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mid-week apologetics booster (6-5-2025)

Good Morning Friends,

Quote of the week:

Imagine a family of mice who lived all their lives in a large piano. To them in their piano-world came the music of the instrument, filling all the dark spaces with sound and harmony. At first the mice were impressed by it. They drew comfort and wonder from the thought that there was Someone who made the music — though invisible to them — above, yet close to them. They loved to think of the Great Player whom they could not see. Then one day a daring mouse climbed up part of the piano and returned very thoughtful. He had found how the music was made. Wires were the secret; tightly stretched wires of graduated lengths which trembled and vibrated. They must revise all their old beliefs: none but the most conservative could any longer believe in the Unseen Player. Later, another explorer carried the explanation further. Hammers were now the secret, numbers of hammers dancing and leaping on the wires. This was a more complicated theory, but it all went to show that they lived in a purely mechanical and mathematical world. The Unseen Player came to be thought of as a myth. But the pianist continued to play.

So it is with us and God…

Now, here are your weekly links:

Finding a Biblical Doctrine of Sin | Reasonable Faith – Dr. Craig’s response seems off base here. I’m only including this so we can think critically on this important issue: https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/question-answer/finding-a-biblical-doctrine-of-sin
HELP! I Want to Believe! Atheist Woman Shares Her Struggles on the Quest for Truth – YouTube: https://youtu.be/rPcKnApezU4?si=I-oelac5wmwHBGDv
So, You’re Spiritual? What Do You Mean By That? – YouTube: https://youtu.be/Dy40WroxxeY?si=yvp55zuUr_ww7sw6
Fifteen Myths about Bible Translation – Daniel B. Wallace: https://danielbwallace.com/2012/10/08/fifteen-myths-about-bible-translation/
What’s the best book for introducing all the basics of defending the faith? | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2025/06/03/whats-the-best-book-for-introducing-all-the-basics-of-defending-the-faith-2/
An Ordered Case for Design | Life on K2-18b Revisited | Fazale “Fuz” Rana and Hugh Ross – YouTube: https://youtu.be/A8OR9AAzPu4?si=A6vKTmQ3sPk19BSE
Can You See the Supernatural? with Lee Strobel – YouTube: https://youtu.be/mCXb4F1pRAk?si=ui8t_eLJFN5lye9I
HELP! My Professor Says Jesus is a Myth! – YouTube: https://youtu.be/0z54QmB8CWg?si=qO_pHzHvuB6UmOaU
What Makes Christianity Different from Other Religions? | Illuminate Ep 3 – YouTube: https://youtu.be/jbeFQtaybB8?si=xENfowE-WGHszD30
3 Startling Truths about the Early Church from the Pre-New Testament Texts: https://crossexamined.org/3-startling-truths-early-church-pre-new-testament-texts/
Is Mark’s Gospel an Early Memoir of the Apostle Peter? | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/is-marks-gospel-an-early-memoir-of-the-apostle-peter/
Does It Take More Faith To Be An Atheist? | Sean McDowell: https://seanmcdowell.org/blog/does-it-take-more-faith-to-be-an-atheist
Reflecting God’s Character in Apologetics – Dr. Mikel Del Rosario | Apologetics Guy℠: https://apologeticsguy.com/2020/07/apologetics-and-character/
Resurrection historian unearths historic platinum! | @MikeLiconaOfficial – YouTube: https://youtu.be/6wX9ireIsmY?si=jQ-Ifd8PiAI_rr5U
Were The Gospels Written By The Disciples Originally In Greek? – YouTube: https://youtu.be/zOvl0SYh6Tw?si=pyGVKHD34DOr7U6W
The Fear of “Phobic”: https://www.str.org/w/the-fear-of-phobic-
The Death of ‘New Atheism’ – The Stream: https://stream.org/the-death-of-new-atheism/
How are we to live our lives in light of Christ’s return? | GotQuestions.org: https://www.gotquestions.org/live-lives-Christ-return.html
Undesigned Coincidences and the Reliability of Scripture: https://thedailyapologist.com/blog/undesigned-coincidences-and-the-reliability-of-scripture
Science Confirms Climate Change! | Answers in Genesis: https://answersingenesis.org/environmental-science/climate-change/science-confirms-climate-change/
Radioisotopes and the Age of the Earth (RATE)| The Institute for Creation Research: https://www.icr.org/rate
Addressing Skeptical Challenges, Part 1 – Reasons to Believe: https://reasons.org/explore/blogs/reflections/addressing-skeptical-challenges-part-1
How “Undesigned Coincidences” Enhances The Reliability Of The Bible?: https://rajkumarrichard.blogspot.com/2022/06/how-undesigned-coincidences-enhances.html?m=1
Does James 1:5 Teach About Praying for a Testimony? – Mormonism Research Ministry: https://mrm.org/james-15-testimony
Dark Energy, Dark Matter, and the Bible: https://www.blogos.org/scienceandtechnology/dark-energy-matter.php
Ainsley Chalmers interview – Blinded by evolutionary brainwashing: https://creation.com/ainsley-chalmers-interview
How did Judas die? | GotQuestions.org: https://www.gotquestions.org/Judas-die.html
My 5 Favorite Arguments for God’s Existence | Free Thinking Ministries: https://freethinkingministries.com/my-5-favorite-arguments-for-gods-existence/
How Could Adam Have Named All the Animals in a Single Day? | Answers in Genesis: https://answersingenesis.org/adam-and-eve/how-could-adam-have-named-all-the-animals-in-a-single-day/
Quick Shot: “It’s narrow-minded to think Jesus is the only way to God” | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/quick-shot-its-narrow-minded-to-think-jesus-is-the-only-way-to-god/
3 Overlooked Ways to Do Pre-Evangelism: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/3-overlooked-ways-pre-evangelism/
How I Learned the Difference Between Belief THAT and Belief IN | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/how-i-learned-the-difference-between-belief-that-and-belief-in/

Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and the oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument. Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised, he confirmed it with an oath. God did this so that, by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope offered to us may be greatly encouraged. We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where Jesus, who went before us, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek. Hebrews 6:16-20

Blessings to you all