When creatures sit back and think about what’s absolutely certain, history usually shows that we arrive at conclusions like “I exist,” and “2+2=4″ and “blue is blue” and so forth. It’s not hard to see why. How could we assert the contrary? As Descartes observed, to deny that I am thinking would lead to the [...]

I come across this question an average of about once a week. So instead of repeating myself, and even though there are several people more qualified to answer such questions (e.g. Oliphint, Edgar, etc.), I’ll just say once and for all what’s my take: For the question, “I want to read Van Til, where should [...]

I can’t tell you, after publishing The Portable Presuppositionalist (2nd ed. forthcoming), how many people have come to me and said things like, “so presuppositionalism is anti-evidence,” or “so it’s impious to look at evidence for Christianity” or “so it would be wrong to read Strobel’s Case for Christ, right?” The idea is that, because [...]

Classical Apologetics: Argues from natural theology to theism, and then from theism to Christian theism. Evidential Apologetics: Argues (depending) more from miracles and historical evidences to theism or Christian theism. Cumulative Case Apologetics: Argues from everything there is to produce a compelling case for Christianity.

Acts 18:24-28 (Paul’s Third Missionary Journey): “Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, competent in the Scriptures. He had been instructed in the way of the Lord. And being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, though he knew only [...]

Biblical/“Presuppositional” “Traditional” Apologetics Scripture… Is sufficient to tell us how to defend the faith, and it teaches a “presuppositional” method of apologetics. (a)    Is not sufficient to tell us how to defend the faith, or (b)   Is sufficient to tell us how to defend the faith, but it doesn’t. (c)    Is sufficient to tell us [...]

Descartes said “I think, therefore I am.” Self-consciousness, self-awareness, certainty of introspection as the foundation for knowledge was his conclusion. All things begin between our ears. Thence came the Enlightenment – man as the measure of all things. Of course, many philosophers have pointed out the flaws in his basic argumentation (i.e. why exactly does [...]