Palace Discovered in Jerusalem Reveals the Reliability of the New Testament The palace of Herod Antipas (son of Herod I who succeeded him), may have been discovered in the old city of Jerusalem....
A Tale of Two Kings – Part 2 King Jesus
The Legacy of Herod & the Impact of Jesus in History Part 2 King Jesus In my previous article “A Take of Two Kings: Part 1 – King Herod,” I presented an overview of the life and legacy of Herod...
A Tale of Two Kings – Part 1 King Herod
The Legacy of Herod & the Impact of Jesus in History Part 1 King Herod Herod’s Authority & Lineage as Israel’s King When Jesus was born two-thousand years ago Israel was a nation occupied by...
Merry Christmas from Newsweek!
As has become common around Christian holidays, another media outlet has issued what I think can rightly be called an attack piece. Newsweek rolled out a cover story for this week’s edition that...
Godbuster: A Debate With Elliot George
This past week I engaged in a radio debate with an atheist on Unbelievable on Premier Christian Radio (which you can listen to here). My interlocutor was a British atheist, a retired biology teacher...
Jesus on Trial by David Limbaugh
When David Limbaugh let his friend Steve know that he had doubts about Christianity, he was surprised by Steve’s response. Instead of a blast of arrogant judgmentalism, Steve responded like a...
Why Indiana Jones is a Cool Archaeologist, but a Horrible Philosopher
In the third installment of the Indiana Jones movie series, The Last Crusade, “Indy” goes to the chalkboard in his tweed jacket and writes down the word “FACT” and underlines it. Then he says to his...
What Really Happened at Jesus’ Tomb?
A 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,...
“Eternity Has the Floor:” Another Look at Pascal’s Wager
Silent you stand before the altar of death! Life here and life after constitute an eternal conundrum; but its expiring spark awakens us to holy devotion and quiets every other voice except religion....
Archaeology, the Bible & the Great Dating Debate
An article posted by the Biblical Archaeology Society cites a recent report published in BASOR (the Bulletin for the American Schools of Oriental Research) which calls into question the dating of...
Why Do the Innocent Suffer?
The only completely innocent person in the history of humanity suffered for a greater good-- the salvation of you and me. Trust in Him this resurrection day. If you never choose to do so, God will...
Did the Disciples Lie about Jesus’ Resurrection?
Easter season is upon us and it is almost certain that some newspapers, magazine articles, documentaries, etc…will seek to discredit the resurrection of Christ or imply that Jesus’ disciples “made...
Was Jesus Married?
Dr. Daniel Wallace, one of the top New Testament manuscript experts in the world, has weighed in on the recently revealed manuscript fragment where Jesus allegedly refers to "my wife." The bottom...
When Was John's Gospel Written?
A number of significant events occurred in the life of the church in the decade of the A.D. 60's. Among them was the great fire of Rome which broke out in A.D. 64, resulting in Nero cracking down on...
The Nativity Defended
The Nativity and, in particular, the virgin birth has increasingly come under attack from liberal scholarship in recent years. Those committed to a naturalistic worldview dismiss the virgin birth of...
The Speeches in Acts: Are They Authentic?
Much of the book of Acts -- about 50% -- is comprised of speeches, discourses and letters. Among them, a total of eight speeches are given by Peter; a total of nine speeches delivered by Paul; there...
What’s in a Name? New Evidence for Eyewitness Testimony in the New Testament
What's in a name? More than you might imagine when it comes to establishing the credibility of historical accounts. Since names change dramatically over a relatively short period of time,...
Evidences Jesus is ALIVE
My guest on the radio program today was Dr. Tim McGrew, Professor of Philosophy at Western Michigan University. He provided five lines of evidence that Jesus is ALIVE: A Appearances to his...
Turek & Cornuke to Lead Footsteps of Paul Cruise, July 2012
Frank Turek and Bob Cornuke (the REAL Indiana Jones) will be leading a "Footsteps of Paul" cruise in July 2012! Our ship will be Oceania's beautiful "Regatta." We'll present evidence and insights...