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Josh McDowell

On staff with Cru as trailblazer for truth, Josh has been at the forefront of cultural trends and ground-breaking ministry for over five decades. Josh McDowell shares the essentials of the Christian faith in everyday language so youth, families, churches, leaders and individuals of all ages are prepared for the life of faith. Since 1961, Josh has delivered talks in 126 countries. He has written or co-authored 151 books, including More Than a Carpenter and Evidence That Demands a Verdict, one of the twentieth century’s top 40 books. Josh and his wife, Dottie have been married 48 years, have four wonderful children and 10 beloved grandchildren.
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  • Was Jesus Lord, Liar, or Lunatic?

    If you were to Google the name Jesus today, you’d instantly get over 2 billion hits. Search for Jesus in Amazon books and you’ll find over 50,000 results. Given the smorgasbord of competing views, can we still have confidence in the historical Jesus? Many people want to regard Jesus not as God but as a…

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  • Why Did Jesus Need to Die?

    The Bible says we have all sinned (Romans 3:23) and are in need of forgiveness. But why did Jesus need to die to enable us to be forgiven by God? Isn’t that an extreme measure for God to use in order to forgive people for making some bad choices? Sin’s Role To understand why Jesus…

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  • Did Jesus Fulfill the Messianic Prophecies?

    Imagine agreeing over the phone to meet a distant business acquaintance-someone you’ve never met in person-at a large business convention. “How will I know you?” you ask. “Well,” your associate says, “I’ll be carrying a black briefcase.” “That might narrow it down some,” you say, “but not enough.” “I’m a redhead,” your associate offers. “That…

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  • Contradictions in the Bible- How Do I Explain Them?

    Are there contradictions in the Bible? At some point, you may have heard or read that conservative Christian theologians assert that the Bible is without error (inerrant). To call the Bible inerrant means that when all the facts are known, the Scriptures as they were penned by the writers in the original autographs, and as…

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  • Testing the Historical Reliability of the Old Testament

    If the Old Testament is God-breathed words, if God has supernaturally superintended its transmission down through the ages, then the Old Testament should have no problem standing up to the tests that historians use to determine the reliability of ancient documents. One of these tests is called the “Bibliographical Test.” It is a test to…

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  • Did Jesus Claim to Be God?

    Sometime after my discoveries about the Bible and Christianity, I was riding in a cab in London and happened to mention something about Jesus to the driver. Immediately he retorted, “I don’t like to discuss religion, especially Jesus.” The very name Jesus seems to bother people. It embarrasses them, makes them angry or makes them…

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