Apologetics to the Glory of God

Choosing Hats

  • Honesty In Apologetics

    For some time now I have wanted to post concerning honesty in apologetics. Honesty appears to be just as scarce in much apologetic material as humility. There are a number of reasons I have not yet written the post. One such reason is that I have been a bit under the weather. My desk is rather full at the moment as well and I owe several people responses. Thankfully I found a well written post on the topic here that I can just link to and encourage you to read.

    See you when I am well, Lord willing!…

  • Theology Drives Apologetic

    What we believe drives what we’re defending, obviously. When someone defending another position that claims to be Christian interacts with us, how are we to respond? Many times, that will tell unbelievers as much about us as our interaction with them does. Wes Widner, featured recently due to his citation of Open Theist Gregory Boyd, has criticized Dr. James White in the recent past, quite vehemently.

    Most notably for: “misrepresenting and slandering” William Lane Craig, Norm Geisler, etc.

    When pressed to give examples on The Dividing Line, Wes was unable to give any concrete examples. In other conversations since, Wes …

  • Theology Matters!

    Check out this video: THEOLOGY MATTERS!…

  • Science Is Not That Simple (Part 3)

    Part 1
    Part 2

    Chalmers also challenges the idea that facts provide a firm and reliable foundation for scientific knowledge. This argument falls in line with the other arguments.

    Further difficulties concerning the reliability of the observational basis of science arise from some of the ways in which judgments about the adequacy of observation statements draw on presupposed knowledge in a way that renders those judgments fallible.1

    Chalmers uses the example of Aristotle’s idea that fire is a substance. Fire was observed, and it could be seen rising into the air so that it seemed accurate to say that fire …

  • Lane’s Blog

    Happy Birthday to Lane’s Blog (Youtube)!

    This excellent resource recently turned 3 years old. Go visit and make sure to tell Lane thanks for all the great work he has done!…

  • Science Is Not That Simple (Part 2)

    (For the first part of Science Is Not That Simple click here.)

    Chalmers argues against the common idea that facts precede and are separate from theory. Chalmers starts his argument out against this common idea by explaining the ambiguity of the term “fact”.

    It can refer to a statement that expresses the fact and it can also refer to the state of affairs referred to by such a statement.  For example, it is a fact that there are mountains and craters on the moon.  Here the fact can be taken as referring to the mountains or craters themselves.  Alternatively,

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  • Resources on iTunes U

    I was recently impressed with the wealth of information available on iTunes University. One set of courses that caught my attention in particular (and that I am currently listening to) is a 3-part series on Systematic Theology, taught by Dr. Douglas F. Kelly from RTS. I have provided links below for those who may be interested in downloading these free lectures:

    Systematic Theology I
    Systematic Theology II
    Systematic Theology III

    BK…

  • If you have ever wondered…

    If you have ever wondered why a particular gentleman in a particular cult has spent so much of his time and effort over the course of many years attempting to refute what he thinks is a massively flawed approach to apologetics where adherents merely imagine a magical invisible being who created a cartoon universe as an explanation for everything then you are probably not alone.

    However, I do not believe the answer is too difficult. It can take a lot of work to hold the truth down. Thank God that He is able and willing to break the hard hearts …

  • Panel Discussion at SBTS: “Eden, Avatar, and the Kingdom of Christ: Just What Are We To Do with Popular Culture?”

    (The video is not working at the moment. You may follow the link below to view the discussion. Sorry for the inconvenience!)

    http://www.sbts.edu/resources/chapel/chapel-spring-2010/panel-discussion-eden-avatar-and-the-kingdom-of-christ-just-what-are-we-to-do-with-popular-culture/

     

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  • The Significance of God’s Sovereignty

    The Sovereignty of God is an expression that once was generally understood. It was a phrase commonly used in religious literature. It was a theme frequently expounded in the pulpit. It was a truth which brought comfort to many hearts, and gave virility and stability to Christian character. But, today, to make mention of God’s Sovereignty is, in many quarters, to speak in an unknown tongue. Were we to announce from the average pulpit that the subject of our discourse would be the Sovereignty of God, it would sound very much as though we had borrowed a phrase from one

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