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.
An Encounter With Jehovah’s Witnesses
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Terrell Clemmons It was a bright and cold December morning, and I was up to my elbows in bread dough when my doorbell rang. The dog barked at full volume, and my preschool daughter zipped past me as I brushed the flour from my hands and followed her to the door. There waited a tall, […]
5 Keys To A Respectful And Persuasive Conversation
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Michael C. Sherrard You can have respectful and persuasive conversations about controversial issues like politics, morality, and even religion if you check your P.U.L.S.E. When you feel yourself getting angry and sense the conversation is ready to spiral out of control, ask yourself these five questions: Am I being too Preachy? Am I Using good questions? […]
Exclusivity Claims Of Major World Religions
Atheism, Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian Apologeticsby Rajkumar Richard You may have encountered and engaged these claims, “Christianity is intolerant!” and “Christianity is exclusive!” The other religions are allegedly tolerant and hence, inclusive. Is it so? No! Every major religion claims exclusivity. Within the theme of “Religious Diversity,” three relevant theories should be recognized.[1] The “Pluralist theory” believes that one religion is as […]
The Evidence For Jesus’ Resurrection, Part 9: Probabilities and Plagarism
Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Evan Minton This is part 9 in a blog post series on the historical evidence for Jesus’ resurrection. In parts 3, 4, 5, and 6, we’ve seen powerful historical evidence that (1) Jesus died by Roman crucifixion, that (2) His tomb was found empty the following Sunday morning, that (3) the twelve disciples believed […]
Robin Collins And Atheist Peter Millican Discuss The Fine-Tuning Of The Universe For Life
2. Does God Exist?, Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Wintery Knight You might remember Peter Millican from the debate he had with William Lane Craig. I ranked that debate as one of the 3 best I have ever seen, along with the first Craig vs. Dacey debate and the second Craig vs. Sinnott-Armstrong debate. Details: Science has revealed that the fundamental constants and forces […]
Your Kids Will Likely Have No Idea How to Choose Their Own Christian Church as Adults… and That’s a Problem
Apologetics for Parents, Theology and Christian Apologeticsby Natasha Crain I grew up mostly in non-denominational churches, with a Baptist church or two thrown in. For all intents and purposes, my understanding of the world was that there were two types of churches: Christian and non-Christian. Easy peasy. If you gave me a label maker, I could have visited every church in town […]
The Case For Miracles Book Review
3. Are Miracles Possible?, Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian Apologeticsby Ryan Leasure I can still hear Al Michael’s voice in the background, “Do you believe in miracles?!?!” The United States victory over the heavily favored Russian hockey team in the 1980 Winter Olympics defied the odds. But as improbable as it was, should the “Miracle on Ice” really be dubbed a miracle? Unlikely? Yes. Coincidence? […]
God Is Not A Moral Being and the Moral Argument Is Often Wrongheaded
Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy J. Brian Huffling God is not a moral being and often the way the moral argument is used is just wrong. What I mean by the former is that God does not abide by moral commands, nor does he fulfill obligations or virtues in the way that humans do. I am also denying that […]
God’s Origin Story
2. Does God Exist?, Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Timothy Fox In my last article, I compared superhero origin stories to the beginning of the universe. Every superhero needs an origin story, and so does the universe. We need a reason why it exists. I argued the best explanation is a God who caused the universe to come into existence. But doesn’t that just […]
Comics and Cosmic Origins
2. Does God Exist?, Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Timothy Fox Every superhero has an origin story. Spider-man was bitten by a radioactive spider. Batman’s parents were murdered before his very eyes as a child. Superman’s parents sent him on a rocket to earth where he was discovered and raised by the Kents. Origin stories tell the tale of how a superhero gained […]
Are You Good Enough For Heaven?
Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Theology and Christian Apologeticsby Al Serrato “Avast yer jabberin, ya bunch a bilge rats!” The voice sounded strange as it reached into the hallway. The speaker was apparently trying to make a point. “Yer division a booty must be… “he paused to consider his words, “more equitable if ye be wanting to sail with me.” He had my attention. I […]
The Evidence For Jesus’ Resurrection, Part 8: Some Unanswered Questions
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian Apologeticsby Evan Minton This is part 8 in a blog post series on the historical evidence for Jesus’ resurrection. In parts 3, 4, 5, and 6 of this series, we’ve seen powerful historical evidence that (1) Jesus died by Roman crucifixion, that (2) His tomb was found empty the following Sunday morning, that (3) the twelve […]
Top 5 Books For The College-Bound
Apologetics for Parents, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Luke Nix Introduction The time is coming soon for a new chapter of our children’s lives to begin: college life. This can be quite an apprehensive time for both Christian parents and the teens. The parents are preparing to let their kids go out into the world, unable to be protected by Mom and […]
Is the Bible from God
Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Mikel Del Rosario Is the Bible really from God? I just did a workshop on this very topic for about sixty 5th and 6th graders at Bayside Church in Granite Bay, CA. I wanted to help Christian kids talk about this stuff with their friends. But I knew it had to be simple to […]
How Does Christianity Differ From Other Religions On Homosexuality?
Legislating Morality, Culture & Politics, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Terrell Clemmons It’s probably not what you think. Saving Truth on Human Sexuality “Sorry if this is off topic,” the young woman stammered into the microphone, “but, um, I’ve searched for answers, and I can’t seem to find any, so I thought I’d come tonight and ask you guys. Where does Christianity, if it does at […]
The Evidence For Jesus’ Resurrection, Part 7: Reasoning To The Resurrection
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian Apologeticsby Evan Minton This is part 6 in a blog post series (and eventually, free Kindle book) on the evidence for Jesus’ resurrection. In parts 3, 4, 5, and 6 we saw that powerful historical evidence exists for the following 5 facts 1: Jesus died by Roman crucifixion. 2: His tomb was found empty by a […]
No Real Jesus Without The Trinity
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Marcia Montenegro The Trinity may be a rather neglected doctrine in the church today, even seen as secondary by many. In this article, we’ll consider some of the responses from Christians and non-Christians objecting to the importance of the necessary doctrine of the Trinity and evaluate them. Non-Trinitarians may seem to be Christian, especially […]
Is Christianity useful anymore? The younger generations don’t seem to think so
Atheism, Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Michael Sherrard According to recent research, the coming generations have no use for Christianity anymore. I’m sure you’ve seen what these sociological studies have found: the younger the generation, the more post-Christian it is. Young Americans are less inclined to believe in heaven and hell, that scripture is the word of God, that Satan is real, […]
Theistic Foundation of Science, part 3
Atheism, Jesus Christ, Philosophy of Science, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Ken Mann Think Week: The Foundations of Science Found in Christian Theism, 3 We have been considering five presuppositions of science and how they can be explained by Christian theism. In the previous post we considered first three, here we will address the last two presuppositions, An Understandable World, and An Expressible World. An […]
The Evidence For Jesus’ Resurrection, Part 6: Facts (4) and (5) The Postmortem Appearances To Paul and James
3. Are Miracles Possible?, Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian Apologeticsby Evan Minton This is part 6 in a blog post series on the evidence for the historicity of Jesus’ resurrection. The Minimal Facts Case for the resurrection of Jesus is what I’ve been defending the past 5 articles, and in part 2, I explained what a minimal facts approach is. Part of a minimal […]
Human Nature According to Darwin – A Christian Response
Philosophy of Science, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Ken Mann The following is was delivered as a plenary session at a Biola on the Road conference in April 2017 at Faith Bible Church in Houston Texas. Introduction Charles Darwin. Evolution. Perhaps no other man and no other idea have had a wider influence on western culture. Since On the Origin of Species […]