Mary Jo Sharp

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Assistant Professor of Apologetics at HBU — Founder & Director of Confident Christianity Apologetics Ministry

A former atheist who came to faith, Mary Jo Sharp has experienced two worlds of American culture: the post-Christian culture of the Pacific Northwest and the evangelical culture of the Bible Belt. She first encountered apologetics in her own spiritual search while seeking answers. Mary Jo is now an assistant professor of apologetics at Houston Baptist University and the founder and director of Confident Christianity Apologetics Ministry. She has been featured in Christianity Today’s cover story “The Unexpected Defenders” and is an international speaker on apologetics, focusing on love and logic to uncover truth. She lives with her husband and family in Portland, Oregon.

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Darkroom Trailer

Even the Darkness is not dark to you.

Featured on: Thursday, June 9, 2022

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Why I Still Believe: A Former Atheist's Reckoning with the Bad Reputation Christians Give a Good God

Why would anyone be a Christian when there is so much hypocrisy in the church? Mary Jo Sharp shares her journey as a skeptical believer who still hold...

Featured on: Thursday, November 7, 2019

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September 8, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Birth Rate Effects

Last month, Jim Geraghty wrote about the “Five Non-Debt Problems That the U.S. Government is Largely Ignoring.” Most of those problems resulted from the decline in the U.S. birth rate. He documents ho...

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September 7, 2026

Kerby Anderson

Labor Day

Today is Labor Day. Although this day was set aside to honor trade and labor organizations, I believe it is a day when Christians can also consider how they view work and labor.

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