COVID-19 and Life Under ‘House Arrest’: Lessons from Others Who’ve Been There
Millions of us are under house arrest right now for nothing we did wrong. What can we learn from others who’ve been there before? Granted,...
March 21, 2020
50 Simple Questions for Christians: Strange Definitions
I’m running a weekly series at The Stream this year on Guy P. Harrison’s 50 Simple Questions for Every Christian. There are a lot more than...
February 10, 2020
From Friend to Friend: My View on Lydia McGrew’s The Mirror or the Mask, and Why Mike Licona Won’t Want to Ignore It
This has been a tough one for me from the beginning. I write this blog post soberly and with much prayer behind it. Mike Licona and...
October 31, 2019
Why Do Preachers Make Jesus’ Foot-Washing Lesson Seem So Weird?
The streak continues. I heard another sermon this week on John 13, which opens with Jesus washing the disciples’ feet. I don’t know how many times...
October 17, 2019
Why Hebrews 11:1 Doesn’t Mean Faith Is Without Evidence
Edited and republished from a post on November 15, 2013. Jerry Coyne’s recent Slate article on science and faith gives another chance to clarify the contentious...
April 26, 2018
On the Disagreement Between Lydia McGrew and Michael Licona Regarding Differences in the Gospels
Two friends of mine are in deep disagreement. Because it involves friends, it’s become one of the more painful things I’ve ever had to watch unfold....
April 13, 2018
“It’s In the Bible, So Believe It!” Won’t Help Youth At All
I’m on my way to Little Rock for an interview with FamilyLife about my book , I decided to re-read the book on the way, and...
March 13, 2018
What Bob Seidensticker Got Wrong About My “Too Good To Be False” Argument
A few weeks ago Bob Seidensticker, atheist blogger at Patheos.com, attempted to deconstruct my that Jesus is too good to be false. Unfortunately he got the...
January 4, 2018
Atheists Rejecting the Bible Due to OT Morality: Bound To Be a Bad Tradeoff
Atheists rejecting the Bible due to OT morality are making a bad tradeoff. Yet they do it anyway. The other day an atheist online told me...
November 30, 2017
