by Jay Medenwaldt | Jan 1, 2020 | Apologetics, Evangelism, Persuasion, Psychological Apologetics
When my wife, Lindsey, and I decided to go to seminary, we had to get rid of our cat so we could live on campus. This saved us a ton of money, and even though cats are pretty easy to care for, it simplified our lives. After we found a home for our cat, I swore I would...
by Jay Medenwaldt | Dec 11, 2019 | Apologetics, Evangelism, Persuasion, Psychological Apologetics, Science
While working on my previous article, Are you a Stupid Christian?, I realized I should probably address the actual scientific evidence regarding intelligence and belief. This was made all the more apparent when I came across some anti-scientific statements by several...
by Jay Medenwaldt | Dec 8, 2019 | Apologetics, Evangelism, Persuasion, Psychological Apologetics, Science
This is what we’re up against. Christians have a reputation for being stupid. Anyone engaged in apologetics has probably been told (usually by someone in complete shock) that they’re the first intelligent Christian they’ve met. The charge that...
by Jay Medenwaldt | Oct 8, 2019 | Apologetics, Evangelism, Persuasion, Psychological Apologetics, Psychology, Science, Theology
A recent article in Psychology Today has been making the rounds on my social media. The article discusses a peer-reviewed paper from 2015 that showed that Christian children are less generous than non-religious children. The original paper was touted as...
by Jay Medenwaldt | May 20, 2019 | Evangelism, Persuasion, Psychological Apologetics, Science, Theology
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine asked me what spiritual disciplines I was participating in. If I asked you the same question, what would you say? One of my answers was sleep, which seemed a bit odd to my friend until I explained the way sleep affects our lives. Most...
by Jay Medenwaldt | May 13, 2019 | Evangelism, Persuasion, Philosophy, Psychological Apologetics, Science, Theology
I’ve been meaning to write about vaccines for a while now but just haven’t gotten around to it. However, in the past year or so, I’ve heard several Christians question their safety (mostly about autism), there have been several outbreaks, and there...