We’ve begun to investigate clues in the world around us to try and determine why things are the way they are. It only made sense to start with the beginning of everything, and that means the beginning of the universe. But did the universe really begin to exist? Or has it always been here? The [...]
Before we examine the evidence for Christianity, it is essential to consider why this topic is significant. We have a lot of current events being paraded in front of us on a daily basis that seem far more pressing – a lot of other cases we have to try. We have climate issues, immigration [...]
This article was originally published on January 29, 2020. Before we get into the topic at hand, let me set the stage a bit and tell you a little about my mom. Norma Jean lived all her life in a small town in central Ohio. She was always a servant to her family and the [...]
One thing we are reminded of time and time again when reading Scripture is how loving God is. That he wants a relationship with all of us. So, if that’s the case, how could a loving God send people to Hell? How could he send people to a place of eternal torture if he really [...]
Faith. Use this word today, and it conjures up images of people walking around with their eyes closed, not knowing where they are going or what is in front of them. In other words, blind. Just believe. We have been conditioned to think that faith and reason are polar opposites. And it doesn’t help that [...]
A few years ago, I was in a used book store and got into a discussion with the owner. He told me he was a “Christian atheist”. He let me know that he didn’t believe in a God, but he thought Jesus was a really wise man and he followed the things he taught. In [...]
In my last article, I addressed the claim that Jesus wasn’t a real person. That view isn’t held by many people. A more common view, though, is the charge that all of the supernatural claims about the life of Jesus are late legends. All the miracles he performed, the predictions he made, and, of course, [...]
In the past, we’ve looked at many challenges and criticisms of Christianity, but we’ve never handled the objection that Jesus wasn’t a real person. It’s hard to argue that anyone has had more of an influence on the history of the world than Jesus of Nazareth. As of 2015, the Pew Research Center says there [...]