A hot subject of evangelical study today is the relationship between Israel and her ancient Near Eastern neighbors. There are numerous views on this issue. Some say no relationship, some say it's a deep relationship that means the Bible is another useless myth, and...
075: How to Know Which Experts to Trust
Okay, so you're first starting to dive into the Bible deeply and learn more about defending your spiritual convictions, and you're stuck. Everybody teaches different things, so who do I trust? Is that you? Can you identify? Because I KNOW I can. Or, maybe you've been...
074: A Young Age Creationist Explanation for the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation?
Over the past few decades, there have been a number of young age creationist suggestions for a some important questions raised by Genesis 1. For example, what was the nature of the firmament? If the heavens were created in Verse 1 (Day 1), how were they given the same...
073: (Part 2) Distant Starlight and Creation Time Coordinates
Last week we began discussing a brand new solution to the so-called "distant starlight problem" facing young age creationists. A face value interpretation of Scripture suggests that the cosmos is young. Last week's discussion mentioned, in brief, a few of the...
072: (Part 1) Distant Starlight and Creation Time Coordinates
Have you ever been stumped by the distant starlight problem? [If you're not familiar, in brief, the distant starlight problem (also known as the light travel time problem) is the thesis that young age creationism cannot be true because light from distant stars would...
071: How to Love God (Part 4)
Have you ever thought about the incomprehensibility of finite creatures like you me loving the infinite, eternal God of all glory? It's amazing to think that God loves us; but how do we love him? Is it even possible? Using insights from the Bible, philosophy, and even...
070: How to Love God (Part 3)
NOTE: At around 35 minutes, I get a bit trigger happy and refer to the great biblical writer Job as an Apostle. This is, of course, inaccurate, though one could argue his experience of God was just as certain as those who bear the title. This is the nevertheless a...
069: How to Love God (Part 2)
Have you ever thought about the incomprehensibility of finite creatures like you me loving the infinite, eternal God of all glory? It's amazing to think that God loves us; but how do we love him? Is it even possible? Using insights from the Bible, philosophy, and even...
068: How to Love God (Part 1)
Have you ever thought about the incomprehensibility of finite creatures like you me loving the infinite, eternal God of all glory? It's amazing to think that God loves us; but how do we love him? Is it even possible? Using insights from the Bible, philosophy, and even...
067: God and the World of Insects w/ Josh Shoemaker and Dr. Gary Braness (Part 2)
Perhaps there is no one more qualified than Josh Shoemaker and Dr. Gary Braness, with advanced degrees and certifications in apologetics, chemistry, and entomology (the study of insects) to shed light on the largely unexplored territory of God and the world of...