Could people have a properly basic belief that God does not exist so that they do not need any other arguments or evidence for that belief in order to be justified in holding it? A recent conversation reminded me of what is now a rather old argument in relation to the question of belief in God (old in terms of twentieth century arguments anyway). Essentially, the issue was … [Read more...]
The Problem of Evil: Is it a problem? Part 2 of 3
Part 1 Is it a problem? Evil is certainly a challenge for anyone, including Christians, to answer sufficiently. However, we can show that it potentially fits within the Christian worldview, and I believe it fits well (especially compared to other worldviews). In other words, it is a challenge, but I don’t think it is ultimately a problem. Remember, while you as a Christian … [Read more...]
The Mortal Instruments
“The road to Hell is easy.” Cassandra Clare’s Young Adult bestseller City of Bones (coming to a theater near you on August 23) introduces us to Clary, a child of Shadowhunters. Shadowhunters trace their lineage back to the Nephilim of Genesis – well, if Genesis included humans drinking angel blood from the Mortal Cup so they could fight demons. And fight demons they do, as … [Read more...]
"Now We Know Her"
"My dear girl, the day you see I’m getting old, I ask you to please be patient. If when we talk, I repeat the same thing a thousand times, don’t interrupt to say: 'You said the same thing a minute ago'… Just listen, please. Try to remember the times when you were little and I would read the same story night after night until you would fall asleep." The aged mother has … [Read more...]
The Problem of Evil: Whose problem is it? Part 1 of 3
The ‘problem of evil’ in Christian apologetics is and has been one of the top apologetic issues throughout history. Many have pointed to the attacks on 9/11 (September 11, 2001) as a turning point in our generation concerning this issue. The ‘New Atheists’ (Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, etc.) began writing their – soon to be popular – books not long after this event. For the … [Read more...]
Dualistic Versus Holistic Logic?
While on Facebook recently, I came across a picture that claimed to be outlining the differences between "Linear Thinking" (also known as "dualistic logic") and "Systems Thinking (aka "holistic logic"). It was presented from the perspective of approaches to teaching. The overall message of this particular Facebook page was that our educational systems should take a holistic … [Read more...]
New Apologetics PowerPoint Series
One of the websites I maintain is The PowerPoint Apologist, which is designed to provide free, polished PowerPoints on various Christian apologetic topics. To date, there are over 150 presentations on the site that can be downloaded, modified, and used. The files can also be obtained on my Slideshare site as well. In the past few months, I've teamed up with Brian Auten of … [Read more...]
Who is Your Daddy And What Does He Do? Part 4
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 This passage in 1 John 5:1 brings us to a name God probably wants us to know Him by most and that name is Father. God is our Father and we are His children. 1 John 5:1 says that if we believe that Jesus is the Christ then we are born of God. By definition being born of God would make us sons and daughters of God. Romans 8:15, “For you did not receive the … [Read more...]
"No, Jesus is not the Messiah!": Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus
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A Review of Cold-Case Christianity
I first became aware of J. Warner Wallace via his guest hosting the Stand To Reason radio show. I welcomed the opportunity to review his new book, Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels, for the simple reason that I have not read many introductory apologetic books. For someone studying apologetics and involved in an apologetics … [Read more...]