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February 2017

February 14, 2017

Apologetics in a Bible of Paradox

Apologetics in a postmodern world is looking less for historical proof, scientific demonstration, and systematic...

May 2015

May 28, 2015

Is Faith Unintelligent? (Donald Nwankwo)

By Donald Nwankwo, newly ordained Deacon in the Anglican Church. “I don’t live by faith....

May 22, 2015

Willard and the Problem of Evil

Here is perhaps the strongest argument for some against the Christian belief in theism, and...

May 11, 2015

Willard’s Beautiful Apologetics

An argument can be made that the best apologists often don't do apologetics. They live...

January 2015

January 02, 2015

Intelligent Apologetics

I recently read -- at the instigation of a friend's recommendation -- one of the...

April 2014

April 02, 2014

WL Craig vs. J Crossley

From Wintery Knight, who summarizes the conclusions in the debate between ever-debating Bill Craig and...

October 2013

October 07, 2013

Benefit of the Doubt

Many learn that the best faith is certaintist faith, that doubt is the worst kind...

August 2013

August 06, 2013

Arguing for God

The field of Christian apologetics often forms arguments for the existence of God, and in...

July 2013

July 12, 2013

Christianity is Falsifiable, which makes it distinctive among religions

C. Michael Patton: This is a belief that has been a source of contention with...

March 2013

March 23, 2013

Make or Break Issues for the Church

I like "make or break" discussions because they reveal what is considered to be deep...

March 01, 2013

Can we compare religions? Brian Zahnd

I know Brian Zahnd and found his courage here both refreshing and honest: But am...

January 2013

January 22, 2013

Adam Hamilton on Why?

I love Adam Hamilton's book, Why?: Making Sense of God's Will, It is short. It's...

January 16, 2013

Freedom and God (Jeff Cook)

#1 reason for God: Love and Freedom Whether you are a committed materialist, a believer...

January 14, 2013

Meaning in Pain Proves there’s a God (Jeff Cook)

Meaning in Pain Proves There’s a God (Jeff Cook) Today we hit what I see...

January 10, 2013

Cigarette-Driven Monkeys and God’s Existence

Cigarette-Driven Monkeys Composing Hamlet Prove God's Existence (Jeff Cook) Train a hundred monkeys in a...

January 07, 2013

God is Real because our Brains are Reliable

God is Real Because Our Brains are Reliable (Jeff Cook) Socrates said, “Philosophy begins with...

December 2012

December 27, 2012

Re-Run: Jeff Cook and Desire and God

This post is by our friend Jeff Cook... They Don’t Believe Because Your God Isn’t...

November 2012

November 20, 2012

The Argument from You: Jeff Cook

You Prove God’s Existence (Argument #4 for God’s Existence) Most people think they exist. Even...

November 05, 2012

Conscience: What does it tell us?

Jeff Cook's series on arguments for God continues with this reflection on conscience. What does...

October 2012

October 29, 2012

Does Beauty Point to God?

This series, on arguments for God, is by Jeff Cook (info at the bottom). His argument today...

October 25, 2012

Christians, Muslims Team Up in Apologetics

Again, this series by Jeff Cook. One of the best argument for God’s existence comes...

October 22, 2012

The Argument for God from Experience

By Jeff Cook: The Argument from Religious Experience How much does "experience" factor into your...

October 17, 2012

Top Ten Arguments for God: Jeff Cook

Jeff Cook (info at bottom) has examined ten arguments against God-belief and now he turns...

October 12, 2012

Jeff Cook’s Big If

Top 10 – Arguments Against God’s Existence #4-1 (Jeff Cook) Socrates said, “Philosophy begins with...

October 10, 2012

Does Design Support God-Belief? (by Jeff Cook)

This continues our MWF series by Jeff Cook, information at the bottom of this post:...

October 08, 2012

God-Belief and its Problems (by Jeff Cook)

This post is a series by Jeff Cook. Socrates said, “Philosophy begins with wonder” and...

October 05, 2012

Two Challenges to the Faith with Jeff Cook

This series is by Jeff Cook... I love Top 10 lists. Movies, sports stars, events—I...

October 03, 2012

Top Ten Arguments against God: #10 (Jeff Cook)

This is the first in a series of ten brief posts by Jeff Cook, listing...

September 2012

September 26, 2012

A Resurrection Apologetic

Apologetics has been through some rough waters in the last twenty or so years. Some...

September 18, 2012

Orthodoxy’s Postage Stamp

Christian orthodoxy's postage stamp is that the resurrection occurred. What really matters, the letter or the...