Armenia became the first Christian nation from the bottom of a pit. The real evidence isn’t the shrine, it’s the land, a vanished priesthood, and a bishop at Nicaea.
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May
May
Microevolution is real. But does Darwinian evolution explain new proteins, animal body plans, and the Cambrian explosion? A serious look at the scientific reasons for skepticism.
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Jan
Jan
When a recent archaeological discovery in Jerusalem—an Assyrian administrative inscription corroborating the biblical account of Sennacherib’s invasion—hit social media, skeptics responded not with historical analysis but with comic book analogies. “Spider-Man mentions New York,” one skeptic argued, implying that real places in fiction mean nothing, proving anything. This absurd comparison reveals something troubling about modern…
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Jan
Jan
Understanding Biblical Passages About Women It’s a question that deserves an honest answer: Is the Bible sexist? For many people, both skeptics and believers, certain biblical passages about women are deeply troubling at face value. Commands for wives to “submit,” restrictions on women teaching, laws that seem to treat women as property, and stories of…
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Jan
Jan
In Parts 1 and 2, we examined the manuscript evidence, early church testimony, and archaeological discoveries that establish John’s Gospel as historically reliable. But significant scholarly challenges remain: When was John written? How do we reconcile apparent contradictions with the Synoptic Gospels? Can theological interpretation coexist with historical reporting? This final installment addresses these critical…
10
Jan
Jan
In Part 1, we examined the manuscript evidence and early church testimony establishing John’s Gospel as an authentic first-century document. But skeptics have long argued that even if John was written early, it still represents theological fiction rather than historical reporting. They pointed to specific geographical and architectural details as “proof” that John invented stories…
09
Jan
Jan
Research across early church testimony, manuscript evidence, archaeology, and critical scholarship converges to demonstrate that the Gospel of John represents historically grounded eyewitness testimony, validating John as the author of the Gospel about Jesus of Nazareth. While the Fourth Gospel has faced intense skepticism since the 19th century—dismissed as late theological fiction disconnected from historical…
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Dec
Dec
The archaeological evidence for Christmas tells a remarkable story. For nearly two centuries, skeptical scholars dismissed the Christmas narrative as a pious legend disconnected from historical reality. The virgin birth was claimed to be borrowed mythology. Bethlehem appeared too small and obscure. The census under Quirinius created supposed chronological problems. The manger in a cave…
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Dec
Dec
The Unexpected Story No One Would Write Christmas is very odd! If you were inventing a religion to reveal the heart of God, or at least your specific god, to capture hearts and change the world, you wouldn’t start in a cave that smelled of animals. You wouldn’t choose a teenage peasant girl as your…
Philosophy
Evidence-Based vs. Worldview-Based Skepticism: A Methodological Framework for Avoiding Irrational Skepticism
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Dec
Dec
Modern skepticism toward biblical accounts and early Christian history often presents itself as the natural result of rigorous historical methodology. Scholars dismiss miracle accounts, question eyewitness testimony, and reconstruct naturalistic alternatives, all while claiming to follow the evidence wherever it leads. But a closer examination reveals something troubling, leading to irrational skepticism: much of what…
