Correcting four myths about the history of the Crusades
By Wintery Knight
Here is an interesting article from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.
Intro:
The verdict seems unanimous. From presidential speeches to role-playing games, the ...
Forgery in the Bible: Were 1 and 2 Timothy really forged?
By Erik Manning
2 Timothy 3:16 says that all Scripture is “God-breathed.” Of course for Christians, this would include 2 Timothy, as well as the rest of the pastoral epistles. Skeptics find ...
4 Ways Parents Bore Their Kids Out of Christianity
By Natasha Crain
The highlight of my summer was a family RV vacation to Kings Canyon National Park. Behind our campground flowed a gorgeous river that I returned to multiple times over the ...
12 Reasons to Trust The New Testament
By Bob Perry
If you claim to believe the Bible, you better be able to trust that what it says is true. Trusting the Bible means knowing two things. First, that the original authors recorded ...
Jesus’s Understanding of Human Nature in Luke 17
By Brian Chilton
Some have claimed that Jesus was not a theologian. Granted, he did not sit down and write out a systematic theology book. However, the teachings of Jesus denote a deep theology ...
5 Steps Every Christian Should Take When Talking with Skeptics about Miracles
By Jeremy Linn
When talking with skeptics about the resurrection of Jesus, it seems obvious to go straight to the historical evidence for the resurrection. But for many skeptics, there is an ...
There Is No Rise Unless He Is Risen
By Alex McElroy
If you are creating a building, the structure is important, but the foundation is most important. If a rock goes through the window, it can be replaced. If there is a leak in ...
Why the Gospel of Thomas isn’t in the Bible
By Ryan Leasure
There’s a common refrain among liberal scholars that says the church suppressed dozens of Gospels. The reason they say? It’s because those books share scandalous information ...
Respectfully Engaging with Hindus
By Mikel Del Rosario
Let’s talk about respectfully engaging with Hindus. Why? More than a billion people around the world say they’re Hindus. That’s about 15 percent of the world. So if you ...
Is It Biblical to Have an Evidential Faith?
By Luke Nix
Introduction
Is biblical faith blind or reasonable? This is one of the most hotly debated questions between believers and unbelievers. While most who say that faith is blind are ...
What Christian Parents Should Learn from Marty Sampson Losing Faith
By Natasha Crain
My blog has been quiet since earlier this year because I was finishing my next book (Talking with Your Kids about Jesus; March 2020). Now that I’ve turned it into the publisher ...
Can We Be Good Without God?
By Ryan Leasure
This past weekend, two mass-scaled shootings transpired on American soil. El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio experienced unspeakable carnage. Two men, fueled by hatred for ...
How Do We Know The Truth Is Out There?
By Bob Perry
There are two kinds of truth. One depends on our opinion of things. This is called subjective truth. The other depends on the way the world actually is. This is called objective ...
An Argument From Cancer
By Robby Hall
Natasha Crain wrote a great article last year on what an apologist does when they believe they have cancer. Little did I know at the time that 6 months later, I would get the ...
God & Evil: A Rapid-Fire Response
By Timothy Fox
The problem of evil (pain or suffering) is probably the number one argument against the existence of God. While it is definitely not a problem that can be answered quickly and ...
Voltaire’s Prediction, Home, and the Bible Society: Truth or Myth? Further Evidence of Verification
By Daniel Merritt
Editor’s Note: Previously, we ran an article that featured Dr. Merritt’s research into the story concerning Voltaire’s prediction that the Bible would not be read in a ...
Yale computer science professor David Gelernter expresses doubts about Darwinism
By Wintery Knight
How did life begin?
I had to learn about David Gelernter when I was doing my Masters in computer science. We studied his book “Mirror Worlds”. A few weeks ago, I blogged ...
Safeguarding Yours from the Modern Cult of Experts
By Terrell Clemmons
[Although this essay was written at another time, Cross Examined considers its content to be current and relevant to share]
Few years ago, Current Biology, a research ...
No, The Argument from Miracles Has Not Been Debunked (Pt. 2)
By Erik Manning
Is the argument from miracles hopelessly fallacious? Stephen Woodford, AKA ‘Rationality Rules,’ believes so. In his popular YouTube video 'The Argument From Miracles-Debunked' ...
Responding to NY Times Article Saying the Concept of God is Incoherent
By J. Brian Huffling
In a NY Times article titled “A God Problem: Perfect. All-powerful. All-knowing. The idea of the deity most Westerners accept is actually not coherent,” Peter Atterton ...
