Apologetics

I saw a quote recently from a Christian author who was disavowing the ministry of evangelism because it meant Christians had to “be right” about everything. And if you’re certain you’re right, then everyone else must be wrong, and...

Hi, welcome to this series. Each post is a five-minute read, and builds upon the prior post, so I recommend starting at Part 1 and working your way through. Thanks for taking time to read. Part 1: Evidence and...

(Go to the first post on the Trustworthiness of the Gospels) In the prior post I did a bit of preaching about God's ways of relating to human beings, suggesting that God's nature and methods are often the opposite...

Rick Mattson at Grace Church, Roseville, MN The prior post on Embarrassing Material is here. In the process of writing this series of posts I found myself getting preachy at times. So I thought automatically to exclude that material...

Again, I want to pause and say thanks if you if you've been following along in these blogs but don't think of yourself as a Christian. I truly hope they are helpful to your spiritual journey. This is part...

In the prior post I paused to reach out to those who've been put off by the church. And I talked about evaluating miracle claims, suggesting that philosopher David Hume's "doctrine" of skepticism would blind a person to a...

In the last post I mentioned that, historically speaking, it's highly unlikely that Jesus' followers fabricated his divinity. More likely, they discovered the Son of God in their midst. In this post, a simple argument: Palestinian Jews and their close associates...

Hi again. In my prior post I suggested the possibility that faith and reason belong together. This may seem strange to some but the idea goes all the way back to Jesus himself who said, “Though you do not...

Introduction: Normally I write brief blog posts. But in this special series I go more in-depth on an important topic, the trustworthiness (reliability) of the four Gospel accounts of the life of Jesus in the New Testament (NT): Matthew,...

The prior post on Multiple Sources is here. I hope you are tracking along in our study. It's meant on my part to be an accumulation of smallish arguments that add up to something convincing by day's end. I...