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Daniel McCoy
Daniel is happily married to Susanna, and they have 3 daughters and 2 sons. He has his bachelor’s in theology (Ozark Christian College), his master of arts in apologetics (Veritas International University), and his PhD in theology (North-West University, South Africa). His master’s thesis was on apologetics to atheists, and his doctoral dissertation was on apologetics to Buddhists. In 2014, he co-authored The Atheist’s Fatal Flaw with Norman Geisler. Daniel works as editorial director for the Renew Network. His passion is to help people understand that they can totally trust Jesus. He plays guitar and piano and occasionally enjoys writing songs.
daniel@renew.org
It’s Unchristian to Hate America
Polarization is nothing new for the United States. Remember the Federalists VS the anti-Federalists? The Whigs VS Democrats? Even today’s divide between Democrats and Republicans goes all the way back to 1854. In fact, today’s divide is relatively calm compared to 1854, the year when anti-slavery northerners founded the Republican Party 7 years before the...
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Q: Fearless or Fearful? Jesus’ Answer Is Confusing.
I have found myself confused by Jesus’ teaching on fear. There’s an excerpt from one of His sermons in which He basically says this: “Don’t be afraid. Be afraid. Don’t be afraid.” It’s as if this part of the sermon were a movie directed scene-by-scene first by Mr. Rogers, then by Alfred Hitchcock, then by...
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5 Bible Moms to Make You Feel Amazing & Terrible
You will find this article relevant to you if . . . A. You are a mother B. You will someday be a mother C. You have/had a mother D. You need to write a sermon for Mother’s Day As for D, can we just admit that there’s usually a huge difference between Mother’s Day...
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Do Prayers Work in a Pandemic?
According to cage-rattling atheist Dan Barker, the answer is no. In an article called “The Coronavirus Proves that the Christian God Does Not Exist,” Barker writes, “It’s simple logic. The Christian god promises to answer prayer. Prayers to this god are not answered. Therefore, the Christian god does not exist.” You might have rolled your...
Biden, Trump, and Other Urgent Things That Come Up
“But I thought you said you would [fill-in-the-blank].” “Something important came up. It was [fill-in-the-blank]. Sorry.” Throughout life, you’ll fill in these blanks. And when you look at what you’ve filled in, you come to understand what people really value. *** Psalm 14 offends me. Well, first it offends atheists. But just in the middle...
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4 Takeaways from LGBTQ Documentary
Do you know Guy? If you know him, you wonder how someone with that big a smile could have gone through that much hurt. As you watch the documentary Finding Guy, you’ll see a smile that starts out hiding tragedy and shame. But now that big smile shows hard-won joy. How so? It’s because after...
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This Easter Reminds Me of Another Easter
We’ve never experienced an Easter like this one, have we? Actually, the church has. Think back to the very first Easter. The disciples did not start the day belting out Sandi Patty’s “Was It a Morning like This?” Rather, they started out the day in the same mood they were in the previous day, Saturday....
Confronting Coronavirus with a Dozen Contradictory Emotions
It’s not surprising that our nation doesn’t know quite what to think about the pandemic that is upon us. There are as many variables as you’ll find on a typical March Madness bracket. There’s the matchup between Fox and CNN. Numerous stats and graphs are competing for attention. Should we, for example, pay more attention...
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God, Chaos, and the Nashville Tornado
Many of us awoke on Tuesday, March 3, to news that storms had killed numerous people in middle Tennessee. Among the devastation which hit four counties was a tornado that mowed over parts of Nashville. It’s frightening enough to wake to news like that. But let’s not forget that some Tennesseans were awakened in the...
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Why Rhett & Link’s Deconversion Feels So Right
Popular YouTubers Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal have publicly announced that they have left Christianity and landed in agnosticism. Their deconversions are especially noteworthy given how publicly the two had once been with their Christian faith (e.g., missionaries for CRU, featured in Phil Vischer’s What’s in the Bible?). It’s also noteworthy that Rhett and Link...
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How Progressivism Refuels
Progressive Christianity has discovered its source of renewable energy. Let’s start with a parable. Let’s say that a thousand years ago, a monastery in central Italy began to experience a divide. On arriving, young recruits who had counted the cost soberly took the vows and entered monastic life. Even though they were leaving the comforts...
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The Iowa Caucus Delay: A Portrait of Theological Progressivism
As I write this, my state of Iowa turns cold again. The weekend got as high as the 50s, but as of today, this week is settling back into highs in the 20s. The turn of the weather matches the nation’s mood toward Iowa right now. Here’s why: For the presidential election, the Iowa Caucus...
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