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2011 Ligonier National Conference – Session 5 – RC Sproul

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SUMMARY Augustine argued that reason and faith complemented one another. Faith, then, is not credulity. Faith is dependent on the rationality endued to us by our creator.   There is no virtue in believing that which is absurd. Logic is an intellectual governor, protecting us from proceeding into falsehood.  Aristotle defined logic as the necessary instrument for intelligible discourse. Evidentialists like Normal Geisler or John Warwick Montgomery believe that via sense perception we can come to a high degree of certainty of Christianity. … [Read more...] about 2011 Ligonier National Conference – Session 5 – RC Sproul

2011 Ligonier National Conference – Session 2 (Steve Lawson)

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SUMMARY In every era of history, the holiness of God has been under assault. Satan is the original antagonist against God. The principle attack of Satan against the holiness of God is aimed at impugning and assaulting the character of His being and His word. In Genesis 3, we see illustrated the method of the evil one – a method employed with success on our first parents, and employed with equal success in the world at large in our day.  The attack of Satan starts with doubt – doubt of the inerrancy and infallibility of the word of God (“Did God actually say…?”).  In Genesis 3:1, … [Read more...] about 2011 Ligonier National Conference – Session 2 (Steve Lawson)

A Review of Thriving at College

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Demelza Ramirez reviews Thriving at College.  The opening: In Thriving at College, Alex Chediak names ten of the most common mistakes made by university students in the areas of College in General/Faith, Relationships, Character, and Academics. He takes a casual, yet firm, approach to these topics from both logical and biblical standpoints, mainly targeting those who are just about to enter college and, therefore, have not created any questionable habits within the college environment. Read the rest here. … [Read more...] about A Review of Thriving at College

David Brooks on Overconfidence, Modesty, and Restraint

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David Brooks makes some excellent points in this NYT op-ed piece called The Modesty Manifesto.  Brooks outlines how just about everyone today believes they're above average, whether or not we're particularly good at anything. For example, American students have tremendous confidence in their math skills, but overwhelmingly lag many other industrialized nations (e.g., South Korea).  Writes Brooks: In a variety of books and articles, Jean M. Twenge of San Diego State University and W. Keith Campbell of the University of Georgia have collected data suggesting that American self-confidence has … [Read more...] about David Brooks on Overconfidence, Modesty, and Restraint

Guard Your Marriage

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The good folks at Boundless just published an article I wrote entitled Guard Your Marriage. Here's the opening: Many newly married couples struggle with guilt over past sins, particularly sexual sins. Thoughts come racing in at the most inappropriate times, forcing us to beat them back or fall into despondency over past failure. Perhaps worse, we can be tempted to cultivate fond memories of sinful experiences — in our dullness remembering only the flower and forgetting the bitter thorn. But there's a connection, I think, between sexual guilt (for what lies in one's past) and possible … [Read more...] about Guard Your Marriage