Kerby Anderson

The Bible gives us a story of the world told from God’s perspective. That is why the Christian worldview provides the best explanation of the world. It answers questions like, “Why am I here?” and “What is my purpose in life?”

Greg Koukl provides a big-picture introduction to the story of the Bible in his new book, The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important That Happens in Between. He was on my radio program to talk about how this book can answer questions Christians and non-Christians have.

Christians need this book to put the puzzle together. Dump a puzzle at your feet and you will see what the Christian puzzle looks like for many believers. It is a pile of pieces that they have never tried to put together. To make matters worse, some of the pieces come from other worldviews and don’t even fit the puzzle. This book puts the puzzle together.

Non-Christians need this book because it tells the true story of history in a way that makes sense. Greg Koukl anticipates the questions and skepticism they may have about the story and answers those questions with his extensive apologetic background. He reminds them that this isn’t a religious fairytale. It is a true story of the way things really are.

The narrative backbone of the story includes five parts: God, Man, Jesus, Cross, and Resurrection. The book takes you through a theological tour of creation, fall, redemption, and restoration. Christians will be able to fill in pieces of their puzzle. Non-Christians will be able to see the big picture and understand why it is important for them to make a decision about the truthfulness of the gospel.

The Story of Reality would be a great sermon series or Bible study for Sunday School classes or small groups. And it is a book to hand to someone who does not understand the gospel and may even think it is irrelevant.