Apologetics.com Weekly Radio Show

When Two Rights Make a Wrong

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:01:57 -0800

When two Rights make a Wrong: The arbitrary creation of rights and how
it's destroying our most basic protections of law.

Human Rights are a Christian idea. Others might use, borrow, steal,
reinterpret, or deny them but they are only possible within a
worldview sufficient to give them proper grounding. Without this,
they are just words that correspond to no existing object.

The Enlightenment fell in love with rights talk, especially natural
rights talk, because there seemed to be a way to draw legal boundaries
from mere consensus. When a society has a sufficient moral/rational
foundation to compel self restraint, even when the outward form is in
the runny language of the Enlightenment, individual rights and the
common good can coexist, and even thrive. Christianity has provided
that basic ethical form for thousands of years in the West, and more
specifically, in the American experience. In this, every inch of our
progress or social advancement has been a Christian inch.

With that Christian ethical environment rapidly evaporating over the
last few decades and nothing to replace it, it has become increasingly
plain that Enlightenment rationalism and/or empiricism, plus nothing,
equals an unintelligible mess of contradictory ideas, none of which
hold any persuasive force in regard to the measurement of social
norms. But the language of rights continues unabated regardless of
the "rights" so called lacking any identifiable justification or clear
meaning. In contemporary use, "rights" have become a simple synonym
for whatever I or my group of confederates want and are willing to
manipulate the political system to ensure. Rights have been reduced
to a combination of political power and the force of the state, and
this combination is neither something new to political history nor
unpredictable in its inevitable effects.

There is incredible danger in the change here described. When
everything becomes a right, nothing remains a right. The existence
and recognition of human rights, much less civil rights is an
extraordinarily delicate thing. Rights, unless very carefully
measured can easily become the mere effect of an arbitrary state; the
rule of men replacing the rule of law. The unshackled will replacing
moral reasoning and time tested precedent. The reason that the
wholesale creation of "rights" detached from any metaphysical or
ethical worldview sufficient to give them meaning is so disturbing is
because there are very real dangers and powers in the world with
magnificent animosity to the most basic ideas of human rights and
these thinly disguised promotions of self interest cast doubt on even
the most obvious moral duties. Thus when genocide and slavery are
still the rule rather than the exception in much of our small world
and children are trafficked for sex and labor, the claims of human
rights to polygamy, or pornography, or therapeutic abortions begin to
look and empty as they really are.

Before and right or a duty can be reasonably maintained one must
establish the kind of a thing that we are and the conditions in which
we exist. The Christian Worldview expresses inherent human value as
one of its most basic presuppositions due to the creation in the image
of God of every human being. Most of the recent claims to rights to
this and that being rooted in naturalistic and materialistic
worldviews, the claim to have an actual right of whatever kind, seems
to be in direct conflict with very nature of the rights themselves.

If rights are given by God, and God made people to be a certain kind
of thing, and made them to do certain kinds of things and to not do
other kinds of things, one cannot then argue for a right to do the
kind of thing that God did not make people to do. If rights are God
given, then they are limited in their scope to the rights God gives;
if rights are not God given then we have no duty to regard them.
Either way, we have no duty act as if people have a right to anything
immoral or unchaste or to pretend that people have a God given right
to do that which is unnatural in regard to the kind of thing that God
made them to be.

Thus rights to life, liberty, peace, property, worship, the
maintenance of an ordered community, to raise one's children according
to one's faith, and to protect oneself and one's family from harm are
rights and not much else is.

Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:59:00 -0800

Everyone that is a Protestant of whatever flavor has a debt to those that came before. October 31st is Reformation Day, when we take the time to remember our brave and noble dead. They brought us back the Holy Bible, and for that we hold them in high esteem. Men like Martin Luther, John Calvin, Theodore Beza, John Knox, Martin Bucer and Heinrich Bullinger did the heavy lifting in the defense of the Gospel at a time when such often resulted in persecution or death. So much of what we enjoy today is the result of their labors that it is difficult to measure. Everything from constitutional jurisprudence in the form we enjoy to the clear presentation of freedom of conscience were their produce. Scripture Alone as the sole infallible rule was their formal cause; Justification by Grace Alone through Faith Alone in Christ Alone to the Glory of God Alone their final end. Simply, God was greater to them than He is to Christians today and so they accomplished ends worthy of their high estimation. With Special guest Pastor Philip George of Calvary Presbyterian Church of Glendale California, Christopher Neiswonger and Lindsay Brooks.

Life's Most Important Questions

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:29:19 -0700

There are some questions in life which are simply far more important than others. For example, the question of whether or not God exists is simply and profoundly more important than the question of whether or not the Angels will win Game 6. The question of whether heaven and hell are real should concern us more than what designer jeans will be in fashion this winter. Certain questions deserve more of our time and consideration than others. And tonight’s we’ll be asking and answering questions which are of most utmost importance to life’s journey. Join us as host Rich Park and staff apologist Harry Edwards and Steve Tsai discuss certain of life's fundamental questions as they engage in worldview apologetics.

Hell No: The Doctrine of Final Punishment and Recent Attempts at Evangelical Revisions

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:22:41 -0700

The idea that people will go to the final punishment because they want to, and so God is just giving them what they want, (C.S. Lewis, Dallas Willard) is a strange one indeed. Hell does not seem to be the Heaven for people with poor taste. Hell, is bad. And unpleasant. It seems from the biblical presentations that everyone that goes there will want to be somewhere else.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m a lover of Lewis and his peculiar genius as well as a fan of the brilliant Dallas Willard. I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with him personally about these matters on more than one occasion, and was struck by the profundity of his intellect as well as his profound Christian character. Still, when someone argues against two thousand years of Christian theology and biblical interpretation the standards for persuasion should be extraordinarily high.

A friend wrote to ask about the idea that Hell is really the absence of God. It’s an interesting idea. It has certainly become common enough in Evangelical circles.

“Heaven and Hell are God’s provisions for who we choose to be. It is a natural extension of the way we live. I tell people that what they get out of this life—after this life—is the person that they become now…. You can get in a lot of arguments about the details, but the basic fact is that there are some people who just can’t stand God. That’s the way they are in this life, so he doesn’t force his presence on them in the next.”1

Willard also argues that being a Christian, a conscious believer in Jesus Christ, having a personal faith in Him, is not necessary to salvation, but that many Buddhists, for example, will be in Heaven for their final reward, on the basis of their good intentions and good works.

