Tom Krattenmaker, Confessions of a Secular Jesus Follower. New York: Convergent, 2016, 245 pp. $18.75 Jesus Christ stands at the very center of human history. He has inspired and transformed millions of people from the small town of Nazareth to the great cities of the world. He has revolutionized the humble and humbled the affluent.Continue reading “Confessions of a Secular Jesus Follower”
Category Archives: Apologetics and Worldview
Is is Time to Go Home to Rome?
R.C. Sproul. Are We Together? A Protestant Analyzes Roman Catholicism. Sanford: Reformation Trust, 2012. 126 pp. $14.73 There are at least 1.2 billion Roman Catholics in the world – a stunning number to the unsuspecting. It would be a massive understatement to confess that Rome has had and continues to have a titanic influence onContinue reading “Is is Time to Go Home to Rome?”
FINDING TRUTH – Nancy Pearcey (2015)
Finding Truth, by Nancy Pearcey is another fine contribution that deserves to be read. The author maintains with Romans 1 that all people have access to general revelation. As such: We all have access to evidence for God through creation. We all suppress the evidence for God from creation. We all create idols to takeContinue reading “FINDING TRUTH – Nancy Pearcey (2015)”
He is There and He is Not Silent- Francis Schaeffer (1972)
I first read He is There and He is Not Silent by Francis Schaeffer in 1992. Multiple readings have ensued and I turn back to Schaeffer’s book again and again for help with apologetics. Schaeffer argues for three basic areas of philosophical thought: metaphysics (being or existence), morals (the dilemma of man), and epistemology (theContinue reading “He is There and He is Not Silent- Francis Schaeffer (1972)”
No Final Conflict – Francis Schaeffer (1975)
“It is my conviction that the crucial area of discussion for evangelicalism in the next years will be Scripture. At stake is whether evangelicalism will remain evangelical.” So stated Francis Schaeffer in his 1975 landmine, No Final Conflict. While this treasure was penned nearly thirty years ago, it remains relevant and applicable to 21st-century culture.Continue reading “No Final Conflict – Francis Schaeffer (1975)”
Two Contents, Two Realities – Francis Schaeffer (1974)
Sometimes the best things come in small packages. Case in point: Two Contents, Two Realities by Francis Schaeffer. To call it a booklet would be inaccurate. To call it a pamphlet would be insulting. The worst accusation one could hurl at this work is irrelevant or outdated. Originally published in 1974 as a position paper thatContinue reading “Two Contents, Two Realities – Francis Schaeffer (1974)”
A HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY – John Frame (2015)
The Word of God is emphatic about our role as we enter the marketplace of ideas. The apostle Paul sounds the warning in Colossians 2:8 – “See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not accordingContinue reading “A HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY – John Frame (2015)”
IF I HAD LUNCH WITH C.S. LEWIS – Alistair McGrath (2014)
C.S. Lewis is widely trumpeted as one of the leading Christian thinkers and apologists of the 2oth century. His seminal works, Mere Christianity and The Problem of Pain have equipped a new generation of Christ-followers. Creative works like The Great Divorce have stimulating the imaginations of thousands. And who could forget his landmark series, The Chronicles ofContinue reading “IF I HAD LUNCH WITH C.S. LEWIS – Alistair McGrath (2014)”
Walking With God Through Pain and Suffering – Timothy Keller (2013)
I have yet to meet a person who enjoys pain and suffering. Yet suffering is a part of the warp and woof of life. It is not a part of God’s original intent for creation. Since Adam’s first sin, pain and suffering have been an abnormal part of the cosmos. Suffering is an unwelcome guestContinue reading “Walking With God Through Pain and Suffering – Timothy Keller (2013)”
THE PAGAN HEART OF TODAY’S CULTURE – Peter Jones (2014)
Peter Jones has been writing about paganism for many years now. While many are put off by the term “pagan,” Jones is simply offering the critical components of a worldview which is growing with a vengeance. The troubling news is that many Christ-followers are either unaware the tentacles of paganism or could care less. TheContinue reading “THE PAGAN HEART OF TODAY’S CULTURE – Peter Jones (2014)”
Veritas et Lux 