Christianity Needs Promotion, Like Soft Drinks

Last updated on: July 17, 2013 at 9:38 am By Bob Seidensticker

Would you spend unpaid time helping a soda company increase its market share? If not, why do it for a religion? Read more

Bible Interpretation Works Like the Paul-is-Dead Rumor

Last updated on: July 15, 2013 at 2:16 pm By Bob Seidensticker

Have you heard of the clues in the Abbey Road album about Paul McCartney being dead? They weren’t put there by the Beatles themselves; they were invented by imaginative fans. What ideas were similarly invented (or ignored) by eager fans of the Bible? Read more

An Inept Attempt to Dismiss the Problem of Evil

Last updated on: July 13, 2013 at 12:06 am By Bob Seidensticker

Christian apologist Greg Koukl tries to turn the tables on the atheist who proposes the Problem of Evil, but his argument collapses. Read more

Armageddon Within Our Lifetime? (2 of 2)

Last updated on: July 10, 2013 at 9:47 pm By Bob Seidensticker

Are conditions really deteriorating, with signs of the apocalypse visible to those wise enough to understand? Or do people’s natural instincts to overestimate fears (and many leaders’ instincts to fan these flames) cause them to imagine an imminent Armageddon though conditions are actually improving? Read more

Armageddon Within Our Lifetime?

Last updated on: July 11, 2013 at 12:01 pm By Bob Seidensticker

What fraction of Americans believe that we’re nearing the end? Perhaps a lot more than you think. Let’s consider their reasons for seeing Armageddon around the corner. Read more

A God-Created World Would Look Like a ’60s Family Sitcom

Last updated on: July 8, 2013 at 10:07 am By Bob Seidensticker

Christians must defend the messed-up world that God gave us, and sometimes they push back and demand to know what the atheist thinks would be better. I’m glad they asked, because I know what a God-created world would look like. Read more

How Do We Know the Moon ISN’T Made of Green Cheese?

Last updated on: July 7, 2013 at 10:10 am By Bob Seidensticker

We all know that the moon isn’t made of green cheese. But is this knowledge justified? And what can this process tell us about more provocative claims such as “Jesus rose from the dead”? Read more

The Leaky Noah’s Ark Tale (2 of 2)

Last updated on: July 5, 2013 at 9:17 am By Bob Seidensticker

Some concluding thoughts about the Noah story: the original protagonist (it wasn’t Noah), a critique of God’s omniscience, what the rainbow really means, and the real reason why God launched the flood. Read more

The Leaky Noah’s Ark Tale

Last updated on: July 4, 2013 at 12:05 pm By Bob Seidensticker

Put aside your skepticism and take the Noah’s flood story seriously, as most Americans do. How well does it hold up? Read more

Seven Billion People and Counting

Last updated on: June 28, 2013 at 9:47 am By Bob Seidensticker

The Quiverfull movement, popular among some Christian groups, urges Christians to “let God decide” how many children they will have. In the 21st century, we have this kind of childish thinking? Read more