THOUGHT
MATTERS
This is our corner of the world to discuss all things relating to faith, the Bible, Jesus and God, and hot cultural topics.
Tailoring Your Gospel Presentation and Defense
Nobody likes being treated with a cookie-cutter mentality, least of all those to whom we try to present and defend the gospel of Jesus Christ. Put negatively, different people will have different barriers to [...]
Becoming All Things to All People
How far would you be willing to go in order to bring the gospel to someone and help them be as receptive as possible to its message of salvation? British missionary Hudson Taylor asked [...]
Should Apologists Only Speak to Areas of Expertise?
I’m sure I’m not the only apologist who’s been criticized for venturing into subjects that aren’t within my area of expertise. Whether it’s the material I cover with my students, the topics I speak [...]
So You Want to Do Apologetics…
I get really encouraged when Christians for the first time see the importance of apologetics—the reasoned defence of the faith—both in their personal life and in evangelism. In the former case, a person’s already-existing [...]
How the Bible Defends the Faith
Some Christians, when asked to give reasons for their faith, sometimes give answers that sound like blind-faith copouts to avoid thoughtful conversation. Maybe you’ve heard some of these, like “The Bible can defend itself!” [...]
A Biblical Case for Reasonable Faith
Have you ever had pictures of clever (or just plain cheesy) church signs show up in your inbox or social media feed? Some of them are quite funny, like the one that says, “Whoever’s [...]
Does the Bible Teach Blind Faith?
It’s commonplace for faith to be framed as blind belief absent of any (or even opposed to) reason, evidence, or argument. Unfortunately, this has even become the operating definition for some Christians. (I’ll [...]
Why We Do What We Do
"Young people are leaving the church in droves." By now, I'm sure many of us are familiar with this line (or perhaps a variation of it), and no doubt many more (if not all [...]