It has been a couple of weeks since William Lane Craig visited the UK. I was privileged to catch Dr. Craig a number of times – twice in London and then at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford (see below for the full video of that evening). Dr. Craig is one of the foremost Christian philosophers of his generation and argues in …
A Typical Day in Oxford
I thought I would provide a snap shot of what a day in my life looks like right now. Take for example, Thursday: 5:45 Off and at ’em 6:30 On the water for river session with Queen’s College Boat Club 8:30 Coffee 9:00 Chapel 10:00 Morning Lecture 12:30 Lunch 13:30 Afternoon Lecture 16:00 Research and writing time 19:00 Co-lead Alpha …
What Is Apologetics?
Later this month I start my studies with the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. I am excited about this and in my enthusiasm I share with my friends what I am doing. From time to time I am met with that blank-yet-friendly look only a Englishman can give, “Yes, I have no real understanding of what you are saying but …
Bespeaking.org
So you have a group of eager listeners interested to know more about this idea called Christianity. What do you do now? Enter Bespeaking.org. A website “gratefully dedicated to those preparing to speak at Christian Union ‘Lunchbars‘.” If, like me, your idea of a lunchbar was a long table hosting more lunch options than a Starbucks barista attending to your …
Os Guinness on Francis Schaeffer
“Schaeffer was the first Christian I met who was concerned to, and capable of connecting the dots and making sense of the extraordinary times that puzzled and dismayed most people.” From An Interview with Os Guinness on the 25th Anniversary of Francis Schaeffer’s Death. Some great thoughts and reflections from Dr. Os Guinness. We’ve just been looking at Apologetics and …
Christian Apologetics Blogs
Some recent bloggers I’ve come across with an Apologetics theme (in no particular order): Apologetics Guy A Faith to Live By The Poached Egg With All I Am Apologetics 315 In the mood for more? Take a look at this Apologetics Blog Directory …
Wayne Grudem at WEST
This week I shall be hopping on the train from Tuesday to Friday to head to Bridgend, to the Wales Evangelical School of Theology (WEST). WEST are in the middle of their Summer Season and this week I have the immense privilege of sitting in on Dr. Wayne Grudem’s ‘Doctrine of Scripture’ week. This is what WEST has to say …
The Septuagint
“In what language were the Scriptures written at the time of Jesus?” This question came up in the DTS recently, during the Apologetics class, and we looked at the answer last week. During the intertestamental period (400BC to 0AD) the Jewish Scriptures were translated from Hebrew into Greek, and we call this translation the ‘Septuagint’ (from the latin word for …
Mere Christianity: Who Is Jesus?
Last week I had the privilege of teaching in the DTS here in Maui. The topic was ‘Mere Christianity’. The week consisted of 15 hours of lecture on a variety of topics that are central to the Christian faith. At the core of it all we find Jesus. Without Jesus we have nothing, and with the wrong idea of Jesus …
Truth and Apologetics: DTS Recap
Over the last 3 weeks I have spent some great time with the current DTS in Maui. I’ve a had a few sessions in which we had a quick introduction to Apologetics and Truth. This post is really just a recap of some of that content with some links to further study. If you’re a student and have questions feel …