by The Skeptical Believer | Dec 25, 2012 | The Church
Seems like there’s a lot of talk on American news these days about The War On Christmas. I don’t know if regular people actually believe in this or whether it’s just something that the cable news channels drum up to manufacture ratings, but certain news personalities...
by The Skeptical Believer | Jul 8, 2012 | Science
Part 1 talked about whether you believe in something or nothing. Many people I know believe that there is indeed something out there, but they’re kind of vague and unspecified in just exactly what that something is. Their definition doesn’t go much farther...
by The Skeptical Believer | Jul 4, 2012 | Science
It was announced today that physicists had found almost certain evidence confirming the discovery of the Higgs boson, aka the “God particle”. It might not seem like that big a deal to us plebeians, but to describe it as a massive, momentous...
by The Skeptical Believer | May 20, 2012 | Miscellaneous
A few months ago USA Today ran an article detailing the growing dilution of spiritual belief in America and general apathy towards anything beyond the material. It came as no surprise to me. I know a lot of people who are cynical about god, disillusioned,...
by The Skeptical Believer | Dec 6, 2011 | Apologetics, Miscellaneous
When I first started The Skeptical Believer, it was meant to be in conjunction with the publication of my first book. I originally saw the blog as a supplement to the book, and a way to expand on some of the issues raised in it. Here is the introduction from my first...
by The Skeptical Believer | Dec 1, 2011 | Apologetics
This can be one of the most troubling and serious questions that you may ever wrestle with, whether you’re still considering following Jesus or have been a disciple of His for 50 years. The very notion of hell is unsettling and, quite frankly, disturbing. This...
by The Skeptical Believer | Nov 30, 2011 | Apologetics
Freedom is the ability to do what you want and define life on your own terms. Christianity takes both of those away. This is a very American (and modern) objection to Christianity. After all, the right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” is in...
by The Skeptical Believer | Nov 28, 2011 | Apologetics
As Christians (and especially Protestants) we rely on the Bible as the primary source of our information about God. Indeed, we believe that the Bible is the ONLY fully complete and accurate revelation from God to His people. It would behoove us then to...
by The Skeptical Believer | Nov 25, 2011 | Miscellaneous
I’ve been promising a wrap-up to my review of Rob Bell’s Love Wins for some time now, so let’s get ‘er done. This will dovetail nicely with a recent post I made for our church blog, How Can A God Of Love Send People To Hell? Let’s talk about the image of hell that...
by The Skeptical Believer | Sep 20, 2011 | Miscellaneous
Whatever you’ve heard about Love Wins, whether positive or negative, Rob’s main thesis in the book is simply this: that God’s love is far bigger and more powerful than any human being can conceive of. Infinitely bigger. Eternally more powerful. I think that’s...
