The case for the reliability of the New Testament Gospel eyewitness accounts is dependent on the reliability of the authors. Eyewitnesses are typically evaluated in criminal trials by asking four critical questions: Were the witnesses really present at the time of the crime? Can the witnesses’ accounts be corroborated in …
Read More »Lessons in Evangelism (and Christian Case Making) from the Life of Roadies
A few years back I taught three services at Liquid Church in Morristown, New Jersey. Liquid is a growing, vibrant, passionate family of believers, and the group’s energy was palpable and contagious. It was an exciting opportunity to connect with brothers and sisters on the other side of the country. …
Read More »What Life in a Patrol Car Can Teach You About Spiritual Decision-Making
One night around dinner time my partner and I were driving down the road and saw a car that had a busted rear window. Over the next hour or so, we conducted an investigation that would, in some ways, remind me of the process each of us must engage when …
Read More »Good Case Makers Are Good Care Takers
As a Christian apologist (a.k.a. Christian Case Maker), I get the chance to travel and meet other Christian Case Making leaders around the country. Many of my fellow Case Makers are Chapter Directors for Ratio Christi (Latin for ‘The Reason of Christ’), a global movement equipping university students and faculty …
Read More »Is the Bible True? The Value (and Limits) of the Early Church Fathers
I had the great pleasure and privilege several years ago to speak to students (and visitors) at Rutgers University. Ratio Christi hosted the three hour event. Julie Miller (RC’s Chapter Director at Rutgers) and her husband Buzz did an amazing job organizing and hosting the event. I was asked to …
Read More »Quick Shot: “All religions lead to the same place”
Our “Quick Shot” series offers brief answers to common objections to the Christian worldview. Each response is limited to one paragraph. These responses are designed to (1) answer the objection as concisely as possible, (2) challenge the objector to think more deeply about his or her claim, and (3) facilitate …
Read More »Is God Real? Common, Objective Moral Standards Are an Evidence of God’s Existence
The Axiological Argument for the existence of God relies on the existence of objective, transcendent moral truths (i.e. “It’s never morally permissible or virtuous to torture babies for fun”). But not everyone agrees these truths exist in the first place, even though they often seem self-evident. Many who do accept …
Read More »Is God Real? Evidence for God from Objective Moral Truth
There are several compelling arguments for the existence of God, and many of them are rooted in science (i.e. thee Cosmological Argument) or philosophy (i.e. the Transcendental Argument). Sometimes these disciplines are foreign to our everyday experience, however, and not many of us are prepared to debate (or even describe) …
Read More »Quick Shot: “The Bible is full of contradictions”
Our “Quick Shot” series offers brief answers to common objections to the Christian worldview. Each response is limited to one paragraph. These responses are designed to (1) answer the objection as concisely as possible, (2) challenge the objector to think more deeply about his or her claim, and (3) facilitate …
Read More »Sim, a Cosmovisão Cristã é Apoiada Pela Evidência
Yes, the Christian Worldview Is Supported by the Evidence Richard Dawkins famosamente disse certa vez: “Fé é a grande desculpa, a grande desculpa para evitar a necessidade de pensar e avaliar a falta de evidência. A fé é a crença apesar da falta de evidência , mesmo que seja por …
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