Who Made God? A Cosmological Argument for Kids
Who Made God? Here's a Simple Answer Watching Phil Vischer's Jelly Telly show with my little boy reminded me that accessible apologetics training is for kids, too! One day after church, we sat down to watch a little clip online. There was a puppet newscaster hosting a segment called "Buck Denver's Mail Bag." At first, I wasn't too […]
Mikel to Speak at Bayside
Update on the Bayside Apologetics Conference: I've just been invited to speak at a special pre-seminar breakfast entitled "Why Does God Allow Suffering?" happening right before Tim Muehlhoff and J.P. Moreland present on the second day of the conference. This is an important question I hear a lot of people asking, especially in light of our tough economic […]
Faith, Reason & Lego Indiana Jones
Ever used a video game to illustrate a concept? Your group doesn't have to be a bunch of gamers for this to be an effective attention-getter. See how I used gameplay footage from Lego Indiana Jones to kick-off a discussion on faith and reason for my recent "Frequently Asked Questions" workshop (5 minute video clip):
A Simple Defense of Miracles
Are miracles really possible? I'm not talking about how some describe a baby being born as "the miracle of life." I'm talking about biblical reports of Jesus walking on water, healing the blind, and physically rising from the dead. Atheists sometimes say miracles overturn the laws of nature---and that's not possible. Before considering the evidence, however, many skeptics have already decided that naturalism is true. […]
Speaking at the Regeneration Conference
I just got back from a weekend of training youth and visiting friends at Biola University---my alma mater. After checking in to Welch Apartments, I had dinner with Dr. Craig Hazen and dropped by the Collegium to connect with Dena Jackson and other students in the M.A. Christian Apologetics Summer Residency. I was pleasantly surprised to […]