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Dr. Sean McDowell is a professor of Apologetics at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. He has earned two Master's degrees in philosophy and theology and his Ph.D. in Apologetics and Worldview Studies. He is the author, editor, or co-author of more than 20 books including More Than A Carpenter, Chasing Love, End the Stalemate, and The Fate of the Apostles. He is the co-host of the Think Biblically podcast–one of the most popular podcasts on the intersection of faith and culture. At the end of this episode we also discuss our recent debate about whether Christians should use preferred pronouns. This “extra innings” portion of our conversation will be available for our patreon supporters. If you would like to become a member of the patreon community, then head over to patreon.com/theologyintheraw to get access to TITR “extra innings” and other premium content.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On In The Market with Janet Parshall this week we kicked off the week with another enlightening discussion as listeners like you called in with their most challenging and perplexing questions about the Bible and the Christian life. And once again we were joined by one of our favorite bible teachers who gave clear, biblically grounded answers to those questions. It seems that loneliness is more prevalent in our world today than it has been before. Our guest explained what loneliness is and is not and how to reconnect with God, our own hearts and others in a rich and transformative way. “More Than A Carpenter” is a Christian classic and it has recently been revised and updated for our times. We spoke with the son of the man who wrote this book and who helped with the revision, to find out why the now was the time for the is update and why this book is still as important as it was when it was originally released in 1977. Spiritual warfare happens all around us, even when we don’t realize it. How do we recognize it and stand firm against it. One of our favorite pastor/ teachers answered your questions about what is and is not spiritual warfare and how to stand in the secured victory of Christ for His children while always drawing us back to a deeper faith and dependance on the Lord. It is time once again to dig deeper into the headlines of the week. Become a Parshall Partner: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/inthemarket/partnersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The famous "liar, lunatic, or Lord" trilemma has been a famous staple in modern apologetics. Is it still relevant today? Listen as Sean McDowell discusses apologetics for a new generation with Dave and Ann Wilson. Show Notes and Resources Connect with Sean McDowell and catch more of his thoughtson Insta, Facebook, and X. Grab your copy of the updated "More Than A Carpenter" at our shop. If you enjoyed this episode, check other episodes featuring Sean McDowell. Find resources from this podcast at shop.familylife.com. See resources from our past podcasts. Find more content and resources on the FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network

Author, speaker and Biola apologetics professor, Sean McDowell, grew up steeped in apologetics. He joins Dave and Ann Wilson to share how his father's work impacted him, along with his own faith journey from doubt to confidence. Show Notes and Resources Connect with Sean McDowell and catch more of his thoughts on Insta, Facebook, and X. Grab your copy of the updated "More Than A Carpenter" at our shop. If you enjoyed this episode, check other episodes featuring Sean McDowell. Find resources from this podcast at shop.familylife.com. See resources from our past podcasts. Find more content and resources on the FamilyLife's app! Help others find FamilyLife. Leave a review on Apple Podcast or Spotify. Check out all the FamilyLife's podcasts on the FamilyLife Podcast Network

Be blown away by today's One80 with Josh McDowell. He used to wait for Christians to speak out in class so that he could tear them up. That is, before Josh encountered Jesus himself. After some of these very students issued a challenge for Josh to disprove Christianity, hear how his quest brought him to the person of truth and took him from skeptic to one of the country's greatest evangelists, as well as the father of modern apologetics. Josh has faithfully served with Cru as an evangelist for 60 years. He's written more than 150 books, and given over 32,000 talks in 139 countries, addressing more than 46 million. Be encouraged by the power of forgiveness and incredible restoration in Josh's moving story. And enjoy the Sendoff, where TC Boyd the Artist shares a rap all about Josh's amazing life.Helpful links: Learn all about Josh! http://www.josh.org/More Than a Carpenter, Josh's story, 27 million in print!Evidence That Demands a Verdict, you gotta read this exhaustive tome of apologetic resources! Great review of Evidence that Demands a Verdict.Lodz Scroll, One of Josh's helpful Biblical proofs, watch the video.Josh McDowell Ministries,  Faith & Fact: Misconceptions, Who is Blaise Pascal50 years in ministry Cru video https://www.youtube.com/user/JoshMcDowellJosh helps make One80s happen! Listen to Rick Pierson's One80 , episode 9, to see what impact Josh played in one man's life.Wheaton CollegeBiola's Talbot School of Theology Follow One80 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or our website.Never miss a One80. Join our email list. Follow us on Instagram.Share One80, here's how!OneWay Ministries

