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We’ve been examining a strategy to stem the tide of young Christians leaving the Church during their college years. I suggest we stop teaching...
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What Is the Essential Nature of the Christian Church? (Podcast)
What Do Other Religions Have to Say About Jesus? (Podcast)
Is There Any Evidence for Jesus Other Than What We Can Find in the Bible? (Podcast)
Are Christians Too Biased to be Trusted? (Podcast)
Why Didn’t Mark or Paul Mention the Virgin Conception of Jesus? (Podcast)
Christian Living
Humans have always been haunted by the shadow of mortality. Psychologists have a name for this persistent awareness: “mortality salience.” It’s the knowledge that...
Christian Living
During my years working the gang detail in Los Angeles County, I met countless young men and women caught up in the world of...
Christian Case Making
The value of shame is a topic that stirs debate. Is shame helpful or harmful? There’s no denying it’s an unpleasant emotion. Part of...
Christian Living
The more time I’ve spent investigating unsolved murders, the more suspicious I’ve become—not just of suspects, but of people in general. If cold case...
Writings
The Church is experiencing a crisis. Young Christians are leaving the Church in large numbers during their college years, and our efforts to address...
Current Events
The first Thursday of May each year is the National Day of Prayer; an appropriate American celebration, given how many Americans pray regularly. A...
Christian Case Making
I’ve written repeatedly about why the Church needs to stop teaching students about their faith. Young Christians are leaving the Church in tremendous numbers...
Biblical Reliability
The authorship of the Gospels is a matter of considerable debate amongst skeptics and critics of the New Testament canon. Mark’s Gospel is an...
Current Events
I’ve been tracking the decline of Christianity in America ever since serving as a youth pastor in the early 2000’s. Even back then I...
Christian Living
I was in the studio a few years ago with Frank Sontag for his KKLA radio program in Los Angeles. We were talking about...
Morality
Moral truths are malleable and subjective if they aren’t grounded in a transcendent source (such as God). I’m not the only person to realize...
Current Events
On Easter Sunday, NBC aired Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert, featuring John Legend as Jesus. After watching one of the rehearsals earlier in...
Morality
A few years ago, a gentleman (we’ll call him “John”) replied to a blog I posted at CrossExamined.org. As a skeptical non-believer, John wasn’t...
Christianity
Faith and Belief
Faith and Belief
God's Existence
God's Existence
Faith and Belief