Category Archives: apologetics

The Problems of Evil and the Problem of Pleasure

There is a great divide between the city of God and the city of man. We all, however, have this much in common — we’re all sinners. One source of the gap may be found in how we look at … Continue reading

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Encore Podcast- Elisha and the Bears; Shannon Sproul, Hero

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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God in the Hands of Angry Sinners- A Misunderstanding

It was a strange time for me. I was attending a high school that was so nominal in its commitment to the Christian faith that the high school English teacher was an atheist. Still, his was among my favorite classes, … Continue reading

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Cults ‘R’ Us- The Gross Error of Assertion

There are any number of ways that cultural confusion always walks down the aisle with relativism. Divorce, in this instance, isn’t an option. If, for instance, we all agree that there is no such thing as right and wrong, then … Continue reading

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On the Love from and Free Will of Puppets

If ever there was a theological boogey man, it is this- the notion that if God is sovereign over us and our choices, such makes our love for Him inauthentic and worthless, turns us into robots or puppets. Without humans … Continue reading

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Living in a World Gone Mad: Lovers of Death

Sometimes the Bible says things with such simple clarity that it shakes us from our slumbers. Evil’s presence has numbed us, making us miss the obvious. We believe, for instance, that we do not have an established religion in our … Continue reading

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Home Beautiful; Pants on Fire; Ye Shall Be As Gods; and More

This week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

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Humble Lie and the Peace that Ever Eludes Us

The devil, though His fall from grace was rooted in pride, knows how to use humility. Being craftier than the other beasts, he knows how to use nigh onto all things to bring about his nefarious purposes. He is resourceful, … Continue reading

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American Idols: And We Fools Who Worship Them

God made us in His image. That we could spend our lives contemplating this, without scratching the surface, reminds us that we are God’s image, not gods. We are, in some ways, to God as our mirror image is to … Continue reading

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Courage- Our Failure as His Kings and Queens

It is a phenomena we’re all too familiar with. Jack, or Jill, having been pillars of their high school communities, serving as leaders at the church youth group, head off to college. There they head off a cliff, spiritually speaking. … Continue reading

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