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DEFEND FAITH
Gain insight into some of the best answers to common objections to the Christian Faith. In this topic section you will gain understanding in scientific, philosophical, and logical evidence for the existence of God, the reliability of Scripture and the historicity of the Bible.
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Rowan2021-07-14 12:09:012021-07-14 12:09:19“Evil, Pain and Suffering…what’s that all about God?”
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Rowan2021-07-14 09:37:212021-07-14 09:41:04The Fantastic Ferrari Factory
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Rowan2021-06-21 13:10:022021-07-21 15:40:56Tackling the Hidden Assumptions Behind Unbelief: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
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Rowan2021-06-21 12:59:552021-06-21 12:59:57The Faith of Science: Are Faith and Science Truly Incompatible?
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Rowan2021-06-21 12:39:082021-07-14 12:04:04Religious Foundations for an Earth-Keeping Ethic: A Theology of Ecology
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Rowan2021-06-17 11:18:312021-06-17 11:18:32Keeping the Faith Despite Hypocrisy: Why I Still Believe
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Rowan2021-05-03 08:27:482021-06-17 13:22:40Old Testament Ethics: Is God A Moral Monster?
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Rowan2021-04-28 11:41:002021-06-21 09:37:49The Universe Had a Cause: An Introduction to the Kalam Cosmological Argument
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Rowan2021-04-28 10:16:202021-06-21 09:36:48The Big Lie: Challenging the Faith Versus Science Myth
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Rowan2021-04-23 09:51:302021-04-23 09:57:55Fact or Fiction: Is the Bible Trustworthy?
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Rowan2021-04-01 09:41:142021-04-01 14:29:38 Critical Thinking and Apologetics
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Rowan2021-03-29 19:49:272021-03-29 19:49:29Evidence for the Supernatural: Pseudoscience or Something More?
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Rowan2021-03-29 19:35:442021-03-29 19:40:29Mathematics and Reality: How the Mathematical Structure of the Universe Points to God
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Rowan2021-03-29 15:24:102021-05-20 15:56:42Common Objections to Christianity
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Rowan2021-03-29 14:19:082021-06-21 13:08:29Just a Legend? The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus
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Rowan2021-03-29 11:37:192021-07-14 09:15:16“The Science Proves It, So That Settles It!”
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Rowan2021-03-29 11:20:422021-07-14 09:15:26God: All Powerful? All Good? Then Why So Much Suffering?
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Michelle Englehardt2020-02-17 23:21:352021-07-14 12:03:13Speak Up! Workshop: How To Present Apologetics and Worldview Talks With PassionNAVIGATE CULTURE
As Western culture increases in its hostility to Christian principles, how can we respond in a loving and compassionate way to the culture without compromising Biblical truth.
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Rowan2021-06-21 12:13:422021-06-21 13:14:37Christianity & Te Tiriti: Implications of Our Bicultural Roots on the Future of Our Nation
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Rowan2021-05-19 13:23:542021-05-19 13:32:40Bible & Treaty: Backwards into the future, Reclaiming our Christian heritage
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Rowan2021-03-29 14:51:042021-03-29 15:17:47Proud to be Indigenous AND Christian: a Contradiction?
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Rowan2021-03-29 14:30:202021-03-29 14:33:22Christ: the King, the Servant, the Sufferer: Why Jesus Christ is so Relatable to Indigenous People
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Rowan2021-03-29 09:55:372021-06-21 09:40:54Critical Race Theory & the Gospel: An Interview with Monique Duson
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Rowan2021-03-23 13:44:172021-03-29 10:25:28Abortion and Human Rights: Making the Case for Life
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Rowan2021-03-23 13:27:292021-03-29 10:32:49Media and The Making of The Modern Mind
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Michelle Englehardt2020-02-17 22:37:112021-03-29 10:25:36The Courage to be Countercultural: Living the Gospel in a Hostile CultureREACH PEOPLE
People won’t care what you know, until they know that you care – in these topics we learn how to share the truths of Christianity and the Christian worldview “with gentleness and respect” (1 Peter 3:15) and in a variety of contexts.
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Rowan2021-06-21 13:02:362021-06-21 13:13:35Conversational Outreach in Hostile Environments: Tactics for Our Times
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Rowan2021-03-29 20:27:102021-06-10 12:07:35Urgent and Unashamed: Sharing the Gospel & Standing for Truth in a Hostile World
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Michelle Englehardt2020-02-17 23:21:352021-07-14 12:03:13Speak Up! Workshop: How To Present Apologetics and Worldview Talks With Passion
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Rowan2020-02-13 22:00:422021-05-25 11:34:23“Give Me Two Minutes,” A Road-map to Starting Workplace Conversations
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Michelle Englehardt2020-01-29 03:27:212021-04-30 09:33:10“Let’s have lunch” A Presentation of Evidence for Christianity