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...
Does Luke Have The Date Of The Nativity Wrong?
In reading -- as one does -- the popular atheist material on the Internet with regards New Testament scholarship, I recently came across a very old argument which is often trotted out by people who...
What's Wrong With The Zeitgeist Movie?
The Zeitgeist movie has been circulating on the internet since 2007. In the video its director, Peter Joseph, seeks to persuade viewers that the authors of the New Testament essentially plagiarized...
Did Nazareth Exist During The Life Of Jesus?
Did Nazareth exist during the life of Jesus? How can we know? What does the evidence say? These are questions to which Christians have been asked to give an answer on a more and more frequent basis...
Gospel contradictions? Why they don’t exist. A Little Experiment to Teach Skeptics about trying to mindlessly refute the NT
A few years ago on an email list that is populated mainly by liberal Christians and non believers, I was challenged by an Atheist (Charles) to explain why there were so many inconsistencies in the...
Is the New Testament Reliable? Even Bart Ehrman Says Yes
UNC Chapel Hill Professor Bart Ehrman has made quite a name for himself as a critic of the New Testament documents. The conclusions he draws in his popular best-selling book Misquoting Jesus cast...
The Bible: Embarrassing and True (Part 2)
Do the New Testament documents tell the truth about what really happened in the first century? As I wrote in my last column, authors claiming to write history are unlikely to invent...
The Bible: Embarrassing and True (Part 1)
What are your most embarrassing moments? You don’t want to admit them. And if you do admit them, you certainly won’t add to your shame by inventing embarrassing moments about yourself to make you...