Boy Swept Away by Floodwaters: Why Didn’t God Save Him? | with Dr. Clay Jones and Dan Hodges

Christian Apologetics, Christianity, Clay Jones, Dan Hodges, Dr. Frank Turek, morality, philosophy, Podcast, Problem of Evil, religion, theology
How could a good God allow such evil, pain, and suffering to take place in this world? And why doesn’t He intervene to save good people or young children when disaster strikes? The aftermath and utter devastation caused by Hurricane Helene has many questioning, “Where is God when things go wrong”? What is the best way to address these questions and how can we find God and meaning for life in the midst of these tragic events? Life has been especially hard for those in the western part of North Carolina since Hurricane Helene struck last week, leaving residents without access to food and water, and claiming the lives of countless victims due to unprecedented flash flooding and fallen debris. During this week’s podcast episode, Frank sits down with Dr. Clay…
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Is the Human Eye Really Evidence Against Intelligent Design?

blind spot, capillaries, cephalopod, choriocapillaris, Douglas Futuyma, Evolution, evolutionary biologists, evolutionary theory, George Williams, human eye, Intelligent Design, Jerry Coyne, Jonathan Losos, Kenneth Mason, Kenneth Miller, Nathan Lents, optic nerve, oxygen, photocell, photoreceptor cell, retina, retinal pigment epithelium, Richard Dawkins, Richard Young, Susan Singer, The Blind Watchmaker, toxins, vertebrate
Good empirical science searches for explanations that fit the evidence. But another kind of “science” is committed to telling stories about unguided evolution. Source
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Were the Gospel Accounts Reliably Recorded?

4. Is the NT True?, : Telephone Game, Al Serrato, Apologetics, Bible, Christianity, Gospel, manuscripts, NT Reliability, Oral Tradition, Uncategorized
A common challenge to believers is the contention that the gospel accounts we read today are not particularly reliable. Referring to the “telephone game,” the skeptic will claim that since the gospel accounts were penned three to five decades after the life of Christ, the accounts they portray are probably much different than the original accounts, just as the tenth telling of what was said in the “telephone game” is much different than the first. This analogy resonates with many people, who realize how hard it is to memorize in exact order a string of words that are spoken once. By the time the sentence is repeated to that tenth person, it will indeed bear little resemblance to its original form. But does this analogy aptly describe what occurred with…
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Navigating the American Political Landscape

Apologetics, Christianity, Culture and Politics, Democrat, election, Gospel, Heaven Not Harvard, How should Christians vote, Jennifer Defrates, Law, MamaBearApologetics.com, Politics, Republican
Surviving political landscapes as a Christian has always been challenging (ancient Rome was harsh, y’all!). However, this U.S. presidential election cycle feels like the most difficult in recent history, and the American political landscape seems to grow more contentious every year. So, how do we navigate this minefield with truth, love, and joy? It’s not easy, but it can be simple. [If you know how to coopt this “click-to-tweet” function so it redirects to the CE article go ahead, otherwise, let’s Block Quote these] So, how do we navigate this minefield with truth, love, and joy? It’s not easy, but it can be simple. Let’s talk about how. Click To Tweet Should we get Political at all? First, let’s address the elephant (and donkey) in the room. Should Christians even get…
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From Bears to Whales: A Difficult Transition

bears, blowhole, body temperature, calf (whale), cetaceans, Charles Darwin, Darwinian theory, diving, dolphin, Everhard Slijper, Evolution, floating ribs, fluke, Indohyus, Intelligent Design, James Butler, lungs, mammals, milk, nipple, nitrogen, porpoise, reproduction, Richard Brown, sea lion, sperm whale, submersion, surfactants, testes, the bends, whales
Critics laughed at this, and Darwin removed it from later editions of his book, though he continued privately to believe it. Source
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Top 10 Philosophical Challenges Christian Students Face at Secular Universities | with Dr. Owen Anderson – Part 2

Christian Apologetics, Christianity, Dr. Frank Turek, Dr. Owen Anderson, philosophy, Podcast, religion, theology
Are secular universities intentionally shaping a generation of Marxists? Parents and students need to be aware of the social and political atmosphere that awaits them when they step foot on a college campus. How should Christian students respond when they encounter professors and peers pushing views that are in high opposition with their faith? Last week, Dr. Owen Anderson shared five key philosophical challenges Christian students will likely face during their college years. This week, he’s back with five more, breaking down the flaws in these worldviews, how they infiltrated universities, and how to defend Christianity against them. Are some professors secretly promoting Marxist ideas? Why is student activism at an all-time high and how are colleges preying on the 18-25 age group? Is logic being dismissed as a “white” concept? How are existentialism,…
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A First Meeting with Jonathan Wells

biology, cellular biology, Complexity, Evolution, Faith and Science Institute, free speech, Gonzaga University, indoctrination, Intelligent Design, Jonathan Wells, medical school, Richard Sternberg, Robert Spitzer, Smithsonian Institution, Stephen Meyer, Theodosius Dobzhansky, UC Berkeley, UC San Francisco, University of California
When physicians express doubts about Darwin, we are quickly reminded of that famous remark of Theodosius Dobzhansky. Source
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