• How do I find happiness and meaning in life?
• Is it really possible to know the truth about God and Jesus?
• How can Jesus be the only way?

Everything you need to effectively defend the truths of the Bible and the beliefs of the Christian faith.

Winner of the 2018 ECPA Christian Book award for Bible Reference Works.

The truth of the Bible doesn't change, but its critics do. Now with his son, Sean McDowell, speaker and author Josh McDowell has updated and expanded the modern apologetics classic for a new generation.

Evidence That Demands a Verdict provides an expansive defense of Christianity's core truths, rebuttals to some recent and popular forms of skepticism, and insightful responses to the Bible's most difficult and misused passages. It invites readers to bring their doubts and doesn't shy away from the tough questions.

Topics and questions are covered in four main parts:

• Evidence for the Bible
• Evidence for Jesus
• Evidence for the Old Testament
• Evidence for Truth

Also included, you'll find:

• An introduction about the biblical mandate to defend one's faith and why our faith is built on facts.
• A prologue describing why we live in a theistic universe.
• A closing response to the specific challenges of atheist New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman.
• Two reflections: How to Know God Personally and He Changed My Life.

Serving as a go-to reference for even the toughest questions, Evidence that Demands a Verdict continues to encourage and strengthen millions by providing Christians the answers they need to defend their faith against the harshest critics and skeptics.

Here's a treasure trove of apologetic gems! This is an indispensable book that all Christians should keep within reach. --Lee Strobel, bestselling author of The Case for Christ

Más de quince millones de ejemplares vendidos!

Más que un Carpintero se ha distribuido en más de ochenta y cinco idiomas y ha cambiado innumerables vidas. Ahora, este clásico inspirador se actualizó para una nueva generación de buscadores con una nueva apariencia, con un material revisado y con un nuevo capítulo que se ocupa de las preguntas más frecuentes planteadas hoy.

Josh McDowell se une a su hijo, Sean, mientras examinan la evidencia acerca de Jesús.

Is he really the Lord he claimed to be? How can we know for sure? More than a Carpenter offers arguments for faith from a skeptic turned believer.

More than fifteen million copies sold!

More Than a Carpenter has been distributed in over eighty-five languages and has changed countless lives. Now, this inspirational classic is updated for a new generation of seekers with a new look, revised material, and a new chapter that addresses the most frequently asked questions raised today. Josh McDowell joins his son, Sean, as they examine the evidence about Jesus.

Equip yourself to present and defend the claims of the Christian faith and the truths of the Bible.

For more than forty years, Evidence That Demands a Verdict has convinced skeptics of the Bible's reliability, helped believers articulate their faith, and given them the vital facts they need to defend God's Word and lead others to faith in Jesus.

In this video Bible study (DVD/video streaming sold separately), based on the completely updated and expanded apologetics classic, Josh McDowell and his son, Sean, focus on Jesus and the Gospels. Learn how the books of the New Testament came into being and why you can be sure they are historically reliable. Examine why the claims Jesus made about himself are true, how he fulfilled Old Testament prophecies about himself, and how we can know the resurrection took place.

This study is for anyone who has ever been stumped by arguments against Christianity or the Bible--or has wondered for themselves if the Bible's depiction of Jesus is true and not just a made-up fairytale.

The Evidence That Demands a Verdict Study Guide includes:

• Video notes.
• Discussion questions for groups and individuals.
• Between-session exercises for personal application.

Sessions include:

1. Why Is Evidence Important for Faith?
2. Is There Such a Thing as Truth?
3. Is the New Testament Reliable?
4. Did Jesus Actually Rise from the Dead?
5. Did Jesus Claim to Be God?
6. How Do We Know the Bible is Accurate?

Designed for use with Evidence That Demands a Verdict Video Study (9780310096740), sold separately.

C mo lograr relaciones permanentes, maduras, y satisfactorias.

Seven in 10 Protestants ages 18 to 30--both evangelical and mainline--who went to church regularly in high school said they quit attending by age 23, according to the survey by LifeWay Research. (USA Today)

Don't Check Your Brains at the Door gives teens answers that make sense, even for the toughest of questions. Internationally known defender of the faith Josh McDowell and co-author Bob Hostetler offer clarity laced with humor to expose common myths about God, the Bible, religion, and life to show how Christianity stands up to the test of fact and reason. Teens will be better equipped to stick with their faith as they begin to understand why they believe and why it's important to make a lifetime commitment to Christ and the church.

Quick answers to tough questions about Jesus' life, ministry, and divinity.

Is there archeological proof that Jesus existed? Did Jesus ever actually claim to be God? Is Jesus really the only way? There's a good chance that every Christian will be asked tough questions like these at some point in their lives, whether from combative skeptics, curious seekers, or even doubts in their own minds.

To help followers of Christ answer questions quickly and confidently, Josh and Sean McDowell adapted the wisdom from their apologetics classic Evidence That Demands a Verdict into an accessible resource that provides answers to common questions about Jesus.

Evidence for Jesus answers these questions and more:

• Is there evidence that Jesus was real?
• Did Jesus ever actually claim to be God?
• What makes Jesus unique from other religious figures?
• Is Christianity a copycat religion?
• What does the Old Testament teach about the coming Messiah?
• Did Jesus really rise from the dead?
• Why does the resurrection of Jesus matter?

