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.
Gotham City And Nazareth Are Not In The Same Category
Atheism, Theology and Christian Apologeticsby Ryan Leasure As a child, Batman held the ranks as my favorite superhero. Unlike other superheroes who could fly, see through walls, or turn into green giants, Batman fought crime in Gotham City by more conventional means. He was a great fighter, used cool gadgets, had a killer suit, and drove a sweet car. In […]
Theistic Foundation of Science, part 2
Atheism, Philosophy of Science, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Ken Mann Think Week: The Foundations of Science Found in Christian Theism, 2 Five Explanations In this post, we will begin to consider how the presuppositions of science described in the previous post can be explained or grounded. Recall that these presuppositions cannot be discovered or defended via any kind of scientific process. Rather […]
The Evidence For Jesus’ Resurrection, Part 5: Fact (3) The Postmortem Appearances To The Disciples
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian Apologeticsby Evan Minton This is part 5 in a series of blog posts detailing the wealth of historical evidence for the resurrection of Jesus. In the last 2 parts of this blog post series, we saw that the evidence that Jesus died by Roman crucifixion is overwhelming to the point that even atheist historians say that […]
4 Things That Must Happen Before More Christian Parents Will Care About Questions of Faith and Science
Apologetics for Parents, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Natasha Crain In my newest book, Talking with Your Kids about God, there are six chapters that focus on the intersection of faith and science. They answer the questions: Can science prove or disprove God’s existence? Do science and religion contradict each other? Do science and religion complement each other? Is God just an explanation […]
True Love Must Be Reciprocated
CrossExaminedBy Brian Chilton Recently, I was talking to a friend of mine who was infatuated with a person who did not necessarily share the same sentiments. In fact, it was not certain what the other person really desired in their relationship. I will not mention anything more about this situation out of respect for those […]
Tactics: The Worst Mistake A Christian Can Make When Doing Apologetics
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Wintery Knight I have a key that will unlock a puzzling mystery So, this is just an advice post for doing apologetics. Here are three situations I’ve run into while doing apologetics in the last month. First situation. I was talking with a lady who is an atheist. I had a copy of “God’s Crime […]
The Evidence For Jesus’ Resurrection, Part 4: Fact (2) The Empty Tomb
CrossExamined, Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Evan Minton We saw in the previous blog post that the historical evidence for Jesus’ death was overwhelming. Even several non-Christian scholars affirm it, and even say that it’s the one fact about Jesus that is indisputable. However, what happened to Jesus after He died? The New Testament says that He was placed in a tomb […]
Galileo and the Catholic Church
Philosophy of Science, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Ken Mann The question is asked in different ways. Are science and religion compatible? Are science and faith in conflict? The answer, once one has properly defined what is meant by science and faith, is it depends. Critics of Christianity will assert, based on history, that there is an inherent conflict between science and religion […]
Theistic Foundation of Science, part 1
CrossExamined, Philosophy of Science, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Ken Mann Think Week: The Foundations of Science Found in Christian Theism, 1 What are the foundations of science? This series of posts will look at five presuppositions of science. These presuppositions cannot be established by science: Rather, they must be in place before science can even begin. There are others, but this series will […]
Can You and Your Kids Answer These Skeptics of Christianity? (Part 1 of 5)
Apologetics for Parents, Atheism, Theology and Christian Apologeticsby Natasha Crain Over the last few months since Talking with Your Kids about God came out, I’ve heard from a lot of parents who especially love the conversation guides provided in the book. Every chapter has one of these guides to help parents have a conversation with their kids about that chapter’s content. There’s an easy conversation […]
The Evidence For Jesus’ Resurrection, Part 3: Fact (1) Jesus Died By Crucifixion
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Evan Minton In the previous blog post, I explained what the minimal facts approach was, and how it employed standard historical criterion to the New Testament text rather than it being a “Thus sayeth The Lord” approach. The New Testament is used, but only as an ancient set of documents, not as scripture. Additionally, […]
Why the Problem of Evil is a Problem
2. Does God Exist?, Atheism, Theology and Christian Apologeticsby Aaron Brake “If you hate evil, hate sin.” —Clay Jones— Introduction The so-called problem of evil is one of the most common objections raised against the Christian faith. Perhaps no one has more succinctly stated the apparent contradiction between an all-loving, all-powerful God and the existence of evil as the eighteenth-century Scottish skeptic David […]
Apathy, Atheism, and the Absurdity of Life Without God
2. Does God Exist?, Atheism, Theology and Christian Apologeticsby Aaron Brake Here is a statement that may seem controversial at first but upon reflection the truth of which becomes more apparent: If God does not exist and there is no life after death, then there is no ultimate meaning, value, or purpose in life. The question of God’s existence is the most central […]
The Evidence For Jesus’ Resurrection, Part 2: How To Do History
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Evan Minton In the previous blog post, I talked about how important it was that we affirm that Jesus rose from the dead if He actually did, I warned not to let one’s dislike of Christianity’s implications get in the way of interpreting the evidence, and I warned not to let one’s naturalistic bias […]
Why Yahweh? Why Not Zeus? Why Not Thor? Why Not Zoidberg?
2. Does God Exist?, Atheism, Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Evan Minton One common question atheists often ask Christians like me is why we believe in the God of The Bible as opposed to all of these other gods in all of these made up religions. They will ask “You believe in only one God? Why don’t you believe in Thor, or Zeus, or […]
A Quantum Christian
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Terrell Clemmons The Man for Whom Science Proved Religion Dennis Garvin grew up the second of three sons born into a Norman Rockwell setting in the Berkshire Mountains of upstate New York. After graduating valedictorian of his class at The Citadel military college in South Carolina, he went on to graduate with honors from […]
The 3 Most Important Conversations about Easter that Most Sunday Schools and Parents Aren’t Having with Kids
Apologetics for Parents, Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian Apologeticsby Natasha Crain When I think back to Easter as a child, I remember year after year in Sunday School coloring cross pictures, making empty tomb crafts, having Easter-themed snacks, and singing celebratory worship songs. There is no doubt I learned that Jesus was raised from the dead after dying on the cross three days before. […]
The 40 Days of Easter
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Brian G. Chilton Easter is my favorite holiday. It is nice because of the warming weather, the blooming of flowers, the greening of the grass, and the growth of leaves on the trees. Everything looks dead during the winter, but everything seems to come to life around Easter. The best reason for my love […]
Apologists, Please Don’t Forget The Gospel
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Michael Sherrard For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. —ROMANS 1:16 As an apologist, let me encourage you to trust in the power of the gospel. Do not be ashamed to freely […]
The Evidence For Jesus’ Resurrection, Part 1: Why This Matters
Jesus Christ, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Evan Minton Did Jesus really rise from the dead? How can we know? Most people, both Christians, and non-Christians alike, will tell you that if you believe that Jesus rose from the dead, it has to be on either the basis of a religious experience (for example, you were addicted to drugs but prayed […]
Historical Evidence of the Resurrection: A Debate with a Skeptical Friend
4. Is the NT True?, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Tim Stratton While attending Biola University, Dr. Clay Jones gave me the assignment to engage in friendly and respectful debate with a skeptical non-believer regarding the historical resurrection of Jesus. A deep-thinking friend of mine (who happened to be an atheist who would debate my views quite often) graciously accepted my invitation to have this conversation. The following is […]