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Yearly Archive for 2017
1Nov 7, 2017
Day 1 Two parts follow: first are my notes and highlights from the day. Second are my comments and thoughts about what I heard and where this is going. The sections are clearly marked for this longer than usual post. If you want the meat and defending the faith aspect, skip to part two. PART […]
2Oct 30, 2017
This is the promotional flyer for the event at Carolina College of Biblical Studies in Fayetteville, NC. Click the flyer to go to the registration site.
3Oct 14, 2017
These are the notes from the talk I gave at the Sandhills Apologetics Society on September 30, 2017. The topic was the issue of interpretation and how we can know what the text says. The goal was to appeal to the objectivity of knowledge and demonstrate that because we can communicate our messages successfully with […]
4Oct 13, 2017
These are the notes from my talk at the National Conference on Christian Apologetics 2017. This talk is “textual criticism for lay people” with an eye on translation issues. We walk from the beginning of the Bible as it was written to the copies to the ways the copies are dated to first Critical Greek […]
5Aug 21, 2017
“The Bible was not given to increase our knowledge but to change our lives.” – D. L. Moody. I came across this quote today on Twitter. Obviously, Moody didn’t post it, but a prominent leader in the discipleship movement whom I respect greatly, tweeted this quotable quote. So let me begin by saying I have […]
6May 11, 2017
Why This Book? Bill Hull has always been one of my favorite authors and teachers on discipleship. I don’t remember when I was introduced to his material. It may have been this book as I read it long ago. I remember reviewing this book when I became a pastor as I had read it during […]
7Apr 23, 2017
This Post Might Make You Angry One day in class, I made the comment that anger itself is not a sin. A student challenged this idea, so this article is my detailed explanation concerning the idea that anger in and of itself is not sin. (Note: Because of the context of the interchange, this is […]
8Apr 16, 2017
Why This Book? I came across this book years ago as part of my Logos library. I was looking for a resource to help with a spring retreat with my youth. Ever since then, I have used it in a number of different events and have often used it in my personal prayer time. From […]
9Apr 9, 2017
I recently began teaching my son Modus Ponens and Modus Tollens in logic, and this has particular application to 1 Corinthians 15, the “Resurrection Chapter.” So in honor of Resurrection Sunday, I wanted to explain how Paul uses Aristotle’s logic to argue for the resurrection. Paul begins in verse 12 by addressing some objections people in Corinth were […]
10Apr 3, 2017
I had the privilege of speaking at Galeed Baptist of Bladenboro, NC as part of their evangelistic revival on the topic of “Defending Your Faith.” Attached are the materials I presented and the resources I mentioned during the sermon. Defending the Faith This is the powerpoint I used during the sermon. The idea is two […]
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