DOUGLAS GROOTHUIS, PH.D.

By Douglas Groothuis, PhD Moses, the man of God, wrote but one Psalm. In it he writes something pertinent to those in their later years, like me.           Our days may come to seventy years,     or eighty, if our strength endures; yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow,     for they quickly pass, and we fly away (Psalm 90:10). This Psalm has been a source of inspiration, mediation, and lament for me over many years, especially during the time of my first wife’s te

By Douglas Groothuis, PhD The first edition of Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith was published by InterVarsity Press in 2011. Some years before that, my predecessor at Denver Seminary and mentor, Gordon Lewis, told me that if you teach a subject for a decade, you should be able to write a book on it. So, about ten years after I started teaching apologetics at Denver Seminary every year, I began writing a book that was to be called What Matters Mo

by Douglas Groothuis, PhD This was one of my first interviews about the Internet or what we called cyberspace. It relates to my book, The Soul in Cyberspace (Baker, 1997). Perhaps an historical perspective can give us some wisdom from the Lord.

By Douglas Groothuis, PhD The New York Times  ran an article recently in which people allow themselves to be identified as having been in long-time romantic "relationships" with AI chatbots. It's bad enough to do this (by forfeiting your humanity to a machine), but you'd think people would try to hide it. They don't. They mug for the camera and speak of their "relationships" with non-human computer apps (which, of course, are sexually attractive avatars).   One man claims th

by Douglas Groothuis, PhD This essay on the New Age movement was originally a newsletter sent to supporters of my campus ministry in Eugene, Oregon in 1983. Much of the content made its way into my first and best-selling book, Unmasking the New Age  (InterVarsity Press, 1986). I offer it in its unedited and raw form.

by Douglas Groothuis, PhD We have become tools of our tools.—Henry David Thoreau Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell; they have hands, but cannot feel; they have feet, but cannot walk; they cannot even clear their throats. Those who make them become like them, as do all who trust in them. (Psalm 115:4-8)   In 1973, the

By Douglas Groothuis, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Cornerstone University The Frenchman, Blaise Pascal (1623-62), is known for many things—inventing the first working calculator (the Pascaline), for his wager on God argument, and for his statement that “the heart has reasons that reason knows nothing of.” Since he is among the most quotable philosophers, we may have seen a piquant from him scattered in various books and articles. Sadly, his religious and philosophical views

On Zohran Mamdani, Candidate for Mayor of New York by Douglas Groothuis, PhD   Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin condemns any people (Proverbs 13:34).   Zohran Mamdani cries "Islamophobia!" when he is criticized. Yes, Mr. Mamdani, I do fear what Islam will do to a culture, to a nation, to a people when it becomes ascendent. This concern is rational and based on Islamic history and doctrine. I have taught about and written about Islam for over thirty years.   It is not a