Hold Fast Apologetics

  • The Historical Miscode of the da Vinci Code

    When you’re playing a board game with your family or friends, and you have a question about the game, what do you do? Let’s also hypothesize that during an Indianapolis Colts football game, a member of the opposing team decides to dribble the football down the field like a soccer…

  • Bad News is Important?

    This 8-minute video is an impactful example of what happens when fear keeps us from sharing the complete truth with others. How can others know the Good News until they understand WHY it’s good news! For there to be good news, there must be bad news. Pragmatism (subjective helpfulness) should…

  • Henny Penny and the Enneagram

    Have you heard of the classic fable, Chicken Little? 📕 A few years ago, my children and I were reading an older version of Chicken Little called, Henny Penny, a story about a beloved hen who (after being hit on the head by a falling acorn) wrongly perceived that the…

  • 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…