Nat Crawford - Executive Coach, Speaker, Leader

This past Spring  I read a book called  Divine Foreknowledge: Four Views  by James Beilby. If you are interested in purchasing this, you can do so on  Amazon.com . This is a comparison of four views of God's foreknowledge from different scholars. What do we mean by God's foreknowledge? We mean what does God know and when does He know it. My last post, I summarized William Lane Craig's view of God's foreknowledge: Middle-Knowledge.  Check it out here . This week I will look at the divine-foreknowledge view, which is fleshed out by Paul Helm. I will refrain from commentary until then last addition. Let me reiterate, I am not claiming which of these is my view, but rather a concise summary of the authors explanation and view of these opinions on God's foreknowledge.  Divine Foreknowledge The first argument for the Calvinist view is the “straight causal sense: God’s knowledge is the cause of things.” [1] This means there is no difference between what God...

In the next couple of weeks I'll get back on the blog track. Until then I wanted to let you know about some upcoming classes I'll be teaching. Beginning February 2 through March 9, 2014, I will be teaching "Tactics in Defending the Faith." During our six one-hour sessions, you'll learn how to: Initiate conversations effortlessly Stop challengers in their tracks and turn the tables Graciously and effectively expose faulty thinking Maneuver through mine fields Present the truth clearly, cleverly, and persuasively Class will meet at 9am at First Free Church,  3280 S. 84th St. Best of all, there is no cost to attend. Beginning March 30 through April 13, 2014, I will be teaching a class called "In Defense of the Resurrection." We will   we will look at topics surrounding the resurrection of Jesus Christ. We will address the following challenges: Can we trust the Bible’s account?   Is Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection mentioned outside o...

In case you will be in the Lincoln area on December 7, 2013. Craig Hazen along with a handful of others will be speaking at Oasis Conference Center about 20 minutes outside of Lincoln. Craig Hazen is the founder of Biola's apologetics program. Main Session topics will include: • Evidence for the Resurrection • Comparing Christianity to other world religions • Discussing your beliefs in a respectful way Breakout Sessions will include: • Tactically deconstructing a worldview to determine its merit • Philosophical arguments for God’s existence • The reliability of the Scriptures • Objective morality Full details here . Hope to see you there!

A quick note to my readers: The Searching Apologist has found a new home. I, and my family, have been asked to teach apologetics at First Evangelical Free Church here in Lincoln, NE. After much excitement, prayer, discussion, and godly counsel we said "yes!"  My first class will be teaching alongside a friend and brother in Christ - Brian Abbot. We'll be co-leading a class titled "How Do We Know The Bible is Real?" We'll be tacking the following topics: How did we get the Bible? How do we know we have the right Bible? Is the Bible a reliable source of truth? Can we trust the Bible to guide our lives? Please join us as we work through this topic and see the incomparable nature of divine revelation. We'll be meeting Sunday mornings at 9am from September 15th through October 6th.  For location and additional information, check out E. Free's website . And yes, I will blog more...