Apologetics

Dear Friends, Jesus’s egotheism…it’s not just for the Gospel of John anymore! . The Narnia guy proposes a trilemma Chronicles of Narnia author C. S. Lewis famously argued that we need to stop patting Jesus on the head. I keep running across his argument in various books, and recently […]

Going for the Jugular (Yes, Jesus went there)

20 Apr, 2024 in Apologetics

Dear Friends, Too many of us are taking our sin problem to psychologists, and getting lost along the way. It’s time to come back home. . Mythologizing the Resurrection While I was recently browsing my borrowed copy of The Historical Christ and the Jesus of Faith (1), by C. Stephen Evans, […]

Going for the Jugular (Into the woods…and the Way back ...

27 Feb, 2024 in Apologetics

Dear Friends, Though it’s not a real counter-argument, it’s still an excuse to talk about evidence for the Resurrection. So help me God, I’m in! . Trying to go out with a bang This is my 34th and final post about The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus, by Gary Habermas […]

Going for the Jugular (Habermas & Licona Part 4, Post ...

29 Dec, 2023 in Apologetics

. Dear Friends, We are continuing our journey through Part 4 of The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus, by Gary Habermas and Mike Licona. Part 4 addresses additional objections to the Christian resurrection story. Last time, I responded to the claim that risen-Jesus sightings have about the same credibility […]

Going for the Jugular (Habermas & Licona Part 4, Post ...

28 Nov, 2023 in Apologetics

. Dear Friends, We are continuing our journey through Part 4 of The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus, by Gary Habermas and Mike Licona. Part 4 addresses additional objections to the Christian resurrection story. Last time, I concluded my response to the claim that the evidence bases for Mormon […]

Going for the Jugular (Habermas & Licona Part 4, Post ...

30 Oct, 2023 in Apologetics

. Dear Friends, This is the third and final post in a mini-series I wrote about the LDS (Mormon) church. The first one is here. demons + huckster = cult Christian apologists (including the authors of the book we’ve been going through) routinely ask skeptics to propose alternatives to standard Resurrection […]

Going for the Jugular (Habermas & Licona Part 4, Post ...

28 Sep, 2023 in Apologetics

. Dear Friends, For context on this post, please see the previous one. Basically, we’re analyzing LDS (Mormon) beliefs. Challenge 1: “A farrago of nonsense” The Book of Abraham is a fraud. This is important because the Book of Abraham, Joseph Smith’s “inspired” translation of ancient Egyptian papyri, is considered […]

Going for the Jugular (Habermas & Licona Part 4, Post ...

28 Sep, 2023 in Apologetics

. Dear Friends, We are continuing our journey through Part 4 of The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus, by Gary Habermas and Mike Licona. Part 4 addresses additional objections to the Christian resurrection story. Last time, I addressed three more naturalistic arguments against the Resurrection. I say “more” because we […]

Going for the Jugular (Habermas & Licona Part 4, Post ...

22 Sep, 2023 in Apologetics

. Dear Friends, We are continuing our journey through Part 4 of The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus, by Gary Habermas and Mike Licona. Part 4 addresses additional objections to the Christian resurrection story. Last time, I addressed the claim that Paul’s letter to the Corinthians supported “objective vision […]

Going for the Jugular (Habermas & Licona Part 4, Post ...

13 Aug, 2023 in Apologetics

. Dear Friends, We are continuing our journey through Part 4 of The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus, by Gary Habermas and Mike Licona. Part 4 addresses additional objections to the Christian resurrection story. Last time, I addressed the claim that Paul’s letter to the Galatians supported “objective vision […]

Going for the Jugular (Habermas & Licona Part 4, Post ...

31 Jul, 2023 in Apologetics