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Should a Puddle be Surprised it Exists? Should We?
Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig
William Lane Craig — March 06, 2020
This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Recently, I have run across...
How Much Should Christians Touch?
A Book Review of Handle with Care, by Lore Ferguson Wilbert
Kenneth Berding — March 02, 2020
I have just finished reading Lore Ferguson Wilbert’s newly published book, "Handle with Care: How Jesus Redeems the Power of Touch in Life and...
Is Christianity too Harsh?
Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig
William Lane Craig — February 28, 2020
This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Hello Dr. Craig, It’s an honor...
Dios es la fuente de la verdadera sabiduría
Octavio Esqueda — February 24, 2020
El cristianismo tiene a la verdad como el eje central de su mensaje y práctica. La verdad para los cristianos es mucho más que aseveraciones...
Belief on the Basis of the Spirit’s Witness
William Lane Craig — February 21, 2020
This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Dear Dr. Craig, Since my devout...
Decision-Making In Community
Joe Hellerman — February 19, 2020
This morning I was teaching my undergrad Bible class about the strong-group orientation of the early church. Personal decisions in the ancient...
Humility and Prayer
Kenneth Berding — February 17, 2020
Humility supports prayer, and prayer supports humility. First, humility supports prayer. Suppose that I entered into a time of prayer arrogantly....
What is Christian maturity?
John McKinley — February 12, 2020
We might offer many answers to this question beyond the basic reply of “becoming like Jesus” (Rom 8:28-29; 2 Cor 3:18), but there is one aspect of...
Plausibility vs. Certainty: Can There Be “Proof” in History?
Some Additional Thoughts on the Foundation[s] of Faith
Markus Zehnder — February 10, 2020
Most people in the West think that in the realm of history, there is no such thing as certainty, but only (varying degrees of) plausibility, and...
Are Empirically Equivalent Theories Both True (or False)?
William Lane Craig — February 07, 2020
This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Hi Dr Craig, Once again let me...
“The Chosen” — A Ground-Breaking Television Series
Doug Huffman — February 03, 2020
“A Catholic priest, a Jewish rabbi, and an evangelical scholar walk into ….” This sounds like the beginning of a joke with reference to a drinking...
In Opposition to Growing Antisemitism
Mitch Glaser — January 31, 2020
It is time for evangelicals to take a public stand against antisemitism. I never thought I would see the rise of American based antisemitism in my...
Reflections on the death of Kobe Bryant
Erik Thoennes — January 29, 2020
Tough, grown men, who almost never cry, cried this week, all over LA, and around the world. The sudden and tragic death of Kobe Bryant has had a...
The Problem with Principlizing: How Do We Move From Biblical Text to Application?
Kenneth Berding — January 28, 2020
When you read the Bible, how do you connect what you read to practical life? When you preach or teach from the Bible, how do you move from a...
The Challenge of Eastern Religions
Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig
William Lane Craig — January 17, 2020
This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Dear Dr.Craig, Recently I’ve come...
La fe y las obras siempre van juntas
Octavio Esqueda — January 16, 2020
Últimamente he escuchado con bastante frecuencia a muchos líderes cristianos afirmar que la fe en Cristo es lo más importante de todo y que todo lo...
Bridging the Gap from Theism to Christian Belief
Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig
William Lane Craig — January 10, 2020
This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Hello Dr. Craig I have a question...
The Ministry-Impact Gap
Kenneth Berding — January 09, 2020
Today, my friend Chris Grace[1]introduced me to a concept that recent social psychologists refer to as “The Liking Gap.” In simple terms, when...
The Genealogies of Genesis 1-11
Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig
William Lane Craig — January 03, 2020
This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question I have been both fascinated and...
Seven Favorite Christian Books of 2019
Kenneth Berding — January 02, 2020
As I reflect on the books I read in 2019, I note seven Christian books that have impacted my own Christian thinking and spiritual life more than...
What’s an Ex-Mormon to Do?
Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig
William Lane Craig — December 27, 2019
This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Dr. Craig, I was born and raised...
Christmas Presence
Kenneth Berding — December 24, 2019
Two days before Christmas last year I was sitting in church when the worship leader asked us to ponder this question: “What is it that you need to...
Can Christians Be Theistic Anti-Realists?
Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig
William Lane Craig — December 20, 2019
This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Dear Dr. Craig, Recently I read...
Jesús es el Señor
Octavio Esqueda — December 16, 2019
La frase “Jesús es el Señor” puede considerarse como el fundamento principal del cristianismo. Estas palabras indican un reconocimiento sobre la...
How to Explain Why You’re Studying Philosophy
Weekly Q & A with Dr. William Lane Craig
William Lane Craig — December 13, 2019
This is the weekly Q & A blog post by our Research Professor in Philosophy, Dr. William Lane Craig. Question Hi Dr. Craig, Thank you so much...