The Always Be Ready Apologetics Ministry Blog
Thursday, May 28, 2009

June13: "Contending for the Faith Apologetics Conference"

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Would you like to learn how to contend for the faith and answer the difficult questions that nonbelievers ask? Then join Ron Rhodes, Greg Ko...
Sunday, May 24, 2009

Rob Bell's Confused Gospel

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I've been teaching quite a bit on the Emerging Church Movement over the past two years. If you're not up to speed on this dangerous ...
Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Hermeneutics 101: Interpret Scripture with Scripture

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A correct interpretation of the Bible will always be consistent with the rest of the Scriptures. Therefore, it is essential for us as studen...
Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Getting Yelled at by a Jewish Lady!

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I had a pretty crazy experience a few nights ago as I was flying home from JFK (New York City) to LAX (Los Angeles). I had just had a wonder...
Thursday, April 09, 2009

Good Friday Should Probably Be Good Thursday

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One of the questions I often receive from people when I teach on evidence for the resurrection concerns Jesus's statement regarding the ...
Thursday, March 19, 2009

NEW TIMELINE on Daniel 9: "The Backbone of Bible Prophecy"

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If you are interested in learning more about "the seventy weeks of Daniel" prophecy (often called the 'backbone' of all Bi...
Thursday, February 26, 2009

Don't Mention Jesus?

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I was invited by Campus Crusade for Christ and the college pastor at Calvary Chapel Chino Hills to give a talk tonight at Cal Poly Pomona, i...
Thursday, January 29, 2009

King Herod's Tomb Almost Certainly Found

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I wrote about this some back in May of 2007 when the dig was in its early stages, but Fox News recently did a follow up story on the discove...
Tuesday, January 27, 2009

ZEITGEIST Update

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Today we totally revamped and lengthened our analysis and response to the online video Zeitgeist by addressing previously unadressed issue...
Friday, January 23, 2009

Paul's Eagerness to Share the Gospel is Inspiring!

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In Romans 1:15, Paul wrote, "So, as much as is in me, I am ready [the NASB says “eager”] to preach the gospel to you who are in Rome al...
Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Questions to Ask When Reading Your Bible

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I like to read the Bible to my kids at the dining room table every night after dinner. When I'm done reading I like to ask them, "W...
Monday, January 12, 2009

Norman Geisler Reviews THE SHACK

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Dr. Norman Geisler has recently put out a brief critique of the runaway best seller The Shack . As I've discovered in reading the book m...
Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Apologetics Conference in Santa Barbara, Feb. 7th

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If you live in or near Santa Barbara, California, join me at a free "Contending for the Faith" Conference on Saturday, February 7t...
Friday, January 02, 2009

Turning the Tables on Skeptics

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Has a skeptic or nonbeliever ever told you something like: ~ "Jesus never said He was God." ~ "All religions are basicall...
Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Do Our Loved Ones Go to Heaven Immediately?

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One of the questions I am often asked has to do with the death of loved ones. Here is a recent example from an email we received: Q. ...
Saturday, December 27, 2008

The Journey from Atheism to Belief in God

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I've just finished a fascinating new book entitled There is a God: How the World's Most Notorious Atheist Changed His Mind by Anton...
Sunday, December 07, 2008

"Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed" (DVD) Out Now!

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I was too busy earlier this year to get to the movie theater to watch Ben Stein's documentary, Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed , on th...
Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Norman Geisler, Ron Rhodes, Chuck Smith, Raul Ries and Charlie Campbell at Day Long Seminar: January 17, 2009

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If you live in southern California, mark your calendars for Saturday, January 17th. Dr. Norman Geisler, Ron Rhodes, Chuck Smith, Raul Ries ...
Friday, November 14, 2008

NEW DVD: If God is Loving, Why is there Evil and Suffering?

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At the top of the many people's list of questions about God is, “If God exists and is loving, why does He allow evil and suffering?” In ...

The Battle for the Bible Conference, March 7, 2009

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Veritas Evangelical Seminary (VES) and the Calvary Chapel Bible College, is hosting their annual worldview conference on Saturday, March 7...
Friday, October 24, 2008

Why Are Christians in California Voting Yes on Proposition 8 (defining marriage as only between a man a woman)?

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If you live in California and need help explaining to someone why you're voting YES on proposition 8, there is a great 8 page article he...
Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Son of Hamas Leader Turns Back on Islam and Embraces Christianity

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There is an amazing story on Fox News this evening about the conversion of Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of Hamas's leader, converting f...
Thursday, August 07, 2008

Aplogetics Conference for Students, Aug. 23

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I'll be teaching at an all day apologetics conference here in southern California, Saturday, August 23, 2008 at Calvary Chapel San Berna...
Wednesday, August 06, 2008

The Gospel of Judas and National Geographic Exposed

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World Magazine a Christian news magazine that I think every Christian subscribe to , has an interesting update on "the Gospel of Judas...
Saturday, July 26, 2008

The Real Murderers: Atheism or Christianity?

