River Youth May 28
The message that brought in 3000. Peter anointed by the Holy Spirit preaches the gospel to thousands. God can use ordinary people to do extraordinary things. ...
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Meaning?
Much of this post comes from the book titled Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers by Dane Ortland. What is the meaning of everything? What is the telos, the aim, the macro reason and goal for our small, ordinary lives? We are on solid footing, both biblically and historically, if we answer: “To glorify God.”...
E.T.
I watched an interesting show on T.V. recently titled Secrets of the Universe. They were talking about being on a quest to discover extraterrestrial life....
Time for Renewal
I have been doing some research on times of revival and renewal. Historically, it is interesting to me how God has set certain times in history where the power of the Holy Spirit is on display in a very dynamic way. The methodology has varied from time to time, however, there are some common denominators in many of these movements....
What is a Quantum Vacuum?
This is not a household word; however, it is good to spend some time thinking about this in light of creation of the universe....
Emulating Daniel
Recently, I have been reading a book written by Frank Damazio titled The Vanguard Leader. He develops how our culture has taken on many similarities to the Babylonian culture at the time the book of Daniel was written in the Old Testament....
Refutation
In last week’s post, we talked about the synergistic effect of the multiple examples of fine tuning building an astounding case for a designed universe. After the post, I searched the internet for some atheistic refutation of this case and actually found one. Their arguments are weak and hollow. For today I would like to reveal some of their points and show their impotence....
What about the Bible-Is it a reliable source?
This is a challenging question to answer. The flow of our culture would say no, the Bible is just filled with made up stories, embellished folk tales and is not of relative importance to modern man. This is a major hurdle when we are sharing our faith in evangelism....
Keep ReadingRiver Youth Vlog May 21
Have you ever seen something beyond belief? Well God did in Acts 2. In our series 'A few Parting Words', this week we check out what happened in the upper room....
Keep ReadingEvolution: Fact or Fiction?
Here is the big question of the age. Is all of nature the result of natural selection? Or is there an alternate explanation that has more merit? I know this is a controversial topic, however I think it is worthwhile to explore this today....
Keep ReadingRiver Youth Vlog May 14
This is the first video of our 4 week series titles 'A few parting words'. Lets check out the last thing that Jesus shared with His disciples before flying up into the clouds. What did He say, and what does it mean for us today?...
Keep ReadingWhat about Miracles?
So what about miracles? Are they impossible because the laws of nature say so? Alternatively, are they phony attempts of magic trickery or propaganda designed to deceive people? Many skeptics that embrace a naturalistic worldview commonly hold these ideas and points of view....
Keep ReadingRiver Youth Vlog May 7
Jesus is uncontainable, there isn't enough space in this world to contain all the things He has done....
Keep ReadingAre Faith and Reason Opposites?
Recently I have been re-reading The Case for Faith by Lee Strobel. This book along with others in a similar series were a large part of where my passion for apologetics began. Lee was an investigative reporter for the Chicago Sun Times. His mindset is like that of a bulldog....
Keep ReadingHow can we make sense out of Evil and Suffering?
This is one of the hardest questions for us to attempt to answer. The skeptics will say either God is good or He is all-powerful. However, He cannot be both. ...
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