(1) How would you define a miracle? (2) Why have some people, such as Jefferson and Bultmann, felt that Christianity would somehow be better without miracles? How might C.S. Lewis respond to that perspective? (3) What are your thoughts on Wayne Grudem's definition of a miracle as "a less common kind of God’s activity in which he arouses people’s awe and wonder, and bears witness to himself."

(1) Eric Metaxas writes in Miracles, "If God could speak the universe into existence, could he not afterward speak into that existence?" How does the biblical doctrine of creation inform our understanding of, and our openness to the possibility of miracles? (2) When President Obama announced that he would nominate renowned geneticist Francis Collins to be the new director of the National Institute of Health, a number of scientists and pundits questioned whether the nominee’s religious faith should disqualify him from the position. In particular, some worried that a Christian who believes in miracles might not be the right person to fill what many consider to be the nation’s most visible job in science. Why do some people assume that science and faith in God are incompatible, while others see no conflict between the two? (3) What are your thoughts on Chesterton's claim that believers in miracles do so on the basis of evidence, while those who disbelieve do so on the basis of dogma?

(1) Why is it important that we take an evidence-based approach to reports about miracles? (2) Have you, or has someone you know, ever experienced a miracle? What evidence convinced you? (3) Why did Jesus perform miracles? (4) What do biblical miracles have to teach us about God's identity, power, character, and purpose? (5) Is God still working miracles today?