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.
Daddy, Can I Kill It?
Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Theology and Christian ApologeticsIf your back was turned when your child asked, “Daddy (or Mommy), can I kill it?” What would be your first question? What is it? A spider? Sure. Your baby sister? No. Many of the problems in our culture stem from the fact that many people fail to correctly answer the question, “What is it?” […]
Did Jesus Appeal To Evidence When Reaching Out To Skeptics?
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Wintery Knight Investigation in progress. From Eric Chabot of Ratio Christi – Ohio State University. He lists eight ways that Jesus makes his case. Here’s one of the ways: Jesus Appealed to Evidence Jesus knew He could not show up on the scene and not offer any evidence for His Messiahship. In his book On Jesus, […]
Respectfully Engaging with Muslims
Islam, Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Mikel Del Rosario Engaging with Muslims Respectful engagement takes courage and compassion Let’s talk about respectfully engaging with Muslims. Being an ambassador for Christ means more than just defending what’s true. It also means loving people well. The more we engage with our neighbors, the more we see that religion is a core part of […]
Book Review: Always Be Ready – A Call To Adventurous Faith
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Luke Nix Introduction Astrophysicist Dr. Hugh Ross is a well-known voice in the scientific and evangelical Christian communities for his scientific defenses of the Christian worldview. Over the last few decades, he has written incredible books powerfully defending the arguments for God’s existence from the beginning and design of the universe. A few of my favorites […]
Theologies that John Chapter One Combats
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Brian Chilton The Gospel of John has been one of my favorite Gospels since I first started studying the Bible. The Gospel of John is theologically rich as well as historically accurate. One of the important sections of John’s Gospel is found in its opening chapter. John says, “In the beginning was the Word, […]
Do Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence?
2. Does God Exist?, Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Evan Minton Sometimes, in conversations with atheists, they try to say that “Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence” Are they right? One problem with this statement is that it could possibly be self-defeating. Think about it, the claim itself, to say that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence is to make an extraordinary assertion. How does the […]
Committed Christians Are Now a Minority and Kids Need to Know It
Apologetics for Parents, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Natasha Crain I grew up in a smallish town in Arizona (about 25,000 people at the time). Almost everyone I knew fit into one of four buckets: 1) committed Christians, 2) nominal Christians, 3) those who didn’t call themselves Christians but accepted “Judeo-Christian” values, and 4) Mormons. In my view of the world at the […]
Captain America & the Moral Argument
2. Does God Exist?, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Joel Furches The Marvel Movie franchise is arguably the most epic enterprise in movie history. The series has a number of stand-out characters; however, two stand out more than the others. In fact, their differences stand in such firm relief so as to culminate in a film where they were driven toe-to-toe whilst still harboring […]
Christianity is not a sitting religion
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Michael Sherrard Will you go? Will you do more than just learn? Will you act upon your desire to persuade others that Jesus is the messiah? You need to wrestle with this. You need to decide if you are going to be one that takes our Lord’s mercy and grace to others or be […]
When Is It Time To Leave Gentleness And Respect Behind?
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Michael Sherrard I am sickened by Planned Parenthood. They are exploiting women for profit all in the name of equality and empowerment. Selling the body parts of aborted fetus’ should disgust all and bring to mind horrific images of some futuristic dystopia. If you’ve not seen the undercover footage, stop what you are doing […]
Did Jesus Even Claim to Be God?
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy J. Brian Huffling I sat down with some Jehovah’s Witnesses who were visiting with me. The elder who was leading our study stated that Jesus never claimed to be God. Jehovah’s Witnesses argue that Jesus is a created being. Liberal “Christians” argue that Jesus never claimed to be God. Many other groups say the […]
Why The Apocrypha Isn’t In The Bible
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Ryan Leasure I’ve had more than a few conversations about the Apocrypha. From my experience, this group of a dozen Jewish books written between the Old and New Testaments (400 BC-AD 50) perplexes most Christians. A couple of reasons exist for this confusion. First, most have never read these books. That is, nobody knows what […]
Cdc Reports: Std Rates Hit All-Time High For The Fourth Straight Year
Legislating Morality, Culture & PoliticsBy Wintery Knight I’ve been blogging about skyrocketing rates of sexually-transmitted-diseases for the last few years, and particularly how it impacts high-risk groups, e.g., men who have sex with men. The attitude that the culture is taking towards this is to not make any moral judgments, but someone is going to have to […]
Worldviews Shaping Culture: Can You Name America’s Top 3?
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Mikel del Rosario You’ve got a worldview. Everyone does. What’s a worldview? It’s everything you believe about what’s real and what really matters in life. Ronald Nash defines it like this in his book, Worldviews In Conflict: A worldview is a set of presuppositions (or assumptions) which we hold (either consciously or subconsciously) about the […]
Book Review: The Creator Revealed
2. Does God Exist?, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Luke Nix Introduction Today I am excited to bring you a review of a book that I have been anticipating for a little over a year and a half. In January 2017 particle physicist and University of Oklahoma professor, Dr. Michael G. Strauss (check out his blog and YouTube channel) and I were talking, and he informed […]
Determining the Apologetic Starting Point
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Brian Chilton I am fully immersed in a fantastic course describing apologetic methods. I have been engaged in apologetics since 2007. But, I never realized that there were so many various methodologies employed. One of the most off-putting of the methodologies that I have encountered has been one version of a method called presuppositional apologetics. Presuppositional […]
Did Jesus Exist?
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Evan Minton I don’t know why, but 99% of the atheists I talk to on the internet hold the ludicrous position that Jesus never existed. Now, they’re atheists. I expect them not to believe in the divinity of Jesus. How could they? If they did, they wouldn’t be atheists. They’d be Christians. No. I’m not […]
What is the Difference Between Absolute and Relative Truth?
1. Does Truth Exist?, Apologetics for Parents, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Natasha Crain (This is one of 40 key questions I address in my new book, Keeping Your Kids on God’s Side: 40 Conversations to Help Them Build a Lasting Faith. If you’re a parent, grandparent, church educator, or other special person in the spiritual life of a child, please check out my book for guidance on having […]
Can Empathy Ground Morality?
2. Does God Exist?, Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Timothy Fox One of the most powerful arguments for the existence of God is the moral argument. Basically, an objective moral law requires a Moral Lawgiver. But many skeptics still aren’t convinced. They claim that they don’t need God or some holy book to tell them how to live; they have empathy. Dictionary.com defines empathy as “the […]
From a Sonnet to a Savior: Finding ways to present a reason for Christian faith
2. Does God Exist?, 3. Are Miracles Possible?, Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Michael Sherrard A little while ago I was discussing a sonnet by Jon Donne with several high school students. (I know you discuss sonnets all the time.) The sonnet by Donne was one that mocked death, comparing it to a sleeping pill. Actually, it compared it to opium but said that opium was better. Anyway, the […]
Why did God create Satan knowing that Satan would cause evil?
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Rajkumar Richard No one is spared of evil. We either reel under the effects of evil or feel the impact of evil upon our relatives, friends, and society at large. Some question God’s goodness on account of evil and a few others dispute God’s presence. Evil is real. Evil is not an illusion. Any sane […]