Questions That Matter with Randy Newman C.S. Lewis Institute

After writing many books on apologetics, Lee Strobel took a slightly different approach in his newest book to help people find the answer to this most important question, Is God Real?
Resources:
Is God Real? by Lee Strobel (2023)
Lee Strobel's website
The Strobel Center for Evangelism and Applied Apologetics
Contagious Faith: Discover Your Natural Style for Sharing Jesus with Others by Mark Mittelberg, forward by Lee Strobel.
Becoming a Contagious Church: Increasing Your Church's Evangelistic Temperature by Mark Mittelberg.
The Case for Christ movie
 

Most Christians know of Jonathan Edwards and may have heard a quote or two of his. And they’ve been encouraged to read his writings. But he’s really hard to read. So getting help from George Marsden a great historian and biographer is key. This podcast digs into Edwards and what Marsden helps us see clearly.
Resources:

Marsden's long biography of Edwards: Jonathan Edwards: A Life
Marsden's shorter biography of Edwards: A Short Life of Jonathan Edwards
An Infinite Fountain of Light: Jonathan Edwards for the Twenty-First Century by George Marsden, 2023
The Complete Sermons of Jonathan Edwards
The Religious Affections by Jonathan Edwards
Religious Affections: A Christian's Character Before God by Jonathan Edwards featuring notes from James Houston.
The Essential Edwards Collection: Set of Five Books
A Biography of Mere Christianity by George Marsden

 

Digital technologies, the internet, Facebook, and many other means of connection are having their effects on us. They don’t just tell us what we should believe. (And that’s bad enough!) They also shape how we view ourselves, our world, and our God!
Resources:

Digital Liturgies: Rediscovering Christian Wisdom in an Online Age by Samuel D. James
Digital Liturgies Newsletter

We hate to admit it (and that’s part of the problem) but, sometimes, we get tired - tired of serving God, tired of reading our Bible, tired of going to church. Dai Hankey has experienced all that kind of spiritual fatigue and has good lessons for those who need hope in the midst of exhaustion.
Resources:
Hopeward by Dai Hankey
Red Community: combatting modern slavery in Wales
Other books by Dai Hankey

The Bible tells us a lot about weakness and how God uses the weak to display his greatness and his strength. But we don’t like this theme very much. Aaron Welty explores this important idea and how he sees it play out in movies, stories, comic books and his life.

Resources:

Articles by Aaron Welty
The Belfast Oxford Tour
Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis.

The challenges of proclaiming the gospel in our doubt-filled times continue to grow. But we can incorporate numerous strategies for reaching people who are far from belief. This episode explores three.
Resources:

Questioning Faith by Randy Newman (2024)
Strategies for Pre-Evangelism video lecture series with Randy Newman