Issues in Education

Answering the Skeptic, Part 1

2/1/25 Answering the Skeptic, part 1 1922
What are some questions that Christians find hard to answer convincingly? Ironically, they’re the ones that most need to be answered. How do you answer. “What’s the proof for an invisible God’s existence?” How do you know heaven exists? Inadequately prepared students are easily persuaded to give up their Christian beliefs in secular schools. Mark Mittleberg, author of Questions Christians Hope No One Will Ask, gives fascinating examples of compelling answers to sincere questions that enable skeptics to become believers. What are the two essential concepts a person must believe before putting their faith in God?

Christ’s 1000 Year Reign, p 1

3/1/25 Christ’s 1000 Year Reign, p 1 1926
Pastor David Jeremiah says, “There must be a millennium so we can live out our rewards based on work we’ve done on earth.” After we leave heaven, we will come back with Jesus to this re-newed earth to rule over those on earth who are still in their natural physical bodies. Author of Heaven, Randy Alcorn, says, “Our resurrected bodies will be like Jesus’s body with flesh and bones. When Jesus appeared, the disciples touched him, and he ate food to show he wasn’t a ghost.” Amir Tsarfati, author of Revealing Revelation, says, “Our glorified bodies will have great power and capabilities to serve our King Jesus.”
 

Abortion Debate part 2

1/25/25 Abortion Debate part 2 1921
Mark Spence, VP of outreach at Living Waters, asked a young couple about abortion. They said they believed in treating others as they would like to be treated doesn’t apply to unborn babies, since it’s not a person! Dr Bernard Nathanson who helped make abortion legal, and aborted 75,000 babies, says he was converted to be prolife and Christian and made a sonogram of an abortion in “Silent Scream” demonstrating what abortion really is. Radio host Mark Davis answered a caller that “privacy” is not a constitutional justification to keep abortion legal. To be honest, it is a baby and killing it is murder.

Abortion Debate part 1

1/18/25 Abortion Debate part 1 1920
Life is precious when a woman wants a baby, but it’s a disposable ‘fetus’ when she doesn’t. So the life of the baby is dependent on the mother, not absolute values. The exception for the ‘Life of the mother’ has come to mean quality of life or convenience. Pro-life speaker Seth Gruber, of The White Rose Resistance says, “50% of all abortions are done with a pill, RU 486!” Abortion is part of the deeper spiritual war but many pastors miss it. Charlie Kirk, president of Turning Point USA, joins Seth Gruber to answer questions like, “keep abortion safe and legal.” “What about rape, incest and life of the mother?”

Maturing Through Suffering

1/11/25 Maturing Through Suffering 1919
What do many Christians with weak faith do when disaster strikes? Radio and TV host, Joni Eareckson Tada, author of more than 50 books including, An Unforgettable Story, has suffered for over 50 years with quadriplegia and extreme pain. Then she got breast cancer! What helps is focusing on Jesus and his suffering to pay for our salvation. Tim Hansel, author of You Gotta Keep Dancin’- In The Midst of Life’s Hurts You Can Choose Joy, suffered a tragic fall that broke his back, causing him to be in extreme pain, says, “ This light and momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond comparison!”