Apologetics
Don’t Be Afraid to Go Against the Grain—That’s What Jesus Did
The path to destruction is lined with those going with the grain. It's easy to go along with the world…
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What is the Nature of Conversion?
When does conversion take place in a person's life? What evidence will be demonstrated when this happens? For how long…
Apologetics
How Could Humans Have Lived to Over 900 Years Old?
The Bible is a book that, oftentimes, lays strange truths before us---at least, truths that are strange to 21st-century eyes.…
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The Gods Are Real: A Concise Explanation of the Supernatural Meta-narrative of Scripture
The gods of Israel's ancient Near Eastern neighbors were not literally made of stone, gold, or any other material. Rather,…
Apologetics
The Foundation of Faith: Jesus, or the Bible?
A common feature of the debate surrounding apologetic methodology involves speculation as to the ground of our Christian belief. We…
Apologetics
How to Handle Dramatic Changes to Your Theology
Passages such as Hebrews 5:13-14 and 1 Corinthians 3:2 strongly suggest that we must go deeper with God's Word, which…
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Don’t Fear “the Reaper”: Why Young Earth Creationists Can—and Should—Embrace the Ancient Near-Eastern Background of the Bible
Due to what I consider to be a misuse of ancient Near-Eastern (ANE) backgrounds among evangelical scholars in recent years,…
Apologetics
Christianity makes strong claims! And that’s a good thing.
Christianity makes claims and entrails truths that require all other religious systems to be false. These are strong claims, and…
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Snobs for Christ: On Intellectual Snobbery in the Church
In this week's post (which is admittedly more of a rant), I discuss some of the problems we see when…
Apologetics
A Loving Christian Response to Homosexuality
Our church has recently concluded a series on tough questions in the Bible, and naturally, the question of how to…
Apologetics
Facts vs. Faith vs. Feelings: How Do We Know and Experience God?
The intellectual side of Christianity is very attractive and most natural to me, so I've been thinking about a way…
Apologetics
Tactics: A Must-Have Manual on Sharing Your Faith
Just last month, Greg Koukl released the 10th-anniversary edition of Tactics---a must-read book that has been instrumental in my life---which…