Blog, Podcast, YouTube, and Books by Ray Burns
Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutes (This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Android podcast app.) There is little else sure to divide people than the issue of abortion. There are those who insist that every life is worth protecting, even the unborn. Others believe that the thing […]
Scientifically Human (Is a Baby Just a Fetus? Part 1) Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 11 minutes After discussing Islam last week, it’s probably a good idea to pause before venturing into other religions to discuss our own. It’s beneficial to know what others believe, but we need to be able to hold other beliefs against our own to see where, and why, we differ. So let’s take a brief look at
What Do Protestants Believe? Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 11 minutes This is the first article in our series that explores the beliefs of different religions. The goal here is not to fully explain Islam, but to give readers enough understanding of its origins and beliefs to present the gospel to a Muslim. Let’s start with a general overview of the religion, see how they answer
What Do Muslims Believe? Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutes (This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Google podcast app.) We live in a world full of people seeking truth. All religions, including atheism and agnosticism, are an attempt to explain the world we see and where we fit into it. They
What Do They Believe – Introduction Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutes We are defined by how we make others feel. Poor word choice between two people can lead to shattered relationships without a single clarifying question being asked. Celebrities have to put out fires because they didn’t word something perfectly on Twitter. The intent behind words is often meaningless as long as those words sounded offensive.
Reading the Bible Well – More than a Feeling Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 5 minutes As Christians, our entire hope hangs on the reality of who Christ is. We’ve discussed His divine and human natures, His real physical body, and the perfect life He lived. We all know this matters, but why? The only perfect substitute All aspects of Christ, from His two natures to His perfection, had to be
Jesus, Salvation, and the Gospel (Part 2) Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 7 minutes Christianity sure seems popular for such a boring religion. Yet what truly draws people in isn’t the squeaky-clean music, abstaining from drunkenness, or waking up early to read a book which, let’s face it, we don’t always understand. It’s a cross, the God-man who died on it, and the magnificent implications that has for our
Jesus, Salvation, and the Gospel (Part 1) Read More »
Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutes (This article also includes a 2-part podcast discussion. Click the play buttons below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Google podcast app.) After all this time, you’d think we’d have a pretty good idea of who God is. He’s revealed Himself throughout history and left us an entire book revealing His character. Yet
Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutes (This article also includes a podcast discussion. Click the play button below, or subscribe and listen on your Apple or Google podcast app.) The world is filled with opinions about what the Bible actually is. Some say it’s just an ancient collection of writing that people take too seriously. Others insist it’s a complete fabrication,
What is the Bible? Read More »