When You Doubt
People usually talk about doubt like it’s a problem. I’m not sure that it is.
Do You Read The Bible Literally?
I want to ask an important question, "Whose literal?"
Christians, Non-Christians, And Reason
It’s always a little awkward when someone asks me what I do, because there’s not an easy answer.
How To Find A God
How exactly do we go about trying to find a god? Where does one look?
Why Is Jesus The Only Path To Full Humanity?
What makes Christianity different? Why is it the only true way?
What If God Didn’t Send People To Hell?
God is often accused of being unmerciful for torturing people for all eternity who really were not bad people; they just didn’t want to be His servants. What’s wrong with that?
God's Perspective On Our Relationship
For a very long time, I have wondered about questions like "What is the point of this life?" and "Why doesn't God just show Himself to us?" I don't think I am alone in this.
Why Is There Suffering In The World?
Certainly, people cause each other pain, but why is there suffering in the first place? Does God cause it?
What It's Like
How much time do we spend thinking about what it's like on the other side of things? Do we consider things from other people's perspective? Or, do we simply render judgment from a safe distance?
Death Of The American Church
We are at a turning point in American Christianity. Christianity is not being passed from the older generation to the younger one. At an increasing rate, young people are leaving church. They are not always anti-Christianity (though sometimes they are). Many, however, simply don’t see the point in making it a priority in their lives.
Why Were The Gospels Written So Late? Part 2
If writing was a secondary form of communication, then the question we need to ask is, “Why were the Gospels written down at all?”
Why Were The Gospels Written So Late? Part 1
Is it a problem that the Gospels were written so late? I argue that we have no reason to expect them to have been written before the mid to late 1st century.
How To Know God
We are not the first people to ask "How can a person know God?" But, how do we actually do it?
Can You Know God Apart From Christ?
Is there knowledge of God in the world that does not depend on a person hearing the name “Jesus?” The answer to this question basically depends on your view of general revelation.
Is Christianity Really About Love?
Christians talk a lot about how Christianity is a religion that is all about love. However, that's not exactly what the NT says.
Do We Really Want A Word From God?
Christians will often say that they want to hear from God. I want to ask them, “Do you really?”
Are American Christians Persecuted?
There are a lot of Christians in America right now who think they are being persecuted for their faith. I want to ask the question, are they really? Is this persecution real or merely perceived?
Climax of the Jewish Story
Theologians in the past have attempted to separate Christianity from Judaism. However, this doesn’t work very well since Christianity is not so much a stand-alone story as it is the climax of the Jewish story.
How To Make Spiritual Progress
Making spiritual progress may not be easy, but is it supposed to be complicated?