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The Faith | The Apologist's Bookshelf

Chuck Colson says in this book that salvation is a free gift--but it costs everything. He then tells the story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and relates this to all of us.

The Intolerance of Tolerance | The Apologist's Bookshelf

D. A. Carson, author of many books, offers here a landmark critique of tolerance in contemporary Western culture. The chapter I cover today looks at the old and the new definitions of tolerance

The Lost Virtue of Happiness--Part 2 | The Apologist's Bookshelf

This podcast covers the ancient meaning of happiness, according to J.P. Moreland.

The Lost Virtue of Happiness--Part 1 | The Apologist's Bookshelf

J. P. Moreland, a wonderful writer and thinker, deals here with the world's idea of happiness and how empty it leaves people.

Immortal | The Apologist's Bookshelf

This book, by Clay Jones, deals with the human fear of death and what we can do about it. I'm looking this time at chapter 5, which discusses various unsuccessful secular attempts to give us a sense of transcendence over death.

Dreams and Visions | The Apologist's Bookshelf

God is doing amazing things in the Muslim world, bringing people to faith in Jesus through dreams and visions. I discuss a few of these and cover what the author says about interacting with Muslims.

The Complete Bible Answer Book | The Apologist's Bookshelf

I'm covering several more important questions Hank Hanegraaff answers in this book: How can the eternal Son of God be "the firstborn over all creation"? What distinguishes Christianity from other religions? Don't all religions lead to God? What happens to a person who never heard of Jesus? What is a cult? Are Jehovah's Witnesses Christians?

How Now Shall We Live--Part 2 | The Apologist's Bookshelf

Here's the second half of the chapter dealing with worldviews and culture wars.

How Now Shall We Live?--Part 1 | The Apologist's Bookshelf

Chuck Colson and Nancy Pearcey challenge all of us to understand biblical faith as an entire worldview. In this podcast I discuss what a worldview is and what the current culture war involves.

The Case for Faith--Part 2 | The Apologist's Bookshelf

This chapter concludes with reasons to believe the Bible is of divine origin and the problem of supposed contradictions.