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 […]
Many skeptics doubt the story of the great flood found in the Bible. The story of Noah and his family living inside an enormous ship for a year and caring for thousands of animals seems implausible to those who think the Bible is a book of fairy tales. But what […]
Art and Apologetics “Self, 1991”, Marc Quinn at the Yale Center for British Arts, 2022 By Scarlett Clay British artist, Marc Quinn, began a series of self-portraits comprised of his blood in 1991, and creates a new blood-head every five years. He makes a mold of his head, fills it […]
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 […]
Apologetics goes to the movies! Grab some popcorn and learn how Hollywood’s most memorable heroes shine the spotlight on the ultimate hero of the universe, Jesus Christ. In their new fast-paced work, Hollywood Heroes: How Your Favorite Movies Reveal God seasoned apologists Frank Turek (Crossexamined.org) and his son, Captain Zach […]
Q: Why do we love to imitate nature? A: Because we are created in the image of the Creator of Nature and experience joy as we create after the pattern of our Creator. Psalm 104:24 O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all (Paper […]
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 […]
Dr. R. Scott Smith, professor of Ethics and Philosophy of Religion at BIOLA University, once told me that he took his daughter to the grocery store when she was young to introduce her to the concept of universals and particulars, or the unity and diversity we see all around us. […]