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Wes Widner on December 17th, 2010

[HT Brian Auten] William Lane Craig presents this talk calling on Christians to be intellectually engaged. Entitled In Intellectual Neutral, this talk can be found in theaudio/video section of ReasonableFaith.org. Craig offers three reasons to become fully engaged intellectually in order to impact the culture for Christ.

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Wes Widner on November 1st, 2010

I am often asked where I’ve gone to seminary. Usually after speaking with someone I’ve recently met, and especially when visiting a church. I fully understand where this question comes from. It is, unfortunately rare to find someone who is well trained Biblically, theologically, philosophically, and apologetically. So when we run across someone who has [...]

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Wes Widner on October 12th, 2010

Alan Knox recently posed the question on his blog: I wonder, what do you see as being requirements for being an elder? By this, I mean, what absolutely must someone be, do, think, believe, etc. in order for you to recognize that person as an elder (pastor, if you prefer)? Here’s my answer: I suppose [...]

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Wes Widner on September 20th, 2010

We’ve recently undergone the task of teaching our daughter to ride her bike without training wheels. And through the tears we often hear the protest “you’re hurting my feelings” from our less than enthusiastic daughter. To her, riding a bike has gone from an enjoyable activity to a huge chore that her parents force her [...]

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Wes Widner on October 21st, 2009

In a recent conversation a few friends of mine were talking about their favorite preachers/teachers so we all compiled a list of (mostly)1 contemporary preachers and teachers we liked and admired. Here’s my reply: While I won’t dare to compile an exhaustive list, I will take my cue from Jeff and list a few favorite [...]

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Wes Widner on October 16th, 2009

One of the greatest myths in modern Christianity, particularly in the South1, is that any attempts to discuss the sermon amounts to disapproval of either the pastor or his message, or both. Quite often those who dare to raise the question “What did you think about the sermon?” expecting anything other than the pat and [...]

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Wes Widner on April 27th, 2009

For the past year or so I’ve been traveling to Atlanta on a consistent basis and because it’s a 2.5 hour trip, I decided the time was best spent listening to sermons, lectures, and Scripture (though, not without a good cup of coffee to help keep me awake first). Anyhow, I figured there might be [...]

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