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Muslim College Student Explains Why He Follows Jesus

There was once a Muslim college student who came to believe in Jesus Christ. One of his friends was shocked and asked him, “Why did you become a ...


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The Resurrection is Based on Objective Facts not Personal Opinion

Jesus’ resurrection either happened or it didn't. It is objective reality; and so it cannot be true for one person and false for another. To ...


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Astrophysicist asks, ‘Is the Universe a Simulation by a Higher Species?

At the 2016 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate at the American Museum of Natural History, the question of whether or not the universe is a simulation was addressed. ...


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Miracles Aren’t Ruled Out By Science

In talks on university campuses, Christian physicist and MIT professor Ian Hutchinson asks “Can a scientist believe in miracles?” (He’s ...


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Young Children Have a Built-In Concept of God

Humans are surrounded by evidence for God. This may explain why young children in every culture have a concept of God. Psychologist Paul Bloom at Yale ...


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How Are Razor Quilled Porcupines Born?

The average porcupine has 30,000 needle-sharp quills, each with 800 barbs at the tip. Usually, these miniature spears lie flat along the back, sides, ...


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Evidence of Historicity of the Biblical Flood

Recently there was a surprising source arguing for the historicity of the biblical flood—The New York Times. An article on sea level rise in human ...


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Long Tradition of Scientists Who Believe in the Resurrection

Dr. Ian Hutchinson, a professor of nuclear science and engineering at MIT, explains why he and his Christian colleagues at MIT believe in a literal, bodily, ...


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Skeptical Disciples Did Not Hallucinate a Resurrected Jesus

In his recent (2017) book Justin Brierley asks:

Were the disciples just hallucinating that they saw the resurrected Jesus? Hallucinations do sometimes ...

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A Scientist Asks, 'Is There Evidence for Easter?'

Editor's Note: This is a very long illustration, so here are two suggestions: First, you could use the opening and closing quotes from Dr. Swamidass' ...


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