objections to christianity

What's intellectually impossible about dualism? What does it actually mean to "trust in" Jesus?

Last week Matt and I sat at the pool watching our 6-year old daughters perform "Olympian swim contests." Matt asked about the coffee business Church in …(Continue Reading)

The Antichrist by Friederich Nietzsche

He felt suffocated by the “foul breath” of anyone who still believes in Christianity (stanza 38). …(Continue Reading)

What about people who never heard about Jesus?

You've probably encountered this one before, both from non-Christians and Christians. …(Continue Reading)

What's one thing you don't like about Christianity and the Bible?

Last Sunday night in our faith community (a group of non-Christians who get together every week to share a meal, share life, and read the Bible and discuss it) I passed out 3x5 cards and asked ev …(Continue Reading)

How to Defend Your Faith - #3 - If I Only Had a Brain (1 Peter 3:15)

Sometimes we feel like the straw-brained Scarecrow on Wizard of Oz when an intellectual skeptic from an impressive school asks us a hard question, or when a scientific evolutionist start …(Continue Reading)

How to Defend Your Faith - #2 - Does the Bible Need Proof?

“The Bible does not need my help to make it true. It is able to defend itself. All I need to do is share what it says.”
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Evidence on Whose Scales?

All objections to the Christian faith are not the result of a lack of evidence but the result of someone deciding what evidence is valid and what is not.  …(Continue Reading)

"How Could a Loving God Create Hell?" (Hittin' Up Campus #11)

"I feel that God is too loving to create hell." This was Alex' biggest objection to the Christian faith. …(Continue Reading)

When You Encounter a Deist (Hittin' Up Campus #10)

This was my first in depth conversation with a true deist. A deist views God as the guy that winds up the clock of the universe and then sits back to watch it tick. …(Continue Reading)

All doubts = a set of alternate beliefs

Skeptics must learn to look for a type of faith hidden within their reasoning. All doubts, however skeptical and cynical they may seem, are really a set of alternate beliefs. …(Continue Reading)