Apologetic Challenges & Opportunities in Canada Today, Pt.2
I had the priviledge of being a guest on the MCS Spotlight podcast, to discuss apologetics. This is part 2.
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Jon Topping
- Nov 21
- 1 min
Apologetic Challenges & Opportunities in Canada Today, Pt.1
I had the priviledge of being a guest on the MCS Spotlight podcast, to discuss apologetics. This is part 1.
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Jon Topping
- Nov 21
- 3 min
Why does God want to send People to Hell?
How can God be loving and good if He created hell for humanity? I think this problem is largely based on a misunderstanding.
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Jon Topping
- Apr 21, 2021
- 4 min
Can we be Content Without God?
I was recently asked, “Do we really need God to be content in our daily lives?” In one sense, you don’t need God if you just want to...
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Jon Topping
- Apr 2, 2021
- 5 min
What's Heaven Like?
One of the things people are most curious about, and at the same time very misinformed about, is heaven. In media, heaven is almost always
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Jon Topping
- Mar 24, 2021
- 4 min
Does God send people to hell for not loving Him?
Recently I was asked a question about hell. Basically, do people go to hell simply because they don’t believe? I’ve heard many different...
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Jon Topping
- Apr 21, 2020
- 8 min
Why Does God Allow Suffering?
Is it God's job to make me happy? Let's talk about comfort vs. contentment.
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Jon Topping
- Mar 21, 2020
- 4 min
Muslims Ask, Why did Jesus pray to God?
Earlier today I had a student ask me an interesting question; why did Jesus pray to God?
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Jon Topping
- Sep 16, 2019
- 4 min
Why do analogies for the Trinity fail?
If you’ve ever tried to give an analogy, you’ve likely experienced immediate correction from some well-meaning soul, showing you how your...
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Jon Topping
- May 19, 2019
- 8 min
If you commit suicide will you go to hell?
Do people who commit suicide go to heaven or hell? Recently I’ve had suicide come up in Q&A sessions I’ve done. Typically, the question...
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Jon Topping
- Apr 9, 2019
- 7 min
Interfaith Dialogue Reflection – Part II
In my last blog post I brought up some reflections that I had about the talk given by Imtiaz Ahmed, who was the Muslim speaker for the...
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Jon Topping
- Apr 3, 2019
- 4 min
Interfaith Dialogue Reflection – Part I
Last week I had the opportunity to represent Christianity in an interfaith dialogue with a Muslim (Imtiaz Ahmed) and an atheist (Doug...
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Jon Topping
- Feb 26, 2019
- 1 min
Does God predestine people to hell?
There’s a controversial topic within Christianity, which gets some Christians intellectually stimulated, others confused and doubtful,...
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Jon Topping
- Feb 7, 2019
- 8 min
My Thoughts on Mormonism
Recently I gave a talk at a college, and afterwards a couple of very nice Mormon guys came up to me, and asked me what I thought of The...
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Jon Topping
- Sep 18, 2018
- 8 min
Why don’t my prayers get answered?
One of the topics that really tends to emotionally grip people is unanswered prayer. How can we continue to believe in the power of...
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Jon Topping
- Sep 2, 2018
- 6 min
How Can I Get My Prayers Answered?
Is there some sort of method to getting God to actually hear our prayers? I’ve talked to quite a few people that have said they feel...
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Jon Topping
- Jun 26, 2018
- 1 min
How does humanity receive salvation?
One of the most important questions in life — how exactly does humanity receive salvation? Along with this question come a host of...
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Jon Topping
- May 17, 2018
- 11 min
Where do we find the purpose of life?
In my opinion, the most interesting aspect of the debate between atheism and Christianity is the concept of the purpose of life....
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Jon Topping
- Apr 14, 2018
- 3 min
A recent encouragement
Given the sort of work that I do, there can be encouraging times, and discouraging times. I might go weeks without seeing anything...
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Jon Topping
- Oct 5, 2017
- 9 min
Thoughts on a recent dialogue: “Is God a Figment of Our Imagination?”
A couple of weeks ago there was a big dialogue in Toronto with the topic, “Is God a Figment of Our Imagination?” There were roughly a...
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