Worldview with Sean McDowell
What’s The Big Deal with Pornography?
Now that porn is accessible from anywhere, at any time, how much is it really affecting young people?
Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?
Last week I asked my students to write down the most difficult question they could imagine about God. While there were some great questions about evil, other religions, and reincarnation, the question that most caught my attention was about the historical Jesus. “In our age of science,” one girl asked, “Can we really believe that Jesus died 2,000 years ago, was buried for three days, and then came back to life? And if so, what does it matter?” I told her that if she is an open-minded person who wants to follow the evidence, then she would likely find the evidence both compelling and hopeful.
Can The New Testament Be Trusted?
I love talking with skeptics, atheists, and anyone else who will listen to my reasons for believing that Jesus is the resurrected Lord. In my opinion, the historical evidence is compelling. Yet the first step in demonstrating the unique claims and deeds of Jesus is to establish that the record of his claims is reliable.
Is There Any Evidence for the Soul?
In the past couple weeks two of my former students (now in college) have contacted me with the same question: Is there any evidence for the existence of the soul?
Could God Have Used Evolution?
“Why couldn’t God have just used evolution as his means of creating the world? Why do many Christians consider it a threat to their faith? What’s the big deal?” This is one of the most commonly asked questions about the origins debate, especially from young people.
Understanding Intelligent Design
Where did we come from? Why are we here? How did life as we know it come about? Are we accidental by-products of a purposeless, dark, and cold universe (as Darwinian evolution teaches)? Or are we the pinnacle of creation by a loving God?
