My Biggest Takeaways from the Women in Apologetics Conference
Several weeks ago, I attended the Women in Apologetics (WIA) Conference at Biola University in Southern California. I was excited to learn about conversational apologetics, Critical Race Theory, worldviews, and more! To my surprise, however, it wasn’t a session that...
Teaching Our Kids to Spot Empty Statements
John and I were at the Iowa State Fair this weekend. (My husband loves all the fried food. Calories at the fair don’t count, right?) Among our scheduled stops, we wanted to see a band that advertised itself as a mix between Stomp and Accapella. Sounds cool right? We...
Purity Culture part 2: The 5 Worst Takeaways From Purity Culture
Laaaaand sakes! We are diving deep in the purity culture dirty laundry pile today. For some of you this is going to sound way more familiar than my first post because you either experienced this first hand or know someone who did. The awful part is that there are...
What Went Wrong With the 90’s “Purity Culture?”
What happens when you turn virginity into an idol? #apologetics #purityculture Share on X Not too long ago, my twitter feed blew up with news articles covering the book-launch ceremony of former pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber. Normally this sort of thing wouldn’t have made...
Teaching Your Kids to UNDERSTAND (Rather Than Fear) Sin
by Beth Nyhart Christian parents have a lot on their plate. There’s the everyday responsibilities of keeping a child alive, loved, educated, and set up for adulthood. But above all, we carry the weight of responsibility to make sure they know the truth of the gospel...
Dear Church, We’re Not “Messy,” We’re Sinful
Recently I was sent a curriculum for a well-known ministry which has changed leadership and gone “progressive.” When I say progressive, I am referring to progressive Christianity, not progressive politics, although the two often overlap. (If you aren’t sure what...
A Crash Course in Christian Doctrine
It's exciting to think about world religions, but let’s make sure we understand basic Christian beliefs before we dive into other beliefs. Share on XBefore we start diving into world religions, it’s important that we have a firm grasp of what Christianity...
Think Kids Can’t Handle An Apologetics Conference? We Just Did it… And Here’s How it Went!
By Elizabeth Urbanowicz Have you ever noticed that apologetic events seem like the only place where there isn’t a line at the women’s restroom? As a female with a tiny bladder and a thirty-four-ounce Nalgene, I am usually thankful for this fact. However, as an...
Did God Give Adam and Eve Enough Information to Make an “Informed Decision”?
In my previous post, I partially answered the question, “Why did God create the tree in the first place?” This question is a big one for little minds to wrap themselves around. For a child, creating the tree in the first place sounds like God was just asking for...
Why did God Create the Tree in the First Place?
A few weeks ago, our church’s 3rd-5th graders were learning about the creation story from Genesis, and I was brought in to the planning process to help address common science misconceptions that the kids will encounter as they get older. (i.e. “Science can disprove...
Playground Apologetics Tactics Question 2: “How did you arrive at that conclusion?”
By Hillary Short Welcome back, Mama Bears! We are enjoying sharing this series with you. Currently, we are moving through Greg Koukl’s three questions to guide apologetics conversations. They are: 1: “What do you mean by that?” 2: “How did...
But Jesus Never CLAIMED to be God? Actually, He Did—3 Times
By Alisa Childers One of the most common objections skeptics raise to the deity of Christ is the idea that Jesus never actually claimed to be God. Sure the church ended up worshiping Him as such, but this was a later development that was projected onto Jesus but...
Playground Apologetics Tactics Question 1: What do you mean by that?
By Hillary Short In my previous post, I discussed what Playground Apologetics was. Let’s get into the nitty-gritty of how to have conversations with other moms, no matter where God has placed you! The main questions we are using are from Greg Koukl’s book,...
Playground Apologetics: Apologetics Tactics for Busy Moms
Earlier this week I found myself caught in the morning line of cars leaving my neighborhood’s elementary school. I live with my husband and 3-year-old son in a suburb of San Antonio. We’re in south Texas and our “Mayberry” (as many call it) is incredibly conservative...
Motherhood: More Important than Rocket Science (according to Cathryn Buse!)
Why would a successful engineer leave NASA to be a mom, and apologist, and now a #mamabear apologist? Share on XI graduated valedictorian from a nationally ranked International Baccalaureate high school. I finished summa cum laude with a bachelor’s and master’s degree...
Who Cares What Christianity Teaches if it’s Not Actually True?
One of the most common objections to the faith I hear from college students is in regards to some aspect of Christian teaching or Christian morality that they find offensive. Often, these questions revolve around sexuality. While questions regarding the grounding of...
Three Things That Can Crumble a Faulty Christian Worldview – Part 1
Our homegroup was talking about the passage in Matthew where Jesus cautions the multitudes to build their homes on the rock and not the sand. One of the study questions we asked the group was, “What is the difference between rock and sand?” The Sunday School answer is...
