Recently, I saw an ad with a family stringing cranberries to make a garland and I thought of an analogy by the 20th century apologist, Cornelius Van Til. Van Til uses an analogy of beads on a string to explain how Christians makes sense of facts. I’ll explain his analogy, […]
In the newly published Understanding Christian Apologetics (Hendrickson, 2025), five methods of defending the Christian faith are explained and critiqued. If you are interested in apologetic methodology, I recommend the book as a good introduction to the various methods promoted today and the arguments for/against them. As someone who finds […]
Many atheists claim the universe and all life arose from natural processes. On a much simpler scale, this view can be compared to the belief that this detailed chocolate figure arose from the warm, melted chocolate as it cooled. It’s unbelievable on a simple scale and vastly more unbelievable when […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]