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Jesus and the Devil’s Music
When I was a kid back in the 1980s, I had a somewhat conflicted relationship with “secular” music. Two of […]
Christian discipleship, discipleship, evangelism, rock music, witnessThe Day Christopher Hitchens Battled Five Christian Apologists
I started blogging at the Christian Post in March 2009. (My website and blog were born a couple of years […]
apologetics, Christopher Hitchens, debate, dialogue, problem of evilAsking Atheist Apologist Pinecreek Doug some Questions
Yesterday, I was tweeting back-and-forth with Doug when he invited me back onto his show. Fifteen minutes later, we were […]
apologetics, atheism, dialogue, Pinecreek DougIs doubt virtuous? Is certainty arrogant?
I just read a Twitter profile that declares: “I believe doubt is a virtue that can lead to humility and […]
certainty, doubt, epistemic virtue, epistemology, virtue epistemologyTalking hell, the Bible, biblical violence, and lots more with an atheist apologist
Remember Pinecreek Doug? If you don’t, you can get up to speed at “A street apologist puts me in my […]
apologetics, Bible, debate, dialogue, hell, Pinecreek DougMy Summer Read: A review of Lake of the Ozarks
Bill Geist, Lake of the Ozarks: My Surreal Summers in a Vanishing America (New York: Grand Central, 2019). Everybody needs at least […]
Bill Geist, memoir, reviewA simple way to rate the skepticism of atheists and agnostics
Ask your atheist or agnostic friend to consider the following scenario and then consider at what point she would conclude […]
agnosticism, atheism, doubt, miracle, skepticismTurning the tables on the problem of evil
Today, I had an extended back and forth with atheist video blogger (and actor) Scott Clifton. I wanted to post […]
atheism, greater goods, problem of evil, Scott Clifton, theodicyFour Pitfalls for Apologists Defending Biblical Violence
Over the last decade or so, Christian apologists have directed significant effort in defending morally problematic biblical violence including texts […]
apologetics, biblical violence, moral epistemology, moral skepticism