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mid-week apologetics booster (11-16-2023)

Good morning friends, Quote of the week: Believing in something doesn’t make it true; refusing to believe it doesn’t make it false. – Paul E. Little Now, here are your weekly links:

What You Can Learn From the Pilgrims – Frank Turek interviews Bill Federer about the very interesting history of the pilgrims: https://subspla.sh/7277698
Many Christians ‘Utterly Unprepared’ to Defend Their Faith, Says Leading Christian Apologist | Church & Ministries News: https://www.christianpost.com/news/many-christians-utterly-unprepared-to-defend-their-faith-says-leading-christian-apologist.html
Diagnose before You Treat – Stand to Reason – What should you say to your non-Christian friend who rejects Christianity? In this episode, Alan explains an important principle to help him navigate this situation.: https://subsplash.com/standtoreason/media/mi/+8wzpswd
Four Truths About the Universe You Can Share with Your Kids to Demonstrate the Existence of God | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/four-truths-about-the-universe-you-can-share-with-your-kids-to-demonstrate-the-existence-of-god/
“A Summary of the Evidence for Intelligent Design”: The Study Guide | Evolution News: https://evolutionnews.org/2021/05/a-summary-of-the-evidence-for-intelligent-design-the-study-guide/
Refutation & Confirmation – by Jacob Allee – The purpose of the Refutation and Confirmation exercise is to teach students the means by which claims made within a story, narrative, or account, may be attacked or defended. The ability to successfully undermine one claim while defending another is a critical part of Rhetoric (the art of persuasion). In this exercise you will learn the various angles from which a claim or story can be attacked or undermined. Conversely, you will also be shown how to reinforce and demonstrate the soundness of a given claim or story. : https://stgb.substack.com/p/progymnasmata-refutation-and-confirmation
Should Rich Christians Downgrade Their Lifestyle? – YouTube: https://youtu.be/Dnmgib4GYfY?si=X6IL73emzJ6UAspf
Praying to Mary – YouTube: https://youtu.be/TiEmBl5AplI?si=USxHrRmo7gpav8Kc
Jesus Christ and Christmas | Paul Washer, Voddie Baucham, John Macarthur and R. C. Sproul #christmas – YouTube – For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, On the throne of David and over his kingdom, To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness From then on and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will accomplish this. Isaiah 9:6 NASB1995 These sermon clips were taken from these wonderful sermons, I encourage you to watch them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvpnwN7jwb8
If You Want Your Kids to Own Their Faith, Teach Them to Think Critically about Their Faith: https://www.str.org/w/if-you-want-your-kids-to-own-their-faith-teach-them-to-think-critically-about-their-faith
Why Do You Need a Fighting Faith? | Tim Challies: https://www.challies.com/sponsored/why-do-you-need-a-fighting-faith/
“But I only believe in things I can see”: Why Everyone Uses Inferential Reasoning – THINKAPOLOGETICS.COM: https://chab123.wordpress.com/2023/03/31/but-i-only-believe-in-things-i-can-see-why-everyone-uses-inferential-reasoning/
Should Genesis Be Taken Literally? – PatriotandLiberty – A Babylonian tablet fragment found at Nippur, an ancient Babylonian site in the same general location that Abraham came from. The area outlined in black is a record about the Flood. There are more than 300 known records of the Flood world-wide, with about 30 of them in writing. Some are remarkably close in their details to the original-the biblical account. Creationists are often accused of believing that the whole Bible should be taken literally. This is not so! Rather, the key to a correct understanding of any part of the Bible is to ascertain the intention of the author of the portion or book under discussion. This is not as difficult as it may seem, …: https://patriotandliberty.com/should-genesis-be-taken-literally/
Noah’s Ark – The Genesis Flood for kids: Noah’s Ark by Jonathan Sarfati: https://creation.com/noahs-ark-cfk
Aren’t Christians Just Arrogant Know-It-Alls? – Canon Fodder – note, the embedded video that is referenced at the bottom of the article can be seen here: https://player.vimeo.com/video/467430059: https://michaeljkruger.com/arent-christians-just-arrogant-know-it-alls/
