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: Jason|18 October, 2011|Categories: Quotes|Tags: Douglas Groothius . Evangelism . Hell . practical apologetics
— Douglas Groothius, Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for the Biblical Faith, page 661 (IVP. 2011). [HT: The Emerging Scholars Network]
Read more »Carolyn Weber talks to Trevin Wax about her new book Surprised by Oxford, a memoir describing how she became a Christian during her time at Oxford University.
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: Jason|19 July, 2011|Categories: Evangelism|Tags: Evangelism . tracts . witnessing
Given the recent legal controversy over Christians passing out tracts at events, Christianity Today asks a group of pastors and evangelists if tracts, flyers, and street evangelism are still effective ways of bringing people to Christ. I found Bob Roberts’ answer to contain the most common sense: “Yes, if it isn’t distracting from the event. Yes, if it is done…
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|24 October, 2010|Categories: Media . Video|Tags: Evangelism . Lausanne . Os Guinness . Truth
At the Third Lausanne Congress on Global Evangelization at Cape Town, Os Guinness offers a timely message on why Christians should not be careless about the importance of truth.
Read more »By: Jason|30 July, 2010|Categories: About|Tags: biblical illiteracy . Biblical worldview . D. A. Carson . doctrine of God . don carson . Evangelism . God's actions . God's character . God's work . redemptive history . Resources . story of redemption
Don Carson’s latest book is an excellent introduction to the Biblical storyline, through the lens of God’s character and work in history. The audio has been posted from Carson’s 14-part seminar at Bethlehem Baptist Church as a helpful introduction to the book’s material.
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.
Read more »By: Jason|26 May, 2010|Categories: Practical Engagement|Tags: apologetic methodology . Apologetics . arguments . C. S. Lewis . Chrisitan ethics . discourse . Evangelism . human flourishing . Immanuel Kant . presuppositionalism . sexual ethics . skeptics . Tim Keller . Wendell Berry
Author and pastor, Tim Keller discusses his apologetic approach in talking with skeptics. He argues that in order to gain a hearing for many of our Christian beliefs we should be able to be able to make arguments that appeal to baseline cultural beliefs, without invoking explicit religious sources of authority.
Read more »By: Jason|14 April, 2010|Categories: Events|Tags: conferences . Evangelism . gospel . Mark Dever . prosperity gospel . R. Albert Mohler Jr . r.c. sproul . T4G . T4G2010
Notes and media from the first day of talks by Mark Dever, R.C. Sproul, and R. Albert Mohler at the Together for the Gospel conference.
Read more »By: Jason|28 January, 2010|Categories: Apologetics|Tags: argumentation . conversation . dialogue . Evangelism . Jesus Christ . Joe Carter . John Coleman . persuasion . relational apologetics . rhetoric . witnessing
Joe Carter and John Coleman have written a recent post at Relevant Magazine, explaining some of basic principles of persuasion that they have observed in the life and ministry of one of history’s greatest communicators.
Read more »By: Jason|25 January, 2010|Categories: Evangelism|Tags: conversation . Evangelism . Holy Spirit . relational apologetics . witnessing
Pastor and author, J.D. Greear offers some practical advice on how to share Christ with others in everyday conversations.
Read more »By: Jason|13 January, 2010|Categories: Apologetics|Tags: absolute truth . Evangelism . humility . pride . Truth
Betsy Childs from RZIM has written a good article on how humility is not just vital to our own spiritual health, but is crucial for our witness to the world.
Read more »By: Jason|09 December, 2009|Categories: Practical Engagement|Tags: Apologetics . Christianity Today . Evangelism . Lesslie Newbigin . missions
Christianity Today has a good article on Lesslie Newbigin, the Church of Scotland missionary who served in India before becoming an important writer on the subject of missions, evangelism, and cultural engagement.
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