Apologetics for Tweens: Recent Episodes
Thomas Griffin
Addressing the most important questions and concerns about Christianity that lead us to the confidence our faith is true. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thomas-griffin8/support
Do you remember any of the basic arguments that point to the truth of Christianity? Join us to summarize them so you can more easily recall for yourselves and interactions with others.
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How many arguments can you name for the existence of God? What is your favorite? Join us to explore just some of the many, many arguments that point directly to the existence of God.
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Are you familiar with the term quantum mechanics? Could it be the explanation that proves God did not create the universe? Join us to understand some of the arguments about this theory.
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Do we have historical information that allows us to know the probably dates of Jesus' birth and death? Join us to explore the two main possibilities.
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Critics claim the lineage of Jesus listed in Matthew and Luke contradict? Join us to explore the issue and see how it is resolved.
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Congrats on making it to episode 100. Or maybe this is your first time. Are you a good person? What did Jesus say about this? Join us to understand what good is and how we can find it.
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Has anyone said to you that belief in God is like belief in fairies or leprechauns or other made up human ideas? Join us to explore where the differences are.
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If you were asked which Bible character would be a good role model, would it be Moses, David, something else? What qualifies as a good role model and who should be our role model. Join us to learn who we should try to be like.
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We are commanded to share the gospel? Does that idea make you uncomfortable? Not everyone is a social butterfly but there are ways to fulfill God's command. Join us to learn some of the aspects of evangelism.
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Are we just advanced animals? Do we have anything in common with God? How are we made in His image? Join us to explore how we are a special creation.
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Revelation predicts a time of a world government and religion? How might that take place? Do we see signs of it now? Join us to explore what the Bible tells us.
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Why were the Israelites God's chosen people? Can we learn from the pattern of the OT to prepare us for today and tomorrow? Join us to investigate the pattern of behavior of the Israelites.
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Have you ever wondered about prayer? Why do we pray? How should we pray? If God knows our prayers beforehand, why should we pray? Join us to discuss some important aspects of prayer to help you understand the power it has in your lives.
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Is God hidden? Why does He not do a great miracle so everyone in the world will recognize Him and potentially be saved? Join us to explore the answer to whether God hides from some of us and if that is playing favorites.
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Some day if you are a Christian, someone will say you are narrow-minded, bigoted or intolerant. Is that the case? How should we understand respond to these claims? Join us to discuss the awful names Christians are called.
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Don't judge me! Have you ever heard that? Is judging wrong? Join us to understand this issue better from scripture and how to apply it in our lives.
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Are you aware that it is legal for marriage to be between a man and woman? What are the consequences of this law and what does the Bible say about it? Join us to review the evidence from scripture and natural law.
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Are there more than two genders? Are you male or female or whatever based on your feelings? Join us to review the scientific, medical and scriptural facts about this societal debate.
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Abortion is the destruction of a fetus/baby pre-birth? Is it a sin or should it be a woman's choice because she should be in charge of her health issues? Join us to discuss the scriptural and scientific facts about this issue.
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Now we will review a few important issues from culture. Do you think homosexuality is a sin? Many liberals, even Christians, say this is bigotry and intolerant. Join us to review the biblical and life implications.
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Many people are concerned about what happens in hell and why it is there. Is it torture forever? Join us to discuss this important question about the destiny of nonbelievers.
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What is our mind? Does the brain control it? Is it part of or the result of the brain? Join us to explore what scientists say and perhaps an alternative answer that may surprise you.
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Have you heard the terms body, soul and spirit? What is the difference? How should we understand them? Join us to explore the differences and similarities.
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Do you know how to tell when certain statements are false and violate logic? Join us to review the top 10 common fallacies or false statements.
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Are you familiar with the story of the Shroud? What if it is the burial cloth of Jesus. Join us to explore whether it might be a fraud or if the evidence shows otherwise.
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Join us for a summary review of top criticisms of Christianity and some short answers you can remember for your interactions with others.
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Join us for some quick hitting questions and answers from my youth teaching over the years.
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Have you ever talked with a nonbeliever about God? You will have many opportunities in your life. What should you know about so-called atheists and nonbelievers? Join us for some ideas that will help you prepare.
