So the weather cooperated today and we went on an interesting hike through the snow to see a frozen lake in the mountains. The view was gorgeous as usual.

The sun still chose to stay around and we had our session outside on the lawn about following up with new believers. Yay for new and helpful material! And I saw a circular rainbow around the sun today. Who knew that was even possible?

I'm still digesting all the information from last night. Additionally, since we as humans have finite minds. There will be truths that seem paradoxical; they're antinomies (2 truths that fit together but we can't figure out how). So concepts like free will and God's sovereignty are both established in the Bible and there's tensions when we try to fit the two concepts together. The great part is that we don't have to understand how it works together. God is God in His infinite sovereignty and we are still limited. Imagine Flatland or something, the two dimensional line can't even comprehend the three dimensional world and yet IT STILL EXISTS!

And if we have genuine questions about God it does not mean that we desire an intimacy with God (not a lack of faith). Without the Holy Spirit we can't even come to close to grasping the gospel (from 1 Cor. 2:14), but God never denies Himself from those who truly want to know and seek Him. So if there are any confusions or doubts, don't hesitate to pray that He reveal Himself to you (this only really works when you delve into the Word, because the Word is enough to transform lives). Rom 10:17 says that faith comes from hearing the message and the message is heard through the Word of Christ. So got questions? Dive into the Word and see what happens :) I'm not say you'll be able to understand the complexities of the Trinity and the virgin birth of Jesus because that's hard for anyone to understand period, but I challenge you to praying and reading the Bible consistently for 15 days. Let me know what happens.

It also blows my mind that humans can only understand the gospel if the Lord chooses to open our eyes, so my job as a Christian is not to prove everything to others. I simply need to show various evidences and the Lord takes care of the rest. Isn't that a relief?

So here are some of the resources that Don recommended:

Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics
Evidence that Demands a Verdict (and New Evidence that Demands a Verdict) by Josh McDowell
Geology: A Biblical view on the age of the Earth (DVDs)
The New Answers Book 3 by Ken Ham
Creation Library Series (DVDs)
Evolution of Darwin: His Life, His Science, and His Impact (DVDs)
Ultimate Proof of Creation: resolving the original debates by Lisle

Time for dinner in Jackson Hole! Hope this is helpful!