A. W. Tozer
The devil is a better theologian than any of us and is a devil still.
Book Review – Confound The Critics by Bodie Hodge
One of my favorite topics to read about is apologetics, especially as it pertains to biblical truth found in the early chapters of Genesis. As a minister, I frequently hear arguments and disagreements about what the Bible says about our origins.
So I was very interested to read Bodie Hodge’s book, Confound The Critics: Answers For Attacks On Biblical Truths. However, I was not all that impressed with this book.
Don’t get me wrong. The material presented here is good material, and provides some great information for debates on the topic of creation and our origins. However, I was expecting a book that presented such information in a logical and precise manner.
Instead, Confound The Critics is a series of emails and replies that Answers In Genesis has received and responded to from people who object to the truth found in Genesis, and people who need help defending their faith in God’s Word.
There are more than forty different emails presented, as written, from people who visited the AIG website. Bodie Hodge has included his replies to these emails, and that is what the book consists of. It’s not what I was expecting, and was somewhat disappointing.
Overall, the information is useful, but the format wasn’t. And while I found several pieces of this to be enlightening and potentially useful, this isn’t a book that will see much use in my personal library. That’s unfortunate, because it had the potential to be an extremely beneficial resource.
Unless you enjoy reading correspondence, I would not suggest that you read Confound The Critics. There are better ways to gather the information to answer such critics, in a more organized manner.
Question: Have you held discussions about origins with skeptics or critics? If so, how do you prepare? You can leave a comment by clicking here.
If you are interested in reading the Confound The Critics, by Bodie Hodge, you can purchase it at Amazon.com in either print or for Kindle.
I received this book free from New Leaf Press/Master Books as part of their Blogger Review Program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
Coffee Break – 04.13.2015
April 13 is a day with a lot of history. Here are a few things that happened on this day: In 1796, the first known elephant arrived in the United States from Bengal, India. In 1808, William “Juda” Henry Lane perfected the tap dance. And for the baseball fans, in 1954, Hank Aaron debuted with the Milwaukee Braves, and in 1963, Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds got his first hit in the major leagues.
Making Lampshades And Flowers With Used Coffee Filters – Mixing creativity and coffee can only result in incredibleness. I really want one of the lampshades. Those are beautiful!
Civil War Photography – The Library of Congress has a massive collection of Civil War era photographs. These are extremely interesting to browse through and take in the time period though the eyes of people who lived it.
A View Of Our Sun – NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory has been in operation for five years now, and has captured some incredible footage of our Sun. This video is simply stunning in the creative beauty of our God.
Memorize Scripture: Philippians 1:7-8
As Paul moves forward in his letter to the Philippians, we begin to see the deep emotional nature of his love for the church at Philippi, and his love for Christ.
You can see this week’s passage in Philippians 1:7-8:
Paul shows his intense love for the Philippian church and his deep love for Christ quickly throughout this letter, and it begins here.
Even though Paul is in prison, he continues to deeply care for the church that supports him. The phrase, “it is right,” though it sounds somewhat defensive on Paul’s part, is actually a declaration of the depth of his love for these people.
Paul also uses the word “feel” here. This is a significant word in the letter to the Philippians, and he uses it ten times in these short chapters, more than a third of all the uses in the New Testament. This is a sympathetic interest or concern for the people of Philippi. It is an frame of mind, a life direction, but also carries overtones of emotional thought as well. Paul’s concern for the Philippians is deep and solid.
Next, Paul uses a term that is very imaginative. He states that he has the Philippians in his heart. Again, this shows the depth of his love for them. However, commentators are divided on the translation for the phrase. Half feel that it should be as shown here, but the rest translate it as “you hold me in your heart.” Based on the context, the first one is probably the correct translation.
We should not be entertained by the sins for which Christ died.
John MacArthur
Why A Biblical Worldview Is Critical
One of my strongest passions is studying and understanding the book of Genesis. In this first book of the Bible, we are given the foundations for almost every single fundamental doctrine in the rest of the Bible. Understanding Genesis is crucial to understand the other 65 book of the Bible.
How you and I view the world is perhaps one of the most important aspects of who we are. How we view the world is called our worldview. I’ve written before about the necessity and the battle for a biblical worldview.
However, it is worth taking a look at again.
You and I each have a worldview. It is impossible to live without one. But just what is that worldview? And how to we go about strengthening it on the foundation of God’s Word? Those are good questions to ask.
A worldview is a set of presuppositional belies that govern how we view everything in life. It is the filter through which we view everything.
And we either view the world through the lens of Scripture, or we view it through something else.
There are four fundamental questions that form the basis of a worldview:
Making The Perfect Cup Of Coffee – French Press
Making the perfect cup of coffee isn’t nearly as difficult as many think it is. Sadly, there are too many people who settle for less than quality coffee, and too many mainstream coffee shop chains who cater to that mindset. A great cup of coffee is easy to make with a French Press.
Making your coffee using a French Press is easy, but there are several things to keep in mind as you do it.
First, however, let’s examine just what a French Press is. There are two main methods of brewing a great cup of coffee. There are several variations on each, and there are some more obscure methods that are possible, but most people use one of these two forms. There is the pour over, which we will look at next, and the press pot, commonly known as the French Press.
With a pour over, a filter is used, keeping the oils and sediment away from your coffee. This allows you to taste more of the notes hidden in the bean itself. A press, on the other hand, leaves the oils in the coffee as it is brewed, and gives more of a taste of the roast itself. Both methods have benefits, and I use each of them frequently.