Evidence for Jesus will equip brand new believers and lifelong Christians alike with time-tested rebuttals to defend their faith in Jesus against even the harshest critics.

Today's pornography stimulates the brain like other addictive drugs and is hooking a generation. No one is immune-men, women, young, or old-to the destructive power of porn. It is waging war against a walk with Christ, a godly marriage (or future marriage), and is sidelining God's people from Kingdom service.

This book shows a path to true, lasting freedom with a biblical, clinical, and gospel-centered approach to recovery. You will learn the six roots of porn addiction and how to effectively address them. Before God's truth sets us free, it changes us. And because it changes us, the freedom lasts. Whether you need to quit porn yourself or you want to be equipped to help others, this book is for you. What if addressing a great threat to the Church is also a great opportunity for revival and growth? We are seeing it happen, and if you apply the principles in this book, you can see it happen, too.

In The Freedom Fight, you will learn ...

• why a tsunami of addiction is coming and what we can do about it.
• the brutal impact of pornography on marriages, spiritual lives and churches.
• how to stop watching porn for good.
• how porn impacts the brain and how to renew your mind.
• why quitting porn is so hard and the keys to make it happen.
• the six roots of a porn addiction and how to effectively address each one.
• a tool to help you resist temptation and build new brain pathways.

Josh McDowell creía que los cristianos estaban locos . Discutía en contra de su fe. Sin embargo, al final, vio que sus argumentos no tenían apoyo. Jesucristo era en verdad Dios en forma humana.

En Más que un carpintero, Josh se centra en la persona que cambió su vida, Jesucristo. Este es el libro adecuado para las personas que no creen que Jesús era Dios, que resucitó de los muertos o que tiene derechos sobre sus vidas.

Desde su publicación original, más de quince millones de ejemplares de Más que un Carpintero se han distribuido en más de ochenta y cinco idiomas y ha cambiado innumerables vidas. Ahora, este clásico inspirador, se actualizó para una nueva generación de buscadores con una nueva apariencia, con un material revisado y con un nuevo capítulo que se ocupa de las preguntas más frecuentes planteadas hoy.

Is this first century Hebrew carpenter really the God he claimed to be?

Josh McDowell believed that Christians were crazy. He argued against their faith. In the end, however, he saw that his arguments were unsupported. Jesus Christ was indeed God in human form.

In More Than a Carpenter, Josh focuses on the person who changed his life, Jesus Christ. This is the right book for people who do not believe that Jesus was God, that he rose from the dead, or that he has rights over their lives. Since its original publication, more than fifteen million copies of More Than a Carpenter have been distributed in over eighty-five languages, and it has changed countless lives. Now, this inspirational classic has been updated for a new generation of seekers with a new look, revised material, and a new chapter that addresses today's most frequently asked questions.

Mounting disenchantment with the Christian faith has resulted in a growing concern for the future of the church, particularly as it relates to the most recent generations. But as we seek to reach young unbelievers with the truth, transformation, and joy only Jesus can provide, we must first understand it for ourselves.

In The 12 Crucial Truths of the Christian Faith, acclaimed apologists Josh and Sean McDowell clearly and winsomely distill the essentials of a living Christian faith. More than just intellectual ideas, these truths are reflections of a way of life exemplified by God, helping you

• deepen your own understanding of what you believe, why you believe it, and how you can align your actions with these beliefs
• live in right relationship with God, yourself, and others
• establish a transformative foundation of faith in the lives of generations to come

• How do I find happiness and meaning in life?
• Is it really possible to know the truth about God and Jesus?
• How can Jesus be the only way?

Real-life, on-the-street Christian apologetics is what readers expect from Josh McDowell. Here, he and his son, Sean, reflect their ongoing research and close engagement with our culture in answers to classic questions such as...

• Is there scientific proof God exists?
• How can a loving God send people to hell?
• Why does God allow suffering?
• Is the New Testament historically reliable?
• Aren't there errors and contradictions in the Bible?

...and questions that arise from today's culture:

• If God is so loving, why can't he be more tolerant of sin?
• Is God sexist?
• Is religion the real cause of violence in the world?
• How can teachings from the ancient cultures of the Bible be relevant to our culture?
• What's the difference between the Bible and the Koran?

77 FAQs offers the concise, accessible presentations that readers want and need in an apologetic resource--answers they'll turn to for help in everyday life.

Josh and Sean McDowell, masters of practical Christian apologetics, team up in this trustworthy resource that helps readers understand and gain assurance about difficult Bible verses and passages.

The McDowells' way of boiling down topics and explaining them clearly helps dispel questions that can confuse people about Christianity or frustrate them in their spiritual growth. Readers will appreciate features such as

• a simple, easy-to-access format
• straightforward explanations in nontheological language
• a summary of key principles of interpretation to help them learn and grow

This is a resource readers will turn to for help in everyday life--one that will help them gain confidence in all of Scripture. Excellent for individuals, churches, and church leaders, as well as personal and pastoral libraries.

Whether debating Marxists, college professors, or Islamic apologists, Josh McDowell's hallmark has always been to walk boldly into enemy territory and speak truth. This book is based on the expectation that, with a growing number of adults becoming increasingly skeptical toward Christianity, there is a need for a solid body of persuasive evidence to be presented to them. This is a sourcebook for doubting seekers as well as current believers who need persuasive information to share with friends. Evidence for Christianity is McDowell's compelling answer to the hard questions so many Christians are afraid to discuss.