"It is absolutely crucial that we understand the statement correctly, for it has become the central bone of contention with reference to Christian pluralism or exclusivism. Clearly, according to it, Christ is exclusive. But is Christianity?

If you take the statement to be saying that no one can “come to the Father” (be accepted by God) without specific knowledge of the historical personage Jesus—as many people do take it—then of course billions of people, before, during, and after his time on earth are eliminated from all possibility of “coming to the Father” simply by accidents of time and place and over which they have no control… This is surely impossible in a world of which John 3:16 is true."2

This becomes particularly important when we examine this issue of choice (I'm not going as far as thinking about choice in the context of the "free will" debate here, but just choice in general). Is a Buddhist that does not believe in God or in the goodness or deity of Christ, even in the most superficial sense, choosing God? Or heaven? Or anything similar? For the most part it seems that the sincere Buddhist is choosing nothingness, nonthought, and the absence of God in their lives and not choosing God in any sense reconcilable with common reasoning on the subject. In any case it would be hard to take the claim that their choices made them worthy of Heaven seriously, since it doesn’t even work that way for Christians.

The issue of choice and God’s supposed respect for it can become quite slippery, especially when we take into account that all through the Bible God seems all to clear on demanding that people do certain kinds of things and condemns them for making any kind of decision otherwise. The issue of choice seems to confuse the fact of the ability to make a choice with God’s so called respect for the choices in general. God creates sentient beings with moral agency and the ability to make decisions but could this really be interpreted as an endorsement of their power of judgment in such a way that it would lead us to believe that He will provide for every choice, even those that reject Him as Lord of Heaven and Earth? It doesn’t seem likely. This would seem to be taking the idea far beyond what the Scriptures tell us about these complicated issues.

Now we might take it as true that in making a law against "Murder" the legislature is giving everyone the choice of whether or not to murder, but that use of the words doesn't seem to make much sense. That is not the intent of the making of the law; to give people the choice to murder or not to murder.

Even the idea that He is giving them a choice and that that is what all this is about is remarkably counter intuitive. God seems to give everyone under our current conditions one choice, and that involves repentance and faith. If we refuse we reap the necessary and inevitable consequence of that rebellion against one that has the authority, right, and duty to call us to account for out actions.

Can God have a duty to judge the world? He has a duty to Himself to be a good God, and that is what a good God does. It might be much more reasonable to see what God is doing here in the way that the Christian churches have viewed it for thousands of years, not as presenting a choice that He will respect so much as a command that people have the ability to disobey. The issue that we have here doesn’t seem to be any positive consideration of peoples capacity for self-governance on the part of God, but an affirmative action on the part of God in reaction to a choice already made.

What I mean by this is that God is does not seem to be reoffering a choice to be guilty or not to a people balanced in some neutral decision making capacity while measuring alternatives; He is acting as a sovereign over all things to make right something that was lost and corrupted long ago and demanding action on the part of those in a subordinate position. As parents have the natural right to demand that their children obey; as kings have the right to the obedience of their armies; as the shepherd has the right to the obedience of his flock; God is not asking nicely for that of which we already have an affirmative duty.

Dichotomies and the Fractured Christian Worldview

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 15:53:20 -0700

We continue with Total Truth by examining chapter 3, which describes the philosophical underpinnings of the various forms of the reason/faith and fact/value and secular/sacred distinctions. Listen in as the Steve Tsai, Richard Park and Harry Edwards trace the various distinctions through the history of thought up until our present day.

How Do You Know It's Crazy? Putting Conspiracy Theories To The Worldview Test

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:25:42 -0700

Who shot JFK? Is the govt. lying about 9/11 or concealing what they
know about UFOs? How do I know?

Kenneth R Samples, senior research scholar at Reasons To Believe joins
Lindsay Brooks and helps us get a handle on how to tell when things
that seem reasonable are crazy and how to tell when things that seem
crazy are true. The key is a discipline of thinking called logic that
allows us to sift through available information and arrive at the
truth... because you may be paranoid, but sometimes they really are
out to get you!

Contemplative Spirituality: Eastern Religion; Christian Format

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:25:51 -0700

In "Celebration of Discipline" Richard Foster brought the far East
into Christian worship. Transcendental Meditation, Buddhism, and
Hinduism have long been competing religious worldviews. With the
methodologies and interpretative lenses of the Contemplative
Spirituality Movement one doesn't need to choose between the two. But
can the scriptures really be considered a mere incidental reference
point for the "Christian" form of some more universal super-religion
that is both beyond and superior to Christian faith and practice.
Have Christians been "Too focused on their Bibles"? Can putting your
palms up and down and reciting incantations to man made
representations of deities really be a more Christian course than the
so called "Intellectual path" of Western Christianity? If focusing on
one word of scripture (lectio divina) can get you beyond your
conscious mind and to communion with god beyond reason and logic,
reading the rest of it will be an obvious waste of time; since the
Bible itself was written down in sentences with a logical order
leading to teachings of intelligible meaning perhaps it was God
Himself that intended to teach us thoughts with an actual intellectual
content so that we can know and understand Him.

What is a Christian Job?

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:08:21 -0700

There is a way in which our jobs and careers are a part of the
Christian worldview. The way we see our work is directly related to
the worldview we hold. What is a vocation? Are our jobs ministry - or
is ministry something that only full-time pastors and missionaries do?
And depending on our worldview, we will answer these questions
differently. The thing we spend most of our waking hours doing is
actually related to this thing called a "Christian worldview" - isn't
it great that such a rich theological concept has such practical
import for our lives, as it always should! Tune in as host Rich Park
and the Apologetics.com team tackles this issue of Christian vocation.

