Blowing down the House? Part II: Observations of an atheist objection to Presuppositional Apologetics

CLICK HERE FOR PART I In an earlier essay, I made some observation of the weakness of a typical Christian objection towards Presuppositional Apologetics.[1] In this essay, I will likewise do the same with an atheist ranting against Presuppositional Apologetics. If the typical Christian ranting against Presuppositional Apologetics is really bad, then the atheist case [...]

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2009 Shepherd’s Conference Seminar Schedule

Here’s the Shepherd’s Conference Seminar Schedule For those of you guys who don’t know, I think The Shepherd’s Conference is the best conference to invite your pastor to…. Here’s a link to their website: http://www.shepherdsfellowship.org/SC/Default.aspx Wednesday, March 04, 2009 Time Session Title Teacher 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM Ask Our Elders An interactive forum on [...]

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On Removing the Federal Reserve

In  Worldnet Daily, “Financial Fix? Abolish the Fed, says congressman; Paul: Constitution Requires coin based on gold, silver” writes that Ron Paul advocates several changes, among them the removal of the Federal Reserve Board. Though I have not come to any decision myself, I’m not sure if giving control to Congress would fare any better.  Ron Paul argues that [...]

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Nationalization of CitiGroup?

In the Wall Street Journal article, “U.S. eyes Large Stake in Citi: Taxpayers could own up to 40% of Bank’s Common Stocks: Diluting Value of Shares,” CitiGroup has been talking to the  U.S. government about increasing the government’s ownership of Citigroup’s stock to as much as 40%. Since last Fall, the Treasuary Department has put $25 [...]

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SHEPHERD’S CONFERENCE 2009 SCHEDULE

The Shepherd’s Conference is coming soon! Here is the schedule for 2009: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 Time Event 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Conference Registration 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM General Session 1 – John MacArthur 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM Lunch 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM Seminar Session 2:45 PM – 3:15 PM Break [...]

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Western liberal hypocrisy: Concessions for Radical Islam, but the rights of others disregarded

In the liberal Western world we live in today, you would think that almost every freedom of speech and assembly is protected, But the hypocrisy knows no limit…the double standards! Those who speak about the danger of Radical Islam is not allowed to travel because their speech is hateful, but the freedom of threatening demonstration [...]

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Muslim Husband Beheaded Wife in America

Orchard Park police are investigating a particularly gruesome killing, the beheading of a woman, after her husband — an influential member of the local Muslim community — reported her death to police Thursday. Police identified the victim as Aasiya Z. Hassan, 37. Detectives have charged her husband, Muzzammil Hassan, 44, with second-degree murder. Muzzammil Hassan, [...]

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Harold Hoehner (1935-2009)

The Lord called Dr. Hoehner home. Dallas Theological Seminary gave a tribute to him. Interestingly, Dr. Hoehner believe that Matthew had written his Gospel first, that Mark used Matthew in composing his gospel, and that Luke relied on both Matthew and Mark in writing his gospel – according to a former student of his. I [...]

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On Geisler’s entry on Van Til

Norman Geisler has an entry on Cornelius Van Til in his ‘Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics” This is a critique by Greg Welty Here’s an outline of Geisler’s eight-page entry on ‘Cornelius Van Til’: Biographical Details [I. Philosophy of Apologetics] [I.A. 'Traditional' Apologetics] [I.B. Christian and Non-Christian Together] [I.C. A Consistently Apologetic Method] [II. Revelational [...]

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Video: John MacArthur’s 40 year anniversary interview

This is the video of the  retrospective of John MacArthur’s forty years anniversary http://www.gty.org/Resources/Videos/Interviews/90-371 Rick Holland interviews him… Fascinating…from MacArthur being in the room hours after Martin Luther King was killed, interaction with Charles Feinburg, etc

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AN ANALYSIS OF THE USE OF ‘APOLOGIA’ IN THE NEW TESTAMENT (AND IT’S IMPLICATION FOR APOLOGETICS)

AN ANALYSIS OF THE USE OF ‘APOLOGIA’ IN THE NEW TESTAMENT (AND IT’S IMPLICATION FOR APOLOGETICS) By Jimmy Li I. Apologia a. According to Abbot-Smith, ‘apologia’ means “a speech in defense” b. There is a legal and rational aspect to the term. c. This is the root word from the Greek for Apologetics, the area [...]

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Saving babies or preaching the gospel?

This is all from Steve Hays over at Triablogue Some Christians object to prolife activism on the grounds that our priority, as Christians, ought to be evangelism rather than social activism. To that objection I’d just make one small observation: it’s hard to preach the gospel to dead babies. We’ve had about 50 million abortions [...]

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Review of “Toward An Exegetical Theology”

I’m always surprised at how various theological circles would say they practice expository preaching when how they teach seems to suggest otherwise. Sometimes it seems as if some literatures on expository preaching can serve as just cheerleaders for expository preaching rather than explaining the actual mechanics of expositional sermons. Those who are hungry to learn [...]

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Suggested blog entry: “Reason is not the answer”

Over at Choosing Hats Blog, a Presuppositional Apologetics team blog, Chris Bolt wrote a good entry titled, “Reason is not the answer” Check it out: http://choosinghats.blogspot.com/2009/02/reason-is-not-answer.html

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