Eucharistic Real Presence & François Turretin

Last updated on: September 16, 2025 at 10:55 am By Dave Armstrong

Calvinist Hyper-Rationalism vs. the Biblical Teaching of Twenty Kinds of God’s Presence This is the transcript of the main presentation (minus all of the discussions) in the video from myself and Kenny Burchard on Catholic Bible Highlights, called, “How Can Bread and Wine Be the Presence of Jesus? The Bible Has the Answer!” (5-23-25). François Turretin’s words will be in blue. ***** François Turretin (1623-1687) is widely considered by Reformed Protestants to be their best theologian and apologist after... Read more

Goliath’s Height: Can We Determine It?

Last updated on: September 12, 2025 at 11:58 am By Dave Armstrong

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This is the transcript of the video, The Truth About Goliath’s Height Revealed! (6-10-25), with Kenny Burchard on our YouTube channel, Lux Veritatis. ***** Without a doubt, Goliath is probably history’s most famous giant. Everyone has heard the story of how a very young King David bravely stood up to the confident Philistine warrior and killed him with a stone to the head. I stood in the area where it happened in October 2014, and it meant a lot to me,... Read more

Free Speech & Inquiry Are Great!: Some of My Thoughts

Last updated on: September 12, 2025 at 10:48 am By Dave Armstrong

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Oftentimes today we see people writing about who-knows-who: someone they refuse to name; therefore, we can’t see his or her comments in context and in their entirety. And they can’t respond. You know: that thing that used to be routine: letting someone defend themselves against a charge . . . Free speech; fair and open and open-minded dialogue . . . quaint and antiquated notions, now becoming as rare as a dodo bird. This leads to a scenario where we almost... Read more

Did Catholics Kill 100 Million in the Inquisition?

Last updated on: September 9, 2025 at 10:35 am By Dave Armstrong

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This is the transcript of the video, Catholic Inquisition Myths Busted by Real Historians on the YouTube channel, Lux Veritatis (6-5-25); production by Kenny Burchard. Citations will be in blue font. ***** Summary: Did the Catholic Church really kill 50, 68, or even 100 million people during the Inquisition? Learn what real historians say about the Inquisition’s actual scope. *** We’ve all heard of Hitler killing six million Jews and millions of others as well, and many have become... Read more

15 “Roman Catholic” Views of C. S. Lewis (Transcript)

Last updated on: September 8, 2025 at 10:09 am By Dave Armstrong

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This is the transcript of the 11-minute video of the same name, posted on the Lux Veritatis YouTube channel I share with Kenny Burchard, on 5-20-25. ***** Summary: C. S. Lewis is celebrated by Protestants as a Christian champion—but what if many of his actual beliefs sounded more Catholic than evangelical? I survey fifteen such beliefs. *** C. S. Lewis, the wildly popular Anglican apologist and author of The Chronicles of Narnia, Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, and many other classics, expressed... Read more

Can Atheists Be Saved? YES! (Possibly Some . . .)

Last updated on: September 5, 2025 at 11:14 am By Dave Armstrong

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Summary: Salvation comes through Jesus Christ’s sacrifice. But does one have to know about Him? There are both open-minded people lacking knowledge and obstinate “God-rejecters”. Dave Armstrong joins Kenny Burchard to look into the Bible for answers to an often-asked question: Can atheists be saved? The Bible’s answer is more nuanced—and hopeful—than many assume. In this positive, charitable walkthrough, we’ll open Scripture and classic Catholic theology to explore three big ideas: 1) Ignorance & Mercy – When people truly... Read more

Vs. Gavin Ortlund: St. Augustine Rejected Sola Scriptura

Last updated on: August 30, 2025 at 11:14 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Summary: I take issue with Baptist apologist Gavin Ortlund who claims that St. Augustine espoused sola Scriptura, and prove that he accepted several non-biblical infallible authorities. Did St. Augustine believe in sola Scriptura? Dr. Gavin Ortlund (Truth Unites) says yes. In this respectful rebuttal, Kenny Burchard and Catholic apologist Dave Armstrong walk through Augustine’s own words—with citations on screen—to show why the great North African Doctor of the Church did not teach “Bible alone.” We start with Gavin’s definition... Read more

C. S. Lewis: Biggest Fan of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings

Last updated on: August 24, 2025 at 6:35 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Summary: Were it not for the constant enthusiastic encouragement of C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien’s good friend at Oxford, The Lord of the Rings may never have seen the light of day. Catholic author and apologist Dave Armstrong joins Kenny Burchard to uncover the untold story of C. S. Lewis’s unwavering encouragement that made The Lord of the Rings possible. Drawing directly from the personal letters of both Lewis and Tolkien, we reveal how Lewis served as... Read more

“New” Mass: 10 Proofs of its Ancient Roots

Last updated on: August 18, 2025 at 1:19 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Summary: I delve into liturgical history and document that, surprisingly, the “New” Pauline “ordinary” Mass is remarkably similar to the Mass of the early Church, & more “biblical.” The Catholic Mass is the heart of our faith—but what about the “New Mass,” also known as the Novus Ordo or the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite? Is it a valid and legitimate development of the Church’s liturgy, or a dangerous break with Catholic tradition? In this episode of LUX... Read more

Binding Authority of Oral Tradition

Last updated on: August 17, 2025 at 12:09 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Summary: I examine the many evidences for oral tradition in the New Testament, explain the concept, and summarize some fascinating Old Testament data regarding the Oral Torah. Did the apostles and Jesus teach things that were never written down? In this episode of Catholic Bible Highlights, Kenny Burchard and Catholic apologist and author Dave Armstrong explore the biblical foundation and binding authority of oral tradition and its connection to the Jewish Oral Torah. From Paul’s insistence that Christians hold... Read more

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