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Persuasive Apologetics Principle 4: Commitment and Consistency
Asking someone to convert to Christianity is a huge commitment. In most cases, people will have to change the entire way they view the world and their place in it. They may lose relationships with family members and friends over it, they could lose their job, and in...
Persuasive Apologetics Principle 5: Scarcity
Ha Ha! Gotcha... I shared this article by saying it would only be available for a limited time (It's not. This was just to make a point). As a result, I expect it will I'll get more readers quicker than my previous posts, at least for the first few hours (update:...
Persuasive Apologetics Principle 3: Social Proof
Have you ever been in a new situation where you didn't know what to do? This is common when visiting foreign countries, but also happens pretty regular in our lives. Think of when you may have started a new job or new school, visited a new type of restaurant, or...
Persuasive Apologetics Principle 2: Reciprocity
Everyone loves getting things for free, but this also comes with a sense of obligation to return the favor. This is reciprocity. It's a give and take. Some social scientists go so far as to say that civilization is built upon this nearly universal human principle....
Persuasive Apologetics Principle 1: Liking
I've heard the above statement quoted by several apologists and it was even the inspiration for a book, The Fifth Gospel, by The One Minute Apologist, Bobby Conway. On the one hand, apologists are right to recognize that the behavior of Christians is not a logically...
Persuasive Apologetics
What would it take to convince you to convert to a different religion and how long do you think it would take? Whatever your answer is, keep in mind that people of other belief systems are likely just as resistant, if not more resistant, to convert to Christianity. As...
Personality Tests for Apologetics?
I was not intending to write another article on personality after my Enneagram articles, but I had a few people ask me questions about personality in general, so I thought it would be good to answer those questions since my mind is already on the topic and the...
Review: Relational Apologetics: Defending the Christian Faith with Holiness, Respect, and Truth
Relational Apologetics: Defending the Christian Faith with Holiness, Respect, and Truth by Michael C. SherrardMy rating: 5 of 5 stars The purpose of this book is to help apologists improve their methods so they can be more effective when doing...
The Enneagram, Science, and Christianity – Part 2
I reviewed the scientific evidence related to the enneagram in part 1 of this article and concluded it is not a very good tool. If you haven't already done so, I would suggest reading it. In this post, I will address the reasons why the enneagram seems to work for so...
The Enneagram, Science, and Christianity – Part 1
Part 2 discusses the reasons why the enneagram seems to work. Part 3 talks about the enneagram in the context of spiritual growth. I first heard about the enneagram in mid-2017. If you're not familiar with it, it's a psychological and spiritual personality assessment...
A New Perspective for Apologetics
Think of all your favorite apologists. What are their degrees in? Most have philosophy or theology degrees. Then there are a good number with degrees in the hard sciences or mathematics. However, there aren't really any apologists with a graduate degree in psychology....
Review: Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible
Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible by E. Randolph RichardsMy rating: 5 of 5 stars I know I said my next entry would be on the Enneagram, but that was before I knew I could post my GoodReads...
A man’s thoughts on makeup
Yes, I am a man and I am writing about makeup, which primarily concerns women, but I am also a father of three young girls. While this article is directed mostly towards women, it is not just for women. It's also for husbands, fathers, and the men who (directly or...
What would really happen if we created artificial intelligence!
Artificial Intelligence (AI) gets a bad wrap. The Matrix, Blade Runner, Terminator, iRobot, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ex-Machina, Transcendence, Tron, Stealth, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and other popular movies about artificial intelligence mostly present AI as something...
Can Christians Get Tattoos?
I started getting tattoos before being a Christian. When I became a Christian, I never gave it a second thought and got a couple more, including a cross on my ribs. At one point, a friend told me that Christians weren't supposed to get tattoos, which caught me a bit...
Politics for Christians
Well, it's the time of year where the political posts are starting to ramp up and people on all sides are starting to remember how stupid, biased, and downright evil some of their family and friends are. 😅 Because I recently moved, I have a mostly new social group, so...