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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

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

If James Clapper lied in the past, can we trust that he is telling the truth about Trump and Russia?

May 24, 2018 by Randal

Yesterday I posted a tweet about James Clapper and Donald Trump. Here is the tweet with Dave GhostBear’s response: James Clapper committed perjury before Congress with regards to domestic spying. He is not a trustworthy source, and you should be wary of him also — David Schoen (@JediGhostBear) May 24, 2018 The Disagreement This response […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: credibility, Donald Trump, James Clapper, lying, rationality, witness

Being the Right Kind of Fool for Christ Ain’t Easy

February 20, 2017 by Randal

This morning I saw the following Atonin Scalia quote (with a few missing words) in my Twitter feed: Boom! pic.twitter.com/By4qSbD7o2 — Dr. Michael L. Brown (@DrMichaelLBrown) February 20, 2017 Before we get started, we need to confirm this quote. The practice of incorrectly attributing fanciful quotes to public figures — Mark Twain, Yogi Berra, Winston […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: church, culture, discipleship, evangelism, Jesus Christ, witness

Could it ever be right to deny Christ?

September 6, 2014 by Randal

“Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven. 33 But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.” (Matthew 10:32) In his influential book Situation Ethics, Christian ethicist Joseph Fletcher argued the unthinkable: under certain conditions it could be ethically right to deny Christ publicly. […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: ethics, evangelism, Joseph Fletcher, martyrdom, situation ethics, theology, witness

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