Apologetics to the Glory of God

Month: February 2013

  • Point of Contact 5

    Matthias, Joshua and Justin discuss the intrinsic ties between synergism and evidentialism, and the theological foundation of Covenantal apologetics in this edition of Point of Contact.…

  • The Bankruptcy of Skepticism and the Glory of God

    Christianity is a naturally offensive truth. Not that it offends, but it exposes the offense that is part of the human condition and dares to hold humans responsible. The sinful nature of man, such as it is, detests any effort of the person who would dare to point at that nature and speak about it for what it is. The rebellious man has knowledge of his Creator because it is in the Creator’s image that he has been created. What the Creator of everything calls “truth” involves every single minute, meticulous detail of reality as we know it. Indeed it …

  • Peripatetic 8

    Is it consistent to be involved in youth ministry as well as CA?  I address this assertion sans argument in a short edition.…

  • Proof and Persuasion Confusion

    I was pointed to a post by J. Warner Wallace where he seeks to give a distinction between evidence and proof. This is in itself something good to do because who has not heard people scream “SHOW ME THE EVIDENCE!” as though if they are shown enough evidence that it is proof [of something].

    The following statement seems to provide the basis of Wallace’s apparent confusion between proof and persuasion. Wallace writes the following:

    While evidence is a matter of objective truth, proof is in the mind of the evaluator, and many of us resist the truth in spite

  • Peripatetic 7

    When we say that Covenantal Apologetics is Sola Scriptura in an apologetic context, what do we mean by that, and where do we find this in Scripture? Additionally, in summary form, we examine where in these texts we can see the various tenets of CA displayed for us.…

  • Point of Contact – Relaunched!

    Matthias McMahon, Justin McCurry and I discuss the comments of a Sean Holloway in the Association of Evangelical Apologists facebook group.…

  • Some In-House Debate

    Nathan Shannon wrote an article responding to Drs. James Anderson and Greg Welty.

    Steve Hays responds here

     

    Hopefully this will be the beginning of some interesting exchange.…

  • Please Welcome Matthias McMahon

    Matthias has been with Choosing Hats for awhile now in a contributor role, but with the upcoming departure of Chris Bolt, he has been added to the prestigious list of “Site Administrators”.

    OK, so maybe not all that prestigious.

    Expect to see more of Matthias by way of posts and responses to comments in the coming days …

    – BK…

  • Peripatetic 6

    A further response to Frank Turk, a discussion concerning a conversation in a FB group, and an update on future podcasting.…

  • Peripatetic 5

    Should Covenantal Apologists put a sock in it when it comes to the abortion debate? A response to Frank Turk’s 2 posts at Pyromaniacs.…