Doug TenNapel: Changing the Rules for Telling the Story

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:49:30 -0700

C.S. Lewis is known for saying things no one else was allowed to say in ways that everyone was willing to hear it. Were he alive today he might have been writing graphic novels and designing video games. Doug TenNapel is walking in that same great tradition but communicating the timeless to a different generation with different needs and expectations. What he can do with a pen and paper is extraordinary, if sometimes disturbing, but acutely suited to the times. His success in video game design, comic books, graphic novels, television, and now film is no less extraordinary. The Apologetics.com Radio Show welcomes Doug TenNapel to talk about art, faith, hope, creation, aliens, monsters, God, cats, and transcendent themes of universal value with Christopher Neiswonger and Lindsay Brooks.

"THR is reporting that “Wolverine” star Hugh Jackman has signed on to star in and produce “Ghostopolis”. “Ghostopolis” is a soon to be released graphic novel from Doug TenNapel, and which was recently optioned by Disney. Hugh Jackman will also produce through ‘Seed Productions’ alongside the Gotham Group. TenNapel’s work is currently in high demand with “Tommysaurus Rex” set to go over at Universal Pictures, “Creature Tech” at New Regency and “Monster Zoo” at Paramount Pictures." Paul Larn thecinemapost.com

A Person is a Person No Matter How Small: Bioethics and the Christian Faith

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:24:35 -0700

Join the apologetics.com team with their special guest, Jennifer Lahl
of the Center for Bioethics and Culture CBC-Network.org. Bioethics
can be confusing stuff. Embryonic experimentation, Cloning,
Harvesting human body parts, preying on the weak and the sick, genetic
manipulation; the list goes on. The more our technological ability
increases the more the scientific and medical communities seem to ask
the rest of us to stay out of their business, and business it is to
the tune of billions every year. The Christian could be thought of as
the first to pose important bioethical questions about life, the value
of life, and the moral norms that should be in place to protect people
from being used as things or treated like animals. How much more now
when we are on the edge of being able to do whatever we will but have
no idea whether we should. Christopher Neiswonger and Lindsay Brooks.

Christianity, the Church, and Government

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:17:57 -0700

What is the best location for boundaries between church and state? Why can we justify regulating marriage, but not prosecution of idol worship? This and more as Dean McConnell, Doug Eaton, and Lane Chaplin discuss Christ and the Law tonight at midnight on KKLA 99.5FM on the Apologetics.com show.

Does God Exist? Putting Christian Claims to the Worldview Test

Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:46:01 -0700

Ken Samples of "Reasons to Believe" joins the Apologetics.com team to consider how the Christian worldview measures up against its rivals: with Harry Edwards, Lindsay Brooks and Christopher Neiswonger.

From Kenneth Richard Samples book "A World of Difference: Putting Christian Truth-Claims to the Worldview Test"

"Learn How Historic Christianity Is Superior to Other Truth-Claims At a time when Christian belief is constantly challenged, understanding different worldviews can help Christians think and live faithfully. Kenneth Samples's own life-and-death crisis encourages believers to develop a worldview perspective based on truth, critical thinking, and logic. In A World of Difference, he addresses the historic Christian worldview and evaluates four modern-day competitors--Islam, naturalism, postmodernism, and pantheistic monism. The use of nine distinct and challenging tests shows how all worldviews should be assessed. With compelling insight into Scripture, history, science, and theology, A World of Difference will challenge and strengthen your beliefs.

Endorsements:
"Christians can no longer afford to be ignorant of how to think and see the world in light of their worldview and alternative worldviews. A World of Difference is the right book at the right time." --J. P. Moreland, distinguished professor of philosophy, Biola University; author, Kingdom Triangle

"One of my biggest concerns for Christians struggling to make their way through the intellectual challenges of our age is that they often don't have the basic categories to think biblically about their own faith. Ken Samples's A World of Difference will give them those categories."--Kim Riddlebarger, co-host, The White Horse Inn; author, A Case for Amillennialism and The Man of Sin.

Kenneth Richard Samples is senior research scholar with a focus on theological and philosophical apologetics at Reasons To Believe, which provides research and teaching on the harmony of God's revelation in the words of the Bible and the facts of nature. An adjunct instructor of apologetics at Biola University, Samples also tackles tough faith questions in his book Without a Doubt: Answering the 20 Toughest Faith Questions."

Existentialism, Hope, Courage & Meaning

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:24:05 -0700

What is Existentialism anyway? What is Hope, Courage, and Meaning?
Many of us around the world may be in a life crises in these desperate times. Maybe in a state of hopelessness. Some perhaps questioning the meaning of life and are living in a state of despair.
About the middle of the last century, the existentialist movement of Western philosophy was flourishing. Thinkers such as Heidegger, Jon Paul Sartre, Albert Camus, and others took over from Nietzsche and Kierkegaard, courageously leading the dreadful charge into the realms of death, nothingness, and absurdity. In the absurd, man’s existence is wrought with tragedy, purposelessness, and hopelessness because man is alone in the universe and there is nothing else like him in it.
So where does this philosophy (or anti-philosophy) lead one to? – anxiety, despair, loneliness, dread, fear, and hopelessness.
Man is alone and an alien in the Universe of unconsciousness. There is nobody there to respond to us. There is nobody home in the universe. God is not there when we search the depths of the universe. There is no one to hope in for our crises.
This is a very sad picture. The more modern man looked into his condition, the more hopeless the picture became. There was nothing in the universe to fulfill him. So he drowns in alienation.
But existentialism has more to say. There is always mankind to hope in.
Right?
Or is Christian view of God the only way to have hope, courage, and meaning in this world? How does the central Christian message on hope counter this hopeless state of being scenario?
What does Christianity offer us that gives hope, courage, and meaning for our crises that existentialism or any other philosophical system can’t?
Join host Jeremy Livermore and explore the pros, cons, and conclusions of existential philosophy, paying specific attention to existential themes of hope, courage, and meaning. If time allows, we will also discuss and investigate a few pieces of existential literature on these themes such as “The Stranger”, “Man’s Search for Meaning”, “The Courage to Be”, “Being and Time”, and even “The Bridge of San Luis Rey.”

