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 is Truth? Sep 16, 2024
By Brett Kunkle

The “Real World” view of truth is, well...true. An explanation of this view should help demonstrate that it is the accurate description of truth.

Simply put, the Real World view says that my thoughts, ideas, or statements are true i...

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Don't Just Doubt Your Faith, Doubt Your Doubts Aug 26, 2024
By Brett Kunkle

Dear Friend,

Students need space to share their doubts. We all do. If serious questions about Christianity and uncertainty toward God are not recognized and explored, they remain in the heart and mind only to surface farther down th...

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Why Believe Anything At All? Aug 19, 2024
 By Brett Kunkle

Why do you believe what you believe? Seriously, pause for a moment and think hard about that question. What are the reasons behind the beliefs or views you hold? Everyone has beliefs, whether conscious of them or not. Some beliefs a...

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We Live At The Mercy Of Our Ideas Mar 11, 2024
By Brett Kunkle

I’m bothered. Recently I spoke with a youth worker who told me he was not teaching theology and apologetics to the students in his youth group because he was focusing on “practical Christian living.” He’s well-intentioned but with th...

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Tips for Critical Thinking: What is Reason? Feb 09, 2024

Social media reveals how poorly we think.

The advent of social media and our latent social media addictions really expose the lack of critical thinking skills in our culture today—and that’s a sad thing! One example, MAVEN had a viral clip on Instag...

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