Bible Encounters

What do KitKats, Peanut Butter Cups, and Morality have to do with each other? Is it possible to consistently believe there the world is messed up if God does not exist? Could our conviction that evil and injustice exists in the world be more evidence for God rather than against God? Looking forward to sharing a few ideas with you about all this. 

So do you like Ikea? Next question. Do you like their instructions manuals? They are confusing, right? Well, people feel like that with NT letters too. When is the last time you greeted everyone at your church with a holy kiss? Oh, you haven't ever done that? Well, you are not following command in the New Testament then. People often feel like Christians cherry-pick what they obey and what they sh...

Do you remember the gorilla that was killed a few years ago because the little boy fell into its enclosure? People were upset that the gorilla was killed. Yet that begs the question, 'Does the life of the boy have more value than the gorilla?' We would believe that and it seems the Bible's description of humans being made in God's image provides the explanation. So let's investigate the claim that...

When people hear today that Jesus is the only way, that sounds intolerant, close-minded, and rude. I am noticing that even in Christian circles, people are becoming uncomfortable with exclusive religious claims because it leads to divisiveness. So, what do we do? Do we just ditch exclusive claims because all exclusive claims create a dualism of 'us vs. them' or does such an approach fall prey to i...

When we read Genesis 1, we think about our modern issues. We think about science, evolution, and 7 days. What is fascinating however is that Genesis 1 shares common vocabulary with other ancient creation stories of its day. So what benefit could there be if we were to compare the inspired creation account in Genesis 1 with other creation stories that were around when Genesis 1 was written? Let's f...

People today struggle to believe miracles are possible and that scripture can be aligned with modern science. Yet maybe their struggle could be in how they are interpreting the role of science in answering such questions and in how they are interpreting the Bible itself. In this episode, I hope to encourage us to see that we all interpreters of both science and scripture. 

In this episode, we will learn why Buzz Lightyear may be a great friend but he stinks at philosophy. This argument for God's existence is my favorite. I find the logic very compelling. Put on your philosophy hat guys, we are going to dive a bit deeper in the philosophical pool on this one. My hope is that these arguments provide ways to share with family and friends who have doubts about God's exi...

I know what you are thinking, 'what kind of a lesson is this going to be?' But stay with me. I love these deductive arguments. It is a very cool way to talk to someone who may not believe in God. In this episode, we will be introduced to the idea of deductive reasoning. Then we will dive into the 1st argument for God's existence. Put your Philosopher hat on people!

Have you noticed Christians talking about 'deconstruction'? This is becoming a common statement of those adopting the 'Progressive Christian' movement. In this episode, I have a few ideas to share regarding two of the major beliefs in this movement (1) panentheism and (2) rejecting dualistic statements of 'us' versus 'them'. 

People often have questions about Christianity because they have questions about the Bible. In this episode, I want to provide the final foundational lessons for our worldview discussion course. We will look at 4 contexts of Bible study that will help us understand our Bible better and in turn help us be equipped to share what the Biblical worldview claims really are (and are not). 

In this episode, we look at 3 approaches to truth. 1) Complete Relativism. 2) Strong Rationality. 3) Critical Rationality. We also discuss if we can really know if yesterday happened. :) Sorry! This episode is only 20 minutes long. I accidentally replay the lesson more times giving it an hour run time. 

In this episode, we will think about what a 'religion' is and how Christians and non-Christians all share both beliefs and doubts.