Jonathan McLatchie is a Christian writer, international speaker and debater. He holds a Bachelor’s degree (with Honors) in forensic biology, a Masters (M.Res) degree in evolutionary biology, and a second Master's degree in medical and molecular bioscience. Currently, Jonathan is completing his PhD in cell biology. Jonathan is a contributor to various apologetics websites, including CrossExamined.org, the Christian Apologetics Alliance, and AnsweringMuslims.com. He is also a contributor at Evolution News & Views, the official blog of the Discovery Institute. He is the founder of the Apologetics Academy (Apologetics-Academy.org), a ministry that seeks to equip and train Christians to persuasively defend the faith through weekly online webinars, as well as assist Christians who are wrestling with doubts. Jonathan has also been interviewed on podcasts and radio shows including "Unbelievable?" on Premier Christian Radio, “Line of Fire” radio, "Apologetics315", "the one minute apologist", "Dogma Debate" and many others. He has also been a featured guest multiple times on ABN Sat’s Trinity channel discussing issues pertinent to science and faith, as well as Islam and Christianity. Jonathan has participated in a total of 22 moderated debates: 13 formal debates and 9 radio debates. Jonathan has spoken internationally in Europe, North America and South Africa promoting an intelligent, reflective and evidence-based Christian faith.
Previously on ENV, I published a review of a recent article that appeared in New Scientist concerning the RNA world scenario with regard to the origin of life. Nick Matzke at Panda’s Thumb has since responded with a critique of my argument. This is my response to his remarks. Click here to continue reading>>>
This week’s issue of New Scientist contains an interesting article bearing the headline “First Life: The Search for the First Replicator.” As a means to circumvent the chicken-and-egg problem pertinent to the relationship of DNA and proteins, author Michael Marshall attempts to revive the fashionable (but scientifically bankrupt) scenario of an RNA world. Read the […]
In ID circles we often discuss the sheer rarity of biologically relevant polypeptides with respect to combinatorial sequence space (and the related conundrum of macromolecular interdependence). It has often been argued that this represents a potent challenge to chemical origin-of-life models of an order substantially greater than the challenge it presents to biological evolution. There […]
One of the most amazing examples of cellular nanotechnology is a molecular motor protein known as kinesin. Kinesin is responsible for transporting molecular cargo — including chromosomes (e.g. during cell division), neurotransmitters and other important material — along microtubule tracks from one region of the cell to another. Read More>>>
The Zeitgeist movie has been circulating on the internet since 2007. In the video its director, Peter Joseph, seeks to persuade viewers that the authors of the New Testament essentially plagiarized the concept of the virgin birth, December 25 as Christ’s birth date, the twelve disciples, the miracles, the crucifixion, and the resurrection from astrological sources and pagan […]
In previous posts in this series, we have discussed some of the evidence for the historical veracity of the post-resurrection appearances of Jesus to the disciples and others, including an examination of some examples of the martyrdom of Jesus’ followers and the counter-Judaic nature of the Christian claims concerning the resurrection. In this blog entry, […]
In my previous blog entry, I started to discuss the testimony of first century Christian martyrs (specifically those who claimed to be eyewitnesses to the resurrection) as part of my cumulative argument for the bodily resurrection of Jesus. In this blog post, I will discuss the evidence and circumstances surrounding the martyrdom of the apostles Peter […]
In previous blog posts (part 1; part 2; part 3), I began to examine the evidence for the historicity of the resurrection of Jesus, building a cumulative argument based on ancient Hebrew and pagan beliefs regarding the resurrection, in addition to the Jewish Messianic expectations and the early oral creed which I discussed in part 3 of […]
In previous posts (one; two), I explored the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus in the context of the Jewish Messianic expectations and the prevailing concepts regarding resurrection in the first century world. Over the course of the next few blog entries in this series, I want to consider some of the circumstantial historiographical evidence for […]
In my previous blog entry, I discussed the resurrection in the context of ancient Jewish Messianic expectations. In this blog post, I will discuss the ancient Jewish and pagan understanding of resurrection and how it relates to the resurrection of Jesus. The Lack of Initial Theological reflection on the resurrection The Gospel resurrection narratives contain certain […]
What do you think was the most significant event in human history? Unquestionably, the greatest event was the faint sound of a heartbeat in a cold lifeless body in a tomb two thousand years ago. The sound of blood rushing through the heart of Jesus of Nazareth is a sound which will undoubtedly thunder throughout […]
Did Nazareth exist during the life of Jesus? How can we know? What does the evidence say? These are questions to which Christians have been asked to give an answer on a more and more frequent basis by those who profess themselves to be “skeptics” in our world today. It is curious that the first-century […]
I have always viewed the exquisitely detailed Messianic prophecy of Isaiah 53 as one of the most powerful and compelling reasons for thinking that Christianity is indeed true. Written some 700 years before Christ’s life on earth, this prophecy details the suffering and redemptive purposes of the Messiah. Moreover, the presence of the entire book […]
Frank Turek interviewed philosopher Tim McGrew for the CrossExamined radio show. The topic of the discussion was the so-called “undesigned coincidences”. It’s only in recent months that I myself have been introduced to these undesigned coincidences, largely through my own interactions with Tim McGrew. I had been exposed to one or two previously, but had […]
When Frank recently informed me that he planned to publish a guest article by atheist Tim Duck on the scientific evidence for neo-Darwinian evolution, I was immediately intrigued. As someone with some background and academic training in biology (I hold a degree in the field), I looked forward to reading what Tim had to say. […]
In a previous blog, I discussed the textual integrity of the documents which comprise the new testament, and addressed the often-raised claim that the new testament has been substantially edited over the intervening centuries with doctrines being added and removed at the church’s will. As I argued in my previous blog, such ill-informed assertion is pure fantasy. […]
When were the gospel biographical accounts of Jesus written? One popular claim by skeptics is that the gospels were written so long after the events which they narrate that their historical and biographical value is suspect. While virtually all scholars maintain that all of the gospels were written in the first century, within liberal scholarship […]
This is one of the most frequently asked questions I encounter when attempting to explain to people the massive evidence which stands in support and corroboration of the Christian worldview. I probably actually get this question more frequently from the Muslim/Islamic community than I do from atheists, agnostics and other non-believers. The reason for this […]
Don’t you just love to read these before going to bed? The genealogical records certainly make for excellent reading for those struggling to get to sleep at night. Sarcasm aside, these texts reside among the most skipped-over chapters in the Bible. As with many things in the Bible, however, lurking just below the surface is a wealth of […]
When asked for what I consider to be the most compelling argument for the truth of Christianity, I often offer the cumulative force of the argument from prototypic foreshadowings of Christ and the new covenant which are so delicately interwoven into the Old Testament fabric. Just as one needs the Box Top to make sense […]
Why should we trust the gospel biographies of Jesus? What evidence do we have to corroborate the view that these documents are indeed based on the testimony of eyewitnesses? Moreover, do we have any reason to understand these witnesses as credible and reliable sources? One particularly frequent objection which one encounters from our atheist detractors is […]
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