Cultural Engagement
Why Religious Freedom Should Matter to Absolutely Everyone
Religious Freedom in a Pluralistic Society Why should religious freedom matter to everyone? Because the value we put on religious liberty shows how much we really care about freedom. If you’re going to be able to work for the common good—with people from all sorts of backgrounds—the law has got to protect your freedom to […]
Do We Need a New Kind of Apologist?
The Table Podcast Podcast on Defending the Faith with Truth and Love Do we need a new kind of apologist? Sean McDowell says "Yes!" As ambassadors of Jesus, we need to be equipped to lovingly speak truth to our broken and hurting world. He wrote a book called A New Kind of Apologist as a […]
How to be a Christian Ambassador in Troubled Times
Living in Troubled Times Growing up in the 80's and 90's, I seem to recall some Christians who saw engaging the culture more like fighting a “culture war” for Jesus. But things have changed over the past few decades. Today, we find ourselves in the position of a cultural minority in our country. The question is, "How should we […]
What is the Ultimate Apologetic?
The Apologetics of You What's the ultimate apologetic? When I was in college, my favorite book was the 2nd edition of Reasonable Faith by William Lane Craig. And after providing a philosophical defense of Christian truth claims, he wrote this: “More often than not, it is what you are rather than what you say that will […]
3 Cultural Engagement Lessons from Acts 17
Cultural Engagement Got a cultural engagement question for you today: Ever wonder how you can better engage with that skeptical co-worker, friend or family member? How should we interact with the broader culture as ambassadors of Christ? Besides teaching Christian Apologetics at William Jessup University, I'm also a cultural engagement fellow at Dallas Theological Seminary. One of […]