2012 Year in Review: Apologetics 315

This year has flown by, and it's time to review what has happened on Apologetics 315 during 2012. Once again this year saw over one million page views and over half a million visits by over a quarter of a million people all over the globe. Thanks for being one of them!

This year I interviewed 44 guests for the Apologetics 315 Interviews podcast. (I listed them here.) I enjoy all the interviews, but some of my favorites this year included Ravi Zacharias, New Testament scholar Daniel B. Wallace, philosopher Richard Swinburne, Navy SEAL Chad Williams, theologian Michael Patton, and philosopher Robin Collins, to name a few.

This year we began a project to transcribe of the over 150 apologetics interviews. This is going well with the help of faithful volunteers and a bit of funding. These transcripts can be found here.

In 2012 we finished our first Read Along Project. It was a chapter by chapter study of Douglas Groothuis' Christian Apologetics textbook. It was a great success, and so we did another Read Along with Apologetics 315 project. This was for Sean McDowell & Jonathan Morrow's excellent book Is God Just a Human Invention? This was the second read-along project. 2013 promises another... stay tuned.

Every Sunday this year we featured an apologetics-oriented quote. It's always interesting to see the discussions that one quote can start!

The second day of every week continues to be Terminology Tuesday. This started out a couple years ago and was meant to be a short, ten-part series. But it became popular, and I believe this is a useful tool to help emphasize the importance of understanding and defining the terms that we use in apologetics.

People continue to leave comments about the Weekly Apologetics Bonus Links. Apparently, this is a favorite day of the week for many people, as Apologetics 315 features the week's best links to great posts and resources.

In case you didn't realize it, all the Bonus Links are all drip-fed through the Ap315 Twitter Feed throughout the week. It's a good thing to follow, because sometimes I feature free books available on Kindle.

If you don't prefer the chatter of Twitter, you can get daily updates on the Facebook Page. If you're not yet a follower on Facebook, please follow. This helps others find apologetics resources who might not be aware of Apologetics 315. I appreciate people spreading the word.

The YouTube Channel continues to gain followers. 15 videos were uploaded this year. There will be more next year, certainly. Some of the most-viewed videos include Tim McGrew's great series on the Gospels and their reliability.

Debates are a regular feature. This year Apologetics 315 featured the following 18 debates' audio and/or video:
• William Lane Craig & Peter S. Williams vs Arif Ahmed & Andrew Copson
• Michael Licona vs Shane Puckett
• Craig Evans vs Bart Ehrman
• Daniel B. Wallace vs Bart Ehrman
• William Lane Craig & Michael Licona vs Sakkie Spangenberg & Hansie Wolmarans
• Richard Dawkins vs Rowan Williams
• William Lane Craig vs Peter Atkins
• William Lane Craig vs Klemens Kappel
• David Robertson vs Mike Lee
• William Lane Craig vs Mike Begon
• Lenny Esposito vs Richard Carrier
• Douglas Jacoby vs Richard Carrier
• William Lane Craig vs Andrew Pyle
• William Lane Craig vs Paul Kurtz
• Hugh Ross vs Lewis Wolpert
• Michael Licona & Dale Martin (dialogue 1 / dialogue 2)
• William Lane Craig vs Kari Enqvist

Another 2012 project was the How to Get Apologetics in Your Church 2 podcast and e-book. This project had contributions from about 20 people who have had successful apologetics groups in their local churches or campuses. Get the ebook free here. Testimonials have come in from people who have begun their own apologetics study groups because of the insights they gained from this series.

The Former Atheist Project is underway, but has been delayed in its release. I am still seeking more contributors to this upcoming project. If you are interested in contributing, please let me know.

This year Apologetics 315 reviewed 47 apologetics books. I want to say a big thank you to my review team for their hard work in reading and reviewing so many great titles. Thanks goes out to J.W. Wartick, Jay L. Wyle, Mary Lou, Latter Day Inkling, Chad Gross, Dave Jenkins, Mark Eckel, Graham Veale, Luke Nix, Holly Ordway, David Rodriguez, Chris Putnam, Brenton Cook, Eugene A. Curry, G. Kyle Essary, Chad Gibbons, Bill McCall, David Field, and Mike A. Robinson.

The Most-Visited Pages of 2012 were:

1. The Ultimate Apologetics MP3 Audio Page
2. The 16 Best Apologetics Podcasts
3. Recommended Apologetics Book Directory
4. An Apologetics Reading Plan for Beginners
5. A Basic Logic Primer
6. 10 Pitfalls of the Foolish Apologist
7. Top 10 Myths About the Resurrection
8. Christian Apologetics Blog Directory
9. Wayne Grudem's Systematic Theology Podcast
10. Former Atheist Richard Morgan Interview

Now that list included a lot of posts that have been around for a few years. So here is the list of Top Ten New Posts for 2012:

1. 10 Pitfalls of the Foolish Apologist
2. Top 10 Myths About the Resurrection
3. Former Atheist Richard Morgan Interview
4. Richard Dawkins vs Rowan Williams
5. C.S. Lewis on Reasoning to Atheism
6. Daniel Wallace vs Bart Ehrman
7. Best-Selling Apologetics Books of 2011
8. Apologist Interview: Ravi Zacharias
9. Who Wrote the Gospels by Tim McGrew
10. Navy SEAL Chad Williams Interview

Of course, bloggers couldn't make it without the help of other bloggers. So here's a shout out to a couple of blogging friends that I was pleased to meet up with in Michigan during the summer: Chad Gross of Truthbomb Apologetics and Wintery Knight from Winteryknight.com. (I was also pleased to meet up with Dr. Timothy McGrew, hero and mentor to all apologists!) And a special thanks to the Christian Apologetics Alliance and Apologetics Bloggers Alliance, both a great source of interaction and encouragement. (By the way, I am planning on being in Michigan in July 2013, if anyone wants to meet up.)

