If you’re a parent, then you want your kids to live well. You want them to flourish. You want them to follow Jesus all the days of their lives. This is a prayer I regularly pray for my kids. But how does this happen? What does this look like? What’s at stake? It starts with building a biblical worldview.
Category Archives: Apologetics
Researchers Have Found the Oldest Known Manuscript of Leviticus
How the En-Gedi Scroll Confirms the Accuracy of Textual Transmission of the Bible
How do we know that the Bible we read today is what was originally written? Has the text been corrupted? A recent discovery along with significant advances in imaging technology reveal the earliest known fragment of Leviticus (1:3). Here’s a short video explaining how this works. But the bottom line is that this should increase your confidence in the Bible.
(Photo credits WSJ and University of Kentucky)
#1: Are We Raising a Generation of Almost Christians? [Podcast]
Your Worldview Minute with Jonathan Morrow Episode 1
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Are we raising a generation of almost Christians? Why are students walking away from the faith? As moms and dads, how do we help our children build a lasting faith? How do we overcome a culture dominated by feelings? How do we make a difference in the lives of our children? These are just few of the questions I talk about in this episode of Your Worldview Podcast.
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Go Deeper >> Why it matters that Christianity is a historical faith
4 Reasons We Know Humans Have a Soul
And Why It Matters
Does modern neuroscience show that there is no soul? Are you just your brain? Is belief in the soul just an outdated bronze-age myth? Contrary to what you may read in Time magazine online or see on the Discovery Channel, science has demonstrated no such thing.
For the record, that’s not a knock on science. Why? Because science is only one way we know about reality. In other words there is more to reality than what you can just touch or weigh.
How Do We Know We Have A Soul?
My goal here is not to lay out a detailed philosophical case for the soul (I’ve done that elsewhere). What I want to do is give you a couple of practical reasons you can understand and use in everyday conversations.
(1) Jesus–who was raised from the dead–believed and taught that there is a soul. This is highly significant. Especially in light of (more…)
What Did the Jewish Historian Josephus Really Say About Jesus?
3 Things Every Christian Should Know About Josephus and Jesus
There you are having a great conversation with a friend about Christianity and how you know that Jesus existed without just saying “the Bible says so.” You even name-dropped Josephus. And then this happens…
Friend: “Yea, another Christian friend of mine said something about Josephus. I had never heard of him. So I looked it up and found out that the passage by Josephus that mentions Jesus is disputed by scholars today.”
You (sweating now): “I hadn’t heard that before. My pastor just said Josephus shows that Jesus existed.”
Friend: “Maybe you should look it up and see what it says for yourself?”
You: “Yeah, looks like I should do that…”
Gulp…you weren’t ready for that one…
Who Was Josephus?
If you know who Josephus is, good for you! (virtual high five coming at you!)
If not, no worries! Here’s what you need to know about Josephus and why he matters to the conversation about Jesus of Nazareth. (more…)