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.
Sexually Transmitted Unease: How Casual Sex Works Bad Chemistry From Good
CrossExamined, Legislating Morality, Culture & PoliticsBy Terrell Clemmons “Want a Capri Sun?” Those were the first words he said to her afterward. Rachel White, age fifteen, had been anticipating this moment for at least a year. She’d sneaked out on a snowy school night, shoes in hand. Then, wearing nothing but her wet socks, Ginuwine playing in the background, it was […]
How Ancient Eyewitness Testimony Became the New Testament Gospel Record
4. Is the NT True?, Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy J. Warner Wallace I often wonder precisely when the disciples of Jesus realized their important role in Christian History. As these men sat at the feet of Jesus and listened to everything He had to say, did they realize they would someday testify to everything He said and did? Most eyewitnesses I’ve interviewed in my […]
Why Do You Believe In God?
2. Does God Exist?, Atheism, Theology and Christian Apologeticsby Justin Steckbauer If someone asks me, “Why do you believe in God?” I don’t necessarily say “I just have faith.” Many might say that. But for someone who asks that question, I need to know how to defend my faith. So my response is this: I think it’s very reasonable to believe in God. Let […]
Truth and Tone in Cultural Engagement
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Darrell L. Bock and Mikel Del Rosario INTRODUCTION Over the past few decades, some evangelicals have seen cultural engagement as fighting a culture war for Christ. But the landscape has changed in a way that most people who graduated from seminary forty years ago might never have imagined. Today, we as Christians find ourselves […]
The Wounded Healer: Finding Ultimate Purpose in Your Suffering
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Luke Nix Introduction The other day, I heard a podcast that I want to highlight for anyone who is a victim of the evil and suffering of life and questions God’s purposes, His love, or even His existence. Whether our experiences are singular traumatic events, day-in and day-out pain, or a combination of the […]
How to Get Men to Church
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Timothy Fox There’s a critical gender gap problem in America: Christianity’s gender gap. Men attend church far less than women. Why? There are many reasons, from weak, whiny worship to emotions-based sermons. Church isn’t masculine, so men don’t go. So what’s the solution? Churches create “manly” ministries and boot camps, involving sports and YELLING and other macho […]
A Parent’s Guide to the 5 Skeptics Who Want to Shame Your Kids for Being Christian
Apologetics for Parents, Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Natasha Crain Having blogged for over six years now, I’ve received hundreds (and hundreds) of comments and emails from skeptics of Christianity. Once in a while, I receive one from a pleasant non-believer who is truly interested in discussing evidence, asking reasonable questions, and engaging in thoughtful discussion. But that’s the exception. Those who contact […]
Don’t Be Overcome by Statistics, Overcome Statistics with the Gospel
CrossExamined, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Brian Chilton Let’s be honest. We in the Christian world are inundated with bad news. We are bombarded with news about how the Millennial Generation is far more unbelieving than Generation X. In full disclosure, I was born at the end of what would make me a Gen-Xer. Nevertheless, pastors especially are concerned with […]
The Goodness of God
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy J. Brian Huffling My last post on God and morality brought up the issue of if and how God is moral. My main point was to reject the notion that God is moral in the sense that humans are moral. But I did mention that God is good, just not morally good. That is, he isn’t […]
Why Being Comfortable Makes You A Bad Leader
CrossExaminedBy Alex McElroy We live in a result-oriented society. I suppose it’s better than living in a status-quo oriented society. The mantra of the day is “what have you done for me lately?” Harsh as that may seem, there is some truth to it and the adage can aid us in becoming more efficient and […]
The Evidence For Jesus’ Resurrection, Part 10: Conclusion
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian Apologeticsby Evan Minton If you’ve taken the time to read through this entire series, I commend you. The resurrection of Jesus is the most important event in human history. If it occurred, the Christian worldview is true. If it did not occur, then we need to search for worldview truth elsewhere. However, we saw throughout the […]
An Encounter With Jehovah’s Witnesses
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Terrell Clemmons It was a bright and cold December morning, and I was up to my elbows in bread dough when my doorbell rang. The dog barked at full volume, and my preschool daughter zipped past me as I brushed the flour from my hands and followed her to the door. There waited a tall, […]
5 Keys To A Respectful And Persuasive Conversation
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Michael C. Sherrard You can have respectful and persuasive conversations about controversial issues like politics, morality, and even religion if you check your P.U.L.S.E. When you feel yourself getting angry and sense the conversation is ready to spiral out of control, ask yourself these five questions: Am I being too Preachy? Am I Using good questions? […]
Exclusivity Claims Of Major World Religions
Atheism, Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian Apologeticsby Rajkumar Richard You may have encountered and engaged these claims, “Christianity is intolerant!” and “Christianity is exclusive!” The other religions are allegedly tolerant and hence, inclusive. Is it so? No! Every major religion claims exclusivity. Within the theme of “Religious Diversity,” three relevant theories should be recognized.[1] The “Pluralist theory” believes that one religion is as […]
The Evidence For Jesus’ Resurrection, Part 9: Probabilities and Plagarism
Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Evan Minton This is part 9 in a blog post series on the historical evidence for Jesus’ resurrection. In parts 3, 4, 5, and 6, we’ve seen powerful historical evidence that (1) Jesus died by Roman crucifixion, that (2) His tomb was found empty the following Sunday morning, that (3) the twelve disciples believed […]
Robin Collins And Atheist Peter Millican Discuss The Fine-Tuning Of The Universe For Life
2. Does God Exist?, Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Wintery Knight You might remember Peter Millican from the debate he had with William Lane Craig. I ranked that debate as one of the 3 best I have ever seen, along with the first Craig vs. Dacey debate and the second Craig vs. Sinnott-Armstrong debate. Details: Science has revealed that the fundamental constants and forces […]
Your Kids Will Likely Have No Idea How to Choose Their Own Christian Church as Adults… and That’s a Problem
Apologetics for Parents, Theology and Christian Apologeticsby Natasha Crain I grew up mostly in non-denominational churches, with a Baptist church or two thrown in. For all intents and purposes, my understanding of the world was that there were two types of churches: Christian and non-Christian. Easy peasy. If you gave me a label maker, I could have visited every church in town […]
The Case For Miracles Book Review
3. Are Miracles Possible?, Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian Apologeticsby Ryan Leasure I can still hear Al Michael’s voice in the background, “Do you believe in miracles?!?!” The United States victory over the heavily favored Russian hockey team in the 1980 Winter Olympics defied the odds. But as improbable as it was, should the “Miracle on Ice” really be dubbed a miracle? Unlikely? Yes. Coincidence? […]
God Is Not A Moral Being and the Moral Argument Is Often Wrongheaded
Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy J. Brian Huffling God is not a moral being and often the way the moral argument is used is just wrong. What I mean by the former is that God does not abide by moral commands, nor does he fulfill obligations or virtues in the way that humans do. I am also denying that […]
God’s Origin Story
2. Does God Exist?, Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Timothy Fox In my last article, I compared superhero origin stories to the beginning of the universe. Every superhero needs an origin story, and so does the universe. We need a reason why it exists. I argued the best explanation is a God who caused the universe to come into existence. But doesn’t that just […]
Comics and Cosmic Origins
2. Does God Exist?, Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Timothy Fox Every superhero has an origin story. Spider-man was bitten by a radioactive spider. Batman’s parents were murdered before his very eyes as a child. Superman’s parents sent him on a rocket to earth where he was discovered and raised by the Kents. Origin stories tell the tale of how a superhero gained […]