Introduction. Our family has had an interesting year filled with joys, frustrations, and wonderful moments of ministry. As one heavily entrenched with a passion to equip the body of Christ in the context of the defense of the faith, I have been reflecting upon the subject of worship in the life the apologist. What sparked this reflection is a church change that has … [Read more...]
Why the “Born This Way” Argument Fails
I doubt there’s much disagreement that it’s the number one argument in play today. In debating the issue of same-sex marriage, and homosexual behavior in general, a very common line of reasoning used by our culture to defend homosexuality is that people are born with their sexual orientation. In Christianity, those espousing a pro-gay theology oftentimes declare, “God made me … [Read more...]
"Cold And Lonely Truth" by Arthur Khachatryan
I am honored to be a part of the Christian Apologetics Alliance, and one of the biggest honors is the ability to rub shoulders with some pretty well known and influential people. Another blessing is getting to connect with other apologists who are working hard on the ground to make a difference for the Kingdom where they are at. One such apologist whom I have come to greatly … [Read more...]
Science and Christianity–How Should They Relate?
An acquaintance asked me an interesting question the other day: "How should we respond when someone says they are skeptical of Christianity because of its low view of science?" It isn't surprising to me that such accusations are still being made towards Christianity. Historical myth and misconceptions that support such an idea run rampant in our society. For instance, there … [Read more...]
Letter to Apollos from a Concerned Believer
(Or: How Not to Object to Christian Apologetics.) Dear Apollos: I’m concerned about your ministry. You publicly defend the public resurrection and public kingship of Jesus by appealing to public Scriptures and public evidences. You even have the audacity to say that Jesus rose bodily from the dead and that he is rightful king over everything and … [Read more...]
A Christmas Carol versus the gospel
The first three parts of the Christmas sermon series, “He Came to Us: Four Gospels - Four Perspectives,” preached by Redeemer’s lead elder, Jim Applegate, are subtitled, “Matthew: In our brokenness,” “Mark: To all of us,” and “Luke: Knowing we are skeptics". This fourth and final part is subtitled, “John: For all eternity” and evaluates A Christmas Carol, complete with … [Read more...]
Science vs. God on the Stossel Show
On December 13, an episode of the Stossel show titled "Science vs. God" aired on the Fox Business Channel. John Stossel opens the show asking questions and making statements about the origin of the universe, the origin of life, evolution vs. intelligent design, and whether or not God is involved. Three segments of interest to Christian apologists would be the opening panel … [Read more...]
The Courageous Movie and the Purpose of Apologetics
Tomorrow marks the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ- the one who's life, death, and resurrection the Christian faith is founded upon. On this blog we spend a lot of time explaining how to defend the truth of Christianity, but why should you learn to defend the truth of Christianity? What is the real point in apologetics? Does it seem like a favorite past-time of only … [Read more...]
Christians, Jews, and the Baby Messiah (Part 3)
One of the biggest objections Jews have to Jesus Christ being Israel’s promised Messiah is the fact He has not fulfilled the Hebrew prophecies about defeating Israel’s enemies and establishing the Davidic rule of the world from a rebuilt Tempe in Jerusalem. However, the Apostle Peter spoke to that objection almost 2,000 years ago. … [Read more...]
Are Miracles Rational?
Before we jump into this question, we need to define miracles. In some ways, childbirth, the sun rising, and various other events in nature are “miraculous” in one sense or another. However, for the sake of this discussion, we want to define miracles as “an interference with Nature by supernatural power” (C.S. Lewis, Miracles). Or, more specifically as “an event in the … [Read more...]