Author: Brian Mason Company: Beacon Apologetics Website: beaconapologetics.wordpress.com Memorable Quote 1: Truth does not fear investigation! Memorable Quote 2: Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life! Author Comment / Biography: I honestly can’t remember not being a Christian. I recall getting a Catholic Bible from my Uncle John and Aunt Marie with my name printed in it by the manufacturer on the opening page. Being presented with this tool was profoundly influential in my life.My mother is a Catholic and my father was a Protestant immigrant from England who came over by ship to Canada shortly after the Second World War. My dad had chronic bronchitis and because of that his mother and father brought the family to Canada to escape the dampness of England, to help his breathing, not to mention a better life that would be available in North America. My parents were very good to me and my younger sister Laura, and provided us with as much as they could, even when times were tough. We were blessed. My father always wanted to keep us kids very busy and put us into sports. I started as a speed skater and was good at it, but eventually gravitated to the sport of bicycle racing. I did well at it and actually made the Canadian national team. Cycling, to me, taught me discipline and goal setting. When my career in sports was over, I did many jobs, but one was highly instrumental in my “awareness” of the creator and directly saved my life in a strange way. I was offered a career in a very large Canadian bank as a mortgage and loans officer. At first when I took the position I was very happy as the earnings were very good. Then one day it hit me concerning banking. We were in the business of turning down the loans! I bought into it for a while, but I was heading down the wrong path and with me being a “positive” person it was destructive. It would always hurt my heart to turn down a young couple’s mortgage application, and it would wound me inside. As a direct symptom, I was drinking and partying very heavily and compounding that with the stress of my “chosen” career, I was unknowingly on deaths door. Then the day came that changed my life forever. After a week or so of heavy drinking I felt very ill. I remember calling into work and telling my manager that I wasn’t feeling well and could not come in to work. My heart was doing some strange things. It was fluttering and I was losing my breath to the point of gasping. Then “it” happened. I was lying in my bed feeling extremely ill, but also fully awake and lucid. Directly to the right of me, as if someone was lying with me, I heard the words distinctly, “Take care of your body and I will take care of the rest”. In retrospect this would normally scare someone silly! However, it comforted me. Thinking back on that day I now KNOW that it was God speaking to me. The voice was neither male nor female, but it said “I” will take care of the rest. How amazing! I still get goose bumps thinking about that day! I have been spared! Praise GOD! I have tried my best to uphold those words, as best as a mortal can do. Sometimes I think I could still be a better man, but as a human I am a sinner and I fail. The road to God has led me to the world of Christian Apologetics. By definition it is the defense of the Christian faith. I have been in total immersion of that discipline and have been ordained by God, through the National Association of Christian Ministers. I believe that I have been guided that direction by God, and I also believe that Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior. Through him ALL is possible!

Displaying 101 to 110 of 137 articles < Back | Next > Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14  Articles by Brian Mason  101. Goodbye Darwinism! March 25, 2012 The following comes from Science News Online: Scientists analyzing fragments of a Tyrannosaurus rex’s leg bone have recovered pliable material containing structures that appear to be cells and blood vessels. Paleontologists usually find only a creature’s hard body parts, such as bones, teet... 102. "The Secret" to "The Magic" March 25, 2012 The following buy-line was posted on amazon.com to promote the new Rhonda Byrne novel “The Magic”. Ms Byrne is famous for her other novel entitled “The Secret”: ONE WORD CHANGES EVERYTHING For more than twenty centuries, words within a sacred text have mystified, confused, and been misunder... 103. The "Accidental" Atheist March 24, 2012 Evolution is a Philosophy. This Philosophy looks to explain that the universe physically and biologically as a self-directed product of an unknown chaotic origin. This universe in the perspective of an evolutionary atheist had no beginning. The mention of God as a creator will send a lot of atheists... 104. What Should a Christians Response Be to a Homosexual? March 18, 2012 “What would Jesus do?” is a popular catch phrase that has shown up in recent times, and it is a very interesting statement indeed! Think about it, how do YOU act when confronted with sin or witness to it? How would Jesus act? In the case of homosexuality the Bible is very clear it is a sin. ... 105. Would Atheists Lie To Nazis? March 18, 2012 I guess my question would be why is it that atheists regularly bring up the question asking if it is okay for a Christian to lie to Nazis? Let us first define our terms here. There is a huge difference between “Lying” and “Deception”. Deception in the case of deceiving the Nazis knocking on the door... 106. Jesus Is the Rock on Which the Church Is Built. Or Is It Peter? March 17, 2012 One does not have to look any farther than 1 Corinthians 3: 10-11 to see that Jesus is the Rock on which the Church is built: 10 By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care. 11 For no one can la... 107. Why Do Christians Believe In God? March 17, 2012 To begin with, God discloses himself through his creation and his word! His word became flesh through Jesus Christ. I always wonder why everyone makes such a big deal about the “Red Letter” Jesus scriptures. I mean the words of Jesus are there from the beginning of Genesis to the end of Revelation. ... 108. Spiritual Warfare and Division in the Family March 11, 2012 If you really want to know if there is a Devil and Demons at work, just profess to be a follower of Jesus Christ to family and friends. And believe me you will notice them all very quickly. It is not for the faint of heart! Biblically Jesus said in Luke 12: 51-53 51 Do you suppose th... 109. Kirk Cameron VS (Liberal Media) Piers Morgan March 08, 2012 By now a lot of people have viewed or at least heard sound bites and opinions from the CNN (Larry King) replacement “Piers Morgan Tonight” show with a small interview with Kirk Cameron. The funny thing was that Kirk was on to promote his new production “Monumental”. The actual interview was around t... 110. Is Condemning Homosexuality Discriminatory? March 06, 2012 I would like you to look at the word “discriminate”. The first thing likely to come to mind is a negative connotation. However that is not necessarily true, as I discriminate against eating wrong foods, movies that have a questionable nature including horrible “Reality TV”! I also discriminate again... < Back | Next > Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

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