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Apr 2021
In Chapter 25, D’Souza discusses how Christianity is unique among the other major world religions. All religions seek to know God or the Divine, but other religions teach a different way to achieve this goal. It is Christianity alone that teaches that we cannot earn life with God, but rather that Christianity, forgiveness, and mercy are gifts from God to us that are given out of the bounty of God’s love. In Chapter 26, D’Souza asks – Why should someone adopt Christianity? How did a man with a following of a few......
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April 14, 2021
What’s So Great About Christianity: Chapter 24
Chapter 24 – The Problem of Evil: Where is Atheism When Bad Things Happen? Summary: In this chapter, D’Souza addresses the argument posed by some atheists which states that there cannot be a God because...
March 31, 2021
What’s So Great About Christianity: Chapter 22
Chapter 22 is entitled: The Imperial “I”: When the Self Becomes the Arbiter of Morality Summary: The 1960s were a time when people in the United States began to go their own way. This resulted...
March 24, 2021
What’s So Great About Christianity: Chapter 21
Chapter 21 – The Ghost in the Machine: Why Man is More Than Matter In this chapter, D’Souza argues with biologists that believe that humans are simply a function of our brain. They believe that...
March 24, 2021
Lenten Devotions: When God Meets Us in Suffering
March 17, 2021
What’s So Great About Christianity, Chapter 20
This week’s discussion is focused on Chapter 20 of D’Souza’s book: “Natural Law and Divine Law: The Objective Foundations of Morality”. In this chapter D’Souza explores three questions: (1) Is there a universal morality that...
March 17, 2021
Lenten Devotions: Christian Virtue
Pastor Dan uses the parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector as an example of virtue in the eyes of Jesus. The Pharisee pointed out all of the good works he had done, but...
March 10, 2021
What’s So Great About Christianity, Chapters 18,19
This class covers section VI of D’Souza’s book, titled “Christianity and Suffering”. In this section, D’Souza reviews authors that suggest the Christianity is a force for war and evil. His conclusion is that while there...
March 10, 2021
Lenten Devotions: Our Thirst for God
Pastor Dan refers to Psalm 42: Our Thirst for God. He speaks about Apologetic Theology, which is written to explain Christian beliefs and values. This theology surfaces in times when we are spiritually hungry. There...
March 03, 2021
What’s So Great About Christianity, Chapter 17
This week’s class examines Chapter 17 of D’Souza’s book titled “A Skeptic’s Water: Pascal and the Reasonableness of Faith”. Pastor Dan begins by discussing Blaise Pascal, a French philosopher and mathematician. Pascal wrote some papers...