Science Fiction and the Christian Faith: The Apologetics.com reviewof District 9

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:20:13 -0700

Special guest Leo Partible joins the apologetics.com team for a show
on all things Sci Fi. Dennis Alvy, Victor Sarmiento, and staff
members Lindsay Brooks and Christopher Neiswonger

The Skillful and Persevering Young Adult Christian

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:42:05 -0700

When we are children we live under the protection of our parents, financially, physically and spiritually. When we venture into the world we face all manner of peril. On this Apologetics.com Radio Lindsay Brooks and Rich Park will examine the lives of several young Christians, the paths they've trod and how God kept them in the faith.

Farley Jackson is an actor, and personal trainer in Los Angeles. He will talk about what it's like coming up on the streets and give us insight into holding on to, or renewing, your faith through the trials of the game of life. A rose can burst up through concrete.

Jamilla Ortiz is a PhD student at UC Davis and an educator. She will share insight into how to build up your defenses against assault both internal and external through the post-grad and early professional years.

Tinisha Brooks is a Sophomore Legal Studies major at UC Berkeley. She will share how she holds on to her faith in the marketplace of ideas that is the modern secular university.

Fred White Is a student at CSUN and a Merril Lynch Employee. He will talk about regaining faith in the face of the worldly temptation of wealth.

In the final half hour Lindsay and Rich will talk about why we can be confident in the claims of Christianity.

The Virtues of Virginity

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:09:59 -0700

In our culture there is a war against virginity. It is viewed as a problem or even an aberration; something to be destroyed as soon as possible in order to be thought of as "normal" in the court of public opinion. The mounting pressures from educators, peers, and the media have become constant and brazen. Any sentiment toward a sensible purity is regarded with suspicion or out right animosity. Is it really such an offense to regard oneself as holy? To view our special createdness in the image of God as demanding that a tremendous value be placed upon one's most intimate relations? There will always be those that refuse to think of intimacy as anything more than mere animal functionality. Some interpret every love as trivial or common. But the glory of God demands the same things that the educated conscience desires and our practice of purity, fidelity, charity, chastity, and continence while in the state of virginity is the means that God uses to prepare us for the graces of matrimony. The groundwork of who and what we are in Christ is to be laid in a state of virginal purity, apart from the cares of marriage, and certainly apart from the serial sexual relationships that have become the cultural prerequisite to marriage today. Virginity, Marriage, and Widowhood are particular stages in the developed life. Everyone begins their life in the virginal state and in that protected environment continues until ready for the creation of new life within the life long bond of marital fidelity. In Christian thought, there is a need to consider ourselves and our value within the gifts and tender care of God. He has held nothing back from us in His love and affection. And this means that we should see our holiness as something that is very important to what we are in Christ. We ought not to sell ourselves cheaply. There is, even today, a vital interest in the Christian retaining their purity and distinguishing themselves from the world as much by what we do as what we believe.

Christopher Neiswonger and Lindsay Brooks

Truth: Why in the World Does It Matter?

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:29:36 -0700

In our relativistic, pluralistic, and revisionistic society, why in
the world does truth matter? We're all so different and diverse,
shouldn't we simply accept our differences and simply get along?
Should we not just learn to live amicably with our differences? Well,
perhaps we need to reconsider truth precisely because our society is
relativistic, pluralistic, revisionistic. Join host Rich Park and the
Apologetics.com staff as they investigate the nature and impact of
truth in world.

Tonight, we will be starting a new series of shows, basing our
conversation primarily around the book Total Truth written by Nancy
Pearcey (Crossway Books, 2004). Pick up a copy, pick up some coffee,
and pick up on the conversation every 4th weekend of the month to
explore and expound the importance of truth!

John Calvin at 500

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:29:55 -0700

There are only a few really big names in theology. Augustine, Thomas
Aquinas, Martin Luther, and John Calvin are arguably the biggest. The
reasons for this kind of status as a "major thinker" can be as
complicated as their cumulative effect upon all that came after them
or as simple as the significance of their spiritual thought. With
someone like Calvin, his influence was felt as powerfully in civics,
economics, and politics as it was in theology. Leopold Von Ranke for
example said famously, "John Calvin was the virtual founder of
America.’' Dr. E.W. Smith said, "These revolutionary principles of
republican liberty and self-government, taught and embodied in the
system of Calvin, were brought to America, and in this new land where
they have borne so mighty a harvest were planted, by whose hands?—the
hands of the Calvinists. The vital relation of Calvin and Calvinism to
the founding of the free institutions of America, however strange in
some ears the statement of Ranke may have sounded, is recognized and
affirmed by historians of all lands and creeds." Calvin seems to be a
very controversial figure at this time in history and no doubt we will
continue to grapple with his thought and influence but one thing is
clear, the neglect of John Calvin not only as a spiritual father of
the Reformation but as a spire in history leaves us poorer in
understanding than we should be, and many of the pale interpretations
of the man, his thought, and effect of late do little to correct the
deficit. If anything, the essence of his thought was the glory of God
alone and the mercy and grace of God offered freely to sinners in
desperate need, and on these his legacy stands.

1. Calvin in Paris.
2. Calvin and Farel.
3. Calvin in Strausbourg.
4. Calvin and Bullinger.
5. Calvin and Knox.
6. Calvin and Luther.
7. Calvin and his doctrine of church and state.
8. Calvin and Soteriology.

(Bill Waterson named the "Calvin" character of "Calvin & Hobbes" after
John Calvin)

Christopher Neiswonger and Lindsay Brooks, with special guests Seth
Stark and Joe Young

As Awesome As An Army With Banners

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:08:19 -0700

10 days after Jesus Christ ascended into heaven we find 11 faithful men, Mary, Jesus' mother, and Jesus' brothers devoting themselves to prayer awaiting a promise they could not have understood. The Holy Spirit came that day like a violent, rushing wind and tongues of fire and the Church was born! Peter spoke a sermon of 500 words and 3000 people were added in an afternoon. 2000 years later, over 2 billion people name the name of Christ. But between then and now persecutions, heresies, schism, the pornocracy, the rise and fall of nations, the invention of new languages, crossing of oceans, wars, the rise of new religions proselytizing by the sword, Darwin and internet pundits have come against those who stand up and say Jesus is Lord. And now we're told by post-modern historical scholarship that the story as we've heard it isn't the way it happened. Everything from the story of multiple Christianities all equally valid, all totally different and all using Jesus' name arose and orthodox Christianity was just one among many and just happened to 'win', to a Jesus that survived the cross only to father children with Mary of Magdala have been presented as alternative stories of how we got where we are.