If they made apologetics action figures, Josh McDowell would be one of the figures in the first set. If they made apologetics trading cards, Josh McDowell's card would be in a collectible foil pack. He has toured with the pioneering Christian rock band Petra, and his book Evidence that Demands a Verdict was selected by Christianity Today as the thirteenth most influential Christian book published after the Second World War. Now, he's here with us on this very special episode of The Apologetics Podcast. In 1991, "Losing My Religion" by R.E.M. was at the top of the pop charts, and Timothy was looking for evidence that Christianity was true. That's when two books that Timothy found in a library introduced him to apologetics. Those books were Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis and More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell. More than thirty years after Timothy first read More Than a Carpenter, Josh McDowell joins the dynamic duo to discuss his latest book How to Know God Exists: Solid Reasons to Believe in God, Discover Truth, and Find Meaning in Your Life (Tyndale, 2022). Josh also takes the time to reminisce about some of the ways that apologetics has shifted throughout his six decades of ministry. Along the way, he tells about his time touring with the Christian hard rock band Petra. In the segment of the program known as Raiders of Church History, it's a medieval mammal against ancient metal in a contest so violent that you may want to cover your children's eyes while they're listening. The violence breaks out because your intrepid cohosts throw a resurrected lamb into combat against a set of ancient spikes. The contest culminates with a Mediterranean feast, complete with trout and mutton shish-kebabs. ABOUT YOUR HOSTS AND GUEST Josh McDowell is a Christian apologist, evangelist, and author. After studying at Kellogg College he completed his college degree at Wheaton College and then attended Talbot Theological Seminary. In 1961 he joined the staff of Campus Crusade for Christ International and shortly after he started the Josh McDowell Ministry. Of his numerous books, his best known titles are More Than A Carpenter, Evidence That Demands A Verdict, and Right from Wrong. More information can be found at his website here. Timothy Paul Jones, Ph.D., is C. Edwin Gheens Professor of Christian Ministry at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He teaches in the areas of family ministry and applied apologetics. He has authored or edited more than a dozen books, including Why Should I Trust the Bible? Garrick Bailey is a Ph.D. student in systematic theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, studying Herman Bavinck and Roman Catholicism under the supervision of Gregg Allison. LINKS TO CLICK More Than A Carpenter (Josh McDowell, 2009) Creed (Petra, 1990) How to Know God Exists (Josh McDowell, 2022) Beyond Evolution (Anthony O'Hear, 1997) Evidence That Demands A Verdict (Josh McDowell, 2017) Patreon Support TheApologeticsPodcast.com Urban Ministry Podcast CLOSING CREDITS Music for the podcast has been licensed through Artlist.io and performed by Cunningham Manor. Brief excerpts of music played in each program are included solely for the purposes of comment and critique as allowed under the fair-use provision of U.S. copyright law. “The fair use of a copyrighted work … for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, … scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright” (U.S. Code § 107, Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use). If anyone listening to this episode has questions about Josh McDowell's 2021 statements related to racial issues in the United States, you are encouraged to to read his apology and to watch this well-balanced video from Apologetics 315: "A Statement from Josh McDowell" "A Response to Josh McDowell's Recent Statements."   

It's A Bittersweet, Scientific Symphony of Atheism. In this episode, we discuss Josh McDowell's book, More Than A Carpenter, and the topic of belief, science, and atheism. Do science and faith contradict one another? Is atheism a reasonable position over-against belief in God? — SHOW NOTES: Josh McDowell - More Than a Carpenter https://amzn.to/3xQwXWy or http://www.voiceofthewatchman.org/warriorsofgod/More_Than_a_Carpenter-Josh_McDowell.pdf  Robert Alter - The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary https://amzn.to/3fwkukz  Josh McDowell https://www.josh.org  Esperanto https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine/how-many-people-speak-esperanto-and-where-is-it-spoken Hitchen's deathbed letter https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jun/04/deathbed-conversion-christopher-hitchens-defiant-to-last John Cleese Versus Malcolm Muggeridge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syA5Cg7vL6o  SUPPORT 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/ Support the work of 1517 http://1517.org/give Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast https://thewarriorpriestpodcast.wordpress.com St John's Lutheran Church (Webster, MN) - FB Live Bible Study Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/356667039608511 Gillespie's Sermons and Catechesis: https://stjohnrandomlake.org/church/media/ Gillespie Coffee https://gillespie.coffee Gillespie Media https://gillespie.media The Banned Pastors https://t.me/bannedpastors CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter SUBSCRIBE YouTube Rumble Odysee Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio

