The Apologist‘s Bookshelf

Natasha Crain gives Christians ways to navigate a hostile culture. These two podcasts cover Christian nationalism. Natasha Crain, When Culture Hates You purchase book here  

Pastor Hal Seed answers the question of why God was so violent in the Old Testament.

In this podcast I look at the book's coverage of Jehovah's Witnesses.

In the seventh chapter of his book, Randy Alcorn answers the question of what life is like in the present heaven.  Christians need to clearly explain the concept of heaven because there are so many misunderstandings about it. Randy Alcorn, Heaven purchase book here

In chapter one Tim Keller compares various ways cultures train its members for grief, pain, and loss. The sad thing is that our own contemporary, secular Western culture is one of the weakest and worst in history at doing so. Tim Keller, Walking With God Through Pain and Suffering purchase book here

Natasha Crain answers two interesting questions about the existence of God in chapters 5 and 6: What is the difference between God and the Flying Spaghetti Monster? How much evidence do we need to be confident God exists? Natasha Crain, Talking With Your Kids About God purchase book here

Chapter three of this book deals with a powerful argument for the existence of God--design throughout the universe and within our bodies.

This book, by Sean McDowell and Jonathan Morrow, explores many questions raised by the new atheists.  This podcast covers one key question: Is hell a divine torture chamber? purchase book here

This chapter from Natasha Crain's book looks at deconversion stories and offers ways for us to confront our doubts. purchase book here

This is a continuation of chapter 2 in Justin Brierley's book. purchase book here

Continuing through Justin Brierley's stimulating book, I focus on chapter 2, which talks of the grand story that we all used to live by and how it changed. purchase book here

In chapter 4 McDowell and Sean McDowell  discuss how an anything goes culture is influencing our children's perception of the authority of the Bible, their concept of what is virtuous, their ideas of honor and courage, and even their understanding of justice. purchase book here

Chapter three of Jim Wallace's book describes the importance of friends in human flourishing and offers wise counsel in choosing friends. J. Warner Wallace, The Truth in True Crime purchase book here

James Emery White, one of my favorite authors, tells us in chapters 3 and 4 of his book the importance of books and education.

In the first chapter of his book, Rod Dreher talks of the new soft totalitarianism that exists today. purchase book here I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith. Each episode, I feature a key book on topics like the existence of God, the historical e...

In the first two chapters to his book, Os Guinness discusses troubling facts about evil and suffering in the modern world, seven basic questions to explore when thinking about this issue, and the three everyday sources of evil and suffering.

This is one book every Christian needs to have on his/her bookshelf. I cover the first two chapters, in which Greg Koukl discusses how to be an effective witness for Christ and the value of good arguments. Greg Koukl, Tactics purchase book here

This book by Charlie Campbell has concise answers to the top fifty objections people have about Christianity. This podcast covers six of those challenges with his responses.

In this section of her book, Nancy Pearcey tells how we can identify reductionism, which is a substitute idol for those who have rejected Christianity. 

Josh McDowell, a well-known apologist, wrote this book to show how a popular cultural movement threatens much that we believe. This podcast covers his first two chapters.

Mark Mittelberg used a poll to find out what questions Christians most fear being asked. This podcast covers the first question: "Why do you think God exists?"

Justin Brierley, host of a popular podcast that discusses religious issues, has written a book which discusses why secular thinkers are considering Christianity again. My podcast covers his first chapter, in which he explains the rise and fall of the New Atheism. 

My favorite apologist and personal friend, J. warner Wallace, has a wonderful book that I am going through. This podcast explores his second chapter, which talks of good and bad ways we can seek identity.

In chapters 3 and 4 Greg Koukl explains the three kinds of relativism and critiques the idea that each society has its own unique set of moral values. purchase book here I’m Gary Zacharias, a professor of English, avid reader, and passionate follower of Jesus Christ. This podcast is for anyone curious about the intellectual foundation of the Christian faith. Each episode, I feature a key book on t...

Chapter 11 of this book asks the question of whether the disciples of Jesus died as martyrs.