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A brief Introduction:

While studying to be a pastor in college I abandoned my faith. In fact, I abandoned everything I thought I believed and rebuilt.

To my own surprise at the time, I found that Christianity was much stronger than I had thought. As I rebuilt my belief system, I realized that there needed to be people out there responding to the questions people have. I had them myself. So, while not continuing on to be a pastor, I have focused on educating people about what Christianity is all about and responding to the various charges and accusations made against it.

There are some obvious challenges to being successful in that capacity, but a big part of it consists not in arguing with atheists and skeptics, but rather in providing Christians with accurate information in the first place to prevent them from leaving the faith in the first place.

Questioning is a very normal and natural part of growing up, and I am convinced that it is not wrong to ask questions of God at any age. God doesn't strike people down. On the other hand, if people are going to reject Christianity, it is my aim to at least make sure they reject the real Christianity and not a false view of it. Also, much heartache can be avoided by educating Christians properly to begin with. My experience has helped me... but it was unnecessary.

Paul said that some plant, some water, and others reap the increase. My job is to go out into the land and move rocks- or break them if necessary- till the land, and struggle through knee deep fertilizer... all in the effort to allow those who come later to plant, water, and reap the harvest. I look forward to the prospects of either serving you as someone who needs to haul rocks out of the field, or as someone who can look at the field, detect problems, and help farmers more effectively plant, water, and reap.

Church Bulletin Insert for CS Lewis Prince Caspian

Posted by Anthony on April 26, 2008

Prince Caspian is due out in mid-May, 2008. Here is one of my posts on the Christian themes in Prince Caspian. Click Here for my review of the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe movie. Would your church be interested in having a presentation on the Chronicles of Narnia? Anthony is available. The bulletin information is below.

As promised, I have completed a bulletin insert for the upcoming release of CS Lewis’s Prince Caspian. It is available for download in PDF right above.

Prince Caspian is due out in middle of May, so I do realize that I’m pushing things just a little late. There are perhaps only 2-4 Sundays that the insert could go in but I think (hope) that will work out.

Here are other bulletin inserts produced by this ministry.

I am available to do presentations on the Chronicles of Narnia. That page has information about a presentation for the entire Narnia series. This page has information on the Christian themes in Prince Caspian.

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Advent Church Bulletin Series with Apologetics Emphasis Released for Free for 2007 (Year A)

Posted by Anthony on December 2, 2007

Sample of Week 1 I am making my Advent 2007 Apologetics Bulletin series available for free download and free distribution (no license fee) as of this moment. Feedback is welcome as I hope to put together a series for Lent in 2008, next.

These bulletin inserts were available even before my Golden Compass parent’s guide/bulletin insert, which is still available and has been downloaded almost 2,000 times. Many churches have reported using that insert. This series has a similar philosophy in that it tries to equip Christians with the facts of the faith however it is different in that instead of being topical, it follows the readings of the church year.

Incidentally, my apologetics bulletin series has been uncommended by an atheist because it will be effective!

Little tidbits and facts will tend to solidify Christian beliefs in the bulletins and would NOT tend to start people on dangerous thinking paths. I hate the idea.

Well, if an atheist says he doesn’t like the idea it must be good.

There is no license fee for using the bulletins and that means that you can make as many copies as you like for use in your congregation. You may not make them available for a fee. I reserve all rights to the material and may choose at a later time to change the license. Therefore, you may not host these on your own sites, though you can forward them. I prefer that if you want to spread the word about them that you simply point them back here.

These are free, but I’m not going to stop you from donating, either. “The worker is worth his wages.” Just use the shopping cart feature to the right if you wish to make a donation.

Below are all four files as well as a fifth one, which is a zip file that has all four PDFs in one. I am looking for feedback especially for purposes of deciding whether or not to produce a Lenten season, so if you like them I strongly encourage you to let me know!

Would you like to leave a comment? You may do so below. If you prefer to send a note privately you may email me.

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Church Bulletin Insert: What Christian Parents Should Know about The Golden Compass and What they Should Do About it

Posted by Anthony on November 11, 2007

This Project was Featured on the ChristianPost.com! [opens in new window]

“The Christian religion is a very powerful
and convincing mistake, that’s all.”
(The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman)

CLICK TO DOWNLOAD THE PARENT GUIDE/BULLETIN INSERT

Would you like to Discuss This Material? My discussion forum is the place.

Description:

This is a companion to a very detailed analysis I wrote of Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” series. It is a brief introduction covering points that Christian parents may be interested in knowing about the series.

It is formatted so that it can also be used as a bulletin insert for churches. In this way, pastors can succinctly bring their members up to speed about the issues.

Note, the content of the bulletin itself is cut and pasted below.

If you would be interested in having me present on this subject (or any other) please contact me.

The document is free to use and you may make as many copies as you like and distribute it however you please. Donations are welcome, but not required. If you would like to make a donation, please click here.

You may use the link above to download the PDF or use this one: DOWNLOAD:

Would you like to listen to an interview with ReachFM in Florida about some of my other inserts? Here it is:

TECHNICAL NOTES: Just print off the document, which is in PDF. Make copies totaling half the amount of bulletins you’ll need. Flip it over and make the same amount of copies, but copy to the other side. Now, cut right down the middle on the center line provided. Problems? Contact Sntjohnny.

If you are interested in other bulletin inserts with apologetics emphasis, check into my Advent 2007 series. You can also find additional technical help there.