Come Reason Video Archive
Is Morality Grounded in Nature, Utility, or God?Just as there are three possible sources for moral obligations (determined, designed, or discovered--see previous video), there are three competing ideas offered Watch here…
5/25/2015
- Talking Faith Without Fighting
Sharing your faith can be difficult - passionate discussions can sometimes lead to angry words or hurt feelings. But, is this the way we should share the Gospel? Watch here…
5/9/2015
- The Evil of Scientology (Part 2)
You've probably seen the commercials for Dianetics or walked past some folks offering a free personality test. Both are ways to entice you into the Church of Scientology. Watch here…
5/1/2015
- The Evil of Scientology (Part 1)
You've probably seen the commercials for Dianetics or walked past some folks offering a free personality test. Both are ways to entice you into the Church of Scientology. Watch here…
4/30/2015
- Where Do Moral Values Originate?
Most people recognize that moral values and obligations are real. However, they disagree strongly on where moral values come from. In this clip, Lenny explores Watch here…
4/11/2015
- Marissa's Story: Turning an Atheist Towards God
Apologetics Missions Trips can be so powerful, both for those going as well as the people they reach. in this short interview, Marissa tells of her first-time experience Watch here…
4/9/2015
- Apologetics Missions Trips: Making an Impact
Just what is an Apologetics Missions Trip? Why go to places like Berkeley? After just returning from one of these trips, students tell first hand how powerful these Watch here…
4/8/2015
- Putting Christianity to the Test
Of all the religions in the world, Christianity is unique. It bases its entire existence on a historical event that we can check out for ourselves. In this short Watch here…
4/3/2015
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It's quite popular today to believe that morality is not something that stands above all of humanity but that moral laws are themselves created by humans. Consistent Watch here…
3/21/2015
- Why Doesn't God Provide More Proof He Exists?
It's an objection that has been thrown around for years; if God exists, why doesn't he make himself more obvious? Certainly a miracle would convince the hardened Watch here…
3/18/2015
- Romancing the Mind: Why Apologetics is Crucial for Women
Women are crucial in service to the body of Christ. Women tend to pray more than men, tend to volunteer more, and attend service more, too.Most churches offer different Watch here…
3/6/2015
- Jehovah's Witnesses, the Bible, and Bias
The Jehovah's Witnesses claim that both the Bible we read and orthodox Christian theology has been some kind of trinitarian bias that unwittingly leads us to believe Watch here…
2/28/2015
- Questions for Skeptics: Why Aren't You More Skeptical of Your Morality?
A lot of skeptics object to the God of the Bible as being cruel, intolerant, genocidal, or worse. All of these claims hinge on a specific moral position, though. Watch here…
2/21/2015
- Questions to Ask Skeptics: What About the Problem of Evil?
One of the more difficult questions many Christians face from skeptics is the question "How can a God exist when I see so much evil in the world?" While Watch here…
2/7/2015
- Questions to Ask Skeptics: Why Are You So Intolerant?
Those critical of Christianity seem to always have a lot of objections they throw at Christians. They ask question after question, seeing if the believer can answer Watch here…
1/31/2015
- How We Are Created in the Image of God?
There seems to be a lot of confusion people have over the biblical teaching that man is created in God's image. Some falsely believe it means that God must be a Watch here…
1/4/2015
- The Date of Christmas has Nothing to Do with Pagan Holidays
Is Christmas really just a repackaging of a Roman Feast? Two Roman celebrations, Saturnalia and Sol Invictus, were celebrated in December. However, that doesn't Watch here…
12/13/2014
- Defending the Trinity Against World Religions
In this video class, Lenny helps believers defend critical challenges against the Trinity such as it's a logical contradiction, the word Trinity is not found in Watch here…
11/29/2014
- Why Doesn't God Heal Amputees?
