Episode 282: Answering Tough Questions About Faith: A Practical Introduction to Christian Apologetics
About this episode
The episode discusses how Christians can defend their faith with humility and respect, featuring insights from apologist Holly Roe.
How can Christians confidently defend their faith in today’s culture—without becoming argumentative or harsh? In this episode of Fuel for the Harvest , Nathan sits down with apologist and Forge Family Member Holly Roe to talk about Christian apologetics and why every follower of Jesus needs to understand the basics. Holly explains what apologetics is (and what it is not), why the Bible is historically reliable, how archaeology and scholarship support Scripture, and how to respond to common objections like “the Bible has been corrupted” or “miracles didn’t really happen.” They also discuss why apologetics must always be practiced with humility, gentleness, and respect, and how asking good questions often matters more than having quick answers. Here are the resource links: https://amzn.to/4sIDKMI https://a.co/d/hoF2I2Z https://crossexamined.org/home/ https://womeninapologetics.com/ https://learn.biola.edu/bundles/christian-apologetics-certificate https://alisachilders.com/ This episode is especially helpful for Christians who want to share their faith but feel unprepared, intimidated, or afraid of tough questions. It offers a practical starting point for learning how to defend the…
People in this episode
Hosts: Charlie, Nathan
Guest: Holly Roe
Topics covered
- Christian apologetics
- defending the faith
- Bible reliability
- archaeology and Christianity
- answering objections
- sharing your faith
- gentleness and respect in evangelism
Keywords
- Christianity
- apologetics
- faith defense
- Bible
- archaeology
- cultural engagement
- evangelism
- humility
- gentleness
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Cross Examined, Forge Family, Biola University, Women in Apologetics, Alisa Childers
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