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Tauranga Event: Why Thinking Matters Presentation & DVD Launch

Wednesday 22nd May 2013 Why Thinking Matters?  An introduction to Apologetics SPEAKER: Rodney Lake WHEN: 7:30pm Wednesday 22nd May 2013 WHERE: Bethlehem Community Church, 183 Moffat Rd, Bethlehem, Tauranga. COST: Free – so bring a friend! In this live presentation Rodney introduces the idea of Apologetics and makes a case for why it matters in our Christian walk.  He makes both…

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Brett Kunkle – Highlights & Insights from his New Zealand speaking tour

In this podcast recording brett recounts some of the highlights from his trip to New Zealand (in September last year) and shares some thoughts about the need for apologetics: Highlights & Insights from New Zealand – Brett Kunkle (mp3) You can subscribe to Brett’s Podcast – and others – from Stand to Reason podcast page here.

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Stand to Reason New Zealand Speaking Tour 2012

Stand to Reason / Life Training Institute Apologetics Speaker Tour September 2012 Brett, Jay and Amy are three dynamic and experienced communicators who engage both the heart and mind, leaving audiences challenged and inspired and we are proud to be hosting them for a 10 day tour in September. Brett and Jay speak to thousands of adults and students at…

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Thinking Matters Auckland Youth Conference 2012

Exploring CHRISTIANITY and TRUTH in a “whatever” world This conference is part of a series of events where Brett Kunkle and Amy Watts from Stand to Reason, and Jay Watts from Life Training Institute are speaking in New Zealand. See here for a list of all their speaking engagements. Can we still know what is true? How does truth matter to…

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Thinking Matters Tauranga Apologetics Conference 2012

An afternoon of training from three world class speakers from America This conference is part of a series of events where Brett Kunkle and Amy Watts from Stand to Reason, and Jay Watts from Life Training Institute are speaking in New Zealand. See here for a list of all their public speaking engagements. Brett, Jay and Amy are warm and…

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Christianity is Not a Source of Violence

The Evangelical Philosophical Society has issued a public statement in response to claims that Christianity caused Anders Breivik to commit the recent killings in Oslo, Norway: Read the full statement here.

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Thinking Matters Youth

Thinking Matters Tauranga and Holy Trinity Tauranga have partnered together to produce a new fortnightly apologetics series for young people called “Thinking Matters in a Whatever World”. The series runs from August to December and is hosted at Holy Trinity, Cnr 3rd Ave and Cameron Rd, Tauranga (New Zealand). For more info see here. To be kept up to date…

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Are there good reasons for abortion?

If you haven’t heard it already, this week’s episode of the UK radio show Unbelievable features a good debate between Madeleine Flannagan and Wendy Savage on the topic of abortion. Listen to the exchange here.

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Christmas Wishes from Thinking Matters

Merry Christmas from all of us at Thinking Matters!

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Matthew Flannagan to speak at EPS and SBL

Thinking Matters is proud to have one its close associates, Matthew Flannagan, speak at the Evangelical Philosophers Society and the Society of Biblical Literature Conferences in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Why there can’t be two gods

The first of a three-part series answering some questions about God, raised by an email correspondent named Albert.

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Introducing Thinking Matters

Get to know our New Zealand ministry.

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Start a Thinking Matters Group

Interested in apologetics? We can help you start a discussion group.

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Merry Christmas from Thinking Matters

From all our contributors, we want to wish everyone a Happy Christmas.

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William Lane Craig on his recent Intelligent Design debate

Reaction to the recent debate with Ayala and comments from Craig himself.

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A response to the Dunedin School's 'Thinking in Tatters'

A response to “the Dunedin School”, who recently described Thinking Matters as a group “of frustrated and atavistic reactionists who want to take away rights from women, homosexuals, and other minorities and restore power to the patriarchy.”

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