Campfire Apologetics

The 5 solas came out of the reformation period as a response to the Roman Catholic church adopting and teaching doctrines that were not found in scripture. One of those 5 solas is "sola scriptura," which means "scripture alone." Scripture is the highest standard for the Christian. Not the church or tradition. Join Joel Settecase of  @TheThinkInstitute  and Mark as they have a conversation about this important issue. Do protestant christians ignore church tradition or the teachings of church fathers? Is scripture our only authority? These questions and many more are talked about. Remember to like and subscribe.

On this episode of Campfire Apologetics, Mark discusses some of the attributes of God's nature and his word (The Bible), demonstrating that God cannot do that which is against his very nature. Does the Bible contradict itself, or is the problem actually in us and our understanding of the text? Did God get it wrong, or did we? How do we ground what a contradiction even is? Can the unbeliever appeal to the law of non contradiction without God? Dive in and explore these supposed contradictions and learn how to think through them. Remember to like and subscribe.

On this episode of Campfire Apologetics,  @EricHernandez  joins Mark to discuss how the mind and the brain are distinct entities, and why this is important in the discussion of worldviews. They discuss the ontology of the mind and brain, epistemic arguments, causal closure, C.S. Lewis' argument from reason and more. Stick around for the whole episode and remember to like and subscribe!

On this episode of Campfire Apologetics, Mark sits down with Jeremiah Nortier of  @TheApologeticDog  to discuss the growing eschatological (end times) view of "hyper preterism." In simple terms, hyper preterism is the belief that all prophecies pertaining to the "end times" have been fulfilled and are in our past. Are we living in the new heavens and new earth? Was everything fulfilled when God judged Jerusalem in 70 AD? Did Jesus already return? Is this just another secondary issue, or a damnable heresy? Stick around for the whole discussion and learn new fun words like "preterism" that you can impress your friends with.

On this episode of Campfire Apologetics, Mark discusses foundational worldview assumptions that block people from examining true facts of history in their proper context. Both believer and non believer have presuppositions about reality, but who's presuppositions can answer life's hardest questions? Who's presuppositions can actually make sense of the facts surrounding the resurrection of Jesus Christ? Who can make sense of the context in which these facts exist? Whose assumptions lead to a correct interpretation of history?

On this episode of Campfire Apologetics, Mark talks about the theory of information. What is information and where does it come from? These are questions that we probably have not stopped to think about, but have profound implications on our worldviews and whether or not our worldviews can account for information. Can natural processes produce information or does it always require a rational mind? Mark also dives into the foundational assumptions of naturalism when dealing with the topic of information. We often times take things for granted and information is no different.

Join Mark, Greg Boulden  @BeBoldInterviews  Katie Ladzinski  @ReclaimedGroundMedia  and Jacob Vasquez  @TruthfulHope  for a discussion on tribalism and identity politics. How are these things tearing America apart? What are they? Can Christians disagree with President Trump? How can we use discernment in political issues to guard us from becoming sold out to one "team?" How should Christians view politics? Learn how we can disagree without becoming enemies. Remember to like and subscribe!

In the episode, Mark and Dr. Tony Costa of  @tonycostatorontoapologetic5307  discuss Marxism. What exactly is Marxism? How is it related to communism and socialism? In what ways has Marxism led to feminism, and what impact do these things have on western culture? Is Marxism compatible with Christianity or American culture? Dr. Costa answers all these questions and more. Stay until the end! like alyways, remember to like and subscribe.

On this episode Mark interacts with and responds to claims made by popular figures. Tim Pool and Andrew Wilson discuss the nature of God and whether or not God can make a god more powerful than himself or if he can make a rock so heavy that even he can't it. If God can do anything, why couldn't he do these things? Bill Maher and Alan RItchson debate whether or not the Bible is trustworthy and if Paul truly experienced the risen Christ on his way to Demascus. Did Paul only see a cross in the sky? Did he truly encounter Jesus? Do Christians believe in magic? Is magic compatiable with Christianity? All of these issues are addressed in this episode. Be sure to stay until the end!

On this Episode of Campfire Apologetics, Mark digs into the weeds of what transcendentals are and what it means to argue transcendentally. What are transcendentals? What makes things like knowledge, logic, evidence, etc meaningful? What are the laws of logic and how do they apply to transcendeal argumentation? All of these are important questions when dealing with this topic, and presuppositional apologetics.