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Gordon Fee is not dead (despite the obituary)!

by Mark Farnham | Nov 4, 2022 | Christian Thinkers, Church History, Theology

Renowned New Testament scholar Gordon Fee recently passed into glory, but a former student tells a story about Fee that reminds us of the resurrection. John Crosby received his Master of Divinity degree at Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary in 1982 and recalls this...

More Strategies for Effective Apologetic Encounters

by Mark Farnham | Sep 7, 2018 | Apologetics, Church History, Culture, Evangelism

In the last post we looked at specific ways to take a conversation with an unbeliever to a place of effective engagement about the gospel. In this post we continue to examine those strategies. The third strategy is to look for implicit bias. Implicit bias is another...

We Can Learn a Great Deal about Suffering from the Puritans

by Mark Farnham | Feb 19, 2018 | Church History, Suffering

It’s not that we shouldn’t talk about our suffering, but we should stop expecting that we won’t have any and should also not dilute the term with our petty inconveniences. Carl Trueman explains: First, the Puritans lived in a...

The Terror of Antiquated Creeds

by Mark Farnham | Jun 3, 2015 | Church History, Theology

I spoke at my son’s Baccalaureate service this week, and it was held at an area church. The service provided an opportunity for the fellowship of Christian students at his public school to celebrate the faithfulness of God to them during the last year, and to...

The Mystery of the Essence of God Contemplated

by Mark Farnham | Oct 20, 2014 | Apologetics, Christian Thinkers, Church History, Philosophy, Theology

Reference to God’s incomprehensible essence also warns us against imagining what God is like, which would lead us inexorably down the road to idolatry. Recognizing God’s infinite and spiritual essence keeps us from thinking that God can be represented in imagery. Paul...

Your Character Is Just As Important to Your Apologetics As Your Logic

by Mark Farnham | Oct 17, 2014 | Apologetics, Christian Living, Church History, Logic

Christians who develop an interest in apologetics often begin to believe that the most important things to learn are logic, rational arguments, and evidential proofs. They can become very focused on making sure their logic is airtight, while completely ignoring the...

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Gordon Fee is not dead (despite the obituary)!

More Strategies for Effective Apologetic Encounters

We Can Learn a Great Deal about Suffering from the Puritans

The Terror of Antiquated Creeds

The Mystery of the Essence of God Contemplated

Your Character Is Just As Important to Your Apologetics As Your Logic

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