In this episode of The Cordial Catholic, I’m joined by one of our most popular guests Dr. Douglas Beaumont. Doug is a convert to the Catholic faith. As a fervent Evangelical, Doug chose one of the top apologetics schools, Southern Evangelical Seminary, in order to deepen his faith and learn how to evangelize and share…
Religious conversion / deconversion is often thought to be a gradual process akin to a freeway on-ramp. Another model, however, has proven successful and more accurate in the scientific and sociological fields that I think can be fruitfully applied to the religious conversion experience. When this model is understood, it has the benefit of explaining…
From 2000 to 2013 I was heavily involved in Southern Evangelical Seminary – first as a student, then as President Norman Geisler’s grad assistant, then as Director of Distance Education, and finally as a Professor. Over the course of my last 5 years with SES, however, I began to see glaring problems with Evangelicalism and…
“Where is that in the Bible?” is a challenge Protestants commonly issue to Catholics when disputes over doctrine arise. Two common response strategies include trying to find a biblical reference to support the belief in question or to return the challenge by asking, “Where in the Bible does it say something must be in the…
I did a major website overhaul some years ago to get rid of out of date or irrelevant content, but I continue to get requests for this article so I have chosen to repost it. Enjoy! Introduction Pastor Joe Schimmel is founder of Fight the Good Fight Ministries and pastor at Blessed Hope Chapel in…
In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I’m joined by apologist, speaker, and author Dr. Douglas Beaumont to discuss the phenomenon of Evangelical Christians “de-converting” and leaving the Christian faith. From his research-based perspective, and with the experience of a convert, Dr. Beaumont talks about some of the factors that go into what causes…
The careful reader of sacred Scripture cannot help but notice some passages that seem to conflict with one another. One of these apparent conflicts can be found in comparing Genesis 1, in which everything that God creates is called “good,” with the prophet Isaiah’s claim on God’s behalf: “I form the light, and create darkness:…
This is Part 3 of a 3-part article. In Part 1, I introduced the YouTube phenomena known as Rhett and Link’s Christian deconstruction. In Part 2, I discussed their reasons for leaving the faith. Here, I will offer my response. I also have a video posted on my YouTube Channel. What I Am Not Going…
This is Part 2 of a 3-part article. In Part 1, I introduced the YouTube phenomena known as Rhett and Link’s Christian deconstruction. Here, I will discuss their reasons for leaving the faith, and in Part 3, I will offer my response. I also have a video posted on my YouTube Channel. Rhett’s Relationship with…
This is Part 1 of a 3-part article. Here I will introduce the YouTube phenomena known as Rhett and Link’s Christian deconstruction. In Part 2, I will discuss their reasons for leaving the faith. In Part 3, I will offer my response to those reasons. I also have a video posted on my YouTube Channel.…
