Did The Census Described By Luke Actually Happen? As we begin our look at the Christmas story as related by the Gospel of Luke, we’ll start in chapter 2. Luke begins his account of the birth of Jesus with the following lines: And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from […]
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Put aside Devine inspiration for a moment. All books are written by humans. Does this mean they are untrustworthy? No, it doesn’t. Science books are also written by men. And while a science book may have an error in it that the original author did not intend, we do not consider the book unreliable because we find a spelling […]
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Should we celebrate Jesus’ birth on December 25th? In my last post, we looked at the evidence for the census described in Luke 2:1. As we continue looking at the birth narrative in Luke this Christmas season, the next section deals directly with Jesus’ birth: 6 While they were there, the time came for her to deliver […]
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What Do The Numbers Say? If you have been following Tent Making Christianity, you’re probably aware of why young people need apologetics training. Christian students are leaving their faith behind in massive numbers when they go to college. “Data from the Southern Baptist Convention indicates that they are currently losing 70-88% of their youth after […]
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We’ve been exploring the Problem of Evil over the last few posts. We’ve examined the problem of evil itself and described what evil actually is (a lack of good). We have seen that there is no logical problem with both God and evil existing together. As much as these arguments might make sense, they probably […]
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Some of you may remember the game show, “Truth or Consequences”. The program began on radio in 1940. In 1957, the show made the jump to television where it was hosted by, among others, Bob Barker. On the program, contestants were given roughly two seconds to answer a trivia question correctly (usually an off-the-wall question […]
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I love being busy. It’s just in my makeup. I tend to overextend myself, and my days fill up pretty quickly. As a result, I don’t have much time to follow what is happening in the news, or much time to follow current T.V. programs. I am always busy on the nights that any particular […]
Continue ReadingYou should doubt everything! How would you respond to this statement? Post your thoughts in the comments below, or on our Facebook page under this post. Don’t forget to listen to our podcast on Tuesday to hear my response or look for my written response next Thursday.
Continue ReadingQuick Challenge Answer: Who Made God? Who Made God is the challenge often offered to theists when they assert that that the universe must have a cause because it came into being. This is standard Big Bang cosmology. If, the claim goes, everything must have a cause, then what caused God? Understand that science and […]
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In this episode, Drew is interviewed by Greg West and Matt Schmidt from The Poached Egg and Engage 360. As I have said, I earn no income from this site or the podcast. If you appreciate what we do here, please consider donating to The Poached Egg at the link below to support their ministry. Thank […]
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