Month: December 2015

Apologetics, islam

Do Christian and Muslims Worship the Same God?

[Original Post: Dec 31] The internet has exploded from academics around the country over the Wheaton University’s political scientist Larycia Hawkins who posted on Facebook Dec. 10 that “I stand in religious solidarity with Muslims because they, like me, a Christian, are people of the book. And as Pope Francis stated last week, we worship the same God.”  While her sentiment of standing in accord … Continue reading Do Christian and Muslims Worship the Same God?

J. Steve Lee1 Comment
Apologetics

New Video by Reasonable Faith: The Contingency Argument for God’s Existence

As some of you know William Lane Craig from Reasonable Faith has been developing some quality videos over various arguments for God’s existence (three of them can be found here on my webpage).  Here is his latest video on the Leibnizian Contingency argument: Further explorations in this particular argument can be pursued here: “Leibnizian Cosmological Arguments” by Alexander R. Pruss in Blackwell Companion to Natural … Continue reading New Video by Reasonable Faith: The Contingency Argument for God’s Existence

J. Steve Lee
Apologetics, archaeology, Uncategorized

Biblical Archeaology: Hezekiah Bulla

A clay seal stamped with Hezekiah’s name was found recently (actually, it was excavated in 2009, but its significance was just recently discovered).  This royal seal, that would be impressed upon scrolls, is over 2,700 years old.  It clearly has the imprint of Hezekiah’s name upon it, measuring only about a centimeter across. Bible History Daily reports that:   The bulla, which measures just over … Continue reading Biblical Archeaology: Hezekiah Bulla

J. Steve Lee13 Comments
Apologetics, Uncategorized

Moral Relativism: Limitations and Failings

I was once sitting in a graduate level seminar when the topic of morality and ethics came up.  One of the doctoral students stated that they believed that societies and cultures struggle through various issue of morality and through that cultural conversation and debate emerges the ethical norms for the community: thus morality is relative to culture.  I remember leaning in and asking, “So, you … Continue reading Moral Relativism: Limitations and Failings

J. Steve Lee
Apologetics, islam, Uncategorized

The Paris Attacks: A Response from Nabeel Qureshi

Great video by Nabeel Qureshi, former Muslim and author of Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus. I posted about Nabeel before here when he debated on the Trinity. He is on staff with RZIM: Nabeel Qureshi is an itinerant speaker with Ravi Zacharias International Ministries and bestselling author of Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus. Since completing his medical degree in 2009, he has dedicated his life to spreading the gospel … Continue reading The Paris Attacks: A Response from Nabeel Qureshi

J. Steve Lee