This year Apologetics 315 has been pleased to promote the work of Tactical Faith, an organization that gets apologetics out there in a grass-roots kind of way. They call it Grassroots apologetics. If you want to support apologetics events, this is an organization to help.

I continue to head up Reasonable Faith Belfast, now in its third year. We had some great meetings during 2012, including a Skype talk by cold-case detective J. Warner Wallace, a talk by Atheism's New Clothes author David Glass, and a bunch of talks by me on a variety of topics.

I was interviewed a few times this year. One was on EIE Radio, and the other by Tim McGrew about the vision of Apologetics 315.

Apologetics 315 promoted numerous apologetics conferences in the US and in the UK. I was happy to be able to attend the Unbelievable? Conference in London and meet Ken Samples and Hugh Ross. I also contributed to the Online Apologetics Conference 2012 hosted by Athanatos Ministries.

This year Apologetics 315 received its 501(c)(3) tax-deductible status. This has been a tremendous help, and thank you to those who have donated or become supporters. Find out more about that here, as it's not too late to make end-of-year donations.

Please pray for 2013 to be another good year. God bless, and thanks for reading!

—Brian Auten

2011 Year in Review: Apologetics 315

This year has gone fast. With 2012 on the horizon, it's time to review what has happened on Apologetics315 during 2011. This year saw over one million page views and half a million visitors to the site. Thanks for being one of them.

One feature of the blog that continues to be a favorite feature is the Weekly Apologetics Bonus Links. Because there is so much going on in the world of Christian apologetics, these weekly links provide a sort of short-list of what's happening during the week: good blog posts, events, new books, and news items. Some bloggers work hard to get on this list on a weekly basis, so you should visit them.

The Bonus Links are fed in large part by Apologetics 315's Twitter feed, which is a great way to keep up to date with these sorts of items. The Facebook page has also grown to over 4,500 members, who enjoy a daily link to the apologetics resources. If you have not yet subscribed to these, please consider doing so. You won't get more than one post a day on Facebook.

My favorite feature that has continued to grow in 2011 is the Apologetics 315 Interviews. This is a weekly interview with a Christian apologist, theologian, scientist, historian, author or philosopher. This year we broke the 100-interview mark. (You can subscribe to that podcast here.)

This year I interviewed 52 guests. I was thrilled to interview Alvin Plantinga, a living legend, and enjoyed a number of favorite interviews. A few that I really enjoyed this year included Craig Evans, John Warwick Montgomery, Timothy McGrew, Peter Kreeft, Craig Blomberg, Alister McGrath and Lee Strobel. I also worked with Clay Jones to produce a three-part interview about the Crusades, found here.

It was a pleasure teaming up with the blogger WinteryKnight for him to interview me a bit about apologetics. In addition, Jeremiah J. Johnston did a Skype interview with me for the Christian Thinkers Society, which I enjoyed.

Another MP3 by me which you might want to check out is Person-Sensitive Apologetics. I wrote this short essay and then recorded it to audio. It's about how to be sensitive to your audience when doing apologetics. Check it out here.

Apologetics 315 launched a YouTube Channel this year. This is a video version of some of the Apologetics 315 Interviews. Check it out here.

Another project this year was the Read Along with Apologetics 315 project. This is a weekly, chapter-by-chapter study through Douglas Groothuis' excellent new book Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Christianity. This project has been going on for 15 weeks and will continue into 2012. By then anyone who wants to gain a good foundational grasp of the wide scope of Christian apologetics can use the custom-made study guide and work through the book at their own pace.

I was not able to review many books personally this year, due to finishing up a Masters of Arts in Christian Apologetics from Columbia Evangelical Seminary. (I interviewed CES's president, Rick Walston, right here.) It was a great program, which I recommend. In the meantime, I enlisted the help of a team of book reviewers to work on tackling a growing number of books that are sure to be helpful for Christian apologists. Apologetics 315 reviewed a book every week this year.

Apologetics 315 reviewed apologetics "products" as well. Of particular note was the Biola Distance Learning Certificate, reviewed in three parts. This was a great program to take part in, so please consider doing the program yourself. Find the review here. The Metamorphosis DVD by Illustra Media was also reviewed this year.

