Blue Collar Apologetics
Blue Collar Apologetics

Author: John Martignoni

Publisher: Ewtn

Published: 2021-09

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9781682781135

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Most of us know what we believe as Catholics, but often we're unclear on why we believe it. At a time when vast numbers of Catholics are slipping away from the Faith, God has tasked you and countless other Catholics with understanding it so you will be prepared to defend it. With an easygoing and inviting style, EWTN's John Martignoni doesn't simply introduce you to the major doctrines of the Catholic Faith; he explains why they are true and shows you how to explain them effectively to Protestants and "cafeteria Catholics" alike in ways that will draw them into those truths. Far from a complex survey of obscure theological points, this lively book employs clear, simple language that not only demonstrates the fundamental fact that the Bible is a Catholic book, but also teaches Catholics how to "talk Bible" to non-Catholics. When you are done with this book, you will know the biblical basis for the Church's teachings on the sacraments, Purgatory, Mary, the papacy, and why salvation requires faith and works. You'll also be versed in the strategies for effectively challenging others to examine their beliefs in light of the overwhelming scriptural evidence for Catholicism. Blue Collar Apologetics will also teach you: - How to go on the offensive without being offensive - The rules of engagement for discussing the faith with others - Four techniques that will allow you to talk to anyone about your faith - An easy tactic anyone can use for engaging non-Catholics - How to explain the Marian dogmas using the Bible and common sense - The two key "pillars of Protestantism" -- and how to respond to each - How to counter the ingrained Protestant maxim "Once saved, always saved" - The basics of Eastern Orthodoxy, which every Catholic needs to master Effective, common sense tactics for defending the Faith against atheist attacks

Handbook of Christian Apologetics
Handbook of Christian Apologetics

Author: Peter Kreeft

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2009-09-20

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 9780830875443

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Voted one of Christianity Today's 1995 Books of the Year! Reasonable, concise, witty and wise, Peter Kreeft and Ronald K. Tacelli have written an informative and valuable guidebook for anyone looking for answers to questions of faith and reason. Topics include: faith and reason the existence of God God's nature how we know God creation and evolution providence and free will miracles the problem of evil the Bible's historical reliability the divinity of Christ the resurrection life after death heaven and hell salvation Christianity and other religions objective truth Whether you are asking the questions yourself or want to respond to others who are, here is the resource you have been waiting for.

Truth with Love
Truth with Love

Author: Bryan A. Follis

Publisher: Crossway

Published: 2006-09-22

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1433518988

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Francis Schaeffer was a well-known, extremely influential apologist and thinker who made his mark defending orthodox truth in the face of strong opposition. He was foremost in the vocation of apologetic ministry, and he was a brilliant man whom God used mightily during the decades of the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. In Truth with Love, Bryan Follis explores the theology and thinking that fueled the ministry of Francis Schaeffer, from his Reformed position to his understanding of fundamentalism. Follis examines Schaeffer's apologetic argument and the role of reason in his discussions and writings. The position Francis Schaeffer took against modernism and its applicability in this day of postmodernism are studied as well. This book is a beneficial resource for any Francis Schaeffer fan and any minister, teacher, or student who appreciates truth and its defense in the face of different kinds of opposition.

C. S. Lewis & Francis Schaeffer
C. S. Lewis & Francis Schaeffer

Author: Scott R. Burson

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2009-09-20

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9780830874644

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In some ways, they could not be more different: the pipe-smoking, Anglican Oxford don and the blue-collar scion of conservative Presbyterianism. But C. S. Lewis and Francis Schaeffer, each in his unique way, fashioned Christian apologetics that influenced millions in their lifetimes. And the work of each continues to be read and studied today. In this book Scott Burson and Jerry Walls compare and contrast for the first time the thought of Lewis and Schaeffer. With great respect for the legacy of each man, but with critical insight as well, they suggest strengths and weaknesses of their apologetics. All the while they consider what Lewis and Schaeffer still have to offer in light of postmodernism and other cultural currents that, since their deaths, have changed the apologetic landscape. This incisive book stands as both an excellent introduction to the work of these two important figures and a fresh proposal for apologetics at the dawn of a new century.

Good Work
Good Work

Author: Dave Hataj

Publisher: Moody Publishers

Published: 2020-04-07

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 0802498469

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What Can Blue-Collar Business Teach Us About Work and Faith? The faith and work conversation is alive and well, but most resources focus on white-collar jobs, neglecting the majority of the workforce. When Dave Hataj realized he needed to go home and take over the family gear shop, he didn’t expect it to become a spiritually transformative season of his life. Yet as he began to think about what it meant to be a Christian in business, he discovered just how much our work matters to God and how blue-collar business can change people, communities, and even the world. Drawing on the stories of his business, Edgerton Gears, Dave teaches you how to cultivate true inner goodness, meaning, and mission at work—no matter what you do. Your workplace can and should be a place of significance.

Stand Your Ground
Stand Your Ground

Author: Dean Hardy

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2007-04-01

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 1556351046

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My freshman year of college was a battle, writes Katie, a college student and a strong Christian. The transition from high school to college is one of the most pivotal times in a young person's life. After departing from under the protective wings of their parents, young adults often have trouble holding firm to the Christian faith. 'Stand Your Ground' is an introduction to apologetics for young adults in high school or college. The book includes thirteen chapters that confront the overwhelming intellectual attacks Christian college students face on university campuses. Dean Hardy takes readers on a spiritual and intellectual journey, addressing such issues as the nature of truth and reality, the investigation of other worldviews, the evidence for Christianity, critics' arguments against Christianity, and the relationship between apologetics and evangelism.

