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    Can a Skeptic Believe in God?: My Story
    Can a Skeptic Believe in God?: My Story
    Can a Skeptic Believe in God?: My Story
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    Can a Skeptic Believe in God?: My Story

    By James B. Polson

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    The author was a skeptic by nature and a research scientist by training. Could such a person ever believe in God? This book recounts the skeptical author’s quest to discover whether anything can be proven about the existence of God, the existence of heaven and hell, and whether there is anything a person can do to change his eternal destiny. His search led to some vital truths that he and others can believe in.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Nelson
    Release dateOct 15, 2019
    ISBN9781400328062
    Can a Skeptic Believe in God?: My Story
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    James B. Polson

    Driven by a love of science, James Polson earned a Ph.D. degree in Pharmacology from the University of Missouri.  After two years of postdoctoral training at the University of Minnesota he taught and conducted research in the area of biochemical pharmacology at the University of South Florida College of Medicine for more than 33 years.  In the course of his search for truth about the existence of God, he earned an M.A. degree in Biblical Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary.  

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      Can a Skeptic Believe in God? - James B. Polson

      Can a Skeptic

      Believe in God?

      Can a Skeptic

      Believe in God?

      My Story

      James B. Polson

      © 2019 James B. Polson

      Can a Skeptic Believe in God?

      My Story

      All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, scanning, or other—except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

      Published in Nashville, Tennessee, by Elm Hill, an imprint of Thomas Nelson. Elm Hill and Thomas Nelson are registered trademarks of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Inc.

      Elm Hill titles may be purchased in bulk for educational, business, fund-raising, or sales promotional use. For information, please e-mail SpecialMarkets@ThomasNelson.com.

      All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the King James Version. Public domain.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2019910778

      ISBN 978-1-400328055 (Paperback)

      ISBN 978-1-400328062 (eBook)

      Information about External Hyperlinks in this ebook

      Please note that footnotes in this ebook may contain hyperlinks to external websites as part of bibliographic citations. These hyperlinks have not been activated by the publisher, who cannot verify the accuracy of these links beyond the date of publication.

      Acknowledgments

      The author is grateful to his wife, Nancy, his pastor, Ralph Yankee Arnold, and his dear friend and brother in Christ, Jay Kominsky, for their valuable advice.

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated to my beloved wife, Nancy, whose love, faith, and prayers have strengthened and brightened my life for more than sixty years.

      Contents

      Acknowledgments

      Dedication

      Introduction

      Coming to Grips with Eternity

      A Glimmer of Hope

      Seeking Assurance

      A Faithful Bible Teacher

      God’s Answer to My Skepticism

      Selected Bible Prophecies

      Conclusion

      Bibliography

      Appendix: How You Can Have Eternal Life as a Gift

      Introduction

      This is my story, but it is really written

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