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 22, 2019 | Marriage, Philosophy, Psychological Apologetics, Psychology, Science, Theology
The role of therapy is by far the most controversial topic for Christians in regards to the field of psychology. There are mounds of books devoted to the integration of therapy into Christian theology and the different views on it. Thankfully, I think there’s a...
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...
by Jay Medenwaldt | Apr 30, 2019 | Philosophy, Psychological Apologetics, Science, Theology
Generally speaking, humans are control freaks. We like to feel like we have control over everything, which means randomness and uncertainty make us uncomfortable. There are several ways our brains try to overcome this. Compensatory control explains our tendency to...
by Jay Medenwaldt | Mar 27, 2019 | Evangelism, Politics, Psychological Apologetics, Science, Theology
How many people have you convinced not to have an abortion? How many people have you convinced to become pro-life, and if you have, did it prevent them from having an abortion? With the exception of a small handful of people, my guess is that the answer to all of...