By Alisa Childers We are coming up on a time of year when the resurrection of a virgin-born child whose followers called the "Good Shepherd" and "Messiah" is celebrated. He had twelve disciples, performed miracles, and sacrificed himself for the peace of the world. He...
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Overcoming Apathy and the Straw Man Argument
By Al Serrato As Christians, we are told to always be ready to give an answer for our faith. But for many of us, the opportunity seldom arises. In fact, by and large, it seems we are faced with apathy and indifference. Struggling to get past this with someone – to get...
¿Qué pensaba Jesús sobre el Antiguo Testamento?
Por Ryan Leasure No es raro que los cristianos hagan sombra al Antiguo Testamento. Estos cristianos dicen que aman a Jesús, pero que podrían prescindir de esos textos judíos primitivos. De hecho, muchos cristianos sugieren que gran parte del Antiguo Testamento es...
Should Christians Pursue Personal Success?
By Mike Taylor Have you ever found yourself looking at someone else’s life on social media and wondering how they’re able to do all that they do? We see people on Instagram taking vacations, buying cars, starting businesses, quitting their jobs, and doing other...
A Myth Come True
By Bob Perry If you’re anything like me, you probably associate the word “myth” with an ancient fairy tale. The Greek and Roman pantheon of gods comes to mind — magical spells, curses, and multi-headed monsters. But myths are more than just old-fashioned fantasies....
¿No me crees? Confírmalo tú mismo
Por Andrew Cowley Cuando tenía 14 años, negaba públicamente (y con sinceridad) la existencia de Dios. Estaba totalmente convencido de que Dios no existía y que los que creían en Dios eran ilusos, poco inteligentes, ingenuos y emocionalmente débiles. Creer en Dios era...
What Would It Take To Prove That God Doesn’t Exist?
By Al Serrato Atheists who feel certain that there is no God are staking out a rather interesting position. As a corollary of their position, they are of course also convinced that those who believe in God are engaging in a form of wishful thinking, that their desire...
¿Quién es la persona de mayor relevancia?
¿Por qué nos interesan tanto los asesinatos? Algunos de los podcasts, vídeos y titulares de noticias más populares tratan sobre homicidios de alto perfil. A menudo nos consume el principal sospechoso al que la policía suele llamar "persona de interés". ¿Ahora...
3 Reasons Why Jesus Is The Only Way
By Tim Stratton Sermon Outline Riddle me this: What’s black and white and RED all over? I remember the first time my dad posed that question to me when I was a young child. Even as a little boy – untrained in philosophy – I knew something was amiss. I intuitively...
Biblical Judgment in a “Don’t Judge Me” World
By Alisa Childers "YOU SHOULDN'T JUDGE." Once upon a couple of years ago, there was a wildly popular book written by a self-professed Christian author. It was released by a Christian publishing house and marketed on Christian platforms and websites. It was a fairy...
Confronting Homosexuality in a Culture of Identity (Part 2)
By Josh Klein Previously, we looked at the dichotomy between what it means to declare homosexual activity a sin and how those who believe in Christian orthodoxy deal with it. We addressed the current cultural movement’s roots and introduced the idea of identity...
Who is the Leading Person of Interest?
Why are murders so interesting to us? Some of the most popular podcasts, videos, and news headlines are about high-profile homicides. We are often consumed with the primary suspect the cops often call “the person of interest.” Right now, the headlines are obsessed...
Sí, Bart Ehrman, Jesús es Yahvé
Bart Ehrman es profesor de estudios religiosos en la UNC-Chapel Hill de Carolina del Norte. Es muy conocido por sus libros de gran éxito de ventas que critican los principios fundamentales del cristianismo evangélico y, en particular, la fiabilidad de las fuentes del...
Does Jesus Devastate An Old Earth?
By Luke Nix Introduction Science and faith issues are no doubt a hot topic of discussion when it comes to defending the truth of Christianity. Many Christians hold many different views about the timing and mechanism of God's creative acts. Some views hold numerous...
The Gospels Are Embarrassing for The Apostles
By Erik Manning If you want people to trust their leaders, you usually would try to paint them in the best light possible. You don’t go out of your way to undermine their authority. But that isn’t what we see at all in the Gospels. Those who would eventually lead the...
¿Puede la historia de Jesús seguir sorprendiéndote?
Por Bob Perry La historia demuestra que la prudencia y la sabiduría rara vez están del lado de las nuevas formas de ver la Escritura. Esto es especialmente cierto en el caso de la tendencia "progresista" a rehacer a Jesús a imagen y semejanza de la posmodernidad. Por...
Resurrection Defense Series: Transformation of Eyewitnesses
By Brian Chilton One of the most fascinating historical aspects of Jesus’s resurrection is the transformation it brought to individuals who claimed to have experienced the risen Jesus. Interestingly, these experiences occurred so early that Richard Bauckham contends...
3 Apologetics Strategies from the Book of Acts
By Alisa Childers "Do you understand what you're reading?" This simple question is credited with carrying Christianity into Ethiopia. (1) Acts chapter 8 tells of Philip being led to the desert by an angel to meet an officer from the court of the Queen of...
Why It Is A Mistake To Say That All Religions Are The Same
By Al Serrato Every year in America, thousands of crimes occur in which there are no witnesses and very little evidence. Sometimes, the perpetrator leaves behind a fingerprint impression - a latent print -somewhere at the crime scene. In the past, these prints...
A Reply to Bart Ehrman’s Defense of Jesus, Interrupted on the MythVision Podcast
Nearly a year ago, I published a series of three articles in which I reviewed sections of Bart Ehrman’s book Jesus, Interrupted: Revealing the Hidden Contradictions in the Bible (And Why We Don’t Know About Them). If you have not read those articles already, you can...