Category: Featured
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Where Does the Soul Come From? Part 3
Where does the soul come from? In previous weeks we have talked about the ideas of Traducianism and pre-existence. The last theory to discuss is that of creationism. Creationism, sometimes referred to as special creationism, is the belief that every soul is created by God sometime at or after conception and is placed into the…
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Charlie Charlie: When Demons and Divination Go Viral
The pencil game, the Charlie Charlie game, the #CharlieCharlieChallenge; it is known by a few different names. While we have seen the Charlie Charlie pencil game around for the last few months, the #CharlieCharlieChallenge has gone viral over 1.6 million tweets as of this week. The #CharlieCharlieChallenge has its roots in the Spanish version called…
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In the Beginning, There Was…
Let’s begin in the beginning; the beginning of the universe, that is! (This article will attempt to explain in simplified terms the Kalam Cosmological Argument, so that it can be easily relayed to young children. Quick conversation examples and resources can be found at the bottom of the article.) “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”…
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Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?
This question can take on a few different forms but the essence is usually asking why God would allow pain, suffering, or death to effect a seemingly innocent person. Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? How do we answer this question when our peers, family members or friends ask? IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER The following is…
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Teaching That Sin is Sin: From One Bad Guy to Another
Without fail, when our family opens up The Action Bible (or any book, for that matter) one question will be asked. Every time. Multiple times. “Which one is the bad guy?” And each time, without fail, we explain that things aren’t so black and white. That some of these bad guys will become good guys,…
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Operation: Helping Children to Identify Heresy
Recently, I was playing the game Operation with one of my children. If you’ve never endured enjoyed this pastime, let me break it down for you. Players take turns using tweezers to pull out various afflictions, ranging from a bird in the brain to a frog in the throat, from your patient “Cavity Sam.” But, if you’re not careful,…
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Short List of Resources for Teaching Your Children
Tonight we will be on the Apologetics.com radio show! Tonight’s radio show will be on the importance of teaching apologetics and theology to children. Sam Welbaum will be joined by Justin Davis, Prashanth Daniel, and Jason Camorlinga. Looking forward to it! Tune in: KKLA 99.5 FM, midnight-2am PST. Here is a list of the resources…
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Our Children Need to Know What They Believe
This is not the time to be a weak-minded Christian. Today, Christians around the world face daily challenges similar(and in some cases, disturbingly identical) to the challenges God fearing men and women faced long ago in the time of the Canaanites and more recently in the time of the Romans. In Western society, a climate of…