God's Not Dead: Evidence for God in an Age of Uncertainty by Rice Broocks

fact, in order to understand the mysterious event of the boiling kettle, I need both those kinds of answers to tell me what’s going on. So I need the insights of science and the insights of religion if I’m to understand the rich and many-layered world in which we live.” 27
    There is no real conflict between science and God, but there is a conflict between naturalism and faith . Naturalism is the belief that all that exists is nature. This excludes by definition anything supernatural or beyond nature. In a 1941 lecture called “Science, Philosophy and Religion: a Symposium,” prepared for a conference at the Jewish Theological Institute in New York, Albert Einstein gave insight into his view that both realms of religion and science are valid:
    Science can only be created by those who are thoroughly imbued with the aspiration towards truth and understanding. This source of feeling, however, springs from the sphere of religion. To this there also belongs the faith in the possibility that the regulations valid for the world of existence are rational, that is, comprehensible to reason. I cannot conceive of a genuine scientist without that profound faith. The situation may be expressed by an image: Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. 28
    While Einstein did not believe in a traditional understanding of God, he did express the understanding of many scientists then and today that science is as much dependent on faith as any major religion.
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    Real faith is not blind. It is evidence-based and requires all our efforts in pursuit of the truth. God requires that we not bury our heads in the sand but open our eyes to behold the evidence ofHim all around us. He calls us to use our reason and intellect (Isaiah 1:18; Matthew 22:37) as we develop a faith that is credible. The challenge for skeptics is to follow the evidence wherever it leads, regardless of preconceived ideas, not closing their eyes to the obvious when it contradicts their worldview. Ironically, it is the nature of skeptics to be unaware that they are blind to the truths evidencing a supernatural Creator. In this case their reasoning can become darkened and unreliable (Romans 1:21).
    All faith should contain reason just as reason itself contains faith. I have heard it said that no one has absolute certainty except God and certain madmen. Tragically, when skeptics try to assert the nonexistence of God, they lose touch with reality and sound reason and unwittingly head down the long, dark road to insanity.

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JESUS AND THE
RESURRECTION
    That a few simple men should in one generation have invented so powerful and appealing a personality, so lofty an ethic, and so inspiring a vision of human brotherhood, would be a miracle far more incredible than any recorded in the Gospels.
    —J OSH M C D OWELL , M ORE T HAN A C ARPENTER 1
    Jesus existed, and those vocal persons who deny it do so not because they have considered the evidence with the dispassionate eye of the historian, but because they have some other agenda that this denial serves.
    —B ART E HRMAN , D ID J ESUS E XIST? 2
    IT WAS A GREAT PRIVILEGE TO LIVE IN JERUSALEM. EVEN though it was only for a few months, it was a life-altering experience. Unlike the many short trips I’ve taken to Israel with my family, friends, and coworkers, this visit allowed me to experiencethe profound impact of living in the land of the Bible. Israel is indeed a historic place where the Bible can serve as a map for the many tours and excursions you can take. Even a few days in this amazing country will convince you that the stories told in the Book are far from fairy tales and legends.
    During our extended stay a few years ago, I met a young man from Nigeria in one of the local parks who asked me, “Can you tell me where Jesus was crucified?” After a few moments, I was able to point him to the place where this event would have happened. He related to me that he was actually a Buddhist and was