By Dr. Don Bierle, FaithSearch President

A Christian friend recently said to me, “I am praying like never before that Jesus will return to end it all.” He had given up on the world. Is that what Jesus said His followers should do?

I’m hesitant to criticize because I have had similar thoughts. Many Christians have. There is a sense in which those thoughts are right, as C.S. Lewis wrote, “A continual looking forward to the eternal world is not a form of escapism or wishful thinking, but one of the things a Christian is meant to do” (Mere Christianity, Macmillan, 1960, p. 118). 

By Dr. Don Bierle, FaithSearch President

As kids and adults head back to school this fall, a variety of questions students ask Christians is sure to arise. Some are even likely to challenge your own faith. Why not anticipate them and prepare biblical answers? 

On our Web site I have posted more than fifty questions and answers (Q&A) on topics such as:

• Creation and evolution
• The existence of God
• New Testament reliability
• Life after death
• Comparative religions 

Check them out. I have included some revised, selected samples in this issue of the Paraclete.

By Dr. Don Bierle, FaithSearch President

When I’m doing my presentations on evidence for the Bible and the Christian faith, there is a question I frequently get. The question says a lot about the Church’s lack of effectiveness in communicating truth to our current society, both Christians and non-Christians:  “Are the people real or are they just Bible people?”

Implied in the question is that the Bible “stories” are only “make-believe” and have no connection to the “real world.” This point of view expects that they should all begin with “once upon a time!” Because FaithSearch International has excelled in demonstrating the Bible is “real history” and identifying the evidence of archaeological discoveries to support its reality, we have maintained our ministry relevance for evangelism and discipleship for nearly forty-two years. 

At least one million people have either read or heard the “real story” of Jesus, the Bible, and Christian faith through FaithSearch publications and recordings. More than seventy-two thousand have experienced an “Ah-Ha!” moment at one of our apologetic presentations as the Holy Spirit draws them to follow the “real Jesus.” No “fairy-tale” can transform a life and place it on the certain path to eternity!