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.
The Number One Sign Your Kids Are Just Borrowing Your Faith (and Not Developing Their Own)
Apologetics for ParentsBy Natasha Crain The other day something reminded me of the popular 1993 book, “The Celestine Prophecy” (anyone remembers that?). “The Celestine Prophecy” is a fiction book that discusses ideas rooted in New Age spirituality. The book sold 20 million copies and practically spawned its own cult-like religion, with groups popping up all over the country […]
The Gay Agenda & the Wrong Side of Hate
Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Brady Cone Protestors. Death threats. Misleading newspaper articles. In the days leading up to a talk I was doing on campus at North Carolina State University last year, the environment consistently became increasingly hostile. I was simply speaking about my story of struggling with sexuality issues, and how God’s overwhelming grace had rescued my soul. Why the […]
I am Special?
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Michael Sherrard There isn’t any reason to think that I am special, but I do. And we all do. That is of course unless life has beaten us up and cruel people have convinced us otherwise. But I am special. I know this. I’ve known this for quite some time. It this a dream? […]
You Gotta Be More Specific
2. Does God Exist?, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Brent Hardaway A blogger named MarkCC demonstrates a few common misunderstandings regarding Intelligent Design (ID). First, we need to clarify some terms, as there is some jargon given in the post that the reader may not be familiar with. Specified Event – The phrase “Go Take Out the Trash” is a specified arrangement of letters. The jumbled letter […]
Why Everyone Believes in Secure Borders and Why America Needs Them
Culture CrossExamined, Legislating Morality, Culture & PoliticsIf you say you’re for open borders, you’re not. Not completely. Do you have locks on your doors? How about on your car? Got a fence so your kids can play safely? Do you have passwords on your computers? How about your bank accounts? Do you protect your credit card numbers? Your social security number? […]
Why the Right to Privacy Argument for Abortion Fails
Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy J. Brian Huffling A common argument used by abortion advocates is: “A woman can do what she wants with her body! Since it is her body that is going through the pregnancy, then she should have the right to terminate the pregnancy.” However, this “argument” fails for a number of reasons. First, it is […]
Apologetics Is About Love
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Ryan Leasure Apologetics is about love. Wait, what? Apologetics? About love? You mean to tell me that apologetics — making a defense for the Christian faith — isn’t about academic scruples that few people care about? Don’t apologists thrive off arguments and heated discussions? How could it be about love? While I can’t speak for […]
Terrell Clemmons Interviews Nancy Pearcey About The Impact Of Secularism
Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Wintery Knight Salvo magazine is my favorite magazine for the discussion of issues related to the Christian worldview. They focus on the most interesting topics; sex and feminism, intelligent design and evolution, marriage and family, abortion and euthanasia, etc. One of their writers, Terrell Clemmons, has just about the best Christian worldview I’ve ever […]
Evil, Suffering and Evidence for God
Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Mikel Del Rosario On November 13, 2015, coordinated terrorist attacks rocked Paris, France: A shooting rampage, explosions, and a mass hostage-taking that leftover 100 people dead and over 300 more badly injured; people who went out to see a band, a soccer game, grab a bite to eat or just enjoy the evening. The […]
Did God Create Evil?
Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Brian Chilton After Bible study, one evening, a good friend of mine and I discussed the problem of evil. He asked an excellent question, “Did God create evil?” I said, “No, I don’t think he did.” However, my friend objected because he said, “God created everything, so he must have created evil.” This conversation […]
Sexually Transmitted Unease: How Casual Sex Works Bad Chemistry From Good
CrossExamined, Legislating Morality, Culture & PoliticsBy Terrell Clemmons “Want a Capri Sun?” Those were the first words he said to her afterward. Rachel White, age fifteen, had been anticipating this moment for at least a year. She’d sneaked out on a snowy school night, shoes in hand. Then, wearing nothing but her wet socks, Ginuwine playing in the background, it was […]
How Ancient Eyewitness Testimony Became the New Testament Gospel Record
4. Is the NT True?, Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy J. Warner Wallace I often wonder precisely when the disciples of Jesus realized their important role in Christian History. As these men sat at the feet of Jesus and listened to everything He had to say, did they realize they would someday testify to everything He said and did? Most eyewitnesses I’ve interviewed in my […]
Why Do You Believe In God?
2. Does God Exist?, Atheism, Theology and Christian Apologeticsby Justin Steckbauer If someone asks me, “Why do you believe in God?” I don’t necessarily say “I just have faith.” Many might say that. But for someone who asks that question, I need to know how to defend my faith. So my response is this: I think it’s very reasonable to believe in God. Let […]
Truth and Tone in Cultural Engagement
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Darrell L. Bock and Mikel Del Rosario INTRODUCTION Over the past few decades, some evangelicals have seen cultural engagement as fighting a culture war for Christ. But the landscape has changed in a way that most people who graduated from seminary forty years ago might never have imagined. Today, we as Christians find ourselves […]
The Wounded Healer: Finding Ultimate Purpose in Your Suffering
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Luke Nix Introduction The other day, I heard a podcast that I want to highlight for anyone who is a victim of the evil and suffering of life and questions God’s purposes, His love, or even His existence. Whether our experiences are singular traumatic events, day-in and day-out pain, or a combination of the […]
How to Get Men to Church
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Timothy Fox There’s a critical gender gap problem in America: Christianity’s gender gap. Men attend church far less than women. Why? There are many reasons, from weak, whiny worship to emotions-based sermons. Church isn’t masculine, so men don’t go. So what’s the solution? Churches create “manly” ministries and boot camps, involving sports and YELLING and other macho […]
A Parent’s Guide to the 5 Skeptics Who Want to Shame Your Kids for Being Christian
Apologetics for Parents, Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Natasha Crain Having blogged for over six years now, I’ve received hundreds (and hundreds) of comments and emails from skeptics of Christianity. Once in a while, I receive one from a pleasant non-believer who is truly interested in discussing evidence, asking reasonable questions, and engaging in thoughtful discussion. But that’s the exception. Those who contact […]
Don’t Be Overcome by Statistics, Overcome Statistics with the Gospel
CrossExamined, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Brian Chilton Let’s be honest. We in the Christian world are inundated with bad news. We are bombarded with news about how the Millennial Generation is far more unbelieving than Generation X. In full disclosure, I was born at the end of what would make me a Gen-Xer. Nevertheless, pastors especially are concerned with […]
The Goodness of God
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy J. Brian Huffling My last post on God and morality brought up the issue of if and how God is moral. My main point was to reject the notion that God is moral in the sense that humans are moral. But I did mention that God is good, just not morally good. That is, he isn’t […]
Why Being Comfortable Makes You A Bad Leader
CrossExaminedBy Alex McElroy We live in a result-oriented society. I suppose it’s better than living in a status-quo oriented society. The mantra of the day is “what have you done for me lately?” Harsh as that may seem, there is some truth to it and the adage can aid us in becoming more efficient and […]
The Evidence For Jesus’ Resurrection, Part 10: Conclusion
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian Apologeticsby Evan Minton If you’ve taken the time to read through this entire series, I commend you. The resurrection of Jesus is the most important event in human history. If it occurred, the Christian worldview is true. If it did not occur, then we need to search for worldview truth elsewhere. However, we saw throughout the […]