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…
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…