Christian Worldview - Columbus OH Chapter

04/06/2026

Hi everyone !!! ... It is again time for our Christian Worldview, Columbus, OH Chapter Meeting !! We'll meet on April 11, 2026 at 1:15pm for fellowship and 2:00pm to view the main topic and have discussion. Bring snacks to share if you would like. (optional) This meeting, we'll view and discuss two related topics. The first is how Christianity is different from the other religions of the world as clarified through an insightful interview with Dr. John Lennox. The second is the true agenda of Islam as revealed by a former Muslim. The contrast is stark and we should be prepared to discuss this when someone mistakenly tells us that the same god is worshipped by Islam as the God of Christianity.

Come join the discussion and prepare to give gentle answers to those who ask about the hope that we have.

The meeting location is at Sunbury Christian Church. They are generously making a meeting space available as usual. Saturday we’ll direct you to Classroom 2 down the corridor to the right of the Worship Space entrance when you arrive.

The address is:
Sunbury Christian Church
870 Admiral Dr.
Sunbury, OH 43074

Blessings to all and we look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

Marty Bartels, Chapter President
[email protected]

02/07/2026

Hi everyone !!! ... It is again time for our Christian Worldview, Columbus, OH Chapter Meeting !!

We'll meet on February 14, 2026 at 1:15pm for fellowship and 2:00pm to view the main topic and have discussion. Bring snacks to share if you would like. (optional)

This meeting, we'll view and discuss a potpourri of videos which cover a number of subjects pointing to God’s handiwork:

1. A short (20 minute) video on what the James Webb telescope has done to update the Hubble Deep Field.
2. A short (20 minute) video on a study of bird communication within a species and how it has affected their interaction with humans.�Also a longer video covering a Japanese study of bird vocabulary and verbalization revealing what they say is actually language.
3. A short (20 minute) video on the in-utero development of a human baby and how the various support systems are designed to allow it to develop.
4. Other short videos to supplement this list as time allows.

Come join the discussion and prepare to give gentle answers to those who ask about the hope that we have.

The meeting location is at Sunbury Christian Church. They are generously making a meeting space available as usual. Saturday we’ll direct you to Classroom 2 down the corridor to the right of the Worship Space entrance when you arrive.

The address is:

Sunbury Christian Church
870 Admiral Dr.
Sunbury, OH 43074

Blessings to all and we look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

Marty Bartels, Chapter President
[email protected]

12/05/2025

Hi everyone !!! ... It is again time for our Christian Worldview, Columbus, OH Chapter Meeting !!

We'll meet on December 13, 2025 at 1:15pm for fellowship and 2:00pm to view the main topic and have discussion. Bring snacks to share if you would like. (optional)

This meeting, we'll view and discuss two interview/presentations concerning various approaches to engaging in discussion with skeptics and seekers. The first presentation to be reviewed and discussed will focus on the late Charlie Kirk, his message and his methods of engagement. The second presentation will be an interview of a former Muslim who converted to Christianity and why they did so. What were they seeking or seeing in Christianity that was not fulfilled through Islam? The interview provides insight to the methods historically used by the worldwide Islamic community to gain a presence in neighboring cultures. Are we prepared to provide the answers they seek?

Come join the discussion and prepare to give gentle answers to those who ask about the hope that we have.

The meeting location is at Sunbury Christian Church. They are generously making a meeting space available as usual. Saturday we’ll direct you to Classroom 2 down the corridor to the right of the Worship Space entrance when you arrive.

The address is:
Sunbury Christian Church
870 Admiral Dr.
Sunbury, OH 43074

Blessings to all and we look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

Marty Bartels, Chapter President
[email protected]

11/19/2025

🚀 Voyager 1: Humanity’s Longest Journey Continues 🌌

Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 has spent nearly five decades exploring the Solar System’s edge — sending back priceless data that reshaped our understanding of space. ✨

Now 169.5 AU (25.3 billion km) from Earth, it travels at 61,200 km/h, making it the most distant human-made object in existence. 🌍➡️🌌

At this pace, Voyager 1 will reach a distance equal to one light-day by November 13, 2026 — a powerful reminder of our species’ drive to explore the unknown. 🌠

Source/Credit: NASA, Voyager 1 Mission Data (1977–2025)

10/03/2025

Hi everyone !!! ... It is again time for our Christian Worldview, Columbus, OH Chapter Meeting !!

We'll meet on October 11, 2025 at 1:15pm for fellowship and 2:00pm to view the main topic and have discussion. Bring snacks to share if you would like. (optional)

This meeting, we'll view and discuss three interview/presentations concerning evidence for God. The interviews are with astrophysicist Dr. Hugh Ross concerning recent discoveries in the universe with the assistance of the James Webb telescope, as well as separate interviews with Dr. Stephen C. Meyer discussing information theory, DNA and evidence for God in the minutia of the world in which we live. Each of these realms gives evidence of an Author/Designer. Apparently you are worth designing and fabricating a universe, because the fingerprints of the Author of life are everywhere if you know where to look. Come and see ... ... !!!

Come join the discussion and prepare to give gentle answers to those who ask about the hope that we have.

The meeting location is at Sunbury Christian Church. They are generously making a meeting space available as usual. Saturday we’ll direct you to Classroom 2 down the corridor to the right of the Worship Space entrance when you arrive.

