I had noticed, of course, that the humans were having a lull in their European war–what they naïvely call ‘The War’! C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters It’s natural for those of us outside of Ukraine or any of the other Read more…
Is there such a thing as a singular ‘they’ in the English language? That is, can the word ‘they’ (also ‘them’ and ‘their’) be used to refer to one person, or is it only appropriate for two or more people? Read more…
One of the most obvious consequences of Darwinism, one which was very attractive to early adherents but completely ignored today, is that the same process that distinguished humans from other apes would still be in progress today, improving the genes Read more…
The Kalaam Cosmological argument for the existence of God runs a little like this: Everything that begins to exist must have a cause. The universe began to exist. Therefore, the universe has a cause. You may or may not find Read more…
The act of creating something largely consists in making distinctions. Whether we are painting, writing music, building a website, or designing a rocket, at a most basic level we use color, tone, material, layout, shape and so many other details Read more…
Rick asks Ahmet his questions about Surah 2 of the Qur’an including, “How do Muslims consider the Jewish and Christian scriptures in the Bible?” and “How do Muslims resolve the differences between the Qur’an and the Bible?” Other topics addressed Read more…
One of the marks of the authenticity of the Bible as God’s Word is its careful balance on notoriously difficult questions. Considering the fact that the Bible is not the work of a single human author, but more than 40 Read more…
What does spiritual warfare consist in? For example, when Paul says “the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds,” (2 Corinthians 10:4), what are the spiritual weapons that he’s talking about, Read more…
In this episode we start our conversation about the New Testament, diving into background issues like the inspiration and preservation of the text, before getting into Matthew 1 itself, discussing genealogies and virgin births.
Talking about Surah 1 of the Qur’an with my friend Ahmet Çaglar. In this episode we introduce the show, give some background about the Qur’an, and I ask Ahmet questions about Surah 1 such as, “What exactly is the guidance Read more…