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mid-week apologetics booster (8-18-2022)

Good morning friends, Quote of the week: Lead me to the cross and show me his wounds, the hateful nature of evil, the power of Satan; May I there see my sins as the nails that transfixed him, the cords that bound him, the thorns that tore him, the sword that pierced him. – Valley of Vision Now, here are your weekly links:

Can science answer all of life’s questions? – Sharon Dirckx – OCCA: https://www.theocca.org/resources/can-science-answer-all-of-lifes-questions/
Why Do Humans Differ from Animals in Courtship and Sexual Dimorphism? | Answers in Genesis: https://answersingenesis.org/animal-behavior/humans-animals-courtship-sexual-dimorphism/
The Secret Origin of One of Bugs Bunny’s Best Insults. Because of Bugs’s popularity, the bunny’s use of nimrod became, over time, the predominant version of the word so much so that, today, few people even know it is actually a Biblical reference. The Dot and Line: https://dotandline.net/when-bugs-bunny-beat-the-bible/
Why Can’t Something Come from Nothing? – YouTube – Alex J. O’Connor, aka. (The) Cosmic Skeptic, questions Dr. Craig on the first premise of the kalam cosmological argument for God’s existence.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUhKnzA_0dM
Many scientists believe scientific theories religiously | George’s Journal: https://georgesjournal.net/2022/08/16/many-scientists-believe-scientific-theories-religiously/
Defending the Faith in Your Community – Every Day – Ask a Christian to defend the faith and you get a variety of reactions. Why does the faith need defending? God can take care of Himself. How do I do that? I don’t want to do that! Are you serious? I wouldn’t know how. Isn’t that for professionals? Me? I’m not one of those apologists. I’m just a Christian. Whatever your reaction, the fact is that every Christian can and should defend the faith in their community every day.: http://christianapologeticsalliance.com/2013/01/15/defending-the-faith-in-your-community-every-day/
Is Natural Selection the Same Thing as Evolution? | Answers in Genesis – Natural selection is an observable process that is often purported to be the underlying mechanism of unobservable molecules-to-man evolution.: https://answersingenesis.org/natural-selection/is-natural-selection-the-same-thing-as-evolution/
Who are the “other sheep” in John 10:16? And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd John 10:16 Christians have traditionally viewed the above passage as a reference to the Gentiles who would soon be presented the Good News of salvation and engrafted into the Christian fold. Mormons, however, have used John 10:16 as a proof-text to support the existence of one of the people groups in the Book of Mormon. : https://www.mrm.org/john-10-16
A must-read series of posts on cosmic fine-tuning by Allen Hainline | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2014/07/18/a-must-read-series-of-posts-on-cosmic-fine-tuning-by-allen-hainline/
Does the Doctrine of Hell Make God Unjust? | The Cripplegate: https://thecripplegate.com/does-the-doctrine-of-hell-make-god-unjust/
Apologetics, Evidence, and Relevance | The Institute for Creation Research: https://www.icr.org/article/8205/
4 Reasons Christian Parents Need to Care More About Atheism: https://natashacrain.com/4-reasons-christian-parents-need-to-care-more-about-atheism/
Advice to Young Aspiring Apologists – 13 lessons – Jonathan McLatchie: https://jonathanmclatchie.com/advice-to-young-aspiring-apologists/
Truthbomb Apologetics: The Art of Listening – In conversations I am continually learning that what I don’t say is sometimes just as important as what I do say.: http://truthbomb.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-art-of-listening.html
Why Christians Must Continue to Guard the Truth of the Gospel | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/why-christians-must-continue-to-guard-the-truth-of-the-gospel/
Are Christians Narrow-Minded and Intolerant? – Canon Fodder: https://www.michaeljkruger.com/are-christians-narrow-minded-and-intolerant/
How to Talk About Evolution | Evolution News: https://evolutionnews.org/2012/10/how_to_talk_abo/
Historical Evidence of Jesus Christs Resurrection – There are many skeptics of Jesus Christ and of His resurrection. Can it be proven as an actual historical event? Are we to believe only on faith? What empirical, concrete evidence do we have today that Jesus Christ indeed was resurrected from the dead? Can His resurrection be proven? : https://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/historical-evidence-of-jesus-christs-resurrection/
Dialogue with Muslims about evidence why Islam is true: https://carm.org/dialogues/dialogue-with-muslims-about-evidence-why-islam-is-true/
7 Tips to Engage Skeptics Like the Apostle Paul Did in the Bible – Part 1: http://apologeticsguy.com/2013/05/acts-17-bible-study-apostle-paul-athens-1/
Was There a Great Apostasy? | Douglas Beaumont – Some kind of apostasy narrative is required to explain why a group that did not exist for nearly 2,000 years can consider itself the true expression of Christianity. Obviously, if the Church founded by Jesus did not go into apostasy, there would be no excuse to create a new group or restore what was lost. Unlike most Christian sects that attempt to locate themselves (in some form) throughout Christian history, the Mormons accept and explain their non-existence by claiming the Church founded by Jesus Christ disappeared from the Earth shortly after its creation.: https://douglasbeaumont.com/2014/10/04/was-there-a-great-apostasy/
Refuting Evolution chapter 1: Evolution & creation, science & religion, facts & bias – creation.com: https://creation.com/refuting-evolution-chapter-1-evolution-creation-science-religion-facts-bias
Christianity is a Thinking-Man’s Faith | Come Reason’s Apologetics Notes: https://apologetics-notes.comereason.org/2014/11/christianity-is-thinking-mans-faith.html
Is the Watchmaker Argument Still Valid? | Reasonable Faith: https://www.reasonablefaith.org/media/reasonable-faith-podcast/is-the-watchmaker-argument-still-valid
A Recent Origin for Stonehenge? | The Institute for Creation Research: https://www.icr.org/article/8488
Galapagos evolution – creation.com – Whether or not evolution has occurred on Galpagos (or anywhere else on Earth for that matter) depends very much on what is meant by the term evolution. The theory that creationists oppose is the idea (and consequent atheistic worldview) that all living things on Earth have arisen from a single source (which itself came from non-life). The key issue is the type of change required. For example, to change microbes into marine iguanas would require massive successive increases in the genetic information of the genome.: https://creation.com/galapagos-evolution
This Twitter thread about Roman Catholicism “blew up”. Interesting (and sad) to read the comments from Catholics and also the debate back and forth: https://twitter.com/JoRo_______/status/1559542221896032257?t=cLaCM2ic5Kl-ivqgqJppFQ&s=19

When the apostles returned, they reported to Jesus what they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew by themselves to a town called Bethsaida, but the crowds learned about it and followed him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing. Luke 9:10-11 Blessings to you all