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Five Summer Lessons: Part 2
Dena Jackson told me about five key lessons she's learned at Biola University's Apologetics Summer Residency. You've heard the first two. Here are her top three: 3. I don’t understand the Trinity…and that’s ok. I've spent much time trying to come up with an analogy for the Trinity so that I could better understand it. […]
Five Summer Lessons: Part 1
I just spoke to my friend, Dena Jackson, who's out of town at an exciting event: Biola University's Apologetics Summer Residency. At the opening banquet, she and others in the distance-learning program were encouraged with words that apply to each of us involved in teaching accessible apologetics in our local area: "You are doing something that matters...Christians are walking […]
Argue Without Being Argumentative
Who likes to argue? Depends what you mean. Unfortunately, apologists use words which could give people the wrong impression: "Apologetics" sounds like apologizing. "Defense" sounds like training for hand-to-hand combat. And "argue" sounds like the thing you hate doing with your family on the way to church! Clarifying key terms can help you overcome a few challenges associated with […]
Biola Apologists Coming to Town
I was recently invited to collaborate with a team now organizing an awesome apologetics event right here in our area: The Bayside Apologetics Conference featuring J.P. Moreland and William Lane Craig. I devour books by these guys and count it an honor to have studied under them during my Biola years. Joining them are two more hard-hitters from Biola University's Christian Apologetics […]
Three Conversation Tips
I recently caught up with my friend, Lance Amerman, whose local ministry--Worldview Questions--takes him around the streets of Sacramento armed with a camera, a microphone and thought-provoking questions about God, life and the world. After approaching people and filming their responses for the Web site, he often gets into off-camera conversations about the claims of Christ. […]