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.
An Argument From Cancer
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy 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 news: Stage 2 colon cancer. I’ve tossed back and forth about writing this, but I felt two points […]
God & Evil: A Rapid-Fire Response
2. Does God Exist?, Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy 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 simply, I’d like to offer some short, rapid-fire responses that can be used to begin a deeper discussion: Free will – […]
Voltaire’s Prediction, Home, and the Bible Society: Truth or Myth? Further Evidence of Verification
Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy 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 century and the use of his facilities as a Bible repository. After running the article, Dr. Merritt came across further evidence verifying this story. This […]
Yale computer science professor David Gelernter expresses doubts about Darwinism
Philosophy of Science, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy 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 about his impressions of the difficulty in forming a simple protein by chance – something that naturalistic mechanisms would have […]
Safeguarding Yours from the Modern Cult of Experts
Philosophy of Science, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy 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 journal published by Cell Press, carried an article titled, “The Negative Association between Religiousness and Children’s Altruism across the World.” The report, authored by seven […]
No, The Argument from Miracles Has Not Been Debunked (Pt. 2)
3. Are Miracles Possible?, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy 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’ Woodford says the argument from miracles commits four major fallacies. In my last post, I looked at Woodford’s first two objections saw that they didn’t really hold up under […]
Responding to NY Times Article Saying the Concept of God is Incoherent
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy 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 argues, well, that the concept of God is not coherent. Atterton describes God in the classical sense as his subtitle suggests. He argues that such a […]
What Every Apologist Needs to Know About 1 Peter 3:15
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy 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 both apologetics and cultural engagement in 1 Peter 3—the chapter where you find that famous apologetics memory verse, 1 Peter 3:15 (ESV): But in […]
What Biblical Books are Included in the Earliest Canonical Lists?
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy 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 New Testament as canonical from the very beginning. The other would be to suggest that the canon didn’t exist until an arbitrary […]
Should Christians Abandon Social Media?
Legislating Morality, Culture & PoliticsBy 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 “diversity” and “tolerance,” many people have abandoned Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and other popular social media outlets in protest. While I have been tempted to do the same, […]
There’s No Need To Apologize
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy 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 don’t. In fact, I believe having a Christian worldview is nothing to apologize for. So, what does an apologist do? We provide […]
Handling Bible Questions You Can’t Answer
Apologetics for ParentsBy 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 the man’s eyes and he was no longer blind! Jesus had made the man well.” My 3-year-old […]
We Live In A Beautiful World
2. Does God Exist?, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy 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 beauty; we discover it. And we try to mimic it. A lot of ink has gone to a paper discussing this view when […]
Ethical Or Expedient? The True Philosophy Behind Abortion
Legislating Morality, Culture & PoliticsBy 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 Georgia, an entire state, in protest. Why have the American people fought so hard against abortion restrictions and pushed so vehemently for full-term, easily accessible […]
4 Questions Everyone Investigating the Case for Christianity Should Ask Themselves
Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy 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 the facts and logic, and generating conclusions based on hard, cold rationality. We’re not perfect, and one of the effects of the fall said […]
Faith and Doubt – How to Honor God in the Midst of Your Doubts
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy 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 today] Today, I’m pleased to feature an exclusive guest post by my friend, Dena Jackson, who is working hard to bring accessible […]
Give Credit Where Credit Is Due
2. Does God Exist?, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy 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 draw anything beyond a stick figure. I remember when I was growing up, my brother would draw figures from comic […]
No, the argument from miracles has not been debunked (Pt. 1)
3. Are Miracles Possible?, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy 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, he opts to say that the case for miracles is doomed from the start. This reasoning follows the tradition of the famous 18th-century philosopher David Hume. For […]
Are Mormon doctrines supported by philosophy, science and history?
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy 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 area of history. The scientific evidence First, let’s take a look at what the founder of Mormonism, Joseph Smith, believes […]
Don’t Buy “The Science Guy”
Atheism, Philosophy of Science, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Bob Perry Bill Nye, “The Science Guy” used to host an enjoyable and informative TV program for kids. In the last few years, however, Bill Nye has entered into a different realm. Apparently, he fancies himself an arbiter of all truth; the man who can quite literally save the world. But if you have any interest […]
How Standard Evangelical Books on Biblical Interpretation Are Undermining the Bible
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy J. Brian Huffling When one thinks about apologetics, he usually thinks about such disciplines as philosophy, history, archaeology, etc. There is one area; however, that is relatively undeveloped in the practice of apologetics, and yet it is ripe for the work: literary studies. I am not talking about what genre the gospels happen to […]