by Karlo Broussard | Aug 16, 2016 | Articles, Philosophical Apologetics
That God demands man—indeed, created man—to worship him is a fact. He desires the praise and worship of every man and woman without exception. What does this tell us about God’s character? Is his demand and desire for worship unreasonable? An article at the Richard...
by Karlo Broussard | Jul 26, 2016 | Articles, Christian Apologetics
There are many charges atheists level at Christians, but one of the most common is that their faith is blind—that is to say, faith is belief without evidence. Leading atheist voice Richard Dawkins writes, “Faith, being belief that isn’t based on evidence, is the...
by Karlo Broussard | Jul 7, 2016 | Articles, Philosophical Apologetics
Can the universe be a mere brute fact? Can we say, “The universe just exists and that’s that—it has no explanation at all”? Sean Carroll, a theoretical physicist at the California Institute of Technology, thinks so. In a recent interview with Phil Torres at salon.com,...
by Karlo Broussard | Jun 27, 2016 | Articles, Philosophical Apologetics
It never ceases to amaze me how so many things in life can be a point of departure for reasoning to God’s existence. For example, I look at a cup suspended above the ground due to the causal activity of the desktop, the desk’s legs, the ground, etc. and realize that...
by Karlo Broussard | Jun 16, 2016 | Articles, Philosophical Apologetics
If God is a God of miracles as theists claim, then why doesn’t he perform more to stop evil? I must admit this is one question I’ve wrestled with in solidarity with my atheist friends. My initial response is to recall the words of the prophet Isaiah: “For my thoughts...
by Karlo Broussard | Jun 6, 2016 | Articles, Philosophical Apologetics
As many saints have testified, and many Christians affirm, the life of prayer is not a piece of cake. It’s hard work. It requires great effort to keep a prayer routine in the midst our daily activities. It can also be a very humbling experience to be faced with God’s...
