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Elevator Apologetics, Part 5

January 21, 2018 by Rick Mattson No Comments

Ever wish you had a quick and thoughtful reply ready when you get a hard question about faith? Rick Mattson explores some ways to be prepared.

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Elevator Apologetics, Part 4: Proof and Packages

November 19, 2017 by Rick Mattson No Comments

Does God have to prove himself?

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Elevator Apologetics Part 3: Do you need faith to do good?

October 15, 2017 by Rick Mattson No Comments

One evening after doing an outreach event at a large campus in the Midwest, I was packing up my gear and a student approached me and said, “I can do good in society without God’s help. I don’t need God in order to be a good person and serve others.”

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Elevator Apologetics, Part 2: Religion equals ignorance?

September 24, 2017 by Rick Mattson No Comments

Let’s consider a common skeptic’s objection: “Religion is nothing more than superstition and ignorance.”

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Elevator Apologetics, Part 1

September 10, 2017 by Rick Mattson No Comments

Sometimes in apologetic dialogue (making a case for Christian faith) we don’t have the luxury of extended conversation where we can explain our points thoroughly.

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Filed Under: Science and Faith, Science Corner Tagged With: apologetics, elevator apologetics, science and faith, skepticism

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