by Jay Medenwaldt | Oct 28, 2020 | Apologetics, Philosophy, Politics, Science, Theology
I’m working on my Ph.D. in psychology and in a recent class of mine, we were discussing the trolley problem in the context of moral development. My professor ended by saying, thankfully, we don’t actually have to make these difficult choices in real life because...
by Jay Medenwaldt | Sep 20, 2020 | Apologetics, Theology
1Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you. 2Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. 3Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire....
by Jay Medenwaldt | Sep 13, 2020 | Apologetics, Evangelism, Psychological Apologetics
It’s been a while since I’ve written a classical apologetics article that gives evidence for Christianity so I thought I’d get back into it, but with a little twist. Rather than just present arguments and explain the reasons why I believe...
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...
by Jay Medenwaldt | Jan 13, 2020 | Book Review
Awkward: The Science of Why We’re Socially Awkward and Why That’s Awesome by Ty TashiroMy rating: 5 of 5 stars I stumbled on this book on Amazon and thought it might be interesting and it certainly was, although I’m not sure everyone...
by Jay Medenwaldt | Jan 9, 2020 | Apologetics, Evangelism, Persuasion, Psychological Apologetics, Psychology
You have to meet people where they areor they’ll never get to where you are. Part I of this article discussed paraphrasing as a secret weapon that anyone can use in apologetics or evangelism. All you have to do is repeat what the other person said in your own...