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Did you ever wonder how all the various animals and other species could fit on the ark if it really happened? Is it possible or was it just a story? Join us to explore a reasonable explanation.
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The Bible talks about a huge and destructive flood. Scientists claim there is not enough water in the world for a worldwide flood. Could there be an answer to this potential contradiction? Join us to explore a possible explanation.
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Could it be the Adam and Eve really lived over 900 years? Was that just an exaggeration? What do we know from science and astronomy that might support the claim? Join us to investigate whether long life spans were and are possible.
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Adam and Even were the first and then had children. But where then did all the people come from that populated the world we have today? Join us to explore this intriguing question.
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Have you ever read Revelation? Since there are future predictions of the return of Jesus and other interesting events, join us to learn more.
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Are you familiar with the debate whether our world is billions of years old or thousands? Does the Bible say one thing and science another? Join us to discuss whether or not this is an important issue for Christians and some possible answers.
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Have you wondered whether those who never hear about the gospel are saved, or doomed? There are many exceptions that seem difficult and perhaps unfair if people are doomed without knowledge of Jesus and the Bible. Let's explore. Join us for some possible answers.
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Do you have some fears about sharing the gospel? What about tough questions? Join us today to discover a simple method to help you share the gospel with others.
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Is blind faith all we need? What will you do when your son or brother declare they no longer believe? Isn't that too late? Join us to discuss whether or not apologetics is an important part of sharing the gospel with others.
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Have you ever wanted to learn more about New Age and Scientology? What do Tom Cruise and others in Hollywood believe about religion? Join us to learn about a couple modern beliefs.
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Have you had visits from a team from Jehovah's Witnesses to your home? Were they talking about Jesus? Is it part of Christianity? Join us to review this faith and make a determination.
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Is Mormonism part of Christianity? How do we know? What is it all about? Are there any similarities to Islam? Join us to investigate this well-known faith.
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Judaism may be as close to Christianity as any religion but could it be true since we both worship Yahweh God? Join us to explore more about Judaism so you can decide for yourself.
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Hinduism is a very old religion. Does that make it more likely true? Join us to discuss some of the interesting elements of the religion and a sister religion Buddhism to see if they might pass the tests of truth.
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We showed that Christianity is likely true based on substantial evidence. But could other religions be true also, or instead. Join us for this episode as we explore whether Islam could be true.
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Some claimed that in the Resurrection, Jesus was raised in spirit not body. Do we have reason to believe it was a bodily Resurrection? Join us and see how to explain there was a bodily Resurrection.
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Critics claim it is only two days between Friday and early Sunday morning that Jesus was in the tomb? Join us to address the simple solution to this criticism.
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Do we have good evidence to support the resurrection? What is the alternative if Jesus was not resurrected? Join us to discuss this most critical issue that the Christian faith stands or falls on?
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In Matthew, Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted? Was He really tempted or was it a deception or could there be another answer? Join us to discuss the importance of studying scripture and Bible translation.
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Critics claim the idea of the Trinity is not logical and is irrational? What can we say about this? Are there other concepts of three in one? Join us to discuss how we should understand this difficult concept.
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Did you know there are 191 prophecies about the Messiah? Could it be a random accident that they are all fulfilled in one person? Could a person coordinate it to look like they fulfilled the prophecies? Join us for some astounding information about the Messiah and Jesus.
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Only Christianity claims Jesus was God. Was He only a man and teacher and prophet? Was He both? Join us to address this important topic.
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Some people still deny Jesus died on the cross. Islam makes this claim. Do we have any evidence to support this event? Join us to explore how we know Jesus did die on the cross.
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Believe it or not, there are still some people who claim Jesus never even existed; that He was a myth. Do we have any way to show He was a historical figure? Join us to address this fundamental question.
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Some people have real concerns about their salvation and whether it can be lost. Perhaps for themselves or for a loved one, this can cause great anxiety. What should we say about the answer to this tough question? Join us to see what the different opinions may be and why there is a good solution.
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Are good works required for salvation? What does it take to be saved? Join us to explore the most important question we will ever answer in our lives.
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Scripture tells us there is one sin that cannot be forgiven. What is it, does it apply to us, and if so how do we avoid it? Join us to discuss this concern about a clear scripture verse.
