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Max Lucado on How to Overcome Fear

Here is an excerpt from Max Lucado’s new book over at beliefnet.

“Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for Him” (Ps. 37:7). Imitate the mother of Jesus at the wedding in Cana. The reception was out of wine, a huge social no-no in the days of Jesus. Mary could have blamed the host for poor planning or the guests for overdrinking, but she didn’t catastrophize. No therapy sessions or counseling. Instead, she took the shortage straight to Jesus. “When they ran out of wine, the mother of Jesus said to Him, ‘They have no wine'” (John 2:3). See how quickly you can do the same. Assess the problem. Take it to Jesus and state it clearly.”

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Saddleback Church Apologetics Conference 2009 Audio

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Saddleback Church recently hosted an Apologetics Conference with a number of great apologists. Now their audio and video are available for listening and viewing online. But if you prefer MP3s or a podcast feed, you can download there right here:

• How Can I Know God Exists? – Dinesh D’Souza – MP3
• How Did the Universe Begin – William Lane Craig – MP3
• If God Exists, Why is there Evil? – Norman Geisler – MP3
• Has Science Made Belief in God Obsolete? – J.P. Moreland – MP3
• What Do the Gospels Really Say About Jesus? – Darrell Bock – MP3
• How Can I Defend My Faith Without Sounding Defensive? – Greg Koukl – MP3

These are some great talks! Accessible and solid. (Many thanks to the Apologetics 315 blog of recompiling this list with links)

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Taking Jesus at His Word

Jesus told Martha, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die. Do you believe this?”



As I prepare to attend a funeral of a loved one today, I answer yes to Jesus’ question–I believe…I take him at his word. He is the only one who can make good on that bold claim because he is the only one who has conquered death. I am thankful that the ultimate sting of death has been conquered, but am reminded of the pain we still endure before Jesus makes all things new (Revelation 21:1-7).

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Michael Behe’s Censored then Uncensored Interview on Intelligent Design with John Mcworter on Bloggingheads.tv

I enjoy drawing attention to debates and conversations that matter. Here is one. Behe’s cordial interview about his book, the edge of evolution, was taken down 6 hours after it was posted. But then Robert Wright reinstated the post (good for him!). This is a thoughtful 45 minute interview.

What is the harm in that? Could it be that dissent from the standard Darwinian story is simply not allowed? period? I watched the interview. Behe does not say “God did it.” What he says is, all the evidence we possess about random selection and random variation does not show how irreducibly complex systems could have evolved. It is an empirical argument; not a god of the gaps argument from Behe’s point of view. I say, let the conversation continue and the best ideas win!

For more on this controversy, see this post at Evolution News

For more on this issue, see: The Edge of Evolution or Signature in the Cell

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Darwin’s Dilemma and the Cambrian Explosion (DVD)

The final film in Illustra Media’s long-planned Intelligent Design trilogy is Darwin’s Dilemma.

This documentary will examine what many consider to be the most powerful refutation of Darwinian evolution—the Cambrian fossil record. Charles Darwin realized that the fossil evidence did not support his theory of gradual, step-by-step evolutionary development. He hoped that future generations of scientists would make the discoveries necessary to validate his ideas. Today, after more than 150 years of exploration fossil evidence of slow, incremental biological change has yet to be excavated. Instead, we find a picture of the rapid appearance of fully developed, complex organisms during the outset of the Cambrian geological era. Organisms that embody almost all of the major animal body plans that exist today. This remarkable explosion of life is best explained by the existence of a transcendent intelligence. Darwin’s Dilemma will be released on September 15, 2009.

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