Persuasion 219 | Real Conversations, with Rebecca McLaughlin

Erin and Hannah invite Rebecca McLaughlin to help us learn how to show up in conversations despite our differences.

Can We Trust the Gospels? by Peter Williams, Free for CAPC Members

This book is great short read on the trustworthiness of the Gospels, and perhaps a good read to share as Advent turns our culture’s attention to these same documents.

Larry Wilmore’s Black on the Air Upends Expectations

In an unexpected place, Wilmore provides a good model of apologetic dialogue.

Rurouni Kenshin and Reverse-Blade Apologetics

In Rurouni Kenshin, the reverse-blade sword is a sign to those who know him that Kenshin is different: a counter-cultural man of principle with a higher purpose.

Show, Don’t Prove: An Interview with The Case for Christ‘s Lee Strobel

Lee Strobel shares about the method and motivation behind The Case for Christ—and what this says about how Christians should defend the faith.

Dubious Depictions of Faithfulness in ‘God’s Not Dead’

The cross Christians are called to take up by ‘God’s Not Dead’ is more akin to a merit badge, a gold star on a class assignment.

Lila Rose, Gracious Pro-Life Debate, and the Necessity of Public Confrontation

We need more than drive-by apologetics. We need to be gentle and factual, and to stick it out.

Rachael Slick’s Deconversion and the Two Paths of Life: Dead Logic or Living Joy

Sure, we want to defend our faith. But isn’t there more to it than cold rationality?

The Science Behind Effectively Sharing Your Faith

“The ultimate apologetic is the combination of our relationship with God and our relationships with each other, intentional relationships in which the life-changing truth of our Faith is made manifest for all to see and consider.”