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Can We Still Believe the Bible? | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

Noted scholar Craig Blomberg deals with current questions about the Bible. In this podcast I review his section on the canon of the Old Testament--are these the books that were accepted by all Jews?

Reinventing Jesus | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

The authors discuss an important question: What if the New Testament books were copied so poorly that we can't possibly recover the original text? In other words, is what we have now what they wrote then?

Heaven | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

Randy Alcorn in chapter 5 of his book covers some interesting topics about heaven--the temporary nature of it, the present and future heavens, judgments of faith and works, the location of the present heaven. This is a book I highly recommend.

Heaven | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

Randy Alcorn, author of this million-selling book, explores the Christian understanding of heaven. In this podcast, I look at his opening chapters, which conclude we have an unbiblical view of heaven and claim we can know much more about the topic than we think.

Confronting Christianity | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

Rebecca McLaughlin's book tackles twelve hard questions directed to Christianity. In this podcast I cover her first chapter, which deals with a crucial question: Aren't we better off without religion?

Confident Faith | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

Mark Mittelberg tells how to build a firm foundation for our beliefs. I cover Lee Strobel's foreword to the book and Mittelberg's first chapter, which defines faith and explains that we all live by some form of it.

Love Thy Body | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

Nancy Pearcey, author of so many thought-provoking books, uses this book to answer hard questions about life and sexuality. I look at her introduction and first chapter, in which she discusses the two-story split of facts and values as well as the rise and decline of the human body.  

World Religions and Cults 101 | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

This book investigates the world's leading religions and cults. It looks at how the beliefs got started, what they teach, and how they differ from biblical Christianity. In this podcast I deal with a chapter on the mind sciences--Christian Science, Unity School of Christianity, and United Church of Religious Science. My focus is on the best-known one, Christian Science.

Who Will Rule the Coming Gods | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

Wallace Henley takes on an important question: Will we let artificial intelligence eclipse the true God? I cover chapter 3 that discusses the effects on people who believe God is the true transcendent source of all things.

Correct, Not Politically Correct--Part 2 | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

This is the second half of my discussion of Frank Turek's list of six reasons to oppose same-sex marriage.