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.
When Debating Atheists: Those Who Lack A Belief Lack An Argument
2. Does God Exist?, DebatesI just had a two hour plus debate with Dr. Michael Shermer, the publisher of Skeptic Magazine, on the question: “What better explains reality: Theism or Atheism?” Given the title of the debate, both of us had the burden of proof to detect the cause (or causes) for certain effects we all see. That’s what […]
Why God Is Not In Time
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy J. Brian Huffling Is God in time? This is a popular question. Does it matter? What does it mean for God to be in time or not? In this article, I will argue that the answer to this question is terribly important in maintaining a biblical and orthodox view of God. In order to […]
Did We Really Not Have A New Testament Canon Till The Fourth Century?
4. Is the NT True?, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Ryan Leasure Is it true the New Testament documents weren’t Scripture until the fourth century? That is, the books weren’t authoritative until church councils conferred authority upon them? Liberal scholars make this suggestion since it removes any supernatural explanation for the New Testament canon. To them, a scriptural authority can be explained merely on human […]
William Lane Craig’s Secret Weapon Is His Amazing Wife Jan
CrossExamined, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Wintery Knight I want to draw your attention to a talk on “Vision in Life” given by Dr. William Lane Craig. Dr. Craig is the ablest defender of the Christian faith operating today. He has done formal academic debates with all of the best-known atheists on major university campuses in front of thousands of university students. It […]
Science And Imperialism
2. Does God Exist?, Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Terrell Clemmons The Wall Street Journal commissioned Richard Dawkins and Karen Armstrong to respond independently to the question, “Where does evolution leave God?” Their answers became an article in the Life & Style section called Man vs. God. Richard Dawkins said of Darwinian evolution, “We know, as certainly as we know anything in science, that this is the […]
Is Naturalism a Good Reason to Rally?
1. Does Truth Exist?, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Mikel Del Rosario Today, I’m featuring a special guest post from one of my former mentors, R. Scott Smith, Associate Professor of Ethics and Christian Apologetics at Biola University. Dr. Smith was my adviser while I was doing my graduate studies in the Christian Apologetics Program at Biola University. I studied under him in the areas of ethics, […]
Are Nature and Scripture Compatible?
4. Is the NT True?, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Luke Nix The debate about the proper interaction of science and theology is raging as much as it has ever been. Hot tempers fly that result in ice-cold relationships. For as much discussion and debate that takes place, it seems that nothing is being accomplished. For those caught in the middle, questions still remain […]
Q&A: Answering Questions Of An Agnostic Brother
1. Does Truth Exist?, 2. Does God Exist?, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Evan Minton Hi Evan, I really like your work, really helped me. But I have a brother, he is agnostic, and he has a few objections I can’t answer (it’s so uncomfortable), so I decided to ask you. The first is on skepticism in general. Shouldn’t we be skeptical about anything? Since everything is subjectively […]
8 Things Kids Should Know About Hell
Apologetics for Parents, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Natasha Crain Hell is probably not at the top of your list of things to talk about with your kids. On the surface, it seems to contradict all the messages about God’s love that we share with them. We worry about confusing them or having them follow Jesus out of fear. We want them to […]
Does Suicide Condemn Someone to Hell?
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Brian Chilton NOTE: We recently received a question related to this topic so we decided to reblog this entry. We believe this is an extremely important issue we need to deal with as a Christian community. Pastor Rick Warren and his family suffered a great loss as his son died from suicide. Suicide is […]
The MAVEN Experience
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Tim Stratton The primary goal of FreeThinking Ministries is to equip the church to engage the culture. In my opinion, no one is doing that better than Brett Kunkle. Kunkle became well-known in the apologetics community through his time at Greg Koukl’s organization, Stand To Reason. Recently, however, Kunkle has branched out and started MAVEN, an organization focused […]
How Do I Explain Abortion To My Children?
Apologetics for Parents, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Michael Sherrard These kinds of questions keep you awake at night. Knowing how and when to talk to your children about sensitive issues isn’t an exact science. But we better figure it out quick. While we contemplate the best way to do it, our little ones are being taught by someone else. The internet, social media, […]
Would A World Without Satan Lack Evil?
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Rajkumar Richard The question, “Would there be less evil in a world without Satan?” could be relevant, for if the answer to this question is a yes, then we could plausibly ask, “Why did God create angels, i.e., Satan if evil in this world would be lesser without Satan?” Within this context, if God had […]
A Call To An Intellectual Faith
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy J. Brian Huffling I would venture that if you asked people what is meant by ‘faith,’ they would likely say “believing something in spite of the evidence or in the absence of evidence.” However, such has not historically been the view of faith. Faith has traditionally been understood as trusting a reliable source. For […]
Pastors Get Scared Sharing Their Faith Too!
2. Does God Exist?, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Ryan Leasure We’ve all felt it. The sense of guilt overwhelmed us. The pastor brings his sermon to a close, but before he concludes, he gives the congregation one final exhortation. Go tell others about Jesus. He says if Jesus was willing to lay down his life for you, the least you can do is […]
How The Discovery Of The Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation Falsified Atheism
2. Does God Exist?, AtheismBy Wintery Knight Prior to certain scientific discoveries, most people thought that the universe had always been here, and no need to ask who or what may have caused it. But today, that’s all changed. Today, the standard model of the origin of the universe is that all the matter and energy in the universe […]
Was Jesus’ Death and Resurrection Copied from Krishna?
4. Is the NT True?, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Mikel Del Rosario Copied From Krishna? What would you say if someone told you the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ death and resurrection were copied from earlier pagan stories? Over 100 years ago, a guy named Kersey Graves talked about Jesus and Krishna. He said Jesus wasn’t unique among religious figures. Fans of his work were […]
Unfashionable History: The Untold Story Behind The Rise Of Western Civilization
CrossExaminedBy Terrell Clemmons Unfashionable History A Review of How the West Won: The Neglected Story of the Triumph of Modernity by Rodney Stark Americans are becoming increasingly ignorant of how the modern world came to be what it is, says Rodney Stark. A generation ago, most college curricula included a course in Western Civilization that covered Western […]
Is There Meaning To Life?
Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Luke Nix Introduction An interesting TED Talk came across my Facebook feed a few weeks ago. The talk focused on finding meaning in life. More and more people are discovering that pursuing happiness is leading them nowhere. They discover that every time they think that something obtainable or achievable will make them happy, once […]
Securing a Seat in a Secular Society
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Brian Chilton On this episode of the Bellator Christi Podcast, Brian Chilton discusses what needs to be in a person’s message as one shares the gospel to those who know very little about God, Jesus, or the Bible. Join us today as we delve into Paul’s message to the Athenians delivered at the Areopagus […]
Does The Bible Need Defending?
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Evan Minton Sometimes when someone witnesses to an unbeliever by appealing to arguments and evidence that point to the truth of Christianity, some believers will tell the Christian that The Bible does not need them to defend it. “The Truth does not need to be defended. It is like a lion. All you need to do […]