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discipleship

Are evangelicals people of truth? Maybe not.

December 7, 2020 by Randal

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: discipleship, evangelicalism, truth

7 Steps to Build Christian Communities that Don’t Lose the Young

October 2, 2020 by Randal

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Christian community, discipleship

Can a pastor have doubts?

May 25, 2020 by Randal

In this video, I offer a critical response to Alisa Childers and Cameron Bertuzzi of Capturing Christianity as they discuss Ms. Childers’ former pastor who once described himself as agnostic. The video raises an important question: “Can a pastor have doubts?” The answer, I think, is that at times pastors will likely have doubts. The […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Alisa Childers, discipleship, doubt, progressive Christianity

What’s Christianity’s biggest weakness? Evidence? Or Poor Diplomats?

September 15, 2019 by Randal

This afternoon, I posted the following survey on Twitter: Most skeptics of Christianity are not skeptics primarily because of the poor quality of apologetic evidence but rather because of the poor quality of Christian disciples. — Tentative Apologist (@RandalRauser) September 15, 2019 Feel free to vote there. But I’d also like to hear your voice […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apologetics, discipleship, evangelism

Jesus and the Devil’s Music

September 1, 2019 by Randal

When I was a kid back in the 1980s, I had a somewhat conflicted relationship with “secular” music. Two of the first albums/cassettes in my collection (c. 1981-2) were “secular”: The Who, Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy and Journey, Escape. And truth be known, they both blew away Petra, Never Say Die despite my mom’s attempt to […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Christian discipleship, discipleship, evangelism, rock music, witness

Adjust Your Expectations

July 19, 2019 by Randal

Christian discipleship is made more difficult when people imbibe the notion that God wants us happy, healthy, and wealthy. As a result, when things go awry, as they inevitably do, people often experience a crisis of faith for which they could have been far better prepared if their expectations had been set properly from the […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Christian discipleship, discipleship, hope, suffering

Your poor Christian witness today could make atheists a century from now

April 25, 2019 by Randal

There’s a key moment in the film Gladiator where the character Maximus (Russell Crowe) observes, “Brothers, what we do in life, echoes in eternity.” You might equally say that it echoes in history, spreading out like ripples on a pond. An effective Christian witness can tell a powerful story of faith which shapes lives for […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Christian witness, discipleship, evangelism

Your Child, the Martyr

February 27, 2019 by Randal

Tertullian famously said, the blood of the martyrs is seed. Indeed, the early church was built on the witness of early Christians with many giving their lives for their faith. Nor is persecution a thing of the past. Every year, thousands of Christians around the world are persecuted or even martyred for their faith. But […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: discipleship, evangelism, martyrdom, mission, witness

Would you rather be a Muslim who acts like Jesus or a Christian who doesn’t?

January 25, 2019 by Randal

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Christianity, discipleship, doctrine, holiness, Islam, salvation

The Solution to Christians Becoming Atheists (Part 2)

December 17, 2018 by Randal

This is the third and final installment in my interview/conversation with Dr. John Marriott on the issue of Christians leaving the faith to become atheists. Here are links to the first installment, “The Problem of Christians Becoming Atheists,” and the second installment, “The Solution to Christians Becoming Atheists (Part 1).” Needless to say, I strongly […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: apostasy, atheism, conversion, discipleship, interview, John Marriott

The Solution to Christians Becoming Atheists (Part 1)

December 14, 2018 by Randal

In this article, I continue a conversation with John Marriott on Christianity and atheism based on his new book, A Recipe for Disaster. In part one, Dr. Marriott summarized some of the catalysts that lead to Christians becoming atheists. In this article, we continue the conversation by turning to consider ways that Christians might seek […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, conversion, discipleship, evangelism, John Marriott

The Problem of Christians Becoming Atheists

December 11, 2018 by Randal

A central goal of Christian apologetics is to persuade people to become and remain Christians. But what happens when that persuasion fails? In particular, what can we learn from those instances of failure when Christians reject the faith altogether? In this conversation, I speak with Dr. John Marriott about the topic of Christians deconverting and […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, discipleship, interview, John Marriott, secularism

How the Ebola Virus Taught Me About the Gospel

February 26, 2018 by Randal

This article is an excerpt from my book What’s So Confusing About Grace? And as a bonus, the Kindle version of the book is available for two bucks (that’s 75% off) until 8 am (Pacific Time) on Wednesday morning (Feb 28). What does it look like when people set aside their quest for personal health, happiness, […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: discipleship, Ebola, What's So Confusing About Grace?

In Search of Salvation

November 14, 2017 by Randal

My new video gives a twenty minute introduction to the themes of my book What’s So Confusing About Grace? Check it out!

Filed Under: Home Posts, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: discipleship, gospel, In Search of Salvation, salvation, soteriology, What's So Confusing About Grace?

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