Category: Apologetics

Wicked and the Gospel

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The other day I shared my thoughts on a review of the new film adaption of the stage musical “Wicked”.  I thought that the review missed the mark in terms of its cultural analysis.  I thought it would be worth following up by sharing how I would engage with the story from a Gospel perspective.… Continue reading Wicked and the Gospel

Were we just Halloween lite?

With most events and activities, we tend to spend a bit of time planning before hand but also reflecting afterwards.  Christmas tends to see a lot of up front planning and a lot of resources provided from outside, Easter not so much so.  Halloween, reflecting perhaps our uncertainty of where it fits in tends to… Continue reading Were we just Halloween lite?

Is the Quran really wrong about crucifixion?

A blog post offers a tantalizing refutation of the Quran and therefore seemingly a surefire knock down argument for engaging with Muslims. You can read the argument here.  In short, it is that the Quran has Joseph and others talking about crucifixion, so for example the baker whose dream is interpreted is crucified instead of… Continue reading Is the Quran really wrong about crucifixion?

Fragments and distortion

Original Revelation is the theory that humanity started with a clear revelation of God and truth. Sin means that this became increasingly fragmented and disrupted.  It’s central to the form of apologetics I’m most aligned to, presuppositional apologetics and the thinking of my favourite missiologist, JH Bavinck.  You’ll also find it showing up in the… Continue reading Fragments and distortion

The Gospel does not depend on our ropey apologetics

I was reading this article the other day which touches on how Paul appears to use a creedal form in 1 Corinthians 15:3-7 3 For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance[a]: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and… Continue reading The Gospel does not depend on our ropey apologetics

Deconstruction

Deconstruction or deconstructing is a word that is being increasingly used to describe a particular phenomenon linked especially with US Evangelical Christianity.  The idea is that as someone loses confidence in their inherited evangelical faith, they start to deconstruct. The challenge the assumptions and tenants of their faith which levels the ground and enables then… Continue reading Deconstruction

Can babies sin? Navigating a current controversy

Apparently, the latest dispute to occupy people’s head space and get a thousand fingers tapping passionately at their keyboards, is the question about whether or not it is possible for babies to sin.  The big claim has been that if you are reformed, then you should recognise that babies sin.  The practical focus seems to… Continue reading Can babies sin? Navigating a current controversy

Fairies in the garden?

The Humanists UK have been circulating this meme again recently. It occasionally does the rounds. On the surface, it seems quite witty and clever. That’s no surprise, Douglas Adams was a clever, witty author.  However, not all that sounds clever is wise and well-reasoned.  This is one such case.  We can of course forgive Adams,… Continue reading Fairies in the garden?