Issues in Education

The Religion of Evolution

3/21/26 The Religion of Evolution 1981
Is Intelligent Design religious? Is evolution scientific, or is it a religious belief based on faith? Are millions of scientists who believe in evolution wrong? Evolution has been enshrined in our educational system with laws to protect it. Scientists in the 1800’s believed that life could spontaneously come from non-life. What Darwin believed, Pasteur disproved. Dr Carl Werner, author of Evolution-the Grand Experiment, believed in evolution until a friend asked him questions that changed his worldview. Why would birds evolve half a wing or animals that evolve half a leg evolve into intermediates that are incapable of life?

Debate on God’s Existence

3/14/26 Debate on God’s Existence 1980
Are there contradictions in Scripture? Do scientific discoveries disprove the Bible? What about those who have never heard the gospel? Frank Turek, author of I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist, debates college students on the validity of the gospel, says the number one reason many students reject the gospel is not a belief in evolution but simply they want sexual freedom. God wins people’s trust by becoming a man, Jesus, who demonstrated the love of God. There is a difference between believing God exists and trusting Jesus as your Savior. People don’t go to hell because they reject Christ, but due to their unforgiven sins.

The Question of Suffering

3/7/26 The Question of Suffering 1979
Since God is good and all-powerful, why does He allow terrible things to happen to godly people? How do you handle unanswered prayers? Why did Jesus have to suffer and die on the cross? Dr James Dobson, author of When God Doesn’t Make Sense, tells how a pastor led his church on a 24-hour prayer vigil to save his daughter’s cancerous leg, but it was amputated anyway. In anger how could he continue to believe in prayer? He could continue in despair or let God be God and not try to understand. God doesn’t need to explain Himself to man! HE is the unfathomable God of the universe Who defies human logic.

Countering The Skeptic

2/28/26 Countering The Skeptic 1978
What would you say to a skeptic who asks, “What makes your religion any different?” What do you say to the skeptic who says science has disproved the Bible? Over 30% of young people identify as “unaffiliated.” Bill Foster, author of Meet the Skeptic, says before you give an answer ask a question, “How has science disproved the Bible?” “What are the contradictions in the Bible?” Words like, “in Christ,” or “inspired by God,” have different meanings for skeptics. Never qualify a Biblical verse with “for me,” which renders the scripture subjective. Why can’t a person get to heaven by being good? What’s the evidence for belief in God?

God’s Power and Design

2/7/26 God’s Power and Design 1975
Dr Richard Swenson, physician, physicist and best-selling author of More Than Meets The Eye – Fascinating Glimpses of God’s Power and Design, describes the wonders of the human body, eye, ear and brain. God works in between space and time and has an eternity to answer the prayers of billions of people in a millisecond. The physical universe is like a tiny molecule on God's throne. God displays power, precision and beauty in His universe! Cuts of Pastor Chuck Smith on how seeds propel them to spread away from the tree. God designed coconuts to survive without salt water until the roots can get down to fresh water.