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Finished Chapter 10. In this final chapter, we read that there are a few references to Jesus in Gentile writings. These writings along with the ones from chapter 9, give clear evidence to the fact that Jesus was a real person and that His followers believed certain things about Him.

Finished Chapter 9. Read about many of the historical references to Jesus and his followers. It starts out with mentions of Jesus and His followers in the Mishnah and Gemara (together called the Talmud) and then to references in the writing of Josephus.

Finished Chapter 8. Read about some of the literary and archeological discoveries that shed light into the early days of Christianity and it's early writing, the New Testament.

Finished Chapter 15. Billy, his dad, and grandpa made their way to the hunting ground. They settled in and heard an announcement about a dog show. While his dad and grandpa were visiting other tents, Billy used his grandpa's brush and comb to pretty up Ann for the show. One by one, dogs were eliminated, but Ann held on and won the show. It wasn't until later that grandpa had discovered what Billy had done.

Finished Chapter 14. Billy's grandpa calls him to the store. At the store, he asks about the night Rubin died. Billy told him everything. Grandpa felt bad about it. Later, grandpa showed Billy a story in the newspaper about a championship hunt and that he'd like Billy to enter his dogs. At home, Billy talked to his parents about it and was able to convince his dad to go. He also discovered that his mom was pregnant.

Finished Chapter 13. The 3 boys make it to the tree. Billy climbs it to no avail. After a while, Billy gives up. However, Ann picks up the scent again and finds the coon. After getting it in the tree, Billy decides not to kill it. The Pritchard's dog arrives and fights with Dan. Ann joins in and Rubin tries to kill Billy's dogs but trips and falls on the axe and dies soon after. Billy tells his parents what happened.

Finished Chapter 12. Billy heads to the store for his mom. At the store, Rubin and Ranie Pritchard come in and challenge Billy to a bet to hunt the Ghost Coon. Billy's grandpa gave him the money to put up the bet. The next night, Billy took his dogs to hunt the Ghost Coon. After some running, the Ghost Coon loses the dogs at a tree that he frequently hides in.

Finished Chapter 11. After a winter storm, Billy took his dogs hunting. They found a coon and tracked it. Unfortunately, it led the dogs to a frozen river. It leapt the river, Dan followed, but Ann fell in. She was hanging on but barely. Billy found a way to save her by using the wire from his lantern to make a hook. He hooked onto her collar and pulled her free.

Finished Chapter 10. Billy's mom made him a coonskin cap with his first hide. He and the dogs went hunting nearly every night. He made quite a bit of money from selling the skins. He gave the money to his dad, who appeared to be saving it since he never bought anything. Billy told stories to others at his grandpa's store. Old Dan somehow climbed a tree by crawling in a hole that ran up through the tree.

Finished Chapter 9. Billy chopped as long as he could and sat down. As he was wondering what to do, his grandpa came around and helped him make a scarecrow to keep the coon in the tree while they went home. The next morning, Billy and Ann went back. He chopped some more until he couldn't. He prayed for strength to cut the tree down. Suddenly, a gust of wind brought the tree down and the dogs got the coon.

Finished Chapter 7. Dr. Bruce goes over the two-part Gospel of Luke and Acts as he shows that archeological and secular written evidence bear witness to these writings. As Dr. Bruce states, "The historical trustworthiness of Luke has indeed been acknowledged by many biblical critics..."
If Luke can be trusted to reliably give historical information, can we assume that all his information is trustworthy?

Finished Chapter 6. In this very short chapter, Dr. Bruce goes over the importance of Paul's letters in finding out about the historicity of Jesus. Paul's letters were written before the Gospels, yet most of what the Gospels say about Jesus can be found spread throughout Paul's letters.

Finished Chapter 8. Hunting season started and Billy was excited as he's waited 3 years to start hunting with dogs. Ann and Dan found one and chased it. It was rough going at first, but they eventually tried a coon. Unfortunately, the coon was in the biggest tree in the area. Billy started cutting on the tree. After a while, he rested. His father came to Billy and offered to help, but Billy said he'd do it.

