The Apologist‘s Bookshelf

Am I Just My Brain? | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

Sharon Dirckx deals with an important question in chapter 5--Is free will an illusion? If we are just our brains, are we really free in any meaningful sense?

Approaching Jehovah’s Witnesses in Love | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

The author, Wilbur Lingle, discusses twelve claims made by Jehovah's Witnesses that attempt to prove they are God's organization. He effectively refutes these. I cover several of the claims and refutations in this podcast. 

Street Smarts | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

Greg Koukl, author of this new book, is a terrific apologist with his clear-thinking defense of Christianity. I go over his first two chapters, which explains the purpose of the book and focuses on a key principle he develops: before there can be any harvest, there has to be a season of gardening. 

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?