What does Dr. Bierle mean when he says in the FaithSearch material that God must be infinite? “The distinctions between the characteristics of infinite and finite, and their importance, are not always clear. They are difficult for us to grasp because everything we know, think and experience is limited or finite. we have limited power, [...]

If you took the time to list some of the characteristics that you would want God to have, what would they be? I posed this question to a youth group I was teaching. Some of the answers were: compassionate, loving, powerful, perfect, caring, just, awe-inspiring, etc. If you take time to look at all of [...]

So far, in this initial series on the Surprised by Faith Study and Discussion Guide, we’ve looked at the reasons why people might leave God out of their lives, and we’ve looked at the evidence that an overwhelming majority of people in the United States choose to keep Him, in some form or another, in [...]

This is the second part of a series on the first discovery in the Surprised by Faith Study and Discussion Guide. To read the first part, click here. In light of what we talked about, this question is presented in the Study and Discussion guide: “Why do so many people around the world continue to [...]

Finding a place to begin is difficult. What is an appropriate starting point? If I start in this certain place, what information am I leaving out, and who will I be leaving behind? As we begin to work through the material contained in the Surprised by Faith Study and Discussion Guide, those are important questions [...]

This letter serves as the introduction to our Surprised by Faith Study and Discussion Guide. Over the next few weeks we will be looking at key sections from the guide. Dear Friend, I remember wondering in my early teenage years about the existence of God, and then asking some adults how we can know whether [...]

If there is no God to define what is good, then any judgement of moral value is necessarily arbitrary.

As we have said before, FaithSearch International exists to “proclaim the Gospel with evidence to all peoples everywhere.” But what is the need for evidence? Some have asked, “Isn’t my faith good enough?”