The number of kids leaving the church and Christianity is growing rapidly. One reason for that is many in the church don’t realize what the current culture looks like for this generation.
Continue ReadingHow To Engage Your Professor
Have you ever been challenged by a professor? Didn’t know how to respond? Check out these helpful hints from David on how to engage your professor!
Continue ReadingAnother Youth Study Reveals Similar Results
If you’ve been following us here at Tent Making Christianity the past few weeks, you know that we have been discussing the youth exodus from our churches. Depending on which study you read, between 60-80% of youth who are involved in the church walk away after graduation. Just recently released, yet another youth study reveals similar results. When […]
Continue ReadingAn Apologist’s Adventures in Critical Theory Class
I didn’t plan on discussing Critical Theory until I found myself in a university class on it. Here are my adventures in Critical Theory Class
Continue ReadingSubtle Attacks From Nice Professors
What Do The Numbers Say? If you have been following Tent Making Christianity, you’re probably aware of why young people need apologetics training. Christian students are leaving their faith behind in massive numbers when they go to college. “Data from the Southern Baptist Convention indicates that they are currently losing 70-88% of their youth after […]
Continue ReadingBack to Basics: Why Study Apologetics?
How do I explain why apologetics is essential to someone unfamiliar with the subject? Why am I so hyper-focused on this one area of Christian teaching, rather than others? It made me realize that it is a good idea to occasionally zoom out and go back to the basics.
Continue ReadingIs It Child Abuse To Teach Children About Hell?
Is it child abuse to teach children about hell? Richard Dawkins has often repeated this claim about Christianity. How can parents subject their children to the horror stories about hell? Isn’t this just psychological manipulation to get them to behave? Here is one quote from Dawkins on the subject: “”It was a very unpleasant and embarrassing experience, but the […]
Continue ReadingThe 3-Word Question At the Heart of the Youth Exodus
Young Christians are facing a crossroads, and many are choosing to take the path away from Christianity. At the heart of that crossroads is a simple 3-word question that makes all the difference.
Continue ReadingCollege: Are We Preparing Kids for the Wrong Fight
The majority of those students leaving their faith in college are not jumping into the church of atheism or attending reason rallies. Most of them are simply stepping away from religion as something not worth caring about.
Continue ReadingGoing Viral
Going viral. It finally happened. One of my posts on Facebook “went viral”. I’ve had a few articles we’ve posted here do pretty well in the past. Some have been shared in other countries, and viewed by thousands of people. But nothing has taken off like a simple meme I shared last week. As of this writing, it has been […]
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