Is Jesus a Myth? That’s a question more people are asking, especially after Zeitgeist, the Movie got popular. In this post, my friend, Mary Jo Sharp, shows you 3 simple steps you can use to figure out if Jesus’ story was actually ripped off from other religions. Mary Jo blogs at http://confidentchristianity.blogspot.com Guest Post by [...]
The Foundational Posts
Read Foundational Posts that Built the Blog New here? It’s all good! Here’s how to get started with the apologetics blog for everyday defenders of the faith. Welcome to My Blog My first post. This Web site will help you develop defenders of the faith at your church. What is Apologetics? It’s a defense. It [...]
3 Essential Elements of Everyday Apologetics
New to apologetics? Here are 3 things I think every Christian should do with the information I bring to my presentations and workshops. I like to call these the 3 Essential Elements of Every Day Apologetics. #1. Find answers for yourself. If you’re new to this whole thing, one of the first things you should [...]
Public Speaking Tip: Introductions
Ever struggle with getting your apologetics talks started? You’ve got some great content you’re excited to share, but maybe you aren’t sure what to say before diving into the material. How can you grab their attention and give them a reason to listen? I’ve helped students learn how to write, refine and deliver effective speeches [...]
Youth Lesson: Faith Is Not Wishing
Talking About Biblical Faith As a way of introducing apologetics into the curriculum at Mosaic Christian Academy, we ran an 8-week apologetics discussion series for high school students this quarter. And it was very well-received. Much of our discussion focused on helping students identify and analyze relativistic ideas that show up in current events, while [...]
Youth Lesson: Truth Is Not Ice Cream
Talking About Objective Truth This semester, I had the opportunity to facilitate the very first apologetics series at Mosaic Christian Academy—a ministry that offers homeschooling students a classroom environment a couple of times a week. We celebrated with an ice cream social of sorts on the last day of school. I had the teens split [...]
Why Study Apologetics?
Ever met a Christian who told you not waste your time studying apologetics? I’ve known some well-meaning, but seriously misinformed believers who look down on the practice of providing evidence for the truth of Christianity. Why learn to give people reasons to believe? Here’s a quick response: Because Jesus gave people reasons to believe (See [...]
Small Church Apologetics
Want to get apologetics into your church? Don’t think you’re too small to start something powerful that equips your people to defend the faith. Over the next few posts, Ill show you how I worked to get apologetics training into small, medium and large churches—both as a pastor and volunteer apologist. The first time I [...]
Who Made God? A Cosmological Argument for Kids
Who Made God? Here’s a Simple Answer Watching Phil Vischer’s Jelly Telly show with my little boy reminded me that accessible apologetics training is for kids, too! In this week’s show, a puppet newscaster hosted a segment called “Buck Denver’s Mail Bag.” At first, I wasn’t too excited about it. But then, Buck said an 11-year old boy asked this question: [...]
A Simple Defense of Miracles
Are miracles really possible? I’m not talking about how some describe a baby being born as “the miracle of life.” I’m talking about biblical reports of Jesus walking on water, healing the blind, and physically rising from the dead. Atheists sometimes say miracles overturn the laws of nature—and that’s not possible. Before considering the evidence, however, many skeptics have already decided that naturalism is true. [...]