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Nonbelievers increasingly blame God as being cruel and unfair that some people go to hell simply because they do not believe in Him. Is God unfair and does not love us? Does God really send people to hell? Join us to discuss this all important topic.
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Critics claim supposed contradictions in the gospels prove they are unreliable. Was there one angel or two at the tomb? Join us to examine whether this claim is valid.
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Even some Bible scholars either deny the Exodus occurred and claim there is no evidence, or place it much more recently than the Bible claims, and that the Red Sea event never occurred because they cannot find such a place. Join us to find out some great movie and book resources that have the most updated research.
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You are probably familiar with the story of the Canaanites and how the Israelites took over the promised land. Did God really command all of them, women and children even, to be destroyed? Was this an evil deed? Join us to discuss this criticism against God by unbelievers.
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Do you believe in prophecy? Is it possible God's prophet could predict something almost 500 years in advance and get it right? Join us to learn about Daniel's prophecy about the Messiah/Jesus.
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Many critics claim prophecies are not possible. They claim the Bible prophecies are misunderstood or written after the events. What do we know about Bible prophecies and were any true? Join us to discover another amazing way God reveals truth.
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Is Jonah and the fish a real story or symbolism? What about turning water into wine, or a talking snake, or creating Adam from dust? How do we know what to believe as literal or exaggeration of some type? Join us to discuss how to read the Bible.
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Even if you believe the Bible is historically reliable, that does not necessarily mean the authors wrote the truth. Is there a way to know? Join us for this interesting method to determine if they told the truth.
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After a study of the variants amongst all the thousands of NT manuscripts, can we make the claim the Bible is still inerrant? What can we say about it? Join us to study an important distinction about definitions.
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Critics say all the various Bible versions we have prove the Bible is corrupt. Why do we have them? What are the differences? Let's examine this topic in more detail.
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Have you ever heard of the Gospel of Thomas, or Barnabus and some others that critics claim were left out of the Bible? Did the leaders who confirmed which books went into the Bible make a mistake? Join us to discuss this criticism.
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Critical scholars insist that the Bible cannot be trusted because some scribes added or removed content when they copied their manuscript. What should we make of this claim? Join us to discover the truth.
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Some critics claim the New Testament has hundreds of thousands of errors? Can this be possible? What are we to make of this claim? Let's examine the details and discover the truth.
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Critics claim the Bible was written 300 years after Jesus so it was myth and legend by then. Is that when it was written? Should we be concerned that it was written to far removed from the events to be reliable? Join us to review this claim and discover the answer.
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Is there no original Bible or any of the books? How can we know what the originals said if they were not preserved? Join us to discuss this important question about the Bible.
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In this podcast we begin a new major section to discuss whether we can trust the Bible. Is it reliable? What are the challenges and criticisms. Join us to learn what issues must be addressed and how we will handle them.
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Looking for some great books about general apologetics, science apologetics and historical reliability of the Bible, and other topics? Join us for my list of recommended favorites.
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What is atheism? Does it account for our mind and thoughts? Does it disprove our belief in God as irrational? Join us to find out what to make of this idea.
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The elect are those that God saves. Are they the elect because He chose them or did He choose them because they are the elect? Join us for this discussion about an often debated topic within Christianity.
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The most stated objection to God is that there is evil and suffering in the world. Why would God allow it if He loves us and has the power to destroy it? Join us to explore that difficult challenge.
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The universe is so incredibly ordered precisely that allows life on earth to begin and continue. Could this because we are only one of a near infinite number of universes? Join us to see if this concept explains fine-tuning better than God.
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Have you thought about the concept of time? It is interesting that it only goes forward. What are some other theories of time and will we ever travel to the past or future? Just some food for thought. Join us.
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How could it be that some Europeans were discovered to have Neanderthal DNA in their genetic structure? Did God create Adam and Eve from the dust literally? Join us for a new theory of the historical Adam by one of our most respected Christian philosophers and apologists.
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Did God create us in His own image or do we have an apelike ancestor such as claimed by Darwin's theory of evolution? Join us to learn more about this and see what the most likely answer is.