Liar, Liar, Jesus Is A Lunatic? In this episode, we read More Than A Carpenter by Josh McDowell. We discuss the cultural-historical argument that Jesus was either a good moral teacher or a prophet, or whether he was a liar, lunatic, or Lord. — SHOW NOTES: Josh McDowell - More Than a Carpenter https://amzn.to/3xQwXWy or http://www.voiceofthewatchman.org/warriorsofgod/More_Than_a_Carpenter-Josh_McDowell.pdf  CFW Walther - On Masonry https://crossings.org/cfw-walther-on-law-gospel/ Membership in Certain Fraternal Organizations https://twitter-mahlerlcms.coreyjmahler.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2020/12/Membership-in-Certain-Faternal-Organizations-2009.pdf  Black Books (2000) https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/black-books  Interactive Nicene Creed https://stjohnrandomlake.org/church/interactive-nicene-creed/ SUPPORT 1517 Podcast Network https://www.1517.org/podcasts/ Support the work of 1517 http://1517.org/give Warrior Priest Gym & Podcast https://thewarriorpriestpodcast.wordpress.com St John's Lutheran Church (Webster, MN) - FB Live Bible Study Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/356667039608511 Gillespie's Sermons and Catechesis: https://stjohnrandomlake.org/church/media/ Gillespie Coffee https://gillespie.coffee Gillespie Media https://gillespie.media The Banned Pastors https://t.me/bannedpastors CONTACT and FOLLOW BannedBooks@1517.org Facebook Twitter SUBSCRIBE YouTube Rumble Odysee Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Overcast Google Play TuneIn Radio iHeartRadio

Josh McDowell has spoken to more than 46 million people about the evidence of Jesus Christ since he turned from being agnostic and joined Campus Crusade for Christ in 1961 and shortly thereafter started Josh McDowell Ministry. He has written or co-authored 151 books including More Than A Carpenter and Evidence That Demands A Verdict. Josh is also a survivor of horrific childhood sexual abuse, perpetrated by a trusted employee of his family. He joins us to discuss the sexual abuse he survived, sharing red flags that nobody noticed, while making a plea to pastors and church leaders to join us in preventing violence.

Author and apologist Josh McDowell joins us today on the Tim DeMoss Show! McDowell will appear this weekend at the Ocean City Tabernacle in Ocean City, NJ. He gives a sneak peek into Saturday's "Discover The Evidence" presentation as well as what he'll talk about during the 830am & 1030am Sunday services. More information is available at www.octabernacle.org. McDowell also shares his testimony, thoughts on the importance of truth in the context of relationships, and much more. During the past nearly 60 years, McDowell has delivered more than 27,000 talks to 46,000,000+ people in 139 countries. McDowell has also written or co-authored over 150 books, including More Than a Carpenter and Evidence That Demands A Verdict, recognized by World Magazine as one of the thirteen most influential books on Christian thought over the past 50 years. Featured sports clips: Doc Rivers, Tobias Harris, Ben Simmons & Tyrese Maxey (Philadelphia 76ers) Featured music: Jesus Is The Answer/ ANDRAE CROUCH   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a long break, in which a lot of life happened, I'm starting season 1 of the Oaken Podcast! This season is called Rooted, and we are exploring Faith and the Bible. In this episode, I explore some basic definitions of faith and how the word is used in our everyday life as well as in the Bible. Resources: The Reason for God by Timothy Keller, More Than A Carpenter by Josh McDowell, and The Case For Christ by Lee Strobel.