Deep Adventure
Deep Adventure

Author: Bear Woznick

Publisher: Sophia

Published: 2021-11-23

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9781644135464

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Two-time Masters World Champion surfer Bear Woznick shares his pulse-pounding stories of ocean rescues, collapsing parachutes, and deadly encounters with sharks as a way to challenge you to go deeper with God and live a life of virtue. Bear is living proof that when people abandon themselves to God's providence, they become anything but soft, pastel versions of themselves. Rather, they discover the boldest, most rewarding way to live. Indeed, if you're eager to pursue God's will for your life, if you're tired of being spoon-fed trite messages about how you just need to be "nicer," this book is for you. In these inspiring pages, Bear shows you how to answer that call deep inside telling you that you were meant for more. He reveals how to live the bold and daring life Christ is challenging you to live. He'll coach you on how to avoid habits of vice and build in their place habits of virtue. He'll teach you how to pray while working at self-improvement -- and what true abandonment to God's will really means in your life. You'll learn how and why Jesus tests you and how to evaluate whether you're ready to "take up your cross and follow Him." Best of all, you'll learn how to react courageously when challenged by family and friends -- and by God Himself. Jesus is standing on the road beside you right now and asking, "Where are you going?" Are you ready to enter into Deep Adventure? Are you equipped to take up your cross and follow God? Are you prepared to let virtue propel you into the wild adventure of God's will? Are you ready to walk the Way of Heroic Virtue?

A Blue Collar Answer to Protestantism
A Blue Collar Answer to Protestantism

Author: John Martignoni

Publisher: Ewtn Publishing Incorporated

Published: 2023-10-17

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781682782958

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Popular author and TV and radio host John Martignoni presents this eye-opening book that highlights the flaws in Protestant teaching using common sense and logic, with the Bible as his background. Unlike other books on similar themes, Martignoni presents a simple, yet provocative approach in analyzing the underlying problems with Protestantism as a whole, and then dives into specific Bible passages to challenge individual Protestant doctrines and dogmas. This is the perfect book for gaining the knowledge and confidence needed to respond to questions from family members, friends, co-workers, neighbors, or even strangers about why we believe what we believe as Catholics. You'll be equipped with questions that will leave Protestants struggling to come up with logical and scripturally-consistent answers which will lead them toward serious introspection. On page after page, you will find concise, candid, power-packed arguments from Scripture, history, and just plain rational thinking, along with thirty questions to ask Protestants about what they believe and why. This treasure trove of apologetics will teach you about: The two pillars of Protestantism and why they cannot stand What happens when everyone has authority to bind and loose (personal interpretation) How Protestants view sin and infallibility (brace yourself!) The rebellion against the ministerial priesthood and the rejection of doctrinal consistency How forensic justification makes God a liar (saved by faith alone?) Additionally, you will learn four reasons why the Catholic Church is indisputably the Church that Jesus founded, which beliefs are essential to authentic Christianity, and how to prove that Jesus is really present in the Holy Eucharist. You will also discover insights into relevant and fascinating questions such as: What's love got to do with it? What does the Catechism of the Protestant Church teach? Was the flesh that Jesus gave for the life of the world real or symbolic? Is a dead body really a body? Martignoni weighs in on faith and works, what is required to attain salvation, who wrote the Bible and decided which books to include, when the Church was founded, who is under enemy attack, and much more.

Blue-Collar Believer
Blue-Collar Believer

Author: Chaplain William H. Schnakenberg IV

Publisher: WestBow Press

Published: 2016-08-24

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 151275398X

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This book is written from a personal coming of age perspective. It shares the many years and stages of a non-believer and the radical transformation to a believer. Though many of the stories can be quite embarrassing for the author at times, he feels it is imperative to share his memories, leaving nothing out, with a no holds barred approach revealing a lifestyle worth of much shame. The transformation is the key to the story, as he is led by the Holy Spirit. As his story develops, life then takes on new meaning and he admires how God works His providence, trusting in His will to be done. Lives can change, as you will see, but that does not mean there wont be opposition. As you will come to learn through Blue Collar Believer, sometimes the biggest obstacles come with the ones you love the most. It takes the reality of life, which is death, and this is the only tool to give the afterlife serious thought. Though we can appeal to the intellect, it is up to the Holy Spirt to convict the heart. As an ambassadors for Christ, we must always be ready for opportunities to defend the gospel, showing love and compassion. We live in a lost and dying world, and if only it were easy to share the Gospel and get a positive response 100% of the time, but as you will see, this just not is the case. Jesus said, He who has ears, let him hear. Unfortunately most ears who hear are deaf, but that does not mean we give up. Persistence and love for the lost can do wonders and all things are possible with God. Journey with Blue Collar Believer, from beginning to end and be guided on a tour with a testimony that will not soon be forgotten. It is an emotional roller coaster, filled with many ups and downs. You will laugh, you will cry, but more importantly, it will get you to think. If you have to see it to believe it, get ready to experience it for yourself through the words of a Blue Collar Believer.

Blue Collar Resistance and the Politics of Jesus
Blue Collar Resistance and the Politics of Jesus

Author: Prof. Tex Sample

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2006-09-01

Total Pages: 149

ISBN-13: 1426760361

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To be faithful to the gospel, all ministry must be indigenous; it must participate in the distinctive practices and perspectives of the people among whom ministry is taking place. Because our society tends to ignore or deny the reality of class divisions and prejudice, too many congregational leaders know too little about the world of working class whites. Continuing his groundbreaking work on class and American religion, Sample opens up the lives and lifestyles of working class whites in order to engage with them in authentic and transformational ministry.From the Circuit Rider review: "Tex Sample has written one of the most fun books to read on ministry that you will ever come across. Weaving philosophy, theology, country western lyrics, and stories throughout the book Sample at once delights and provokes us to think about the way in which we live out church in this day and age." (Click here to read the whole review.)