By: Rodney|14 May, 2013|Categories: About . Thinking Matters . Thinking Matters Tauranga|Tags: Apologetics . Rodney Lake . Thinking Matters Tauranga
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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…
Read more »By: Jason|31 March, 2013|Categories: Local|Tags: Apologetics . auckland . communication . Matt Flannagan
The Christian faith seems increasingly at odds with those in the world around us. From the media, to skeptical teachers and unbelieving peers, the gospel seems irrelevant and out of date. How do we talk to others about God and the Bible? Can we really argue people into the kingdom of God? Or should we just focus on compassion and…
Read more »By: Stuart|12 February, 2013|Categories: Local|Tags: Apologetics . Course . Encounter Christian Centre . Stuart McEwing
This month, I’ll be running an introductory apologetics course at my church. The course will begin tonight and run for ten weeks. It’s open to anyone. Here are the details: Introduction to Apologetics: defending the faith with reason and evidence The apostle Paul, writing about the necessary qualifications for a minister of the gospel, says “He must hold firmly to…
Read more »By: Rodney|16 November, 2012|Categories: Creation & Evolution . intelligent design . Thinking Matters Tauranga|Tags: Apologetics . Christianity . Creation . Evangelism . evolution . existence of God . intelligent design . new atheism
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Intelligent Design scholar Dr. Thomas Woodward (Wikipedia) will be visiting Tauranga for a few days in the second week of December 2012. Qualifications Dr. Woodward is Research Professor at Trinity College of Florida in Tampa Bay, where he has taught for 23 years. He has spoken on the topic of evolution, Intelligent Design and the existence of God at over…
Read more »By: Rodney|17 January, 2012|Categories: Apologetics . Quotes|Tags: Apologetics . Reasonable Faith . william lane craig . Youth
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An Excerpt from the 3rd Edition of Reasonable Faith by William Lane Craig: In high school and college Christian teenagers are intellectually assaulted with every manner of non-Christian worldview coupled with an over-whelming relativism. If parents are not intellectually engaged with their faith and do not have sound arguments for Christian theism and good answers to their children’s questions, then…
Read more »By: Bnonn|21 October, 2011|Categories: Apologetics . Debates|Tags: Apologetics . character assassination . existence of God . new atheism . propaganda . pure garbage . richard dawkins . smear tactics . spin-doctoring . william lane craig . WLC
Are Dawkins’ reasons for refusing to debate William Lane Craig good enough?
Read more »By: Jason|30 September, 2011|Categories: Apologetics|Tags: Apologetics . Books . Douglas Groothius . interview
Stan Guthrie talks to Philosophy Professor Douglas Groothius about his new book, Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith. Groothius also discusses cultural engagement, the impact of cyberspace on thinking, and the greatest challenges today in Christian apologetics.
Read more »By: Jason|16 September, 2011|Categories: Theology|Tags: Apologetics . doubt . youth ministry
- Kara Powell, on a three-year study conducted by Fuller Theological Seminary’s Center for Youth and Family Ministry. [Via: Jay L. Wile]
Read more »By: Jason|02 September, 2011|Categories: History|Tags: Apologetics . christian community . church history . Historical Theology . the church . Theology
James Detrich: 1. It helps us to provide a more reasonable account of what we believe. 2. It reminds us of the community of faith. 3. It helps us to understand which beliefs are central to our faith. 4. It assists us in interpreting the Bible. 5. It demonstrates that God is working through and among His people. You can…
Read more »By: Jason|19 August, 2011|Categories: Quotes|Tags: Apologetics . C. S. Lewis . culture . plausibility structures
For Christians, it is not only important to demonstrate why Christianity is true, but how it makes sense of everything else.
Read more »By: Rodney|06 August, 2011|Categories: Events . News . Thinking Matters|Tags: Apologetics . Events . Tauranga . Thinking Matters Youth . 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…
Read more »By: Jason|27 July, 2011|Categories: Apologetics|Tags: apologetic method . Apologetics . arguments . conversation . dialogue . Evangelism . evidence . tactics . witnessing
We often get questions about theology and apologetics sent to us by readers and we thought it would be helpful if we shared some of our answers to those questions on the blog. If you’ve got a question that you’d like us to address here, send it to thinknz@gmail.com along with your full name, city, and country. This week, one…
Read more »By: Bnonn|08 April, 2011|Categories: Culture . Practical Engagement|Tags: Apologetics . culture . Hell Pizza . responding to offense . secular attitudes to Christianity
Some thoughts on Hell Pizza’s recent ‘Hell Cross Bun’ ad campaign, and the general outrage being expressed by Christians.
Read more »By: Jason|11 November, 2010|Categories: Apologetics|Tags: Apologetics . Belief . enagement . Evangelism . evidence . Faith . postmodernism . proclamation . Reality . relativism . thinking . Truth
Anthony Horvath, a pro-life advocate and Executive Director of Athanatos Christian Ministries, has written a provocative post about the importance of apologetics for the witness of the church today.
Read more »By: Jason|17 June, 2010|Categories: Quotes|Tags: Apologetics . arguments . defense of the faith . Evangelism . fideism . Holy Spirit . J. Gresham Machen . reasoning . scholarship
J. Gresham Machen on the significance and place of arguments in the proclamation of the Gospel.
Read more »By: Jason|11 June, 2010|Categories: Video|Tags: Acts 17 . Apologetics . Athens . cultural-engagement . culture . Ed Stetzer . Evangelism . gospel . Gospel proclaimation . missional . Paul . preaching
In this sermon at the Jubilee Church in London, Ed Stetzer discusses cultural-engagement and the task of proclaiming the Gospel.
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