The address is:
Sunbury Christian Church
870 Admiral Dr.
Sunbury, OH 43074

Blessings to all and we look forward to seeing you at the meeting.
Marty Bartels, Chapter President
[email protected]

08/21/2025

Jim Dobson, famed psychologist, author, and founder of Focus on the Family, graduated to be with the Lord today. He also was an amateur astronomer. I had several conversations with him about science and the Bible and had the privilege of baptizing one of his relatives. He played an important role in the launch of Reasons to Believe. He had me on his radio show in 1983 and passed along 300 questions from listeners that were much too technical for his correspondence team to answer. Many of those 300 people became supporters when we launched Reasons to Believe in 1985. Dobson had me back on his radio show in 1989 to talk about my first book, The Fingerprint of God. That interview helped put the book number 1 on the Christian non-fiction best sellers list and prevented the early demise of Reasons to Believe. Shortly thereafter, Dobson moderated a debate between me and Duane Gish on science and the Bible and the age of the universe. I especially appreciated Dobson's commitment to biblical inerrancy and to the use of science as a tool to bring people to faith in Jesus Christ.

07/31/2025

Hi everyone !!! ... It is again time for our Christian Worldview, Columbus, OH Chapter Meeting !! (formerly RTB)

For this month's meeting we'll be in a new meeting location. Still in Sunbury, but a couple of blocks north of the town square.

We'll meet on August 16, 2025 at 1:15pm for fellowship and 2:00pm to view the main topic and have discussion. Bring snacks to share if you would like. (optional)

This meeting, we'll view and discuss an interview of James Tour, organic chemist who has challenged present origin of life science. He will be discussing the myth that man is 98% the same genetic material as a chimp. Recently the Smithsonian Museum has been called out for promoting this myth in their displays and not following recent scientific findings. The world is being deceived and old ideas die hard.

Come join the discussion and prepare to give gentle answers to those who ask about the hope that we have.

The meeting is changed to a different location in Sunbury. Sunbury Christian opened their other campus shown below and they are generously making a meeting space available as usual. Saturday, when you arrive, we’ll direct you to the gymnasium to the left as you enter the north main entry.

The address is:
City North Church
250 Rainbow Ave
Sunbury, OH 43074

Blessings to all and we look forward to seeing you at the meeting.
Marty Bartels, Chapter President
[email protected]

05/30/2025

Hi everyone !!! ... It is again time for our Christian Worldview, Columbus, OH Chapter Meeting !!
We'll meet on June 14, 2025 at 1:15pm for fellowship and 2:00pm to view the main topic and have discussion. Bring snacks to share if you would like. (optional)

This meeting, we'll view and discuss a presentation and an interview with a neurosurgeon on how the brain works when not fully formed before birth, or when not connected between left and right hemisphere, or during comas and near death or induced death medical procedures. The interview and presentation discuss how during medical procedures, the soul and possibly even the spirit have been revealed.

Come join the discussion and prepare to give gentle answers to those who ask about the hope that we have.

The meeting location is at Sunbury Christian Church. They are generously making a meeting space available as usual. Saturday we’ll direct you to Classroom 2 down the corridor to the right of the Worship Space entrance when you arrive.

The address is:
Sunbury Christian Church
870 Admiral Dr.
Sunbury, OH 43074
Blessings to all and we look forward to seeing you at the meeting.
Marty Bartels, Chapter President
[email protected]

05/16/2025

Something to keep one up at night …

Rick Sternberg’s thought has the potential to demonstrate conclusively the need for an intelligent designer.

05/16/2025

The interview was inspired by Professor Gelernter’s essay “Giving Up Darwin: A Fond Farewell to a Brilliant and Beautiful Theory.”

04/05/2025

Hi everyone !!! ... It is again time for our Christian Worldview, Columbus, OH Chapter Meeting !!

We'll meet on April 12, 2025 at 1:15pm for fellowship and 2:00pm to view the main topic and have discussion. Bring snacks to share if you would like. (optional)

This time we'll have a video presentation and discussion by Dr. David Berlinski, Dr. Stephen C Meyer, and Dr. James Orr about two paths of study that man has taken. Scientific Materialism vs Religion. In his 1943 book The Abolition of Man, C. S. Lewis wrote: “The serious magical endeavor and the serious scientific endeavor are twins: One was sickly and died, the other strong and throve. But they were twins. They were born of the same impulse.”

In this video with Peter Robinson, mathematician and philosopher David Berlinski, intelligent design advocate Stephen Meyer, and Associate Professor of Philosophy of Religion at Cambridge University, James Orr explore the parallels between scientific and magical endeavors, referencing C. S. Lewis's notion that both were born from the same impulse, with one thriving and the other fading. They also explore the historical relationship between science and religion, noting how early scientists such as Newton and Galileo saw their work as uncovering divine order, in contrast with the more secular views of modern scientists such as Steven Weinberg and Stephen Hawking. The discussion also reveals deep philosophical and historical insights into the evolution of scientific thought and its complex relationship with materialism and religion.

Come join the discussion and prepare to give gentle answers to those who ask about the hope that we have.

The meeting location is at Sunbury Christian Church. They are generously making a meeting space available as usual. Saturday we’ll direct you to Classroom 2 down the corridor to the right of the Worship Space entrance when you arrive.

The address is:
Sunbury Christian Church
870 Admiral Dr.
Sunbury, OH 43074

Blessings to all and we look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

Marty Bartels, Chapter President
[email protected]