Are We Justified in Holding Beliefs Based on Testimony? Feb 24, 2025
Brett Kunkle

An important, even indispensable, source of belief is testimony. It’s undeniable that we come to many, if not most, of our beliefs through testimony. Alvin Plantinga highlights its importance: “Testimony is the source of an enormously l...

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What We Read is What God Said Feb 17, 2025
Brett Kunkle

The fulfilled prophecies, unity, and impact of the Bible all point to a divine Author.

Fingerprints are one of the best forms of evidence. If a detective finds fingerprints at a crime scene, he has a vital clue to help identify the per...

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A 5-Step Method for Studying Scripture Feb 03, 2025
Brett Kunkle

I want to lay out a 5-step method I use to study Scripture. I’ll apply it to John 15:1–8 to illustrate the method. It’s not the only method, and it’s not an exhaustive method, but I hope you find it helpful as a tool in your personal st...

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Belief as Saving Faith Jan 20, 2025
Brett Kunkle

A Summit student once asked me, “If Christianity is true, why do we need faith?” It's a good question. What is faith? Mapping out the distinction between belief-that and belief-in provides a helpful way to answer this question.

The tra...

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The Humility of a King Dec 23, 2024
By Brett Kunkle

Incarnation. The word captures the essence of Christmas. Jesus, “who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bondservant, and being ma...

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Is Jesus the Only Way? Dec 09, 2024
By Brett Kunkle

“Jesus is the only way to God” may be the most controversial claim of Christianity, so we had better have good reason for it. And I think we do.

What does Jesus say? Let’s start with Jesus. We certainly don’t want to claim something...

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Can God Do Anything? Dec 02, 2024

“Can God do anything?” I once asked an audience of Christians at an apologetics conference. I gave my answer and offered an explanation. Apparently, my answer was not well received by everyone, as one man in the audience was so incensed that he stood...

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Who are You to Judge? Nov 25, 2024
By Brett Kunkle

Drinking. Premarital sex. Abortion. Homosexuality. Same-sex marriage. Christians have so many hang-ups with the behavior of non-Christians, don’t they? It all seems so judgmental. Christians have enough problems of their own, so why ...

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Is God a Three-Headed Dragon? Explaining the Trinity. Nov 18, 2024
By Brett Kunkle

“God is like a three-headed dragon,” offered one high school student. “I think God is like a Transformer,” blurted out a junior higher in the front row. I had just asked students at this Lake Arrowhead camp to give a brief definition...

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What is Apologetics? Sep 30, 2024
By Brett Kunkle

When Christians ask me what I do for a living, I’m hesitant to answer. Inevitably my reply includes something about “apologetics.” But for some believers, apologetics has a questionable reputation. It amounts to intellectual bullying...

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The American Church Needs Repentance Sep 02, 2024
By Brett Kunkle

The words of Jesus in Revelation 3:20 are often employed as a call to salvation for individual unbelievers: “Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with...

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