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• Were the Crusades Motivated By Financial Greed?

  

  Sometimes people assume that, when the Church launched the Crusades in the Middle Ages, there was a self-serving reason behind it. It wasn’t the result of... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2019 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Were the Crusades Xenophobic?

  

  Previously, I introduced the Crusades and explained the historical background to these Medieval military campaigns. I also challenged the notion that they were... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2019 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Why Do the Crusades Still Matter?

  

  The Crusades are a time in medieval history that both fascinates and angers people. In the History Channel show Knightfall, myth and storytelling combines with... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2019 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Are We Just Star Dust?

  

  He rolled his eyes at me. “How sad that you need approval from some external deity. I am happy with my life as it is. I make meaning for my own life, thank you... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2019 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Challenging Conspiracy Theories

  

  Conspiracies do happen. Lots of people think they are common. 71% of Americans think the government are hiding the truth about UFO’s, 9/11 was an inside job, an... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2019 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Why Write An Apologetics Blog?

  

  Someone asked me recently, “Why do you waste your time writing a blog about theological issues? Can’t you do something a bit more useful with your time?” Oh –... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2019 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Couldn’t God Create a World Where Evil Doesn’t Exist?

  

  If there IS a God, then why didn’t he create a world where there is no evil? Well – if you are willing to give up free will, then anything is possible. Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2019 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?

  

  Sometimes people will say to me something like, “I might believe there was a God if there wasn’t so much evil in the world.” I’ve always scratched my head at... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2019 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Dealing With Fallen Heroes

  

  It’s not easy when people you look up to are found to be less than perfect. I’m a Christian, and have been involved in the work of the church for my whole life. Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2019 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• I Feel for Marty Sampson

  

  . I’m working from people who saw his recent Instagram post, which has now been taken down. He expressed his wrestles and doubts with Christian belief, and he... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2019 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Can You Know Whether Or Not the Bible Contains God’s Special Words?

  

  He smiled at me. “So it sounds like you believe that the Bible is special, somehow. That even though it was written by people, it was inspired by God. That... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2019 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• The Meaning of the Pale Blue Dot

  

  It was 1990. The Voyager 1 spacecraft was 4 billion miles from home. And as it left the solar system, it turned round for one last look at the Earth. Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2019 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• We Talk Together Like We Are Souls

  

  I was sitting in the dentist chair, mouth open. “So, Stuart. How’s the crown been?” I closed my mouth. Peta’s a great dentist. She did a fine job on my crown... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2019 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Review of Science and the Mind of the Maker

  

  I bought Melissa’s book earlier this year, and was blown away by the clarity and compelling nature of her arguments. Then, while at BIOLA University in June, I... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2019 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• I Need a Soul To Do Science

  

  Some of my friends are real science geeks … and I like them a lot. Usually whenever the subject of the human soul comes up with them, I detect a rolling of the... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2019 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• DNA and An Argument for God

  

  If I was to shrink down “Ant Man style,” so that I was a couple of microns tall … and if I squeezed myself into one of the cells in your body, I would find a... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2019 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Refuting Arguments Against the Soul

  

  I’m convinced that human beings have a soul, we are immaterial persons that also have physical bodies. This is not blind faith or just based on wishful thinking... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2019 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Unbelievable Truth and Equality

  

  Beshir Kamel is an Egyptian Christian whose brother was beheaded by so-called Islamic State terrorists. Beshir was interviewed on television, and he openly... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2019 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Unbelievable 2019 and the Millennials

  

  At the Unbelievable Conference 2019, Kristi Mair gave some great and vital observations about how to position Christianity’s absolute truth claims for... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2019 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• “Evolution” Doesn’t Get You To Human Morality

  

  Over the weekend, I represented my university – BIOLA – at the Unbelievable Conference in London. It was so great to promote their MA programs in Christian... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2019 PHILOSOPHY, RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY