A show that has been requested from listeners to hear one more time. With a short tag to open the feature, the original show from our first season plays through in its entirety.

Shortened from our original post in August 2015:

* Keith reports on recent doctor visits, and the alternative to aging.

* Nathan has adventures with computer upgrades, as Windows 10 was originally rolled out.

Keith shares about a meet up with James Kennison, from That Story Show.

* There’s some overlapping update with the Alive and Married podcast, and a Robin update, and good followups from the doctors. .

The Skype call goes through, and we’re priveleged to get Greg Koukl on the line. Nathan asks him about his testimony, about how he came to be a Christian. He also shares about his ministry through his radio show, books, and information that can all be found at Stand to Reason. Equipping Christian Ambassadors with Knowledge, Wisdom, and Character. You’ll find regular blog articles on apologetics there.

Educate yourself there with such current topics and articles on:

* When the Problem of Evil Gets Personal

* Be a Student of Your Craft

* Does God Judge Nations through Weather Phenomenon?

* Don’t Trust God to Protect You from Pain

* The Resurrection Was a Real Event in History

* A Clever Tactic to Take on Tough Questions

* And more.

We get into topics that are found in Greg Koukl’s book, Tactics.

* what he calls the Columbo method. What does he mean by that?

* It’s OK to approach someone about sharing the Gospel, but it’s also OK to walk away from a person if it means bruising the relationship with them.

* How did Greg develop his simple method of asking questions to grow a productive conversation with someone?

* Discover what another person believes, or discover tender spots to avoid

* The point is to engage others in conversation.

The tactics he talks about in his book are things that anybody can do, and not be confrontational about it. It takes a little practice at observation, and listening. No qualifications, or credentials are needed as a professional debater to take the pressure off, and just talk with someone. Sometimes people will still hang a label on you, and we talk about how to respond to that.

Sometimes people hide behind slogans, or sound bites from the culture that they live in as arguments for their belief. Is there any slogans, or party line statements that Christians fall back on, and should probably avoid? Greg’s answer may shock you! But don’t wory, he offers alternatives. Learn a little about his idea on avoiding religious buzz words. The Christian still needs to know what he believes, and why, then paraphrase those ideas into language that his listener can understand. How do you know how to phrase in a way your listener can understand? Because you took the time using the Columbo questioning method to learn about them, and what makes sense to them.

The concept of “putting a stone in a shoe” is described. It makes it OK to walk away from a discussion where resistance is met. Not every conversation has to end with the person coming to know Christ. It’s OK to not even get close to the gospel. Just planting a seed for the person to think about, a stone in the shoe to create a point of discomfort to start the mind thinking.

Being a good Ambassador for Christ means to first understand who you’re talking to, their needs, and be tactful and compassionate in responding to them.

Want to know more? Greg shares ways to find his books online. Print books can be purchased through his web site, str.org. If digital books are your thing, books are available as an ebook,