How Could a Good God Send anyone to Hell?
“There is one very serious defect to my mind in Christ’s moral character, and that is that he believed in hell. I do not myself feel that any person who is really profoundly humane...
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Does Evolution Kill God?
“Darwin made it possible to be an intellectually fulfilled atheist.” This quote from famed atheist Richard Dawkins tells us everything we need to know about the evolution debate. If evolution is true, the skeptic...
How Jesus Emptied Himself
Few biblical texts receive as much attention as Philippians 2:5-8. It reads: Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality...
Can We Trust the Gospels?—Book Review
We put our trust in the hands of others every day. We trust restaurants to serve us non-contaminated foods, cars to get us safely to our next destination, and banks to keep our money...
Were Jesus’ Temptations Real if he Couldn’t Sin?
Historic Christianity affirms that Jesus Christ, though fully human, is also fully divine. He is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end (Rev. 22:13) — the eternal creator of all things (Jn. 1:3)....
It’s a Wonderful Life and Christianity
I grew up in Indiana, Pennsylvania — a small town just northeast of Pittsburgh. It’s a quaint town without much hustle and bustle. At Christmas time, however, Indiana transforms into Bedford Falls — the town from the famous...
Why Every Christian Should Celebrate Santa Claus
Now that Christmas season is in full swing, you’ve no doubt experienced your fair share of Santa Claus sightings. You’ve encountered him outside people’s homes as you’ve driven down the road, seen him in...
Jesus’ Brother James and the Resurrection
Lots of different arguments exist for Jesus’ resurrection. One of the more persuasive, in my estimation, comes from Jesus’ brother James. While other lines of evidence receive more attention, e.g., women eye-witnesses to the empty...
The Abrahamic Covenant and the Cross of Christ
Take a quick survey of Christians and you’ll discover that most of them don’t read the Old Testament. And who can blame them? One quick glance at Leviticus or Ezekiel, and it’s easy to...
Crucifixion Earthquake and the Darkness Referenced Outside the Bible
One of the best attested events in the entire Bible is the death of Jesus. Not only do we have four different Gospel writers testifying to it, we also have writings from Paul, Peter,...