Debates are a regular feature at Apologetics 315. Here are some featured this year:
• Walter Martin vs. Madalyn Murray O'Hair
• Douglas Jacoby vs. Robert Brotherus Debate
• William Lane Craig vs. Peter Millican
• William Lane Craig vs. Michael Tooley
• William Lane Craig vs. Stephen Law
• Greg Koukl vs John Baker
• Scott Klusendorf vs. Nadine Strossen Debate
• William Lane Craig vs. Herb Silverman Debate
• Jay Smith & Shabir Ally
• William Lane Craig vs. AC Grayling
• Dinesh D'Souza vs Bart Ehrman
• Michael Licona vs Stephen Patterson
• William Lane Craig vs. Sam Harris
• William Lane Craig vs. Lawrence Krauss
• Jay Smith & Khalil Meek
• Joe Boot vs. Clare Rowson
• William Lane Craig vs. George Williamson

Now in its second year, Reasonable Faith Belfast continued to have sessions, which included some Skype guests. These included Paul Copan on the topic Is God a Moral Monster?, and Timothy McGrew on the Gospels and Acts as History. The latter talk was notable, as it was recorded, along with the powerpoint, and provided here.

Apologetics 315 also partnered with the International Society of Women in Apologetics to feature a series of essays from women in apologetics. Those essays can be found here.

This year Apologetics 315 teamed up with New Zealand blogger and Christian philosopher Matthew Flannagan to create a podcast series on logical fallacies entitled Fallacy Friday. You can subscribe to it here.

Athanotos Christian Ministries held its annual online apologetics conference. I was able to take part, teaching a four-part series Introducing Logic and Critical Thinking.

Per tradition, I did my yearly update of my list of the Top 16 Apologetics Podcasts. There were also various book giveaways this year. And there was also a great Kindle giveaway as well. Lots of cults resources were added and featured this year. There was an apologetics quote every Sunday. Terminology Tuesday continues to crank out the weekly posts, providing a quick and concise way to assimilate common theological and apologetic terms.

Apologetics 315 supported and attended two UK-based apologetics conferences sponsored by Premier Christian Radio's Unbelievable? Radio Program. The Unbelievable Conference and the BeThinking National Day Conference.

Much more has happened with Apologetics 315 besides regular daily posts. Apologetics 315 was also incorporated, awaiting 501c3 status. Lord willing, this will allow for further growth, better quality and quantity or resources, and reaching more people.

Please pray for 2012 to be another good year. God bless, and thanks for reading!
- Brian Auten

12 Favorite Blog Posts at Apologetics 315

If you are a relatively new reader of Apologetics 315, you might not know where to begin, with over 1,300 blog posts featuring  apologetics resources on a daily basis. If you already know what you are looking for, you can use search: use the sidebar on the left listing the various topics. Or just use the search bar at the top for more detailed results. If you want to find some of the more popular pages, see the top right "must-visit pages" list.

But what happens to great posts that don't fall into those categories? That's where this post comes in. Here are 12 favorite blog posts at Apologetics 315:

1. Apologetics Podcasts Worth Your Time - These are some of the more useful podcasts, beyond the top 16. All worth checking out if you are wanting more audio.

2. How to Get Apologetics in Your Church: Podcast and eBook - If I could only recommend one series, it would be this one. We need to get apologetics programs going in churches everywhere.

3. Masters of Arts in Christian Apologetics Programs - If you are serious about doing apologetics, check out this page. It might provide you with the next step in the journey. We need well-equipped defenders.

4. Various Posts on Lifelong Learning in the Apologists Toolkit - Here I share some of the keys that I have found useful in learning apologetics, as well as attitudes and habits that are profitable as an apologist.

5. J.P.Moreland vs. Clancy Martin Debate MP3 Audio - One of my favorite debates. Moreland is winsome and passionate, and super-sharp. A great listen, even if the audio quality isn't superb.

6. 500+ William Lane Craig Videos - Enough WLC video to keep you going indefinitely. Watch from one of the masters and learn. And share with skeptical friends. Something worth watching on YouTube that won't make you dumber.

7. Various Blog Posts Introducing Various Theistic Arguments - brief introductions to various theistic arguments. Useful for the beginner surveying the landscape.

8. Apologist Ken Samples Featured Resources - Some of the resources offered by one of the sharpest theologians and apologists out there. All very helpful and worth listening to.

9. Uninformed, Misinformed, Illogical, Incomplete - A short but extremely helpful post that will keep you focused when critiquing arguments. Read it, bookmark it, and memorize it.

10. Dr. Phil Fernandes Comprehensive MP3 Audio Feeds - When I started out I listened to all of these. Good stuff, and all free. Great free resource for those surveying apologetics topics.

11. Resurrection Resources Galore - This might be a great place to get started if you are studying the resurrection. A large list of links to resurrection reading to get you started.

12. Tons of Apologetics Audio from The Things that Matter Most - Not sure what happened to this program, but it had some excellent interviews. All of them are loaded with good nuggets.

What are your favorite pages?

Christian Apologetics Alliance

Today's featured site is The Christian Apologetics Alliance: a group of Christian bloggers dedicated to sharing their faith in Christ and engaging others in dialogue. The hub site is found here and includes a weekly roundup of the posts of the various group members. If you are looking for good apologetics blogs to follow, check it out. If you have an apologetics blog, contact the CAA to join the team.

Go to The Christian Apologetics Alliance blog.

Enjoy.

2010 Year in Review for Apologetics315

As I look back at 2010 it seems liked it was such a busy year for Apologetics 315. So this post will just take a quick look back at some of the notable posts and projects here at Apologetics 315.

First, the Apologist Interviews Podcast became a weekly feature of the blog. There have been about 50 interviews this year with some notable apologists. Check out this link for a partial listing and links to subscribe to the podcast.

