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To start today’s show, Kerby Anderson interviews Mary Jo Sharp about her book, Why I Still Believe. Then he welcomes Jim DeMint and Rachel Bovard to the studio to talk about their book, Conservative: Knowing What to Keep. In the final hour, Kerby discusses Forgiving My Father, Forgiving Myself, by and with Ruth Graham.
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Kerby Anderson
Host, Point of View Radio Talk Show
Kerby Anderson is host of Point of View Radio Talk Show and also serves as the President of Probe Ministries. He holds masters degrees from Yale University (science) and Georgetown University (government). He also serves as a visiting professor at Dallas Theological Seminary and has spoken on dozens of university campuses including University of Michigan, Vanderbilt University, Princeton University, Johns HopkinsRead More
Guests
Mary Jo Sharp
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.
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 holds to a beautiful faith despite wounding experiences in the Christian community.
At a time when de-conversion stories have become all too common, this is an earnest response - the compelling conversion of an unlikely believer whose questions ultimately led her to irresistible hope. Sharp addresses her own struggle with the reality that God's people repeatedly give God's story a bad name and takes a careful look at how the current church often inadvertently produces atheists despite its life-giving message.
At once logical and loving, Sharp reframes the gospel as it truly is: the good news of redemption. With firmly grounded truths, Why I Still Believe is an affirming reminder that the hypocrisy of Christians can never negate the transforming grace and truth of Christ.
At a time when de-conversion stories have become all too common, this is an earnest response - the compelling conversion of an unlikely believer whose questions ultimately led her to irresistible hope. Sharp addresses her own struggle with the reality that God's people repeatedly give God's story a bad name and takes a careful look at how the current church often inadvertently produces atheists despite its life-giving message.
At once logical and loving, Sharp reframes the gospel as it truly is: the good news of redemption. With firmly grounded truths, Why I Still Believe is an affirming reminder that the hypocrisy of Christians can never negate the transforming grace and truth of Christ.
Jim DeMint
Former Congressman & Senator | Author
Jim DeMint is a successful businessman who served a combined fourteen years in the U.S. House and Senate. He created the Senate Conservatives Fund to get true conservatives elected. He is chairman of the Conservative Partnership Institute and a bestselling author.
Rachel Bovard
Senior Partner | Policy Director - Conservative Partnership Institute
Rachel Bovard, named one of National Journal’s “Most Influential Women in Washington Under 35.” She is a highly-respected policy expert who worked in Congress. She is now senior partner and policy director of the Conservative Partnership Institute.
Conservative: Knowing What to Keep
America is on the road to tyranny and socialism, and only a national return to transcendent values and proven traditions will bring us back to freedom and prosperity.
Americans hunger for something real to believe in—leaders and ideas that actually work to make their lives better. The current political system is not satisfying this hunger and people are rebelling. Polished, experienced candidates in both the Democrat and Republican parties are facing stiff competition from radical, but more authentic, candidates.
Jim DeMint and Rachel Bovard make a rock-solid case for why the principles that made America the freest, most prosperous nation in world history must be reclaimed to prevent our demise. Conservative is the simple truth on which this book is built; we all tend to keep what works. This exploration delivers the goods on what has and will work for America.
Americans hunger for something real to believe in—leaders and ideas that actually work to make their lives better. The current political system is not satisfying this hunger and people are rebelling. Polished, experienced candidates in both the Democrat and Republican parties are facing stiff competition from radical, but more authentic, candidates.
Jim DeMint and Rachel Bovard make a rock-solid case for why the principles that made America the freest, most prosperous nation in world history must be reclaimed to prevent our demise. Conservative is the simple truth on which this book is built; we all tend to keep what works. This exploration delivers the goods on what has and will work for America.
Ruth Graham
Author | Speaker - Ruth Graham Ministries
Born as the middle child among Billy Graham's five children, Ruth Graham grew up surrounded by a wealth of biblical training, witnessing some of the greatest spiritual revivals the world has ever seen through her father's ministry.
Despite her rich faith heritage, Ruth experienced what many kids with hard-working parents go through, she found herself pretending that everything was okay even when internal struggles were troubling.
She developed a personal relationship with God at a young age, but that was called into question when she learned that her husband of almost two decades had been unfaithful for many years.
After multiple rough years of overcoming heartache and family turmoil, Ruth grew even stronger in her relationship with the Lord and now uses what she has learned to help others overcome the lions in their lives.
Today, she is the acclaimed author of In Every Pew Sits a Broken Heart and Step Into the Bible. Her latest work is Forgiving My Father, Forgiving Myself. She is also the founder of Ruth Graham Ministries and currently resides in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia.
Despite her rich faith heritage, Ruth experienced what many kids with hard-working parents go through, she found herself pretending that everything was okay even when internal struggles were troubling.
She developed a personal relationship with God at a young age, but that was called into question when she learned that her husband of almost two decades had been unfaithful for many years.
After multiple rough years of overcoming heartache and family turmoil, Ruth grew even stronger in her relationship with the Lord and now uses what she has learned to help others overcome the lions in their lives.
Today, she is the acclaimed author of In Every Pew Sits a Broken Heart and Step Into the Bible. Her latest work is Forgiving My Father, Forgiving Myself. She is also the founder of Ruth Graham Ministries and currently resides in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia.
Forgiving My Father, Forgiving Myself
When we live with unresolved anger or hurt, the result is nearly always bitterness, broken relationships, and unhealthy behaviors. Unforgiveness not only sabotages our interactions with those around us, it impedes our own spiritual growth and inner peace. And it can happen to anyone.
In her most vulnerable writing yet, Ruth Graham reveals how a visit to Angola Prison inspired her to release the unforgiveness lurking in her own heart--toward others, herself, and even her heavenly Father and her earthly father, evangelist Billy Graham. In this encouraging book, she weaves her own personal experiences with biblical examples to explore what holds us back from forgiving others and ourselves--and what we gain when we finally discover the power to forgive. Along the way, she guides us into our own deeply personal experiences of forgiveness that will penetrate our protective walls and unleash true transformation in our lives.
In her most vulnerable writing yet, Ruth Graham reveals how a visit to Angola Prison inspired her to release the unforgiveness lurking in her own heart--toward others, herself, and even her heavenly Father and her earthly father, evangelist Billy Graham. In this encouraging book, she weaves her own personal experiences with biblical examples to explore what holds us back from forgiving others and ourselves--and what we gain when we finally discover the power to forgive. Along the way, she guides us into our own deeply personal experiences of forgiveness that will penetrate our protective walls and unleash true transformation in our lives.
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