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mid-week apologetics booster (9-10-2026)

Good morning friends,

Quote of the week:

Typically, “Progressive Christians” shift the authority for what they believe is true from the Bible to themselves – by becoming their own moral compass which will inevitably ebb and flow with culture. – Alisa Childers

Now, here are your weekly links:

“Can We Trust the Bible?” by Mark Spence – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyNseXdd260
The Ninety-Five Theses: Justified by Faith Alone with R.C. Sproul – YouTube – though not really a classic apologetics issue, I’m just so impressed by the breadth of knowledge possessed by R.C. Sproul as he is recounting not only Martin Luther’s conversion experience, but the series of events that led up to the indulgences and the 95 theses which he posted on the door at the Wittenberg Church. And he recounts all this history from memory without referring to any notes!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA9cuHd2t5g
Metamorphosis is more insane than you think. How does a caterpillar completely dissolve itself and reassemble into a flying butterfly? Using the life cycle of the monarch butterfly, this talk explores the astonishing biology of metamorphosis, from silk pad attachment and chrysalis formation to apoptosis, autophagy, and the rebuilding of wings from imaginal discs. Inside the Chrysalis, most of the caterpillars body breaks down into cellular soup before reorganizing into a fully functional butterfly, complete with a precise engineered probascus that locks together like microscopic latches. Is this merely evolution at work, or does metamorphosis reveal irreducible complexity and intentional design in nature?: https://youtu.be/kvUAv35OsdM?is=a6_aG6CRg-SPyC2L
How to Be a “One Dollar Apologist” (What I Learn Each Year at CIA) | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/how-to-be-a-one-dollar-apologist-what-i-learned-this-year-at-cia/
Could the Church of the Future Be Constituted by the Atheists of Today? – Dr. Brian Chilton: https://pastorbrianchilton.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/could-the-church-of-the-future-be-constituted-by-the-atheists-of-today/
Should a Christian Attend a Same-Sex Wedding? attending a same-sex “wedding” communicates the idea that you celebrate a union that God rejects and affirm a sin that God condemns. If you wouldn’t verbally say, “I affirm same-sex marriage,” then you shouldn’t attend a same-sex wedding because your participation says the same thing.: https://www.str.org/w/should-a-christian-attend-a-same-sex-wedding-
Are You a Pop-Christian or a Real Christian? – YouTube – This concerns me deeply. All my content is free and it’s meant to help you go DEEP into the word of God and strengthen your relationship with Christ. This is the last clip from my video collaboration with Allen Parr and I hope that you’ve benefitted from it. : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa2-xjLyvm0
Dr. James Tour explains why life couldn’t start by chance (interviewed by Stephen C. Meyer): https://youtu.be/4XZa9477mHQ?is=tGOjh5SfaaoZW_s_
The Case for Christianity According to a 7th Grader | Cold Case Christianity – This is a special guest post by Annie Olson, a 7th grader who wrote this as her final paper in a rhetoric class. It is reprinted here with the permission of Annie and her parents, and it’s an excellent example of what young people can accomplish when we elevate our expectations. Don’t underestimate the ability of your kids to understand the evidence and make the case, regardless of their age. You never know, they just might write something like this: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/10965/
Antibiotic Resistance & Bacterial Evolution: What’s the Real Story? (Long Story Short, Ep. 3) – YouTube – Bacterial evolution and antibiotic resistance is one of the all time greatest hits regarding evidence for Darwinian evolution. It’s true that antibiotics do stop working sometimes, AND antibiotic resistance is a form of evolution. But is this a demonstration of the creative power of Darwinian evolution, or is there something else going on?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlmgFFBBopM
10 Christian Apologists On The Importance Of Apologetics – Cerebral Faith: https://cerebralfaith.net/10-christian-apologists-on-importance/
How OXYGEN Disproves Evolution – YouTube – Explore the stunning engineering inside the human body, and why its oxygen delivery system is far more complex than anything humans have ever built. A physician, Howard Glicksman, and a systems architect, Steve Laufmann, break down the cascading challenges your body must solve every second just to keep you alive. From ATP turbines to lung surface area to iron regulation, each step reveals precision that seems impossible to chalk up to accidents. This episode asks the big question: is the human body the result of chance… or design?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihoTfl3uMu0
Why We Don’t Need a Scientific Experiment to Know God Exists – YouTube – Greg and Amy explain why demanding repeatable scientific experiments for God’s existence is a category error, then show how scientific evidence, answered prayer, and other lines of evidence can still point to a personal God.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EVTDgkJBDI
