Rick McGough

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Author | Founder & President - Local Church Apologetics — Coordinator - Truth Conferences

Rick McGough is the Founder and President of Local Church Apologetics and the Coordinator of the Truth Conferences held in various locations across America with Josh McDowell and other speakers from around the nation. Rick is also the author of “Faith & Reason Made Simple” a book designed to help the average Christian understand and communicate Christian apologetics. After 34 years of pastoring Rick has stepped away from pastoring to devote the rest of his life to equipping local churches and believers of all ages in how to defend their Christian faith. Rick now travels and speaks at churches, schools, conferences, etc., to help the listener grasp the truths being shared. Rick & his wife Val live in Moline, Illinois. They have three grown sons and 6 grandchildren.

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Faith and Reason Made Simple: Rationally Defend What You Believe In A Culture of Skepticism

This book is designed to simplify the complex issues of apologetics in order to equip believers of all ages to better defend their faith in the midst...

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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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