As a new Christian I was hungry for more information about the Bible and Jesus. I attended every Bible study and lecture I could attend. One of the first lectures I attended was that of Dr. Paul Maier. It was at this lecture that I first heard about the Caiaphas Ossuary. Hearing about the Ossuary for the first time, […]
Continue ReadingThe Tent Making Christianity Podcast #139: The Flying Spaghetti Monster
In this episode of The Tent Making Christianity Podcast, Drew and David discuss the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Links Mentioned in the show: William Lane Craig on the Flying Spaghetti Monster Listen to our Weekly Podcast on iTunes, Google Play Musicor Stitcher. Look for new Episodes every Tuesday. Don’t see your podcast listening platform? Email us and we will add […]
Continue ReadingWas The Cross Divine Child Abuse?
Was The Cross Divine Child Abuse? That’s how many of the New Atheists describe Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. God is portrayed as an evil hate monger that must have blood to quell his burning anger against mankind. God forces Jesus to take the full brunt of his wrath against humanity, and Jesus has no choice but to […]
Continue ReadingJesus Hasn’t Saved Us
Jesus hasn’t saved us. This was the title of an article that was posted on a friends Facebook timeline. As I mentioned in a previous post, I found the article interesting. The author of the article tells the story of two young black woman named Michelle Yaa and Verona Spence-Adofo. These two women have both left traditional […]
Continue ReadingThe Tent Making Christianity Podcast #133: The College Message Board Part 2
The Tent Making Christianity Podcast #133: The College Message Board Part 2. In this episode of the Tent Making Christianity Podcast, Drew and David discuss a response left on a college message board. Part 2 of 2. Listen to our Weekly Podcast on iTunes, Google Play Musicor Stitcher. Look for new Episodes every Tuesday. Don’t see your podcast […]
Continue ReadingThe Tent Making Christianity Podcast #132: The College Message Board Part 1
The Tent Making Christianity Podcast #132: The College Message Board Part 1. In this episode of The Tent Making Christianity Podcast, Drew and David discuss a response left on a college message board. Part 1 of 2. Listen to our Weekly Podcast on iTunes, Google Play Musicor Stitcher. Look for new Episodes every Tuesday. Don’t see your podcast […]
Continue ReadingCan The Swoon Theory Explain The Resurrection?
In my previous post, I explained why the challenge that “Jesus was just a legend” does not fit the facts surrounding the event. We looked at our list of 12 minimal facts surrounding the resurrection and determined that the legend theory explains none of the agreed upon facts. Let’s now look and see if the Swoon Theory […]
Continue Reading4 Early Non-Christian Sources For Jesus
In my last post, I made the case that Jesus was a real, living human being and not a myth like other ancient gods. I used the early dating of the New Testament documents to show that there was not enough time between when the events of Jesus life were recorded and when they actually […]
Continue ReadingDid The Disciples Steal Jesus’ Body?
In this series we’ve been looking at alternate explanations for the Resurrection of Jesus. We started the series by looking at the 12 minimal facts of the resurrection. These are facts that are agreed upon by the majority of new testament scholars. These same scholars may not necessarily believe the resurrection actually occurred. They do however concede that our […]
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