There were two large essay projects that involved many other contributors. The Is Christianity True? Podcast & Essay Series was a series of 23 1000-word short essays by apologist bloggers as they presented concise reasons why they believe Christianity is true. Each weekday during April a different blogger presented his essay and interacted with comments. Designed to be an outreach tool and brief introductory tool to some basic apologetic arguments, this series generated good interaction and is still being commented on.

The second podcast and essay series was designed to answer the common question: "How Do I Get Apologetics in My Church?" This was also a very enjoyable time of interacting with a wide variety of lay-apologists as they shared how they started apologetics classes, ministries, and outreaches in their own church homes. A great resource! Find it here.

As for book reviews, it was a fun year. There were over 25, with an emphasis on books dealing with atheism. The Grand Design review was also featured in Areopagus Journal, as was On Guard by William Lane Craig and The Future of Atheism by McGrath & Dennett. Be sure to check out the full listing of book reviews here.

In addition to reviews, products have been reviewed, such as the Tactics in Defending the Faith DVD series, the Biola Distance Learning Certificate in Apologetics, and The Reason for God DVD / study, and William Lane Craig's Philosophy of Religion Course.

Another new regular feature of the blog has been the weekly apologetics bonus links. Every week a summary of notable links is provided from around the web, highlighting some of the best or most useful items for reading or review along the lines of apologetics. Those can be found here.

Notable debates featured this year included:
• Lewis Wolport vs Russell Cowburn
• Stephen Meyer vs. Peter Atkins
• Matt Slick vs. Eddie Tabash
• Jay Richards vs. Christopher Hitchens
• Dinesh D'Souza vs. John Loftus
• Hugh Ross vs. Jason Lisle
• Craig Evans vs. Bart Ehrman
• Sean McDowell vs. James Corbett
• Michael Brown vs. Bart Ehrman
• Michael Licona vs. Richard Carrier
• William Lane Craig vs. Massimo Pigliucci
• Peter S. Williams vs. Peter Cave
• Walter Martin vs. Van Hale
• Alister McGrath vs. Daniel Dennett
• Matthew Flannagan vs. Raymond Bradley
• William Lane Craig vs. Yusuf Ismail
• Matt Slick vs. Dan Barker
• Alan Schlemon vs. Ceclili Chadwick
• Craig, Geivett & Wolpe vs. Dawkins, Shermer & Ridley

This year Ap315 also reached a milestone in the number of posts -- passing the 1000-mark. Also featured was a small series of posts called the Apologist's Toolkit, which covered things like tips for lifelong learning and living an apologetic life.

On a personal note, it was also a fulfilling year starting Reasonable Faith Belfast, earning a Competent Communicator Award with Toastmasters (and winning a prize in a speech competition), doing a few radio interviews, and teaching apologetics.

In sum, 2010 has been a really great year. I want to thank all of the great apologists who contribute so much to the defense of Christianity. Also, I want to thank all of the wonderful contributors to the essay series, my fellow apologetics bloggers (you know who your are!), and all the loyal readers and commenters. Thanks for your contribution!

May God bless you in 2011!
- Brian Auten of Apologetics 315

9 Ways to Get the Most Out of Apologetics 315

Although Apologetics 315 is a blog, it has accumulated a lot of resources. You need to know how to make the most of these resources. This post will explain 9 ways to use the site most effectively.

1. How to Search the Site
You may be looking for something in particular -- say, a debate with Bart Ehrman. There are a couple ways to do this.

First, you can use the search bar on the right column a little ways down the page. Just type in your search (i.e., "Bart Ehrman") and the search results will appear back up at the top of the page.

Second, you can look for labels. Labels are located on the far right column of the blog. You can search or scroll down and find the label and click it in order to see all relevant posts with that label.

2. How to Download Audio
There are a couple ways to listen to audio that you find posted on the site.

The first option is to just click the link to the audio: "Full MP3 Audio here." If you click that link, the audio will (on most computers) open the audio file in your browser and begin to play.

The second option is to download the file to your computer for listening or for putting on your MP3 player / iPod. The way to do this (with most computers) is simply to right-click the link and select "save as..." or "download linked file as..." from the menu. Your computer will ask you where you want to download the audio file. Once it has been downloaded, you can listen to it on your computer or load it onto your portable player.

3. How to Use Podcasts
A podcast is basically an automated method of downloading audio to your computer and/or portable audio player. This is probably best done by using the iTunes program (download here). Here are a couple ways you can get podcasts from Apologetics315 into iTunes (and eventually your iPod).

First, you can use the iTunes link. If an iTunes link is provided on this site, it means that clicking it will open your iTunes program on your computer and automatically take you to that particular podcast's page where you can subscribe to it. This is the easiest method, but is not always available.

Second, you can use the RSS feed. If you see a link that says "RSS feed," here's what you do:
1. Right-click the link for the podcast you want to subscribe to.
2. Click "copy link"
3. Go to iTunes and click on "advanced" in the menu
4. Click "subscribe to podcast"
5. Paste the copied link into the text box
6. Click "ok" and you will be subscribed to the podcast.

4. How to Use Google Reader
If you have a Google account, you can use Google Reader to subscribe to Apologetics 315. This makes it possible for you to receive automated updates each day of new content. Here's one way to subscribe to Ap315's feed:

1. Get Google Reader (if you don't already)
2. Click on the orange RSS icon (see pic) at the top of Apologetics 315.
3. This takes you to the feedburner page where you can subcribe via Google Reader.
OR - 4. You can right-click the icon, hit "copy link" and paste it into your Reader subscription field.

