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We learned why this approach certifies the reliability of the Gospels and gained confidence that they can be trusted.

We learned how to respond to relativism in the culture and how to understand the classical definition of truth and tolerance

Jim helped us understand the evidential problems that plague Mormonism

The reality of human suffering poses the most difficult question anyone can ask about a God who is both good and powerful. If God is absolutely powerful and ultimately good, He would deal with evil. Instead, He appears too weak to oppose it or too indifferent to care, and no one can believe in a God like that. Brett answers these questions and shows that there is no contradiction. You'll also learn why the presence of evil in the world is one of the best proofs for the existence of God.

The reality of human suffering poses the most difficult question anyone can ask about a God who is both good and powerful. If God is absolutely powerful and ultimately good, He would deal with evil. Instead, He appears too weak to oppose it or too indifferent to care, and no one can believe in a God like that. Brett answers these questions and shows that there is no contradiction. You'll also learn why the presence of evil in the world is one of the best proofs for the existence of God.

We will examine the most common reasons Christians give for why they embrace Christianity, then we’ll examine the primary reason why we ought to embrace Christianity: because Christianity is true. We’ll clarify this controversial claim and show how the truth of religious claims must be grounded in reality. Naturally, such a claim is followed by questions of how we can know Christianity is true, so we’ll set out a cumulative case approach that takes into account the wealth of evidence for the Christian worldview.

If faith means taking a blind leap against all evidence and sound reason, then your average atheist has more faith than the Apostle Paul. In this teaching Brett explains arguments for God’s existence in a way that is understandable and compelling and severely weakens the atheist's case. You will also find out the real reason many intelligent people don't believe in God. It has little to do with the facts.

Less than half of conservative Protestant teens and about a quarter of mainline Protestant teens believe Jesus is the only way. Christian adults don’t fare much better. We’ll examine common objections to the exclusivity of Christ’s claims and then build a careful case for Jesus as the only way to God.

Recent attacks on the reliability of the Bible threaten to undermine our confidence in the Bible as the very words of God. In this talk we’ll examine how the Bible has been transmitted, demonstrate why the Bible is the most historically reliable ancient document we have, and uncover God's divine fingerprints within the pages of this life-changing book.

Brett pretends to be an Atheist at the Upper Iowa University FCA meeting. We try to refute his arguments and he keeps slipping away.