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Breaking Down the Importance of Apologetics

October 30, 2022 roblundberg

For many Christians, apologetics is a forgotten art. Though Christian laymen and ministers usually know how to share their faith, very rarely will you find

Are You Looking for Ideas for Doing Apologetics?

July 29, 2020 roblundberg

by Rob Lundberg “I cannot do apologetics.” “I don’t know how to get started!” I hear these things a lot from well-meaning Christians whenever the

Four Benefits Apologetics Provides the Believer

July 19, 2019 roblundberg

by Rob Lundberg What good is apologetics? If I were to tell you that apologetics has benefits for the believer what would you think? Some

With the Culture Going “Sidewards” Why Do We Need Apologetics More than Ever?

May 20, 2019 roblundberg

Local Christian schools and high schools are not providing the equipping they need to insulate their students with solid reasons for the truth of the Christian faith. I will sometimes run into a student and ask them if I can survey them with three questions: Why are you a Christian and please do not use your testimony as the answer; why do you believe the Bible is true, and please do not tell that it says it is God’s Word; and is truth absolute or relative?

The answers that I get are nothing less than scary.

A Practical Definition for Apologetics

May 13, 2019 roblundberg

Whenever the word apologetics comes into a conversation, there are different connotations come to mind. One is “why do I have to apologize for what I believe.” Another thought comes to mind, in recent days, is about how we might defend the faith or respond to non-believers questions. In some situations we might be needing to apologize for HOW we present our case.

Four Challenges to the Apologetic Life

March 7, 2019 roblundberg

There are many people who have all kinds of different caricatures of God that are totally foreign to the real nature and essence of God. Not too long ago, at work, I had to clear the bushes and let a co-worker know that I don’t believe in the God that is a cosmic chess player, or one that is a cosmic grandfather who gives his children anything they want. Once this barrier was dropped, the second challenge for us as apologists rises to the surface.

Why you should be able to defend your faith

August 26, 2018 roblundberg

by Rob Lundberg If someone were to ask you “why” you are a Christian, would you resort to your personal testimony or could you give

Five Challenges for Living Out the Life We Defend

April 26, 2018 roblundberg

There is an old adage that people believe what they do. Some folks believe what they do, but have never taken into consideration as to whether those beliefs are true, and coherent with the world. As a former skeptic and one who has a love for the spiritual disciplines of loving God with the mind, I believe there some challenges that we have now, and will have to “nail down” as we see our culture evolve into more of a post truth culture, where people listen with their eyes and think with their feelings, in spite of the fact that objective truth exists.