CrossExamined Blog
Tackling today’s toughest questions, these posts explore topics on God, morality, science, and culture.
Whether you’re a skeptic or believer, each article challenges your worldview and sharpens your thinking. Engaging, thought-provoking, and unapologetic, this is a place to dig deeper and follow the truth wherever it leads.
45 Quotes About Relativism vs. Truth
1. Does Truth Exist?, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Luke Nix “When it comes to truth, the outcome affects not only individuals but nations and even civilizations. What starts looking like a small abstract issue ends with titanic, public consequences for all who love freedom and justice.” Os Guinness, Time For Truth: Living Free In A World of Lies, Hype, and Spin “Although […]
What a Non-Christian Taught Me about the Gospel
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Dr. Dave Oldham A number of years ago, a young woman came to our church for counseling and talked to me. She poured out her story of disappointment with her husband’s unfaithfulness, his unwillingness to change, and the mess her life had become, not only because of him but also because of her own […]
Did Paul really change his tactics after Athens and begin to take a dim view of apologetics?
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Erik Manning Some Christians have argued that apologetics is a waste of time. We aren’t supposed to be arguing with unbelievers; we’re just called to preach the simple gospel. If we’re faithful to do that, the Holy Spirit will supernaturally come to our aid — either in supernatural conviction, or performing signs and wonders […]
Reactions to John Crist’s Moral Failings Demonstrate Our Culture’s Confusion about Christianity
Apologetics for Parents, CrossExamined, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Natasha Crain News broke yesterday that popular Christian comedian and YouTuber John Crist has come forth with an admission of ongoing “sexual sin and addiction struggles” after multiple women exposed years of his sexually immoral behavior. Honestly, my heart sank when I saw this. I love Crist’s videos. We watch them with our kids. […]
Was Apollonius of Tyana a Jesus Parallel?
4. Is the NT True?, Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Ryan Leasure Bart Ehrman is the most popular skeptic in America today. Writing at super-sonic rates, his books seem to find their way on the New York Times Bestseller list about every other year. Because of his rapid output and wide popularity, his views are spreading like gangrene across the American landscape (and beyond). […]
LGBT activist calls for “hardball” “fight” to empty the church pews of Christians
Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Wintery Knight Previously, I blogged about how transgender activists shut down a discussion of transgender issues on a university campus in Canada. You might think that suppressing debate and disagreement is something that only happens north of the border. But an LGBT activist with 50,000 Twitter followers is being re-tweeted by prominent people on […]
A Review of Nancy Pearcey’s Saving Leonardo: A Call to Resist the Secular Assault on Mind, Morals, and Meaning
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Terrell Clemmons Nancy Pearcey knows the captivating power of secular ideas because she used to hold them herself. As a teenager, she rejected the religion of her childhood and embraced a host of “isms,” from moral relativism to scientific determinism to New Age spiritualism. But she persisted in her quest for truth, only to […]
The Works of Jesus in the Nicene Creed
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Mikel Del Rosario Jesus: The Essential Works What are the essential truths Christians believing about the things Jesus did? As defenders of the faith, we need to know which beliefs about Jesus’ deeds are essential and why we should believe them. I had a conversation with my mentor Darrell Bock about this on an […]
Book Review: Time for Truth: Living Free in A World of Lies, Hype, and Spin
1. Does Truth Exist?, Atheism, Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Luke Nix Introduction “Time for Truth: Living Free In A World of Lies, Hype, and Spin” by Os Guinness has been on my reading list for several years now. It is a relatively short book, so I popped it in my bag to read during downtime on a trip to see family. By the […]
You Might Be a Deist
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Brian Chilton Atlanta native Jeff Foxworthy made a name for himself as a stand-up comedian doing a routine called “You might be a redneck.” Some of these classic one-liners include, “If you have a set of salad bowls and they all say Cool Whip on the side, you might be a redneck … If […]
How to Work through Doubt and Uncertainty
Philosophy of Science, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Matthew Slama In the guide to Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement from JCGM, it defines uncertainty as meaning doubt. It specifically defines uncertainty of measurement as meaning doubt about the validity of the result of a measurement. I recently presented at a technical conference on methods of computing measurement uncertainty and was thinking about […]
Racism, Racial Reconciliation & The Gospel
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Carter Keller In recent years, America has once again become susceptible to racial prejudice on a cultural scale. It is difficult, however, to determine how widespread racism is in the nation. Especially since those currently in the spotlight, politicians, media, cultural influencers, etc., are constantly making charges of racism at every turn. However, it […]
No, it’s not wrong to argue for God’s existence.
2. Does God Exist?, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Erik Manning There are dozens of arguments for the existence of God. To rattle off just a few: there’s the moral argument, ontological, religious experience, miracles, consciousness, reason, desire, and the families of cosmological arguments and design arguments. Some Christians say that while these arguments are good for building up the faithful, they’re useless […]
Yes, We Do Need to Put God in A Box
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Bob Perry “You can’t put God in a box.” It’s a popular saying within the Christian community. And it seems reasonable to say. After all, God can do anything He wants to do. Who would question that? I submit that every thinking Christian should question that … because it’s not true. God’s character does […]
The Gospel Authors Knew Palestinian Geography
4. Is the NT True?, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Ryan Leasure We’re told by skeptics that eye-witnesses didn’t write the Gospels. Not only that, they say the authors wrote from distant lands like Rome, Egypt, Asia Minor, or Greece. They merely heard the stories of Jesus from others who heard the stories of Jesus from others who heard the stories of Jesus — […]
I’m not a Jehovah’s Witness for the same reason I’m not a global warming alarmist
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Wintery Knight In the summer, a couple of Jehovah’s Witness ladies were going door-to-door, and they stopped by my house while I was out mowing. I decided to talk to them. They asked me why I was an evangelical Protestant rather than a JW. Rather than go into a lot of theology about the […]
Ambassador at Work – Faith, Vocation, and Apologetics
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Mikel Del Rosario How do people see you at work? I’ve been thinking about the relationship of your vocational work to spiritual conversations, especially as I reflect on collaborative events I’ve participated in over years, like the National Faith and Work Association Meeting. And here’s the thing: Our apologetic arguments aren’t heard in a vacuum. They’re wrapped […]
Clearing Up Cosmos: Fact and Fiction in Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Landmark Series
2. Does God Exist?, Atheism, Philosophy of Science, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Terrell Clemmons Douglas Ell became an atheist as a youth because of misinformation handed down to him in the name of science. It took him thirty years “to climb out of the atheist hole.” Sadly, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, the 2014 series brought to you by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlane, and […]
The Idea That Faith is Caught and Not Taught is False…and It’s Hurting the Next Generation
Apologetics for Parents, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Natasha Crain As Christians, we have all kinds of pithy sayings that make their way through churches and establish themselves as generally accepted truths. Some end up on bumper stickers, some on wall decals, and some just get repeated so many times that people think they’re actually in the Bible. There’s a popular one […]
What is Truth? A Description of the Nature of Truth in the Gospel of John
1. Does Truth Exist?, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Brian Chilton “What is truth?’ said Pilate” (John 18:38). This classic question was asked by Pilate to Jesus during Jesus’s trial. This question does not resonate with Pilate only. In fact, people throughout generations have asked the same. What is truth? What is the nature of truth? Can truth be known? While Jesus […]
4 Critical Tips for New Apologists
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Timothy Fox I’m no professional apologist by any means, but I’ve been around the scene long enough to have witnessed plenty of apologetics presentations. I’ve also seen many of the same mistakes being made by new apologists. Here are four critical tips to avoid common rookie mistakes: 1) Beware the curse of knowledge – […]