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Top 10 Apologetics Tips of 2018
Sean McDowell — February 13, 2019
For the past three years, I have been tweeting an apologetics tip each day (well, at least most days I can think of one!). Here are the Top 10...
The (Ir)Resistible Old Testament
A Review of Andy Stanley’s "Irresistible"
Charlie Trimm — February 11, 2019
In recent decades the church has seen droves of people leave for a variety of reasons (for more on this trend, see the book A Recipe for Disaster...
Do Extraordinary Events Require Extraordinary Evidence?
Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig
William Craig — February 8, 2019
This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Hi Dr Craig, You have written...
Paul’s Name Change
Gary T. Manning, Jr. — February 6, 2019
Did Saul change his name to Paul when he became a follower of Jesus? This seems to be a common opinion among Christians. Shortly before the movie “...
A Liturgy for Fasting and Prayer
Kenneth Berding — February 4, 2019
I recently participated inA Call to Fast and Prayat Biola. This event was the vision of Peter Brown (a current graduate student at Biola). Fifty or...
Assessing McLaren, Pagitt, Bell, & Jones 1
Scott Smith — January 30, 2019
The following is an excerptfrom R. Scott Smith's blog. Previously, I gave summaries of their updated views. Now, I shift to some assessment. Based...
On Heaven (and Hell): Alan Gomes and Randy Alcorn
Kenneth Berding — January 28, 2019
Ever since the day God got a hold of my life as a teenager, I have wanted to learn everything I could about heaven. In fact, thinking about the...
Is Fine-Tuning Consistent with Theism?
Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig
William Craig — January 25, 2019
This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Hello Dr Craig, I find the "Fine...
If God Entered Human History, How Would We Know?
Sean McDowell — January 23, 2019
Christians often make a positive case that Jesus is God by pointing to fulfilled prophecy, the reliability of the Gospels and the resurrection of...
Persistent Prayer
Matthew Williams — January 22, 2019
Why should we persevere in prayer? Great question. Here is Jesus’s answer, from Luke 18:2-7: In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared...
Pardoned Sin and Justice
Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig
William Craig — January 18, 2019
This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question If I am guilty of a grave sin (I...
Top 10 Think Biblically Podcasts of 2018
Sean McDowell — January 16, 2019
This year was the first full year of theThink Biblically Podcast, sponsored byTalbot School of Theology. I have had the privilege of being the...
Does the New Testament Replace the Old? A Response to Andy Stanley
Jeffrey Volkmer — January 15, 2019
Several days ago I was asked by the Christian Post to respond to a recent opinion column by North Point Community Church senior pastor Andy Stanley...
Powerful Prayers
Matthew Williams — January 14, 2019
I was putting my sons to bed one night. I said my good nights, and I was just lying there for a few moments when I heard my six-year-old son say...
God and the Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics
Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig
William Craig — January 11, 2019
This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Dear Dr Craig, I'm a Christian...
Jesus’s Pattern of Prayer
Matthew Williams — January 9, 2019
That Jesus was a man of prayer is without question. My guess is he spent extended time each and every day praying to his Father in order to find...
What kind of person do you hope to be in twenty years?
Kenneth Berding — January 7, 2019
Recently, Trudi and I hosted six of my current college students for dinner. (Note: as is our custom, we invited all my current students, but this...
Is Fine-Tuning Consistent with Theism?
Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig
William Craig — January 4, 2019
This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Hello Dr Craig, I find the "Fine...
Solving Interpretational Problems
Gary T. Manning, Jr. — January 2, 2019
When you are trying to make sense of a passage of Scripture – that is, a full scene or paragraph –you often need to decide between two competing...
Is Being the Best Explanation Good Enough?
Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig
William Craig — December 21, 2018
This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Dear Dr Craig, In your debates on...
José, el personaje olvidado de la navidad
Octavio Esqueda — December 20, 2018
José, es el personaje olvidado de la navidad. Obviamente en la navidad celebramos el nacimiento de Jesús, el Cristo o Mesías, quien vino a este...
Take Up and Read: Nicomachean Ethics
Kenneth Samples — December 19, 2018
I am writing this ongoing blog series on Reflections to encourage Christians to read more vigorously and enrich their lives with Christian classics...
Is God Real? The Bible Affirms the Standard Cosmological Model
Jim Wallace — December 17, 2018
The vast majority of scientists affirm the Standard Cosmological Model as an accurate and reliable description of the universe’s origin. After...
Can an Unbeliever Accept Christ?
Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig
William Craig — December 14, 2018
This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question I believe that God doesn’t make...
A Simple Way to Keep the Old Testament Organized in Your Head
Kenneth Berding — December 12, 2018
How can I keep the Old Testament organized in my mind? There’s so much going on.How do things connect? Where is it going? Here is the simplest way...