Should Homosexuals Be Able to Marry Whom They Love?
May 11, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
From Stand to Reason’s blog here.
Are we really depriving homosexuals the right to marry the person they love? Yes. But there’s nothing unusual about that. Nobody has the right to marry any person they love. Everyone has restrictions.
When you take an honest look at the marriage law, it turns out that there is nothing unfair about it. Homosexuals have the same rights and the same restrictions as heterosexuals. For example, there is no legal right granted to a heterosexual that does not apply in exactly the same way to every homosexual. Both can marry in any state. Both can marry someone of the opposite sex. Both can receive the benefits that come with legal marriage. Heterosexuals and homosexuals are treated alike.
There is also no legal restriction for homosexuals that does not also apply in exactly the same way to every heterosexual. Neither one can marry their sibling. Both are prohibited from marrying someone already married. They can’t marry a child. And neither has the freedom to marry someone of the same sex.
The marriage law applies equally to every person, whether they are homosexual or not. Everyone is treated the same.
Read more here at Stand to Reason’s blog.
The Theology Program
April 14, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
From Reclaiming the Mind Ministries here.
What People are Saying About The Theology Program:
I cannot overstate how thrilled I am with the training in The Theology Program…[it] is the best thing I have seen to date.
J.P. Moreland
Distinguished Professor of Philosophy
Talbot School of Theology
Biola University
If it is your desire to know what you believe and why you believe it, The Theology Program is for you.
Chuck Swindoll
Senior Pastor
Stonebriar Community Church
Author, Speaker, Radio Host
If this kind of program could be multiplied in churches throughout America and the world, there would be hope for the evangelical church.
Daniel B. Wallace
Professor of New Testament Studies
Dallas Theological Seminary
Senior New Testament Editor
The NET Bible
These are very difficult issues, and you’ve treated them thoroughly, fairly, and with considerable balance…The teaching method is superb.
John M. Frame
Professor of Systematic Theology and Philosophy
Reformed Theological Seminary
Podcasts are here.
Great interview with Prof. John Lennox
April 12, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
“There is no need at all to be ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, of the Good News, because it fits with science and there are answers”
Justin Brierley meets Oxford maths professor and Christian apologist John Lennox
The Times newspaper recently labelled John Lennox as “Christianity’s new poster boy”. It’s a description Lennox greets with his infectious Irish chuckle, readily admitting he doesn’t exactly have the physique of a male pin-up.
How then, did the Oxford mathematician and philosopher of science earn the label? Because he fought Dawkins and won (according to many, at least). John Lennox isn’t just a good academic; he’s also an excellent communicator. Affable, fluent and with a smile in his eyes, he draws the listener in, an evangelist for both science and Christianity.
Read more here.
Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum visiting New Zealand in April (and OZ in March)
April 9, 2012 by · 1 Comment
Scholar and teaching machine Dr. Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum from Ariel Ministries is returning to New Zealand and Australia.
Beautiful Ariel Winter Mailer PDF here.
Ariel Ministries New Zealand office is here.
Itinerary with latest details is here (scroll down to New Zealand). [Read more...]
Tim McGrew: NT Historian On Easter
April 3, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
10 minute MP3 interview: Tim McGrew: NT Historian On Easter
How Accurate is the Bible?
February 22, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Four excellent talks on the accuracy of the Bible by Dr. Ken Boa here.
Research Professor Dr. Darrell Bock of DTS to visit New Zealand in July
February 2, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Dr. Darrell Bock (DTS page, blog, Amazon
- Research Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary
- Professor for Spiritual Development and Culture at Dallas Theological Seminary
- Editor at Large for Christianity Today
- Past President of the Evangelical Theological Society (2000-2001)
- Author of over twenty books and is a New York Times Best Selling author
…and it tipped to be visiting New Zealand in July 2012. More to come…
(HT to Joe Fleener)
Lee Strobel: We’re on Cusp of Golden Era of Apologetics
January 23, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
A must-read for budding and established apologists here:
All of these trends have awakened a sleeping giant – Christian apologetics, or the defense of the faith. We’re seeing apologetics books on the New York Times bestsellers list. Schools like Biola University and its Talbot School of Theology, which are leaders in apologetics, are filled to capacity. Denver Seminary is launching a new degree in Christian Apologetics and Ethics this fall. One organization is seeking to place apologists on 500 college campuses in the next five years.
William Dembski Interview
January 16, 2012 by · Leave a Comment
Get it here: www.thebestschools.org/blog/2012/01/14/william-dembski-interview/
I love Dembski. He is an intellectual genius, and honest to the heart. With the persecution he has faced both inside and outside the church, he is also like a modern Galileo.
Christopher Hitchens, April 13, 1949 – December 15, 2011
December 16, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
New Atheist Christopher Hitchens has passed on.
Hitchens, who wrote for publications such as The Atlantic Monthly, Slate and Vanity Fair, rose to prominence for his divisive opinions, his unabashed atheism, his scorching critiques of popular figures like Mother Teresa Henry Kissinger, and, above all, his razor wit. (Reuters)
I personally admire Hitchens for having the guts to stand up for what he believed, even if I would disagree with him as his brother Peter Hitchens did (blog, Amazon book “The rage against God”).
Our condolences go out to his family.
From those I follow on Twitter…
- C Michael Patton: Christopher Hitchens died today. #verysad vnty.fr/vFD9TU Prayers are with his family and brother.
- Lee Strobel: Feeling grief at Christopher Hitchens’ death. I was among many who shared Christ with him; so sad he rejected Gospel.
- Douglas Wilson: How to think about the death of the outspoken atheist.
- Albert Mohler: The point about Christopher Hitchens is not that he died of unbelief, but that his unbelief is all that matters now. Unspeakably sad.
- Rick Warren: My friend Christopher Hitchens has died. I loved & prayed for him constantly & grieve his loss. He knows the Truth now.
- Joe Fleener: Christopher Hitchens has died. Let’s pray for his family & those who he’s influenced that they may repent & trust Christ.
- Larry Taunton: I am truly saddened to hear that my friend and debating opponent Christopher Hitchens has passed away. Our thoughts are with his family.
- Hugh Hewitt: I am at a loss of what to say about Christopher Hitchens except that he was towards me and my audience unfailingly gracious –and dazzling.
A small book by Hitchens and friend Doug Wilson is available here:
William Lane Craig UK tour (coming soon…)
September 17, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
Quick update on the Arnold Fruchtenbaum meeting
Arnold Fruchtenbaum is a Messianic Jewish scholar and expert on the life of the Messiah from a Jewish perspective (MP3s and DVDs are available — scholarly and popular books by that title may be on the way). Arnold was born in Russia and escaped Hitler before landing in the USA.
Arnold is a Bible encyclopedia — rumor has it he even studies the Bible in the shower. His scholarship is perhaps best evidenced during the Q and A times following each lecture. Arnold appears to know the Bible off-by-heart including the ability to cite chapter and verse for almost everything.
Arnold’s lectures are highly structured and methodical, and delivered in an accented monotonic manner. Notes are provided including lots of whitespace for you to add your own notes on them. Every lecture section ends by a Rabbi joke.
Following the lecture given in the photo above, one questioner asserted that the Jews have a debt owing to the church. Arnold replied correctly that the actual debt is the other way around. The church is hugely in debt to the Jews, and part of that debt should be an apology for the disgraceful treatment the Jews have received at the hands of Christians during their diaspora. This disgraceful behavior continues in parts of the anti-Semitic church today.
Related:
Ariel Ministries blog