5 Biblical Men Every Boy Should Know

4. Is the NT True?, Amy Davison, Apologetics, Bible characters, Biblical manhood, Boy Mom, Christianity, Gospel, MamaBearApologetics, Raising Boys
A Twitter post caught my eye a while back from a brother in Christ who was fed up with his church’s take on biblical manhood. Manhood, it was implied, was a burly trinity of plaid, football, and Clint Eastwood. As if the lost 11th commandment was: Thine beard shall be like Jesus, and thou shalt give John the Baptist a run for his money with thine outdoorsman skills!  I know a lot of guys who would have no problem with this definition of manhood. But our guy on Twitter felt out of place, at church and even with his own manly identity. Mamas, our boys have been fed a line or two about what it means to be a man. Just like our girls (read about women your girls should know here),…
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Is the Bible HATE Speech? Plus Q&A

Bible and morality, Christian Apologetics, Christian Worldview, Christianity, Culture and Christianity, Dr. Frank Turek, Free speech vs hate, LGBTQ debate, morality, philosophy, Podcast, religion, theology
Is disagreement hate? And what about speaking out against certain sexual behaviors, like LGBTQ? Does that make you a mentally unstable person? A Canadian “hate speech” bill is currently causing concern as critics warn it could chill religious speech and expose some people to prosecution for simply quoting the Bible. Meanwhile, basketball player Jaden Ivey is promptly fired from the Chicago Bulls for stating that Pride Month celebrates “unrighteousness” as other NBA players commit serious felonies (including physically harming others) without serious repercussions. What’s up with that? Pack your patience during the midweek episode as Frank addresses these and many other questions including: What is the irony behind Liberal Party MP Marc Miller’s statements in regards to Bible passages in Leviticus, Deuteronomy, and Romans? Where does our identity come from?…
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Arguing from the Extremes

1. Does Truth Exist?, Apologetics, Argumentation, Christianity, fallacy, FreeThinkingMinistries.com, Gospel, logic, Phil Kallberg, “arguing from extremes”
There is a very common type of fallacious reasoning that I have termed arguing from the extremes. Once you see this, you’ll notice that it’s everywhere in our society and especially political discourse. Roughly speaking it’s the idea that one or an extremely small number of counter examples disproves a whole theory. This is simply not how to do good reasoning. If you see x follow y 1,000 times you will rightly conclude that there is some type of causal link between x and y. If on try 1,001, x does not follow y, that should give you pause, but it shouldn’t prompt you to conclude that your established theory (x follows y) needs to be completely thrown out.[1] That would be stupid. But a lot of people do reason like this. So, for example, it has…
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Can You REALLY Follow Jesus and Stay Silent on Politics? with Pastor Josh McPherson

Biblical truth, Christian Apologetics, Christian culture, Christianity, Church morality, Dr. Frank Turek, morality, Pastor Josh McPherson, philosophy, Podcast, religion, secular society, theology
Has the Church become more political in recent years? Or have politics drifted out of their lane and into the lane of the Church? Pastor Josh McPherson of Grace City Church in Wenatchee, WA, joins Frank to discuss why the Church must restart its God-given responsibility as the voice of morality in a secular culture. They’ll dive into Josh’s firsthand experiences of advancing the Kingdom through political engagement and why he believes the “evacuation” of Christians from the public square has created a dangerous leadership vacuum that is detrimental not only to people, but to the propagation of the gospel. Tune in as they answer questions like: How did a thriving conservative “megachurch” emerge in the liberal state of Washington? What did Josh witness during his recent interactions with President…
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What is Truth?

1. Does Truth Exist?, Apologetics, Christianity, Correspondence Theory, Deanna Huff, Gospel, Objectivism, relativism, truth, What is truth, www.bellatorChristi.com
Most people expect others to tell the truth, and we can witness this expectation in many spheres. In law, truth is taken so seriously that people must be sworn in by raising their right hand and making an oath to tell the truth. In football, referees are accountable for making calls based on the truth. In business, people are expected to be truthful employees. Yet it seems that our society is confused about what truth is. We witness this when we hear statements like, “that can be true for you, but it’s not true for me,” or “that’s just your perspective.” These statements often stump people when they encounter someone with a contradictory view. Let’s clear up the conversation by unpacking what truth is and preparing ourselves to promote truth…
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NEW EVIDENCE REVEALED: What No One Ever Told You About the Shroud of Turin with Dr. Jeremiah J. Johnston

