by Jay Medenwaldt | Jan 9, 2020 | Apologetics, Evangelism, Persuasion, Psychological Apologetics, Psychology
I’m currently reading the new edition of Tactics, which is a must-read if you want to learn how to have better conversations with unbelievers. The books Relational Apologetics and Influence: Science and Practice (non-Christian book) are also great for evangelism...
by Jay Medenwaldt | Jan 5, 2020 | Apologetics, Gender, Psychological Apologetics, Psychology, Science, Sex, Sexuality
Sexuality, biological sex, and gender are the hot topics of the day, and unfortunately, nearly everyone has an over-simplified view of each topic. For this article, I’m only going to focus on biological sex, and for 99% of people reading this, my guess is that...
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 27, 2019 | Book Review, Evangelism, Psychological Apologetics, Psychology
When Prophecy Fails: A Social and Psychological Study of a Modern Group that Predicted the Destruction of the World by Leon FestingerMy rating: 3 of 5 stars In 1954, a group of social psychologists heard about a small cult group who believed aliens were...
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...