In Defense of the Christian Faith

"When you say there's too much evil in this world you assume there's good. When you assume there's good, you assume there's such a thing as a moral law on the basis of which to differentiate between good and evil. But if you assume a moral law, you must posit a moral Law Giver, but that's Who you're trying to disprove and not prove. Because if there's no moral Law Giver, there's no moral law. If there's no moral law, there's no good. If there's no good, there's no evil. What is your question?" ~ Ravi Zacharias, in response to the objection, "There cannot be a God, because there is too much evil in this world"

I found an old biography about Charles Darwin at a rummage sale a while back. I wasn't very interested in it, since it was mostly information that I had already heard, and it was told in a rather uninteresting way. This morning, I was wondering what it was still doing on my bookshelf. As I began to flip through it, this statement caught my attention (but it's really not that surprising considering that Darwin was once attending seminary to be a minister): "Another source of conviction in the existence of God, connected with the reason and not with the feelings, impressed me as having much more weight. This follows from the extreme difficulty or rather impossibility of conceiving this immense and wonderful universe, including man with his capacity for looking far backwards and far into futurity, as the result of blind chance or necessity. When thus reflecting I feel compelled to look to a First Cause having an intelligent mind in some degree analogous to that of man; and ...

Every year I have a tradition for this blog: I post my favorite Christmas songs for your listening enjoyment! :) This year, I have added a few new songs to the original list . Enjoy, and Merry Christmas! This first one is from an Oregon-based band called Sixteen Cities. My family has traveled through rain, sleet, snow and "dark of night" (no joke) to see these guys in concert more than once and we were not disappointed; the worship is phenomenal and they are such genuine, Godly people. This song is called "Morningstar." I stumbled upon this next song by accident, but I instantly loved it. Sung by Francesca Battistelli, this gorgeous song is called "Be Born In Me." And lastly, this one is from Aaron Shust's Christmas EP . It's entitled "God Has Come To Earth." I'm pretty excited about this one, because I made the video myself... enjoy! Merry Christmas from the DCFblog!

The American Humanist Association has once again embarked on a campaign to place ads in strategic locations for the holidays. This time around, they have two themes, one of which shows Santa Claus checking his list for naughty and nice with a message that reads "Bias Against Atheists Is Naughty, Not Nice." Here is the reasoning behind the billboards , according to the AHA: "Humanists get their knowledge from science rather than ancient texts and divine revelations," Speckhardt said. "This is the first time we've called out those prejudiced against us to rethink that prejudice. I hope people take them to heart and treat everyone as equally as they can this holiday season."   Now, while the AHA claims they are not undertaking this campaign to offend anyone or spoil "holiday" cheer, I do have my suspicions... especially if they are going to accuse Christians of simply believing "ancient texts and divine revelations" which supposed...

On Friday, I posted some Black Friday deals on apologetics books ; two of those are on sale today only. And I found a few others... Here are some great apologetics books on sale this Cyber Monday. 1)  The Timeless Writings of C.S. Lewis , 3 Volumes in 1: $7.99 2)  Why I Believe by D. James Kennedy : $3.99 3)  Risen Indeed by D. James Kennedy : $0.99 4)  A Passion for God: The Spiritual Journey of A.W. Tozer : $2.99 5) Atheism Remix by Al Mohler : $5.00 6) Francis Schaeffer: An Authentic Life : $5.00 7)  Christian Apologetics Past and Present: A Primary Source Reader , Vol. 1 (e-book): $7.19 8)  Christian Apologetics Past and Present: A Primary Source Reader, Vol. 2  (e-book): $7.19 9)  Apologetics for the Twenty-first Century (e-book): $7.19 10)   Reasonable Faith: Christian Truth and Apologetics by William Lane Craig (e-book): $7.19 You can also get a physical copy of the book for a discounted p...

Today is Black Friday, and while I don't like to brave the crowds, I like to browse online deals to see what deals I can find. Books are at the top of my list, and here is an interesting list of some of the nuggets I found: [Note: While the majority of these are apologetics-based books, some of them fit in the "general" category; I listed these because I found them to be interesting deals.] 1) Abortion by R.C. Sproul - $5.00: You can also view other deals on Sproul's books by clicking here . 2) Atheism Remix by Al Mohler - $5.00 (MONDAY ONLY)* 3) Spurgeon’s Sermons (5 volumes) - $29.99 4) Francis Schaeffer: An Authentic Life - $5.00 (MONDAY ONLY)* 5) The Complete Works of Francis Schaeffer (5 volumes) - $49.99 6) The Consequences of Ideas audio/video download by R.C. Sproul - $5.00 7) The Apologetics Study Bible for Students is on sale for $15.63 8) Stand To Reason ministries is offering free shipping this weekend (through Monday) for all purch...

"When we view the blessings with which our country has been favored, those which we now enjoy, and the means which we possess of handing them down unimpaired to our latest posterity, our attention is irresistibly drawn to the source from whence they flow. Let us then, unite in offering our most grateful acknowledgments for these blessings to the Divine Author of All Good." ~ James Monroe, 2nd Annual Message to Congress, November 16, 1818. "Whereas it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favor; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me to 'recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of gov...