The Berkeley Mission Documentary–Part 4

Here’s the 4th and final episode of The Berkeley Mission documentary from JC-TV, chronicling one of our unique “apologetics mission trip.”

Virtue on American Idol

Chris Medina is my hero:

Friday Fun: The Altar Call’s Greatest Hits

Challenge Response: Freud Says God is an Ilusion

My response to this week’s challenge:

Challenge: Freud Says God Is an Illusion

The challenge this week comes from a reader named Bekah who asks:

I just started a class called World Religions. In it we are learning about scientific materialism and Sigmund Freud’s theory “universal obsessional neurosis – a replaying of our loving and fearful relationships with our parents.” I agree that sometimes we can put our human father views on God our father…but my question is, how do I defend Christianity, that God is not an “illusion springing from infantile insecurity”?

If you were a student in Bekah’s class, what would say in response to this? Any tactical advice for her? Give her some ideas, and we’ll see what Brett thinks on Thursday.

The Berkeley Mission Documentary–Part 3

Here’s the 3rd episode of The Berkeley Mission documentary from JC-TV, chronicling one of our unique “apologetics mission trip.” We’ll post the final episode next Monday.

The Ehrman Project

Here’s a great resource dealing with the challenges Bart Ehrman has raised in recent years:  THE EHRMAN PROJECT.

Challenge Response: What Kind of God Saves a Murderer?

I spent waaayyyy too much time editing the answer to this week’s challenge, so it’s a day late, but hopefully still helpful:

Friday Fun: The Skinny on Fasting

“That’s Just YOUR Truth.”

Here’s a way to respond to a common objection: