Jon ToppingMar 13, 202015 minHistoriography 3: Motivation, Explaining the Confusing, and Double Dissimilarity - Episode 5
Jon ToppingMar 2, 202013 minHistoriography 2: Enemy Attestation, Aramaic Substrata, and Independent Sources - Episode 4
Jon ToppingFeb 14, 202012 minHistoriography 1: Early Reports, Embarrassment, and Coherence - Episode 3
Jon ToppingFeb 10, 20201 minSpiritual Warfare-The Forgotten BattleThe concept of spiritual warfare is foreign to most people. We live in a culture that largely ignores the spiritual world, and yet, it's sti
Jon ToppingFeb 10, 20201 minShould We Submit to Our Government?It's obviously quite commonplace to have problems with the governments we live under. Should we rebel, or submit? Where does trying to bring
Jon ToppingFeb 10, 20201 minGod's SovereigntyOne of two talks addressing the issue of God's sovereignty. While quite similar, this talk was given as a sermon on a Sunday morning. Cli...
Jon ToppingFeb 10, 20201 minDeveloping VirtueThe concept of virtue is not really heard of anymore, but it's a critical aspect of what it means to be human.
Jon ToppingFeb 10, 20201 minWhat Is The Christian God Like?Jon Topping spoke at an interfaith dialogue, representing Christianity. The other two speakers were from the atheist/agnostic/humanist pe...
Jon ToppingFeb 10, 20201 minEvidence That Christianity Is TrueLooking at the historical data, a good argument can be made that Jesus actually did historically rise from the dead.
Jon ToppingJun 27, 20191 minInterfaith Dialogue: What’s different about Christianity?A while ago I had the privilege of being a part of an interfaith dialogue. I knew the audience would be almost entirely Muslims, so I org...
Jon ToppingJun 27, 20191 minWhy does God allow evil?One of the most common questions people ask about Christianity is why God allows so much suffering and evil in the world. In this talk I ...
Jon ToppingApr 10, 20197 minInterfaith Dialogue Reflection – Part IIIn my last blog post I brought up some reflections that I had about the talk given by Imtiaz Ahmed, who was the Muslim speaker for the In...