by Samaritan's Purse president Franklin Graham has surprised many human rights and religious liberty advocates in the United States and around the world.  Responding to a then-pending arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court f...

N.B.: This is the under-construction revised second edition of my July 2008 post: "Filioque: Fathers, Popes, & Councils." 1. The Eastern Orthodox differ from Catholics in that the former deny that the υπόστασις [hypostasis] of the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Son; at most, they will gr...

The Jordan River with the snow capped Mt. Hermon. The photo below shows Pope Benedict XVI blesses the Ground Zero in New York City and blesses the People with Holy Water using plant branches as done by Moses and Aaron. HOLY WATER *** In Scripture, Water is used to Cleanse, Purify, and Heal Human Bei...