Link to Josh McDowell's "More Than a Carpenter": https://www.amazon.com/More-Than-A-Carpenter/dp/B003265M98 Welcome to The Daily Dose's Bible Overview! Today, we’re excited for you to hear one of our contributors from one of The Daily Dose’s 3 partnering ministries: Our first partner is Fresh Wind Ministries at Western Home Communities where they typically host a weekly worship service at 10:30 am inside Diamond Event Center at The Jorgensen Plaza. But for now their services will be available on their YouTube channel or linked to their Facebook Page. Our second partner is Christian Crusaders Radio & Internet Ministry, where you can find weekly 30-minute worship services on various radio stations and at ChristianCrusaders.org. Check out our other podcasts as well: The CC Podcast: Conversations is a series of in-depth interviews with people who have interesting and inspiring stories of faith. The CC Broadcast is where we host our weekly radio programming. Our third partner is the Cedar Falls Bible Conference, whose 2019 conference messages are available in video format on their website, CedarFallsBibleConference.com...AND don’t forget to mark your calendars for this year’s conference, from July 25-August 1. The Daily Dose will be published every day through the end of April, 2020. If you appreciate this podcast, please subscribe to it, leave us a 5-star review, and prayerfully consider financially supporting one of the ministries mentioned above! Thanks for listening and may God richly bless you! Contributors to The Daily Dose include: Tim Boettger - Director of Spiritual Care at Western Home Communities Pastor Steve Kramer - Radio Preacher for Christian Crusaders Radio & Internet Ministry Pastor Lee Laaveg - Associate Radio Preacher for Christian Crusaders Radio & Internet Ministry Matt Reisetter - Director of Christian Crusaders Radio & Internet Ministry and Director of the Cedar Falls Bible Conference Marshaundus Robinson - Cedar Falls Bible Conference Ministry Team

It’s hard to start proclaiming the kerygma, “God loves you and has a plan for your life”, when someone doesn’t believe in God. Dave “All Thriller No Filler” VanVickle and I wade into the world of apologetics as we address a listener's question about how to evangelize an atheist. Our faith is rational. Don’t fear questions about what we believe, because at some point over the past two thousand years, that question has already been asked and answered. We just have to find it. We want to hear from you! Email us at eksb@ascensionpress.com with your story, question, or comment—or if you’ve got a new nickname for Dave. Snippet from the Show “Catholic students need to understand that faith is not irrational. We don’t leave our minds at the door. That’s the Catholic tradition, it’s OK to question.” SHOWNOTES Christianity has reasons for its beliefs. Start with Jesus as a man, his birth and resurrection. Pray and ask others to pray with you for conversion. Ask: What is your moral absolute? What do you base your morality on? Look into metaphysics. Teaching even a little bit of it helps people look into things and start thinking. Keep the conversation about their relationship with God, but also learn about apologetics. Have material around that they can “stumble on.” Make sure they understand we welcome and encourage questions about our faith. 5 Practical Tips 1. Think about how you would change your testimony if you knew there was an atheist in the audience. 2. Memorize names and facts about your community members to show that you care about them. 3. Pray with us for the conversion of the boys at this high school. 4. Build a database of online answers to atheism. 5. Practice reverse mentoring. Ask someone younger than you to teach you something. Resources from the Show The Handbook of Christian Apologetics (https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Christian-Apologetics-Peter-Kreeft/dp/0830817743) - Peter Kreeft The Handbook of Catholic Apologetics (https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Catholic-Apologetics-Reasoned-Questions/dp/1586172794/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=The+Handbook+of+Catholic+Apologetics&qid=1559741011&s=books&sr=1-1) - Peter Kreeft, Ronald Tacelli Fundamentals of the Faith (https://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-Faith-Peter-Kreeft-ebook/dp/B002UZ5K0S/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=Fundamentals+of+the+Faith&qid=1559739775&s=books&sr=1-5) - Peter Kreeft More than a Carpenter (https://www.amazon.com/More-Than-A-Carpenter/dp/B003265M98/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=More+than+a+Carpenter&qid=1559739891&s=books&sr=1-2) - Josh McDowell Apologetics and Catholic Doctrine (https://www.amazon.com/Apologetics-Catholic-Doctrine-Cardinal-Sheehan/dp/1905574665/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Apologetics+and+Catholic+Doctrine&qid=1559739941&s=books&sr=1-1) - Archbishop Michael Sheehan Mere Christianity (https://www.amazon.com/Mere-Christianity-C-S-Lewis/dp/0060652926/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=Mere+Christianity&qid=1559740984&s=books&sr=1-2)- C.S. Lewis The Reason for God (https://www.amazon.com/Reason-God-Belief-Age-Skepticism/dp/1594483493/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=The+Reason+for+God&qid=1559740895&s=books&sr=1-2) - Timothy Keller Making Sense of God (https://www.amazon.com/Making-Sense-God-Invitation-Skeptical/dp/0525954155) - Timothy Keller Memorare Prayer (https://ascensionpress.com/pages/memorare) Magis Center website (https://www.magiscenter.com/)- Fr. Robert Spitzer

