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Jun 2024
47m 10s

Good (and Bad) Reasons to Be a Christian

J. Warner Wallace
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In this podcast, J. Warner examines five responses typically offered to the question: "Why are you a Christian?" Are these responses sufficient, given the nature of the culture in which we live? How can we better respond to the challenges we face as we try to defend what we believe about Christianity?

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