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 31 to 40 of 137 articles < Back | Next > Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14  Articles by Brian Mason  31. The Ten Commandments of Moses (NASB) July 14, 2013 1 “You shall have no other gods before Me. 2 “You shall not make for yourself an idol, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth. 5 You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniq... 32. Terminology Tuesday: Arminianism, Arminius July 02, 2013 *A system of theology founded on the thought of James Arminius (1560-1609), a Dutch theologian and pastor. Arminianism as a theological system developed mainly as a response to Lutheran and Calvinist views on the doctrine of predestination. Unlike Calvinists (and Lutherans), who saw predestination a... 33. Phenomenology, What the Heck? June 30, 2013 *”A philosophical movement of the twentieth century associated with Edmund Husserl and his followers. Phenomenology initially focused on epistemology, that is, how we gain knowledge of essences or the essential features of the world (abstract properties) on the basis of our perceptions of concrete r... 34. The Crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Prophecy June 30, 2013 The Following Psalm was written 1000 years before the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ: Psalm 22: 11-22 11 Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help. 12 Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan encircle me. 13 Roaring lions that tear their prey ... 35. What does "Catholic" mean? June 28, 2013 When someone says “Catholic” are you sure what they are talking about? *A term literally meaning “universal” or “worldwide.” The word is most often associated with Roman Catholicism but originally became standardized in Christian theology through the formula appearing in early Christian cree... 36. Was Peter the Rock that the Church was Built? June 28, 2013 When Jesus first met with Simon Peter he said; John 1: 42 42 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone. The real meaning of this word “stone” has created a large m... 37. The Gospel of Jesus Christ June 25, 2013 Beacon Apologetics wants and must share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Answers in Genesis website is a great library of information. And true to form I have used their article on the Gospel of Jesus Christ! This is what it is ALL about! Answers in Genesis seeks to give glory and honor to God as... 38. Evidence Outside the Bible for a Day of Darkness after the Crucifixion? June 25, 2013 Luke 23: 44-46 (NIV) 44 It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, 45 for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. 46 Jesus called out with a voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” When he had said this, he... 39. Terminology Tuesday: Emanation June 25, 2013 *A term meaning literally “a flowing down from.” The term arose out of ancient Greek philosophies that understood creation to be an overflow of the fullness of God rather than something created by God out of nothing (ex nihilo). The idea of creation as an emanation of God was used by certain medieva... 40. Flood! June 22, 2013 FLOOD! Everyone is running for cover…etc…etc… I am currently in Calgary Alberta Canada, and there are seven sectors including the downtown core in an emergency state! I was in the middle of this and was full of anxiety, justly so as the surrounding areas have had loss of life. Please pray f... < Back | Next > Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

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