“Faith is believing in something that cannot be proven and for which there is no evidence.” Media representations of religious people would make you think this is an almost universally held opinion. “Faith and religion just can’t be proven by evidence.” “They just have to be believed.” It seems like …
Read More »Hebrews 11 and the Issue of Faith (Podcast)
In this podcast, J. Warner talks with Susie Larson (from Middays with Susie Larson) to discuss the issue of Biblical faith. Does the Bible say faith is “blind”? Does the author of Hebrews advance that notion? If not, how are we to define a Biblical notion of faith? List to …
Read More »How Christian History Demonstrates That Christianity Has Always Been Evidential (Video)
In this video, recorded as part of the Cold-Case Christianity Course at Southern Evangelical Seminary, J. Warner Wallace describes the rich evidential history of Christianity. Did Jesus think evidence was important? Are we warranted in reinterpreting our traditional notions of “blind faith” and aligning them toward a Biblical definition of “forensic …
Read More »Atheists and Believers BOTH Shoulder a Burden of Proof (Video)
In this video, recorded as part of the Cold-Case Christianity Course at Southern Evangelical Seminary, J. Warner Wallace describes the reason why Christians are not alone in their duty to provide evidence for their worldview. Atheists who believe every feature of the universe can be explained from natural causes (physics and …
Read More »There’s No Need to Panic (If What We Believe Is True)
Sometimes it’s hard to stay calm. But composure is typically an external expression of internal confidence. I’ve worked with SWAT officers who were the epitome of calmness in even the most harrowing situations. They never flinched; they never panicked. They knew we were well trained and prepared to address whatever …
Read More »The Rich, Historic Roll Call of Great Christian Thinkers and Scientists
If you listen carefully to our increasingly secular culture, you might think science and reason are completely incompatible with Christian belief. Several notable scientists and thinkers in the past two hundred years have been atheists, and their ranks seem to have grown in direct proportion with our increase in scientific …
Read More »Reasonable Atheists and Reasonable Believers Are Targeting the Same Group
Portland State University philosophy professor and vocal atheist, Peter Boghossian, wrote a book entitled, A Manual for Creating Atheists. Boghossian describes the effort as “the first-ever guide not for talking people into faith–but for talking them out of it.” He hopes to teach atheists “to engage the faithful in conversations …
Read More »One Important Reason the Church Will Continue to Compromise
Have you noticed the slow but growing compromise within the Church? It’s harder and harder to get two Christians to agree on anything related to sexuality, the exclusivity of salvation through Christ alone or even the historicity of Adam. We are a divided family, even though we share the same …
Read More »What Is Christian Case Making? (Video)
J. Warner Wallace, author of Cold-Case Christianity, was interviewed by Bobby Conway (The One Minute Apologist) and discussed the important responsibility every Christian has to make the case for what he or she believes. (For more information related to Bobby’s great ministry, visit: http://oneminuteapologist.com/) To see more training videos with …
Read More »Doesn’t the Bible Say True Faith is Blind?
It shouldn’t surprise anyone that I am an evidentialist; after all, I’m a detective. This is what I have done for a living for the past 25 years. I think it’s in my blood. But I sometimes wonder if my evidentialist DNA is distorting what I read in Scripture. Am …
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