November 19, 2008 Posted by David N
closeAuthor: David N
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Email: dvnilsen@gmail.com
Site: http://reasonfromscripture.blogspot.com
About: In 2003 I graduated from high school with no set direction for my life. I spent a year in Iowa before returning to California to attend Junior College. I changed majors 3 times; from Physics to Business to Film (as you can see, no direction). I was a Christian, attending church regularly, but furthering the cause of Christ in this fallen world was not a high priority.
In 2005 I picked up an issue of TableTalk magazine, and I was re-introduced to the work of R. C. Sproul (whom I had read once in high school). Later that year, while taking a biology class with an ardent atheist professor, I picked up a copy of Lee Strobel's "The Case For A Creator." In the Fall of 2006 I came to Biola University and was introduced to the works of J. P. Moreland and John Mark Reynolds. My fate was sealed.
Just a few years ago, I was passionless. Now I have two passions: Studying the Word of God and engaging in the task of Apologetics. 1 Peter 3:15 exhorts all Christians to be ready to give an answer for the hope that we have. My goal is to be able to give my answer articulately and powerfully, but even more importantly, in love. There are many purposes for apologetics, but by far the most important is the opening of minds and the softening of hearts for the work of the Holy Spirit. If we don't care about and pray for those with whom we engage in apologetics, we fail to fulfill this purpose. As a wise man once said, "Take a stand for the Truth, but do it in love fool!"
Education Info:
--Currently: M.A. in Historical Theology student, Westminster Seminary California
--2008: B.A. in Philosophy, Biola University
--2006: A.A. in Liberal Arts, Palomar CollegeSee Authors Posts (75)
Thanks to Aaron Gleason for passing this link along to me.
I sure am glad that we Evangelicals have moved on to caring about more
important social issues. Because if we still cared about protecting the
unborn, we'd be in rough shape right now.
http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/viewarticle.php?selectedarticle=2008.10.14_George_Robert%20P._Obama's%20Abortion%20Extremism_.xml
Like I said…please pray for Barack Obama.
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- The Trauma of Abortion
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- Why It’s Wrong to Kill an Abortion Doctor
Posted in Culture, David's Posts, Ethics, Main Page, Politics
November 21st, 2008 at 2:05 am
David, thank you for pointing this out. We certainly need to pray for Mr. Obama. I've been praying for him as I've been praying for President Bush for leading our country in unjust war. Isn't it funny that during the Bush years we evangelicals turned a blind eye to the unbiblical and inhumane and gross policies of the Bush administration?