Useful Things | May 19, 2019
Useful Things | May 19, 2019
Dear Readers,
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Blessings,
Chris Reese
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Quotable
“To be ignorant and simple now—not to be able to meet the enemies on their own ground—would be to throw down our weapons, and to betray our uneducated brethren who have, under God, no defence but us against the intellectual attacks of the heathen. Good philosophy must exist, if for no other reason, because bad philosophy needs to be answered.”
— C. S. Lewis (2001). The Weight of Glory: And Other Addresses (p. 58). New York: HarperOne.
News
The Equality Act Accelerates Anti-Christian Bias
A New York Times Op-Ed Is Very Wrong About Religious Liberty
Colorado university reaches settlement with Christian student group, pays damages
“One-third of the World’s Population Suffers from Religious Persecution”
Three Southern states move to ban abortion
Why Are Americans So Stressed Out?
The Incompatibility of Critical Theory and Christianity
Hello, My Name Is God [“Ehrman’s statement presents an expectation that if Jesus were God he would always say it directly, something like, ‘Good to meet you, I am God.’ But could Jesus not present himself as the God of Israel in other ways?”]
Text-Collections and an Emergent NT Canon
3 Examples of "Atheist Overreach"
Announcing the 2019–20 Henry Fellows [Congrats to our own Paul Gould!]
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Lost Treasures of the Bible: Understanding the Bible through Archaeological Artifacts in World Museums by Clyde Fant and Mitchell Reddish - $1.99
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Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design by Stephen Meyer - $1.99
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Audiobooks
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Evidence that Demands a Verdict (updated and expanded edition) by Josh McDowell and Sean McDowell - $4.99
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Logos Bible Software
If you’re a Logos Bible software user, be sure to take advantage of their Free Book of the Month for May, which is I. Howard Marshall’s Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Pastoral Epistles.
For an additional $5.00, you can pick up two other commentaries in the series (Acts vols. 1 and 2), which run around $60 each if you purchase them in paperback.
Logos 8 Basic is available as a free download. Logos offers a free book each month, many of which are high-quality reference works.
Free Download: Cultural Apologetics
Check out this free excerpt from Paul Gould’s new book Cultural Apologetics: Renewing the Christian Voice, Conscience, and Imagination in a Disenchanted World.
Cultural Apologetics sets forth a fresh model for cultural engagement, rooted in the biblical account of Paul's speech on Mars Hill, which details practical steps for reestablishing the Christian voice, conscience, and imagination.
With creative insights, Cultural Apologetics prepares readers to share a vision of the Christian faith that is both plausible and desirable, offering clarity for those who have become disoriented in the haze of modern Western culture.
Free Download: The Dictionary of Christianity and Science
If you haven’t already, download a free, 20-page excerpt of the Dictionary of Christianity and Science, edited by Paul Copan and Christopher Reese, along with Tremper Longman III and Michael Strauss.
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