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.
Christians: Persons of Faith or Knowledge?
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Tim Stratton We expect people in positions of authority to have training and experience in their respective fields. For example, I want my pilot to have knowledge of the helicopter in which I am a passenger, just as I want my surgeon to be proficient, and to know what he/she is doing before I go “under the knife!” Guessing, […]
Why Should We Trust the Extra-Biblical References to Jesus?
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Jeremy Linn We received a great question on our Instagram page this week: “How do we know that the extra-biblical sources which mention Jesus are trustworthy? Josephus, Tacitus, and the rest weren’t eyewitnesses; they never knew Jesus.” The questioner here is referring to ancient historical accounts – especially written by the historians Flavius Josephus and Cornelius […]
Historical Bias, Objectivity, and the Truth of Christianity
1. Does Truth Exist?, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy J. Brian Huffling “Historians are biased and choose what they report. As such, history can’t be known.” That’s a typical objection to the ability to know history. If such objections prove that we can’t know history, then we can’t know that Christianity is true since it is known through history and historical claims. In […]
Abortion and The God Molech
Legislating Morality, Culture & PoliticsBy Ryan Leasure History is filled with barbaric cultures. One of the worst, though, has to be the ancient Canaanites. As was customary in that culture, parents offered their newborn children as sacrifices to their god Molech. Most depictions of Molech include large metal statues of a man with a bull’s head. Usually these statues had […]
What Criteria Do Historians Use to Get To The Minimal Facts About The Historical Jesus?
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Wintery Knight Have you ever heard Gary Habermas, Michael Licona or William Lane Craig defend the resurrection of Jesus in a debate by saying that the resurrection is the best explanation for the “minimal facts” about Jesus? The lists of minimal facts that they use are typically agreed to by their opponents during the […]
Why Premium Sex Is Your Best Bet for Relational Success
Legislating Morality, Culture & PoliticsBy Terrell Clemmons Last December, television talk-show host Meredith Vieira invited relationship expert Siggy Flicker onto her show as part of her “Ultimate Relationship Gift Guide,” to help her female audience answer the big holiday question, “What do I get him?” “It should be about ‘from the heart’ and it should be a thoughtful thing,” Siggy […]
15 Quotes From Dr. Michael G. Strauss on the Big Bang’s Revelation of God’s Invisible Attributes
2. Does God Exist?, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Luke Nix The Creator Revealed In 2018 University of Oklahoma particle physicist Dr. Michael G. Strauss released his latest book. In this short non-technical volume, he introduces the reader to the astrophysical discoveries that reveal the characteristics of the Creator of the universe, hence the title “The Creator Revealed.” He strongly emphasizes the claim of Romans […]
Salt and Light: Finding the Legitimate Balance in the Christian Life
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Brian Chilton Life is often about finding the right balance. Too much of anything is bad for a person, even water. Consuming too much water will cause one to lose electrolytes and minerals which could lead to death—a condition called hyponatremia. The point is, balance is important with nearly everything. This same is true […]
Philosophy Is for Everyone
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Colin Burgess “Philosophy is everybody’s business.” – J. Mortimer Adler. Aristotle opened his opus on philosophy, The Metaphysics, with, “All men by nature desire to know.” Nothing could be truer; when one begins to ask the ‘why’ questions, one is taking intellectual responsibility for constructing their weltanschauung, or worldview. No longer are they taking […]
How Sunday Schools Are Raising the Next Generation of Secular Humanists
Apologetics for Parents, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Natasha Crain Last year, for various reasons, our family had the opportunity to attend a few different churches. Each time, we debriefed on what happened in Sunday school and what the kids learned. As they recounted their experiences, I was struck by how similar they were to the stories I’ve heard from so many parents […]
Lowder’s Comments to My Assessment of His Debate with Turek
2. Does God Exist?, Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Jacobus Erasmus In 2016, Jeffery Jay Lowder[1] debated Frank Turek on the topic Naturalism vs theism. See here: In early 2017, I wrote two articles in which I assess Lowder’s opening statement (see here and here). It was brought to my attention that Lowder recently made some comments to my assessment (see the comment section here). I do not usually respond to […]
How Not Letting Your Children Ask a Question Leads Them to Atheism
Apologetics for Parents, AtheismBy Michael Sherrard Time and time again, I hear the story of one who has left their belief in God in the bin of their childhood memories alongside Santa Clause and the Easter Bunny. And more often than not, I’m given one reason that is quite strange. Well, it’s not strange to me anymore because […]
How Should Christians Relate to Gay Friends, Neighbors, and Family?
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Mikel Del Rosario Understanding Acceptance, Approval, and Convicted Civility When I speak at student events, Christian kids ask me, “How should I relate to my gay friends?” Many believers struggle to relate to their LGBT neighbors, friends, and family because they worry about being misunderstood. How do we stick to biblical convictions while loving […]
Phelim McAleer & Ann McElhinney: Journalists Worthy of the Name
Legislating Morality, Culture & PoliticsBy Terrell Clemmons Phelim McAleer was in Pennsylvania in early 2013 doing a series of screenings of his film FrackNation. As he often did when travelling, he checked the local paper for interesting court cases underway, and a case concerning a doctor in Philadelphia caught his attention. And so it happened that on one of his days […]
Book Review: God’s Crime Scene for Kids
Apologetics for Parents, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Luke Nix Introduction Several years ago, cold-case homicide detective J. Warner Wallace wrote the book “God’s Crime Scene” where he details his investigation, as an atheist, into the evidence for God’s existence. In the book, he explains that investigating the universe for an outside cause is quite similar to the investigation of a death scene. If […]
How To Become a Self-Taught Apologist
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Evan Minton You’ve just been introduced to Christian Apologetics and have discovered that there are many good arguments and evidence that demonstrate that Christianity is true. However, you’re not sure that you’re smart enough, have enough free time, or have the financial means to learn this material yourself so that you can be a better […]
If it Feels Right it must Be Right… Right?
Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Jeremy Linn How could something that feels so right be called immoral? That is basically the question Imagine Dragons singer Dan Reynolds proposed on a recent interview on the Ellen Show. In the interview, Dan talked about his upbringing as a Mormon and his tendency to rebel against the moral cues of his culture. When […]
A Quick History Lesson
Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Nick Peters Objection: The Bible is a compendium of fireside tales and fables recounted orally for generations by goat herders and primitive tribes from the stone age until writing was invented, and then again many different sources, transliterations, and versions were written down. There were no grand central universities to organize the many various […]
Is missionary work full of “cultural imperialism and insane arrogance?”
Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Erik Manning John Allen Chau’s death has sparked questions about the morality of Christian missions. Is missionary work full of “cultural imperialism and insane arrogance?” Unless you’ve been living under a rock, by now you’ve heard about the death of John Allen Chau. The 26-year old missionary traveled to a remote Indian island in hopes […]
Why You, Yes You, Need to Defend What Is True
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Michael Sherrard What is going on? Can you imagine if you fell into a coma and woke up in 2015? Or if you had a Delorean and traveled from 1985 to 2015? So there’s no hoverboards, but there are computers that fit in your pocket and boys that think they are girls and are allowed to […]
Is Isaiah 7:14 a Messianic Prophecy?
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Brian Chilton More and more scholars are becoming skeptical of Messianic prophecy in the Hebrew Bible—that is, the Old Testament. Michael Rydelniknotes that “Although evangelical scholarship still recognizes that there is something messianic about the Hebrew Bible, for the most part, it sees it as a story that finds its climax in Jesus, not […]