Why The Pre-Jesus Mythologies Fail To Prove Jesus Is A Myth | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/why-the-pre-jesus-mythologies-fail-to-prove-jesus-is-a-myth/
What the Case Looks Like When Young People Are Your Jury | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/what-the-case-looks-like-when-young-people-are-your-jury/
Students Love Answers More Than the Church Loves Answers | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/students-love-answers-more-than-the-church-loves-answers/
The Evidence for Christianity Doesn’t “Tell” Us Anything | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/the-evidence-for-christianity-doesnt-tell-us-anything/
Are Christians Biased? | Cold Case Christianity – Christians are often accused of being “biased” simply because we believe in the supernatural. This accusation has power in our current pluralistic culture. Biased people are seen as prejudicial and unfair, arrogant and overly confident of their position. Nobody wants to be identified as someone who is biased or opinionated. But make no mistake about it, all of us have a point of view; all of us hold opinions and ideas that color the way we see the world. Anyone who tells you that he (or she) is completely objective and devoid of presuppositions has another more important problem: that person is either astonishingly naive or a liar. The question is not whether or not we have ideas, opinions, or preexisting points of view; the question is whether or not we will allow these perspectives to prevent us from examining the evidence objectively. It’s possible to have a prior opinion yet leave this presupposition at the door in order to examine the evidence fairly. We ask jurors to do this all the time.: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/are-christians-biased/
What does it mean to be a man? Ben Shapiro interviewing Voddie Baucham: https://youtu.be/CMiXQ-iODyk?is=X3fiw8IDCLjm8O79
The genius of honey bees: a hive mind in action: https://youtu.be/s7vRlQKxbZ8?is=qnxK4vizyt5K3UkU
“He knew the dangers” – Dr. Frank Turk remembers Charlie Kirk one year later: https://youtu.be/Wd4mCZH9Qd8?is=6_lcmbMkzj6aQKnN
Who Wrote Hebrews? The Bible’s Greatest Cold Case – YouTube – Who wrote the book of Hebrews? The author never names himself-yet the letter contains a remarkable trail of internal clues, early-church testimony, manuscript evidence, and a circle of possible authors. In this Cold Case Christianity podcast episode, we investigate the Bible’s greatest authorship mystery: Was Hebrews written by Paul, Luke, Barnabas, Clement of Rome, or another figure in the apostolic circle? We examine the evidence-including Hebrews’ refined Greek style, its connection to Timothy, its pre-AD 70 setting, its “word of exhortation” structure, and its extraordinary theology of Christ. You’ll discover: Why Hebrews opens without a name, greeting, or apostolic salutation The strongest evidence for and against Paul as the direct writer Why early sources connected Paul to Hebrews while proposing Luke or Clement as the Greek penman Why Barnabas remains a serious alternative, especially given his Levitical background What Papyrus P46, Clement of Alexandria, Origen, Tertullian, Eusebius, Jerome, and Augustine contribute to the case Why the best conclusion may be that Hebrews preserves Pauline theology in another trusted coworker’s extraordinary Greek This is not a case with a signed confession-but the historical and textual evidence points us toward the apostolic circle and the theology of Paul. The question is not merely, “Who held the pen?” but, “Where does the chain of custody lead?” : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_szWvhWxrE
THE CHRISTIAN CASE (Formerly “Reasoned Musings”): Why Did Paul Quote Pagan Philosophers?: https://rajkumarrichard.blogspot.com/2019/10/why-did-paul-quote-pagan-philosophers.html
John Lennox: Oxford Math Professor Defends Christianity | National Review: https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/03/john-lennox-oxford-math-professor-defends-christianity/
Jay Richards answers the objection “Who Designed the Designer?” | WINTERY KNIGHT: https://winteryknight.com/2018/11/25/jay-richards-answers-the-objection-who-designed-the-designer/
Why Does the Bible Specify That Paul Was a Roman Citizen? | How Can Paul Be a Hebrew and Roman Citizen? – Beliefnet: https://www.beliefnet.com/faiths/christianity/why-does-the-bible-specify-that-paul-was-a-roman-citizen.aspx
How to Turn the Tables on Four Pro-Choice Arguments – LifeNews.com: https://www.lifenews.com/2017/08/18/how-to-turn-the-tables-on-four-pro-choice-arguments/
Verifiability Is A Christian Distinctive | Cold Case Christianity: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/verifiability-is-a-christian-distinctive/
Young Earth vs. Old Earth: Christian PhDs Face Off in Heated Debate – YouTube – These closing statements from Dr. Terry Mortenson and Dr. Hugh Ross are an excerpt from the full debate in front of future pastors held at Southern Evangelical Seminary in 2024. You can view the full length debate here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwvofiaLZl0

Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life. Revelation 21:27

Blessings to you all