Category Archives: Truth Matters

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Who Really Invented Christianity? (latest tC audio)

Every Christmas and Easter new releases hit the bookstores, provocative documentaries spring up on CNN and the Discovery channel, and special additions appear from Newsweek. The common theme? What else have “they” not been telling you about who Jesus really was or what Christianity really teaches?
* How do we know the Bible includes the right books?
* Did the early church invent Jesus’ divinity or did Jesus really claim to be divine?
* What did Christians believe before there was a Bible?
* Who got to decide what is ‘orthodox’ and what is ‘heresy’?
* Why didn’t Jesus write a book?
These are good questions. But contrary to the answers that show up in much of pop culture today about Jesus, a careful look at the historical evidence surrounding the origins of Christianity reveals that we can trust the writings of the New Testament and what they teach about the historical Jesus. Join Jonathan Morrow, as we embark on a journey back to the 1st century to discover the truth.
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How to Have Good Spiritual Conversations and Share Your Faith

I came across a 5 minute audio clip from Greg Koukl at Stand to Reason that was particularly fascinating and instructive. Most of us have had conversations with people who raise questions against a view we hold (like Christianity) but then keep “moving the goal line” as to what counts as a satisfying answer.

In this case, Greg is interacting with a lady who calls into the radio show. Give it a listen, and watch how he guides the conversation and most importantly does not get defensive (when he probably felt tempted to).

Click here to listen.

To learn more about how to navigate spiritual conversations, see Greg’s book, Tactics.

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Summer Camp for Atheists (CNN)

Atheistic summer camps? Yep. Check out this short 2 minute video clip. One thing stuck out to me that I whole heartily agree with: “students should be taught how to think not just what to think.” How do you think the students in your youth group would fare in a conversation with the next generation of atheists? Are they being prepared?

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Helping Children Think Christianly – Resources for Christian Parents Part 5

We are now to the next resource for helping the next generation think Christianly. You need to know that relativism is everywhere. Truth, Jesus, Sexuality, and Morality are all up for grabs and are now considered a “personal preference.” Are you prepared to address this with your children? Your students?

You can be if you pick up a copy and study Ethix: Being Bold in a Whatever World by Sean McDowell. It is clear, concise, and does not require any prior knowledge of the topic. Also, your students can read it with you and you can talk about it. I highly recommend this resource. If you would like to hear 5 reasons relativism is a really bad idea (in 10 minutes), click here for my latest podcast.

(Product Description)
High school and college students are bombarded today with mixed media messages of moral relativism. ethiX: Being Bold in a Whatever World helps young adults better understand how to make Bible-informed ethical decisions on the issues of abortion, homosexuality, marriage and divorce, the morality of war, cloning, euthanasia, capital punishment, sexuality, and more.

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What kind of world would it be if relativism were true?

“What kind of world would it be if relativism were true? It would be a world in which nothing was wrong—nothing is considered evil or good, nothing worthy of praise or blame. It would be a world in which justice and fairness are meaningless concepts, in which there would be no accountability, no possibility of moral improvement, no moral discourse. And it would be a world in which there is no tolerance.” – Greg Koukl & Frank Beckwith