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Alisa Childers, “Historic Christianity,” and the Atonement
In this video, I consider how Alisa Childers adopts an idiosyncratic definition of “historic Christianity” that reduces the essentials to […]
Alisa Childers, atonement, kerygma, mere Christianity, penal substitutionFour Levels of Doubt
Does Being a Christian Mean Giving Up on Evidence?
This is a sermon I recorded for a local church in our time of coronavirus home-church. In the sermon, I […]
apologetics, epistemology, evidence, faith, rationality, sermonWhy Pinecreek Doug’s Flying Man Can’t Get Off the Ground
In this video, I explain how Pinecreek Doug conflates psychological and epistemological questions with his Flying Man Thought Experiment. And […]
epistemology, historical Jesus, Pinecreek Doug, resurrectionIs Morality Objective or Subjective?
Last week, I was on Eric Murphy’s show to talk about moral arguments for God’s existence. We didn’t get very […]
Eric Murphy, ethical objectivism, ethics, interview, moral objectivism, moralityThe Jesus Creed Meets the Flying Man Creed
Atheist YouTuber and provocateur Pinecreek Doug has produced a “Flying Man Creed” which appears to be an attempt to undermine […]
historical Jesus, Pinecreek Doug, reductio ad absurdum, resurrection, slippery slopeI could never worship a God who…
Has anybody ever said to you, “I could never worship a God who [fill in the blank].” Does that make […]
antitheism, God, worshipIs it Okay for Pastors to Have Doubts? A Footnote
Jesus said of John the Baptist, “Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone […]
doubt, faith, John the BaptistWhat is ‘Progressive Christianity’ and why does Alisia Childers think it’s so dangerous?
In this video, I continue my critical response to Alisia Childers’ attack on ‘progressive’ Christianity as being dangerous. I point […]