Category Archives: Apologetics

Gravity Waves

A reader asked me to comment on the profound theological significance of gravity waves. Seems like a good idea. So here goes … Background About 100 years ago, Einstein published his General Theory of Relativity (GTR), which has been confirmed … Continue reading

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Apologetics: August 3, 2014 Sunday School Class (Historical Evidence for Jesus and the Resurrection)

Here are the notes — Apologetics: Did Jesus Really Exist? Apologetics: The Resurrection of Jesus Here’s the audio — August 3, 2014 Class

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Apologetics: July 27, 2014 class (Reconciling the Big Bang with Genesis 1)

Here are links to today’s class. The materials may be found at — Apologetics: The Bible and Science, Part 7 (Quark Confinement and Six Days) Apologetics: The Bible and Science, Part 8 (the Finely Tuned Universe) Apologetics: The Bible and … Continue reading

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Apologetics: July 20, 2014 (On How to Read the Old Testament)

Here is the audio from Sunday’s adult Bible class. The first two links download for listening as a Podcast, via iTunes, or on just about any mp3 or m4a player. The media player will stream the audio from the website — July 20, 2014 (22MB m4a) … Continue reading

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Apologetics: July 13, 2014 Class: Introduction to Science and the Bible

Sunday morning’s class. You can download the file to play as a Podcast or on an MP3 player — Download m4a sound file (28 MB) or as an MP3 — Download mp3 sound file (51 MB) or you can stream … Continue reading

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Apologetics: July 6, 2014 Sunday School class on the Christian worldview

As you know, much of the material I post here is for use in my church’s Bible classes. The apologetics series recently completed is for a series I’m teaching this summer. I’ve had a number of requests to record these … Continue reading

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Apologetics: Presuppositional Apologetics

[It’ll be well worth your time to watch all three videos.]

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Apologetics: The Resurrection of Jesus

A central claim of Christianity is that Jesus was resurrected from the dead. In particular, “resurrection” is not a dead man’s incorporeal, phantasmagorical spirit floating off to heaven. Rather, the claim is that Jesus’ body left the grave re-animated and transformed … Continue reading

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Apologetics: Archaeology and the Bible, Part 2

Old Testament The Dead Sea Scrolls These were found in 1946 by a shepherd boy in caves near the Dead Sea. There are hundreds of such caves, and many are very difficult to reach. Fortunately, the boy’s goats wandered into … Continue reading

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Apologetics: Archaeology and the Bible, Part 1

We really can’t fairly consider the impact of archaeology on the Bible’s authenticity without knowing a little history. Of course, for centuries, the Western world just assumed the Bible to be true and felt no need to test its claims … Continue reading

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