Valerie Thur

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Valerie Thur

Valerie Thur is a Fellow of the International Academy of Apologetics, Evangelism, and Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, where she also earned the Diploma of Christian Apologetics. She is the author of "Called to Defend: An Apologetics Handbook" and a contributing writer and speaker for 1517. Her areas of interest include apologetics for the next generation and connecting the defense of the faith to different branches of knowledge.

Navigating Life Under Christ's Sufficiency: A Review of The Jesus I Wish I Knew in High School

10/25/21

16 mins

Valerie Thur

While the insights in each chapter are uniquely personal to the individual writers, the overarching theme is one of the sufficiency of Christ.
Martha: Herald of the Gospel

10/07/21

15 mins

Valerie Thur

Martha’s pain is not met by a to-do list. Jesus’ reply is not that she should try harder or change her behavior
Christ's Words of Comfort: John 16:33

04/09/21

15 mins

Valerie Thur

The cross is not some mystic metaphor for the change we must undergo before our self-realization, but the earth-shattering event that changed the course of eternity.
I'll be Home for Epiphany

01/06/21

15 mins

Valerie Thur

This year, I’m more excited for Epiphany than I am for Christmas.
To Us a Child is Born: Everlasting Father

12/15/20

12 mins

Valerie Thur

The well-meaning advice “time heals all wounds” is offensively false when we confront the overwhelming evidence that the constants in our lives are death, taxes, and suffering.
What Diet Coke Taught Me About Pentecost

05/29/20

15 mins

Valerie Thur

Our use–or disuse–of language reveals a deeper need than a bubbly carbonated soda. It highlights a gift given and a gift fallen, and it leaves us thirsting for a gift restored.
- Pentecost
- God's Word
- Old Testament
- The Fall
- God
- Scripture
- Sin
- Church Seasons
How to Suffer Well

01/31/20

16 mins

Valerie Thur

Your faith is not dependent on whether or not you suffer well. Your faith is dependent on the fact that Christ did.
The End is in Sight

12/26/19

15 mins

Valerie Thur

We think that if we are good enough, brave enough, or at least if we try hard enough, we will be someone who can be both fully known and fully loved.
Why Real Conversation is Important for Apologetics

08/30/19

13 mins

Valerie Thur

When disagreements break out we unfriend, unfollow, and unburden our minds by surrounding ourselves with only the right sorts of people.
Killed the Word

08/12/19

13 mins

Valerie Thur

Mere confrontation in the form of, “What you’re doing is wrong—you need to change yourself,” can never solve the root of our problem.
Three Words and the Truth

07/08/19

14 mins

Valerie Thur

“I love you” is great, as long as whatever commitment I may or may not be intimating is mutually beneficial and causes the least amount of emotional strain to me.
Speak His Name

05/07/19

15 mins

Valerie Thur

The wizard stares into Billy Batson’s eyes. “Speak my name so my powers may flow through you.”

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