The Christian philospher, Greg Bahnsen, once compared the atheist’s view of human origins to a cake-mix. Atheists speculate that a mysterious mixture of matter, energy, and time, combined with a dash of who-knows-what, produced life. They claim this magical event happened once and has never happened again. Of course, Dr. […]
Christian apologetics
12 Days of Presupp.
A little Christmas song for all the presuppositional apologists out there! On the 12th day of Christmas, a presup. gave to me… 12 books by Van Til! 11 Preconditions of Reason 10 Transcendental Critiques 9 Promises from Scripture 8 Examples of Suppression 7 Comparisons of Method 6 Biblical Defenses 5 […]
IDENTITY at Liverpool Cathedral
Peter Walker’s Identity exhibit is currently on view at Liverpool Cathedral. Here’s what Liverpool Cathedral has to say about it: “IDENTITY introduces seven illuminated columns, suspended over the Well. Each column is lit, with individual strips of light representing the double helix of DNA and demonstrating the unique make up […]
Van Til Valentine Messages
I wrote a few whimsical Valentine messages to honor the Dutch reformed theologian, Cornelius Van Til. His devotion to the Christian faith during his 43 years of teaching at Westminster Theological Seminary resulted in many lectures, sermons, and books, several of which I have on my reading list this year. […]
Kehinde Wiley’s “Judith and Holofernes” at the MFAH, 2023
Kehinde Wiley is a classically trained African American painter who attempts to remake the western canon of art. Since the history of European art predominantly features people with fair skin, Wiley attempts to rectify this perceived injustice by copying the Old Masters and replacing light-skinned people with dark-skinned people. In […]
Art and Apologetics
Happy New Year! I have written a small book for Ratio Christi on art and apologetics. Here is the description: In Arts and Apologetics, human creativity takes center stage in the defense of the Christian faith. Through a collection of arguments from the arts and aesthetic experience, the wonders of […]
Corn and Strawberries, A Lesson on Induction
“If God takes human dignity and freedom seriously, then when man decides to plant corn, he won’t bring up strawberries.”[1] I heard this quote in a lecture recently and I began to think of ways to help our children think more deeply as we plant seeds down into the soil […]
On Predication and Peaches, or How God Makes Simple Sentences Possible
The Dutch apologist, Cornelius Van Til, made a fascinating apologetic argument from our use of simple sentences. He said every time we predicate we presuppose the God of the Bible. What does that mean? In grammar class, we learned that a predicate is anything that can be said about a […]
BIOLA Apologetics & the Ocean of Uncertainty
Before I enrolled in the apologetics master’s program at BIOLA, I had never heard Christians speak of God’s existence as a probability. I was flummoxed from Day 1. In our class lectures and discussion forums, I was introduced to a new way of talking about God. Instead of speaking about […]