Book Review – Fighting for Holiness by J.C. Ryle
Book Review – Fighting for Holiness Fighting for Holiness by J.C. Ryle Synopsis: “May we never forget that without fighting there can be no holiness while we live, and no crown of glory when we die!” –J. C. Ryle “True Christianity is a fight,” wrote J. C. Ryle in 1877. He argued that from the […]
Podcast Guest – Tulips & Honey – The Importance of Church – Part 2
The Church Is Important Continuing from the first part, we look again that the church is important. In this installment, Lauren Hereford from Tulips & Honey invited me and Kristen, to talk about more practical matters in how to find a new church, what to look for, what to look out for, and what to do […]
Podcast Guest – Tulips & Honey – The Importance of Church – Part 1
The Importance of Church This is probably one of the most important topics I’ve had the honor to speak about since I started podcasting – the importance of church. Ever since the government shutdowns where churches closed, people left church for home streaming, or some who just left the church completely I’ve been seeing a […]
Book Review – Why Should I Believe Christianity? by James Anderson
Why Believe Christianity? Because It’s True Why Should I Believe Christianity? by James Anderson Synopsis: Some people boldly claim, “Christianity is fine for some, but it isn’t for me.” Others feel it is just outdated and irrelevant. For better or worse, everyone in the Western world has come into contact with Christianity: we all have […]
Rooted In Revelation Guest Appearance – Finding Proper Balance In Our Christian Life
Christian Balance If you haven’t checked out Rooted in Revelation podcast yet you are missing out. I would suggest the great episode with Brant Bosserman and Spiritual Growth. I (Patrick) went on to discuss the trend I see within today’s Christianity where there are a lot of distractions that cause a focus on politics or […]
Book Review – Truth in a Culture of Doubt – Engaging Skeptical Challenges to the Bible by Andreas Köstenberger, Darrell Bock, & Joshua Chatraw
Trust God & His Word Truth In A Culture Of Doubt by Andreas Köstenberger, Darrell Bock, and Josh Chatraw Synopsis: All too often Christians, and even Christian leaders, don’t know how to deal with skeptical challenges of the Bible and the Christian faith. Few churches address the historical questions about the Bible and the theological questions […]
Book Review – A Manual for Creating Atheists by Peter Boghossian
The Atheist Manual With Bad Advice Synopsis: Atheist Manual by Peter Boghossian For thousands of years, the faithful have honed proselytizing strategies and talked people into believing the truth of one holy book or another. Indeed, the faithful often view converting others as an obligation of their faith—and are trained from an early age to […]
Book Review – Peter Boghossian, Atheist Tactician – What He Gets Right, (Some of) What He Gets Wrong, and How Christians Must Respond by Tom Gilson
Answering Boghossian Check my review of Peter Boghossian’s book “A Manual For Creating Atheists” here. Synopsis: Answering Boghossian Peter Boghossian has energized atheists with his recently published Manual for Creating Atheists—and for good reason, in part. He’s a master of rhetoric and persuasion theory. He outshines other contemporary atheists in his understanding of strategy and […]