Lindsay Brooks host as Apologetics.com Radio examines the competing claims as well as the better-than-fiction real story of heroes, villains and intrigue that surround the unfurling of the Church through history!

What in the World is a Sacrament?

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:53:54 -0700

The two Sacraments are Baptism and the Lord's Supper, or Communion. But the interpretations of these two great events can differ wildly even within the orthodox Evangelical environment. Is anything "spiritual" actually happening when we come together for Communion? Does "Do this in remembrance of me.", imply that the ritual can be reduced to a mere memorial? Since we are not under the ceremonial law, why these ceremonies? What about the "elements"? For 1900 years the churches used wine. Is grape juice acceptable? What about Pepsi and cookies? Should everyone be invited to participate? Or just Christians? How will we measure who the Christians are? Profession of faith? Church Membership? Is Baptism the cause of salvation? A means of salvation? A sign of salvation? Irrelevant to salvation? Should only adult professors of belief be baptized? What about the little children? What in the world is a sacrament seems like a simple enough question but the answers can get very complicated.

Christopher Neiswonger, Lindsay Brooks, and Pastor Kent Moorlach of Communion Presbyterian Church of Irvine CA.

Apologetics.com Staff Apologetic

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:20:54 -0700

Were there circumstances in your live which necessitated a careful re-examination of the facts of faith? Do you recall a time in your life where doubt seemed to be more of the rule rather than the exception? Some of us cannot overstate the value of the discipline of study in the areas of apologetics, theology and philosophy, especially in those moments when our faith is tested. Listen as the Apologetics.com radio staff share the apologetic that proved to be helpful in their lives when they needed it the most. Joining Harry Edwards are Richard Park, Steve Tsai and Mia Song.

Common Conversational Objections to Christianity

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:42:51 -0700

Listen in as the apologetics.com staff discuss a recent talk they gave at the Church by the Sea youth group. The most common conversational objections to Christianity are discussed, dissected and rebutted. Learn how to substantively respond to these popular slogan-esque criticisms of the faith.

Resolving Bible Difficulties

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:47:05 -0700

Hey, I Thought The Bible Was Supposed To Be Perfect?!: Resolving
Misreadings and Apparent Contradictions in the Bible.

Why is the Jesus' Father so loving and the God of the Old Testament
such a meany? How did Judas Iscariot die and what did he do with the
money? How many sons did Absolom have, 3 or 0?

More important, even, than solving specific biblical mysteries is
cultivating a discipline of reading the Bible that is consistent and
allows passages to speak in their own context, and also, like any
group of reliable witnesses, to speak in harmony. Lindsay Brooks and
his guests Kent Moorlach of Communion Presbyterian Church and Matt
Rosenblum affirm the inerrancy of Holy Scripture while examining
claims of its contradiction.

The Ethics of God: A Beginners Class on Traditional Christian Ethics (Pt.2)

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:37:57 -0700

What are the basic presumptions common to all "Christian" ethical systems? The moral law of God and the cultivation the traditional Christian virtues.The existence of God.The identity of God and the uniqueness of Christianity.The veracity, historicity, and inerrancy of Holy Scripture.The presentation and defense of a basic orthodoxy.The promotion of a healthy spiritual life in faith and practice.The understanding of a consistent Christian ethic applied to all of life.Communicating the coherence and defensibility of the Christian faith with clarity, kindness, and grace to any that might be inclined to hear and teaching those that desire such how to do the same.The Classical form for Individual and Social JusticeThe Moral Law of God-“Love the Lord your God with all your mind, heart, soul, and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself; on these hang all of the Law and the Commandments”“Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”“What you have done unto the least of these you have done to me.”“Have mercy on the little children and do not keep them from coming to me for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to them.”The Cultivation of the traditional Christian Virtues-Faith, Hope, Love, Wisdom, Justice, Courage, and Self DenialFaith- “Without faith it is impossible to please God because to please God one must first believe that He exists and that He is the rewarder of those that diligently seek Him.” Hope- “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13 Love- “These three remain: Hope, faith, and love, but the greatest of these is love…” Wisdom- “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” Justice- “He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” Courage- “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” Self Denial- “Then he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.”Christopher Neiswonger and Lindsay Brooks

The Ethics of God: A Beginners Class on Traditional Christian Ethics (Pt.1)

Sun, 31 May 2009 18:04:26 -0700

What are the basic presumptions common to all "Christian" ethical systems? The moral law of God and the cultivation the traditional Christian virtues. The existence of God. The identity of God and the uniqueness of Christianity. The veracity, historicity, and inerrancy of Holy Scripture. The presentation and defense of a basic orthodoxy. The promotion of a healthy spiritual life in faith and practice. The understanding of a consistent Christian ethic applied to all of life. Communicating the coherence and defensibility of the Christian faith with clarity, kindness, and grace to any that might be inclined to hear and teaching those that desire such how to do the same. The Classical form for Individual and Social Justice The Moral Law of God- “Love the Lord your God with all your mind, heart, soul, and strength, and love your neighbor as yourself; on these hang all of the Law and the Commandments” “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” “What you have done unto the least of these you have done to me.” “Have mercy on the little children and do not keep them from coming to me for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to them.” The Cultivation of the traditional Christian Virtues- Faith, Hope, Love, Wisdom, Justice, Courage, and Self Denial Faith- “Without faith it is impossible to please God because to please God one must first believe that He exists and that He is the rewarder of those that diligently seek Him.” Hope- “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13 Love- “These three remain: Hope, faith, and love, but the greatest of these is love…” Wisdom- “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” Justice- “He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” Courage- “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” Self Denial- “Then he said to them all: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” Christopher Neiswonger and Lindsay Brooks

Current Events: Abortion, Gay & Lesbian Curriculum

Mon, 25 May 2009 08:39:04 -0700

There's an easily overlooked verse in the Bible (1 Chronicles 12:32) that talks about one of David's mighty men, the men of Issachar. The verse reads, "Men of Issachar, who understood the times and new what Israel should do." As apologists and followers of Jesus, it's essential for us to know our times and be prepared with an appropriate response. Knowing the times is a significant part of developing one's worldview. On this episode of Apologetics.com Radio, we will discuss some of today's current events and see if we can't shed some light on these oft-confussing issues. Listen as Harry Edwards, Steve Tsai and Richard Park discuss two hot topics on the news this week: Abortion and the Gay/Lesbian curriculum being introduced in the Unified School District in Alameda, a suburb of San Francisco and Oakland.

