In the last few years, I’ve heard many Christians say that all Christians need to be winsome at all times (there are even books saying that). Also, I’ve also heard apologists be so nice and so accepting when talking with those who have rejected the truths of Christianity that I feared that the non-Christian they […]
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If you think I wrote the title, “The Lord Made Orgasms Possible,” to shock you, you are correct. I wrote that the Lord made orgasms possible to shock Christians out of the Satanically-inspired blather that heaven will be a horrible place to spend eternity. I chose the title because most Christians have a blasé indifference
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I like to tell the story about the undergrad who fought back tears as she confessed to me that she was afraid she didn’t want to go to heaven. That surprised me, and when I returned to our apologetics department office, I related this to a twenty-something staffer, who said, “I’ve had the same fear.”
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I’m saddened to see some evangelical apologists, whom I otherwise respect, spending an increasing amount of time theorizing on what a Gospel author’s sources and intent must have been. How can they know what sources influenced the Gospel authors or what was a particular author’s intent other than what was stated in the text itself?
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A growing number of Christians are abandoning the traditional Christian doctrine that the lost will suffer eternal torment in favor of the belief that after the Judgment, the lost will be annihilated. But annihilationism gives atheists (or naturalists—a naturalist is someone who believes that nature is all there is) exactly what they most desire: no
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I’ve seen some on social media go into a tailspin over the recent revelations about Ravi Zacharias. The revelations have hit many hard—they’ve hit me hard. The trouble is that this kind of disappointment in a renowned spiritual leader can make some wonder, if they can’t trust that leader, what else might they be wrong
If I Can’t Trust Ravi, Then What Else Isn’t True? Read More »
In a Facebook apologetics forum, an atheist recently asked if there was any objective evidence that Christianity actually makes people have better character. He said that if no one could present such evidence, then that would be a defeater of Christianity. Lately, some former “Christians” are telling their “deconstruction” stories explaining why they are no
Most “Christians” Aren’t: Crusaders, Premarital Sex, “Deconstruction.” Read More »
If Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, or Bill Gates, who alternate between who is the richest man in the world, told you that if you did not eat anything for a while and kept it to yourself that he would reward you, would you take him up on it? I’ve asked a lot of people this
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There’s a verse in the Bible that has scared me since I was thirteen years old—and it still scares me. The verse that scares me is 1 Timothy 1:19-20: “keeping faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to their faith. Among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan, so
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One way many strive to calm their fear of death is to “live in the moment,” or live in the present. The idea is simple: if you focus your awareness on the present moment then you won’t be thinking about the fact that you will one day die. Living in the moment and mindfulness meditation
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