By Al Serrato In my last post, I tried to make the case that God neither “needs” nor “demands” our praise. I acknowledged that he does, however, expect it, because praise naturally flows to a perfect being. But, the skeptic may counter, doesn’t the Bible describe God as “jealous?” Don’t the Ten Commandments include prohibitions […]
By Cathryn Buse Before I had children, I worked as a systems engineer at NASA at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL. Throughout my career, I met many brilliant scientists and engineers who were committed Christians. But I also encountered a lot of intellectual skepticism toward Christianity, especially on the question of the […]
By Josh Klein What is a Woman? Seems like an easy enough question to answer, but these days, apparently, it’s a stumper! Conservative commentator, author, and part-time Virginian, Matt Walsh of The Daily Wire seeks to answer this seemingly innocuous question in a documentary released on June 1st. It is no coincidence that the release […]
By Jonathan McLatchie This past weekend, I had the privilege of participating in a moderated panel debate with my friends Dr. Shabir Ally, Yusuf Ismail, and Samuel Green. The topic was focused around the question of whether Isaiah 9:6 affirms the deity of Christ. Isaiah 9:6-7 reads, 6 For to us a child is born, to us […]
Por Mike Taylor ¿Alguna vez has visto la vida de alguien en las redes sociales y te has preguntado cómo puede hacer todo lo que hace? Vemos a personas en Instagram que se toman vacaciones, compran coches, abren negocios, dejan sus trabajos y hacen otras cosas glamurosas, todo ello al mismo tiempo que crían a […]
By Bob Perry Nicholas Eberstadt, the Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute, is a demographic expert. He has identified some sobering trends that are cause for concern for the future of America. In his article, “Can America Cope with Demographic Decline?”, Eberstadt points out that the traditional attempts to address those worries […]
by Erik Manning Does John’s Gospel give us a much higher view of Jesus than what we find in Matthew, Mark and Luke? Bart Ehrman certainly thinks so. He says: If Jesus went around Galilee proclaiming himself to be a divine being sent from God…could anything else that he might say be so breath-taking and […]
Por Mía Langford La apologética está momento un retraso en su momento de protagonismo, gracias en parte a los desafíos que supone la influencia de los medios de comunicación en la cultura. El Dr. Ray Ciervo, apologista, pastor y ex alumno de SES, se une a nosotros esta semana para hablar de cómo alguien puede […]
By Ryan Leasure In this post, we will consider the history of the English Bible. The Bible, after all, wasn’t written in English but in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. In fact, English didn’t even exist when the Bible was written! So how did the Bible end up in our language? That’s what I hope to […]
By Melissa Dougherty “Buddhism has much more to offer than Christianity does!” “How do you figure? What you’re suggesting is impossible. It’s unattainable. Isn’t that the point?” I was listening to two of my friends have a lively conversation about their beliefs, and that last sentence stopped my first friend cold in his words. He […]