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 ...
What Every Apologist Needs to Know About 1 Peter 3:15
By Mikel Del Rosario
Rules of Engagement
1 Peter 3 is about Apologetics and Cultural Engagement
What should our interactions with people look like as ambassadors of Jesus? Peter talks about ...
What Biblical Books are Included in the Earliest Canonical Lists?
By Ryan Leasure
There are two opposing ways to view the history of the canon. One would be to believe that the church, in its entirety, uniformly accepted all twenty-seven books of the ...
Should Christians Abandon Social Media?
By Luke Nix
Introduction
With all of the recent news of various social media platforms purposefully hiding and censoring Christian and politically conservative content in the name of ...
There’s No Need To Apologize
By Alex McElroy
As an apologist, the most common joke I hear from Christians unfamiliar with Apologetics is, “do you go around apologizing to everyone?” In case you are wondering too, no, I ...
Handling Bible Questions You Can’t Answer
By Natasha Crain
During my Bible time with the kids, we turned to a story they hadn’t heard before – the passage from John 9 of Jesus healing the man born blind.
“…and then Jesus put mud on ...
We Live In A Beautiful World
By Bob Perry
In classical thinking, saying that something is beautiful is not a matter of subjective opinion. It’s a way to identify an objective feature of the world. We don’t construct ...
Ethical Or Expedient? The True Philosophy Behind Abortion
By Madelyn Wood
An American outcry has erupted recently in response to newly legislated restrictions on abortion in certain states. Outraged, public figures have gone so far as to boycott ...
4 Questions Everyone Investigating the Case for Christianity Should Ask Themselves
By Evan Minton
When it comes to investigating the evidences and arguments for and against worldviews, we need to realize that we human beings are not mere thinking machines; only considering ...
Faith and Doubt – How to Honor God in the Midst of Your Doubts
By Mikel Del Rosario
[This publication although it was not written recently, its content seems to us to be current and necessary to continue sharing, so we are publishing it on our site ...
Give Credit Where Credit Is Due
By Alex McElroy
I’ve never been much of an artist. I do, however, have great respect for those that possess the skill and patience to create a masterpiece. In fact, I admire anyone that can ...
No, the argument from miracles has not been debunked (Pt. 1)
By Erik Manning
Is the argument from miracles full of fallacies? Popular atheist YouTuber 'Rationality Rules' argues that’s the case. Rather than examining miracles on a report-by-report basis, ...
Are Mormon doctrines supported by philosophy, science and history?
By Wintery Knight
This post presents evidence against Mormonism/LDS in three main areas. The first is in the area of science. The second is in the area of philosophy. And the third is in the ...