By Evan Minton I don’t know why, but 99% of the atheists I talk to on the internet hold the ludicrous position that Jesus never existed. Now, they’re atheists. I expect them not to believe in the divinity of Jesus. How could they? If they did, they wouldn’t be...
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From a Sonnet to a Savior: Finding ways to present a reason for Christian faith
By Michael Sherrard A little while ago I was discussing a sonnet by Jon Donne with several high school students. (I know you discuss sonnets all the time.) The sonnet by Donne was one that mocked death, comparing it to a sleeping pill. Actually, it compared it to...
How Ancient Eyewitness Testimony Became the New Testament Gospel Record
By J. Warner Wallace I often wonder precisely when the disciples of Jesus realized their important role in Christian History. As these men sat at the feet of Jesus and listened to everything He had to say, did they realize they would someday testify to everything He...
Truth and Tone in Cultural Engagement
By Darrell L. Bock and Mikel Del Rosario INTRODUCTION Over the past few decades, some evangelicals have seen cultural engagement as fighting a culture war for Christ. But the landscape has changed in a way that most people who graduated from seminary forty years ago...
The Evidence For Jesus’ Resurrection, Part 10: Conclusion
by Evan Minton If you've taken the time to read through this entire series, I commend you. The resurrection of Jesus is the most important event in human history. If it occurred, the Christian worldview is true. If it did not occur, then we need to search for...
An Encounter With Jehovah’s Witnesses
By Terrell Clemmons It was a bright and cold December morning, and I was up to my elbows in bread dough when my doorbell rang. The dog barked at full volume, and my preschool daughter zipped past me as I brushed the flour from my hands and followed her to the door....
Exclusivity Claims Of Major World Religions
by Rajkumar Richard You may have encountered and engaged these claims, “Christianity is intolerant!” and “Christianity is exclusive!” The other religions are allegedly tolerant and hence, inclusive. Is it so? No! Every major religion claims exclusivity. Within the...
The Case For Miracles Book Review
by Ryan Leasure I can still hear Al Michael’s voice in the background, “Do you believe in miracles?!?!” The United States victory over the heavily favored Russian hockey team in the 1980 Winter Olympics defied the odds. But as improbable as it was, should the “Miracle...
The Evidence For Jesus’ Resurrection, Part 8: Some Unanswered Questions
by Evan Minton This is part 8 in a blog post series on the historical evidence for Jesus' resurrection. In parts 3, 4, 5, and 6 of this series, we've seen powerful historical evidence that (1) Jesus died by Roman crucifixion, that (2) His tomb was found empty the...
The Evidence For Jesus’ Resurrection, Part 7: Reasoning To The Resurrection
by Evan Minton This is part 6 in a blog post series (and eventually, free Kindle book) on the evidence for Jesus' resurrection. In parts 3, 4, 5, and 6 we saw that powerful historical evidence exists for the following 5 facts 1: Jesus died by Roman crucifixion. 2: His...
No Real Jesus Without The Trinity
By Marcia Montenegro The Trinity may be a rather neglected doctrine in the church today, even seen as secondary by many. In this article, we’ll consider some of the responses from Christians and non-Christians objecting to the importance of the necessary doctrine of...
Is Christianity useful anymore? The younger generations don’t seem to think so
By Michael Sherrard According to recent research, the coming generations have no use for Christianity anymore. I’m sure you’ve seen what these sociological studies have found: the younger the generation, the more post-Christian it is. Young Americans are less inclined...
Theistic Foundation of Science, part 3
By Ken Mann Think Week: The Foundations of Science Found in Christian Theism, 3 We have been considering five presuppositions of science and how they can be explained by Christian theism. In the previous post we considered first three, here we will address the last...
The Evidence For Jesus’ Resurrection, Part 6: Facts (4) and (5) The Postmortem Appearances To Paul and James
by Evan Minton This is part 6 in a blog post series on the evidence for the historicity of Jesus' resurrection. The Minimal Facts Case for the resurrection of Jesus is what I've been defending the past 5 articles, and in part 2, I explained what a minimal facts...
The Evidence For Jesus’ Resurrection, Part 5: Fact (3) The Postmortem Appearances To The Disciples
by Evan Minton This is part 5 in a series of blog posts detailing the wealth of historical evidence for the resurrection of Jesus. In the last 2 parts of this blog post series, we saw that the evidence that Jesus died by Roman crucifixion is overwhelming to the point...
The Evidence For Jesus’ Resurrection, Part 4: Fact (2) The Empty Tomb
By Evan Minton We saw in the previous blog post that the historical evidence for Jesus' death was overwhelming. Even several non-Christian scholars affirm it, and even say that it's the one fact about Jesus that is indisputable. However, what happened to...
The Evidence For Jesus’ Resurrection, Part 3: Fact (1) Jesus Died By Crucifixion
By Evan Minton In the previous blog post, I explained what the minimal facts approach was, and how it employed standard historical criterion to the New Testament text rather than it being a "Thus sayeth The Lord" approach. The New Testament is used, but only as an...
The Evidence For Jesus’ Resurrection, Part 2: How To Do History
By Evan Minton In the previous blog post, I talked about how important it was that we affirm that Jesus rose from the dead if He actually did, I warned not to let one's dislike of Christianity's implications get in the way of interpreting the evidence, and I warned...
Why Yahweh? Why Not Zeus? Why Not Thor? Why Not Zoidberg?
By Evan Minton One common question atheists often ask Christians like me is why we believe in the God of The Bible as opposed to all of these other gods in all of these made up religions. They will ask “You believe in only one God? Why don’t you believe in Thor, or...
The 3 Most Important Conversations about Easter that Most Sunday Schools and Parents Aren’t Having with Kids
by Natasha Crain When I think back to Easter as a child, I remember year after year in Sunday School coloring cross pictures, making empty tomb crafts, having Easter-themed snacks, and singing celebratory worship songs. There is no doubt I learned that Jesus was...
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