Christian Apologetics, Christianity, Dr. Frank Turek, Dr. Jeremiah J. Johnston, evidence for Jesus, morality, philosophy, Podcast, religion, resurrection proof, Shroud of Turin, theology
 Is the Shroud of Turin REALLY the burial cloth of Jesus, or the greatest hoax of all time? Why has this ancient artifact continued to puzzle scientists for decades? Dr. Jeremiah J. Johnston returns to explain why, after years of research, he’s gone from thinking the shroud was a joke, to traveling around the world as one of its biggest advocates. What changed his mind? Join Frank and Jeremiah as they examine the Shroud’s astonishing forensic details up-close and personal while answering questions like: What first sparked Jeremiah’s interest in the Shroud of Turin? What’s the difference between an artifact and a relic, and why does it matter? How many scientists have studied the Shroud of Turin? Where did the shroud come from and how does it align with…
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The Argument from Martyrdom: A Response to Rabbi Tovia Singer

4. Is the NT True?, and paul, Apologetics, Argument from Martyrdom, Book of Acts, Christianity, Gospel, JonathanMclatchie.com, Peter, Tovia Singer
Rabbi Tovia Singer is an orthodox Jewish rabbi and the founder and director of Outreach Judaism. He is widely known for his counter-missionary polemics and his criticism of the New Testament presentation of Jesus as the Hebrew Messiah (see his two volume set, Let’s Get Biblical: Why doesn’t Judaism accept the Christian Messiah?.[1] In a video published this week, provocatively titled “Why Would Paul Willingly Die for His Belief? Another Church Lie!”, Rabbi Singer makes a number of bizarre claims. One such statement is that “the notion that Paul was beheaded by Rome is complete nonsense. It’s an invention of the church, and it’s mentioned nowhere in the Christian Bible.” Singer notes further that “the book of Acts — which is devoted to Paul — ends with Paul being freed from prison.” Singer gives…
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Did Jesus REALLY Rise from the Dead? TOP 4 Reasons to Believe with Dr. Jeremiah J. Johnston

Body of Proof, Christian Apologetics, Christianity, Dr. Frank Turek, Dr. Jeremiah J. Johnston, evidence for Jesus, Jesus resurrection, morality, New Testament, philosophy, Podcast, religion, theology
Do you believe the physical resurrection of Jesus really happened? Or maybe it’s all just imaginative storytelling? Culture is doing its best to convince the world there is nothing special about Jesus. Meanwhile, Christianity’s most important historical fact–the resurrection–is often the least studied and most misunderstood, creating a powerless faith. Today on Good Friday, acclaimed apologist and New Testament scholar, Dr. Jeremiah J. Johnston, joins Frank to show why Jesus’ victory over death is central to a believer’s faith while sharing insights from his book, ‘Body of Proof‘. Together they answer questions like: What two things have been at the forefront of Frank’s mind since the murder of Charlie Kirk? Why is the bodily resurrection of Jesus essential to the Christian faith and what research has Jeremiah done on the…
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Before Darwin, How Maxwell’s Intelligent Design Argument Forecast Modern ID

Alvin Plantinga, C.S. Lewis, Cambridge University, Christianity, Douglast Axe, evolutionary literature, G. K. Chesterton, history of science, Intelligent Design, James C. Rautio, James Clerk Maxwell, Katherine Dewar, Lewis Campbell, Matthew Stanley, Michael Flannery, natural theologians, naturalism, Origin of Species, poems, Select Essay Club, Stephen Meyer, The Life of James Clerk Maxwell
He was well versed in the evolutionary literature as well as in design arguments from antiquity to his day. Source
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Is Jesus Coming Soon? A Biblical Blueprint of the End Times with Pastor Robert Furrow

amillennialism, Book of Revelation, Christian Apologetics, Christian theology, Christianity, Dr. Frank Turek, end times, end times prophecy, Israel prophecy, morality, Pastor Robert Furrow, philosophy, Podcast, postmillennialism, premillennialism, Prophecy, religion, theology
Should Christians support Israel, no matter what? And why is studying the revelation of Jesus Christ so important? In part two of this follow-up conversation, Frank welcomes back Pastor Robert Furrow to go deeper into Israel’s role in prophecy and break down the major end-times views. Tune in as Frank and Robert answer questions like: What does it mean to “bless Israel”? Why should Christians support a secular Israel? Is the modern nation of Israel truly connected to biblical Israel? What is God’s long-term plan for Israel according to Scripture? What are the key differences (and similarities) between premillennialism, amillennialism, and postmillennialism? Why is the Mount of Olives so important to the future of Israel? What is preterism? And why is full preterism considered unbiblical? What was the Piltdown Man…
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