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One of the criticisms that is commonly leveled against people of faith is that religion (and Christianity specifically) has caused most of t...
Thursday, July 24, 2008

Pray for Pastor Greg Laurie and His Family

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Christopher Laurie , son of Pastor Greg Laurie and Cathe Laurie of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California, went home to be wi...
Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Spurgeon on Hell

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I'm preparing to teach a study on hell in a few days. In my research I came across a quote on hell that I thought was stirring and worth...

A Resurgence in Interest in Apologetics

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Christianity Today (a magazine that I've pretty much given up on because of its support of the Emerging Church Movement) has a worthwhil...
Sunday, June 08, 2008

Thought Provoking Article on Burial vs. Cremation

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Reading about death, cremation and burial is probably not on your list of things to consider right now (unless you know a loved one who is g...
Monday, May 19, 2008

31,000 Scientists Reject 'Global Warming' Agenda

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Occasionally I am asked my opinion about the global warming fears that many have. First off I will say that I believe we should be excellent...
Friday, February 15, 2008

Rob Bell and Brian McLaren: Emerging or Submerging? Free MP3 Download.

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I was at a youth pastor's conference in January. One of the workshops there was on the dangers of the Emerging Church (with an emphasis ...
Friday, February 08, 2008

Rob Bell's Book: Velvet Elvis

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I am gearing up to teach on the Emerging Church at the Calvary Chapel Worldview Conference in southern California on March 8th (You're w...
Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Conference on The Emergent Church, March 8

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Over the past six months there has been one issue that I have been asked about more than any other, and that is the "emerging church....
Sunday, December 23, 2007

Should Christians Celebrate Christmas?

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There are some Christians and so-called Christians (the Jehovah's Witnesses in particular) who frown upon the whole idea of celebrat...
Friday, November 30, 2007

Possible Discovery of Nehemiah's Wall

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Worldnet Daily reports that, "Dr. Eilat Mazar, one of Israel's top archaeologists, ended her presentation Wednesday to the 13th Ann...
Saturday, November 24, 2007

Reading Heresy Helps Our Faith? Hunh?

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I taught at a church here in southern California recently. Afterwards, a few people were perusing the DVDs and books at our resource table. ...
Saturday, October 20, 2007

The Word of God Sets a Jehovah's Witness Free!

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I taught a study on the Jehovah's Witnesses a few nights ago at a church in Escondido, California. A lady came up to me afterwards (I...
Thursday, August 30, 2007

Zeitgeist: The Movie; The Latest Attack on Jesus

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Zeitgeist (a German phrase that means "the spirit of the age") is the name of an online video (first released in June 2007) that...
Wednesday, July 11, 2007

A Refutation of Hank Hanegraaff's book, The Apocalypse Code, by Dr. Norman Geisler

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One of Christianity's leading defenders of the faith, Dr. Norman Geisler, has released a review of Hank Hanegraaff's problem-filled ...
Friday, June 22, 2007

How to Inoculate Your Entire Neighborhood Against the Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons with this Simple Strategy

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I have been talking with a Jehovah's Witness lady named Christie and a variety of people she brings along with her, now twice a week for...
Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Possible Discovery of King Herod's Tomb

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Archaeologists are hailing the possible discovery in Israel this week, of Herod's tomb. Click here to see the story on CNN.com (include...
Saturday, April 28, 2007

Model of Noah's Ark in the Netherlands

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A large scale replica of Noah's ark has been built in the Netherlands and CNN.com featured the story without any criticisms or jabs of t...
Wednesday, April 18, 2007

A Victory for Unborn Children in the Supreme Court Today

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The Supreme Court upheld the nationwide ban on partial birth abortion, handing abortion opponents the long-awaited victory they expected fro...
Thursday, April 12, 2007

Jesus Under Fire: A Defense of His Existence, Deity, Resurrection and Claims

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Skeptics, and people of other religions have raised some challenging and valid questions concerning Jesus. Questions like... --Did Jesus ...
Thursday, April 05, 2007

A Response to THE SECRET by Rhonda Byrne

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Have you heard of the book, THE SECRET? If not, you will. THE SECRET, by Rhonda Byrne, remains the number one selling book on the New York ...
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Charlie Campbell is a pastor (Calvary Chapel Association), author, and founder of the ABR Apologetics Ministry (AlwaysBeReady.com). Since founding ABR in 2005, he has spoken at hundreds of churches on a wide variety of topics related to the defense of the Christian faith. Prior to ABR, Charlie was an instructor at Calvary Chapel Bible College in Murrieta, CA, and the Director of The School of Ministry at Calvary Vista, his home church, where he taught courses on apologetics, world religions and cults, systematic theology, eschatology, church history, hermeneutics, and evangelism (1997–2005). His books and ministry have been commended by Norman Geisler, Charles Colson, Chuck Smith, Jack Hibbs, Ed Hindson, Nancy DeMoss, and others. He resides in sunny San Diego, California, with his wife Anastasia and their five kids.
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