Like most American families---Christian or not---my wife and I enjoy watching TV. As a culturally concerned Christian parent, however, there's a need to be on the lookout for bad ideas in just about everything we consume. Sadly, most Christian parents are taken...
082: (Part 2) “Your Truth” is Not a Thing
Last week, we began talking about the idea that "you" have a "truth" that allows you to see reality, legitimately, in different terms from someone else. This is a fallacious notion that is ultimately nothing more than relativism in disguise. Unfortunately, the...
081: (Part 1) “Your Truth” is Not a Thing
There is a huge misunderstanding about the nature of truth in popular Christian circles today. Sadly, a lack of theological precision and the growth of apatheism have contributed greatly to this loss of truth. Many think truth doesn't exist, and many think that it...
080: (Part 2) Fighting for the Unborn: The Pro-Life Case Explained
Last week, we began discussing the importance of the pro-life argument, and how to understand the issue in simple terns. The fact is that arguments for abortion are quite weak, and many stay out of the debate altogether for the fear that they are not well-enough...
079: (Part 1) Fighting for the Unborn: The Pro-Life Case Explained
Do you feel mystified by the abortion debate? Does it seem like the world is just devolving into insanity as you fight for what seems to be an obvious human right? Would you like to be able to articulate a defense for the defenseless unborn with clarity and grace? If...
078: (Part 3) A Primer on Polemical Theology
A hot subject of evangelical study today is the relationship between Israel and her ancient Near Eastern neighbors. There are numerous views on this issue. Some say no relationship, some say it's a deep relationship that means the Bible is another useless myth, and...
077: (Part 2) A Primer on Polemical Theology
A hot subject of evangelical study today is the relationship between Israel and her ancient Near Eastern neighbors. There are numerous views on this issue. Some say no relationship, some say it's a deep relationship that means the Bible is another useless myth, and...
076: A Primer on Polemical Theology
A hot subject of evangelical study today is the relationship between Israel and her ancient Near Eastern neighbors. There are numerous views on this issue. Some say no relationship, some say it's a deep relationship that means the Bible is another useless myth, and...
075: How to Know Which Experts to Trust
Okay, so you're first starting to dive into the Bible deeply and learn more about defending your spiritual convictions, and you're stuck. Everybody teaches different things, so who do I trust? Is that you? Can you identify? Because I KNOW I can. Or, maybe you've been...
074: A Young Age Creationist Explanation for the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation?
Over the past few decades, there have been a number of young age creationist suggestions for a some important questions raised by Genesis 1. For example, what was the nature of the firmament? If the heavens were created in Verse 1 (Day 1), how were they given the same...