Defending the Gospel

It can happen at a barbecue. It can happen on a beach. It can happen to anyone, anywhere. It's that moment when a friend, relative or colleague makes a comment about your Christian faith and you suddenly realize you haven't the faintest idea what to say in response. Your mind is a blank. You're frozen to the spot. Worse still, what you say is not very helpful at all. In Defending the Gospel, ABC Broadcaster and Christian evangelist Kel Richards shares how, over the years, he has improved on his ability to answer questions that non-church friends have asked about what Christians believe. With warmth, humor and clarity, he demonstrates how to anticipate gospel-related questions, how to construct the framework behind your response and how to get a conversation going. This is the latest in Matthias Media's 'Guidebooks for Life' series. Like other titles in the series, it covers an important issue of the Christian life in an accessible and straightforward way. Written for every Christian, Defending the Gospel will better prepare you to give clear and helpful answers whenever people challenge your faith. Kel Richards writes: "I was a very young radio announcer (probably all of about 19) at a country station. Standing in the record library of the local radio station in Armindale, in northern New South Wales, I heard the other young announcer beside me say, 'Religion is just for people who need a crutch'. It floored me for a moment. And then I thought of how to reply: 'No it's not!' was my intellectually and theologically powerful response." With humor and warmth, ABC broadcaster Kel Richards explains how, over the years, he has managed to improve on his answer. Kel uses the popular gospel outline 'Two ways to Live' to help anticipate a number of the questions that our non-church friends may have about what Christians believe. This book will be a great help for anyone looking for better answers.