One objection to God's existence that has become popular in atheist circles is the fact that God won't heal amputees. A web site of that name argues, "The Watch here…
11/23/2014
- Why The Trinity Is Not a Contradiction
One of the main criticisms of Christianity is it's description of God as a Triune being. Others have charged that the concept of three-in-one is a contradiction, Watch here…
11/15/2014
- The Explosion in Apologetics Education
Christians find their faith questioned more than ever before. That's one reason we are seeing an explosion in ways believers can learn to defend their faith with Watch here…
11/12/2014
- How to Become More Than a "Happy Meal" Christian
As Christians we need to do more than just consume the easy doctrines of Christianity or those that make us feel better. In order to wholly love God, we need to Watch here…
10/18/2014
- Two Key Problems with Darwinism
Modern Darwinism teaches that all life we see today is the result of lucky chemical accidents. There is no purpose or intelligence guiding the process. However, Watch here…
9/23/2014
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Why would God allow evil and sin to plague humanity? In this short clip, Lenny explains how God's desire to create creatures that truly love Him means that God Watch here…
6/15/2014
- Christianity and Superhero Movies
They're smashing box office records and have become one of Hollywood's most bankable formats. But why are movies like The Avengers, Captain America, and the Dark Watch here…
5/18/2014
- Defending Your Faith May Help Save a Christian
Why should Christians learn how to defend their faith? Many people think that while specialists like professional apologists can argue for Christianity, it isn't Watch here…
5/9/2014
- Modern Heresies: Christian Science
What is Christian Science? How does it relate to historic Christianity? In this video, Kenny reviews a bit of the history and beliefs of Mary Baker Eddy and the Watch here…
4/11/2014
- "What Skeptics Wish Christians Knew" - Sean McDowell Update
We recently caught up with Sean McDowell who had just finished presenting a talk at an apologetics conference sponsored by the Evangelical Philosophical Society. Watch here…
4/5/2014
- Jehovah's Witnesses and Jesus: What does "Firstborn" Mean?
One of the main problems with Jehovah's Witnesses is their denial of the deity of Jesus. They claim that the Bible teaches that Jesus is a created being and point Watch here…
3/30/2014
- The Best Question to Ask In Apologetics
When defending or sharing your faith, many people ask "What's the one thing to say that will change someone's mind? What's the best argument to give?" Watch here…
3/23/2014
- Is Christmas Really a Pagan Holiday?
Every Christmas the charge is made that the holiday and its symbols were originally pagan celebrations that Christians usurped for their own purposes. Is this Watch here…
12/13/2013
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Were books left out of the Bible? What are heresies against scripture? How did the early church determine which writings should be recognized as scripture and which Watch here…
10/23/2013
- The Great God Debate: Does God Exist? Lenny Esposito versus Richard Carrier
Does God Exist? Philosophers and theologians have written volumes on this topic, but it has become especially significant in our modern world. In this riveting Watch here…
10/10/2013
- The Great Debate: Does God Exist? Q&A from Lenny Esposito and Richard Carrier
Lenny Espoisto and Richard Carrier answer questions after their UCR debate on the question "Does God Exist?"Watch here…
10/10/2013
- Can God Do Absolutely Anything?
Can God do anything? Why can't He do something about evil? Why can't He make everyone truly free but still choose to worship Him? In this short clip, Lenny explains Watch here…
8/22/2013
- Dr. Walt Russell on God And Technology
During a recent class at Harvest Christian Fellowship, Dr. Walt Russell (Talbot School of Theology, Biola) gave a great object lesson on how instead of thanking Watch here…
7/19/2013
- Wasn't Jesus Just One of Many Messiahs?
Skeptics and films such as the Zeitgeist movie make the claim that Jesus' story is not unique. There were many saviors in ancient religious systems and the gospels Watch here…
4/24/2013
- Is the Flying Spaghetti Monster as Justified as Belief in God?
Have you heard of the Flying Spaghetti Monster? This thought experiment is supposed to show that belief in God is just as silly as believing in a pasta-based Watch here…
3/9/2013
- Can we get a universe out of nothing?
Can we get a universe out of nothing? Here, Lenny explains why the well-known phrase "Out of nothing , nothing comes" still holds up.Watch here…
2/20/2013
- Can we Be Equal on Evolution's View?
If the neo-Darwinian model is true and we are merely the product of chance filtered through our environment, then how can it be that people are to be considered Watch here…
2/6/2013
- Pro Choice arguments for Abortion: "We'd mess up three lives"
This is a video reply to Touré and his claim that "abortion saved my life." Many times we hear that an abortion is necessary not only for the mother, Watch here…
2/5/2013
- Do Mormons become gods or are they merely "like God"?
When discussing the LDS view of exaltation, Christians have noted that becoming God is not only a polytheistic belief, but it is self-contradictory. Many Mormons Watch here…
1/17/2013
- Is the Mormon View of Marriage Better?
