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.
Was George Washington a Christian or a Freemason?
CrossExaminedMany skeptics of Christianity claim George Washington was a freemason and not at all a Christian. Many Christians claim the opposite. So which is it? Our first President is, obviously, not alive today to really set the record straight. It would be very helpful if he were. Since he is not, to form a conclusion on […]
Coarse-Tuning vs. Fine-Tuning
2. Does God Exist?I attended an interesting debate last Saturday night between Justin Schieber and Blake Giunta. Blake used the fine-tuning evidence as one argument for God’s existence and Justin countered by pointing to the Coarse-Tuning argument. What is the Coarse-Tuning Argument? Assuming that the various finely-tuned constants can take on any value up to infinity, then any […]
The Wisdom Chronicle
Wisdom ChronicleThe Wisdom Chronicle is designed to bring nuggets of wisdom from the dozens of books I read every year. I endeavor to share the best of what I have gleaned. The determination of relevance lies with you. Blessings, Jim Whiddon 291. CRITICISM “Carve praise in marble, trace criticism in the dust.” — Arabic saying. 292. […]
Our Founding Fathers: Were the Founding Fathers Really Christians?
CrossExaminedWhile it might seem like a trivial question, the answer is actually the birthplace of our national identity. The beliefs and convictions of our founding fathers lay the groundwork for interpreting our Declaration of Independence and Constitution—the documents that direct our daily freedoms. According to Real Clear Politics, an average of several polls observed over […]
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Wisdom ChronicleThe Wisdom Chronicle is designed to bring nuggets of wisdom from the dozens of books I read every year. I endeavor to share the best of what I have gleaned. The determination of relevance lies with you. Blessings, Jim Whiddon 281. FAITH-BASED “Faith in mankind is harder to sustain than faith in God. Where secular […]
Jesus on Trial by David Limbaugh
1. Does Truth Exist?, 2. Does God Exist?, 3. Are Miracles Possible?, 4. Is the NT True?, Theology and Christian ApologeticsWhen David Limbaugh let his friend Steve know that he had doubts about Christianity, he was surprised by Steve’s response. Instead of a blast of arrogant judgmentalism, Steve responded like a Christian should—with grace and evidence. What has happened since that time is told in Limbaugh’s excellent new book, Jesus on Trial: A Lawyer Affirms […]
The Wisdom Chronicle
Wisdom ChronicleThe Wisdom Chronicle is designed to bring nuggets of wisdom from the dozens of books I read every year. I endeavor to share the best of what I have gleaned. The determination of relevance lies with you. Blessings, Jim Whiddon 271. “The founding fathers of America were extremely well-educated men and great students of history, […]
Still Haven’t Found What You’re Looking For? C.S. Lewis, Bono and the Argument from Desire
2. Does God Exist?, Atheism, Debates, Theology and Christian ApologeticsFor better or worse I was a child of the 80’s, and during that time a new rock band came on the scene that changed pop music, both in Britain, America and eventually the world. I immediately loved their sound as soon as I heard it. Their style was unique, and the lyrics had a real […]
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Wisdom ChronicleThe Wisdom Chronicle is designed to bring nuggets of wisdom from the dozens of books I read every year. I endeavor to share the best of what I have gleaned. The determination of relevance lies with you. Blessings, Jim Whiddon 261. SALVATION “the Bible doesn’t agree with the view that it’s hard to find out […]
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Wisdom ChronicleThe Wisdom Chronicle is designed to bring nuggets of wisdom from the dozens of books I read every year. I endeavor to share the best of what I have gleaned. The determination of relevance lies with you. Blessings, Jim Whiddon 251. OBEDIENCE “Judas heard all Christ’s sermons.” That’s a quote from Thomas Goodwin, and I […]
What is the Purpose of Sex?
Culture CrossExaminedThere can only be a purpose for sex if there is a purpose for life, which means that sex (or any other activity) can only have ultimate meaning if God exists. If there is no God, then all of life is ultimately meaningless. Since God exists, the main purpose of sex is to bond a […]
Why Indiana Jones is a Cool Archaeologist, but a Horrible Philosopher
1. Does Truth Exist?, 4. Is the NT True?, Israel, Theology and Christian ApologeticsIn the third installment of the Indiana Jones movie series, The Last Crusade, “Indy” goes to the chalkboard in his tweed jacket and writes down the word “FACT” and underlines it. Then he says to his eager listening students: “Archaeology is the search for fact not truth. If it’s truth you’re interested in, Dr. Tyree’s […]
Why Pornography Harms
Legislating Morality, Culture & PoliticsOn this blog we have often talked about the same sex marriage controversy and how it poses a threat to both religious liberty and the family unit. However, the elephant in the room that is rarely publicly discussed in evangelical circles is pornography, an evil that arguably poses just as much threat (if not a […]
The Wisdom Chronicle
CrossExaminedThe Wisdom Chronicle is designed to bring nuggets of wisdom from the dozens of books I read every year. I endeavor to share the best of what I have gleaned. The determination of relevance lies with you. Blessings, Jim Whiddon 241. WISDOM “Although we develop our intellect, wisdom is understanding God’s perspective on his world. […]
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Wisdom ChronicleThe Wisdom Chronicle is designed to bring nuggets of wisdom from the dozens of books I read every year. I endeavor to share the best of what I have gleaned. The determination of relevance lies with you. Blessings, Jim Whiddon 231. GOD’S ECONOMY “In the world’s economy people are defined by what they have accomplished. […]
Fine-Tuning of Particles to Support Life
2. Does God Exist?“The fine structure constant could easily be larger, the photon massive, quarks heavier, or even worse, electrons, photons, or quarks might not [exist] .. Any one of these would be enough to eliminate our presence.[1]” Physicist Leonard Susskind This blog is yet another installment in a series on how the fine-tuning of the universe for […]
The Wisdom Chronicle
Wisdom ChronicleThe Wisdom Chronicle is designed to bring nuggets of wisdom from the dozens of books I read every year. I endeavor to share the best of what I have gleaned. The determination of relevance lies with you. Blessings, Jim Whiddon 221. JUDGING RIGHTLY “Why is it that those who are the quickest to judge are […]
Fine-Tuning of the Force Strengths to Permit Life
2. Does God Exist?, Philosophy of Science“As we look out into the Universe and identify the many accidents of physics and astronomy that have worked together to our benefit, it almost seems as if the Universe must in some sense have known that we were coming.[1]” Physicist Freeman Dyson In my previous blog, I discussed how numerous changes to the laws […]
Many Changes to the Laws of Physics Would be Life-Prohibiting
2. Does God Exist?, Philosophy of Science, Theology and Christian ApologeticsIn my previous blog, I discussed how the initial conditions of our universe had to be extremely finely-tuned to support life of any kind anywhere in the universe. As part of my ongoing series on how fine-tuning provides evidence for the existence of God, I now turn to the laws of physics themselves. It turns […]
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Wisdom ChronicleThe Wisdom Chronicle is designed to bring nuggets of wisdom from the dozens of books I read every year. I endeavor to share the best of what I have gleaned. The determination of relevance lies with you. Blessings, Jim Whiddon 211. HIRING PROCESS Any executive who starts out believing that he or she is a […]
Fine-Tuning of Initial Conditions to Support Life
2. Does God Exist?This is the sixth blog in my series on fine-tuning. Here are the previous blogs if you missed them: Intro/Philosophical Background If You Don’t Want God, You Better Have a Multiverse! How Does Fine-Tuning Provide Evidence for God? Objections Mistaken Objections that Seek to Trivialize Fine-Tuning Important Objections in the Fine-Tuning Debate But We Can’t […]