You've heard the story. You've even seen photos that prove it. It's pounded into the head of every American schoolchild over the age of five. The US transcontinental railroad was completed when a golden spike was driven at Promontory Summit, Utah, linking East and West on May 10, 1869.
Apologetics means loving God first, people second. Therefore, apologetics is primarily a labor of love and loyalty to God, the Creator, and secondarily a labor of love and learning on behalf of humans, the creatures. Of course, real apologetics properly recognizes the authority of Scripture, as Christ did (compare John 14:6 with 17:17).
LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. adjective. The definition of anecdotal is something that is story-like or something that is based on stories and retellings, not based on provable facts. 1  A funny story about the Roaring Twenties is an example of an anecdotal retelling of the past.