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Most scientists claim evolution is true? Are they right? What is this theory and how does it work and is there good evidence for it. Join us to discuss this widely familiar belief about creation.
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Some say God has the ability to know even what choices we will not make? What could this mean for the tough question about those who never hear the gospel. Join us to learn more about this interesting concept.
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Is there anything we can know about God? He is invisible and no one has seen Him so how do we know what He is like? Join us to discover some things we can know about God.
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Scientists claim that if the universe requires a cause and everything needs a cause, then God needs a cause. So, who made God? Join us for this enlightening discussion.
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Scientists claim miracles are impossible and there is no proof of them. Christians disagree. Can we explain this and show some examples?
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Where does your ability to know right and wrong from? Do our morals come from evolution, our parents, or where? Join us to discuss how everyone knows there are certain things right or wrong.
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You have probably all heard of the Big Bang. Is it a concern for Christians and if true, disproves that God created the universe? Let's see what you think after this discussion.
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From philosophy comes a remarkable argument that begins with the possibility of God and ends in its certainty. Can you poke some holes in it? Join us and find out.
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Could it be that the universe is so precisely ordered that it is designed just so life could form and exist on earth? What are the odds it is just an accident? Join us to explore one of the most compelling arguments for a Designer of the universe.
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Does Darwin's theory of evolution explain how first life was created? Could it be a random occurrence? What are the current theories? Join us to explore another evidence that points to a Creator Mind.
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Some unbelieving hardcore scientists resist the majority opinion that the universe had a beginning. That is because the best explanation for the cause is God. That is not something some are ready to swallow. So they seek other explanations. Did the universe really have a beginning or was it eternal? Let's see what a few pieces of evidence tell us.
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Most scientists agree that the universe had a beginning. If so, what caused it? Could there be a natural explanation. Find out how this important science topic benefits Christians in defense of their faith.
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Do all roads lead to heaven? Does everyone who believes in God worship the same God? Let's find out if this could be the case.
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Is there a difference between proof and evidence. Do we have enough of either one to show Christianity is true? Join us to find out their meanings and what it has to do with the defense of our faith.
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A friend of mine once told me she did not believe there were any absolutes. That is an important claim. Let's examine it and see if it might be true.
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Many people say things like, "that may be true for you but not for me." Is this logical and can it be true? Join us to understand more about relativism and this common idea taught at many universities and whether it makes sense.
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Can all religions be true? This is a difficult and sensitive question. It is important to why we are called to share the gospel. Let's listen and decide about this important question.
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What is your view of truth? Is anything absolutely or objectively true or is it opinion and we all have our own truth? Join us to discuss this critical and fundamental concept about how we deal with reality.
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What are worldviews? How does our view of the world influence our thinking and behavior? What are the main worldviews? Join us to explore.
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What really is apologetics and do we need it? Join us to explore the current battlefronts for Christianity.
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Many scientists claim that science and faith contradict. Or that science and the Bible contradict. That they are two independent areas and do not overlap. If that is the case, can we ever know which is true? Join us to explore this topic.
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Some of the new atheists claim Christians use circular reasoning, special pleading and that our faith is unfalsifiable. Basically, they say we are illogical. Is it us or might it actually be them? Join us for the discussion.
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Many scientists say that the only way to know things, to know the truth, is through observation and experimentation using the scientific method. This idea is called scientism. Is it true?
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Critics of Christianity claim our faith is irrational. They say that belief in an invisible sky being is like belief in fairies and the mythological Greek gods. Is that what our faith is like?
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Critics and some Christians claim all we need is faith. There is no need for apologetics. We do not need a reason to have faith. Is blind faith all we need?
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Do you have youth with questions or even doubts about their faith? Let's help them maintain their faith for life, be able to defend it, and share it with others. Join us for a 100 some episode podcast series as we help them know how their faith is true. We will address all the main topics and questions and objections to Christianity and explain how we can be confident in our faith.
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Let's review some short answers to other questions I received over the years from youth mainly, about the Bible and Jesus and Christianity. Join us for an informative round of questions and answers.
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Do your youth have questions, concerns and even doubts about their faith and Christianity? Join us for hundreds of short podcasts that address the most important topics that lead to our confidence that our faith is true.
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