<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Always Toward the Light: Apologetics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Debates, discussions, and reviews of what I come across online that deserve a response.]]></description><link>https://www.alwaystowardthelight.org/s/apologetics</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!oPRo!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F61389cd6-2e21-4960-ac97-4a0a988152fa_1280x1280.png</url><title>Always Toward the Light: Apologetics</title><link>https://www.alwaystowardthelight.org/s/apologetics</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:14:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.alwaystowardthelight.org/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[John Henry]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[alwaystowardthelight@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[alwaystowardthelight@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[John Henry]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[John Henry]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[alwaystowardthelight@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[alwaystowardthelight@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[John Henry]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[A Letter from a Protestant Gets Me Engaged with Biblical Criticism (A follow up)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is the King James Version of 1611 uniquely stamped with God's Imprimatur?]]></description><link>https://www.alwaystowardthelight.org/p/a-letter-from-a-protestant-gets-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.alwaystowardthelight.org/p/a-letter-from-a-protestant-gets-me</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Henry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 14:51:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QCcR!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F06b0bd3f-03c4-4fab-8980-b82e66adab09_4500x2986.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!QCcR!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F06b0bd3f-03c4-4fab-8980-b82e66adab09_4500x2986.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source 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I genuinely appreciate her sincerity and willingness to engage in a discussion about God&#8217;s Word. </p><p>In her letter, this individual raised up the King James Version of 1611 as the only Bible we should read, &#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does the Catholic Church have "authority" to declare doctrines?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our response to claims made on YouTube by Mr. Mike Winger (Part One)]]></description><link>https://www.alwaystowardthelight.org/p/does-the-catholic-church-have-authority</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.alwaystowardthelight.org/p/does-the-catholic-church-have-authority</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Henry]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 04:38:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/94178275-7719-4016-9dbe-1771518c0fb6_500x500.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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His video attempts to discredit the Catholic Church in nearly every way imaginable. While I didn&#8217;t watch the entire video (which is over an hour long), the first few minutes were enough to reveal his strategy: wide, sweeping statements and misl&#8230;</p>
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