“There are more variations among our manuscripts than words in the New Testament. This common refrain by Bart Ehrman in Misquoting Jesus is meant to have a shock and awe effect on conservative Christians. It’s meant to...
I’ve had more than a few conversations about the Apocrypha. From my experience, this group of a dozen Jewish books written between the Old and New Testaments (400 BC – AD 50) perplexes most...
Atheist philosopher Bertrand Russell was once asked what he would say if he found himself standing before God on judgment day and God asked him, “Why didn’t you believe in me?” Russell retorted, “I...
Is it hateful or arrogant to claim that Jesus is the only way of salvation? Charles Templeton thought so. He argued: Christians are a small minority in the world. Approximately four out of every...
Back in less civilized times, people believed lightning storms meant the gods were upset with them. An eclipse indicated God was about to bring judgment. Lack of rain meant the people needed to get...
Wouldn’t it be nice if we had a Bible verse that said, “when the infant dies, he will go straight into the presence of God”? I wish a text like this existed. As a...
It’s no secret that Christianity has a checkered history. Over the course of 2,000 years, Christians have committed abominable acts which have led many to reject Christianity altogether. Friedrich Nietzsche made this point clear...
People have foggy memories. Not many of us can remember conversations we had three weeks ago, let alone three years ago. If this is true, it raises obvious questions about the reliability of the...
It’s the most powerful argument out there. Several have stumbled because of it. It’s the skeptics’ go-to reason for rejecting Christianity. It’s the problem of evil. The problem goes something like this: God is...
“Consult the Bible, and you will discover that the creator of the universe clearly expects us to keep slaves.” This provocative statement by atheist Sam Harris is meant to cast shade on the God...