Category: Mere Christianity for the Digital Age
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Are You Really Seeking the Truth?
Why Christians Defend Theism and Atheists Must Answer Too “Always be prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you.” – 1 Peter 3:15 (ESV) Christians are often asked why they believe in God. The honest ones—at least those…
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Thomas à Kempis – The Imitation of Christ in an Age of Self
In a world obsessed with image, speed, and influence, the words of Thomas à Kempis cut through like a whisper from another world: “If you wish to understand Christ’s words fully and taste them truly, you must strive to conform your whole life to His.” That line isn’t meant to…
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J.R.R. Tolkien – Subcreation and the Christian Imagination
When most people hear the name J.R.R. Tolkien, they think of Middle-earth—Hobbits, Elves, and epic battles between good and evil. But behind the fantasy was a deeply Christian mind, quietly at work. Tolkien didn’t write with Bible verses in the margins. He didn’t preach in his fiction. But he believed…
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G.K. Chesterton – Truth with Joy in a World of Noise
If C.S. Lewis was the mind behind much of 20th-century Christian thought, then G.K. Chesterton was the spark that lit the fire. His wit, wonder, and wildly original insights turned apologetics into an art form—and made orthodoxy not only defensible, but delightful. At a time when secularism was rising and…
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The Ambassadors We Were Meant to Be
Representing Christ in the Digital Commons “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us.” — 2 Corinthians 5:20 The internet has become the new marketplace of ideas—a global forum, open 24/7, filled with voices shouting for attention. Opinions collide. Insults fly. Beliefs are mocked,…
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Listening Past the Mockery
Reaching the Wounded Behind the Words This special blog is only available to subscribers. Please keep and eye out for my upcoming book, Mere Christianity for the Digital Age: Can Faith Survive the Internet? (available this fall from Trilogy Publishing) and keep it in prayer. “The Lord is near to…
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The Questions That Cut Through
Using Curiosity, Not Combat, in Conversations “The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.” — Proverbs 20:5 We live in an age of answers. Search engines, comment sections, hot takes, and algorithm-driven certainty flood our digital lives with information. Everyone seems…
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When Conviction Costs You
Standing Firm in a Cancel Culture World “Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.” — 2 Timothy 3:12 It used to be that standing for Christ might get you mocked in a college classroom or frowned at in elite company. Now, it…
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The Protest That Proves God
Why Your Anger at Evil Isn’t Atheism’s Ally This special blog is only available to subscribers. And keep and eye out for my upcoming book, Mere Christianity for the Digital Age: Can Faith Survive the Internet? (available this fall from Trilogy Publishing) “If God existed, He wouldn’t allow this.”It’s a…
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How We Know What We Know
Understanding Historical Evidence “History is not the past itself, but a reasoned reconstruction of what the best evidence allows us to affirm.” — Mark Noll In an age of instant information—and instant skepticism—it is easy to forget that most of what we know about the past comes down to us…
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The Failure of Ancient ‘Body Theft’ Theories
Why No One Exposed a Fraud “You may silence a voice, but you cannot bury the truth—especially if the tomb is empty.” — N.T. Wright (paraphrased) One of the oldest counter-claims against the resurrection of Jesus is the idea that His body was stolen. This theory originated early—even appearing in…
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Eyewitnesses vs. Enthusiasts
Why the Apostles’ Testimony Cannot Be Explained Away This special blog is only available to subscribers and those who purchase my upcoming book, Mere Christianity for the Digital Age: Can Faith Survive the Internet? (available this fall from Trilogy Publishing) “A man who says he saw something and is willing…
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The Psychology of Truth Under Pressure
Why Frauds Crack and Witnesses Endure This special blog is only available to subscribers and those who purchase my upcoming book, Mere Christianity for the Digital Age: Can Faith Survive the Internet? (available this fall from Trilogy Publishing) “Truth is incontrovertible. Panic may resent it; ignorance may deride it; malice…
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