5. How Get All New Featured Audio in Your iTunes
Using a combination of the Apologetics315 RSS feed and iTunes, you can basically podcast the Apologetics315 featured audio. Just right-click the RSS icon and "copy link" - then follow the second step under "how to use podcasts" above. Any time Ap315 features an individual audio file, it will be automatically downloaded into your iTunes.

6. How to Use Twitter
Apologetics 315 not only uses Twitter to provide updates to all posts but also to supply an additional quantity of updated apologetics links, resources, MP3 files, and updates of the Audio Junkie Feed. Anything good (but not awesome enough for a daily post) will be fed to you through the Twitter feed. The occasional personal note (rare) might show up. Here's what to do:
1. Go to Twitter.
2. Sign up for an account if you don't have one.
3. Once you have an account, go to Ap315's Twitter page.
4. Click on "follow" and you will receive updates from Ap315 via twitter.
5. Look around a bit and figure the rest of it out for yourself.

7. How to Use Facebook
Why become a follower on Facebook? For a couple of reasons. First, by becoming a "fan" you show your support of the site and this helps others find the site and the good resources. Second, fans get updates of posts in the news feeds, which can be handy if you don't use Google Reader. Third, you can network and discuss with others who are interested in apologetics from around the world. Fourth, there are other updates that don't occur on the blog.

1. If you have a Facebook account, simply click on the sidebar graphic (to the right).
2. Once you are at the Apologetics315 Facebook page, click on "become a fan"
3. That's it.

8. How to Subscribe by Email
If you want daily updates of all blog posts sent directly to you by email, just follow these simple steps:
1. Enter your email address in the "subscribe" form on the right column
2. Click "subscribe"
3. Follow the instructions from there. Quick and easy.

9. How to Recommend Resources
If you have come across some great content that is perfect for this site, please share it. If it is appropriate and good enough quality, Apologetics 315 will consider sharing it through either a blog post, Twitter post, Facebook post, or audio feed. Here are the sorts of things you can email and recommend:
• great apologetics blog posts or web sites
• high quality audio links
• links to new apologetics books (we will also consider reviewing new books)
• podcasts that are helpful
• upcoming conferences, debates, or apologetics events
• breaking news that is relevant to apologetics

By finding and recommending good resources, you help get great apologetics content to others.

Thanks and enjoy.

Win an Apologetics Book by Filling out this Survey

Apologetics 315 wants your feedback. In return, you get a chance to win an apologetics book (there are a few you can choose from). Just fill out the survey completely. It should only take a few minutes. Your feedback is appreciated!

Take the survey here. UPDATE: BOOK WINNER WAS SELECTED and was sent a copy of Contending with Christianity's Critics. (You can still fill out the survey if you like.)

Thanks.

Winner of the book was chosen at random in November.

Apologetics 315 Blog Interview at Cloud of Witnesses

The Cloud of Witnesses blog covers topics of theology, philosophy, writing, and culture. They kindly asked to know a little more about the owner of Apologetics 315. A two-part interview has been posted.

For those interested, check out part one here. Part two is here, and includes 52 tidbits of advice for those learning apologetics.

Thanks to Chris for the kind offer.

Enjoy.

Christian Apologetics Blog Directory

There are countless blogs dealing with Christian apologetics or issues that overlap with apologetics. So here is the beginning of a Christian Apologetics Blog Directory. There are a small number listed here to begin with, but the goal is to add to this list continually through reader-submitted entries. So go ahead and submit your entries in the comments.

Disclaimer: Apologetics 315 cannot, of course, fully endorse the current or future content of any blog listed here. The reader is encouraged to exercise discernment, testing all things and holding on to the good. This listing is in alphabetical order.

Apologetics 315
Daily apologetics resources including audio, debates, podcasts, book reviews, and more.

Alpha & Omega Ministries Apologetics Blog
James White's apologetics blog.

AnswerTheSkeptic.com
Scholarly articles supporting the Christian worldview. Comment threads are sometimes very active, providing a good place to engage atheists and skeptics.

Apologetics Blog
The Apologetics Blog website aims to use reason to clarify and defend the Christian faith.

Apologetics Guy
Accessible Apologetics Lessons, Tips and Training with Mikel Del Rosario

Apologetics Road Trip

Tracking down premium, free, and accessible apologetics resources. Presenting them in manageable bytes with a small amount of context so that even newbies can access them. I find precious “gems” and place them in a setting to better show them off.

Apologetics UK
UK-based apologetics blog covering general apologetics and UK-based issues.

Apologetics.net
Affirming Christ Through Discourse

Apologetics Review
Reflections on important apologetic events around the world.

Apologia
Carefully reasoning to seek what's true with issues in faith, science, and ethics.

AZ Apologia
An Arizona-based information portal for those interested in exploring Christian apologetic themes.

The Apologetic Front
Apologetics with interests in defending Christianity against Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, Atheists, and more.

Apologetic Junkie
Equipping the Church and Engaging the Culture: Apologetics, Theology, Philosophy, Politics, and Culture.

ApologeticsCourses.com
Very easy but accurate free apologetics courses added on a regular basis by Dr. Johnson C. Philip.

