When we read books like 1 Corinthians, we're reading one side of a conversation. Mirror-reading is a scholarly technique designed to investigate the rest of the story. It's important to keep the nature of the letter in mind.
A Hebrew inscription on a jar unearthed at Tel Abel Beth Macaah may resolve a long-running dispute about the extent of Israelite territory in the 9th-century B.C.E. Written in Hebrew, the inscription reads “belonging to Benaiyo.”
The well-known Kalam Cosmological Argument is sometimes dismissed by skeptics... not on the basis of the argument itself, but because it's used by Christians as support for the biblical account of creation. Here the argument appears in a peer-reviewed scientific journal.
J. Warner Wallace explains that the Big Bang provides evidence for God's existence, and that it fits neatly with the Genesis account of creation. Rather than affirming a view of the origin of the universe as godless, it supports the idea that the universe isn't eternal, but came into being at a specific point in history.
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.
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.
