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 […]
I waited a quarter of a century. My love for the Dutch artist, Rembrandt, began in my early twenties, and ever since then, I had had my heart set on traveling to the Netherlands to see his famous painting The Night Watch. Six weeks ago, the day finally came. I walked […]
Human value comes from God alone. (Gen. 1:27) Today, contemporary artists often want to give honor and transcendent value to persons of color, while promoting an ideology which denies transcendent value. It is a paradox; people speak of spiritual values, while holding on to belief systems which cannot justify them. […]
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 […]
It’s Christmas Time! But…what is time? The Christian theologian, Augustine of Hippo (354-430), explored the mysterious concept of time in Chapter XI of Confessions. He surmised that since the past no longer exists, the future does not yet exist, and the present is always slipping into the past, time is […]
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 […]
It was a great honor to present my first academic paper at the ETS conference last week in San Antonio (Nov. 14-16, 2023). ETS is a professional academic society of biblical and theological scholars. Academic papers are submitted throughout the year and the authors of selected papers are invited to […]
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 […]