As a late teenager deeply committed to Christianity and invested in debate – making arguments, evaluating evidence, convincing skeptical judges – I was naturally drawn to Christian “apologetics,” the attempt to demonstrate the truth claims of Christianity based not on faith but on proof. And so, like others in that boat at the time, and like many still today (often still using the same arguments we did), I had at my ready disposal numerous “proofs” for the existence of God, the fulfillment of prophecy, the divine nature of Christ, his (actual, physical, historical) resurrection from the dead, and the full inspiration of Scripture.
One of my favorite go-to guides for persuasive logic was a book by Josh McDowell, Evidence that Demands a Verdict. Later I became equally interested in his Christologically-focused (but still apologetic), More than a Carpenter.
These days I am obviously
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