Alex McFarland, PhD

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Author | Speaker | Radio Host — Truth for a New Generation

Dr. Alex McFarland is a religion and culture expert, a national talk show host and speaker, author of 18 books, creator of the Truth for a New Generation apologetics conferences and host of “Exploring the Word” on American Family Radio. As an advocate for Christian apologetics, Alex has preached in more than 1,500 churches, and has spoken in hundreds of locations throughout North America and internationally. He is also the founder of the acclaimed national apologetics conference “Truth for a New Generation” (which has resulted in a combined attendance of over 50,000 people thus far). Alex has been featured at conferences such as The Billy Graham School of Evangelism, Focus on the Family’s Big Dig, and California’s Spirit West Coast, sharing the platform with Chuck Colson, Josh McDowell, and many others. Alex has been interviewed by numerous media outlets such as FOX News, SIRIUS XM, Associated Press, Newsmax TV, The Christian Post, and others. He is a graduate of Liberty University, and currently lives in North Carolina with his wife.

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100 Bible Questions and Answers for Families: Inspiring Truths, Helpful Explanations, and Power for Living from God's Eternal Word

In 100 Bible Questions and Answers, Alex McFarland and Bert Harper, veteran cohosts of the nationally syndicated broadcast Exploring the Word, tackled...

Featured on: Wednesday, November 1, 2023

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100 Bible Questions and Answers: Inspiring Truths, Historical Facts, Practical Insights

Alex McFarland and Bert Harper, veteran hosts of the nationally syndicated broadcast Exploring the Word, have answered live questions from listeners t...

Featured on: Tuesday, December 14, 2021

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September 18, 2026

Penna Dexter

Explaining NEET

A young conservative Anglican, who goes by the pseudonym Crier in the Wilderness, has an essay at Virtue Online that attempts to explain a category of young men who are not in a good place. They are N...

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September 18, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Birth Tourism

Although the Supreme Court reaffirmed that birthright citizenship is constitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment, there is the related issue of birth tourism. Unfortunately, the media tends to confl...

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September 17, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Message to Students

Emily Austin recently spoke at the Christians United for Israel conference. She had a message for the students protesting America and calling for revolution. First, she asked them if they “have an...

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