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…
This manuscript is called Minuscule 2445. It originally contained the four gospels, although major portions are now missing. It’s called a minuscule because it’s written with lowercase letters (older manuscripts were written all uppercase), and based on the handwriting it Read more…
“And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not alarmed, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. 7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will Read more…
Multiplication – so what? It’s no surprise that 8×4=32 or that my 3rd grader was able to solve this basic math problem. It’s just rational thought on the most basic level, but have you ever wondered why exactly we humans Read more…
For the last six years, I’ve been a missionary with Wycliffe Bible Translators, and I’ve been living in Cameroon with my family serving as a software developer. That has been a wonderful experience with wonderful colleagues, and we’re grateful for Read more…
How would you answer this argument? If good and omnipotent God existed, he would prevent all evil. Evil things happen. Therefore, there is no such God. The problem is with the first premise. How can we be sure that a Read more…
Sir, I am going to die tomorrow. I would have liked to live, but you did not protect me. You didn’t protect my mom either. She’ll probably be fine, but I wish her safety was more important to you than Read more…