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.
14 Ways I Teach Apologetics to My 5-Year-Olds
Apologetics for ParentsBy Natasha Crain Recently, several people have asked me, “How do you actually do this apologetics stuff at home? How do you talk to your kids about these topics?” When I get the question, the person asking usually looks a bit baffled, as if they are asking how I build rockets. The word apologetics sounds […]
Messianic Prophecy and the Resurrection
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Brian Chilton My class and I recently completed a wonderful Ph.D. seminar entitled Issues on Messianic Prophecy with Dr. Randall Price and Dr. Ed Hindson at Liberty University. Unfortunately, messianic prophecy has received less attention than in times past. Even in evangelical circles, hyper-critical views are being taken on the Old Testament which seemingly […]
Why was the Head Cloth of Jesus Wrapped to the Side?
3. Are Miracles Possible?, Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Brian Chilton A friend asked me about a supposed Jewish tradition concerning the head wrapping of Jesus in the tomb. The Gospel of John notes that Peter and John (if the beloved disciple is the writer of the Fourth Gospel which this writer accepts) run to the tomb of Jesus. They investigate the tomb […]
16 Bad Atheist Arguments and How to Respond to Them
Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Jeremy Linn With the NCAA Final Four coming to the Twin Cities this weekend, it seems appropriate to have our own little March Madness Tournament. Instead of college teams, we built a bracket with some of the “top” bad Atheist arguments. Below we list 16 of these bad arguments and list at least one […]
J. Brian Huffling Discussion with Dr. Michael Shermer on God and Evil
2. Does God Exist?, Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy J. Brian Huffling Having seen Dr. Michael Shermer debate many times, I was excited to be able to get a chance to have a discussion with him. Shermer, the founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, accepted Southern Evangelical Seminary‘s invitation to have an informal, but moderated, discussion with me on the topic, “Is the Reality of Evil […]
Twitter suspends account of pro-life movie “Unplanned”, deletes 99% of their followers
Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Wintery Knight Wow, big social media companies like Facebook, Google, Youtube, and Twitter are really ratcheting up their suppression of any accounts that challenge their allies in the Democrat Party. For example, on the weekend Twitter decided to suspend the account of the new pro-life movie “Unplanned.” And then they deleted 99,000 of their […]
Apologetics and Preparing Christian Students for College
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Mikel Del Rosario On an episode of the Table Podcast, I sat down with Jonathan Morrow of Impact 360 via Skype to discuss preparing Christian students for college, focusing on Generation Z. We talk about the top social and intellectual challenges facing college students today and suggest ways parents and the church can help […]
Meet the New Apologists (Part 2: Advice)
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Jordan Apodaca In the last post we met seven “new apologists.” Now, we ask them crucial questions about how to start and run a young apologetics ministry. What advice would you give to newer apologists about finding their niche/focus? How important is it? How does one find a niche? Here is Scott Olson’s case […]
The Abortion Debate: Dr. Mike Adams vs. Abortion Doctor
Debates, Legislating Morality, Culture & PoliticsDr. Mike S. Adams takes on Dr. Willie Parker, an abortion doctor who has performed thousands of abortions. This debate took place on February 21, 2019 at UNC Wilmington. Although Dr. Parker claims to be a Christian, he says in his book that there are no moral absolutes and there is no right interpretation of […]
Meet the New Apologists (Part 1)
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Jordan Apodaca God is doing an awesome work around the world. He is calling His church back to the defense and proclamation of the Gospel and you get to be a part! If you’ve been Apologetics sites like this one for a while, my guess is that you have an itch. There is a […]
The Deity of Christ in the Old Testament
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Ryan Leasure Most readers of the Bible affirm that the New Testament unequivocally proclaims the deity of Christ. It’s hard to read texts such as John 1:1-4, John 8:58, Romans 9:5, or Hebrews 1:8, and come to any different conclusion. This clarity is why the Council of Nicea (AD 325) affirmed that the Son […]
Seven Aspects of Jesus’s Life that are Historically Certain
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Brian Chilton When I had struggled with my faith, it was not in the area of science. I believed that science and faith can coexist, and I still do. The God who gave the special revelation of the Bible is also the same God who created the heavens and the earth from no materially […]
Knowledge and Certainty: Can You Know that God Exists?
2. Does God Exist?, Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsMikel Del Rosario Do you have to be absolutely certain about something like “God exists” before you can say that you actually know it? Christians who talk about the evidence for God sometimes get frustrated when skeptics challenge a basic premise like “everything that begins to exist has a cause,” by saying that we haven’t explored […]
Book Review: The Beauty of Intolerance
Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Luke Nix Introduction A few years ago, Sean McDowell gave a talk at the AMP Conference called “The Beauty of Intolerance.” In the talk, he spoke of two different views on tolerance that seem to be clashing in today’s society. He explained how the differences explain much of the political rhetoric of “hate” and […]
Cashed Out: Feminism
Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Terrell Clemmons The War Against Sexual Order Has Young Men in Full Retreat Beware of the sperm-jacker, warns Dean Cardell on the men’s website AskMen.com. She’s “all about getting pregnant and not about being into you.” He identifies five types: (1) the Lesbian, who may at least do you the courtesy of asking for your contribution […]
Reconciling a God of Love with the Problem of Evil
Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Daniel Merritt Theologians and philosophers when engaged in explaining the mysteries of life, wrestle with two mysteries that challenge the mind and the soul. Those mysteries have to do with the problem of evil, which has two components: moral evil and natural evil. Of the two, moral evil poses the easiest solution, as we […]
If Christianity is True, Why Do So Many Kids Have Doubts Today?
Apologetics for Parents, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Natasha Crain Christianity Today recently featured an article titled, “The Biggest Hindrance to Your Kids’ Faith Isn’t Doubt. It’s Silence.” The article summarized the findings of researchers Kara Powell and Steven Argue on the faith of youth group graduates. They found that: 70 percent of churchgoing high schoolers report having serious doubts about faith. Less than […]
Is There a Difference Between Apologetics and Evangelism?
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Robby Hall Many have an idea that the discipline of Apologetics is limited to showing some esoteric point to be true or getting into long debates with atheists. The truth is, apologetics is about one thing – bringing people to Christ. Some see evangelism and apologetics as differing from each other in their end […]
Responding to Sam Burke’s Argument That Christianity Entails Anti-Natalism
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Evan Minton In the comment section of one of the posts on the Cerebral Faith facebook page, Sam Burke commented “If I found out Christianity was true, I would do everything in my power to stop people from having kids so that more people don’t go to Hell. According to Matthew 7:13 only a few people will […]
Rays of Hope
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Matthew Slama I was recently thinking about how we view God and how he interacts with us in this world. I was also reflecting about the verse about us being light unto the world. As I reflected, I searched for an illustration to ground this Biblical concept. I think I found it. The lamp […]
Atheism: The Old Vs. the New
Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy J. Brian Huffling Introduction Ever since humans have walked the earth, they have been plagued with many and various questions. Perhaps the most vexing question one can ask is, “How did we get here?” The question of origins, both of the universe and of life on Earth, is a question of great importance. Areas […]