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The Secular Creed | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

We have all seen signs proclaiming "Black Lives Matter," "Love Is Love," and "Women's Rights Are Human Rights." The author of this book, Rebecca McLaughlin, offers a gentle yet powerful biblical corrective to five contemporary claims. I focus in this podcast on her chapter dealing with "Black Lives Matter."

The Soul of Science | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

Though an older book, this has good information on why modern science arose only in the Christian West.

Confronting Christianity | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

Rebecca McLaughlin's book deals with twelve hard questions aimed at Christians. This podcast focuses on one of her chapters: "Doesn't Christianity Denigrate Women?"

Going Clear (Scientology) \ The Apologist’s Bookshelf

Lawrence Wright, a Pulitzer-Prize winning author, wrote this book on Scientology. I give a brief overview of his book to show how this belief system shares many attributes of cults, why it has an appeal, and ways Christians can interact with someone who is involved with it.

The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

Gary Habermas is the leading scholar on the resurrection of Jesus. In this book he and Mike Licona offer a valuable resource for anyone looking for detailed historical evidence of the physical resurrection of Jesus. I cover the opening chapter that talks of why this event is so crucial, whether Jesus actually predicted his rise from the dead, and whether this event can be "proven." I also mention the five minimal facts that the majority of all historians are willing to grant regarding the resurrection.

Keeping Your Kids on God’s Side | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

Natasha Crain has done a wonderful job equipping parents with tools to help them keep their kids focused on the truth of Christianity. I cover her chapter on how the books of the New Testament were chosen.

If God Is Good | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

Randy Alcorn tackles the difficult issue of the existence of God in a world of pain and suffering. This is the number-one complaint many have--how can there be a good, all-powerful God when there is so much evil in this life? I look at his first chapter, in which he explains why the problem of evil and suffering is so important. 

Faithfully Different | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

Natasha Crain has written a book that describes the modern secular culture we live in and ways Christians can navigate it. Today's podcast looks at her chapter that explains why secularism is so appealing.

I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

This is one of the best apologetics books available. I go over a chapter in it that talks about early testimony about Jesus.

6 Modern Myths | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

Here's a book that tackles six false accounts of Christianity's history. I am looking at the author's chapter on missionaries and the good that they have really done, as opposed to the myth that they wrecked native cultures.