Finished Chapter 5. Read about the historicity of the miracles recorded in the Gospels. Attempts to rationalize them take away their intended meaning and significance. If we value the truth of what the Gospels say, taking the matter of the miracles at face value shouldn't be a problem.

Finished Chapter 4. Dr. Bruce goes over the internal and external evidence of the four Gospels. The latest studies of Textual and Source Criticism have Mark as the earliest Gospel and Matthew and Luke using it and other sources to write their Gospels. John's Gospel was compiled by his followers.

Finished Chapter 8. Billy needed a coon hide to train his dogs. His grandpa told him to bore a hole in a log and put something shiny in it, then put nails at a slant to catch the coon's paw. It took a week but Billy finally caught one. He used the hide to train his dogs. He taught them everything he knew. A few days before hunting season started he stopped training to let the dogs rest.

Finished Chapters 4 and 5. I finished Chapter 4 a few days ago and don't remember much of it. Chapter 5 had the Ancillary and Seivarden at the camp. Strigan came back from their hiding spot and questioned the Ancillary. After some back and forth, the Ancillary went back to sleep. The next day, the Ancillary told Seivarden to make breakfast. He refused and the Ancillary knocked him out

Finished Chapter 3. Dr. Bruce gives a brief summary into the building of the New Testament canon: from Marcion's edited 'Bible' to Athanasius' list of our current canon.

Finished Chapter 6. Billy continued home. He stopped at the camp where he prayed for the dogs. As he was thinking of names for them, he spied a lover's mark on a log with the names Dan and Ann. That's what he named the dogs. He made it home and apologized for leaving without saying anything. His family appreciated the dogs and the gifts he bought.

Finished Chapter 5. Billy finally got to the depot and talked to the stationmaster to get his dogs. After leaving, people stared at him. Later, some boys accosted him and pulled the dog's ears. He fought them and the marshal broke it up. The marshal helped him up and bought him a coke. Billy left town and camped in a cave. A mountain lion came near but the fire kept it away.

Finished Chapter 4. A few days later, grandpa heard back from the people and ordered the dogs. He said it would take a couple of weeks before they arrived. 2 weeks later, the notice came. The next day, Billy set out for town to get his dogs. It was his first time in town and he was amazed. He went to a store and bought his family some stuff. He then saw a school and tried out a slide.

Finished Chapter 3. The 'dog-wanting' disease never left Billy. One day, he found a magazine with an ad for coon hounds. He prayed to God to be able to get 2 dogs. He son came up with the plan to do odd jobs and save his money. Finally, after 2 years, he had saved $50! He took the money to his grandpa and asked him to order 2 hunting dogs. He said he would and gave Billy some candy.

Finished Chapter 3. The ancillary continues its mission and drags Seivarden Vendaai along. After renting a flier, they headed off. Not long later, the fuel ran out and the ancillary suspected sabotage. It carried Seivarden until another ship stopped them. After killing the would-be robbers, the ancillary took their ship and went to the place of Arilesperas Strigan, but she had already left.

Finished Chapter 2. The historical validity of the New Testament documents is without question more noteworthy of any other historical document over 1,000 years old. The earliest copy of New Testament writing comes from around 130 AD. from the Gospel of John. For most other historical writings, several centuries separate their original writing from their extant copies.

Finished Chapter 1. The validity of the New Testament documents is of high importance since they record the teachings of our Lord and Savior, Jesus the Christ.

Finished Chapter 2. The scene shifts to when the Ancillary was stationed on the planet Shis'urna 19 years earlier.

Finished Chapter 1. The ancillary finds and rescues Seivarden Vendaai and took her to a place and healed her.

Finished Chapter 18. Read about building up your courage to help you in debates. Also, taking things slow will help you gather your thoughts. Taking things easy and building your courage will help you greatly.

Finished Chapter 17. Read about God's original plan for marriage and how it fits with today's culture. Marriage is between 1 man and 1 woman for the purpose of procreation. Notice that this statement clarifies gender as binary, marriage between a man and woman, and sex between a married couple for the sake of procreating. While God may love the person, He hates the sin we commit.

Finished Chapter 16. Read more about debating Pro-Lifers and using questions to poke holes in their belief. The fetus or zygote is still a human being and should have the same right to life as every other human.