Author Archives: Mark Lefers

My Strongest Support

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Mark Lefers

I understand that many are hesitant to discuss their doubts with others.  I personally just recently told my parents about my doubt/unbelief, which I’ll write about later. Sometimes it is easier to talk to some stranger about these personal thoughts … Continue reading →

Posted in Doubt, Emotion, Relationships | 3 Comments

Father, I long to be wise, Too see with new eyes

Posted on January 17, 2010 by Mark Lefers

In church today I enjoyed singing a version of  “We Are Listening“. Here are some of the lyrics: Father, I long to be wise, To see with new eyes The truth that was written by Your hand Father, speak Your … Continue reading →

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Types of Christian Doubt

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Mark Lefers

It being Sunday, I thought I’d recommend a sermon on doubt by Dominic Smart. This sermon is on three main forms of doubt that Christians go through.  I’ve gone through all three forms and am currently in the third form … Continue reading →

Posted in Audio, Doubt, Sermon | 9 Comments

What I’m not doubting

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Mark Lefers

Maybe I’m biased. Maybe I prefer science over blind faith. Maybe I don’t get my information from right wing radio and cable host. Maybe I trust the scientific consensus too much. But this whole “scandal” on anthropogenic global warming (AGW) … Continue reading →

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Reasonable Faith Podcast

Posted on October 31, 2009 by Mark Lefers

I have another podcast recommendation. It’s more on the scholarly side, but it’s definitely a good resource and is by a popular apologiticist, William Lane Craig. I’ve been going through the Defenders podcasts and have enjoyed the lectures on the … Continue reading →

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Evolution in Action

Posted on October 31, 2009 by Mark Lefers

For all you out there who don’t believe in evolution, here is absolute proof of a transition between species. Just kidding. Evolution doesn’t really work this way

Posted in Evolution/Creationism/ID, Funny, Science | 5 Comments

Reasonable Doubts

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Mark Lefers

I’ve started listening to the Resonable Doubts podcast, and so far I must say I enjoy it. The audio quality is great, and the 3 guys that put in on are very creative. I have also found it very cool … Continue reading →

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Medical Theories on the Cause of Jesus’ Death

Posted on October 8, 2009 by Mark Lefers

Ran across this interesting article in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. It a nice review article that briefly list the many theories of how Jesus may have died. Some of the different theories of how Jesus died: … Continue reading →

Posted in Article, Resurrection, Science | 6 Comments

Skeptical Dial

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Mark Lefers

Everyone has a skeptical dial. You ratchet it way up when it comes to arguments or conclusions that you don’t like, but then you dial it way down for your own personally held views. In researching the Christian faith I … Continue reading →

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Two Kinds of Skepticism

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Mark Lefers

Tim in the comments quoted an excellent passage from Andrew Peabody. It was so good that I wanted to highlight it here as a separate post. There are two kinds of scepticism,—that of the heart and that of the intellect. … Continue reading →

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