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Jacob Hansen’s False Version of Joseph Smith’s First Vision
Jacob Hansen is a Latter-day Saint apologist who appeared on Allie Beth Stuckey’s “Relatable” podcast on April 27, 2026. The episode was put on YouTube with the title “Are Mormons Christians? LDS Apologist vs. Evangelical Christian.” Hansen on the First … Continue reading
Posted in apologetics, Mormonism
Tagged Allie Beth Stuckey, First Vision, Jacob Hansen
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Women as Witnesses to the Empty Tomb
Today is Resurrection Sunday! As a follow-up to my article yesterday on the authenticity of Jesus' burial in a rock tomb, here is an excerpt from The Incarnate Christ and His Critics: A Biblical Defense (p. 635-36) on the role … Continue reading
Posted in apologetics, Biblical Studies, Jesus and Christology
Tagged empty tomb, Mary Magdalene, resurrection
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We Know Where Jesus Was Buried
In observance of Holy Saturday, here is an excerpt from The Incarnate Christ and His Critics: A Biblical Defense (p. 634), which I co-authored with Ed Komoszewski, on the location of Jesus' tomb. The evidence summarized here shows that the … Continue reading
Posted in apologetics, Biblical Studies
Tagged Church of the Holy Sepulchre, empty tomb, resurrection
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Philo on Abraham’s Three Visitors: Evidence of a Pagan Origin of the Trinity?
This is a follow-up to my previous post, “Unitarians, William Inge, and the Platonism in Christianity.” Unitarian apologist Carlos Xavier, in the same post in which he quoted Inge out of context, also manages to quote the first-century Jewish philosopher … Continue reading
Posted in apologetics, Jesus and Christology, Trinity, Unitarianism
Tagged Carlos Xavier, Nicene Creed, Philo
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Modern Worldviews and the Deity of Christ: A New Series
Worldview Bulletin is an evangelical Christian newsletter available on Substack and by email with over 6,000 subscribers produced by Chris Reese covering philosophy, theology, biblical studies, and apologetics. I have been subscribing for several years. Basic subscriptions are free, but … Continue reading
Christian Reflections on the Passing of Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall (1934-2025), famed for her decades-long study of chimpanzees and for her advocacy of animal rights and environmentalism, passed away on October 1, 2025, at the age of 91. Christians should have no trouble appreciating her legitimate and significant … Continue reading
A Data Scientist Analyzes the Book of Mormon. What Could Go Wrong?
“Like many people (not just Mormons), the Bald Coder assumes an oversimplistic, false dichotomy in which comprehensive scientific proof and subjective opinion are the only two options.” A YouTuber calling himself the Bald Coder (apparently Guarav Agarwal?) has made four … Continue reading
Was the Capitol Break-in a Christian Insurrection?
In “Reflections on a Christian Insurrection” appearing in Banner, a monthly publication of the Christian Reformed Church, editor in chief Shiao Chong argues that the mob break-in at the Capitol on January 6 was a “Christian insurrection.” Is this a … Continue reading
Posted in apologetics, Politics
Tagged Black Lives Matter, Capitol, cleansing of the temple, Donald Trump, evangelicals
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Christianity vs Mormonism: Atheist Bob Seidensticker Cross-Examined
Bob Seidensticker is an atheist with a blog at Patheos called Cross Examined. Two days ago (May 20, 2020), another atheist blogger at Patheos, Jonathan M.S. Pearce, posted “Using Common Sense to Not See God: Christianity versus Mormonism,” part of … Continue reading