Josh McDowell has spoken to approximately 35 million people, in 140 countries. Josh has written or co-authored more than 150 books in over 100 languages including More Than a Carpenter with over 27 million copies distributed and Evidence That Demands a Verdict, named one of the twentieth century’s top 40 books and one of the thirteen most influential books of the last 50 years on Christian thought by World Magazine. Evidence That Demands a Verdict also just won the 2018 Evangelical Christian Publishers Association award in the Bible reference book category. In 1991, Josh founded Operation Carelift to meet the physical and spiritual needs he discovered in orphanages, hospitals, schools, and prisons in the countries of the former Soviet Union. Josh has received two significant honors from the Russian people because of these efforts. He is the only non-Russian to receive an honorary doctor of pediatrics degree from the Russian Academy of Medicine — in recognition of his work among the children of Russia. Also, Josh is the only foreigner to become a member of the prestigious Russian Club of Scientists. Operation Carelift, which has grown into in one of the largest humanitarian aid organizations based in the United States, is now a part of Global Aid Network (GAiN USA). In addition to many other awards, Josh has been nominated 36 times for the Gold Medallion Award and has received that award on four occasions. In today’s episode, we discuss: Trying to prove that Christians were wrong when he was a college student Why he revised his best-selling book "Evidence That Demands a Verdict" How Christians should approach politics What it was like to have a movie made about his life Advice when talking to teenagers ... and so much more!!! Website:   Josh.org Instagram:  @JoshDMcdowell Twitter:  @Josh_Mcdowell Facebook:   Facebook.com/JoshMcdowell LinkedIn:  Linkedin.com/company/josh-mcdowell-ministry Youtube:  YouTube.com/user/JoshMcdowell “Undaunted” The Movie:  Store.Josh.org/product/undaunted-book-dvd-pack Articles of interest ... The Gospel Herald Ministries: Josh McDowell Shares How the Bible Helped Him Overcome Seven Years of Sexual Abuse Skeptical Science: Does Josh McDowell have Evidence That Demands a Verdict? James bishop's theological rationalism: Evidence for Jesus’ Deity & Resurrection Led Skeptic, Josh Mcdowell, to faith. Recommended Books ... Evidence That Demands A Verdict by Josh McDowell Why wait?: What you need to know about the teen sexuality crisis by Josh McDowell Love, Dad: Positive Answers for Young Teens on Handling Sexual Pressure by Josh McDowell Past "Success is a Choice" podcast episodes of interest . . . Jon Gordon (author of "The Energy Bus") - Episode 100 Ken Coleman (Host of “The EntreLeadership Podcast”) – Episode 072 Shoshanna Gabriel (Christian Inspirational Fiction Writer) – Episode 071 Todd Gongwer (Author of “LEAD… For God’s Sake”) – Episode 062 Michael Catt (Pastor of Sherwood Baptist & Movie Producer) – Episode 049 Jeremie Kubicek (Co-Founder of GiANT Worldwide) – Episode 015 Kevin Harrington (Original Shark on “Shark Tank”) – Episode 021 Today’s podcast is brought to you by audible – get a FREE audiobook download and 30-day free trial (new subscribers only) at www.audibletrial.com/SuccessIsAChoice. Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player.  Our friends at audible are offering a free download of one of Josh’s books. Listen to “Evidence That Demands a Verdict" or “More Than A Carpenter”, or any of the other best-sellers that Josh has written. Take advantage of this great deal by visiting www.AudibleTrial.com/SuccessIsAChoice.   Please consider rating the podcast with 5 stars and leaving a quick review on iTunes.  Ratings and reviews are the lifeblood of a podcast. This helps tremendously in bringing the podcast to the attention of others. You can tell your friends on Twitter about this episode by sharing the tweet below or spreading the word by using the share buttons below. Thanks again for listening and remember that “Success is a choice. What choice will you make today?”

Hard hearts made new at the power of the wonderful cross. Hear the story of Rich who on his deathbed finally made the right choice. Also we hear from patriarch of the faith Bob Larson as he shares his incredible vision of the wonderful cross. Book reference: "More Than A Carpenter"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IED9A27qICA www.thinktwicetv.com/podcast "Learn the Basics of the Faith" from www.seedbed.com/confirmation and round out the episode with a insightful story from our friend Pastor Bill Leach! Produced by Media Messengers Evangelistic Association www.mediamessengers.org LIKE@ www.facebook.com/mmessengers FOLLOW@ www.twitter.com/messengers SUBSCRIBE@ www.youtube.com/mediamessengers