The A-Team Blog
The A-Team Blog addresses issues related to the study and practice of Christianity within its cultural context and promotes goodness, beauty and truth.

Awaiting a White Robe
A blogger who is raising a family while working to pay for seminary. Blog examines various passages, apologetic (mostly for the canon), and posts on learning/reading.

BackpackTruth
Apologetics with an urban slant: featuring articles, videos, and debates.

Because Its True
Encouragement for apologists as well as resources for defending the faith, and answering tough questions. Videos and articles created by Jason Wisdom.

Bible-Science Guy
Debunking evolutionism. Exalting the Creator. Exploring Creation. Tackling scientific issues from a Biblical perspective and exploring Biblical issues from a scientific perspective.

BlogGnosis
Loving God with your mind.

Bringing Back the Tao
Musings on Culture, History, Science, Youth and Religion.

Captivating Every Thought
A blog aiming to "take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ," whether that's philosophy of religion, ethics, theology or politics.

The Christian Apologetics Blog
Committed to considering the questions of seekers, increasing the confidence of believers, exploring the excellence of the God who loves us, and penetrating to the purpose of the life God has given us.

Christian Apologetics Alliance
The official blog of the Christian Apologetics Alliance.

Claim Your Brain
Helping believers in all walks of their faith, understand why they believe what they believe in a simple way that is easy to understand and enable them to share with others.

Cloud of Witnesses
Apologetics, Philosophy, Theology, and Books.

CoffeeHouseTheology
"Seven Great Lies of Organized Religion" and a focus on miracles and the impact of Christian ideas in history.

Cold and Lonely Truth Blog
A holistic approach to defending the Christian worldview through philosophy, psychology, science, history, archaeology and more.

Cold Case Christianity
The blog and writings of apologist and cold case detective J. Warner Wallace.

Come Reason's Apologetics Notes
Highlights various news stories or current events and seeks to explore them from a thoughtful Christian perspective. Less formal and shorter than the www.comereason.org web site articles, we hope to give readers points to reflect on concerning topics of the day.

Confident Christianity
Mary Jo Sharp's apologetics & discernment ministry.

The Constructive Curmudgeon
A forum for reflection on culture, ethics, philosophy, and theology by Douglas Groothuis.

Coptic Experience
Commentary on Christian Apologetics from the eyes of the Coptic Orthodox Church.

Cosmic Fingerprints
Evolution and Origin of life as seen by a communications engineer - and evolution as an engineered process.

Cowan Chronicles
Steve Cowan, Professor of Philosophy and Apologetics and the associate director of the Apologetics Resource Center in Birmingham, dedicates this blog to the discussion of current events, philosophical and theological issues, and any other topic that may be of interest to his friends, family, and students.

C.S. Lewis Society Blog
Reflecting on Important Issues in Apologetics and Intelligent Design.

Dangerous Idea
Victor Reppert's blog to discuss philosophy, chess, politics, C. S. Lewis, or whatever it is that he's in the mood to discuss.

Daniel's Wall
A worldview blog considering issues in apologetics, ethics, philosophy, religion, science, and theology.

Deeper Waters
The blog of Nick Peters, a student preparing for his Master's in the NT. He deals with NT issues, philosophical issues, the importance of marriage.

Defending Christ
Subjects include world religions, philosophy, history, cosmology, biology, politics, and other topics as they relate to a Christian world view.

Defending Christian Theism
Writings on the presuppositional defense of Christian theism.

Defending. Contending.
Defending truth and contending for the Faith while carrying the Light of the Gospel into a world shrouded in darkness.

Eye On Apologetics
Dedicated to the discussion and promotion of Christian apologetics, theology and evangelism.

FactorySense
Complex In-Depth articles as well as Down-Home encouragements written by developing students of theology. Read how the Christian faith just makes sense!

Faith Interface
Discusses the interface between Science, Philosophy & the Christian faith.

The Failed Atheist
A former Atheist writing about the tough questions skeptics use to discredit Christianity and providing evidence as to why Christianity is both intellectually and emotionally satisfying.

Faithful Thinkers
A blog dedicated to defending the Christian faith through philosophy and science.

Faith Beyond Belief
Faith Beyond Belief exists to help equip Christians in Calgary with a better understanding of the Christian worldview and a greater ability to share this worldview with others.

Fear and Trembling
A layman looks at life. Apologetics, evangelism, and theological discussion.

Flatland Apologetics
A blog by Shelby Cade dedicated to defending and promoting truth.

Focus on the Family’s TrueU Blog
Focus on the Family’s apologetics blog, which also supports a college-prep DVD-based apologetics curriculum called TrueU.

Fundamento Firme

Spanish apologetic blog dedicated to provide weekly apologetic resources.

The God Hypothesis
A blog that thoughtfully addresses issues concerning the relationship between science and Christianity, philosophy, intelligent design, New testament reliability, theology, and atheism.

God's Marine
An Orthodox Anglican focused apologetics site with focus upon logic, theology and philosophy.

The Gospel According to Erik
A Thinking Man's Pentecostal - Apologetics, Theology and more.

Heavenly Whisper
Apologetics resource page based in Brisbane.

Hieropraxis
Exploring the intersection of literature and faith, and of reason and imagination.

Hope's Reason
An online resource dealing with issues such as religions, sects, biblical scholarship and the Jesus myth theory.