Denominations: What Are They? Why Are They? and Where Do We Go from Here?

Sat, 23 May 2009 14:36:10 -0700

When you hear the word "denomination", does the term irk you or perk you up? Is it the kind of thing that Christians could take pride in or the kind of thing which should make us want to change the way things are? Listen in as host Rich Park and staff apologists Harry Edwards and Steve Tsai give their (varying) views on this topic. (Of course, even though the three may have different stances on the matter, notice that they have not decided to create Second Apologetics Church of Los Angeles or the like. What does that say about what they have to say? Listen and find out!)

Unitarianism, Universalism, Inclusivism Against the Kingdom of God

Sun, 17 May 2009 16:36:19 -0700

There are moods in theology just as there are in culture. The pressure from the dominant culture upon the church is to find a way, any way, to re-interpret the scriptures so as to make soteriology (The doctrines of salvation) less exclusive. John Hick created the new standards for religious pluralism by arguing for the move away from a needlessly "christ-centered" theology to a more moderate "god-centered" theology. There has been a move in Evangelical Christianity to follow suit. Karl Rahner posited something a little less ambitious, arguing that though Christianity (of the Roman Catholic denomination) is the true religion sincerity and good works within the context of other religions is sufficient for God's purposes soteriologically speaking. While Protestant orthodoxy has always taught "justification by grace alone through faith alone apart from the merit of works", the new theology, especially as adopted by the Emergent church movement and Christian Liberalism seems to favor a 'Justification by works alone, apart from faith'. Assent to certain beliefs or intellectual content is thought to be merely incidental. Unitarianism (not simply the variety that denies the deity of Christ and the doctrine of the Trinity) is willing to argue for the veracity of all religions which makes it equally comfortable with any of them or none of them. The most offensive teaching of traditional Christian Theology, to those in these revisionist movements, seems to be the doctrine of endless punishment, or more properly, the doctrine that God would ever punish anyone at all. The accusation is that there is some kind of inherent personality defect in any god that might have the capacity for Justice, or anger over sin, or "punishment". Of course nothing is being said here that has not been said before about Christian thought or religion in general. Religious syncretism was the norm in the first and second centuries AD. But none of this has ever been mistaken for Christian thought. The Scriptures being the source and center of Christian faith and practice, this kind of thinking has always been understood to be irreconcilable with an orthodox Christianity. Not only has it been condemned again and again by the historical church but the Christian laity have had an easy enough time seeing something very different in the words Jesus and the Apostles. There seems to be very little that would lead anyone to find universalism in the scriptures in any obvious way. This is why so many find them so offensive. At the end of the day, we read the scriptures the same way we read any other book. We use the text to interpret the text. It builds theme upon theme; idea upon idea. These alternatives to traditional orthodox Christianity seem lacking in both the weight of the necessary internal evidence to support their claims and in coherence as a worldview supposedly Christian. Christopher Neiswonger and Doug Eaton

The Final Frontier: God, Cosmos, Logic & Star Trek

Sun, 10 May 2009 05:59:35 -0700

From the first inter-racial kiss on television to the abolition of money from society, Star Trek has brought controversial ideas about human society to our imagination for over 40 years. It has always handled the God question from an atheistic perspective. What are the consequences of this atheism for science, philosophy, logic and the human person? Lindsay Brooks & Christopher Neiswonger review the latest Star Trek movie and analyze the Star Trek Universe from the historic Christian perspective.

Postmodernism's Influence upon the Evangelical and Emergent Churches

Mon, 04 May 2009 21:03:43 -0700

Christopher Neiswonger and Doug Eaton discuss some of the ways in which secular philosophers have had a direct influence upon how the Church is doing theology and way that that thought might be irreconcilable with traditional orthodox Christian theology. (W/calls last half hour)

Ghosts, Hauntings & the Demonic: Fact or Fiction?

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:16:14 -0700

It seems like every other week Hollywood pushes out another movie that deals with either ghosts and hauntings or demonic possession. What is the Christian to make of these issues? How are we to understand the credible accounts of both types of phenomena? Would a true case of a haunting conflict with orthodox Christian theology? If demon possession occurs, can the Christan fall under this influence? Listen in as these questions as well as many others are addressed. Bonus: Kevin Lewis, professor of theology from Biola university again joins the discussion (lawandjustice.org).

The Crux of the Cross: Death, Burial, Resurrection and Unbelief

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:28:45 -0700

Jesus died and was raised from the dead. So what? What does an improbable anomaly have to do with anything? One of the most difficult apologetic tasks is to communicate the significance of the central truth for Christianity. Even if evidence would lead one to conclude that Jesus died, was buried, and three days later was present to his friends, is this sufficient to make one a Christian? Lindsay Brooks and his special guest, Darryl McKillian, Associate Pastor of ACTS: A Church That Studies examine the concequences of the Cross of Christ.

Evaluating the Economic Crisis

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:19:39 -0700

We got the chance to talk to Kevin Lewis, Assistant Professor of Theology & Law at Biola University, about the current economic status. In this short segment we learn the valuable lesson of proper stewardship and the role government plays in the affairs of her citizens.

Denominations and the Church: Vice or Virtue?

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:23:57 -0700

The week the apologetics.com staff discuss and distinguish the various types of evangelical denominations from on another. From Methodist to Anglican, Baptist to Presbyterian, the crew will pick apart the theological distinctives of each. Also, the issue (or criticism) of denominationism will be addressed. For years Catholics and atheists have been quick to disparage the Christian church based on the variagated denominationalism present. They allege that the lack of theological unity is a weakness among present day Christianity. Learn how to respond to this charge (and others) as the crew tackles this and other deep issues related to denominationalism.

