By Al Serrato Challenges to Christianity don’t always come from the outside, from atheists committed to removing every vestige of religious faith from society. Challenges can also come from committed Christians, whose beliefs are influenced, and often shaken, by philosophical ideas that are intended to make people stumble. Recently I was asked this question: “There […]
Por Andrew Cowley Cuando tenía 14 años, negaba públicamente (y con sinceridad) la existencia de Dios. Estaba totalmente convencido de que Dios no existía y que los que creían en Dios eran ilusos, poco inteligentes, ingenuos y emocionalmente débiles. Creer en Dios era cosa de cuentos de hadas, —no algo intelectual o racional. Como ateo, […]
By Jason Jiménez This article is adapted from Jason’s book Abandoned Faith. “Inevitably we carry some amount of parental regrets. Freedom from regret comes when we admit our weaknesses before Jesus. No one is perfect. Our imperfections, though, shouldn’t become a wall between God and us or our children and God. At the cross we can […]
Por Alisa Childers Cuando decidí tomar más en serio el aspecto intelectual de mis creencias espirituales, algunos de mis amigos cristianos se quedaron rascándose la cabeza. Mi recién adquirido amor por el aprendizaje me llevó a recibir comentarios como: “No dejes que tu cabeza se interponga en el camino de tu corazón”, y “No necesito […]
By Al Serrato Every year in the United States, thousands of crimes occur in which there are no witnesses and little evidence. Sometimes, the perpetrator leaves a fingerprint—a latent print—somewhere at the crime scene. In the past, these prints had little value in identifying the criminal; before they could make a match, police had to […]
By Al Serrato Atheists who feel certain that there is no God are staking out a rather interesting position. As a corollary of their position, they are of course also convinced that those who believe in God are engaging in a form of wishful thinking, that their desire to believe in a “cosmic judge” of […]
By Erik Manning While reading the gospels, you’ll notice similarities between the characters portrayed across the different stories. Parallels between the gospels concerning character depictions are unlikely to be the result of mere chance. And these correspondences seem so casual and subtle that it’s unlikely they were designed that way. Philosopher Tim McGrew calls these ‘artless […]
By Al Serrato “Don’t judge me” seems to be an increasingly uttered, and accepted, refrain in our society, reflecting what seems to be a universal and deeply ingrained human tendency. Even Christians, who should know better, seem to jump on the bandwagon, somehow believing that Christian compassion requires us to be more understanding and accepting […]
By Brian Chilton Have you ever heard the phrase, “God will not place more on you than you can endure.” Another way of phrasing the statement is by saying “God will not place more on you than you can bear.” Christians are known for such platitudes. These cliches are well-intentioned as they do not come […]
Por Josh Klein Anteriormente, examinamos la dicotomía entre lo que significa declarar la actividad homosexual como un pecado y cómo lidian con ella los que creen en la ortodoxia cristiana. Abordamos las raíces del movimiento cultural actual e introdujimos la idea de identidad en el argumento. Era necesario hacer esto para que podamos tener una […]