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.
Are You Good Enough For Heaven?
Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Theology and Christian Apologeticsby Al Serrato “Avast yer jabberin, ya bunch a bilge rats!” The voice sounded strange as it reached into the hallway. The speaker was apparently trying to make a point. “Yer division a booty must be… “he paused to consider his words, “more equitable if ye be wanting to sail with me.” He had my attention. I […]
The Evidence For Jesus’ Resurrection, Part 8: Some Unanswered Questions
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian Apologeticsby Evan Minton This is part 8 in a blog post series on the historical evidence for Jesus’ resurrection. In parts 3, 4, 5, and 6 of this series, 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 […]
Top 5 Books For The College-Bound
Apologetics for Parents, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Luke Nix Introduction The time is coming soon for a new chapter of our children’s lives to begin: college life. This can be quite an apprehensive time for both Christian parents and the teens. The parents are preparing to let their kids go out into the world, unable to be protected by Mom and […]
Is the Bible from God
Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Mikel Del Rosario Is the Bible really from God? I just did a workshop on this very topic for about sixty 5th and 6th graders at Bayside Church in Granite Bay, CA. I wanted to help Christian kids talk about this stuff with their friends. But I knew it had to be simple to […]
How Does Christianity Differ From Other Religions On Homosexuality?
Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Terrell Clemmons It’s probably not what you think. Saving Truth on Human Sexuality “Sorry if this is off topic,” the young woman stammered into the microphone, “but, um, I’ve searched for answers, and I can’t seem to find any, so I thought I’d come tonight and ask you guys. Where does Christianity, if it does at […]
The Evidence For Jesus’ Resurrection, Part 7: Reasoning To The Resurrection
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian Apologeticsby Evan Minton This is part 6 in a blog post series (and eventually, free Kindle book) on the evidence for Jesus’ resurrection. In parts 3, 4, 5, and 6 we saw that powerful historical evidence exists for the following 5 facts 1: Jesus died by Roman crucifixion. 2: His tomb was found empty by a […]
No Real Jesus Without The Trinity
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Marcia Montenegro The Trinity may be a rather neglected doctrine in the church today, even seen as secondary by many. In this article, we’ll consider some of the responses from Christians and non-Christians objecting to the importance of the necessary doctrine of the Trinity and evaluate them. Non-Trinitarians may seem to be Christian, especially […]
Is Christianity useful anymore? The younger generations don’t seem to think so
Atheism, Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Michael Sherrard According to recent research, the coming generations have no use for Christianity anymore. I’m sure you’ve seen what these sociological studies have found: the younger the generation, the more post-Christian it is. Young Americans are less inclined to believe in heaven and hell, that scripture is the word of God, that Satan is real, […]
Theistic Foundation of Science, part 3
Atheism, Jesus Christ, Philosophy of Science, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Ken Mann Think Week: The Foundations of Science Found in Christian Theism, 3 We have been considering five presuppositions of science and how they can be explained by Christian theism. In the previous post we considered first three, here we will address the last two presuppositions, An Understandable World, and An Expressible World. An […]
The Evidence For Jesus’ Resurrection, Part 6: Facts (4) and (5) The Postmortem Appearances To Paul and James
3. Are Miracles Possible?, Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian Apologeticsby Evan Minton This is part 6 in a blog post series on the evidence for the historicity of Jesus’ resurrection. The Minimal Facts Case for the resurrection of Jesus is what I’ve been defending the past 5 articles, and in part 2, I explained what a minimal facts approach is. Part of a minimal […]
Human Nature According to Darwin – A Christian Response
Philosophy of Science, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Ken Mann The following is was delivered as a plenary session at a Biola on the Road conference in April 2017 at Faith Bible Church in Houston Texas. Introduction Charles Darwin. Evolution. Perhaps no other man and no other idea have had a wider influence on western culture. Since On the Origin of Species […]
Gotham City And Nazareth Are Not In The Same Category
Atheism, Theology and Christian Apologeticsby Ryan Leasure As a child, Batman held the ranks as my favorite superhero. Unlike other superheroes who could fly, see through walls, or turn into green giants, Batman fought crime in Gotham City by more conventional means. He was a great fighter, used cool gadgets, had a killer suit, and drove a sweet car. In […]
Theistic Foundation of Science, part 2
Atheism, Philosophy of Science, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Ken Mann Think Week: The Foundations of Science Found in Christian Theism, 2 Five Explanations In this post, we will begin to consider how the presuppositions of science described in the previous post can be explained or grounded. Recall that these presuppositions cannot be discovered or defended via any kind of scientific process. Rather […]
The Evidence For Jesus’ Resurrection, Part 5: Fact (3) The Postmortem Appearances To The Disciples
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian Apologeticsby Evan Minton This is part 5 in a series of blog posts detailing the wealth of historical evidence for the resurrection of Jesus. In the last 2 parts of this blog post series, we saw that the evidence that Jesus died by Roman crucifixion is overwhelming to the point that even atheist historians say that […]
4 Things That Must Happen Before More Christian Parents Will Care About Questions of Faith and Science
Apologetics for Parents, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Natasha Crain In my newest book, Talking with Your Kids about God, there are six chapters that focus on the intersection of faith and science. They answer the questions: Can science prove or disprove God’s existence? Do science and religion contradict each other? Do science and religion complement each other? Is God just an explanation […]
True Love Must Be Reciprocated
CrossExaminedBy Brian Chilton Recently, I was talking to a friend of mine who was infatuated with a person who did not necessarily share the same sentiments. In fact, it was not certain what the other person really desired in their relationship. I will not mention anything more about this situation out of respect for those […]
Tactics: The Worst Mistake A Christian Can Make When Doing Apologetics
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Wintery Knight I have a key that will unlock a puzzling mystery So, this is just an advice post for doing apologetics. Here are three situations I’ve run into while doing apologetics in the last month. First situation. I was talking with a lady who is an atheist. I had a copy of “God’s Crime […]
The Evidence For Jesus’ Resurrection, Part 4: Fact (2) The Empty Tomb
CrossExamined, Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Evan Minton We saw in the previous blog post that the historical evidence for Jesus’ death was overwhelming. Even several non-Christian scholars affirm it, and even say that it’s the one fact about Jesus that is indisputable. However, what happened to Jesus after He died? The New Testament says that He was placed in a tomb […]
Galileo and the Catholic Church
Philosophy of Science, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Ken Mann The question is asked in different ways. Are science and religion compatible? Are science and faith in conflict? The answer, once one has properly defined what is meant by science and faith, is it depends. Critics of Christianity will assert, based on history, that there is an inherent conflict between science and religion […]
Theistic Foundation of Science, part 1
CrossExamined, Philosophy of Science, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Ken Mann Think Week: The Foundations of Science Found in Christian Theism, 1 What are the foundations of science? This series of posts will look at five presuppositions of science. These presuppositions cannot be established by science: Rather, they must be in place before science can even begin. There are others, but this series will […]
Can You and Your Kids Answer These Skeptics of Christianity? (Part 1 of 5)
Apologetics for Parents, Atheism, Theology and Christian Apologeticsby Natasha Crain Over the last few months since Talking with Your Kids about God came out, I’ve heard from a lot of parents who especially love the conversation guides provided in the book. Every chapter has one of these guides to help parents have a conversation with their kids about that chapter’s content. There’s an easy conversation […]