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Part 5 of 8 in a series of articles by Derek Caldwell on the resurrection. Published March 31, 2024 One of the most convincing evidences of the resurrection for me is what happened after it took place: the changed lives—and ultimate sacrifices—of people who claimed to have experienced the resurrected Christ in some way. And […]

Part 4 of 8 in a series of articles by Derek Caldwell on the resurrection. Published March 30, 2024 A few arguments in favor of the empty tomb bear similarities to those arguing that Jesus did, in fact, die. First, no contemporary is denying the empty tomb. Rather, they are denying the interpretation of the

Part 3 of 8 in a series of articles by Derek Caldwell on the resurrection. Published March 29, 2024 The Bible tells us that Jesus died on a Roman cross. Of course, to die, one must have first been alive. Even some of the most critical scholars in the relevant fields take for granted that

Part 2 of 8 in a series of articles by Derek Caldwell on the resurrection. Published March 28, 2024 There are a lot of religions with a lot of old books making a lot of claims that can’t be falsified. Nonetheless, we are justified in rejecting them as historically accurate tales of reality. Is the

Part 1 of 8 in a series of articles by Derek Caldwell on the resurrection. Published March 27, 2024 “It’s alive! It’s alive! … Oh, in the name of God! Now I know what it feels like to be God!”1 The words of Victor Frankenstein highlight our universal fascination with life after death. The notion

Published March 25, 2024 Amidst the egg hunts, chocolate bunnies, and barely edible sugar-covered marshmallows, it’s easy to forget the real meaning behind Easter. For Christians, Easter is about more than just pastel colors and family gatherings—it’s about the physical resurrection of a Jewish carpenter 2,000 years ago in Judea. This belief stands at the

Published March 7, 2024 When 16-year-old C.S. Lewis stepped off the train at Great Bookham Railway Station in Surrey, England, that afternoon in February of 1914, he entered the intellectually intense world of his tutor, William T. Kirkpatrick, who was awaiting Lewis’ arrival. Young Lewis quickly learned that “The Great Knock,” as he would later

What are the beliefs of the Black Hebrew Israelite movement? What connects some of Kanye West’s statements about race and Judaism? Find out here.

Published Feb 7, 2024 As an apologist, the pressing questions of culture always make it to my stage. I have spent the better part of the past year addressing the topic of transgenderism—a topic that has spiked within recent years and has left the Church rapidly trying figure out how to respond. Whenever I speak

Matthew Mittelberg Responds to the New York Times Interview, “Reverend, You Say the Virgin Birth Is ‘A Bizarre Claim’?”   On Easter Sunday a few years ago I read the New York Times article Reverend, You Say the Virgin Birth Is ‘a Bizarre Claim’? I felt compelled to respond, because as well-meaning as Reverend Serene