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mid-week apologetics booster (10-28-2021)

Good morning friends, Quote of the week: I’m not a Christian today because I was raised that way or because it satisfies some need or accomplishes some goal. I’m simply a Christian because its evidentially true. – J. Warner Wallace Now, here are your weekly links:

The Moral Evidence for God – J. Warner Wallace – This is an excellent lecture with a great perspective on the “problem of evil” – Detective J. Warner Wallace shows that the evidence for an objective moral law leads us to infer that there’s a moral lawgiver responsible for the undeniable fact of moral obligations.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQI7QST6xk0
The Fast But Quiet Creeping of Everyday Cancel Culture | Natasha Crain – People are losing jobs for publicly sharing views that differ from what’s been deemed acceptable by secular culture.: https://natashacrain.com/the-fast-but-quiet-creeping-of-everyday-cancel-culture-3-things-christians-need-to-know/
Pets in Heaven?: A Eulogy | Reasonable Faith: https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/question-answer/pets-in-heaven-a-eulogy
Why do so many atheist historians think that 1 Corinthians 15 is reliable history? | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2021/10/22/why-do-so-many-atheist-historians-think-that-1-corinthians-15-is-reliable-history-4/
Four Things I’ve Learned from My Conversations with Atheists – YouTube – In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner provides four observations from his youth ministry trips to UC Berkeley. These simple observations may help you improve the quality of your discussions with non-believers and help you better understand the underlying issues in some of these conversations. J. Warner also answers viewer email related to the disagreements between Christian denominations and the need for personal research.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGWt43xCsZk
J. Warner Wallace: Tampering with Evidence – 2018 Xenos Summer Institute – YouTube – The universe in which we live appears to be incredibly fine-tuned for the existence of life like ours. What could explain this fine-tuning? Is it an accident? Do the laws of physics demand such fine-tuning? J. Warner Wallace describes the incredible fine-tuning of the universe and demonstrate that the best explanation is the creative work of God.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ecxc2uU2sBI
A New Movie on the Conversion of C. S. Lewis: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justin-taylor/a-new-movie-on-the-conversion-of-c-s-lewis/
Geological and Historical Evidence for Jesus Crucifixion Account Christian Apologist: https://christian-apologist.com/2019/01/05/geological-and-historical-evidence-for-jesus-crucifixion-account/
Why Shouldn’t We Trust the Non-Canonical Gospel of Nicodemus or The Acts of Pilate? | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/why-shouldnt-we-trust-the-non-canonical-gospel-of-nicodemus-or-the-acts-of-pilate/
Gaia and Selectionism’s Nature Worship | The Institute for Creation Research: https://www.icr.org/article/gaia-and-selectionisms-nature-worship/
What is the cost of discipleship? | Outline Notes on the Cost of Discipleship: https://carm.org/christianity/what-is-the-cost-of-discipleship/
Draw the Lines – We keep things around that are weaknesses for us, and then were shocked when they come back to bring us down in a moment of vulnerability. That’s why we need to get rid of the things were tempted to return to.: https://harvest.org/resources/devotion/draw-the-lines/
Preparing to Give an Answer: God’s Defense Recipe in 1 Peter 3:15 – Apologetics Press: https://apologeticspress.org/preparing-to-give-an-answer-gods-defense-recipe-in-1-peter-315-5963/

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” Matthew 16:13-14 Blessings to you all!