In this post, I share a video of my presentation from the annual Reasons to Believe series at South Valley Church in Gilroy, CA on August 6, 2023 (Video forthcoming). Download the accompanying PowerPoint notes. Recommended Resources: Plenary Talk (Video): Doubting Jesus? A Doubter’s Guide to the Historical Jesus and Ancient, Non-Christian Sources Podcast Episode (Video): Empty Tomb, Not Empty Claims: How Jesus Said He Was God and Rose from the Dead to Prove it. Blog Post: Did Jesus Say He Was God? Books: Darrell Bock, Who Is Jesus?: Linking the Historical Jesus with the Christ of Faith Gar ..read more

APOLOGETICS SERIES Want to learn how to approach apologetics as a dialogue rather than a debate? In this second installment in a series of Table Briefing articles, Dr. Darrell L. Bock and Mikel Del Rosario discuss the concept of dialogical apologetics and how to engage in difficult spiritual conversations on a practical level. THE TABLE BRIEFING Dialogical Apologetics and Difficult Spiritual Conversations – Part 2 BY DARRELL L. BOCK AND MIKEL DEL ROSARIO FORMAT: PDF SOURCE: BIBLIOTHECA SACRA, 176 (October-December 2019): 476-84 THIS PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLE IS PART OF THE TAB ..read more

APOLOGETICS SERIES Want to learn how to approach apologetics as a dialogue rather than a debate? In this series of Table Briefing articles, Dr. Darrell L. Bock and Mikel Del Rosario discuss the concept of dialogical apologetics and how to engage in difficult spiritual conversations on a practical level. THE TABLE BRIEFING Dialogical Apologetics and Difficult Spiritual Conversations – Part 1 BY DARRELL L. BOCK AND MIKEL DEL ROSARIO FORMAT: PDF SOURCE: BIBLIOTHECA SACRA, 176 (July-September 2019): 360-67 THIS PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLE IS PART OF THE TABLE BRIEFING SERIES. ©2019 ..read more

Subscribe to my channel on YouTube One of the most common questions I get asked is, “What is the BEST apologetics book for beginners?” In this video, I share my top 5 apologetics book recommendations for people just getting started with apologetics. Click the links below and use the “Look Inside” feature to decide which one is the best, FIRST Christian apologetics book for you. Apologetics Books for Beginners: 1. On Guard: Defending Your Faith with Reason and Precision – William Lane Craig This book has illustrations, sidebars, and memorizable steps to help you defend the faith with reason an ..read more

Loading Content... Share a Link to this Presentation The link has been copied to your clipboard; paste it anywhere you would like to share it. Close - Browse Series - ------------- View Series Archives View All Presentations ------------- Singles Thrive Apologetics Conference Foundations Apologetics Seminar The Table Podcast U2 Have Hope Reasonable Faith in an Uncertain World II Reasonable Faith in an Uncertain World I- Browse Speakers - Megan Alexander Justin Bass Darrell Bock Dena Davidson Mikel Del Rosario Gary Habermas Craig Hazen Costi Hinn Clay Jones Emily Kennedy Greg Koukl Sean McD ..read more

Do Your Spiritual Conversations Become Frustrating Arguments? We need to bring truth and love together in our apologetics I once had lunch with actor and filmmaker named Alex Kendrick. He’s best-known for his movies like Fireproof, War Room, and Overcomer. Few people realize what undergirds his ethos of engagement. Afterwards, we recorded an episode of the Table Podcast called, “Faith, Work, and Filmmaking” where he explained how 1 Peter 3:15 became his life verse. He told me this story: During college, I was talking to someone of the Baha’i faith. They believe there’s a number of ways to get ..read more

Character Counts Our spiritual conversations should reflect God’s character Explaining reasons to believe doesn’t have to strictly be an intellectual thing. In fact, it shouldn’t be—especially when we’re talking to our skeptical friends, neighbors, and others who see Christianity differently. No, apologetics is way more profound in terms of its role in cultural engagement. Character plays a key role in this. And it isn’t just about adding memorized apologetic answers to your life. Developing a Christian character needs to be part of our discipleship to Jesus. I can’t tell you how many times th ..read more

Theology Costi Hinn’s Story Why Costi Hinn left the “Royal Family meets Mafia” lifestyle of the Prosperity Movement On an episode of the Table Podcast called “Escaping the Prosperity Gospel,” I spoke with Costi Hinn about the prosperity gospel movement, focusing on what caused him to leave his uncle Benny’s Hinn’s organization. His spiritual journey out of the religious movement is fascinating. One of the reasons I wanted to record this interview is because I read his book and loved it. It’s called God, Greed, and the (Prosperity) Gospel: How Truth Overwhelms a Life Built on Lies. Another reas ..read more

Theology and Apologetics: Jesus Vindicated How the Claims of Jesus Fill the Resurrection with Theological Meaning In this episode of the Table Podcast, I speak with Drs. Darrell Bock and Gary Habermas about the vindication of Jesus. Our conversation explores how the resurrection of Jesus vindicates the claims He made about Himself. We talk about the background and significance of Jesus’ triumphal entry, trials, claims, and evidence for the resurrection. We also discuss how the idea of Jesus’ vindication was a key part of the earliest apologetic for Jesus as Lord and Messiah. One of the re ..read more

APOLOGETICS SERIES Want to learn how to approach apologetics as a dialogue rather than a debate? In this third installment in a series of Table Briefing articles, Dr. Darrell L. Bock and Mikel Del Rosario discuss the concept of dialogical apologetics and how to engage in difficult spiritual conversations on a practical level. THE TABLE BRIEFING Dialogical Apologetics and Difficult Spiritual Conversations – Part 3 BY DARRELL L. BOCK AND MIKEL DEL ROSARIO FORMAT: PDF SOURCE: BIBLIOTHECA SACRA, 177 (January-March 2020): 106-14 THIS PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLE IS PART OF THE TABLE B ..read more