Answering the 20 Hardest Faith Questions

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:32:50 -0700

It can be difficult to answer questions about the Christian faith-even for Christians who regularly read their Bibles and attend church. What can they say to a skeptic who questions Christian doctrine or truth claims? What about young Christians who want answers to their tough questions? Without a Doubt covers questions on everything from the doctrine of the incarnation to religious pluralism, from evolution to moral relativism, with rational answers for even the most stubborn skeptic. Chapters contain charts, relevant biblical texts, and outlines to help readers grasp key ideas relevant to proclaiming the gospel to an unbeliever or discussing doctrine with another Christian. One of the unique aspects of Christianity is that it stands up to honest intellectual scrutiny. Wiithout a Doubt offers solid, succinct answers to twenty classic questions that challenge the Christian faith, including: God's Existence, Creation and the Universe, The Historical Veracity of Scripture, Jesus Christ's True Identity, God as Trinity, Faith vs. Science, God & Evil and Christianity and Other Religions. Authorities ranging from prophets and philosophers to scientists and the Scriptures provide rational explanations and compelling evidences for those who have questions about their faith or question faith altogether.

The Watchmen and its Philosophy: Catastrophe v. Eucatastrophe

Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:19:38 -0700

Lindsay Brooks, Steve Tsai and Matt Rosenblum talk about the questions raised by the graphic novel and film The Watchmen, contrasting the man-made attempt at redemptive catastrophe in the Watchmen with the true eucatastrophe of the Cross. Also, themes of goodness and depravity, nihilism, ethics and the existence of God are explored as well.

Tactics: Koukl Talks About New Book

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:11:56 -0700

Listen in as the Apologetics.com radio crew and Greg Koukl discuss his new book "Tactics: A Game Plan For Discussing Your Christian Convictions." Part of the discussion includes Greg's personal insights and applications of the methods outlined in the book, i.e. the Columbo tactics, etc.

The Fairer Sex: Apologetics and Women

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:20:25 -0800

This week the radio crew is excited to bring in a number of female apologists (all of whom have M.A.'s in apologetics) from the apologetics.com staff. Listen in as the panel discusses from a feminine perspective how they became interested in apologetics, stereotypes and gender issues, what can be done in the church to encourage more women to engage in apologetics, and how doing apologetics with a female non-believer may be different than a male non-believer, etc. This going to be a very unique apologetics show!

10 Arguments Thoughtful Atheists Won't Use

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:02:50 -0800

"Through countless discussions surrounding atheism, it has become apparent that someone must be feeding bad advice to atheists. Since the following errors are made repeatedly, this partial list has been populated to warn atheists of this underground movement in order for them to avoid these pitfalls. If you are an atheist and hear any of the following advice, realize that if used, it will be harmful to your cause." - Doug Eaton

Free at Last, Free Indeed: Christian Thinking on Liberation

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:44:56 -0800

What does Christianity offer oppressed people? What's wrong with a "preferential option for the poor and vulnerable?" What does liberation mean? Doesn't Jesus endorse an agenda of liberation in Luke 4:17-21 as he claims to fulfill the Prophet Isaiah's saying, "The spirit of the lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovery of sight to the blind, To set free those who are oppressed, to proclaim the favorable year of the lord?" The matter is complicated by the politics of race, the politics of wealth, a dalliance with socialism & a liberal rise of historical criticism vivisecting the Scriptural witness. Lindsay Brooks hosts a discussion with Pastor Ken Jones of Greater Union Baptist Church and Associate Pastor Darryl McKillian of ACTS: A Church That Studies on the subject of how a global and omni-cultural Church that is expressed in local bodies should approach Liberation Theology, Black Liberation Theology and the Social Gospel.

Eschatology 101: Repent! The End is (possibly) Near(er)!

Sat, 07 Feb 2009 09:17:51 -0800

Hosted by Christopher Neiswonger with special guests Donald McConnell, Dean of Trinity Law School in Santa Ana CA, Pastor Kent Moorlach of Communion Presbyterian Church of Irvine CA and Doug Eaton College and Career Minister of the 1st Southern Baptist Church of Downey CA. The other day I was driving by USC and I saw a guy on the street with a sandwich board that said, “Repent! The End is Near!” I’m not the kind to argue with something as authoritative as a sandwich board, but really, this is not the church’s historical position on these things. The sandwich board should have read, “Repent! The end could possibly be near depending upon your hermeneutic and your eschatological position!” But it’s hard to fit all of that on a sandwich board, so, we at apologetics.com are bringing in the experts to show and tell on the end or thereabouts; give or take a millennia.

The Thought and Life of Kenneth Richard Samples

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 06:53:28 -0800

Join us with Kenneth Richard Samples, the author of "Without a Doubt: Answering the 20 toughest faith questions" and " A World of Difference: Putting Christian Truth Claims to the Worldview Test." Hosted by Christopher Neiswonger. Worldviews aren't just for professional philosophers. They're for everyone! In his new book, A World of Difference, theologian Kenneth Samples takes a fresh approach to worldview thinking demonstrating how core beliefs affect the decisions people face every day. Apologetics should be practical. Thinking in a Christian way should involve both a certain thoughtfulness and sensitivity to one's audience as well as a carefully wrought analysis of the issues at hand. Ken Samples as a Christian, a minister, and philosopher brings a nuanced presentation to how best to deal with the current culture in relation to Christian truth claims.

Bumper Stickers, Slogans and McChristianity

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:55:09 -0800

Listen in this week as the apologetics.com crew discuss the most common biblical misunderstandings and errors. From "God only helps those who help themselves" to "Hate the sin, love the sinner," the staff will tackle common Christian sayings and slogans to see if they can actually hold up to biblical scrutiny. Also, Professor Kevin Lewis from Biola university will be a special guest and address from his unique perspective on current events.

Human Life as Animal, Machine or Imago Dei

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 10:04:44 -0800

Join the apologetics.com team as we welcome Jennifer Lahl, Founder and National Director of The Center for Bioethics and Culture (www.cbc-network.org). Hosted by Christopher Neiswonger. The CBC is about shedding light on the bioethics issues within our culture that most profoundly affect our humanity -- especially among the most vulnerable. We are increasingly aware that to accomplish this we need to challenge those who influence our culture to advance a morally responsible science that respects the inherent value of humanity and that celebrates its beauty and complexity.

