Posts with the category “apologetics”

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Two Cheers for Religion
May 6th, 2026
"I'm spiritual, not religious"."Relationship, not religion".Is religion a bad thing? Kevin DeYoung thinks we should be careful about denigrating religion too much because it can undermine the "command...  Read More
by Matt Davis
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Africa Statement on the Prosperity Gospel
May 6th, 2026
As many of you know, John Musyimi will be speaking and preaching for us this Sunday (May 10, 2026). He helped write the very important Africa Statement on the Prosperity Gospel. Of course, this destru...  Read More
by Matt Davis
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When Did Jesus Die?
April 3rd, 2026
I've been thinking about this for several years (really since the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017) - when did Jesus die?Why so much thought to that? Because we are coming upon the 2,000 y...  Read More
by Matt Davis
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The Conquest of Canaan - Genocide or Just?
January 4th, 2026
This Sunday we kick off an in-depth study of the book of Judges. Early on in the book we run into an issue that has been the subject of much discussion and even angst - the conquering of Canaan and th...  Read More
by Matt Davis
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Against the World, For the Sake of the World
December 14th, 2025
In our Sunday gathering this week I gave a quote from Athanasius, an early church father who fought heresies against the nature of Jesus being fully God and fully man. Athanasius paid dearly for his c...  Read More
by Matt Davis
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From Reality Respecter to Christian
October 10th, 2025
This is a fantastic article that touches on something I said in last week's sermon on marriage. The reality respecters are looking for truth and now is not the time for us to be soft-pedaling that tru...  Read More
by Matt Davis
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"That's Just Your Interpretation"
September 22nd, 2025
I don't know if you have noticed, but relativism has crept into the church. We live in a post-modern culture where there are no absolutes, and Christians have fallen pray to this thinking as well. Per...  Read More
by Matt Davis
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Christianity's Thick Answer to the Problem of Evil
June 20th, 2025
This is a little bit of a longer read, but is helpful to wrestle through the age-old question of the problem of evil. That problem is simply this: Christians believe God is all-powerful and all-good, ...  Read More
by Matt Davis