Conspiracy Theories: 5 tips to help evaluate claims
Conspiracy theories are circulating the internet today like whirlpools in the vast sea… here’s how to know when you’re being duped.
Read MoreArchives
Did the Gospel Writers ‘Embellish’ What They Witnessed?
Are the Gospels just “good old- fashioned lying and embellishment” as skeptics claim? Let’s take a look…
Read More
Atheists Churches Celebrating Life More Than Christians?
Atheist churches—I know, total oxymoron—are popping up everywhere these days, drawing people from all walks of life who simply want to celebrate being alive. They sing songs, hear an inspirational messages, and focus on the positive aspects of life. After all, the headline news these days can be anything but positive, so listening to some […]
Read More
Was Jesus’ Resurrection Based on Pagan Myths? (Part 3 – final)
A myth cannot explain away the resurrection event of Christ—it is unparalleled in history. This is not a belief rooted in pagan ideas of dying-rising gods, but a belief rooted in a Jewish apocalyptic worldview. Even for the Jews themselves, the idea of their messiah being killed and crucified by His enemies was completely out […]
Read More
Was Jesus’ Resurrection Based on Pagan Myths? (Part II)
(Continued from Part I) In the late 1980s, Jonathan Z. Smith wrote an article on the “dying-rising gods” in the scholarly and authoritative Encyclopedia of Religion, and showed that the notion that there was a widespread category of gods who died and rose again was not based on a careful reading of ancient sources. “The category of […]
Read More