Discovering Your Life

Discovering the Bible

On Sunday, October 5, 2008, the Rejoice in Jesus Christ Discipling Group will host a 90-minute presentation of two segments – The Old and The New Testaments – of the DVD production by the Christian History Institute “Discovering the Bible”. It will be presented at 3:00 PM, either at the Third Floor Food Court at St. Francis Square Bldg, or in the Fourth Floor Old Worship Hall of CCF at the same building. The event is open to all who wish to discover God’s written message of His love for everyone. It is part of RJCDG’s program of fulfilling its part in Jesus’ Great Commission to all His disciples.

Among the many evangelists and apologists [legal defenders] for Jesus and the Christian faith is Lee Patrick Strobel. He is a holder of a journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a Master of Studies in Law degree from Yale Law School, and had been investigative journalist for 14 years at the Chicago Tribune. In the early 1980’s he set out to write a book to disprove the truth of the Gospels and the resurrection of Jesus in particular. He researched and thought about this for two years, mainly to disillusion his wife who is a steadfast believer and follower of Christ. By the unfathomable grace of God, the book he ended up writing was The Case for Christ, proving the authenticity of the Gospels, historically, scientifically and archaeologically, especially the resurrection of the Lord.

Other books he has written are: The Case for Faith: A Journalist Investigates the Toughest Objections to Christianity, recipient of a 2001 Gold Medallion Book Award, The Case for the Real Jesus: A Journalist Investigates Current Attacks on the Identity of Christ, and Experiencing the Passion of Jesus, co-written with Garry Poole as a discussion guide for Mel Gibson's film The Passion of the Christ, the recipient of the 2005 ECPA Christian Book of the Year award. He also became a teaching pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois, from 1987 to 2000, and of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California from 2000 to 2002, and now writes and produces Apologetics and Evangelical TV shows. His website is http://www.leestrobel.com/.

Here is a video interview of Lee Strobel by Jerry Johnston discussing the apocryphal and pseudepigraphal Gospel of Judas which inspired the Gnostic fiction “The Da Vinci Code”.

Is the Bible Reliable as a Historical Document?

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Visit the OMF booth at the 29th Manila International Book Fair

I know I'm going to send like an ad here but I simply can't pass up this opportunity to invite you to the 29th Manila International Book Fair at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City this Sept. 12-16, 2008. Glenn and I have been regular patrons of the book fair for about 3 years now (Glenn, being a book junkie, has been into it for years).

What's interesting for growing Christians like you and me is the proliferation of Bibles and Christian books being offered at discounted prices by Christian book stores and publishers during this period. OMF, for one, usually puts up a big exhibition area and offers a host of books that you might find interesting.

If you really want to dive into the Scriptures, do invest in the study Bibles (e.g. Life Application Bibles) and commentaries (strongly recommending Nelson's Old and New Testament Survey for newbies on Bible commentaries, these are 2 separate volumes) on sale at the OMF booth. (Personally, I get a lot of help from the notes in my NIV Study Bible and commentaries like these.) There are reference books a-plenty which can help you a lot in your studies. This is the best time to avail bagsak presyo discounts, I think they go as high as 50-75% off.

OMF also offers a great selection of Christian-themed literature, both foreign (if you're hankering for Philip Yancey books) and local (if you want to complete your Ed Lapiz collection), and on various topics like apologetics, eschatology, leadership, relationships etc.

For more details, check out their web site at www.OMFLit.com. You may also drop by www.manilabookfair.com for additional information.