![Mass Shootings & Pro-Choice Hysteria: Three Questions that Show the Insanity of Modern Moral Outrage](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Blog-2-cover-1-1080x675.jpg)
Mass Shootings & Pro-Choice Hysteria: Three Questions that Show the Insanity of Modern Moral Outrage
By Adam Tucker
As I sit at my computer thinking about the incomprehensible evil of yet another mass shooting, this time in Uvalde, Texas, the floods of outrage, sadness, fear, and uncertainty ...
![Can a Christian Lose Their Salvation? An Analysis of the Warning Passages in Hebrews](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Blog-1-cover_-2-1080x675.jpg)
Can a Christian Lose Their Salvation? An Analysis of the Warning Passages in Hebrews
A significant point of contention in regard to the book of Hebrews is whether a genuine believer can lose their salvation, or whether falling away from the faith merely evidences the fact that ...
![STEPS AND RESOURCES FOR SOUND BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Blog2-cover1-1-1080x675.jpg)
STEPS AND RESOURCES FOR SOUND BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION
By Brian Huffling
Many people don’t know how to study the Bible, or even where to begin. The Bible is a long collection of books that contains much about ancient history, difficult concepts, and ...
![Why Doesn’t God Need a Creator](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Blog-1-cover_-1-1080x675.jpg)
Why Doesn’t God Need a Creator
By Al Serrato
Christians believe that God is an infinite being who has always existed. But what “evidence” can the theist put forth in support of this claim? This is a common challenge raised by ...
![4 Ways Atheism Undermines the Scientific Enterprise](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Blog-2-cover-1080x675.jpg)
4 Ways Atheism Undermines the Scientific Enterprise
By Luke Nix
Introduction
Have you ever wondered if atheism is compatible with science? Not many have. In today's culture it is commonly assumed that they are best of buddies. Many people even ...
![New Age and Christian Terms: Same Words Different Meanings. What’s the Difference?](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Blog-1-cover_-1080x675.jpg)
New Age and Christian Terms: Same Words Different Meanings. What’s the Difference?
By Melissa Dougherty
Energy. Universe. I AM. Manifesting. Meditation. Visualize. Source.
These are just a few words that were familiar to me in the New Age/Thought. These have different meanings ...
![5 STEPS TO LIVING A JOY FILLED LIFE](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Blog2-cover-1080x675.jpg)
5 STEPS TO LIVING A JOY FILLED LIFE
By Jason Jimenez
In a recent conversation with a Christian friend, he shared how several unexpected killjoys had sprung up in his life and dragged him down to a dark place. Since then, my friend ...
![What Words Tell Us About Culture](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Blog-1-cover_-1-1-1080x675.jpg)
What Words Tell Us About Culture
By Scott Reynolds
What gives words meaning? Is it the author, the words themselves, the reader, or something else altogether? At different points in history all the above had a place of ...
![These Viral Pro-Choice Memes Miss the Point and Fail the Test of Logic](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Blog-2-cover-2-1080x675.jpg)
These Viral Pro-Choice Memes Miss the Point and Fail the Test of Logic
By Natasha Crain
With the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion potentially pointing to Roe v. Wade being overturned, social media is on fire with pro-choice advocates sharing memes intended to ...
![Is It Possible To Break Through Apathy?](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Blog-1-cover_-2-1080x675.jpg)
Is It Possible To Break Through Apathy?
By Al Serrato
The biggest obstacle to most apologetics efforts is apathy. While there are indeed some ardent atheists, usually the ones who take the time to write a response to posts like these, ...
![So You Left the New Age… Now What? Five Helpful Tips](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Blog-2-cover-1-1080x675.jpg)
So You Left the New Age… Now What? Five Helpful Tips
By Melissa Dougherty
We each go through unique difficulties whenever we leave the New Age.
Whenever I left the New Age, it was incredibly lonely. I felt like nobody understood what I had just ...
![When Hollywood gets God and virtue right](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Blog-cover-1080x675.png)
When Hollywood gets God and virtue right
By Frank Turek
Imagine if there were a fun way to raise your kid’s interest in God while imparting some of the most important virtues every Christian parent wants their children to learn. There ...
![How We Got Our Bible: Manuscript Tradition](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Blog-1-cover_-1-1080x675.jpg)
How We Got Our Bible: Manuscript Tradition
By Ryan Leasure
This article is part 6 in a nine-part series on how we got our Bible. Part 1 dealt with inspiration and inerrancy. Part 2 looked at Old Testament development. Part 3 ...
![Moloch: Bruised but not Defeated](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Moloch_-Bruised-but-not-Defeated-1080x675.png)
Moloch: Bruised but not Defeated
By Josh Klein
For decades our country has been mired by a decision that enshrined the sacrifice of human babies to the god of Moloch (also known as Molech). You might know this practice by its ...
![I’m Having Doubts. Is that Okay?](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Blog-1-cover_-1080x675.png)
I’m Having Doubts. Is that Okay?
By Levi Dade
Is doubting sinful?
If you have ever asked this question, you’re not alone. It’s an important question because doubt is part of the human experience. Therefore, Christians should ...
![Was God’s Original Creation Perfect?](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Blog-2-cover-1080x675.jpg)
Was God’s Original Creation Perfect?
by Bob Perry
There is, and probably always will be, a debate going on between sincere Christians about the age of the Universe. I think I’ve made my position on that issue very clear. But at the ...
![The Need for Apologetics in the Local Church](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Blog-1-cover_-1080x675.jpg)
The Need for Apologetics in the Local Church
By Maggie Hendrick
Apologetics, when done with gentleness and respect (1 Peter 3:15), is beneficial in evangelism as we see the Holy Spirit use it time and time again in the Scriptures through ...
![4 New Arguments for the Resurrection of Jesus](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Blog-2-cover-1-1080x675.png)
4 New Arguments for the Resurrection of Jesus
By Brian G. Chilton
For nearly ten years, I have been honored to bring you reasons for believing in the resurrection of Jesus. I now find myself at the end of a terminal degree in theological ...
![“Being Good” Isn’t Enough For Salvation](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Blog-1-cover_-1-1080x675.png)
“Being Good” Isn’t Enough For Salvation
By Al Serrato
The point of Christian apologetics is to “defend” the faith, and the point of the faith is to proclaim the good news of salvation to the world. Salvation, naturally enough, means ...
![Why Am I A “Sinner” And Why Do I Need To Be Forgiven?](https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Blog-2-cover-1080x675.png)
Why Am I A “Sinner” And Why Do I Need To Be Forgiven?
By Bob Perry
Here’s a question I got recently: “It has always bothered me that I am a sinful human. None of my good efforts, leading a good life can deter sin. I was born with sin and I have to ...