Apologetics2024
An Aversion to Apologetics
Why do so many Christians resist the call to defend the faith? This essay examines the cultural and theological roots of apologetic timidity and makes the case that 1 Peter 3:15 is not optional.
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Field Notes
Reflections on theology, apologetics, and the life of the church — from the desk of John Leonetti.
Why do so many Christians resist the call to defend the faith? This essay examines the cultural and theological roots of apologetic timidity and makes the case that 1 Peter 3:15 is not optional.
A meditation on how a robust Christian eschatology transforms the way believers face mortality — and why a thin view of the last things leaves the church ill-equipped for suffering.
J. Gresham Machen's warnings about liberalism in the early twentieth century have never been more relevant. A fresh look at why his voice deserves a hearing in the contemporary church.
"Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have."— 1 Peter 3:15