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Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

Thomas Helwys was one of the early Puritans in 17th century England. He and his fellow Protestant believers met in secret to avoid punishment for dissenting with the state religion.

Media Type: Article Topic: History

Same-Sex Marriage Is “Expanding Our Sense of Possibilities”

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

There’s no consistent reason under the new definition of marriage why polyamorists should be denied what’s legally available to others.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

John Witherspoon: Pastor, Professor, and Patriot

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

John Witherspoon was born in Scotland in 1723 and emigrated to the colony of New Jersey when he was called as president of Princeton University in 1768.

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Salt and Light in 19th Century England

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

Titus Salt was a contemporary of of John Cadbury, whom I wrote about last Thursday, and there are similarities in their stories.

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Wedgwood Abolitionist

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

You may be familiar with Wedgwood pottery. One of the most distinct of Josiah Wedgwood’s designs is jasper ware—most commonly with blue or green glaze with classic figures applied in white. He was...

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What Is Marriage from a Policy Perspective?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

What is marriage, why does it matter, and what are the consequences of redefining it? Ryan Anderson explains.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Educating the Deaf

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

Gallaudet University, the first university in the United States focusing on educating deaf people, was named in honor of the founder’s father, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet.

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Quakers and Constitutional Freedom

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:48 PM

You remember William Penn from history class. He was granted the colony of Pennsylvania by the king in payment for debts owed his father.

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Utilitarian Atheists Aren’t “Just as Moral,” They’re “Differently Moral”

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

The claim that “atheists are as moral as Christians” is meaningless if we’re operating under different systems of morality.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Character at the Keyboard

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

David Brooks’s op-ed in the New York Times on “The Mental Virtues” reminds us that “character tests are pervasive even in modern everyday life. It’s possible to be heroic if you’re just...

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Christianity’s Uniqueness

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

In reply to the critics who claim Christianity was just a copy-cat religion among the ancient religions, it’s helpful to take a look at how an ancient adherent of these pagan religions viewed...

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The English Hippocrates

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

Thomas Sydenham, born in 1624, was a Christian physician known as the father of English medicine.

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God’s Clockmaker

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

Richard of Wallingford lived in the early 14th century...

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A Finely-Tuned Universe: Necessity, Chance, or Design?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

Reasonable Faith has released a short video examining this question: Is the fine-tuning of our universe a result of physical necessity, chance, or design?

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“Our Minds May Be Separate from Our Brains”

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

A new study suggests “consciousness is present beyond the point at which scientists can detect it.”

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Is All Saints’ Day on November 1st Because of a Pagan Festival?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

Angie Mosteller says, “There is no indication that ancient Samhain was ever a festival of the dead or dedicated to some Lord of the Dead.”

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A Countess Who Devoted Her Fortune to Christ

Web Content Article · By melinda penner On Jun 27, 2019 8:49 PM

Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon, was a remarkable woman in her time. She was born in 1707 to aristocracy, suffered loss, family disputes, and bad health.

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Are the Chick-fil-A Cows on to Something?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM

Humans are more valuable than animals and so eating meat is permissible.

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Could “Good” and “Evil” Exist without God?

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:50 PM

Reasonable Faith has released another apologetics video, and this one explains the moral argument for the existence of God.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Anomalies Don’t Necessarily Disprove Christianity

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM

Theories ought not be rejected just because there’s an anomaly that can’t yet be reconciled with it. Instead, it’s legitimate to take time to work on finding an answer that resolves the alleged...

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About Those Crusades…

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM

Since the Crusades are back in the news, these excerpts from a 2005 article by Crusade historian Thomas F. Madden will help you brush up on the basics.

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Are the Chick-fil-A Cows on to Something?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM

Alan answers the question of whether people who eat meat are unjustly discriminating against sentient animals.

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Thinking Out Loud Topic: Philosophy

The Biased Constraint of Scientism

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM

Here’s what J. Warner Wallace has to say about the charge that Christians are too biased to fairly evaluate evidence.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

The Eye “Is Optimized for Our Vision Purposes”

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:51 PM

Calling the structure of the eye a “mystery” would require an assumption of purpose and optimal design, and that’s not an assumption that can be supported by unguided evolution.

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Finding Truth: Twilight of the Gods

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM

Since secular philosophies, like religions, point to an ultimate reality, they can be evaluated, just as religions can, by identifying their idols.

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Finding Truth: Secular Leaps of Faith

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM

The third of Nancy Pearcey’s five principles for evaluating worldviews is, “Test the idol: Does it contradict what we know about the world?”

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The Christian Worldview Grounds Human Dignity

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM

There are many ideas we simply take for granted as natural and obvious, when in fact they didn’t exist until the arrival of Christianity changed things completely.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Finding Truth: Why Worldviews Commit Suicide

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:52 PM

Nancy Pearcey explains how to find where a worldview contradicts itself.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Finding Truth: How Critical Thinking Saves Faith

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM

Some Christians think the way to avoid being “conformed to this world” (Rom. 12:2) is by avoiding “worldly” ideas. A better strategy is to learn the skills to critically evaluate them.

