by Jay Medenwaldt | Aug 3, 2020 | Apologetics, Book Review, Psychological Apologetics, Psychology, Theology
Psychology and Christianity: Five Views When I tell people that I work in the field of psychology, they almost always ask how I can still be a Christian in that field or they wonder whether I really am a Christian. Many psychologists are opposed to religion,...
by Jay Medenwaldt | Feb 3, 2020 | Apologetics, Evangelism, Persuasion, Psychological Apologetics, Psychology, Science
Apologists tend to think like engineers in the sense that we’re very analytical and logical, which also means that we often misunderstand people who don’t think this way. Nearly every apologist goes through a phase where we think, if I just show people the...
by Jay Medenwaldt | Jan 18, 2020 | Apologetics, Book Review, Evangelism, Persuasion, Psychological Apologetics, Psychology, Science
I’ve been meaning to read Jonathan Haidt’s books, The Righteous Mind and The Coddling of the American Mind for quite a while. In fact, I considered applying to work with him for my PhD because his research is so relevant for...
by Jay Medenwaldt | Jan 14, 2020 | Apologetics, Evangelism, Psychological Apologetics, Science, Theology
If you’ve done any investigation into the debate between evolution and intelligent design (or creation), you’ve probably heard about the giraffe’s neck. Not only do both sides claim it in favor of their position, but they often tout it as irrefutable...
by Jay Medenwaldt | Jan 14, 2020 | Bible Study, Theology
I learned a valuable lesson from this verse, completely unrelated to what the verse actually says! It’s also a lesson I already knew and should have been more careful to pay attention to. When I first set out to memorize this verse, I read several translations...