Ichthus77
Apologetics news and commentary.

ID.Plus
Blog of Christian philosopher and apologist Peter S. Williams, principally on intelligent design theory.

InChristus
Encouraging thoughtful, civil, and biblical dialogue on topics of philosophical, theological, spiritual, and apologetic interests.

IntelMin
Christian Apologetics and Intelligence Ministry. We are two guys who have a passion for Christ. Our mission is to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ to the ends of the earth.

Intellectual Feast
An ex-atheist intellectual Christian’s views on philosophy, theology, art and science. Offensive and defensive apologetics are discussed.

In Defense of the Faith Apologetic Ministry
Cultural commentary, news, theological and apologetic resources and podcasts.

iwanttobelieveingod.com
A blog geared toward spiritual seekers and already Christians looking to grow in faith. Blog topics include: biblical Christian inspirational writings, defense of issues that stem doubt in the Christian faith, science and its relation to Christianity, creationism and apologetics.

Jonathan Sherwin
Writing on a variety of subjects around the church, philosophy and contemporary culture, with occasional book reviews.

jwwartick.com
A Christian Apologetics Blog featuring Arguments for the Existence of God, Book Reviews, Debates, Current Events, and Philosophy.

KingdomView
Harnessing the Power of God’s Story to Transform our World.

Know It's True
A website dedicated to providing the reasons why Christianity is true.

Known Quantity
Blog exploring apologetics and theology.

Life and Doctrine
Christian apologetics covering issues such as world religions and cults including Rabbinic Judaism, the Baha'i Faith, Mormonism and much more.

Living Dead Man
Investigating all things related to the Resurrection, Historical Jesus, and New Testament Reliability.

Logos Apologia
Christian Evangelism and Apologetics.

Manawatu Christian Apologetics Society, New Zealand
This website is the point of contact for our society and includes details our previous meetings, a calendar of coming events both in our region and nationally, and news items and links to numerous other exciting Christian-apologetics-related happenings from around the world.

Modesto Apologetics Examiner
Apologetics news and commentary.

The Moral Absolute
A fundamentalist Baptist blog centering around theology, doctrine, politics and faith, and Christian news.

No Apologies Allowed
Apologetics cartoons for the faithful, the faithless, and the full-of-its.

No Blind Faith
Rational Free Thinking Apologetics for the Scientifically and Logically Minded

No Excuses
The apologetics ministry of Dan Greenup.

OC Apologist
OC Apologist provides apologetics On Christ, offering reasons for why the truth claims of the Bible are reliable and giving answers to help alleviate any nagging objections to Christianity.

Operation 513 Apologetics
A blog featuring regular posts of articles, MP3s and videos defending the veracity of the Christian faith.

Penny of a Thought
Thoughts on Apologetics and Theology in Everyday Life

Peregrinations
A rambling on-line discourse that returns inevitably to the idea that we live in a world accurately described by the Christian understanding.

Please Convince Me Blog
The blog of Please Convince Me, providing an abundance of free apologetics resources. 

The Poached Egg
The Christian apologetics journal where theology, science, philosophy, history, and pop culture collide.

Possible Worlds
Exploring issues in Christian philosophy, theology, apologetics, and life in general. Questions about the faith and objections to it are dealt with, as well as popular and scholarly articles/resources.

Prepared to Give an Answer
Helping people with clear, easy to understand answers to the Question of God, Jesus Christ and the Bible.

Rational Faith
Showing why belief in Christianity is a rational proposition

The Rational Choice
Brief summaries of the arguments for God's existence as well as various posts on issues 
that are interesting or challenging. Particularly aimed at Christians who are unaware of 
how to defend their faith when confronted by skeptics.

Rational Theism
An exploration and defense of some arguments for theism broadly and for Christian theism narrowly, with an occasional rhetorical snap.

Razor Swift Research Group
The apologetics ministry of A. M. Hempe

The Real Issue
The blogging ministry arm of Rob Lundberg and Stand4Truth.Net Apologetics Ministries, dedicated to strengthening the belief of Christians and interacting with non-Christians who are interested in matters of faith and understanding.

ReasonableTheology
Reasonable Theology seeks to explain and defend the theology, worldview, and doctrine of the Christian faith.

Reasoned Cases for Christ
A Christian Apologetics blog that provides resources for Christians new to the faith. Includes a Resource Page with many links.

Reasons for God
Offers apologetics resources defending the existence of God and responds to atheist critics like Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens.

Reflections
A blog to help and challenge Christians to think carefully about the implications of their worldview.

A Reasonable Imagination
An apologetics-oriented blog emphasizing philosophy, theology, technology, and cultural engagement and discernment.

Saints and Sceptics
For Saints With Doubts and Sceptics With Questions.

San Francisco Apologetics Examiner
Apologetics news and commentary.

Sarcastic Xtian
Observations on the church and culture. Broadly speaking, how ought Christians see culture, interact with culture, and influence culture.

Sententia
Posts concerning philosophy, theology, science, and random moments of a day in the life of a philosophy graduate student.

Shenvi
An apologetics site devoted to articulating the Christian faith.

Sifting Reality
Religious and political commentary through the filter of a conservative Christian worldview.  The primary focus is addressing why Atheist, Pro-Choice, and Pro-Same-Sex Marriage arguments fail as opposed to the traditional positive case-making for the Christian worldview.

