"Has the tomb of Jesus been found?" by Matt Slick

Mr. Slick of the Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry makes some excellent points that have great apologetical value.

The "Lost Tomb of Christ" Controversy

I heard about this all this morning on the news and I thought I would do some investigating. Here are some "captures" from my hunt:

The Issue: The "Lost Tomb of Christ" documentary

The Apologetic: The Latest Blogs on the controversy
1. Darrell Bock- New Testament scholar from Dallas Theological Seminary

2. Stand to Reason- Christian apologetics website

3. Ben Witherington- New Testament scholar from Asbury Theological Seminary

I'll try to add more info as I find it.

"Letter to a Stupid Atheist" by Mary Grabar

A quote to get you interested: "What words of comfort would you give to the father of the three-year-old child dying from leukemia (as some, in spite of the advances of science, still do). Would you advise him to euthanize the child to prevent suffering (being as tender-hearted as you are)? Would you explain that this is natural selection?"

"Secularism Is Not the Solution" by Dinesh D'Souza

D'Souza here argues that radical Islam's problem is not with Christianity but with the modern secularism of Western civilization.

"Like Good Secrets" by Jill Carattini

"Truly, there is much that is bad and seemingly meaningless in the universe, and certainly, the world is full of men who point this out as the reason for unbelief. But to me the Christian answer is far better."

"Competing Worldviews" by Michael Craven

In this article Craven makes at least three important points: First he points out that the cultural and political perspective responsible for the licentious sexual immorality in Western culture is not liberalism but the secular humanist worldview. Second, he points out some devastating results of the secular humanist worldview. Third, he points out that the Church seems to be sidelined for the cultural battle stressing the importance of worldview training and instruction.

"Love One Another" by L.T. Jeyachandran

Christianity is a "one-another" Faith and not some individualistically motivated search for self indulgence.

"The Gospel According to Darwin" by John G. West

There is scant reporting on the anti-religious zeal with which many atheists promote Darwinism.

"The Booze Didn't Make You Do It" by Chuck Colson

Recovering Right and Wrong

"Same-Sex Marriage- Challengens & Responses" by Greg Koukl

In his article Koukl not only shows us how ideas have consequences (ideas pertaining to the need to redefine marriage) but he also provides us with a "point- by- point" response to arguments raised by advocates of same sex marriage.

"Is Seeing Believing?" by Adrian Jervis

Do we only come to a knowledge of truth through the use of our seeing ability or can we know things without the use of our eyes? Jervis does a good job of answering the question.

"A Tale of Two Cities: Resisting the Atheist Attack" by Ken Conner

In this article Conner writes of two cities where one is built upon the Judeo- Christian view of human dignity and the other city being built upon the foolish notions of the atheistic denial of human dignity and inherent human value.

Notice this exerpt of a quote by Peter Singer: "Ashley is precious not so much for what she is, but because her parents and siblings love her and care about her." Here Singer identifies Ashley's dignity and preciousness not residing inherently in her personhood but in the love, care, and admiration of her parents. Would it not be reasonable to assume in Singer's Godless universe that if no one loved or cared for this child she would no longer be considered to have "dignity?" Are we to think that Mr. Singer would feel or think the same if no one loved or cared for him? I'll tell you that he is not high on my list of popular people but I would never argue that his dignity is dependent on his name being written on such a list.

Also notice Conner's three point response to the culture's fascination with "pop-cultured" atheism.

"Benedict of Nursia"

Father of western monasticism

"Benedict's 12- Step Guide to Humility"

"Brethren, the Holy Scripture cries to us saying: 'Every one that exalts himself shall be humbled; and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.' "

Worldview: "Loving Your Enemies" by Chuck Colson

A Radical Solution to Chaos

"What Ever Happened to Discipleship?" by Michael Craven

In this commentary Craven speaks of the Church's failure to biblically disciple the youth and train them to view the world through a biblical paradigm. This is Craven's closing comment:

"It is astonishing to note that despite the growing body of evidence demonstrating the American church's failure to adequately and holistically disciple the faithful into maturity, the leadership in so many of our churches continue to do the same thing, employing the same paradigm that emphasizes programmatic evangelism rather than making disciples. Where are the courageous men and women who will raise their voices in the church to lead our congregations back to truly fulfilling the Great Commission?"