June Newsletters

Tim���s, Alan���s, and Brett���s June newsletters are now posted on the website:

Praying for Unsaved Loved Ones by Tim Barnett: ���The thinking goes, ���If only I were as gifted as William Lane Craig or Greg Koukl, they would come to believe.��� But this just isn���t true. Even the most brilliant apologists have unsaved family and friends in their lives. This should give us pause���. We need to turn to the Living God in prayer. That���s right, we need to put aside the apologetics books, get down on our knees, and pray. I���ll be the first to admit that I am not very good at this. It is much easier for me to argue with the lost than to pray for the lost. I���m prone to devote my time to refuting the unbeliever���s arguments rather than raising them up in prayer. So, how should we be praying for those who disagree with our fundamental convictions? I���d like to offer you five practical ways that we can pray for our unsaved family and friends.��� (Read more.) 


Muslim Authority by Alan Shlemon: ���Virtually every conversation with a Muslim comes down to one issue: authority. No matter what you say about Jesus and the Gospel, you���ll likely get the same Muslim response: ���I can���t trust what you���re telling me because the Bible has been corrupted.��� This is not only the most common objection you���ll hear from a Muslim, but it���s also the most significant. That���s because the essentials of your message to a Muslim ��� Jesus and the Gospel ��� are all found in the Bible���. If the Muslim rejects that source of authority from the get-go, then you���ll have a hard time making any headway. I wrote about this point (and how to respond to the objection) in my book The Ambassador���s Guide to Islam. Having been to a lot of mosques and talked to a lot of Muslims, I want to offer three examples that demonstrate how authority is the key issue.��� (Read more.)


Don't Play Defense, Ask Questions by Brett Kunkle: ���As I answered objections to Christianity, it was interesting to watch the body language of the Christian students. At first they seemed timid, as if they were fearful and beaten down by such challenges. They allowed the skeptical students to dominate much of the conversation. Their forlorn looks indicated a resignation that most objections cannot be answered. However, as I stood toe-to-toe with the challengers, offering firm yet gracious responses, the Christians seemed emboldened. The worried looks lifted from their faces. They began to jump into the conversation more. Finally, one girl recounted a regular challenge her atheist friend had been throwing at her, for which she had no answer. ���Religion is the source of all wars.��� Clearly, she wanted to answer this challenge, but had no rational defense to offer. And it was here I offered her and the other Christian high schoolers a simple tool to stop many challengers in their tracks���questions.��� (Read more.)

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