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Christians, Don’t Let Atheists Misuse Science Against Christianity
My original title for this post was going to be "Three Reasons Why Darwinian Evolution Is So Universally Accepted, and Three Reasons Why It Is Beginning to Crumble." But you probably wouldn't have clicked on it to read it. For many Christians seeking to defend their...
Don’t Knock Systematic Theology
Biblical theology is all the rage, especially among young, reformed-ish types. In contrast to the perceived stuffiness of systematic theology (or so they've heard), biblical theology provides a storyline that delights with previously unnoticed insights. This is not to...
Justified Before God
Guest post by Jeff Mindler. [Jeff graduated from Lancaster Bible College in 2014 with a B.A. in Biblical Studies, as well as an M.A. in Counseling. He currently works as the Event Coordinator for the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals in Lancaster, PA. His wife,...
Apologetics Curriculum Finished!
I just finished writing a 35-week apologetics curriculum for Positive Action for Christ publishers. This project has taken me three years to complete. I thought I would never finish. In some ways it was harder to write than my doctoral dissertation. It will be...
Cancel Christmas?
A French friend of mine who teaches at a seminary in southern France emailed this today: "The bishop of Amiens, a city in Northern France, recently published an article calling for support of the people who are in tragic social needs. This support, he offers, could be...
Christianity is Not Better than Other Religions
Many Christians labor under the illusion that the way to share their faith is to argue that Christianity is better than other religions, belief systems or worldviews. They generally do this in one of two ways. Some argue from a therapeutic approach—that the Christian...
Can We Trust the Gospels?
Can We Trust the Gospels? The Historical Basis for the Christian Faith Many Christians are unaware of the unique nature of the Christian faith. Since most world religions are not based on historical events, and their beginnings cannot be anchored in any verifiable...
Doing Justice and the Gospel, Part 4: Applications
[This is the last of a four-part series on doing justice and the gospel. See parts 1-3 for context here and here and here.] Application of Justice and Injustice It is unjust to allow some people to break a just law because of their status, whether politicians or...
Doing Justice and the Gospel, Part 3: Principles to Guide Our Practice of Justice
[This is the third of a four-part series on doing justice and how it relates to the gospel. See the first and second parts here and here.] Principles for doing justice and the gospel: Hermeneutically, we must make distinctions between the combined political/religious...
Doing Justice and the Gospel, Part 2: Justice According to Leviticus 19
[This is the second of a four-part series on doing justice and how it relates to the gospel. See the first part here .] The laws that God lays down in Leviticus contribute to the overall picture of justice in the Bible. Let’s take a look at one passage that is rich in...
Doing Justice and the Gospel
The question of the role of social justice and the church is one of the hottest topics of the day among Christians. Recently I had 30 minutes to address the issue in chapel at Lancaster Bible College. In the next four blog posts I will unpack my chapel talk....
3 Final Logical Fallacies to Avoid (and How to Tell When Someone Else is Committing Them)
[This is the final post in the series on Logic and Apologetics] Begging the Question—assuming a conclusion to be true without proving it. If I am trying to prove that people have lost the ability to distinguish between right and wrong by citing increase numbers of...
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