There is nothing particularly novel or profound about telling people that prayers do not excuse inaction. In fact, that notion is built into Christian theology. In James 2, […]
Confessions of A Non-Reformed Calvinist
This might seem like a confusing distinction. People sometimes think that Reformed Theology simply means Calvinism. But when Reformed Theology is referred to in this context, it specifically […]
My King Is A Brown, Middle Eastern Jew
There was a pretty significant paradigm shift 2000 years ago that forever changed culture, religion and theology. When Jesus came on the scene, he came bearing the message […]
Why Christians Should Stop Doing Apologetics And Start Doing Real Scholarship
It is trivially easy to convince somebody that she was right all along. I am afraid that this mindset is one of the dangers of Christian apologetics. Obviously […]
The Life, Legacy And Death of Nabeel Qureshi
Throughout the last 24 hours, the Christian philosopher David Wood has been posting images that memorialize his friend Nabeel Qureshi who passed away on September 16th, 2017. For […]
How Religion, Philosophy And Atheism Can Be A Crutch – And That’s Fine
Religious epistemology is one of the frequent targets of our secular friends. They might suggest that the way we come to learn our beliefs are not likely to […]
Why The Biblical Flat Earth Model Doesn’t Flatten Christian Theology
There is a concept among travelers known as culture shock. If a thoroughly westernized tourist visits a third-world country, they sometimes feel completely disconnected from this new world. […]
The Overlap Between Pro-Choice Ethics And Racist Bigotry
There are polarizing angles in pretty much any discourse, from theology to philosophy to social issues. We are all rightly appalled at the recent murders of anti-racist protestors […]
Explaining Theological Controversies To Our Atheist Friends
There are times when an employer would almost look unfavorably on a candidate who had direct experience in the industry. The candidate would have learned a certain way […]
How The King James Version Teaches Evolutionary Biology
King James Onlyism is the idea that the King James translation of the Bible is divinely inspired. Advocates will suggest that God preserved his word through the effort […]
Turning The Tables on The Moral Argument? (Answering An Atheist Objection)
Our lives are very much ethic-centric. We typically try to cut immoral people out of our lives. If we do something morally unjustified, we often find ways to […]
How The Ancient Near East Deluges Us With Evidence For A Local Flood
There is a concept in biblical exegesis known as the historical-grammatical method. This method suggests that in order to come to a complete understanding of the biblical text, […]
Why Calvinists And Catholics Share The Nicene Faith
The Nicene Creed has defined historical orthodoxy for centuries. It is broad enough to include Calvinists and Roman Catholics. Despite all of our differences and even some anathemas, […]
How Christian Thinkers Can Earn A Seat At The Atheists’ Table
It can be difficult to convince people on the other side of the ideological spectrum to take you seriously. But that is part of the challenge of being […]
The Mega-Guide To Atheist Arguments And Objections
Philosophers and laymen have debated the existence of God for centuries. Many of the arguments for both atheism and theism have been perennial. Some of the greatest thinkers […]
Apologetics/Theology (Miscellaneous) / Christian Life / Creation Controversy / Social Issues & Biblical Ethics
Why I Am A Heretic And You Should Be Too
When we talk about heresy, we usually refer to a denial of one of the core Christian claims. But sometimes overzealous Christians will extend the concept a little […]
Why Biblical Sexual Ethics Strains Intimacy Between Church And Culture
Sexual. Many people clicked on this link almost instinctively just because they saw that word in the title. For many (believer or nonbeliever), sexuality is a defining element […]
Assessing A Few Really Lame Alleged Bible Contradictions
I typically do not write about alleged Bible contradictions because there are more interesting things to talk about. There is also the fact that on many atheist blogs, […]
Why Charismatics Should Cut Glossolalia (Tongues) Out of Their Theology
There is no doubt that there is some form of tongues in the Bible. But typically, when people refer to tongues, they think of ecstatic speech or the […]
Where Atheists Often Go Against The Grain of Modern Scholarship
Scholarly consensus forms our view of the world more than we think. Most of us do not have the resources to traverse the atmosphere and view the earth […]