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Wes Widner on March 27th, 2011

View on YouTube I loved the movie Kick Ass, especially the first part where we follow the story of an ordinary kid whose yearning to become something more leads him to don a goofy looking costume and almost get himself killed for the sake of others. I think the clip above as one of the [...]

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Wes Widner on November 17th, 2010

my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. -Hosea 4:6a The Bible does not require of even condone the “blind faith” of Immanuel Kant.

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Wes Widner on November 4th, 2010

My friend and preeminent resurrection expert, Michael Licona, has just released his latest book titled “The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach” If you are unfamiliar with Mike’s work, here are a few of Mike’s debates: Did Jesus Rise From the Dead?- A debate between Mike Licona and Dan Barker (audio) On the Resurrection of Jesus [...]

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Wes Widner on January 8th, 2010

When confronting opposing views it is often easy to fall into the trap of attempting to win by shooting at the messenger rather than the argument. It is also tempting, especially in evangelism1, to try and base your primary point of persuasion on your own personal experiences via your testimony. After trying and failing at many different tactics I [...]

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Wes Widner on June 20th, 2009

Last summer our family got the privilege to take 2 vacations lasting a week a piece with my mother, father, aunt, sister, and her family. Quite a few people in all including 7 children with ages ranging from 1 to 12 years old. During the first week we decided to hold nightly devotions and, being [...]

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