Blog
Commited to the proclamation, spread and defense of the Christian message
A Perfectly Deadly Storm: The Left’s 3-Front Assault on America
Walking around the smoldering ruins of Ground Zero less than two days after 9/11 was not something I would exactly call a “privilege.” But the experiences of those days are times I will never forget. Though sad and sober, it was an honor to be serving as part of a...
Why Did Jesus Come?
When you think about the reasons Jesus came, Christmas becomes all the more meaningful. A number of important realities converged in Christ’s arrival on earth. 1. Prophecy was Fulfilled The Messiah’s coming had been promised by God through the Jewish Scriptures, and...
DON'T BELIEVE THE LIES
Have you ever had anyone tell others something about you that wasn’t true? When this happens it can be very painful emotionally. But it can be even more damaging in the long run if people believe the lies. Every day thousands of people are impacted eternally because...
PROTECTING THOSE WHO ARE SPIRITUALLY VULNERABLE
A well-circulated YouTube video showed some footage from Africa in which a baby water buffalo was rescued from the mouths of three hungry lions. The people whose camcorder captured this could be heard cheering as one adult water buffalo courageously fought off the...
SENSUALITY VS. SPIRITUALITY: WHEN DESIRES BLOCK THE WAY TO CHRIST
Larry Flynt is a pornographer. Not satisfied with the so-called soft porn of Playboy magazine, Flynt made sure his Hustler was the hardest of the hard-core porn magazines. He delighted in offending religious sensibilities. But in 1977, Ruth Carter Stapleton, the...
TNG APOLOGETICS CAMP 2019
In all honesty, when this summer’s TNG apologetics camp for teens started I wasn’t sure what to expect. I doubted whether or not there were that many teenagers interested in apologetics and Christian worldview issues. Teenage years in America are supposed to be marked...
WHEN SIN IS HABITUAL
Ever heard the phrase, just because you can, doesn’t mean you should”? This statement-of-the-obvious wasn’t on the mind fur baron John Jacob Astor one night as he attended a fancy New York dinner party. Astor (who was likely the wealthiest person in the room)...
ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE BIBLE
Here are just a archaeological discoveries that support the conclusion that God does indeed exist and that the Bible is trustworthy: Clay tablets dating from around 2,300 BC found in Ebla, an archaeological site in northern Syria, contain names for people and places...
CHRISTIANS AND CITIZENSHIP: WHAT DOES HISTORY AND THE BIBLE SAY?
For many today, it is difficult to appreciate the tremendous role that Christianity played in the lives of Americans during previous generations. Most U.S. citizens cannot grasp the impact that Christianity had on this nation’s founding, nor do they realize that not...
CHRISTIANS ARE WE TO JUDGE
Critics, atheists and even some well-meaning Christians will sometimes claim that Christians should not judge the beliefs of others; instead, we should just share the gospel and allow God to work on people to draw them to Himself. Atheists will also often argue that...
CAN GOD MAKE A ROCK SO BIG HE CAN’T LIFT IT?
(An “oldie goldie” apologetics question, that your kids will hear eventually) I had just finished speaking at the “Spirit West Coast” festival and was enjoying the sunny California weather when I noticed a group of teens huddled together, whispering to one another....
COLLABORATION AMONG CHRISTIANS- IT’S AN AWESOME THING!
A report on the recent “Truth For A New Generation” apologetics event, Rockfish Church (very close to Fayetteville, NC / Fort Bragg) The weekend of May 3-5, 2019, is one that our staff at TNG will not soon forget! I think that the people of Eastern, NC will remember...