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…
Tag Archives: Bible
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Sep
If you’ve ever visited a Catholic church or spoken with Catholic or Orthodox friends, you’ve likely encountered the practice of praying to saints. People pray to St. Rita for impossible causes, St. Jude for lost situations, or St. Anthony when they’ve lost their keys. For many believers, this is a cherished tradition that brings comfort…
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Apr
Apr
The message of the Bible is the Christian Gospel – it’s one of hope, grace, and transformation. At its core, the Gospel answers life’s most profound questions: Why are we here? What went wrong? How can it be made right? And what happens after death? Which way to heaven? Within the biblical framework, the Gospel…
History
Darkness at Noon – Ancient Scholars Unintentionally Validated a Miracle During Jesus’s Crucifixion
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Apr
Apr
It’s AD 33. Jesus has been put through multiple farcical trials through the night and has been scourged. It’s now noon, and Jesus has been on the cross for a few hours. Suddenly, around noon, there’s a shocking and unexpected darkness. This darkness was recorded by Matthew, Mark, and Luke in their Gospel accounts. What’s…
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Mar
One of the more underrated aspects of the Christian tradition is the multiple early church leaders who were personally taught by the apostles of Jesus, who themselves carried the beliefs espoused in the biblical writings. This creates a lineage of the preservation of the New Testament without any gaps that go back to the events…
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Oct
One would think that the Koran, like other holy books, would try to carve out its own set of claims and distance itself from claims of other holy books. The strange thing is that the Koran doesn’t do this as people may presume; according to the Koran, the Koran and the Bible are supposedly on…
