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05Oct 2026 by Post

How to Talk to Muslims About Jesus

Apologetics, ApologeticsGuy.com, Christianity, Evangelism, Gospel, Islam, Islamic Apologetics, Jesus, Mikel del Rosario, Theology and Christian Apologetics

Respectful Muslim Engagement Something that many Christians struggle with but rarely talk about is how to begin conversations about Jesus with our Muslim friends, neighbors, or co-workers. If you’ve ever felt unsure about how to start, you’re not alone. I recently spoke with Abdu Murray, a former Muslim turned Christian apologist, on the Apologetics Guy Show. He shared a number of insights that can help you begin respectful conversations and engage with both courage and compassion. Here are 5 quick insights from our conversation. The Gospel Can Be Hard to Accept Abdu’s journey from Islam to Christ took nine years, even though he found convincing answers within the first two. Why the delay? His hesitancy to accept the Gospel wasn’t intellectual. For him, it was mostly emotional and relational. He…

04Oct 2026 by Post

The Evolution of Specified Complexity

algorithmic coding functions, American Scientific Affiliation, bookkeeping, Cambridge University Press, Charles Thaxton, Conservation of Information, crystals, Dembski’s Theorem, Discovery Institute, Evolution, improbability, information, Intelligent Design, laws of nature, Leslie Orgel, mathematics, My Personal History with Information (series), No Free Lunch, Noam Chomsky, Paul Nelson, philosophers, probabilities, R. A. Fisher, Rob Koons, Roger Olsen, specified complexity, statistical inference, Stephen Meyer, The Design Inference, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, The Origins of Life, University of Chicago, University of Notre Dame, University of Texas, Walter Bradley, Whitworth College, William A. Dembski, William Shakespeare, Wolfgang Smith

Wolfgang Smith’s excitement about conservation of complex specified information or specified complexity was not widely shared. Source

03Oct 2026 by Post

Philosophy, Theology, and an Inference to Design

Alexander Hall, Arthur Fine, Bill Wimsatt, David Hull, David Malament, design detection, Divorce, doctoral studies, Douglas Axe, Edward Teller, Evolution, Intelligent Design, J. Gresham Machen, Jonathan Wells, mathematics, Michael Behe, My Personal History with Information (series), natural theology, Northwestern University, Paul Nelson, Paul Teller, Phillip E. Johnson, philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton University, probability, Sisyphus, specification, specified complexity, Stephen Meyer, The Design Inference, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Pittsburgh, William Paley, Winston Ewert

My dissertation on the logic of conditionals came to seems like the rock of Sisyphus. Source

02Oct 2026 by Post

The Dark History of Marxism vs. Christianity with Dr. Erwin Lutzer

Christian Apologetics, Christian Worldview, Christianity, Christianity vs Communism, D.L. Moody, Dr. Frank Turek, Erwin Lutzer, Karl Marx, morality, philosophy, Podcast, religion, theology

Karl Marx and D.L. Moody were two men with radically different visions for humanity. Both witnessed poverty, injustice, and suffering, but their solutions couldn’t have been more different. So, what can these two 19th-century contemporaries teach us about the battle of worldviews we’re facing today? One of our favorite guests, Dr. Erwin Lutzer, joins Frank to explore that question through his new book, Marx and Moody, co-authored with Dr. Gregg Quiggle. From Marx’s troubled home life and calls for revolution to Moody’s work among the poor and passion for the Gospel, their stories reveal just how differently these two men believed society could be changed. Along the way, they’ll tackle questions like: What was Karl Marx’s personal life like, and how did it compare to the society he envisioned? What’s…

02Oct 2026 by Post

An Elevator Pitch About What Information Is

communication, elevator pitch, epistemologists, Fred Dretske, information, Inquiry (book), Intelligent Design, John Archibald Wheeler, John Horgan, Logic and the Flow of Information, MIT, My Personal History with Information (series), naturalists, physical causality, possibilities, Robert Stalnaker, Scientific American, scientific reasoning, semantic content, Shannon information, Stanford University, teleology

