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mid-week apologetics booster (5-23-2024)

Good morning friends, Quote of the week: If the church loses the intellectual battle in one generation, then evangelism will become immeasurably more difficult in the next. The war is not yet lost, and it is one which we must not lose: souls of men and women hang in the balance. For the sake of greater effectiveness in witnessing to Jesus Christ Himself, as well as for their own sakes, evangelicals cannot afford to keep on living on the periphery of responsible intellectual existence. – William Lane Craig (from, Hard Questions, Real Answers) Now, here are your weekly links:

The worst mistake you can make when defending the Christian worldview | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2024/05/16/the-worst-mistake-you-can-make-when-defending-the-christian-worldview-8/
No Flawless Church | Tabletalk – How was the Word preached? Was a commitment to fellowship and prayer apparent? How were the sacraments observed? Did there appear to be a desire to add to the church through evangelism? The intent was to equip our family to choose a healthy church, using biblical categories. These are questions that should be asked again as we consider planting churches in a culture deeply shaped by consumerism and discontent. These marks of church health form a pattern that is stitched through the narrative in Acts describing how Jesus built His church through His Apostles (e.g., 4:32–33; 6:4, 7; 12:5; 13:3; 19:10, 20).: https://tabletalkmagazine.com/article/2024/05/no-flawless-church/
How long were Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden? | GotQuestions.org: https://www.gotquestions.org/Adam-Eve-Garden-Eden.html
Campus Protestors Need to Do Some Homework – The Stream: https://stream.org/campus-protestors-need-to-do-some-homework/
Sanctifying Our Hearts with Apologetics | The Institute for Creation Research: https://www.icr.org/article/11647/
3 Common Traits of Youth Who Don’t Leave the Church: https://faithit.com/3-common-traits-of-youth-who-dont-leave-the-church/
When (and Why) Feminism Is Anti-Feminine: https://www.str.org/w/when-and-why-feminism-is-anti-feminine
Why should we read the Bible / study the Bible? | GotQuestions.org: https://www.gotquestions.org/why-read-Bible.html
Are atheists unbiased about the question of God’s existence? | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2024/05/19/are-atheists-unbiased-about-the-question-of-gods-existence-2/
What Every Christian Needs to Know About Suicide – Stand to Reason University – YouTube – this is the intro to a course that you can take online: https://youtu.be/lEFpk4Ve4QU?si=jTtr3gDZiDyshDxG
Is Bart Ehrman Right When He Says Half of Paul’s Letters are Forgeries? | Is Jesus Alive?: https://isjesusalive.com/is-bart-ehrman-right-when-he-says-half-of-pauls-letters-are-forgeries/
Conversations With Jehovah’s Witnesses – Part Three – Stephen J Bedard: https://www.stephenjbedard.com/2019/03/18/conversations-with-jehovahs-witnesses-part-three/
How to Be a One Dollar Apologist in the Second Half of Life | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/how-to-be-a-one-dollar-apologist-in-the-second-half-of-life/
What is the Bible & Where Did it Come From?: https://www.crosswalk.com/faith/bible-study/what-is-the-bible-and-where-did-it-come-from.html
6 Big Reasons Why Islam Is False | Reasons for Jesus: https://reasonsforjesus.com/6-big-reasons-why-islam-is-false/
Once Again, Why Intelligent Design Is Not a “God-of-the-Gaps” Argument | Evolution News: https://evolutionnews.org/2013/01/why_intelligent/
LEE STROBEL – The Case for Christ – YouTube: https://youtu.be/67uj2qvQi_k?si=F54cS6WQv7tlC7nK
Conversations: Introduction – An Affair with Reason: https://laurazpowell.org/blog/conversations-introduction
Top 10 Reasons our Kids Leave Church | Marc5Solas: https://marc5solas.wordpress.com/2013/02/08/top-10-reasons-our-kids-leave-church/
Does the fossil record match Darwinist predictions or Design predictions? | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2024/05/22/does-the-fossil-record-match-darwinist-predictions-or-design-predictions/
Are Evangelicals No Longer Evangelizing? – Breakpoint: https://breakpoint.org/are-evangelicals-no-longer-evangelizing/
Episode 246: The Deconstruction of Christianity: Alisa Childers & Tim Barnett. Together, we will try to understand the core aspects of the Christian deconstruction movement, its origins, the meaning of deconstruction hashtags like #exvangelical, and why it attracts so many people, particularly those disenchanted with traditional church teachings. Alisa and Tim offer strategies for thoughtfully and empathetically engaging with those questioning or abandoning their faith in Christ, emphasizing responses grounded in a biblical worldview. Whether you are seeking to support a loved one in turmoil, understand the dramatic spiritual changes around you, or find answers to your spiritual doubts, Alisa and Tim provide valuable insights and answers that promise to enlighten, challenge, and encourage.: https://www.ltw.org/listen/candid/2024/episode-246
Faithful Thinkers: Book Review: Another Gospel?: https://lukenixblog.blogspot.com/2021/05/book-review-another-gospel.html
Am I Just Not Chosen? The Disorientation of Deconversion – Christian Research Institute: https://www.equip.org/articles/am-i-just-not-chosen-the-disorientation-of-deconversion/

but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and reverence ; and keep a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame. – 1 Peter 3:15-16 Blessings to you all