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mid-week apologetics booster (2-9-2023)

Good morning friends, Quote of the week: Men do not reject the Bible because it contradicts itself, but because it contradicts them. – E. Paul Hovey Now, here are your weekly links:

Privileged Species featuring Dr. Michael Denton – YouTube – Privileged Species is a 33-minute documentary by Discovery Institute that explores growing evidence from physics, chemistry, biology, and related fields that our universe was designed for large multi-cellular beings like ourselves. Featuring geneticist and author Michael Denton, the documentary investigates the special properties of carbon, water, and oxygen that make human life and the life of other organisms possible, and it explores some of the unique features of humans that make us a truly privileged species.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoI2ms5UHWg
Book review of Frank Turek’s Stealing from God | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2023/02/04/book-review-of-frank-tureks-stealing-from-god-2/
Old-Earth Creationism on Trial by Tim Chaffey, Jason Lisle – Audiobook – Audible.com – I would recommend you listen to this book with an open mind. It addresses the debate of Old Earth vs. Young Earth in the same way that a court trial is handled with prosecution, defense and cross-examination, which I think is a fair way to handle it. Here is the book summary from the publisher: As the modern church struggles to find a place of relevancy for a new generation that already has massive demands on its time and attention, more and more young people raised in the church are leaving it – failing to find the answers to their questions of faith and life, beset with doubts raised by issues that the church chooses not to address. Opting to skirt the controversy of Genesis as literal history, the biblical authority of the Holy Word is called into question and reduced to a collection of mere stories. More popularly considered an issue for schools or in the public realm, the conflicting views on the age of the earth also remain a pivotal issue within the church – as it has for over two centuries. Was the Creation week literally six days? Does science really point to an old earth? Does the issue really matter for Christians? Should this issue even be discussed within the church? Join authors Dr. Jason Lisle and Tim Chaffey as they put forth a case against an old-earth interpretation of Scripture. A comprehensive biblical, theological, and scientific critique of old-earth creationism, the book presents its compelling testimony in layman’s terms to create a powerful debate that leads to unquestionable truth.: https://www.audible.com/pd/1982696982?source_code=ASSOR150021921000R
Frank Turek lectures on the case against same-sex marriage | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2023/02/05/frank-turek-lectures-on-the-case-against-same-sex-marriage-7/
Faithful synod member reported by bishop for ‘hate crime’ for expressing a biblical view of sexuality – Christian Concern: https://christianconcern.com/news/faithful-synod-member-reported-by-bishop-for-hate-crime/
Bats have an innate knowledge of the speed of sound. I love the experiment that was done (raising bats in an environment with gases that make the speed of sound faster) to give evidence that the speed of sound is “built-in” to the bat: https://creation.com/bats-speed-of-sound
Review of Avatar The Way of Water, director James Cameron – There is a fundamental difference between the pantheistic worldview portrayed in this film, and that of biblical Christianity. Christian believers come to know and worship God as Father, the one who is the Creator and Sustainer of all things.: https://creation.com/avatar-2-movie-review
New DNA Discovery Reveals That All Humans are Descendants of an Adam and Eve – Christ News Today: https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/christnewstoday/2018/12/new-dna-discovery-reveals-humans-descendants-adam-eve.html
Physicist: Multiverse Is Religion, Not Science | Evolution News: https://evolutionnews.org/2019/07/physicist-multiverse-is-religion-not-science/
Antibiotic Resistance & Bacterial Evolution: What’s the Real Story? (Long Story Short, Ep. 3) – YouTube: https://youtu.be/jlmgFFBBopM
Is the Bible a Fairy Tale? The Bible does not qualify as a fairy tale. What remains is the underlying question, can it really be what it claims to be? It is only in the Bible that the answer becomes crystal clear not as a fictional work, but as Gods Word.: https://www.christianity.com/wiki/bible/is-the-bible-a-fairy-tale.html
Don’t Forget Why We Do What We Do: https://www.str.org/w/don-t-forget-why-we-do-what-we-do
On Worldviews by James Anderson – Ligonier Ministries : https://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/worldviews
Apologetics Isnt Argumentative: https://www.str.org/w/apologetics-isn-t-argumentative
Were Cavemen Real? | Answers in Genesis: https://answersingenesis.org/human-evolution/cavemen/who-were-cavemen/
What is the significance of the Roman Empire in biblical history? | GotQuestions.org: https://www.gotquestions.org/Roman-empire.html
Ehrman’s Misquoting Jesus Misleads Readers from its Inception Christian Apologist: https://christian-apologist.com/2019/02/09/ehrmans-misquoting-jesus-misleads-readers-from-its-inception/
Responding to Pride Month with Genuine Love: https://www.str.org/w/responding-to-pride-month-with-genuine-love?inheritRedirect=true
A Trillion First Responders | Answers in Genesis: https://answersingenesis.org/human-body/trillion-first-responders/
Former Johns Hopkins head psychiatrist: transgender surgery isn’t the solution – LifeSite: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/former-johns-hopkins-head-psychiatrist-transgender-surgery-isnt-the-solutio/
You Can Forgive Your Parents | Desiring God: https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/you-can-forgive-your-parents
Dr. Brandon van der Ventel Interview. Nuclear scientist Dr. Brandon van der Ventel shares his creationist faith with Dr. Jonathan Sarfati: https://creation.com/brandon-vd-interview
The persecution and betrayal of the pro-life cause – Voice of the Family %: https://voiceofthefamily.com/the-persecution-and-betrayal-of-the-pro-life-cause/
That’s a Fact – The Fossil Record on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/290548930
Should We Expose Students to Arguments Against | Sean McDowell: https://seanmcdowell.org/blog/should-students-be-exposed-to-evidence-against-christianity
Credo The Story Of Reality – YouTube: https://youtu.be/wm4Z8A2Co3A
40 Influential Christian Books | Living News: https://www.christianpost.com/news/40-influential-christian-books-217650/
A Memorial for a Melted Glacier? | Answers in Genesis: https://answersingenesis.org/environmental-science/climate-change/memorial-melted-glacier/
5 Reasons the Resurrection of Jesus is NOT a Copy of Ancient Pagan Myths: https://www.alisachildersblog.com/blog/5-reasons-the-resurrection-of-jesus-is-not-a-copy-of-ancient-pagan-myths
Nurturing Christian Students As They Engage the Challenges of Atheism | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/nurturing-christian-students-as-they-engage-the-challenges-of-atheism/

Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare. Proverbs 20:13 Blessings to you all