What have you got against Christianity?

I’m friends on Facebook with a gentleman who was one of the assistant ministers at a Protestant parish I used to attend. He has since become the vicar of a different parish in another part of the country. For the purposes of this post, I’m going to call him Father Tow.

A few weeks ago, I had a rather strange conversation with Father Tow. It was prompted by his posting the following image on Facebook:

Being a huge C.S. Lewis fan, I immediately recognized that this was a common misquotation. What Lewis actually wrote was:

“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the Sun has risen, not only because I see it but because by it, I see everything else.”

C.S. Lewis, “Is Theology Poetry?”, The Weight of Glory

I therefore commented on the picture, saying that it’s a great quotation, but that it’s not quite what Lewis wrote.

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PWJ: S3E29 – AH – “After Hours” with Andrew Lazo

Today Andrew Lazo returned to explain Part II of Till We Have Faces and review the book as a whole.

S3E29: “After Hours” with Andrew Lazo (Download)

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Apologetics Conversations

If you’re a Christian who has ever studied Islam, you’ll no doubt have come across Acts 17 Apologetics which is run by David Wood.

David definitely knows his stuff and is an effective debater, but his YouTube channel is often incendiary (if his YouTube account gets cancelled, you can find all his videos here). Because of this, I was rather pleased to see that he recently created a video explaining what an actual conversation with a Muslim friend should look like, rather than mimicking the sarcasm-drenched videos he normally produces:

While his videos are indeed normally sarcasm-laden, one can’t help but note that the content is substantial:

David had a great interview on Capturing Christianity where he speaks about his more provocative approach:

PWJ: S3E28 – AH – “After Hours” with Rev. David Beckmann

I sat down with David to discuss his new book, Life with the Professor: The True Story Behind The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe.

S3E28: “After Hours” with David Beckmann (Download)

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