This is an important book that looks at the rise of critical theories like Critical Race Theory as well as social justice ideology. It focuses on implications for the Christian church and society. This podcast covers part of the book's chapter on problems with critical theory and how its central ideas conflict with evangelical theology.

This book is a guide for Christians to understand the ideas and forces shaping our times. It's a worldview classic. I look at the chapter that discusses secularism--its history, its influence, and its answers to to life's ultimate questions.

Josh McDowell calls this book an "indispensable reference work. I discuss their take on reincarnation, a concept that has grown in popularity in recent years.

Stand to Reason, started and led by Greg Koukl, is a wonderful apologetics organization. This is one of their outstanding booklets created to help Christians deal with several challenges to their faith. In this podcast, I cover the section which considers the Christian and Mormon beliefs about God.

Josh McDowell, author of this book, gives evidence for the historical Jesus. In the chapter I cover in this podcast, he asks if Jesus thought of himself as the Messiah and Son of God and what these terms meant.

Here's an important book that discusses the looming spiritual crisis of artificial intelligence. I cover his fourth chapter--how we have lost the sense of God and transcendent values. The results have been terrible for us and our society.

A major issue these days is transgenderism. Andrew Walker's book is an invaluable introduction to a complex, controversial, and often painful subject. I cover part of one chapter that discusses the fall in Eden and the tragic results not only around us but within us.

Ron Rhodes does an excellent job in this book. I am looking today at his intro and first chapter, which covers  Mormonism today and where it came from.

This will be the last podcast covering Mark Mittelberg's book. I discuss the last five barriers to a confident faith in Christianity.

This will be the next-to-last podcast covering Mark Mittelberg's book. In this section he looks at five barriers to faith and how to overcome them.