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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.

Correct, Not Politically Correct | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

Frank Turek, a leading apologist, has updated this book, which now covers same-sex marriage and transgenderism. In this and the next podcast, I want to go over Frank's six-point case against same-sex marriage.

77 FAQs About God and the Bible | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

Subtitled "Your Toughest Questions Answered, this book by Josh McDowell and his son Sean McDowell provide solid answers to help people grow in their faith. I look at three questions here--Is it wrong to have doubts about God? What is the moral law argument for God's existence? If God caused everything, then who or what caused God?

The Case for a Creator | The Apologist’s Bookshelf

Lee Strobel, in one of his many "The Case for" books, interviews Michael Behe, who argues that the complexity of molecular machines could not have come about by accident.