We will be talking about my recently published book, A Trustworthy Gospel: Arguments for an Early Date for Matthew’s Gospel. Here is the link for the 5/28/24 Youtube webcast. Midwest Christian Outreach strives to: “give clear answers, and a solid defense of the orthodox biblical faith, to all types of…
For those in the broader Seattle area, do check out the speaker lineup at the upcoming events sponsored by the Apologetics Forum of Snohomish County. https://www.apologeticsforum.org/ My thanks to Atonement Free Lutheran Church in Arlington for hosting a gathering last night, where we heard Dr. Phil Fernandes survey the apologetic…
If you are looking for apologetics resources and networking opportunities, here are two organizations to be aware of. Last weekend, I was down at the 2024 annual conference of the International Society of Christian Apologetics (ISCA), hosted this year at Fields Church in Carlsbad, California. There were presentations/papers from Dr.…
Christian apologists have offered a variety of reasons for why we should judge the Gospels as trustworthy. I particularly appreciate Peter J. Williams’ succinct Can We Trust the Gospels, in which he (1) presents the testimony of ancient non-Christian sources concerning the Christian movement, (2) demonstrates that the Gospel authors…
On this website, my focus is on the early publication of Matthew’s Gospel, as the first Gospel to be published. Yet, among those who advocate for Matthew as the first Gospel, there are two main camps. Those subscribing to the Augustinian theory, as it is often called, affirm a Matthew,…
Welcome to “A Trustworthy Gospel.” This site seeks to encourage Christians to embrace and hold fast to the belief that the first Gospel, Matthew, was published early, before the life story and teachings of Jesus were potentially corrupted over time, particularly due to the failure of eyewitness memories. Yes, the…