Textual criticism deals with the ancient manuscripts of the Bible. It's an important area of study, and Daniel Wallace is a world-renowned expert in the field. This 2-hour video explains the concept, covering topics like textual variants and how the manuscript evidence behind our modern Bibles is excellent.
It's been said that mathematics is the language of nature. As a former teacher, I often told students that most things in world can expressed mathematically. William Lane Craig believes that theism better explains this facet of math than atheism. He's much smarter than I am, so I'll let him explain.
Scientism is a relatively new word. It describes an exaggerated belief in the ability of science alone to explain the world around us. Our scientific understanding of nature keeps changing, but philosopher J.P. Moreland suggests that our moral sense is more reliable than science.
If you've spent any time online discussing Christianity with atheists, you may have heard this. While it's clever, it also suggests that they may not have actually read the Bible, let alone understood it. How should we respond to those who claim that it's the Bible itself that caused them to reject God?
While every religion makes claims about being unique and having history behind them, the historical evidence for Christianity stands out. Compare the historicity of a number of world religions with Christianity, and it becomes evident that there's a significant difference.
While the idea may be culturally unpopular at the moment, it needs to be said: there are plenty of people who suffer from gender dysphoria and same-sex attraction, and many want help and relief. These men and women are living examples of the transformation that God can bring.
When you're in a stressful conversation of any kind - but especially about religious ideas - asking questions is a key strategy. Rather than working to have all of the answers (which isn't bad), it may be as helpful to learn to ask good questions.
What are angels? How does the Bible describe the different kinds of angels, and what they do on God's behalf? What do other religions say about angels? A good overview.
There may be no more significant social issue today than that of sexuality and gender. On this issue as much as any other, Christians are judged as being either compassionate or uncaring and hurtful. Some abandon biblical positions out of fear, some out of ignorance.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a theologian, a Lutheran minister, and an anti-Nazi dissident. His writings on the role of Christians in secular societies are very influential, and his book The Cost of Discipleship is considered required reading.
Men need men. We need each other for support, for examples, for companionship, for courage, for wisdom. The Bible talks a lot about close friendships... and these friendships are essential. We should pray for friends like these.
If you're like me, and have loved ones who struggle with failure and addiction and doubt, this song is for you. God isn't looking for opportunities to punish us for our weakness. Instead, He stays and works on our behalf, longing to see us fulfill the potential He created us for.
In today's America, there's a lot of talk about the kinds of things that threaten the well-being of the church. At the forefront, for many, is the idea that tyranny is our most significant worry. This article suggests another foe.
Whether life has any real meaning is a nearly-universal question. At its core, atheism must deny that life has any objective meaning. With no God, there can be no objective meaning, so there can be no objective morality.
In my experience, most Christians would agree that they're not really sure how to interpret the Bible. This is a crucial issue for the Kingdom of God. If followers of Jesus can't understand the Bible, who can? Biblical literacy begins with simply reading the text, and biblical understanding comes from reading it properly.
