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Goliath’s Height: Can We Determine It?

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:06 pm 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

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David and Goliath

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2025-09-12T10:48:30-04:00

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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

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Did Catholics Kill 100 Million in the Inquisition?

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:06 pm 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

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

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:06 pm 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

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

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:06 pm 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

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2026-06-13T13:06:10-04:00

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Vs. Gavin Ortlund: St. Augustine Rejected Sola Scriptura

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:06 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

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

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:06 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

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“New” Mass: 10 Proofs of its Ancient Roots

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:06 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

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Binding Authority of Oral Tradition

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:06 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

Bible and Tradition

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100 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura

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Vs. Ortlund: Widespread Image Veneration Before 500 AD

Last updated on: June 13, 2026 at 1:06 pm By Dave Armstrong

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Contra Reformed Baptist Apologist Gavin Ortlund; Including the Opinions of Protestant Historians Philip Schaff and Jaroslav Pelikan; Similarity to the Veneration of Relics This is a follow-up to my video with Kenny Burchard, Gavin Ortlund’s “No Evidence” Claim on Early Icons—REFUTED!! (8-9-25). There, I was responding to a remarkably false statement from Gavin, that he made in a video dated 3-15-24 (the relevant portion of which was “triumphally” tweeted by someone else the next day): [Ortlund] All the evidence that we... Read more

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