Critics often ask why we should trust the Bible since it has so many contradictions and mistakes. Mark Mittelberg deals with supposed contradictions and tackles eight common objections to the Bible.

J. Warner Wallace's book looks at the huge impact Jesus has had on civilization. For this podcast I cover chapter 6, which focuses on his influence on books and movies.

Critics have argued that the earliest days of Christianity were filled with heresies and orthodoxy only came much later. But this book shows that this is an incorrect view. There was no widespread diversity with regard to essential doctrines. Instead, there was a fixed set of of early core beliefs.

Dan Kimball, the book's author, tells the reader how to make sense of the Bible. For example, in one chapter he warns the reader never to read a Bible verse. Listen to this podcast for an explanation of what appears to be an odd statement by him.

Scott Klusendorf, a leading pro-life speaker and author, has a chapter in his book that tells pro-lifers how to ask good questions when dealing with a pro-choice individual.

I want to cover an important chapter in Garry Friesen's book that deals with a key question--How can a Christian make good decisions in non-moral areas? He emphasizes the wisdom model here. 

I just read Neil Shenvi's book and wanted to share his first chapter, in which he tackles key  questions: Should we avoid religious truth claims for the sake of peace? Are all religions true? Is all religious truth subjective? Can we just ignore religion?

Josh and Sean McDowell cover a lot of important things in the third chapter of their book--the definition of truth, how moral truth was undercut in the Western world, the world of postmodernism.

Scientists have been puzzled by the "Cambrian explosion," when many animals suddenly appeared on the earth. Stephen Meyer  in this book explains how intelligent design is necessary as an explanation for this sudden appearance of life.

Dr. Alvin Schmidt, professor of sociology, has written a book illustrating the chasm-wide differences between the Western world and the world of Islam. In the section I cover here, he explains how modern science came out of the West, not Islam.