By Natasha Crain I was tempted to not write anything at all about the same-sex marriage ruling. So much has been written on this in the last week that I don’t see how one more person’s take could...
Christians: Persons of Faith or Knowledge?
By Tim Stratton We expect people in positions of authority to have training and experience in their respective fields. For example, I want my pilot to have knowledge of the helicopter in which I am...
Why Should We Trust the Extra-Biblical References to Jesus?
By Jeremy Linn We received a great question on our Instagram page this week: "How do we know that the extra-biblical sources which mention Jesus are trustworthy? Josephus, Tacitus, and the rest...
Historical Bias, Objectivity, and the Truth of Christianity
By J. Brian Huffling “Historians are biased and choose what they report. As such, history can’t be known.” That’s a typical objection to the ability to know history. If such objections prove that we...
What Criteria Do Historians Use to Get To The Minimal Facts About The Historical Jesus?
By Wintery Knight Have you ever heard Gary Habermas, Michael Licona or William Lane Craig defend the resurrection of Jesus in a debate by saying that the resurrection is the best explanation for the...
15 Quotes From Dr. Michael G. Strauss on the Big Bang’s Revelation of God’s Invisible Attributes
By Luke Nix The Creator Revealed In 2018 University of Oklahoma particle physicist Dr. Michael G. Strauss released his latest book. In this short non-technical volume, he introduces the reader to...
Salt and Light: Finding the Legitimate Balance in the Christian Life
By Brian Chilton Life is often about finding the right balance. Too much of anything is bad for a person, even water. Consuming too much water will cause one to lose electrolytes and minerals which...
Philosophy Is for Everyone
By Colin Burgess “Philosophy is everybody’s business.” – J. Mortimer Adler. Aristotle opened his opus on philosophy, The Metaphysics, with, “All men by nature desire to know.” Nothing could be...
How Sunday Schools Are Raising the Next Generation of Secular Humanists
By Natasha Crain Last year, for various reasons, our family had the opportunity to attend a few different churches. Each time, we debriefed on what happened in Sunday school and what the kids...
Lowder’s Comments to My Assessment of His Debate with Turek
By Jacobus Erasmus In 2016, Jeffery Jay Lowder[1] debated Frank Turek on the topic Naturalism vs theism. See here: In early 2017, I wrote two articles in which I assess Lowder’s opening statement...
How Should Christians Relate to Gay Friends, Neighbors, and Family?
By Mikel Del Rosario Understanding Acceptance, Approval, and Convicted Civility When I speak at student events, Christian kids ask me, “How should I relate to my gay friends?” Many believers...
Book Review: God’s Crime Scene for Kids
By Luke Nix Introduction Several years ago, cold-case homicide detective J. Warner Wallace wrote the book "God's Crime Scene" where he details his investigation, as an atheist, into the evidence for...
How To Become a Self-Taught Apologist
By Evan Minton You've just been introduced to Christian Apologetics and have discovered that there are many good arguments and evidence that demonstrate that Christianity is true. However, you're...
If it Feels Right it must Be Right… Right?
By Jeremy Linn How could something that feels so right be called immoral? That is basically the question Imagine Dragons singer Dan Reynolds proposed on a recent interview on the Ellen Show. In the...
A Quick History Lesson
By Nick Peters Objection: The Bible is a compendium of fireside tales and fables recounted orally for generations by goat herders and primitive tribes from the stone age until writing was invented,...
Is missionary work full of “cultural imperialism and insane arrogance?”
By Erik Manning John Allen Chau’s death has sparked questions about the morality of Christian missions. Is missionary work full of “cultural imperialism and insane arrogance?” Unless you’ve been...
Why You, Yes You, Need to Defend What Is True
By Michael Sherrard What is going on? Can you imagine if you fell into a coma and woke up in 2015? Or if you had a Delorean and traveled from 1985 to 2015? So there’s no hoverboards, but there are...
Is Isaiah 7:14 a Messianic Prophecy?
By Brian Chilton More and more scholars are becoming skeptical of Messianic prophecy in the Hebrew Bible—that is, the Old Testament. Michael Rydelniknotes that “Although evangelical scholarship...
Were Jesus’ Temptations Real If He Couldn’t Sin?
By Ryan Leasure Historic Christianity affirms that Jesus Christ, though fully human, is also fully divine. He is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end (Rev. 22:13) — the eternal creator of...
Is Apologetics A Discipline? A Conversation with Robert Bowman
By J. Brian Huffling A few months ago I wrote a post titled “Why Christian Apologetics Is Not A Discipline.” Dr. Robert Bowman has graciously responded with a blog post titled “Is Apologetics a...