Debating Atheists: Arrival of Jesus (Part 5/5)
By Dan Grossenbach
Ancient history is a funny thing. We depend on the information, but no one was there to see it. Historians meet this challenge with the standard method of ...
5 Common Answers to Kids’ Questions about God That Can Do More Harm Than Good
By Natasha Crain
A couple of years ago, my husband and I were invited to a dinner party with a few other new parents from our kids’ Christian elementary school. After we worked our way through ...
Beach Balls and the Sexual Revolution
It’s no secret that sexual mores have changed radically over the past few decades in America (and beyond). Certain commonsense and natural beliefs about the purpose and nature of sex and ...
Who Wrote the Gospel of John?
By Brian Chilton
For the past few weeks, we have investigated the authors of the Gospels and the book of Acts. In this article, we examine the evidence for the Gospel of John. Who wrote the ...
Debating Atheists: Arrival of Evil (Part 4/5)
By Dan Grossenbach
Understanding evil reveals an important part of reality. As much as we try to avoid it, evil is part of the universal human condition – something theists and atheists both ...
Right Behavior. Does It Exist?
By Michael C. Sherrard
How do you know if your idea of right behavior is truer than mine? I ask, of course, because nearly every day I’m confronted, as are you I'm sure, by someone who insists ...
Debating Atheists: Arrival of Biological Information (Part 3/5)
By Dan Grossenbach
Information embedded inside all of life demands an explanation. Virtually all agree that, at some point in earth’s early history, the first living being came about from ...
Who Wrote the Letters of Peter?
By Brian Chilton
Over the past few months, we have been investigating the authors and backgrounds of the New Testament books. In this article, we will look into the letters attributed to Peter. ...
College Is Not A Day Care: The Devastating Consequences of Abandoning Truth
In 2015, Oklahoma Wesleyan University president Everett Piper wrote a provocative article entitled, “This is Not A Day Care. It’s A University!” The article was quoted in the Washington Post, ...
How Does Christianity Fulfill our Deepest Aspiration? Author Interview
My friend and Biola colleague Greg Ganssle has written a fascinating new book called Our Deepest Desires: How the Christian Story Fulfills Human Aspirations. Professor Ganssle takes a unique ...
Debating Atheists: Arrival of the Universe (Part 2/5)
By Dan Grossenbach
In the previous post of this short blog series found here, I explained how four facts agreed upon by the majority of non-Christian experts can be used to build a strong case ...
7 Reasons Why I Came Back to the Christian Faith
By Brian Chilton
On today’s podcast, host Brian Chilton discusses his personal journey back to the Christian faith. Brian was saved at the age of 7 and was called into the gospel ministry at 16 ...
The Incompatibility of Christianity and Racism
By Brian Chilton
This past Saturday, I returned home from our church’s annual Vacation Bible School. The topic for this year’s VBS was on putting on the full armor of God. When I sat down in ...
Debating Atheists: Introduction (part 1/5)
By Dan Grossenbach
On November 27, 2016, I debated a local atheist leader, retired podiatrist Dr. Gil Shapiro, the spokesperson of Freethought Arizona (video here). I’ve blogged on general ...
Who Wrote the Letter of James?
By Bryan Chilton
As you know, we have been examining the authorship of the New Testament letters over the past few weeks. Thus far, we have learned that good reasons exist to accept the ...
Did God Use Evolution? Is the Earth Old? New Book Review
Questions related to origins are some of the most divisive in the church today: How old is the earth? Is there good evidence for intelligent design? Did God use evolution?Sadly, rather than ...
A Simple Case for Religious Liberty
As John Stonestreet and I argue in our book Same-Sex Marriage, we are currently undergoing one of the most sweeping social revolutions in world history. Until theObergefell v. Hodges SCOTUS ...
Why Apologetics Won’t Work
By Dan Grossenbach
If apologetics is so great and its arguments compelling, why isn’t everyone convinced of Christianity? This is where the doctrine of election debate between Calvinists and ...
Freedom Through Obedience: A Lesson from Star Wars
Personal autonomy has become the reigning virtue of our day. If it feels true to you, then it must be true for you. As SCOTUS Justice Anthony Kennedy famously said, "At the heart of liberty is ...
Making Apologetics Personal: A Quick Lesson from John 4
It’s no secret that I love apologetics. I love to read apologetics blogs, study apologetics books, and have apologetics conversations. But there is a constant temptation I have to battle that I ...
