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I asked real people why they became pro-life. Here’s what they said. What changed their minds should probably change yours too. I posted this question on Twitter the other day.
“For those who went from pro-choice to pro-life I’m really interested to know what it was that changed your mind. Among all the possible reasons to change your mind, what was it that changed yours personally?
I thought the answers were awesome! Here’s a link to that thread on Twitter https://twitter.com/MikeWingerii/status/1229562258478391296?s=20

Here’s the paper about a consensus of biologists saying human life begins at conception. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3211703

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The problem here is that Jesus’ warning is a puzzle. But, looking at the passage in context it’s not that hard to see what it’s about. We’ll cover the meaning of “the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod”. We’ll also find out why Jesus healed a blind man in two stages and how it relates to the disciples understanding of Jesus. This is a verse by verse study of Mark 8:13-26 and it is part of a larger verse by verse study through Mark, available here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ3iRMLYFlHuGenHwUdeiQ5M-uj5XW4sF

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This video is all you need to know about The Passion Translation of the Bible. I summarize many hours of research in this one interview and I hope this becomes a resource for pastors, churches and anyone who has run into The Passion Translation and wants to know more about it or its chief architect, Brian Simmons. You’ll hear about several issues with the translation, with example passages, you’ll find out about Brian’s supposed visions and how his credentials aren’t what he has claimed. We’ll compare TPT to other translations, show how it unjustifiably changes God’s word, reveal the truth about Brian’s so-called training and experience, and hear what actual scholars have said about TPT.

Melissa Dougherty interviewed me, this is her YouTube channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyKgD0DLtBN21gfThSalyUQ

My other videos on The Passion Translation, which offer a more in depth analysis. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ3iRMLYFlHvXha4rjCj1Po0WLQc_jGGW

Video Where Brian Simmons is Talking About His ‘Linguistic Training’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBmS5ywXtkY

Brian Simmons on Sid Roth explaining His Revelation of The Passion Translation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vMTufSKaY8

Andrew Shead’s article against The Passion Translation https://themelios.thegospelcoalition.org/article/burning-scripture-with-passion-a-review-of-the-psalms-passion-translation/

Find out what I said to her in a private message that got her to block me on Twitter. And see how this art perfectly represents the propaganda of the pro-choice movement. We can actually learn a TON from how this artist is abusing the words of Jesus to support abortion. See the art, understand what it means, and learn how it totally distorts the teachings of Jesus.

This is that artist whose work I am critiquing. I want to make sure to give her full credit. If you want to check out her work this is her Twitter page (although I can no longer see what’s on it) https://twitter.com/tatsgill

Some of the issues that will come up in today’s live stream.
Does Jesus saying “With you always” mean that He supports abortion?
Why does this art ignore the issue of the baby?
Which side of the abortion line would Jesus actually be on, based on HIS OWN words?
Why don’t pro-choice people want a calm, rational conversation?

Here’s a short video explaining what happens in a pill abortion. https://youtu.be/k9Vl-RFdsWc
The video in this link does have drawn images but no actual photos. We really need to know what this is since people think it’s not a big deal to take pills that cause abortions.

Published paper on consensus of Biologists saying human life begins at conception https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3211703

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When people ask for evidence for God are they putting up a smokescreen? Is there such a thing as “blind unbelief”? It’s remarkable to me, how much the Pharisees in this story are like many today who reject the evidence for Jesus while asking for evidence for Jesus. Now, please listen carefully to this message because I am NOT trying to say that everyone who doesn’t believe is the same as these Pharisees. I am saying that a lot of people are, and while I know that some will find this offensive I ask that they be open-minded enough to consider the possibility that what happened to Hume, Atkins, Dillahunty, and Flew could be happening to them as well. This is part 27 in the ongoing series through the whole Gospel of Mark. Here’s the whole playlist. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ3iRMLYFlHuGenHwUdeiQ5M-uj5XW4sF

Here’s the link I mentioned where Atkins admits to his atheism that not even evidence can refute. https://youtu.be/dRWIsuEL0Ac

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You’re about to get a crash course on evidence for God! And we will deal with a bunch of objections to it as well. I’m joined today by Braxton Hunter from Trinity Radio (his channel here https://www.youtube.com/user/braxhunt ) and we are teaching you the Kalam Cosmological Argument for God’s existence. This is supported by philosophical and scientific arguments and evidence. In this video we intend to give you a simple version of the argument as well as a more careful and complex explanation of it. Then we will interact with objections that you can expect to come across when you are using this to show people God exists.

