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.
Meet the New Apologists (Part 1)
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Jordan Apodaca God is doing an awesome work around the world. He is calling His church back to the defense and proclamation of the Gospel and you get to be a part! If you’ve been Apologetics sites like this one for a while, my guess is that you have an itch. There is a […]
The Deity of Christ in the Old Testament
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Ryan Leasure Most readers of the Bible affirm that the New Testament unequivocally proclaims the deity of Christ. It’s hard to read texts such as John 1:1-4, John 8:58, Romans 9:5, or Hebrews 1:8, and come to any different conclusion. This clarity is why the Council of Nicea (AD 325) affirmed that the Son […]
Seven Aspects of Jesus’s Life that are Historically Certain
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Brian Chilton When I had struggled with my faith, it was not in the area of science. I believed that science and faith can coexist, and I still do. The God who gave the special revelation of the Bible is also the same God who created the heavens and the earth from no materially […]
Knowledge and Certainty: Can You Know that God Exists?
2. Does God Exist?, Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsMikel Del Rosario Do you have to be absolutely certain about something like “God exists” before you can say that you actually know it? Christians who talk about the evidence for God sometimes get frustrated when skeptics challenge a basic premise like “everything that begins to exist has a cause,” by saying that we haven’t explored […]
Book Review: The Beauty of Intolerance
Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Luke Nix Introduction A few years ago, Sean McDowell gave a talk at the AMP Conference called “The Beauty of Intolerance.” In the talk, he spoke of two different views on tolerance that seem to be clashing in today’s society. He explained how the differences explain much of the political rhetoric of “hate” and […]
Cashed Out: Feminism
Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Terrell Clemmons The War Against Sexual Order Has Young Men in Full Retreat Beware of the sperm-jacker, warns Dean Cardell on the men’s website AskMen.com. She’s “all about getting pregnant and not about being into you.” He identifies five types: (1) the Lesbian, who may at least do you the courtesy of asking for your contribution […]
Reconciling a God of Love with the Problem of Evil
Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Daniel Merritt Theologians and philosophers when engaged in explaining the mysteries of life, wrestle with two mysteries that challenge the mind and the soul. Those mysteries have to do with the problem of evil, which has two components: moral evil and natural evil. Of the two, moral evil poses the easiest solution, as we […]
If Christianity is True, Why Do So Many Kids Have Doubts Today?
Apologetics for Parents, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Natasha Crain Christianity Today recently featured an article titled, “The Biggest Hindrance to Your Kids’ Faith Isn’t Doubt. It’s Silence.” The article summarized the findings of researchers Kara Powell and Steven Argue on the faith of youth group graduates. They found that: 70 percent of churchgoing high schoolers report having serious doubts about faith. Less than […]
Is There a Difference Between Apologetics and Evangelism?
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Robby Hall Many have an idea that the discipline of Apologetics is limited to showing some esoteric point to be true or getting into long debates with atheists. The truth is, apologetics is about one thing – bringing people to Christ. Some see evangelism and apologetics as differing from each other in their end […]
Responding to Sam Burke’s Argument That Christianity Entails Anti-Natalism
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Evan Minton In the comment section of one of the posts on the Cerebral Faith facebook page, Sam Burke commented “If I found out Christianity was true, I would do everything in my power to stop people from having kids so that more people don’t go to Hell. According to Matthew 7:13 only a few people will […]
Rays of Hope
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Matthew Slama I was recently thinking about how we view God and how he interacts with us in this world. I was also reflecting about the verse about us being light unto the world. As I reflected, I searched for an illustration to ground this Biblical concept. I think I found it. The lamp […]
Atheism: The Old Vs. the New
Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy J. Brian Huffling Introduction Ever since humans have walked the earth, they have been plagued with many and various questions. Perhaps the most vexing question one can ask is, “How did we get here?” The question of origins, both of the universe and of life on Earth, is a question of great importance. Areas […]
Sickness and the Annihilator
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Roby Hall [We consider this publication important even though it was written more than 1 year ago, the reflection written here remains valid and valuable]. A year ago, my wife surprised me with news that we were pregnant. I was overjoyed and the next few days were like Christmas morning over and over again. […]
Who Was Jesus? God? Man? Or Both?
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Ryan Leasure Who was Jesus? Can you think of a more important question? After all, it’s hardly controversial to suggest that he’s the most significant figure in history. And, I dare say, it’s not even close. Yet much confusion exists over his nature. This confusion, of course, dates all the way back to Jesus himself. […]
Christopher Hitchens Debates William Lane Craig at Biola U: Does God Exist?
2. Does God Exist?, Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Wintery Knight Here is the video of the debate: TOPIC: DOES GOD EXIST? MY NOTES ON THE DEBATE: (WC = William Lane Craig, CH = Christopher Hitchens) WC opening speech: Introduction: WC makes two contentions: – there are no good arguments for atheism – there are good arguments for theism These topics are IRRELEVANT […]
Why Would God Make Me a Lesbian?
College Events, Culture CrossExaminedCould there be any more sensitive and provocative question in our culture today? (Since we posted this video on YouTube two days ago it has averaged nearly 2,000 views per hour.) A student posed the question at Towson State University. Here is our four-minute discussion: The video ends abruptly because the young lady went on […]
Fighting Human Trafficking in the Digital Age
Legislating Morality, Culture & PoliticsBy Mikel Del Rosario Technology for Good Using Artificial Intelligence for the Common Good When I began teaching in Northern California, I met a remarkable young woman named Emily Kennedy. Today, she is the President and Founder of Marinus Analytics. I recently invited Emily to join me on the Table Podcast for National Slavery and […]
Do I Have to Be Absolutely Certain Before I Can Say Christianity Is True?
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Robby Hall Recently here in my state, a man was acquitted of manslaughter in the death of his girlfriend. In response to the loss, the District Attorney who prosecuted the case stated: “…Of course, we’re gutted, However, what people will not understand is this: The number one reason we lost is the burden of […]
Civilization & Its Malcontents
Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Terrell Clemmons How Soviet Disinformation Infected the West & What the West Can Do About It On Tuesday, July 25, 1978, Romanian-born Ion Mihai Pacepa (‘e-YOHN MEE-hai pa-CHEP-a’) crossed the small outer lobby of the United States Embassy in Bonn, West Germany, and made his way toward the Marine officer standing guard, arms across […]
What Is The Intellectual Cost of The Pro-Choice Position?
Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Luke Nix Introduction In recent months a major political and moral shift has been underway across America. The legality and morality of both infanticide and murder are actually being debated. But not under those terms. No, euphemisms are being used to obfuscate what is truly at stake- the lives of millions of people- your […]
Abortion and the Theology of a Purposeless Life
Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Brian Chilton While I am intentionally not one of the political voices of the day, I do find that many times politics crosses over into theology and vice versa. One of the more troubling news I have read is that states like New York and Virginia have either passed or considered passing legislation to […]