![An Evaluation of “Why the case against abortion is weak, ethically speaking”](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Blog-3-cover-1-1080x675.png)
An Evaluation of “Why the case against abortion is weak, ethically speaking”
By Elliott Crozat
Introduction
Why the case against abortion is weak, ethically speaking is an engaging article on an issue often confined to academic journals.[1] I am grateful for the report, ...
![A Reply to Bart Ehrman’s Defense of Jesus, Interrupted on the MythVision Podcast](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Blog-2-cover-1-1080x675.png)
A Reply to Bart Ehrman’s Defense of Jesus, Interrupted on the MythVision Podcast
Nearly a year ago, I published a series of three articles in which I reviewed sections of Bart Ehrman’s book Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible (And Why We ...
![Improbable Planet by Hugh Ross ― Audio Book Highlight](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Blog-1-cover-1-1080x675.png)
Improbable Planet by Hugh Ross ― Audio Book Highlight
By Luke Nix
Introduction
If you consume a large portion of your material through audio, it is hard to get past a good deal on an excellent audiobook. Twice every year ChristianAudio.com runs a ...
![Resurrection Defense Series: Multiple Source Attestation for the Resurrection of Jesus](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Blog-3-cover-1080x675.png)
Resurrection Defense Series: Multiple Source Attestation for the Resurrection of Jesus
By Brian Chilton
Historians use various methodologies to determine the credibility of a historical story. One criterion is called the “criterion of multiple attestation.”[1] Reginald Fuller ...
![Did John Really Write John?](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Blog-2-cover-1080x675.png)
Did John Really Write John?
By Ryan Leasure
The Gospel according to John has received more scrutiny than the other Gospels put together. Case in point, dating back to the 1920s, critical scholars have argued that the ...
![The Key To Less Stressful Decision Making](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Blog-1-cover-1080x675.png)
The Key To Less Stressful Decision Making
By Bob Perry
“What is God’s will for my life?” This is a common question to hear from someone who is pondering a difficult life decision. Making big decisions can be confusing. But using “God’s ...
![Why Do Some Christians Say “All Sins Are Equally Bad” And “Everyone Is Equally Guilty”?](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Blog-3-cover-1080x675.jpg)
Why Do Some Christians Say “All Sins Are Equally Bad” And “Everyone Is Equally Guilty”?
By Wintery Knight
We were having a discussion about whether the Bible teaches that sex before marriage is morally wrong, and someone said “impure thoughts counts as adultery… there isn’t a ...
![Book Review: Another Gospel? by Alisa Childers](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Blog-2-cover-1080x675.jpg)
Book Review: Another Gospel? by Alisa Childers
By Timothy Fox
In my last blog post, I shared some of the most important books regarding cultural issues that I read in the year since the COVID lockdowns began in March 2020. While those books ...
![Why Does the Church Need Apologetics?](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Blog-1-cover-1080x675.jpg)
Why Does the Church Need Apologetics?
By Mia Langford
Apologetics is having an overdue moment in the spotlight, thanks in part to challenges from media influence on the culture. Dr. Ray Ciervo, apologist, pastor, and SES Alum, joins ...
![Why Does the Media Give A Pass To Biden’s Faith?](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Blog-3-cover-3-1080x675.jpg)
Why Does the Media Give A Pass To Biden’s Faith?
By Jason Jimenez
Biden, the 46th president, is America’s second Catholic President. The first was John F. Kennedy—when he became President in 1961.
From the start of his campaign, Biden wanted ...
![Why Don’t the Synoptic Gospels Mention Lazarus?](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Blog-2-cover-2-1080x675.jpg)
Why Don’t the Synoptic Gospels Mention Lazarus?
By Ryan Leasure
Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead is one of the most well-known stories in the Gospels. Yet, for some reason, Matthew, Mark, and Luke don’t mention it. This ...
![3 Reasons Why Christians Should Be Evidential Investigators Instead of Experience Junkies](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Blog-1-cover-2-1080x675.jpg)
3 Reasons Why Christians Should Be Evidential Investigators Instead of Experience Junkies
By Alisa Childers
Two men.
Both grew up in Christian homes in suburban America. Both have famous Evangelical fathers. Both made personal decisions for Christ and became actively involved and ...
![Resurrection Defense Series: Reasons to Accept the Empty Tomb](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Blog-3-cover-1-1080x675.jpg)
Resurrection Defense Series: Reasons to Accept the Empty Tomb
By Brian Chilton
Gary Habermas is no stranger to those who study the historicity of Jesus’s resurrection. He is a world-renowned scholar on the resurrection who serves as a Research Scholar ...
![“Sanctification” and “Justification”… What’s the Difference and Why Does It Matter](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Blog-1-cover-1-1080x675.jpg)
“Sanctification” and “Justification”… What’s the Difference and Why Does It Matter
By Andrew Cowley
Defining and explaining the meaning of “sanctification” and “justification” can be a daunting task—yet a task that every believer should thoroughly dedicate themselves to. It ...
![5 Important Books I Read During 1 Year of COVID (That You Should Read Too)](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Blog-3-cover-1080x675.jpg)
5 Important Books I Read During 1 Year of COVID (That You Should Read Too)
By Timothy Fox
I’ve always enjoyed reading. And when the COVID lockdowns began in March 2020, there wasn’t much else to do for a long time. I took full advantage of this, though, and over the ...
![UK Police Arrest 71-Year-Old Pastor For Defining Marriage The Way Jesus Defined Marriage](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Blog-2-cover-1080x675.jpg)
UK Police Arrest 71-Year-Old Pastor For Defining Marriage The Way Jesus Defined Marriage
By Wintery Knight
I think it’s important for American Christians to learn lessons about what happens to religious liberty by looking at what happens to Christians in other times and places when ...
![Is God Fading Away?](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Blog-1-cover-1080x675.jpg)
Is God Fading Away?
By Mia Langford
The “omnis” of theology – omnipresence, omniscience, omnipotence, etc. – are under increasing attack, and not just from what are recognized as more theologically liberal camps of ...
![Can Jesus’ Story Still Surprise You?](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Blog-3-cover-4-1080x675.jpg)
Can Jesus’ Story Still Surprise You?
By Bob Perry
History shows that prudence and wisdom are rarely on the side of new ways of looking at Scripture. This is especially true of the “progressive” bent toward remaking Jesus in a ...
![Did Jesus Really Rise From the Dead? A Historian, an Atheist, a Skeptic, a Theologian, and an Ex-Con Weigh In](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Blog-2-cover-4-1080x675.jpg)
Did Jesus Really Rise From the Dead? A Historian, an Atheist, a Skeptic, a Theologian, and an Ex-Con Weigh In
By Alisa Childers
It's that time of year again—the time when Christians come together to celebrate the pinnacle of our faith, the resurrection of Jesus. It's also the time when news outlets ...