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mid-week apologetics booster (12-5-2024)

Good morning friends, Quote of the week: Be egalitarian regarding persons. Be elitist regarding ideas. – Peter Kreeft Now, here are your weekly links:

Good conversation between well informed atheist and Frank Turek during a Q&A session. They talk about a lot of different important subjects in this short conversation and Frank gives very good answers. – YouTube: https://youtu.be/9ehkLXgnbWQ?si=G-hTagrC5SzhSqgF
Todd Friel – presentation on Protestant history and the Bible. Todd visits several of the key locations where Reformation history happened.: https://youtu.be/fVHdhnfVldE?si=w2boVvByEYvuVNmt
Multiple Translation and Personal Study | carm.org – One of the most basic functions of reading a different translation than the one to which you are accustomed is simply to break familiarity and be startled anew by what the text is really saying. Familiarity brings with is a sort of rhythm and habit in which we can read a text and feel that we understand it well without actually taking it in. Reading the same text in unfamiliar words can suddenly shake us out of the rut we didn’t even know we were in and allow us to read the text with fresh eyes.: https://carm.org/king-james-onlyism/multiple-translations-and-personal-study/
Hope in the Midst of Porn Addiction – Lifeway Voices – Research reveals 68 million search queries on the internet, or one out of every four searches, are related to porn. But what about Christians? According to Barna Research, 68% of church-going men and more than 50% of pastors regularly view porn. And when it comes to Christians 18-24 years old, 76% actively search for porn.: https://voices.lifeway.com/culture-current-events/hope-in-the-midst-of-porn-addiction/
How is Christianity different from Islam? (Part 10): https://aliveapologetics.blogspot.com/2018/03/how-is-christianity-different-from.html
Dragons mentioned in the Bible | Genesis Park: https://www.genesispark.com/exhibits/evidence/scriptural/dragons-mentioned-in-the-bible/
Every religion claims to be historical (but only Christianity is) – Southern Equip: https://equip.sbts.edu/article/every-religion-claims-historical-christianity/
Where Is Jesus in the Old Testament? | Desiring God: https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/where-is-jesus-in-the-old-testament
William Lane Craig on the unexpected applicability of mathematics to nature | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2024/12/01/william-lane-craig-on-the-unexpected-applicability-of-mathematics-to-nature-11/
The Religion of Scientism, Part 3: A Faith in Peril – Embrace the Truth: https://embracethetruth.org/blog/scientism-a-faith-in-peril/

My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word. Psalms 119:28 Blessings to you all