The conception of information as ruling out possibilities allows for teleological as well as non-teleological processes to generate information. Source

01Oct 2026 by Post

Nature Rights — Now Coming to the United Nations

AKET Fund, Alfred Kobacker, bees, bioethics, commodities, earth religion, economic thriving, Elizabeth Trimbach Fund, fossil fuel, General Assembly, glaciers, Green Party, House of Lords, human exceptionalism, human freedom, indigenous knowledge, minerals, mountains, National Geographic Society, nature, oil, Panama, progress, rivers, timber, trees, United Nations, waves

The potential harm to human thriving and to our self-perception as an exceptional species cannot be overstated. Source

30Sep 2026 by Post

Biblical Archaeology: Three New Books on Archaeology and the Bible Worth Watching in 2026

4. Is the NT True?, Apologetics, Biblical Archaeology, Christianity, CrossExamined, Gospel, historical apologetics, history, IsChristianityTrue.Wordpress.com, reliability of the Bible, resources, Steve Lee

Biblical archaeology continues to be one of the most fascinating intersections between faith, history, and material evidence. While archaeology does not “prove” theology, it frequently illuminates the historical world of Scripture, clarifies cultural details, and sometimes confirms the existence of biblical people, places, and practices once dismissed as legendary. Three major new books released in 2026 demonstrate the growing scholarly and popular interest in archaeology and the Bible. Together, these works highlight how discoveries from inscriptions, excavations, ancient manuscripts, architecture, coins, ossuaries, and historical geography continue to deepen our understanding of the biblical world. Faith-Affirming Findings: 50 Archaeological Discoveries That Validate the Historicity and Reliability of Scripture By: Paul D. Weaver Paul D. Weaver’s Faith-Affirming Findings takes a more devotional and apologetic approach while remaining rooted in archaeological discussion. Weaver…

29Sep 2026 by Post

Three Replies to the “Who Designed the Designer?” Objection

beginning, complex entities, cosmology, designer, DNA, Dunkirk, Energy, engines, evolutionary theory, fine-tuning, French recipes, infinite regress, information, initial entropy, Intelligent Design, matter, mind, neo-Darwinian mechanism, Ockham’s razor, origin of life, Richard Dawkins, software, Stephen Meyer, Stonehenge, The God Delusion, The Telegraph, uncaused cause, universe, Worldview

Suppose scientists did formulate a viable materialistic explanation for the origin of life. Couldn’t someone ask for an account of the origin of matter itself? Source

29Sep 2026 by Post

Jewish Man Asks: Why Do My “Christian” Friends Hate Israel? PLUS More Q&A

Christian Apologetics, Christianity, Christianity and Israel, Dr. Frank Turek, Jesus and the Law, Jewish, morality, Old Testament, philosophy, Podcast, religion, theology

Does the coming of Jesus mean the Old Testament is null and void? Did He destroy Judaism along with all Jewish holidays? Should Israel be totally wiped off the map, as some “Christians” claim? In this midweek episode, Frank responds to a question from a Jewish man seeking clarity on comments made by his so-called Christian friends. Tune in as he uncovers some fascinating connections between the Old and New Testaments while confronting a few controversial issues and more listener questions along the way. You’ll learn: Is the Old Testament still relevant for Christians today? How do Passover and the Jewish feasts point directly to Jesus? What do Isaiah, Daniel, and Ezekiel all have in common? Should Christians still keep the Sabbath? What does ‘Synagogue of Satan’ mean in Revelation…

28Sep 2026 by Post

Remarkable Engineering and the “Two Brains” Myth

Ars Technica, biology, brain, designer, Engineering, Evolution, forebrain, hindbrain, John Timmer, midbrain, Nature (journal), nervous system, neurons, neuroscience, Neuroscience & Mind, reptilian brain, signaling molecules, skin, Stanford University, tail, Tudor Tarita, two brains, vertebrates, ZME Science

Did two brains evolve into one? This is not a left brain/right brain thing. It is more like claims for a reptilian brain underlying our mammalian one. Source