Here’s one video from Braxton that I thought you might want to check out! “A Christian Response to 15 Atheist YouTubers”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGdoPvtAUzo

I mentioned my videos on understanding variants in the New Testament (in response to a question on John 8) here’s a link to those three videos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WclIZwBFhq0&list=PLZ3iRMLYFlHuzJhPtmrgqpVoXhjvqiIjW

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12 Apologetics YouTube channels join forces for an epic live stream. Here’s everyone’s info.

Capturing Christianity https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCux-_Fze30tFuI_5CArwSmg
Whaddo You Meme?? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1okSIA8UEY8OqvtjGHFvzA
Believing Thinkers https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqyAliYCIcGZMoJkzVBiZmQ
One Minute Apologist https://www.youtube.com/user/oneminuteapologist
Acts 17 Apologetics https://www.youtube.com/user/Acts17Apologetics
Inspiring Philosophy https://www.youtube.com/user/InspiringPhilosophy
Maven https://www.youtube.com/user/BrettKunkleSTR
Tru-ID Apologetics https://www.youtube.com/user/scottlane7
Cross Examined https://www.youtube.com/user/TurekVideo
Vocab Malone https://www.youtube.com/user/vocabmalone
What Would You Say? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA7Gikp1j0uAIrcEJDTriyQ

I hope that you find some great resources in these channels and that at least one or two of them really helps you!

Having recently done a debate against a Presuppositionalist, on the topic of “What Apologetic Methodology is Biblical?”, I think it would be good to have a video online simply and thoughtfully explaining what I take to be the biblical view on this topic. This is going to be my understanding of a biblical approach to apologetics answering many of the following questions.
What role does evidence play in evangelism?
What about Christians who live in circumstances where they can not find the arguments and evidence that supports their faith? Should they still believe? If so, based on what?
Do we need to offer arguments for God before offering the evidence for the resurrection?
What is the difference between “knowing” Christianity is true and “showing” that it’s true?
Is the witness of the Holy Spirit evidence?
How is that different than a what a Mormon claims?

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The majority of scholars think that Mark has unintentionally reduplicated the story of Jesus multiplying the loaves and fishes. It turns out that they are wrong for a number of reasons. In this study through Mark 8:1-10 we will try to understand the deep theological meaning of the passage as well as answer scholarship which has been unable to see the forest through the trees.
One of the major issues with scholarship when it comes to the gospels is an unwise assumption that Mark is based on a bunch of stories about Jesus floating around a community of people, changing over time, and finally being written down after the fact. The evidence shows that Mark is not the result of a community who changed stories over time. It’s from eye witness testimony! If you want more on this please listen to the first video in the Mark series where I go through “Who Wrote Mark” and discuss evidence of it’s eye witness sources. Seriously, it’s really neat stuff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c7jWg60N_0&list=PLZ3iRMLYFlHuGenHwUdeiQ5M-uj5XW4sF&index=2&t=0s

Here is the whole Mark playlist – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ3iRMLYFlHuGenHwUdeiQ5M-uj5XW4sF

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Any one of these verses can change your life. Store up this wisdom and look for ways to apply it. To study proverbs is to methodically gather wisdom much like the way a farmer gathers in his crop, knowing that it will be essential for the future. I’m hoping this little tour through Proverbs 27 will ignite in you an appreciation for the book and renew your own hunger for wisdom. Let’s honor God’s name by being a wise people in the midst of a foolish world.

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