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O Canada!

Where do you go for Christian apologetics training in Canada? Before 2007, Paul Chamberlain would have said, “virtually nowhere.” Today, Paul’s the Director of the Institute for Christian Apologetics at Trinity Western University. Although things have improved since 2007, the need for accessible apologetics training continues to grow—especially among students. I’m excited to be teaming [...]

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Youth Lesson: Faith Is Not Wishing

Talking About Biblical Faith As a way of introducing apologetics into the curriculum at Mosaic Christian Academy, we ran an 8-week apologetics discussion series for high school students this quarter. And it was very well-received. Much of our discussion focused on helping students identify and analyze relativistic ideas that show up in current events, while [...]

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Youth Lesson: Truth Is Not Ice Cream

Talking About Objective Truth This semester, I had the opportunity to facilitate the very first apologetics series at Mosaic Christian Academy—a ministry that offers homeschooling students a classroom environment a couple of times a week. We celebrated with an ice cream social of sorts on the last day of school. I had the teens split [...]

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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 [...]

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Defend Without Getting Defensive

Ever get uncomfortable listening to opposing views? Some believers get defensive and feel pressure to defend the entire Christian worldview when confronted with one objection to the faith! I’m suggesting we reduce this pressure by employing a modest goal and a simple strategy: Get the skeptic thinking by asking sincere, but strategic questions. Ask Good Questions Jesus did it, too. Sean McDowell recently noted how the gospels record Jesus asking 288 [...]

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Promoting Accessible Apologetics

News Flash: Our discipline has a weird name. Many years ago, my wife and I visited Citrus Heights for a family gathering. Someone heard I was in grad school and asked me, “What are you getting your degree in?” “Apologetics,” I answered. “I’m sorry,” she replied with a chuckle. “It’s not really that bad,” I [...]

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