Tag Archives: Apologetics

The Giver and the Hope of Utopia

Posted on April 15, 2020 by David E Smith

As we suffer to different degrees during the pandemic, Lois Lowry’s novel The Giver recalls a familiar quandary. The story is set in a dystopian society where disease, suffering, and death have been eliminated and the problem of pain has been solved.

Posted in Faith | Tagged Apologetics, Biola University, Clay Jones, Cornelius Van Til, Scarlett Clay, The Giver | Comments Off

Thriving In Your Faith Through College

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Benjamin D. Smith

An event for parents & teens. Do you want your kids to follow Jesus for a lifetime? Many fall away during the college years. Do you have a plan to help your teenager keep their faith? Does your teenager have a plan to continue to follow Jesus through their post-high school years? In this unique seminar, Dr. Rob Rienow will equip you and your student with biblical principles and practical approaches for strengthening your relationships with each other and with Jesus.

This is a free event, but please RSVP to events@VisionaryFam.com

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Gospel Differences: The Defenders Conference

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Benjamin D. Smith

There are differences between the Gospels. It’s undeniable. But do those differences mean the Gospels are historically unreliable? How can we reconcile these differences? Harmonize? Ancient literary devices? Is it something else? Come hear 4 different perspectives on why there are differences in the Gospels so that you can be prepared to defend your faith.

Tagged Apologetics, Bart Ehrman, Craig Keener, Defenders Media, Mike Licona, Rob Bowman, The Gospel | Comments Off

Worldview Work Isn’t Optional

Posted on April 25, 2018 by David E Smith

Some are saying that Christians have lost the culture. But what if it was never a war to win, instead it was a calling to embrace? If there is an overarching theme for BreakPoint—starting with Chuck Colson and now with Eric Metaxas and me—it’s culture. Specifically, how Christians can understand it, engage it, confront it, even restore it—through the clarity of a Christian worldview. As Brett Kunkle and I explain in our book, “A Practical Guide to Culture,” what we mean by culture is not some mysterious thing cloistered in art museums. No, culture is the…

Posted in Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture | Tagged A Practical Guide to Culture, Alvin Plantinga, Apologetics, Bill Brown, BreakPoint, Brett Kunkle, Christian Living, Chuck Colson, Colson Fellows, Colson Fellows Program, Culture/Institutions, David Noebel, Eric Metaxas, Francis Schaeffer, Gary Phillips, John Stonestreet, Summit Ministries, Worldview | Comments Off

Apologetics in the Family

Posted on December 26, 2015 by David E Smith

There was a time in my life when I questioned everything. I questioned the existence of God. I questioned the reality of heaven and eternal life. I questioned what it meant to be saved. I had many, many questions. And my dad had to listen to each and every one of them.

Posted in Faith, Marriage/Family/Culture | Tagged Alex McFarland, Apologetics, Sean McDowell, Summit Ministries, Vern Bengston, Worldview | Comments Off