Apologetics

Dear Friends, This is my third post of direct commentary on How Jesus Became God, by Bart Ehrman. Check here for my introductory comments. . The earthquake, the spirit vulture, and other tricks Ehrman discusses (Page 33 of 302) a humorous true story written by the satirist Lucian of Samosata, wherein […]

Going for the Jugular (Ehrman, Post #4: Admit you never ...

22 Sep, 2024 in Apologetics

Dear Friends, This is my second post of direct commentary on How Jesus Became God, by Bart Ehrman. Check here for my introductory comments. So far this has been a fascinating read, and I hope you are enjoying it. My simple prayer is: God bless you with reading grace and me […]

Going for the Jugular (Ehrman, Post #3: It’s almost like ...

22 Sep, 2024 in Apologetics

Dear Friends, This is my first post of direct commentary on How Jesus Became God, by Bart Ehrman, and we’ll be in Chapter 1. See the previous post for introductory comments. As I attempted to do with The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus, by Habermas and Licona, I’m going […]

Going for the Jugular (Ehrman, Post #2: Everyone was dead)

31 Aug, 2024 in Apologetics

Dear Friends, I spent about 2 years blogging my way through a scholarly Christian book about Jesus, and found out that the evidence for the Biblical resurrection story is stronger than most people realize. Now, let’s see what an (highly respected, highly credentialed, bestselling) atheist author has to say. . […]

Going for the Jugular (Ehrman, Post #1: Make this shot ...

18 Aug, 2024 in Apologetics

Dear Friends, Jesus’s egotheism…it’s not just for the Gospel of John anymore! . The Narnia guy proposes a trilemma Chronicles of Narnia author C. S. Lewis famously argued that we need to stop patting Jesus on the head. I keep running across his argument in various books, and recently […]

Going for the Jugular (Yes, Jesus went there)

20 Apr, 2024 in Apologetics

Dear Friends, Too many of us are taking our sin problem to psychologists, and getting lost along the way. It’s time to come back home. . Mythologizing the Resurrection While I was recently browsing my borrowed copy of The Historical Christ and the Jesus of Faith (1), by C. Stephen Evans, […]

Going for the Jugular (Into the woods…and the Way back ...

27 Feb, 2024 in Apologetics

Dear Friends, Though it’s not a real counter-argument, it’s still an excuse to talk about evidence for the Resurrection. So help me God, I’m in! . Trying to go out with a bang This is my 34th and final post about The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus, by Gary Habermas […]

Going for the Jugular (Habermas & Licona Part 4, Post ...

29 Dec, 2023 in Apologetics

. Dear Friends, We are continuing our journey through Part 4 of The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus, by Gary Habermas and Mike Licona. Part 4 addresses additional objections to the Christian resurrection story. Last time, I responded to the claim that risen-Jesus sightings have about the same credibility […]

Going for the Jugular (Habermas & Licona Part 4, Post ...

28 Nov, 2023 in Apologetics

. Dear Friends, We are continuing our journey through Part 4 of The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus, by Gary Habermas and Mike Licona. Part 4 addresses additional objections to the Christian resurrection story. Last time, I concluded my response to the claim that the evidence bases for Mormon […]

Going for the Jugular (Habermas & Licona Part 4, Post ...

30 Oct, 2023 in Apologetics

. Dear Friends, This is the third and final post in a mini-series I wrote about the LDS (Mormon) church. The first one is here. demons + huckster = cult Christian apologists (including the authors of the book we’ve been going through) routinely ask skeptics to propose alternatives to standard Resurrection […]

Going for the Jugular (Habermas & Licona Part 4, Post ...

28 Sep, 2023 in Apologetics