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 Culture Chronicle
Culture CrossExaminedTHE CULTURE CHRONICLE for April The following list of events is a representative sample lifted from recent headlines and compiled in this format to offer some perspective concerning the current trends in our culture. Items included were selected at my sole discretion. Jim Whiddon. The number of chronic marijuana users increased 84% between 2000-2010 according to […]
The Wisdom Chronicle
Wisdom ChronicleThe Wisdom Chronicle is designed to bring nuggets of wisdom from the dozens of books I read every year in all genres. Each week, I endeavor to share the best of what I have gleaned. The determination of relevance lies with you. Blessings, Jim Whiddon 91. TRUTH “We are not afraid to follow the truth wherever […]
What Really Happened at Jesus’ Tomb?
1. Does Truth Exist?, 4. Is the NT True?, Theology and Christian ApologeticsA Look at “The Creed” Through History & Archaeology For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures, and that He was seen by Cephas, then […]
What was the Crucifixion like?
CrossExaminedWhat was the extent of the physical suffering Jesus endured at the crucifixion? Consider that the English word “excruciating” is from the Latin meaning “out of the crucifixion.” I’ve found that the best way to comprehend the magnitude of the Christ’s physical suffering on Good Friday is to read the following description that we’ve adapted […]
The Wisdom Chronicle
Wisdom ChronicleThe Wisdom Chronicle is designed to bring nuggets of wisdom from the dozens of books I read every year in all genres. Each week, I endeavor to share the best of what I have gleaned. The determination of relevance lies with you. Blessings, Jim Whiddon 81. OUR NATION “We are caught in an inescapable network […]
The Wisdom Chronicle
Wisdom ChronicleThe Wisdom Chronicle is designed to bring nuggets of wisdom from the dozens of books I read every year in all genres. Each week, I endeavor to share the best of what I have gleaned. The determination of relevance lies with you. Blessings, Jim Whiddon 71. TRADING UP “The cool thing about taking Jesus up […]
The Qur’an, Muhammad and Modern Science: Scientific Miracles or Blunders?
IslamAnyone who has had even a mild exposure to Islamic apologetics will have encountered the argument for the Qur’an’s divine origin based on its purported scientific miracles — that is, scientific assertions contained within the Qur’an which have only been validated by modern science. Out of all of the arguments for the Islamic religion, this […]
A Simple Reason Why The Qur’an Cannot Be The Word of God
IslamThe Islamic religion claims that the Qur’an, revealed allegedly by the angel Gabriel to the prophet Muhammad beginning in 610 A.D., is the inspired and inerrant word of God. Such an assertion, however, is highly problematic, and many, many arguments could be given to convincingly refute it. In this article, I am going to offer […]
The Culture Chronicle
Culture CrossExaminedThe following list of events is a representative sample lifted from recent headlines and compiled in this format to offer some perspective concerning the current trends in our culture. Items included were selected at my sole discretion. Jim Whiddon. March 2014 Greenpeace co-founder Patrick Moore has angered environmentalist groups after saying climate change is “not […]
The Wisdom Chronicle
Wisdom ChronicleThe Wisdom Chronicle is designed to bring nuggets of wisdom from the dozens of books I read every year in all genres. Each week, I endeavor to share the best of what I have gleaned. the determination of relevance lies with you. Blessings, Jim Whiddon 61. TRY THIS AFTER YOU’RE PUT ON HOLD This works […]
The Wisdom Chronicle
Wisdom ChronicleThe Wisdom Chronicle is designed to bring nuggets of wisdom from the dozens of books I read every year in all genres. Each week, I endeavor to share the best of what I have gleaned. The determination of relevance lies with you. Blessings, Jim Whiddon March 24, 2014 51. TAXATION “An unlimited power to tax […]
The Wisdom Chronicle
Wisdom ChronicleThe Wisdom Chronicle is designed to bring nuggets of wisdom from the dozens of books I read every year in all genres. Each week, I endeavor to share the best of what I have gleaned. The determination of relevance lies with you. Blessings, Jim Whiddon March 17, 2014 41. GENERATIONS “The most considered and balanced […]
The Wisdom Chronicle
Wisdom ChronicleThe Wisdom Chronicle is designed to bring nuggets of wisdom from the dozens of books I read every year in all genres. Each week, I endeavor to share the best of what I have gleaned. The determination of relevance lies with you. Blessings, Jim Whiddon March 10, 2014 31. BE CAREFUL “Talent is […]
The Wisdom Chronicle
Wisdom ChronicleThe Wisdom Chronicle The Wisdom Chronicle, posted every Monday, is designed to bring nuggets of wisdom from myriad sources. I read 75-100 books per year in all genres. My goal is to share the best of what I come across each week. The determination of relevance lies with you. Blessings, Jim Whiddon March 3, 2014 […]
The Culture Chronicle
Culture CrossExaminedThe Culture Chronicle The following list of events is a representative sample lifted from recent headlines and compiled in this format to offer some perspective concerning the current trends in our culture. Items included were selected at my sole discretion. Jim Whiddon. January 1 – February 28, 2014 Over 40,000 new laws went into […]
The Wisdom Chronicle
Wisdom ChronicleThe Wisdom Chronicle, posted every Monday, is designed to bring nuggets of wisdom from myriad sources. I read 75-100 books per year in all genres. My goal is to share the best of what I come across each week. The determination of relevance lies with you. Blessings, Jim Whiddon 11. HARD WORK “There is no […]
The Wisdom Chronicle
Wisdom ChronicleThe Wisdom Chronicle is designed to bring nuggets of wisdom from myriad sources. In reading 75-100 books per year in all genres, my mission is to share the best excerpts I come across each week. The determination of relevance lies with you. Blessings, Jim Whiddon 1. CHINESE PROVERB: “It is better that wisdom come late […]
Getting Over a Hump: Does the Lack of Camel Bones Disprove the Historicity of the Biblical Patriarchs?
DebatesIn a recent article published in the journal Tel Aviv, Drs. Erez Ben-Yosef and Lidar Sapir-Hen of Tel Aviv University’s Department of Archaeology and Near Eastern Cultures, believe that they have pin pointed the date of the domestication of camels in Israel. Their research is based primarily from data that they have collected from the […]
The Ken Ham vs. Bill Nye “Post-Debate” Round Up
1. Does Truth Exist?, 2. Does God Exist?, 3. Are Miracles Possible?, Atheism, Culture CrossExamined, DebatesJust as expected, the much anticipated and hyped debate between Kan Ham (CEO of Answers in Genesis) & Bill Nye (the “Science” Guy) sparked a “mini-blizzard” of blogs and articles from people on both sides of the debate (I guess this is just one more to add to the pile). If you happened to miss […]
Christians in the Super Bowl
Culture CrossExaminedHere’s a compilation of comments from Seahawks and Broncos who are Christians (or at least believers in God). Thought some of you might find this inspiring. (The major media only seems to carry such comments when it’s impossible not to– when they are made live.)
How to Reach Your Non-Christian Relatives this Christmas
CrossExaminedIt’s going to happen again this year. You’re going to get together with a bunch of people who would rather talk about anything but Jesus. What can you do to reach them? Face it. You’re probably not going to get them to accept Jesus by the end of dinner. A direct frontal assault with facts […]