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Drinking from a fire hose – four good apologetics blogs to follow

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Fire HoseSometimes the internet is like taking a drink from a fire hose. There are so many good writers who provide helpful information that one has to learn to be selective; there is too much to take in.

Therefore, to narrow it down a bit, I thought I would take a few minutes to provide a list of four blogs I follow and why I think that you should follow them also.

  1. The Poached Egg. Greg West does a fantastic job of scouring the internet and finding some of the best material on Christian Apologetics available. This blog provides links to helpful articles and interesting quotations. Greg can be found on Twitter @thepoachedegg.
  2. Christian Apologetics Alliance Blog. The CAA is a group of writers committed to articulating and defending a Christian world view. The contributors to the blog come from a variety of educational backgrounds and have different interests, thus providing a sampling of what is going on in apologetic thought today. You can follow the CAA blog on Twitter @apolalliance
  3. The Thinking Christian. This is one of the first apologetics blogs I found and have been following it for a few years. Tom Gilson is the author of the blog and he consistently challenges his reader to be what the title implies, thinking Christians.
  4. Apologetics315. One of the best features of Apologetics315 is the interviews that Brian Auten does with noted apologetic writers and thinkers. These interviews are available as Podcasts and MP3 downloads. Brian is an excellent interviewer, asking great questions. Brian also provides other helpful links on the site to resources for those who are interested in increasing their knowledge of Christian apologetics. You can follow Brian on Twitter @apologetics315.

There are many other good apologetics sites but these are four that I regularly follow and read. If you have an interest in Christian apologetics, please check out these four blogs, I do not think you will be disappointed.

Attempts at Honesty at FaithVillage

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Two posts from Attempts at Honesty have recently been published at FaithVillage.com. You can check them out by following these links:

The Danger of Relying on Talent

Grumbling, Grace and Edification

While you’re there check out the other resources that are available at FaithVillage.

Why the leadership movement is leaving your church leadersless – Mike Breen

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LeadershipA challenging artcile on church leadershp by Mike Breen which begins like this:

WHY THE LEADERSHIP MOVEMENT IS LEAVING YOUR CHURCH LEADERLESS

Leadership is one of the most over-used and overwrought topics in Christian ministry today. Yet for all the books, blogs and conferences, there are two staggering realities we must come to grips with: First, while most churches believe they have leadership development programs, in actuality they have programs that recruit and train volunteers. A volunteer is someone who executes someone else’s vision. A leader is someone with a vision of his or her own.

In truth, there are often only a few leaders in the average church, and everyone else is simply executing their vision. It’s the “genius with a thousand helpers” paradigm Jim Collins uses to describe organizations that are good, but never become great. This is the leadership movement widely espoused in the church today.

Read the full article by clicking on the link below:

Why the leadership movement is leaving your church leaderless | Mike Breen

Thoughts prompted by Ed Stetzer on the Death of Christopher Hitchens

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Recently I sat next to a well dressed man on an airplane. I engaged in some small talk with him while everyone was getting seated. I had noticed an Ohio State logo on his cell phone so we discussed his excitement about Urban Meyer taking over the football program.

As he sat down, he  pulled a paperback book out his briefcase and put it in the seat back in front of him. After take-off he pulled the book and read for the remainder of the flight. I did not seek to engage him in any further conversation.

As we were gathering our things at the end of the flight, I happened to notice that the book he was reading was God is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens. It was then that I realized that I missed an opportunity. This man, whether he was in sympathy with Hitchens or not, was investing time thinking about God. Even if the man was reading to bolster his own desire to live life without God, he was still engaged in thought about God.

There I was, a child of God who should have taken the opportunity to point him in the right direction, and I missed the opportunity. I had an open shot and I passed the ball.

This morning, I heard the news that Christpher Hitchens is dead. Ed Stetzer wrote a thoughtful post that is worth reading, the following is a link to his post. Ed Stetzer – Reflections on the Death of Christopher Hitchens.

If we, as believers, would follow 1 Peter 3:15 and be prepared to engage the world around us, we could make a difference in some lives. We don’t need to win every argument. We don’t need to force our beliefs on anyone. We do need to lovingly present the truth of who Jesus is and what He came to do.

Some will remain angry at God, some will remain stubbornly resistant to Him, some will not believe in anything they cannot see, but some will indeed come to the place where they are willing to submit to God and seek forgiveness.

Am I willing to risk the anger of some to provide hope for the one who is open to it? I want to be. I choose to be.

God, grant us wisdom as we respond to those around us.

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