Brothers & sisters, some of you may know that I teach Christian Apologetics & maintain a blog on the subject. I get a great deal of my information from RZIM (Ravi Zacharias), Answers in Genesis, Lee Strobel, William Lane Craig & the assorted apologetic organizations which I follow on Twitter.
Last month, I was approached by a local church & asked if I would be willing to hold down the Christian POV in a debate with a nationally ranked High School senior debating champion & atheist on the topic of the
"Relevance of the Christian Worldview in 2015". The calendar year was added to the title because, so often, it’s used as a benchmark for accepting cultural moral degradation.
“After all”, the opponent quips
“it’s 2015!” – or
“How can you cling to ancient morality, or definitions of marriage in 2015?” - as if the passing of one more calendar year somehow dissolves moral metrics & standards.
I've seen my opponent in action this past October when he debated an ordained Pastor on
'Creation vs. Evolution' and, although a fervent defender of science & atheism, leaves
HUGE holes in his approach & logic (leaning on pragmatism, subjective morality & scientific
"evidence" [which always borders on more philosophy than science])..all while attempting to deliver a
"knockout blow" to his opponent (for which there isn't one...on
either side of the debate).
A tentative date has been set for late January - and I am asking for
prayer: specifically that I can balance a rigorous defense of rational faith, coupled with a winsomeness that reaches out to the audience & portrays the
Truth as well as the
Love of Jesus Christ…not necessarily that I’m the perceived
“winner” of the debate.
Thanks!