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Relativism’s Moral Hero Disproves Relativism

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM

Any worldview that lacks the ability to explain what we know to be true—that there are objective moral facts, regardless of whether an individual or an entire society rejects them—is devastatingly...

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Original New Testament Manuscripts Could Have Been Copied for Centuries

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM

Evidence that literary manuscripts in the ancient world would last hundreds of years suggests that some of the earliest New Testament copies we posses may have been copied directly from one of...

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Natural Selection Can’t Select a Future Function

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM

In this short video from the Discovery Institute, Paul Nelson shows how even tiny little worms “carry the signal of design unmistakably.”

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More Doubling Down on Faulty Principles

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM

Remember when I talked about our culture biting absurd bullets? Here’s how it works.

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Why Is Evolution so Widely Believed?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM

A common question that comes up after I give my talk titled Why I Am Not an Evolutionist is, “If there are so many good scientific arguments against evolution, why is it so widely believed?”

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Marriage Decision Is a “Totalitarian Impulse to Redefine Reality”

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM

The Supreme Court decision yesterday won’t just affect marriage. Giving the government the power to redefine a pre-political institution changes the relationship of the government to all of our...

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Advice from Chesterton: Don’t Take Down the Fence until You Know Why It’s There

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM

Most people—religious or otherwise—have no idea what marriage is, why it exists, and what we need it for, and it’s dangerous to fundamentally change things when you don’t understand why...

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The Fruit of Relativism Is Naked Power

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:53 PM

More disturbing than the fact that a new definition of marriage is now the law of the land is the way in which this transformation was accomplished.

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

Praying for Unsaved Loved Ones

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:54 PM

What is the appropriate response when our arguments and evidence seem to be ineffective with our unsaved loved ones? In a word: prayer. In this podcast, Tim highlights two responses that you need...

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Clear-Thinking Christianity Topic: Christian Living

Two Things to Remember When Discussing Creation with Other Christians

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:54 PM

There are few conversations between Christians that generate as much heat as those concerning creation. In this podcast, Tim outlines two principles to keep in mind when discussing creationism with...

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Clear-Thinking Christianity Topic: Tactics and Tools

Evidence for God and the Human Heart

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 27, 2019 8:54 PM

Many people believe that belief in God’s existence is merely an evidence issue. That is, given enough evidence, everyone would believe. But is it really that simple? Does belief in God merely...

Media Type: Podcast Podcast Feed: Clear-Thinking Christianity Topic: Philosophy

The Resurrection Was a Real Event in History

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jun 27, 2019 8:55 PM

Though miracles have a supernatural cause, the evidence of the effect is available for our scrutiny just as the evidence for any historical event is available to us. Here’s a brief outline of...

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Could God Be Merely a Function of the Brain?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 25, 2019 11:41 PM

Alan responds to an argument against God’s existence.

Media Type: Video Topic: Philosophy

Do Our Souls Continue to Develop in Heaven?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 26, 2019 4:19 PM

Alan distinguishes between two types of soul development and shares his thoughts on which one we’ll experience in Heaven.

Media Type: Video Topic: Philosophy

Do You Need Religion to Have Morals?

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 26, 2019 5:20 PM

Alan responds to an atheist’s challenge: “You don’t need religion to have morals. If you can’t determine right from wrong then you lack empathy, not religion.”

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Is Christianity the Only Way?

Web Content Article · By tim barnett On Jun 26, 2019 7:01 PM

Tim highlights the eternal significance and exclusivity of Christianity.

Media Type: Video Topic: Philosophy

Challenge Response: If Christianity Were True, Enlightened Countries Would Believe It

Web Content Article · By alan shlemon On Jun 26, 2019 9:56 PM

Here’s my response to this week’s challenge:

Media Type: Video Topic: Philosophy

Why Intelligent Design Is an Argument from Knowledge, Not Ignorance

Web Content Article · By amy k. hall On Jul 31, 2019 5:51 PM

Intelligent design theory is not merely an argument from ignorance, a “God of the gaps” placeholder we use when we don’t have a naturalistic answer. Here’s why.

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What Should We Learn from the Immensity of the Heavens?

Web Content Article · By katie hulse On Jun 26, 2024 9:34 PM

Many observe the size of the cosmos and conclude that because we’re merely a speck in the universe, humanity is inconsequential. But is that what we should learn from the immensity of the heavens?

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How a Finely Tuned Earth Makes the Case for a Creator

Web Content Article · By guest author On Jul 15, 2024 9:13 PM

Lee Strobel investigates the fine-tuning of the universe and shares how this led him to believe there is a purposeful design behind the universe.

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How Aristotle Can Help Christian Morality, Part 2

Web Content Article · By brett kunkle On Jun 27, 2019 9:47 PM

Aristotle saw the development of habituated virtue as being central to human flourishing. How does his view match up with the biblical view?

Media Type: Article Topic: Philosophy

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