Would you like to increase your leadership effectiveness x 10? Click here to get Bob's book!   That is exactly what my friend Bob Tiede shares on this episode.  He put together this essential free resources of 100 of his favorite “Leading With Questions” questions. This book highlights more than 100 questions to ask yourself, your team, your boss, your friends and family to help you connect with others more deeply and profoundly. Bob has a passion for equipping and inspiring leaders and you will find this book to accelerate your leadership journey! “We thought we had the answers, it was the questions we had wrong.”  Bono, Musician and Philanthropist  Here is an excerpt from Bob's book which you can download HERE FACT OR OPINION? Do your staff/peers/leaders ever make statements that you suspect may not actually be true? World War II General George S. Patton was known for his quip: “How do you know that?” This is a profoundly simple and effective method for sorting out opinion from fact. HAVE YOU SEEN CHARIOTS OF FIRE? Chariots of Fire was the winner of the 1981 Oscar for Best Picture. In the movie, Erik Liddell says, “I believe that God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast and when I run I feel his pleasure.” With this as context here is one of my most favorite questions: “What are you doing when you feel God’s pleasure?” INCREASE YOUR EFFECTIVENESS What are five simple questions you can ask your staff regarding how you could become a more effective leader? Simply ask: “What do I need to start doing?”“What do I need to stop doing?”“What do I need to do more of?”“What do I need to do less of?”“What do I need to continue to do?” WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM JESUS ABOUT ASKING QUESTIONS? Jesus, the master communicator, went about sharing stories and asking questions. The four Gospels record 173 questions that Jesus asked. You can read all 173 questions by clicking “HERE”   Might we do well to follow his example? Why do you suppose Jesus asked so many questions? I ask a lot of questions because I don’t know the answers, but that certainly was not true for Jesus! Might it be that he understood that asking was a much better way to engage your audience than telling? Do you remember how the story of the Good Samaritan ends? Jesus could have said: “So therefore the Samaritan was his neighbor.” But instead he asked, “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” Two of my favorite questions that Jesus asked are found in Mark, chapter 8.  Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, “Who do people say I am?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist;others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.” “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Peter answered, “You are the Messiah.” I have the same two questions for you: “Who do people today say that Jesus is?” “But what about you? Who do you say Jesus is?” If you are not sure or would like to know more about who Jesus is, I would be delighted to send you one of my favorite books, “More Than A Carpenter” by Josh McDowell, my former colleague of 24 years. Please email me at bob.tiede@cru.org with your mailing address and your book will soon be on its way – with my compliments (offer available U.S. only). CLOSURE IS OVERRATED In their book, “Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go,”  my friends, Beverly Kaye and Julie Winkle Giulioni, suggest that closure is overrated. Don’t feel the pressure to wrap up every conversation with a bow. Try this instead: End your next meeting or conversation with a question. Explain that there’s no time for a discussion, but that you have one more question that you want to close with. Then, the next time you are with that person, ask if they remember the question. You’ll be surprised that they not only remember the question, but they’ll also have quite a few answers for you. CONVERSATIONAL FUNDRAISING If you are in involved in fundraising, would you like meetings with potential donors to be more conversational and less presentational?Here are six questions from my friend Kent Stroman, author of “Asking about Asking: Mastering the Art of Conversational Fundraising:” “How did you learn to give?” “What would you like your gifts to accomplish?” “How do you decide which projects to support with your own time and money?” “What are your top three charitable interests this year?” “What gift did you make that has brought you the most joy?” “Could you ever see yourself becominginvolved with our mission?” You have just read a short excerpt from “Great Leaders Ask Questions: a Fortune 100 List”.  If you like what you just read you will want to download and read this entire FREE e-book!   Bio Hi, I’m Bob Tiede. I am passionate about helping leaders shift their paradigm from the pressure of having to have all the right answers to simply having a few of the right questions. In 2006, while browsing in a bookstore, I came across Leading With Questions by Michael Marquardt. I only had to peruse a few pages before declaring, “This is a keeper.” The ideas in Leading With Questions changed forever how I looked at leadership, and provided the vision for this website. What you can expect find on Leading With Questions: Curated wisdom from leaders around the globe Ideas to help you multiply your effectiveness times ten Leadership book recommendations Interviews with thought-leaders, authors, and pastors At Leading With Questions, you are invited to join the growing league of leaders who are shifting their focus from having all the answers to asking the right questions. Bob has been on the staff of Cru for 44 years. He currently serves on the U.S. Leadership Development Team and is passionate about seeing leaders grow and multiply their effectiveness. Bob and his wife, Sherry, live in Plano, TX and are blessed with 4 incredible children and 6 remarkable grandchildren.