A Soldier for Jesus
Encouraging believers to live as followers of Jesus and to be equipped for the spiritual warfare that we fight every day. Christians need to know what they believe, and why they believe it, as well as spending time in the Word of God and in prayer.

Songs of a Semi-Free Man
Dismantling objections to Christianity through apologetic essays and poetry.

Stand Therefore
Providing a rational defense for the Christian worldview through argument and evidence. 

The Skeptical Christian
Provides a philosophical defense of the Christian faith, with extensive book reviews, debates, podcasts, and more.

Stand to Reason Blog
Engaging timely and timeless topics with clear-thinking Christianity.

Stand Tall For Christ
Supporting Christians with well reasoned and researched articles and resources to better equip them for their walk in a fallen world.

A Sure Word
General apologetics and commentary.

The Sword and the Sacrifice Philosophy
Weighing ethical theories against the Golden Rule.

Take-Two Rtb
We’re not heavy into science or philosophy, but we’ve discovered that they serve as effective tools for igniting faith in Jesus.

Talitha, Koum!
I am The Damsel (Talitha) blogging about the theological side of nearly everything.

TC Apologetics
An apologetics blog based in Traverse City, Michigan.

Theotrinsic
A student's musings on Classical Arminian Theology and Christian Apologetics.

Theo-sophical Ruminations
A collage of apologetic and theological musings.

THEXPOSITOR
Sound commentary and biblical exposition for the conversion and continual edification of God’s elect.

The Rational Choice
Brief summaries of the arguments for God's existence as well as various posts on issues I find interesting or challenging. Particularly aimed at Christians who are unaware of how to defend their faith.

ThinkApologetics.com
A variety of topics such as apologetic issues, philosophical studies, as well as information about the relationship between Judaism and Christianity. This site is committed to help the follower of Jesus the Messiah integrate their faith into all areas of their lives.

Think Christianly
Providing daily encouragement, cultural reflection, and solid resources to help you think Christianly about all of life.

Thinking Christian
Encouraging Christians to think deeply and well about faith and life, and inviting others to consider Christ; with emphasis on science, culture, and ethics.

Thinking Matters
Equipping Christians and encouraging skeptics to see the truth claims of Christianity as intellectually credible and relevant to all of life.

Thoughtful Christianity
Thoughtfully exploring, sharing, and defending the truth of Christianity.

Thoughts on Apologetics and Theology
Commentary on Christian apologetics, theology, philosophy, religious news, and politics from a Christian perspective.

Tough Questions Answered
This blog provides answers to tough questions about Christianity. The authors take challenges to the Christian faith seriously, and want to inform and dialogue with those who sincerely seek answers.

True Free Thinker
Christianity, Apologetics, and Theology.

True Horizon
Where Clear Thinking Faith Meets the Real World: Discussing Worldview Issues, Engaging the Naturalistic Paradigm, Making the Case for Christian Theism.

Truthbomb Apologetics
Truthbomb Apologetics is a ministry of Faith Christian Fellowship located in Williamsport, Maryland (explorefcf.com). We are committed to analyzing truth claims relating to God and equipping believers in Christ to be ready to intelligently and respectfully defend what they believe.

Truth and Friction
Theology, Philosophy, Apologetics, Culture, Life

Uncommon Descent
Serving the Intelligent Design Community.

Veritas Domain
Three military and ex-military Christians engaging in apologetics, theology and worldview.

Weighing the Evidence
Apologetics blog with an emphasis on discussion and building a community of "recovering intellectuals."

What Do I Say To That?
A campus minister with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship with an M.A. in apologetics from Biola offers his take on conversational evangelism.

What Had Happened Was...
A blog that covers Theology, History, Science, Apologetics, Current Events and how these things impact culture through the media.

Why Faith
Comments on various faith related topics and articles on faith topics, with in-depth analysis of specific issues.

Why Should I Believe Blog
Matt DeLockery's Apologetics Ministry.

Wintery Knight
Integrating Christianity with public knowledge. Analyzing fiscal, social and foreign policy from a Christian worldview.

With All I Am
Daily apologetic, theology, and ethical issues to us all who want to Know God with all our heart and with all our soul and with all our strength and with all our mind.

Worldview of Jesus
Towards the advancement of God’s Word through the practice of Christian apologetics in order to gain the knowledge necessary to combat a secular worldview.

Y-Jesus Blog
Providing compelling evidence about Jesus.

Youth Apologetics Training
A teen apologetics ministry that aims to teach our young through daily five to ten minute podcasts.


Zowadablog
Thoughts on apologetics as well as Christian living, prayer and anything Biblical.

Greg Koukl's Tactics Blog Tour

Greg Koukl's Tactics Blog Tour begins next week, with a special stop here at Apologetics 315. Greg will be answering questions at each blog along the tour, as well as answering your follow-up questions in the comments. Be sure to follow him during his tour:

Mon. 2/16 Challies
Mon. 2/16 STR Facebook group page
Tues. 2/17 Apologetics 315
Tues. 2/17 Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth
Wed. 2/18 Truthbomb Apologetics
Wed. 2/18 Apologetics.com
Thurs. 2/19 Zondervan Koinonia
Thurs. 2/19 The Crux
Fri. 2/20 Stand to Reason

Be sure to visit here on Tuesday when Greg stops by for the day.