Letter to Those Believing the Church Has Replaced Israel :: By Terry James – Rapture Ready: https://www.raptureready.com/2023/11/06/letter-to-those-believing-the-church-has-replaced-israel-by-terry-james/
Professor John Rist: Pope Francis is a heretic and has encouraged heresy in others – LifeSite: https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/professor-john-rist-pope-francis-is-a-heretic-and-has-encouraged-heresy-in-others/
Why do so many atheist historians think that 1 Corinthians 15 is reliable history? | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2023/11/12/why-do-so-many-atheist-historians-think-that-1-corinthians-15-is-reliable-history-5/
How Did William Wilberforce Change Christianity? – Topical Studies: https://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-study/topical-studies/william-wilberforce-11630357.html
Plate Tectonics After Fifty Years | The Institute for Creation Research – In the last 50 years, much empirical evidence has been found to support plate motion and the reconstruction of Wegener’s supercontinent. But the origins of the continents and the mixing of environments remain puzzling to those who blindly believe there never was a global Flood. Only a biblical worldview provides us with the clear answers.: https://www.icr.org/article/plate-tectonics-after-fifty-years/
Speaker Johnson: Separation of church, state ‘a misnomer’ | The Hill: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4308643-speaker-johnson-separation-of-church-state-a-misnomer/
Hamas vs. The Canaanites: Same Kind of Evil? : https://crossexamined.subspla.sh/q4fm6br
Are the Palestinians Wrong about Everything? (An Average Israeli Perspective) – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-x-cRReI1A
Follow the (Hamas) money trail | Voice – Either way, however, they came to power, their leadership has decimated Gaza and brought about great suffering on the populace, all while the leaders enrich themselves and countless hundreds of millions of dollars pour into anti-Israeli terrorist efforts. As the New York Post reported this week, While their people languish in poverty and are treated as human shields, the leaders of Hamas live billionaire lifestyles. “The terror group’s three top leaders alone are worth a staggering $11 billion between them and enjoy a life of luxury in the sanctuary of the emirate of Qatar.”: https://www.christianpost.com/voices/follow-the-hamas-money-trail.html
53 People in the Bible Confirmed Archaeologically – Biblical Archaeology Society: https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/people-cultures-in-the-bible/people-in-the-bible/50-people-in-the-bible-confirmed-archaeologically/
You might wish to ignore the great trans social experiment on our kids, but it’s not ignoring you – LifeSite: https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/you-might-wish-to-ignore-the-great-trans-social-experiment-on-our-kids-but-its-not-ignoring-you/
Behind the Scenes with Nancy Pearcey: People, Books, and Life Experiences – YouTube – Who are the key people, books, and experiences that have shaped Nancy Pearcey? She is the best-selling author of multiple books, including Love Thy Body. In this video, I interview her about her story to faith and ask her to share some personal insights and experiences from her life.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bIJ25Snz04
The standard genetic code is “optimized” to reduce costly errors | Uncommon Descent: https://uncommondescent.com/intelligent-design/the-standard-genetic-code-is-optimized-to-reduce-costly-errors/
Bart Ehrman’s Latest Book: How Jesus Became God – note – the author of this article, Melinda Penner, recently went home to be with the Lord: https://www.str.org/w/bart-ehrman-s-latest-book-how-jesus-became-god#.W-t0RB5lA0M
What are the attributes of God? – YouTube – What are the attributes of God? What are God’s perfections? Which attributes of God are communicable or incommunicable?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJWn_c0n-3M
Who Was Athanasius? Includes a brief video clip a teaching series A Survey of Church History, W. Robert Godfrey: https://www.ligonier.org/posts/who-was-athanasius

Each day Jesus was teaching at the temple, and each evening he went out to spend the night on the hill called the Mount of Olives, and all the people came early in the morning to hear him at the temple. Luke 21:37-38 Blessings to you all