Nat Crawford - Executive Coach, Speaker, Leader

A quick note to my readers: The Searching Apologist has found a new home. I, and my family, have been asked to teach apologetics at First Evangelical Free Church here in Lincoln, NE. After much excitement, prayer, discussion, and godly counsel we said "yes!"  My first class will be teaching alongside a friend and brother in Christ - Brian Abbot. We'll be co-leading a class titled "How Do We Know The Bible is Real?" We'll be tacking the following topics: How did we get the Bible? How do we know we have the right Bible? Is the Bible a reliable source of truth? Can we trust the Bible to guide our lives? Please join us as we work through this topic and see the incomparable nature of divine revelation. We'll be meeting Sunday mornings at 9am from September 15th through October 6th.  For location and additional information, check out E. Free's website . And yes, I will blog more...

We have examined the Bible and found it to be the most reliable ancient document without a near contender, so how does the Mormon’s “the most correct book on earth"stack up? The Book of Mormon was the result of an encounter between the religions founder, Joseph Smith, and the angel Moroni in 1823. The angel provided the location of ancient golden plates comprising the “fullness of everlasting gospel.” The plates were abridged by Moroni and his father, Mormon, over a millennium before. Smith claims they were written in “reformed Egyptian hieroglyphics.” Smith was quite lucky to find a pair of magical spectacles to interpret the writing. That is how the Mormon’s got their book. To finish Smith’s quote on The Book of Mormon , it is “the most correct of any book on earth and the keystone of our religion.” Does evidence back this claim up? Unfortunately for those of the Mormon faith, it falls flat because of a slew of errors. For example, in Ether 3:14, Smith denies the ...

First, let me apologize for my tardiness! I recently was on a missions trip for two weeks and starting my final undergrad class. But I am glad to be blogging again! Today, I want to keep it brief. It is the Easter season. This is the time we remember the triumphant work of Jesus Christ. Christ took on Himself the sin of humanity. The sinless lamb was slain. But that is not where it ends. After three days in the grave He rose and exited the tomb. That is what I want to address today.  How do we know Jesus' resurrection is legit? An important starting point is that scholars, both Christian and non-Christian agree that Jesus was buried in the tomb of Joseph of Arimathea. "When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who himself had also become a disciple of Jesus. This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then Pilate ordered it to be given to him . And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in ...