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mid-week apologetics booster (10-15-2020)

Good morning friends, Quote of the week: To say all sins are the same is to confuse the effect of sin with the heinousness of sin. While all sins are equal in their effect (they separate us from God), they are not all equally heinous. – Michael Krueger Now, here are your weekly links:

BUSY MOM’S GUIDE TO APOLOGETICS – Mama Bear Apologetics | Train Yourself. Equip Your Kids: https://mamabearapologetics.com/
As Christians, Can We Vote According to Our Christian Beliefs? | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/as-christians-can-we-vote-according-to-our-christian-beliefs/
The Evidentially Diverse Resurrection Appearances of Jesus (Free Bible Insert) | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/the-evidentially-diverse-resurrection-appearances-of-jesus-free-bible-insert/
How Christian Case Making Turns “Free Riders” Into “First Responders”: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/how-christian-case-making-turns-free-riders-into-first-responders/
Feathered pterosaurs. As far back as 1868, evolutionists such as Thomas Huxley taught that birds evolved from dinosaurs long before there was any evidence of fossil feathered dinosaur candidates. So it was a theory that had little supporting evidence. – creation.com: https://creation.com/feathered-pterosaurs
God and science | George’s Journal: https://georgesjournal.net/2020/10/09/god-and-science/
Why Christians Must Continue to Guard the Truth of the Gospel | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/why-christians-must-continue-to-guard-the-truth-of-the-gospel/
Who were the Sons of Abraham? Ishmael and Isaac in the Bible: https://www.christianity.com/wiki/people/who-were-abrahams-son-ishmael-and-isaac.html
Cell cycle – The cell cycle is one of the most important biological processes. It describes how cells multiply in number by duplicating the information in the parent cell before dividing into two daughter cells. There are over 10 trillion cells in the human body, and the cell cycle must work efficiently and accurately to increase and differentiate different types of tissues. Evolutionists admit that the origin of the first cell is one of the most difficult problems for their theory. – creation.com: https://creation.com/cell-cycle
Biblical Worldview Series (from the Family Research Council). Covers 4 topics: Biblical Principles For Political Engagement, Biblical Principles For Human Sexuality, Biblical Principles For Pro-Life Engagement, Biblical Principles For Religious Liberty (each section has Full Publication, Prayer Guide and Abbreviated Version). Take advantage of these excellent (free) resources!: https://frc.org/get.cfm?c=WORLDVIEW
Wayne Grudem debates Richard Glover on the Bible, poverty and foreign aid | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2020/10/11/wayne-grudem-debates-richard-glover-on-the-bible-poverty-and-foreign-aid-5/
Discovering Columbus – Claremont Review of Books: https://claremontreviewofbooks.com/discovering-columbus/
The Power of Questions when Engaging Skeptics (with Tyler Ellis): https://coffeehousequestions.com/2020/10/12/the-power-of-questions-when-engaging-skeptics-with-tyler-ellis/
If We Can’t See God, Can We Know He Exists? – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qAoSCkjS0Y
Do Atheists Have Faith?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asgF1VD7Exo
Evidence for God’s Existence – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wj1VIs2HJvo
Does God Exist Series: Proof? – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB-BkBGgNto
Prove to Me That God Exists!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fecdlLqsQS8
Does God Exist? Five Quick Arguments. SeanMcDowell.org – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z6oZH0vUmg
TrueU #1: Does God Exist? – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnawqqA7vmw
Does God Exist? Apologetics Canada – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbpsNtXFzE8
The Most Compelling Argument For God’s Existence – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz0ocjMMeDc
Napkin Theology 4 – Does God Exist? – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xBCVe39tqU
Does God Exist? 4 New Arguments. Science tells us that the universe came into being via The Big Bang. But how do you get from energy and matter to a self-aware human being? That takes three additional Big Bangs that science can’t explain. Noted theologian, Frank Pastore, unravels this compelling mystery and, in the process, poses the ultimate question that every thinking person must face. – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIorXcloIac
God vs. Atheism: Which is More Rational? Belief in God, according to atheists, is irrational, illogical, and dumb. Belief that the universe created itself is, they say, intelligent, rational, and based in science. This is simply false. Nothing can create itself. Everything has a cause–including the universe. That cause, argues Peter Kreeft, professor of philosophy at Boston College, is God, the “unmoved mover.” Belief in God, as Kreeft shows, is more rational than belief in nothing. Logic, science, and reason, support God. Atheism, as you’ll see, is far more steeped in blind faith than is belief. – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T_P14JjMcM
The God portrayed in the Bible isn’t easy to understand, but what if we could better understand what it is that we can’t understand? In this video, we will explore the complex identity of God displayed in the storyline of the Bible, and (surprise!) it all leads to Jesus. – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAvYmE2YYIU
What are the attributes of God? What are God’s perfections? Which attributes of God are communicable or incommunicable?- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJWn_c0n-3M
Leibniz Contingency Argument – We live in an amazing universe. Have you ever wondered why it exists? Why does anything at all exist? Gottfried Leibniz wrote, The first question which should rightly be asked is: Why is there something rather than nothing? He came to the conclusion that the explanation is found in God. But is this reasonable?P1: Everything that exists has an explanation of its existence.P2: If the universe has an explanation of its existence, that explanation is God.P3: The universe exists. From these it follows logically that the explanation of the universes existence is God. The logic of this argument is air tight. If the 3 premises are true, the conclusion is unavoidable. But are they more plausibly true than false? The third premise is undeniable for anyone seeking truth. But what about the first premise? Why not say, The universe is just there, and that’s all? No explanation needed! End of discussion! – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPCzEP0oD7I

He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. For through him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household – Ephesians 2:17-19 Blessings to you all