Why So Many Denominations? (Radio Show)

The podcast of my recent appearance on the Apologetics.com Radio Show is now posted at their web site. You can download it here. We didn't get to talk about as many denominations as I would have liked, but hopefully the show is still beneficial to some.

About to Go on the Air!

In about 10 minutes, I'll be on the air on the Apologetics.com Radio Show with host Lindsay Brooks to discuss "Denominations". Where do they come from? What makes them all different? You can listen live at KKLA.com!

On the Radio This Friday Night

This Friday night/Saturday morning (Midnight to 2:00am, Pacific Time), I will be on the Apologetics.com Radio Show in Los Angeles to discuss "Denominations" with host Lindsay Brooks. You can tune in to KKLA 99.5 FM if you are in the area, or listen online at http://www.kkla.com. A podcast of the show will also be available at http://www.apologetics.com.

Jesus Ate Fish (or, What I Should Have Said on the Radio!)

This past weekend, I was a guest on the Apologetics.com Radio Show here in Los Angeles (along with host Lindsay Brooks, staff apologist Sam Welbaum, and fellow guest Douglas Hamp). We were discussing the issue of Creationism (you can hear the whole show here). As I reviewed the show yesterday, I realized that one point Lindsay Brooks made was never really addressed, or at least, not in the best way possible. When speaking of whether or not there was animal death before the Fall, Lindsay made the point: if death is sinful, then why did Jesus eat fish? In other words, we know that Jesus never sinned, but young earth folks say that death is a result of sin, and therefore if Jesus contributed to the death of an animal, such as a fish, by eating it, He was sinning, and young earth folks have a problem. (Lindsay, who I'm sure will read this is free to correct any misrepresentations of his argument, but I believe it was made in the second half-hour of the show).

What should have been said in reply to this was: Death is not sinful, but it is part of the Curse. Sin is defined as a lack of conformity to or transgression of God's Law; whereas, the results of the Curse are death, thorns, pain in childbirth, working by the sweat of your brow, etc. The Curse is not sin, it is the result of sin. Animal death, then, is not sin, and eating fish was not/is not sinful, but it is a part of the Curse. Just as Jesus sweated (Luke 22:44), and just as Jesus felt the pain of thorns (Matt. 27:29), so He also ate dead animals (Mark 14:18 and Luke 21:41-43, for example). None of these things were sin, but they were all things which humanity is subject to as a result of the Curse--a result of Adam's sin.

That's what I should have said on the show, but hindsight is 20/20. Thank you again to Lindsay Brooks for helping this Iron to be a bit sharper!

Quote of the Day

If the Church grows because you are doing what's been proven to grow organizations, then you have your reward.

Lindsay Brooks, Co-Host of the Apologetics.com Radio Show

"How to Think About Science" Audio Posted

The audio from the Apologetics.com radio show I was on last Friday night/Saturday morning has been posted here.

Host Lindsay Brooks, special guest Dr. Leslie Wickman, and I discussed many things on the show including: What is knowledge and can science give it to us? What is the scientific method and how does that relate to "knowledge"? Are science and Christianity in conflict? And did Christianity help lay the foundation necessary for science?

I had a great time on the show and hope to go back to discuss other science and Christianity related questions, soon!

Radio Show: Science and Christianity

Tonight, from midnight to 2AM (Pacific Time), I will be on the Apologetics.com Radio show with host Lindsay Brooks and special guest Dr. Leslie Wickman of Azusa Pacific University discussing the history, philosophy and practical outworking of Science and Christianity. Topics to be addressed include:

How Christianity led to Science.
How you can be a Christian and a Scientist.
What can we actually know from Science?

And others, as time allows. You can listen in live (and call in, if you like) by going to the KKLA website. You can also download the podcast after the broadcast, if, like most of the world, you are asleep between midnight and 2AM.