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mid-week apologetics booster (1-30-2025)

Good morning friends,

Quote of the week:

Faith doesn’t guarantee good health and wealth as “Word of Faith” preachers assert. In fact, their self-serving theology can be refuted by one simple observation: Jesus and the apostles weren’t healthy and wealthy. In fact, they suffered and died for their beliefs. Don’t tell me they didn’t have enough faith! – Frank Turek

Now, here are your weekly links:

The Apostle Paul and Joseph Smith’s Vision | Podcast | Reasonable Faith – Rob Bowman has written a paper comparing the Apostle Paul’s encounter with Christ on the Damascus Road and Joseph Smith’s encounter with two personages he claimed to be God, the Father, and Jesus. And that started Mormonism. It would take us hours to critique Joseph Smith’s vision and defend Paul’s, but let’s look at some of the contrast that Bowman offers. This is often used by skeptics to try to show that the Christian is in the same boat as the Mormon despite the theological differences between the two. If one can dismiss Joseph Smith’s alleged encounter, then one can dismiss Paul’s Damascus Road experience. What are some of the initial considerations for dealing with things like that?: https://www.reasonablefaith.org/media/reasonable-faith-podcast/the-apostle-paul-and-joseph-smiths-vision
Letter to my Muslim Friend – 1 Peter 4:12-16: https://1peter41216.wordpress.com/2018/11/03/letter-to-my-muslim-friend/
Three Possible Models for Cultural Engagement – THINKAPOLOGETICS.COM: https://chab123.wordpress.com/2025/01/24/three-possible-models-for-cultural-engagement-3/
Stephen C. Meyer debates Charles Marshall on the Cambrian explosion | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2025/01/24/stephen-c-meyer-debates-charles-marshall-on-the-cambrian-explosion-2/
How Do I Apply Bible Stories to My Life? | Desiring God – I put a huge emphasis on following an author’s train of thought in order to find his true intention.: https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/how-do-i-apply-bible-stories-to-my-life
Becoming a Jesus Follower – Part of My Story | Real Life Apologetics: https://reallifeapologetics.wordpress.com/2025/01/24/becoming-a-jesus-follower-part-of-my-story/
Dangerous Deception – Antinomianism | RC Sproul – YouTube: https://youtube.com/shorts/IIf5LMxgHKE
Steve Lawson Update: https://thecripplegate.com/steve-lawson-interview/
Fascist atheist group loses lawsuit against Ratio Christi student ministry | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2025/01/25/fascist-atheist-group-loses-lawssuit-against-ratio-christi-student-ministry/
A Biblical Approach to Climate Change (part 1) – Underlying assumptions and worldviews behind different approaches to climate change are summarized along with questionable scientific models.: https://creation.com/en-us/videos/a-biblical-approach-to-climate-change-part-1
What are besetting sins? | GotQuestions.org: https://www.gotquestions.org/besetting-sins.html
The Sin That Clings So Closely | Tabletalk : https://tabletalkmagazine.com/article/2018/05/sin-clings-closely/
So Who Decided? | Answers in Genesis – How did people decide which books were from God?: https://answersingenesis.org/bible-study/so-who-decided/
The Argument for God from the Fine-Tuning of the Universe: https://www.cltruth.com/2019/argument-for-god-fine-tuning-universe/
New course by Shanda Fulbright on worldviews for students grades 7-9 | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2025/01/27/new-course-by-shanda-fulbright-on-worldviews-for-students-grades-7-9/
Many feared dead after crush at major Indian religious festival – Dozens of people believed to be injured as the ‘world’s largest gathering of humanity’ takes place in northern India. Dozens of people are feared dead and injured after a barrier broke during a holy bath at a major Hindu religious festival in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Drone footage showed millions of devotees, shoulder to shoulder, arriving in the pre-dawn dark for the holy river dip to mark the most auspicious day of the festival. According to the Uttar Pradesh government, some 17.6 million devotees had taken a dip in the waters before 6am on Wednesday. The Maha Kumbh Mela, or Great Pitcher Festival, is often called the world’s largest gathering of humanity, attracting more than 400 million visitors over six weeks. One of Hinduism’s most holy festivals, it is held every 12 years. Taking a holy dip is believed to absolve sins and grant moksha, or salvation.: https://inews.co.uk/news/world/many-feared-dead-after-crush-at-indian-religious-festival-3506910
How Should Young Earth & Old Earth Christians Interact? – YouTube: https://youtu.be/Mf2cJdBz0Rs
Correcting a cultist with truth and grace: https://creation.com/correcting-a-cultist-with-truth-and-grace
Christ’s deity in the New Testament: https://mbcpathway.com/2020/12/26/christs-deity-in-the-new-testament/
Unbelievable? Is Luke’s Description of Quirinius Historically Inaccurate? | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/unbelievable-is-lukes-description-of-quirinius-historically-inaccurate/
Here’s Why Christians Should Avoid the Teachings of Richard Rohr: https://www.alisachildersblog.com/blog/heres-why-christians-should-avoid-the-teachings-of-richard-rohr
What Is Hinduism and Hare Krishna? | Answers in Genesis: https://answersingenesis.org/world-religions/what-is-hinduism-and-hare-krishna/
Peering Through a Glass Darkly the Problem of Evil | Apologetics Resource Center: https://arcapologetics.org/peering-through-a-glass-darkly/
Apologetics Resources for Alabama Baptist – Tactical Faith: https://tacticalfaith.com/apologetics/apologetics-resources-for-alabama-baptist/
Here’s Why Parents Should Stop Trying to Raise ‘Church Kids’ – Faithwire: https://www.faithwire.com/2018/07/12/heres-why-parents-should-stop-trying-to-raise-church-kids/
Engineered Adaptability: Darwin’s Anti-Design Doctrine | The Institute for Creation Research: https://www.icr.org/article/darwins-anti-design-doctrine/

Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question. “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and have children for his brother. Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died childless. The second and then the third married her, and in the same way the seven died, leaving no children. Finally, the woman died too. Now then, at the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?” Jesus replied, “The people of this age marry and are given in marriage. But those who are considered worthy of taking part in that age and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage, and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection. But in the account of the bush, even Moses showed that the dead rise, for he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’ He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.” Luke 20:27-38

Blessings to you all