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What Makes Me More Like Him? Christians and Virtue
Every person makes ethical choices, and they do so using an ethical model they have either intentionally chosen or thoughtlessly...

Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Aug 7, 20206 min read


Have Something to Say and Say It Well
I use big words in sermons. Sometimes I even use them correctly. I also talk about philosophical concepts and theological principles. I...

Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Jul 24, 20204 min read


Podcast: Theistic Evolution: Christians, Faith, and Science
Faith and science. This is one of the toughest relationships to navigate in the modern world. How should Christians who want to do...

Cole Feix
Feb 25, 20201 min read


What Is a Secular State Anyway?
Underlying the Church & State debate and more broadly the question of Christian political theory is a fundamental question of...

Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Jan 18, 20196 min read


Church & State: How Is Christ Lord?
What are the Christian expectations for government? What does Christian doctrine assert regarding out political and social leaders? In my...

Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Jan 4, 20197 min read


Evil Often Comes in Opposites
Do a quick survey of books and sermons in the last few decades, and you will quickly notice a fascination with the word "radical." To...

Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Dec 7, 20185 min read


Comparisons in an Age of Rage
There is nothing I like more than a good comparison. Whether framed as metaphors, similes, or a good ol' parable, comparisons are...

Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Nov 19, 20187 min read


People You Should Know: Alvin Plantinga
The Greatest Living Philosopher: Alvin Plantinga I sat down this morning to compose a list of the most influential, living Christian...

Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Aug 10, 20184 min read


The Secret to Freedom Is Restraint
Americans value nothing more than freedom. The concept stands enshrined in our founding documents and in our hearts. But as a...

Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Jul 23, 20183 min read


10 Apologetic Arguments - The Ontological Argument
The ontological argument is a traditional Christian argument, but it is probably the least understood and least practical of all them...

Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Jul 17, 20184 min read


10 Apologetic Arguments: The Human Intellect Argument
Why do humans have the ability to ask and analyze a question like whether or not God exists? What is the meaning of terms like cognitive...

Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Jul 10, 20182 min read


All Science Is Deniable
My first crush was science. I fell completely in love with her at an early age, and it wasn't until I earned my degree in Astrophysics...

Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Jul 6, 20184 min read


10 Apologetic Arguments - Regularity and Mathematics
Why are we able to do mathematically based science? If we drop an apple from a tree, we can, with accuracy, predict not only that it will...

Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Jul 3, 20184 min read


Believe Not Every Zeitgeist
Every era has its own prevailing narrative, mood, values, and concerns. They pivot restlessly from generation to generation, rarely...

Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Jun 28, 20184 min read


10 Apologetic Arguments - The Fine-Tuning Argument
What if the universe could be explained through purely physical processes just so long as we were allowed to choose a very precise set of...

Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Jun 26, 20183 min read


There Is Real Evil In the World
The principal moral question of our era is not "what is evil" but rather whether or not such a thing as evil exists. Modern moral...

Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Jun 25, 20184 min read


10 Apologetic Arguments - The Teleological Argument
This argument takes its name from the Greek term, τελος (telos), which means an end or by implication a purpose. Whereas the cosmological...

Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Jun 21, 20184 min read


Andy, Rudolf, and Marcion
Plenty has already been written about Andy Stanley’s recent comments about “unhitching” the Hebrew Scriptures from Christianity (this one...

Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Jun 18, 20189 min read


10 Apologetic Arguments - The Cosmological Argument
One relatively straightforward theistic argument takes a look at the whole sum of reality as we know it and asks for a cause sufficient...

Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Jun 18, 20187 min read


10 Theistic Arguments - Properly Basic Belief
W.K. Clifford once famously asserted, “It is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.”1...

Dr. Benjamin J. Williams
Jun 18, 20183 min read
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