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College Student: My Life-Changing Apologetics Class

College Student: My Life-Changing Apologetics Class

As the Fall semester comes to a close, I’m pleased to feature an exclusive guest post from one of my undergraduate students, Corinne Hudson—a senior at William Jessup University in Rocklin, CA who says that an apologetics class should be required for all Christian college students. See how this semester gave Corinne the confidence she needed to be [...]

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Is the Bible from God? 3 Signs of the Supernatural

Is the Bible from God? 3 Signs of the Supernatural

s the Bible really from God? I just did a workshop on this very topic for about 60 5th and 6th graders at Bayside Church in Granite Bay, CA. I wanted to help Christian kids talk about this stuff with their friends. But I knew it had to be simple to get and easy to [...]

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Faith and Doubt – How to Honor God in the Midst of Your Doubts

Faith and Doubt – How to Honor God in the Midst of Your Doubts

Today, I’m pleased to feature an exclusive guest post by my friend, Dena Jackson, who is working hard to bring accessible apologetics training to our local area. Dena recently graduated with an M.A. in Christian Apologetics from Biola University. She currently trains college students at Bayside Church, where she also coordinated the 2010 Apologetics Conference [...]

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Rocklin Apologetics Report

Rocklin Apologetics Report

Last weekend, I had the honor of presenting alongside J.P. Moreland, Craig Hazen and Clay Jones at Reasonable Faith in an Uncertain World at Bridgeway Christian Church in Rocklin, CA. My talk was called, “Everyday Apologetics: Using Stories, Objects and Illustrations to Explain Your Faith.” Here’s a summary of the weekend. Friday Craig Hazen & [...]

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Invitation from Biola Provost

We’re so excited about this weekend’s event in Rocklin, CA: Reasonable Faith in an Uncertain World. I’ll be speaking alongside J.P. Moreland, Craig Hazen, Clay Jones and my friends from Apologetics.com. Check out this video invitation from Biola Provost Dr. David Nystrom: Apologetics is the most important area for Christians to gain skills here in [...]

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Clay Jones: “Sin is Stupid”

Today, I’m pleased to feature an exclusive guest post by Dr. Clay Jones, Assistant Professor of Christian Apologetics at Biola University. Dr. Jones is  also a fellow apologetics blogger. He blogs at http://www.clayjones.net Exclusive Guest Post by Dr. Clay Jones Some years ago I was taking a class from Dallas Willard and one afternoon he [...]

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Bridgeway Apologetics Conference

OK. Here’s the big news I’ve been waiting to share with you. I’ve teamed up with Biola University and Bridgeway Christian Church for an awesome event happening right here in our local area the weekend after Easter: Reasonable Faith in an Uncertain World: Apologetics Conference at Bridgeway Christian Church Featuring Dr. J.P. Moreland

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Good Without God?

Good Without God?

While I was driving from Sacramento to the Bay Area, I saw a huge billboard that read, “Are you good without God? Millions Are.” I also noticed a theistic tagger added the words, “Also Lost?” at the end of the message. I think the original question meant something like, “Do you feel comfortable without a [...]

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Why Apologetics Matters

Why Apologetics Matters

Audio Post Here’s a short talk I did for young adults at Bridgeway Christian Church in Rocklin, CA on why defending the faith matters. In this lesson, we cover basic introductory material like defining apologetics, reasons to engage in it and how it can help you in your faith. Part of this talk comes straight [...]

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Youth Lesson: Faith Is Not Wishing

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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