One common way LDS adherents note that their faith is more comforting is to note that in Mormonism, a husband and wife will be married for all of eternity. But Watch here…
1/17/2013
- J.P. Moreland's 2012 EPS Address
J.P. Moreland was the guest speaker at the welcoming reception for the Evangelical Philosophical Society's Annual Meeting. J.P. provided a message of encouragement Watch here…
11/27/2012
- Mike Licona Discusses What Makes a Bible Contradiction
Lenny interviews Dr. Michael Licona, an expert on historical approaches and the New Testament. Here, Mike explains what a contradiction is, what it is not, and Watch here…
11/23/2012
- Dr. Gary Habermas - Beyond Standard Apologetics Categories
From the Evangelical Philosophical Society's Annual Meeting. Dr. Gary Habermas of Liberty University notes new developments in the study of Christian apologetics Watch here…
11/16/2012
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The Zeitgeist movie makes the claim that the stories of Jesus are just copies of the ancient Egyptian dying and rising myth of Horus. The film lists several supposed Watch here…
10/16/2012
- Did the Gospels Copy from Pagan Myths?
Is the story of Jesus an old tale told often before He lived? Does that impugn the truth value of the Gospel accounts? Richard Carrier and others have claimed that Watch here…
10/16/2012
- Answering Bill Nye Videos on Teaching Creationism
Is Bill Nye right when he claims that we shouldn't teach creationism to our kids? This video has really taken off online, however Bill Nye's views are a little Watch here…
9/7/2012
- The Influence of Christianity is Largely Invisible (Christian Megathemes part 6)
Imagine Thomas Jefferson wanting to stay anonymous when the U.S. was founded. We're dealing with six megathemes—shifts in the way Christians think and act—that Watch here…
7/6/2011
- Postmodern Ideas are Winning Over the Christian Church (Christian Megathemes part 5)
When the Church abandons truth, it is one of the most offensive acts you can imagine. This is the fifth of six megathemes—shifts in the way Christians think Watch here…
7/5/2011
- Reaching Your Community by Intentionally Reaching Out (Christian Megathemes part 4)
Christians want to take action today! There are six megathemes—shifts in the way Christians think and act—that show how much the world's ideas are corrupting Watch here…
7/4/2011
- Thinking Less About Stuff and More About God (Christian Megathemes part 3)
Is pragmatism replacing piety in the church today? There are six megathemes—shifts in the way Christians think and act—that show how much the world's Watch here…
7/3/2011
- Christianity Is Not a Private Party (Christian Megathemes part 2)
Is Christianity stuck in a Holy Huddle? There are six megathemes—shifts in the way Christians think and act—that show how much the world's ideas are Watch here…
7/2/2011
- We Don't Know What We Believe (Christian Megathemes part 1)
Is the Church Letting Itself Get Corrupted by the World? There are six megathemes—shifts in the way Christians think and act—that show how much the Watch here…
7/1/2011
- Why Doesn't God Only Create People Who Want to be Saved? (Hell Series part 5)
Couldn't God, being all -knowing, simply create only people He knew would choose to freely be saved? Wouldn't that eliminate the need for suffering in hell? In Watch here…
6/6/2011
- Why Can't God Just Save Everyone? (Hell Series part 4)
If God is all powerful, couldn't He simply create human beings who would freely choose to be saved? Wouldn't that do away with the need for Hell? In this forth Watch here…
6/5/2011
- Why Would God Allow Peope to Suffer for Eternity in Hell? (Hell Series part 3)
If God is all just, then how can He let people suffer eternally for a finite amount of sins they have committed in this life? Doesn't that make God cruel? In this Watch here…
6/4/2011
- Why would a loving God send people to Hell? (Hell Series part 2)
If God is all-loving, how can He stand to send people to Hell? If He is all-powerful, hen He should certainly be able to do something about Hell, right? In this Watch here…
6/3/2011
- Rob Bell and the question of Hell (Hell Series part 1)
Recently, the book "Love Wins" by Rob Bell caused quite a stir in the Christian community. In this first of a five-part series on Hell and the problems Watch here…
6/2/2011
- Mike Licona talks about the problems historians face
Dr. Michael Licona, a recognized expert on the resurrection, presents a paper at the Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Philosophical Society based on the research Watch here…
11/18/2010
