Defense of the Immaterial Soul
The human body is a marvelous and complex system. Of special interest is the cellular mechanism of the body. Every 7-10 years, the cells of the body replace themselves, to the point that the ...
Is Guidance Control COMPATIBLE with Divine Determinism?
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Dear ChatGPT, Guidance control is a concept from philosophy, particularly in discussions of free will and moral responsibility. It refers to the capacity of an agent to guide their ...
4 Good Things That Go Bad When They Are Idolized
In recent years, Joshua Harris announced that he and his wife are separating AND that he is no longer a Christian. In case you missed the whole I kissed Dating Goodbye craze in the late 1990’s, ...
The Conversion of Saul of Tarsus, and its Evidential Value, Part 2
[Editor’s Note: In part 1 of this series on the evidential value of Paul’s conversion, Dr. Jonathan McLatchie established that (Proposition 1) The accounts in Acts substantially represent Paul’s ...
The Conversion of Saul of Tarsus, and its Evidential Value, Part 1
An argument for Christianity that seldom receives adequate attention is the conversion of Saul of Tarsus (also known as Paul) on the road to Damascus. There exist three accounts of Paul’s ...
Why It’s Okay to Doubt Your Faith, Part 2
[Editor’s Note: In “Why It’s Okay to Doubt Your Faith, part 1” Miguel Rodriguez raised the question of how should we handle our doubts. He proposes we do Christian apologetics. He then defines ...
Gen Z, Atheism, and The Problem of Evil
Generation Z is the generation born from 1999 to 2015. They are the successors of Gen X (born 1965-1980) and Gen Y, also known as Millennials (b. 1981-1998). The dates are approximations and ...
Why It’s Okay to Doubt Your Christian Faith
“Why is there evil and suffering in this world?”
“No one naturally can resurrect from the dead after three days. It\’s impossible.”
“The Bible was written by fallible men thousands of ...
Can Christianity Really Be The Only Means of Salvation Part II
Many skeptics believe that all religions are basically the same. If there is an afterlife, they surmise, all that will be required for admission is that you live a "good" life and be "sincere" ...
How to Raise Kids to Research Like a Pro
If you hang around parents long enough you’ll find that there are certain “mommy moments” that we moms all share. Kid running down the street naked? Check (mostly for boy moms…). An embarrassing ...
Christianity and Abortion, Part 2: The Early Church’s View of Abortion
In Part 1 of this series on abortion, we discussed that abortion has been practiced for millennia. It is nothing new although the means of destroying a child in the womb have varied. We also ...
Christianity and Abortion, Part 1: A Brief History of Abortion in Antiquity
It is always a temptation in an industrial and technological society such as America to fall into what C.S. Lewis called “chronological snobbery.” This is the belief that the present ideas and ...
Why I Left The Word Of Faith Movement
When I was about fourteen I started listening to teachers such as Kenneth Copeland, Jesse Duplantis, Jerry Savelle, and Creflo Dollar. I had grown up going to church, albeit a very liberal ...
From Peter to the Christian Apologist
To the Christian Apologist, 1 Peter 3:15-16 is a ‘mandate’ passage, used to demonstrate the reason we all study and become proficient with apologetics.
“But in your hearts revere Christ as ...
Should Christianity Be Taught In Public Schools?
My sixth grader ran through the front door sounding slightly short of breath. “My teacher is teaching a unit on world religions,” he huffed. “He’s going to teach us about Islam, Christianity, ...
Defending the Deity of Jesus in John 1
John 1:1 is one of the most important verses in the Gospel of St. John to understand grammatically in English but more importantly in Greek.
“In the Beginning was the word and the word ...
What About the Crusades? Myths and Facts.
Misinformation on the Crusades continues unabated in contemporary society. From former president Obama mentioning it in a prayer breakfast speech, to Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth as ...
A Guide To Choosing a Humanities Professor
Why Does It Matter?
I am currently a tenured full professor of philosophy and religious studies at Arizona State University where I have been teaching for 25 years. During that time, I have ...
ROARing Through the Wicked Film
*Spoilers for the film Wicked (2024) ahead. Stop reading if you don’t want to know what happens in the film. Also, this is about the film, not about the book by Gregory Maguire or the Broadway ...
The Formation of Our Digits Points to a Process with Foresight
Have you ever wondered how our fingers and toes form during embryonic development? Our digits are, in fact, sculpted from a paddle-like structure in the embryo through the process of apoptosis — ...