Right Facts, Wrong Conclusions: Bart Ehrman and the Reliability of Scripture

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:55:45 -0800

Right Facts, Wrong Conclusions: Bart Ehrman and the Reliability of Scripture featuring Dr. James White. Turn on your television around the two major Christian holidays and a perennial stream of really smart people who don't believe in the historic Christian faith will wax eloquent on the real meaning of the Bible. The latest weapon in their arsenal is the work of renown scholar of textual criticism and best selling author of Misquoting Jesus, Dr. Bart Ehrman. In a much anticipated upcoming debate in Ft. Lauderdale, FL the basis for all Christian truth claims will be defended ably by tonight's guest, Dr. James White. Lindsay Brooks and guest Lane Chaplin delve into Ehrman's claims with Dr. White as he defends the reliability of Scripture.

Christianity and Liberalism: Can Both Survive?

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:52:48 -0800

In 1923 Gresham Machen wrote a little book called "Christianity and Liberalism" that is if anything much more important today than when written. Every prophetic word therein has come to pass in our generation. Sometimes it's hard to see how what the Church does and thinks today is recognizable as "Christianity", from the theological form to the inevitable political expression. Are Christianity and Liberalism reconcilable? Does the Church actually understand where its current fad of ideas were born? Were we more thoughtful we might think that two faiths, in one Church, will not stand. This is a time for decision. "A house divided..." as the scriptures teach. Where do you stand? Tune in with the apologetics.com team and special guests as we ask the hard question, Christianity and Liberalism: Can both survive? "In my little book, Christianity and Liberalism, 1923, I tried to show that the issue in the Church of the present day is not between two varieties of the same religion, but, at bottom, between two essentially different types of thought and life. There is much interlocking of the branches, but the two tendencies, Modernism and supernaturalism, or (otherwise designated) non-doctrinal religion and historic Christianity, spring from different roots. In particular, I tried to show that Christianity is not a "life," as distinguished from a doctrine, and not a life that has doctrine as its changing symbolic expression, but that--exactly the other way around--it is a life founded on a doctrine. (From "Christianity in Conflict," an autobiographical essay on Machen's life and works)."

Basic Apologetics 101: Biblical Reliability to Jesus to Inspiration (pt.7)

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 12:42:16 -0800

This, the last apologetics.com radio show for 2008, is also the last part in the series Basic Apologetics 101. For those of you who have faithfully followed the series, I (Steve Tsai) thank you for making the Basic Apologetics 101 series one of the most listened to on our website! This show will conclude the series and detail how we move from the basic historical reliability of scripture, to Jesus Christ as savior, and finally the Bible as God's inspired word (and of course how to do this in a non-logically-circular fashion).

Always Winter, and Never Christmas

Sat, 20 Dec 2008 08:11:59 -0800

"Always Winter, and Never Christmas: C.S. Lewis and the spirit of Christmas". With special guests: Donald McConnell, Dean of Trinity Law and Graduate School, Pastor Kent Moorloch of Communion Presbyterian Church of Irvine, and philosopher Patrick Parks.

A Funny Thing Happened

Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:31:47 -0800

Lindsay Brooks and Christopher Neiswonger have a conversation with comedian and author Michael Jr. and learn how laughter brings down strongholds, Comedy has an aesthetic of its own that comes from the joy found in God, yet comedians often use it to glorify base things or oppose God altogether. Michael Jr. stands as a Christian man who knows the power of God to change lives. Os Guinness said that apologetics should be persuasive and Michael Jr. shows us how to be "funny for a reason."

Must The Sun Set on the West?

Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:53:55 -0800

Vishal Mangalwadi joins us on the Apologetics.com Radio Show to discuss his latest project: Must the Sun Set on the West? Commentary and analysis from one of India’s most provocative and important thinkers. Joining him in the studio are Apologetics.com staff apologist Christopher Neiswonger, Lindsay Brooks & Harry Edwards. Vishal Mangalwadi is an international lecturer, social reformer, political columnist, and author of thirteen books. Born and raised in India, he studied philosophy at universities, in Hindu ashrams, and at L'Abri Fellowship in Switzerland. In 1976 he turned down several job offers in the West to return to India where he and his wife, Ruth, founded a community to serve the rural poor. Vishal continued his involvement in community development serving at the headquarters of two national political parties, where he worked for the empowerment and liberation of peasants and the lower castes. His first book, The World of Gurus, was published in 1977 by India's Vikas Publishing House, and serialized in India's then-largest weekly, Sunday. It was Mangalwadi's books, In Search of Self and India: The Grand Experiment, that first brought his works to the attention of the American public. In demand worldwide, Vishal is a dynamic, engaging speaker who has lectured in 27 countries. He enjoys simplifying complex ideas and inspiring despairing hearts with hope. Vishal and Ruth are currently in the United States for the production of a television documentary, The Book of the Millennium: How the Bible Changed Civilization, a project inspired by Vishal and Ruth's recognition of India's need for the reforming power of the Bible.

Basic Apologetics 101: Objective History & Christianity (pt.6)

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:36:02 -0800

Continuing the series, this week apologetics.com staffers take on chapters 9-12 of Norman Geisler and Frank Turek's book, I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be An Atheist. Learn how objective history teaches us that not only is the new testament reliable, but that God raising Jesus Christ from the dead is the best explanation for facts such as Jesus' death on the cross, his honorable burial by Joseph of Aremethia, the empty tomb, his post-resurrection appearances and the disciples newfound boldness in preaching the gospel (even unto death).

Exclusive: Patton Speech on Apologetics

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:35:01 -0700

We've had many requests for this. This is one of the introductions we use in some of our weekly radio shows.

Exclusive: Knights of Apologetics.com

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:35:13 -0700

We've had many requests for this. This is one of the introductions we use in some of our weekly radio shows.

Exclusive: Protestants and Catholics Should Be Friends Song

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:35:23 -0700

John Snyder, our multi-talented host and Josh Donavan, our adept technical producer perform "Protestants and Catholics Should Be Friends." John assures us the silly nature of the song is nothing more than a light-hearted way of poking fun at our differences.