Hold Fast Apologetics

  • The Enneagram: Did John Calvin Really Say That?

    Don and Joy Veinot and Marcia Montenegro in their book, Richard Rohr and the Enneagram Secret, address the frequent misquoting of John Calvin (by Ian Cron and others). Numerous Enneagram authors and enthusiasts, like Ian Cron, have advocated the pursuit of self-knowledge via the enneagram by appealing to highly respected…

  • Love Defined, Rightly

    Love Defined, Rightly

    Christians should view the Scriptures as Jesus views the Scriptures…as God’s authoritative word, true and unchanging (Mark 7:8-13; Matt. 26:54; Luke 4:21; John 7:38). With this important fact in view on Valentine’s Day, Christians should always look to God’s Word (Bible) as our Dictionary in defining what love is, and…

  • Do All These Things, And…

    Do All These Things, And…

    ✔️Mowing our neighbor’s lawn.✔️Shoveling a widow’s snowy driveway.✔️Taking meals to new parents.✔️Giving money to combat human-trafficking.✔️Sharing our dinner tables with those who are new to town.✔️Listening to a grieving friend for as long as it takes.✔️Forgiving those who have wronged us. Yes, let’s keep doing all of the above, and…

  • 12 Difficult Questions with Dr. Sean McDowell

    💡“Why is there evil and wars?”💡“Is the Bible true?”💡“How is the Bible relevant?”💡“How do we reconcile science and faith?”💡“If God created the universe, who created God?” 💡What if someone hasn’t heard of God?💡“Do dogs go to Heaven?” …and more! Shared below is a 60m clip of Christian Apologist, Dr. Sean…

  • Enneagram: Examined Scientifically

    Enneagram: Examined Scientifically

    More pertaining to the scientific veracity of the Enneagram: According to an interview with Dr. Rhenn Cherry, a Biblical Counselor who wrote his PhD dissertation on the Enneagram, approximately 139 doctoral-level mental health professionals, with an average of 26 years experience, participated in a peer reviewed study in 2015 which…

  • Are Christians Hypocrites?

    If someone played Beethoven poorly, would you play blame Beethoven? As Frank Turek suggests, “Of course not!” The fact that Christians are unable to live-up to Jesus’s standards, only affirms our desperate NEED for Jesus and what He did on our behalf (Isaiah 53; 1 Co 15; 1 John 4).…

  • Moms, Let’s Discuss Santa

    I grew-up with Santa (and adored him). But when I became a mom, I was faced with the reality that if Steve and I pretended Santa was real, we would be lying to our children. 🎅🏼 But if we didn’t participate in the Santa tradition, would we be robbing something…

  • When You See Bread…

    The next time you grab for a slice of bread, think upon God’s sovereignty… Why? Bread has been an important staple in our diets for thousands of years. God knows this fact and therefore draws upon it to teach us! In Matthew 4, for instance, we get to hear Jesus…

  • Remember the Lord Your God: Deuteronomy 8

    “The whole commandment that I command you today you shall be careful to do, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land that the Lord swore to give to your fathers. 2 And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness,…

  • Just Sayin’

    When we are walking through a trial (notice the word, “when”), we long for the rock-solid security which holds us upon shaking ground. We long for a real hope which steadies our emotions and reigns-in our reactive tendencies. The hope God gives us through His work upon the cross is…