PRACTICAL APOLOGETICS
Passion Isn’t Proof
Passion isn’t proof. A false premise is still false whether it is delivered with the rousing rhetoric of a politician or the monotone voice of Rosey the Robot. We may find this hard to believe. After all, we are often moved by the emotional pleas of a speaker. But,...
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C.S. Lewis Says Nothing Is More Dangerous For Your Faith Than This…
During Easter 1945, C.S. Lewis concluded his speech to an assembly of Anglican priests and youth leaders with this stirring valediction:[1] One last word. I have found that nothing is more dangerous to one’s own faith than the work of an apologist. No doctrine of that...
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10 Questions Apologists “Don’t Like”….But I’ll Answer: Part 2
In the first part of the series we looked at the first three questions raised by YouTube personality, PineCreek, which dealt with things God has done in the past; personal doubts about His existence and the truth of the Christian worldview; and what would life look...
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The Worst Mistake You Can Make as an Apologist….
Minimizing mistakes is a part of who we are as human beings. While none of us is perfect, no one wakes up in the morning and says to themselves, “I hope I make as many mistakes today as possible.” In fact, we all have a desire to do the right thing. However, sometimes...
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10 Questions Apologists and “Don’t Like”…. But I’ll Answer: Part 1
A recent video by YouTube personality, PineCreek, entitled: 10 Questions Apologists or Pastors Don’t Like, examined tough (supposedly) questions that apologists and preachers don’t like because they are uncomfortable and highly emotional questions. However, emotional...
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3 Tips for Talking With Street Epistemologists
Street Epistemology (SE) is an underground movement made up of mostly non-believers. However, the movement is quickly growing since Peter Baghossian wrote, A Manual for Creating Atheists in 2013. Since then, (in my opinion) Anthony Magnabosco has elevated SE with his...
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5 Bad Arguments You Shouldn’t Use Against Skeptics
Apologetics, by definition, is the art and science of making a defense. In the case of Christian apologetics, it would be the art and science of defending the Christian faith. The weight of such a matter is important for the listening ears. Therefore, if we implement...
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Marine Basic Training and the Building Blocks of Defending Faith
What have you gotten yourself into, Meadows? Cccccchhhhhhhhh, went the air break on the bus as we finally slowed to a stop. As a figure thundered onto the bus, I began to realize what exactly I had gotten myself into. The six-foot-three drill instructor before us...
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What to do When Life Hurts: A Lesson from Habakkuk
What do we do when life hurts? Sometimes life hurts so much that we question the existence of God. How could the omniscient and omnipotent God allow such hardship to exist? The academic pursuit of an answer to these questions yields a theodicy—a defense of...
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Five Bad Reasons to Reject Christianity
As a former atheist, there were many reasons why I was not a theist (nonetheless a Christian). Usually, when the discussion of Christianity would come up I would have a few pocketed arguments I would reach for when pressed on the issue. Surely, folks reject the...
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