Why Do You Believe?

SES co-founder, Dr. Norman Geisler, is essentially the grandfather of the revitalization of classical apologetics. Join us for this discussion of his legacy with SES alum, and long-time associate of Dr. Geisler, Dr. William (Bill) Roach. He is the author of the new book, "Defending Evangelicalism: The Apologetics of Norman L. Geisler."

What is "progressive Christianity"? Is it compatible with historic Christianity or does it actually present another gospel? Join us for this personal interaction with author, apologist, and former contemporary Christian music recording artist, Alisa Childers. Her book "Another Gospel" chronicles her own interaction and struggle with progressive Christianity.

Happy late Valentine's Day, the day of the year where everyone focuses on "love." But do we really understand what love actually is? We hear the phrase thrown around a lot today that "Love is love." Is that true? What is love, and how do we properly love others? Join us as we dive deeper into natural law with Dr. Timothy Brown as he helps us think through these and other questions.

What are the "Laws of Nature" to which the Declaration of Independence refers? What exactly is natural law, and how should it inform our engagement with the current racial tension, critical race theory, LGBTQ+ issues, and even the notion of social justice in general?

What does it look like from some one to wake up and leave the 'woke' movement? Learn firsthand from the personal story of Monique Duson as she shares about her own experience of leaving critical race theory and learning to think well about current racial issues. She is the founder of the Center for Biblical Unity.

Are you "woke" or awake? We hear a lot today about social justice and being 'woke.' What does that actually mean, and are those notions compatible with biblical Christianity and the Gospel? Join us as we discuss these issues with Dr. Corey Miller, president of the campus ministry Ratio Christi.

Should the BLM riots and ongoing unrest, or the recent Capitol riots, be compared to the American Revolution? When is political violence appropriate? How should Christians think through, and respond to, these issues?

Kathryn Camp joins Eric Gustafson in this podcast to give an update on her ministry including her work with college and career aged young adults.

She's from Zoe Girl; he's from Hawk Nelson. They both struggled through questions and doubt. Now she's an apologist and SES student, and he's a skeptic. Listen to the recording of this honest dialog from a recent Why Do You Believe? LIVE broadcast.

Do animals have souls? Do they go somewhere when they die? In today's podcast, Eric sits down for a chat with Dr. Kyle Keltz to discuss the nature of animal death.

Why should we care about apologetic method? Is it really that important? Dr. Howe and Adam Tucker will recap their recent discussion on apologetic method with our friends from the T.A.G. You're It podcast.

Join us for this dialog on apologetic method with our friends from the "T.A.G. You're It" podcast. All four participants agree that inerrancy is both true and extremely important. However, they defend inerrancy, and Christianity, in very different ways. Is classical or presuppositional apologetics the correct way to defend the truthfulness of Christianity? This was a fun and lively intramural dialog!

David Joiner and J. Warner Wallace join Eric Gustafson virtually to discuss how we can better minister to our youth and answer the honest questions that they have today.

Faced with the COVID-19 Pandemic, how should the church respond? Adam Tucker and Dr. Richard Land discussed this on our first live-streamed podcast!

Today we have a chat with SES alum, Dr. Derwin L. Gray, on how his experience at SES has helped shaped his ministry, as well as looking at how the current COVID-19 Pandemic affects us in our ability to minister. Dr. Gray also shares some memories of his mentor Dr. Norman Geisler.

As we continue to face our new normal of dealing with COVID-19, the question on many people's minds is, "Why would God allow this?" Today, we reach back into the archives of the National Conference on Christian Apologetics and listen to a talk by SES alumna Jill Graham as she addresses the real struggle involved with understanding the goodness of God in light of suffering. We pray you will find the information both helpful and edifying.

Eric Gustafson, Dr. Fazale Rana, and Dr. John Sanford continue the discussion of a recent Earbiscuits podcast from the well known Rhett and Link. In the mentioned podcast, Rhett describes his de-conversion from the Christian faith. Was it a good understanding of science that eroded his faith, or something else? We go deeper.

Eric Gustafson and Dr. Hugh Ross discuss a recent Earbiscuits podcast, from the well known Rhett and Link, wherein Rhett describes his de-conversion from the Christian faith. Was it a good understanding of science that eroded his faith, or something else?

Where are we going with nanotechnology? We invited Dr. Chris Toumey, a Nanotechnology expert, to discuss with us where the field is heading and what we may see in the future.

We showcase another NCCA talk, this time from Dr. Brian Huffling on whether or not God is a moral being.