In the year 2018 the debate “What Best Explains Reality: Theism or Atheism? (Frank Turek vs. Michael Shermer)” took place. Frank presented his case for the existence of God as the best explanation...
How Do I Know that I Know?
By Richard Howe In 2013, I had the privilege of participating in both a written and panel dialog/debate with K. Scott Oliphint of Westminster Seminary and Jason Lisle founder of the Biblical Science...
Does Archaeological Evidence Confirm Names, Dates, And Places In The Bible?
By Wintery Knight I spotted this post on Be Thinking by UK apologist Peter S. Williams. (H/T Eric Chabot at Think Apologetics) So let me pick the ones I liked most for this post....
Evidence in the Flesh for Apologetics
By Dawn Simon I was raised in a family and a community where religious beliefs were considered personal and virtually never discussed. I attended a Catholic grade school and continued with religion...
What Does Thermodynamics Have To Do With The Origin Of The Universe?
By Bob Perry Big Bang cosmology isn’t the only scientific evidence that the universe had a beginning. There are parallel laws of nature that point us to the same conclusion. We get one of them from...
The Importance of Critical Thinking
By Kathryn, V. As a Christian apologist, it is easy to take for granted the understanding that when we impart information to others, they clearly comprehend what we are talking about. Now, that may...
The Slaughter of the Bethlehem Boys
By Ryan Leasure Moral atrocities litter the historical landscape. And this ought to make us sad. People do bad things. And they’ve been doing bad things ever since Genesis 3. It doesn’t take long...
Facing an Unknown Future with a Known God
By Brian Chilton This past Sunday, my family and I stopped by a local antique store after church. We were there for no reason but to check out their merchandise to see, as my wife says, “if there...
Baby Elephant In China Cries For 5 Hours After Being Stomped By His Mom
By Wintery Knight From the New York Daily News. (Printable version linked) Excerpt: Little Zhuangzhuang, a newborn elephant at a wildlife refuge in China, was inconsolable after his mother rejected...
The arising of our Universe: Design or Chance?
By Julie Hannah How likely is it that our universe is the result of random physical operations? Scientists point out that shaping the universe into its present form required a very precise balance...
Do the Genealogies of Jesus Contradict?
By Ry Leasure If you’ve read through the gospels, you’ve probably noticed that they share much in common. In some places, the wording is exactly the same. In other places, they’re so different it...
Who Cares About Philosophy?
By Brian Huffling What do these questions have in common: Does God exist? Can God change? Does God know our future? How can a good God allow evil? How do humans know? What does it mean to know? What...
Is Bart Ehrman Right When He Says That Acts Contradicts Paul’s Letters?
By Erik Manning Agnostic New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman says, “the book of Acts in the New Testament contains historically unreliable information about the life and teachings of Paul.” In his...
Systems Engineering in Nature
By Cathryn Buse Before I had children, I worked as a systems engineer at NASA at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL. Through my career, I met a lot of brilliant scientists and...
Modern Pelagianism and Its Failure to Recognize the Power of God
By Brian Chilton Pelagius was a fifth-century British monk who caused a stir during his time. He denied the doctrine of original sin. As such, he believed that no one was truly impacted by sin, but...
What Best Explains The Desire for Moral Transformation?
By Alex McElroy The reality of a moral law as well as the implications of immoral decisions is all too apparent. History is rife with the fallout from moral disagreement and disengagement. Embedded...
Do Your Spiritual Conversations Become Frustrating Arguments?
By Mikel Del Rosario We need to bring truth and love together in our apologetics I once had lunch with actor and filmmaker named Alex Kendrick. He’s best-known for his movies like Fireproof,...
Is it Unbiblical to Argue for God?
By Doug Potter In my earliest days of attempting to do apologetics, I was confronted in the church with the objection that relying on philosophy, particularly arguments for the existence of God, was...
How Should The Church Engage Those With Same-Sex Attraction Or Gender Dysphoria?
By Ryan Leasure How should the church engage those who experience same-sex attraction or gender dysphoria? In response, I want to highlight seven basic principles that the church must embrace....
Can We Know Anything for Sure?
By Doug Potter The following is an excerpt for our Why Trust the God of the Bible? Ebook. Many today fail to see the importance of grounding their reasoning process in reality in spite of...