June 10, 2026
Dear Friends,
This week one woman and two men prayed with me according to the pattern of Luke 18:13 & Romans 10:9.
Barbara Lloyd and I met with the woman who had written:
Subject: The resurrection (obviously)
Dear Dr. James Tour, I’ve just watched the interview you conducted with John Lennox shared on your YouTube channel earlier this month. I’m not an atheist. Rather, I’ve returned to faith in recent years as an adult and find myself wrestling with many questions, the resurrection being perhaps the most bothersome. I would like to connect to hear your thoughts if possible. Kind regards, ____________
This woman is American, but she lives overseas, and she owns a marketing firm. She was very open and readily accepted the truth of the resurrection, praying the prayer noted above. Evidence and the Spirit work together to bring them into the required belief that Jesus has risen from the dead. She is in discipleship with Barbara Lloyd.
The first man is a German policeman in a major German city. He is in his late 20s, and he went directly into the police academy after high school. So though he is young, he has been a policeman for about a decade, and he looks the part: clean-shaven, tight haircut, direct, and all-business. But open and humble to receive the word. His English is very good. He wrote to me:
Dear Mr. Tour, for a long time i wanted to find the truth. The problem is, that i only found many discussions and arguments, but could never really come to a conclusion, since none of them were clear, neither for or against belief. My momentary stance is an agnostic one, i am still open for arguments of belief though. I heard, that you are open to talk about arguments regarding belief and the resurrection of Christ. So, i would kindly ask you for a conversation regarding this topic. Thank you very much and -if he exists- Gods blessings. Kind regards from Germany
This policeman readily received the word of faith, prayed aloud regarding the Lordship and resurrection of Jesus, and was intent on following through with the assignment of daily scripture reading and the 13-week Bible study with Burt Brink. I urged him to read the scriptures daily for 15 minutes in the mornings. I could see a troubled look. Then he said, “I work a rotating shift. Sometimes all night, so the morning is my end of day.” I assured him that we can yield on that: modify the precise reading time so that you can do it before starting your shifts. He was excited to start, and his face was full of joy.
"Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth."
— Luke 15:10
It is interesting. It does not say that the angels are rejoicing. There is joy in the angels’ presence. Might that be Jesus who is rejoicing in the presence of the angels?
The third, a young man in his 20s, just graduated from a large US university and has now returned to S. Korea to complete his mandatory military service. He wrote:
Hello Dr. James Tour, My name is _________ and I recently graduated from college in biology. I’ve gotten to know you from Tucker Carlson podcast and your debate with Dr. Cronin. I’ve dealt with a lot of spiritual and philosophical questions during college years and I still don’t think I can accept Christianity for the following reasons. 1. How did Virgin Mary give birth to Jesus? Do you believe there is a materialistic mechanism for this or is it more a miracle that can’t be reduced to physics and chemistry? 2. How did Jesus sustain the enzymatic breakdown for three days and come back to life? Similar to Q1, do you believe there is a mechanism or not? 3. How does Christian principles align with biology and evolution? Did God create a single cell? Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes? Did God create human beings specifically, and if so how do we account for other life forms? How do we account for “gray areas” like virus? 4. Are we the only intelligent being in the universe? If so, why is this universe so large compared to the space we occupy? That seems very inefficient. If not, what does it mean we have a personal/special relationship with God? 5. Last but not least, how does your religion affect the way you approach science and/or use science? I’m very interested in biotechnology but I have not yet encountered a satisfying framework that gives me a clear set of values to approach science and technology. I’m curious how Christianity, if at all, gives any coherent guidance as to how we humans can go forward. Of course, for Q1 and 2, I don’t expect you to give me the mechanism of Jesus’s birth and resurrection, but to me those are even less likely than simple abiogenesis model that you strongly argue against (which I agree with by the way) and I’m very curious about your thoughts on this. Thank you so much and I look forward to hearing back from you!
Brandon, my associate, communicated that the purpose of the meeting with me was to present him with the facts of the resurrection of Jesus, and that questions would be answered only if time remained at the end. I have found that most questions like this are a diversion and fade in importance once salvation is attained. This young man was very open and gladly prayed and received. He is to be mentored by Chuck Lloyd. After I was done, I told him that I would answer three questions for him. I do not even recall what he asked, but they were all easily answered, and none of the three came from the above list. Hence, such a list of questions is indeed a diversion, not what the heart is seeking: a Savior and deliverance from our sinful state.
"For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: But we preach Christ crucified..."
— 1 Corinthians 1:22–23
Focus on Jesus and his resurrection, and the extras fade into the background.
God bless,
Dr. James Tour
