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Mar 2021
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 which provided insights into the Christian faith, and became known for “Pascal’s Wager”. This stated that each person can decide to have faith in the words of the bible and in heaven. Alternatively, they can choose not to. Given that we don’t know what life after death will be like, it makes sense to have faith, because......
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March 03, 2021
Lenten Devotion: Forgiveness
When we understand how important forgiveness is in our spiritual life, we can experience the assurance of our ultimate salvation. Forgiveness is an ongoing need. It is an infinite need. It takes the love and...
February 24, 2021
What’s So Great About Christianity, Chapters 15,16
In this week’s discussion, Pastor Dan covers Part V: Christianity and Philosophy of D’Souza’s book. This includes Chapter 15 (The World Beyond our Senses: Kant and the Limits of Reason) and Chapter 16 (In the...
February 24, 2021
Lenten Devotion: The Meaning of Faith
A Lenten devotion that examines the daily engagement of faith. Life can be uncertain, and faith is such an important factor in our lives. Pastor Dan looks at Paul’s letter to the Romans, who emphasizes...
February 17, 2021
What’s So Great About Christianity: Chapters 8,9
In this class, Pastor Dan discusses D’Souza’s idea that science and Christianity are not mutually exclusive. D’Souza believes that it was Christianity’s emphasis on the use of reason to understand the world that led to...
February 17, 2021
Ash Wednesday Devotional
February 10, 2021
What’s So Great About Christianity: Chapter 7
In this chapter, D’Souza traces the idea that all people have equal worth to Christianity, and discusses how this concept is a cornerstone in the values and government of many western societies. Pastor Dan discusses...
February 03, 2021
What’s So Great About Christianity: Chapter 6
This week’s bible study reviews Chapter 6 of D’Souza’s book, which is titled “The Evil I Would Not: Christianity and Human Fallibility. In this class, Pastor Dan discusses how Christianity is the origin of the...
January 20, 2021
What’s So Great About Christianity: Chapter 5
Summary: In this week’s class, Pastor Dan discusses Chapter 5 from D’Souza’s book, which is titled “Render Unto Caesar: The Spiritual Basis for Limited Government”. The separation of secular rules and religious rules are presented...
January 13, 2021
What’s So Great About Christianity: Intro
Pastor Dan’s new Mid-week bible study for 2021 is a study and discussion about the 2008 New York Times bestselling book by Dinesh D’Souza titled “What’s So Great About Christianity”. In this first meeting, Pastor...