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 Wisdom Chronicle
Wisdom ChronicleThe Wisdom Chronicle is designed to bring nuggets of wisdom from the dozens of books I read every year. I endeavor to share the best of what I have gleaned. The determination of relevance lies with you. Blessings, J. Whiddon 1011. ALL NATIONS HAVE HEARD GOSPEL? “Was the gospel preached to all the nations? Acts 2:5 […]
The 5 Worst Beliefs a Christian Parent Can Have in an Imploding Society
Apologetics for Parents, Culture CrossExaminedBy Natasha Crain America is changing fast, and not in the direction we’d like. In light of recent events, I don’t think I need to detail all the signs that point to an imploding society. We see it. We feel it. We fear it. Instead, I want to focus on our role as Christian parents […]
Just Listen
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Timothy Fox “Everyone should be slow to speak, quick to listen….” James 1:19 I admit, I hate asking Christians for advice or to share my troubles. They just don’t listen! You pour out your heart and they respond with trite statements like “Smile, Jesus loves you!” “Everything will be okay!” “Trust in God!” “Jeremiah 29:11!” […]
Don’t Be Afraid to Be the Cause of Your Kids’ Questions About Christianity
Apologetics for Parents, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Natasha Crain A couple of weeks ago, I started teaching a 5-week “Introduction to Apologetics” class to adults at a local church. In the first session, we talked about the evidence for the existence of God in nature—the origin of the universe, the design of life, and our innate moral knowledge. During the question […]
Are Christians Less Intelligent Than Atheists? Here’s What All Those Studies REALLY Say
Apologetics for Parents, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Natasha Crain Today I want to shed light on a nasty little “fact” that regularly makes the rounds online: Studies show that Christians are less intelligent than atheists. This statement is proudly tossed about by atheists who want to reinforce their claims that religion is for the poor, ignorant, and unintelligent. And you know what? […]
The Wisdom Chronicle
Wisdom ChronicleThe Wisdom Chronicle is designed to bring nuggets of wisdom from the dozens of books I read every year. I endeavor to share the best of what I have gleaned. The determination of relevance lies with you. Blessings, J. Whiddon MANY FLOOD ACCOUNTS “People who left Babel were not ignorant of their past. They were […]
30 Things You Can Do This Summer to Deepen Your Kids’ Faith
Apologetics for Parents, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Natasha Crain It’s now officially summer! For many families, that means a (slightly) less hectic schedule for a few glorious weeks. At the same time, it can mean small-scale panic at what to actually do with the extra time your kids have. Solution: Take the opportunity to get more creative with engaging together spiritually […]
5 Things Christian Parents Must Do to Raise Godly Children in a Secular World
Apologetics for Parents, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Natasha Crain In the last couple of years, I’ve had the opportunity to speak at several Christian conferences and churches on the importance of parents teaching their kids apologetics (how to make a case for and defend the truth of the Christian faith). When I speak, I often begin by asking the following two […]
The Wisdom Chronicle
Wisdom ChronicleThe Wisdom Chronicle is designed to bring nuggets of wisdom from the dozens of books I read every year. I endeavor to share the best of what I have gleaned. The determination of relevance lies with you. Blessings, J. Whiddon YOUTH “Insanity is hereditary—you get it from your children.” “The good years—when the kids were […]
Islamic Terror, Homosexuality, & the Consequences of Ideas
IslamBy Tim Stratton Sunday morning I awoke to horrific news on my Facebook feed: an Islamic terrorist brutally gunned down over fifty of our fellow human beings at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. This broke my heart and made me extremely angry! I cannot imagine the sorrow, pain, and anguish the friends and family […]
Keeping the Slaughter of Canaan in Context
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Shannon Byrd Are the conquest narratives in the Old Testament any different from what we are currently viewing with ISIS throughout the Middle East and Europe? Questions like this often come up in discussing the existence of objective moral values and duties and their proper grounding. When God is posited as the grounding of morality, […]
What The Fighting Over Gender Issues Is Really About
Culture CrossExaminedBy Michael Sherrard Do you have a hard time understanding how rational people can really think that genderless bathrooms are a good idea? Are you confused about what is happening culturally? Does it make any sense to you that corporations are applying political and economic pressure to reform our social sexuality? Well, here’s what’s going […]
Please Don’t Tell Your Kids to Believe in God Just in Case He Exists
Apologetics for Parents, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Natasha Crain Today’s post, like my last one, is in response to some comments I saw in a Facebook group recently. A mom posted that her 5-year-old asked, “How do we know God is real?” Amongst the many responses from fellow parents was this one: “I would say… Maybe God isn’t real. If he isn’t, […]
The Wisdom Chronicle
Wisdom ChronicleThe Wisdom Chronicle is designed to bring nuggets of wisdom from the dozens of books I read every year. I endeavor to share the best of what I have gleaned. The determination of relevance lies with you. Blessings, J. Whiddon SLEEP “I started reading the research on the relationship between sleep deprivation and obesity about […]
How to Explain to Your Kids Why Some People Think Gorillas and Humans Are Equally Valuable
Apologetics for Parents, Culture CrossExaminedBy Natasha Crain By now, you’ve probably seen all the headlines and controversy surrounding the killing of Harambe the gorilla. In a nutshell, a 4-year-old boy somehow fell into a gorilla exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo last weekend and authorities ended up killing the gorilla in order to ensure the boy’s life would be saved. […]
Is Spiritual Truth a Matter of Opinion? An Open Letter to a Relativist
Apologetics for Parents, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Natasha Crain I received the following blog comment this week, packed with statements that your kids are likely to hear (and possibly come to believe) about the nature of truth. I wanted to reply to the commenter right here in a blog post because I feel there is so much that is important for everyone […]
TEN Problems with the Canaanite Objection
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Tim Stratton “Then they devoted all in the city to destruction, both men and women, young and old, oxen, sheep, and donkeys, with the edge of the sword” (Joshua 6:21). Why would God command the execution of all the Canaanites (along with the children) in the Old Testament? Many think this is one of […]
Are Humans Sophisticated Carbon-Based Machines?
Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Chris Du-Pond A paramount question that humans ought to consider is what philosophers have labeled the “mind-body problem.” The key point here is this: are humans made of one substance or more? Are humans nothing more than physical matter or do they also incorporate an immaterial mind/soul? These distinct perspectives are known as physicalism […]
Robots & Rationality
Atheism, Theology and Christian ApologeticsBy Tim Stratton Determinists determined to defend determinism often counter the Freethinking Argument by proclaiming that computers seem to be rational and they do not possess libertarian free will. They state this is sufficient refutation of premise (3) of the Freethinking Argument, and therefore, the conclusions: free will exists, the soul exists, and naturalism is false, do not follow. This […]
The Wisdom Chronicle
Wisdom ChronicleThe Wisdom Chronicle is designed to bring nuggets of wisdom from the dozens of books I read every year. I endeavor to share the best of what I have gleaned. The determination of relevance lies with you. Blessings, J. Whiddon REAGANISMS “You know why it’s called horse sense—they don’t bet on people.” “Ask an atheist […]
The Constitution Is My Speech Permit
Legislating Morality, Culture & PoliticsMy former attorneys at the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) recently filed a lawsuit they never should have had to file. In the suit, they are representing a Christian student group at North Carolina State University (NCSU). At issue is an NCSU policy requiring a permit for any kind of student speech or communication anywhere on […]