“How can I enjoy heaven knowing my loved ones are in hell?” Indeed, I’m often asked this question and the above meme was posted in a Facebook Christian apologetics group and as of this writing has 564 comments. To answer this question there are important things to consider. Many Christians today think that the reason …
I used to think that the demand for easy access to abortion was silly because, for the most part, it was driven by men and women having “meaningless sexual encounters.” I understand that sex is fun, but, really, is sexual pleasure so important that people need to be able to abort babies? But I now …
When the Mormons (also known as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) come to my door, I always ask them the same question because it’s a question Mormons can’t answer. I do this because this question is essential to their beliefs. Many years ago, I was going to teach on Mormonism …
There’s an unrelenting cause of teenage depression that doesn’t get enough attention and only Christianity can solve: a sudden revelation that one day they will die. Now, I don’t mean the prospect of their death troubles all teens. Many teens view their deaths as so far off as to be able to ignore. But for …
An active shooter has just killed nineteen children and two teachers at Robb elementary school in Uvalde Texas. This kind of horror has happened a lot lately and whenever these heartbreaks happen, people wonder what could possibly drive people to do such evil. While I don’t pretend to know all their motives, I do know …
Active Shooters: Evil, Infamy, and Symbolic Immortality Read More »
In the last few years, I’ve heard many Christians say that all Christians need to be winsome at all times (there are even books saying that). Also, I’ve also heard apologists be so nice and so accepting when talking with those who have rejected the truths of Christianity that I feared that the non-Christian they …
If you think I wrote the title, “The Lord Made Orgasms Possible,” to shock you, you are correct. I wrote that the Lord made orgasms possible to shock Christians out of the Satanically-inspired blather that heaven will be a horrible place to spend eternity. I chose the title because most Christians have a blasé indifference …
I like to tell the story about the undergrad who fought back tears as she confessed to me that she was afraid she didn’t want to go to heaven. That surprised me, and when I returned to our apologetics department office, I related this to a twenty-something staffer, who said, “I’ve had the same fear.” …
A growing number of Christians are abandoning the traditional Christian doctrine that the lost will suffer eternal torment in favor of the belief that after the Judgment, the lost will be annihilated. But annihilationism gives atheists (or naturalists—a naturalist is someone who believes that nature is all there is) exactly what they most desire: no …
And the Atheist Shall Lie Down with the Annihilationist Read More »
I’ve seen some on social media go into a tailspin over the recent revelations about Ravi Zacharias. The revelations have hit many hard—they’ve hit me hard. The trouble is that this kind of disappointment in a renowned spiritual leader can make some wonder, if they can’t trust that leader, what else might they be wrong …
If I Can’t Trust Ravi, Then What Else Isn’t True? Read More »
