Archive for March, 2008
Heaven is Not Our Home
March 24th, 2008 by Dale Fincher
I grew up in a conservative evangelical home and church. Then I went off to a fundamentalist college. In all my theological training as a youth and college student, I was always told that heaven is my home.
But the more I read the Scripture and pieced together the grand story, the more I [...]
Posted in N.T. Wright, heaven, hell, kingdom of god, living with questions | Comments (18)
Living with Question changing lives….
March 20th, 2008 by Dale Fincher
Mark McMahon, pastor to students in Pennsylvania, added this on his blog today regarding Living with Questions:
This book explores some of the most frequently asked “tough questions” about our faith. I read this book because I have spent a season dealing with a significant number of students who are asking these types of questions. That [...]
Posted in apologetics, living with questions, review, salvation | Comments (3)
New Book: What’s So Great About Christianity
March 14th, 2008 by Dale Fincher
Tony Snow, former press secretary for President George W. Bush, wrote a clear, enjoyable article in Christianity Today, reviewing What’s So Great About Christianity by Dinesh D’Souza.
I agree with the whimsical assessment of this article. And it is written in a way that average people can understand. Here’s a taste:
[After citing a string [...]
Posted in atheism, atheists, christianity, christopher hitchens, dawkins, god, human, tony snow | Comments (0)
New film – an apologetic to The Lost Tomb of Jesus
March 12th, 2008 by Dale Fincher
Jonalyn and I occasionally host a ’spiritually significant movie night’ at our home. Last year, while we were still living in SoCal, we invited over a group of friends, most of them philosophers, to watch the documentary on the Lost Tomb of Jesus. This documentary claims to have discovered the family tomb [...]
Posted in apologetics, gary habermas, jesus, jesus family tomb, lost tomb of jesus, resurrection | Comments (0)
What I learned at NPC — Motto for 2008
March 9th, 2008 by Dale Fincher
Here’s a personal confession.
At the National Pastors Convention (NPC) we attended seminars as often as we could. We interacted with well-known leaders and got some of the inside scoop through Zondervan. Because we are authors and seminar leaders, they gave us special treatment. I often feel self-conscious and suspicious of special treatment, [...]
Posted in confession, human, national pastors convention, zondervan | Comments (18)
Live! Tonight. HisChannel.com
March 4th, 2008 by Dale Fincher
We are still on the road. This last weekend, we spoke in Bakersfield at Heritage Bible Church and then helped judge at the 14th Annual Kern Youth Festival. A great time! Some real film talent among the teens!
This morning, we’re going to Laguna Beach to read scripture aloud at the Church by [...]
Posted in bakersfield, calvary chapel, film festival, laguna beach, lent | Comments (4)
