What Good Are Good Works? Nov 26, 2025
Dana Dill

Where do good works fit into your Christian life?

Having a hard time articulating an answer? You’re not alone. A lot of Christians don’t know how to think or feel about good works. We at least know they should somehow be a part of the Chr...

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Is Mystery Mysterious? Nov 19, 2025
Brett Kunkle

I hear a lot of talk about mystery in the Church but I don’t hear it carefully defined. When most Christians talk about mystery in relation to God they mean something like “that which ultimately cannot be known about God.” As a result, ...

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Three Questions I Evaluate Sermons By Nov 13, 2025
Dana Dill

I have heard a lot of preaching. As a Youth Pastor, I trained multiple interns to teach the Bible and listened carefully to all their messages. As a Professor, I teach a course on teaching the Bible where I evaluate dozens of students’ tea...

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Moving People From Offense to the Truth Nov 03, 2025
Brett Kunkle

Oftentimes, when you disagree with someone’s views—particularly their religious and moral views—the person will take offense. When that happens, don’t get bothered or irritated. Just ask a question: “Why are you offended?” When they res...

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The Problem of Evil is Everyone's Problem Oct 20, 2025
Brett Kunkle

No matter someone’s belief or lack of belief in God, everyone has to answer for the existence of evil in the world.

In our discussion of evil it is important to realize every worldview, not just Christianity, must explain evil. Christi...

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Thinking Carefully (And Theologically) About Our Smartphones Oct 01, 2025
Brett Kunkle

The apologetics community could serve the church well not only by doing good work in the philosophy of religion and helping Christians defend the faith, but by helping believers think carefully about all spheres of life. There’s plenty ...

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Thinking Carefully About the Problem of Evil Sep 01, 2025
Brett Kunkle

Some key distinctions are critical when thinking about this problem.

When approaching the problem of evil it is important to begin by making some key distinctions. Distinctions help us to define the issues more precisely, which leads t...

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What Happens When a Christian Sins? Jul 15, 2025
Dana Dill

No matter what form of Christian ministry you find yourself laboring in (e.g. children's, youth, adult, parenting), here is a question you will be asked:

“What happens when a forgiven believer in Jesus sins?”

Since this question has ever...

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Do You Really Have Access to Heaven? Jun 30, 2025
Dana Dill

Have you ever thought about all the things we are denied access to?

We are denied access behind the counter at retail stores and various shops.

We are denied access to country clubs we don’t belong to.

We are denied access to hotel pool...

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We Need Knowledge, Not Just Belief Jun 24, 2025
Brett Kunkle

Knowledge, not just belief, about God leads to spiritual transformation. So what is knowledge, and how do we get it?

I don’t want you to merely believe true things. That’s a good start, but it’s not enough. I want you to have knowledge...

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Why Christians Worship Jesus Jun 18, 2025
Dana Dill

It seems almost everybody likes Jesus. He honored in pop culture, revered in every major religion in the world, and honored even among the most irreverent. You’ll be hard pressed to find people who don’t like Jesus or see him positively in...

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12 Questions to Detect Pride Jun 02, 2025
Dana Dill

Humility is something Christians often praise, but often fail to possess in our daily thoughts, feelings, or actions. It’s something we love in other people. Like a beautiful gem in the earth, it’s rare and regularly disregarded by passers...

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