CrossExamined Blog
Tackling today’s toughest questions, these posts explore topics on God, morality, science, and culture.
Whether you’re a skeptic or believer, each article challenges your worldview and sharpens your thinking. Engaging, thought-provoking, and unapologetic, this is a place to dig deeper and follow the truth wherever it leads.
How to Work through Doubt and Uncertainty
Philosophy of Science, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Matthew Slama In the guide to Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement from JCGM, it defines uncertainty as meaning doubt. It specifically defines uncertainty of measurement as meaning doubt about the validity of the result of a measurement. I recently presented at a technical conference on methods of computing measurement uncertainty and was thinking about […]
Racism, Racial Reconciliation & The Gospel
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Carter Keller In recent years, America has once again become susceptible to racial prejudice on a cultural scale. It is difficult, however, to determine how widespread racism is in the nation. Especially since those currently in the spotlight, politicians, media, cultural influencers, etc., are constantly making charges of racism at every turn. However, it […]
No, it’s not wrong to argue for God’s existence.
2. Does God Exist?, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Erik Manning There are dozens of arguments for the existence of God. To rattle off just a few: there’s the moral argument, ontological, religious experience, miracles, consciousness, reason, desire, and the families of cosmological arguments and design arguments. Some Christians say that while these arguments are good for building up the faithful, they’re useless […]
Yes, We Do Need to Put God in A Box
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Bob Perry “You can’t put God in a box.” It’s a popular saying within the Christian community. And it seems reasonable to say. After all, God can do anything He wants to do. Who would question that? I submit that every thinking Christian should question that … because it’s not true. God’s character does […]
The Gospel Authors Knew Palestinian Geography
4. Is the NT True?, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Ryan Leasure We’re told by skeptics that eye-witnesses didn’t write the Gospels. Not only that, they say the authors wrote from distant lands like Rome, Egypt, Asia Minor, or Greece. They merely heard the stories of Jesus from others who heard the stories of Jesus from others who heard the stories of Jesus — […]
I’m not a Jehovah’s Witness for the same reason I’m not a global warming alarmist
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Wintery Knight In the summer, a couple of Jehovah’s Witness ladies were going door-to-door, and they stopped by my house while I was out mowing. I decided to talk to them. They asked me why I was an evangelical Protestant rather than a JW. Rather than go into a lot of theology about the […]
Ambassador at Work – Faith, Vocation, and Apologetics
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Mikel Del Rosario How do people see you at work? I’ve been thinking about the relationship of your vocational work to spiritual conversations, especially as I reflect on collaborative events I’ve participated in over years, like the National Faith and Work Association Meeting. And here’s the thing: Our apologetic arguments aren’t heard in a vacuum. They’re wrapped […]
Clearing Up Cosmos: Fact and Fiction in Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Landmark Series
2. Does God Exist?, Atheism, Philosophy of Science, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Terrell Clemmons Douglas Ell became an atheist as a youth because of misinformation handed down to him in the name of science. It took him thirty years “to climb out of the atheist hole.” Sadly, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, the 2014 series brought to you by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlane, and […]
The Idea That Faith is Caught and Not Taught is False…and It’s Hurting the Next Generation
Apologetics for Parents, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Natasha Crain As Christians, we have all kinds of pithy sayings that make their way through churches and establish themselves as generally accepted truths. Some end up on bumper stickers, some on wall decals, and some just get repeated so many times that people think they’re actually in the Bible. There’s a popular one […]
What is Truth? A Description of the Nature of Truth in the Gospel of John
1. Does Truth Exist?, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Brian Chilton “What is truth?’ said Pilate” (John 18:38). This classic question was asked by Pilate to Jesus during Jesus’s trial. This question does not resonate with Pilate only. In fact, people throughout generations have asked the same. What is truth? What is the nature of truth? Can truth be known? While Jesus […]
4 Critical Tips for New Apologists
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Timothy Fox I’m no professional apologist by any means, but I’ve been around the scene long enough to have witnessed plenty of apologetics presentations. I’ve also seen many of the same mistakes being made by new apologists. Here are four critical tips to avoid common rookie mistakes: 1) Beware the curse of knowledge – […]
Forgery in the Bible: Were 1 and 2 Timothy really forged? Part II
4. Is the NT True?, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Erik Manning In his letter to the Romans, we learn that Paul was accused of lying in order to bring more glory to God. Some slanderously claimed that Paul would say, “let us do evil that good may result.” Paul, not known to mince words, responded tersely: “their condemnation is just!” (Romans 3:4-8) For […]
Materialism Cannot Explain the Origin of Life on Earth
2. Does God Exist?, Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Bob Perry As I’ve discussed elsewhere, Darwinian Evolution tells a great story. But that story is wholly disconnected from the actual evidence of life on Earth. That’s especially true when it comes to the origin of life. To be fair, Darwinian Evolution insists it has nothing to do with the question of the origin […]
The two kinds of skeptics and how to deal with both
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Erik Manning We can gain knowledge about the subject of Christian apologetics until our eyes bug out of our heads. But knowing how to apply that information in our everyday lives is another animal. And a big part of learning effective communication is knowing our audience. I’m old enough to remember those cheezy WWJD […]
Conversations with Jehovah’s Witnesses
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy J. Brian Huffling “There are some Jehovah’s Witnesses in the neighborhood if you want to talk them,” my wife said. I was excited. I have had numerous and long-standing discussions with Mormons, but never anything meaningful with Jehovah’s Witnesses. After a while, they finally came to my door. While I couldn’t talk to them […]
Tacitus — Ancient Roman Historian — Reports on Jesus
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Ryan Leasure Most of what happened in the ancient world went unrecorded. Think about it. People from bygone eras didn’t have technology like YouTube, TV, or the internet — much less the printing press. It’s sad, really. We’ll never know about 99.99% of what happened back then. The less than 1% we do know […]
Apologetics as Conversation
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Mikel Del Rosario Hey, Can We Talk? Seeing apologetics as a conversational ministry There’s an Indian proverb that says, “You don’t cut off a man’s nose and give him a rose to smell.” I first heard this from Ramesh Richards, who applies this idea to apologetics. He says that sometimes, in the midst of […]
Do Humans Have Intrinsic Value?
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Luke Nix Introduction Whether humans possess intrinsic value or instrumental value is a debate that often runs parallel to discussions about the true worldview. This debate also often fuels the passion behind worldview discussions because it has implications for ethics and morality, which are directly tied to how people ought to live and how […]
Peripheral Visions: Even Science Needs More Than Science to Work Properly
Philosophy of Science, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Terrell Clemmons Jon Headley has a confession to make. “I’m a 30-year-old man, but until a few years ago, I had no real understanding of the theory of evolution.” “Ah,” the ex-Christian continues after relieving himself of this confessional burden, “it feels good to get that off my chest.” And with that, the musician […]
Correcting four myths about the history of the Crusades
Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Wintery Knight Here is an interesting article from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. Intro: The verdict seems unanimous. From presidential speeches to role-playing games, the crusades are depicted as a deplorably violent episode in which thuggish Westerners trundled off, unprovoked, to murder and pillage peace-loving, sophisticated Muslims, laying down patterns of outrageous oppression that […]
Forgery in the Bible: Were 1 and 2 Timothy really forged?
4. Is the NT True?, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Erik Manning 2 Timothy 3:16 says that all Scripture is “God-breathed.” Of course for Christians, this would include 2 Timothy, as well as the rest of the pastoral epistles. Skeptics find this verse to be ironic because many biblical critics think that the pastoral epistles were forgeries. These letters claim to be written by […]