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The Jesus Trilemma and the TikTok Generation: Sean McDowell

FamilyLife Today®

FamilyLife Podcast Network

Christianity, Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Kids & Family, Religion & Spirituality

4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Author, speaker and Biola apologetics professor, Sean McDowell, grew up steeped in apologetics. Hear how his father's work impacted him and his own faith story.

Transcript

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I think people have always wanted answers and they always will because we're made in the

0:05.2

image of God with minds and we want to make sense of the world that we live in.

0:09.4

And so I found with young people in the right setting at the right time, they want to know and want to have discussions and are open to evidence if we present it the right way.

0:20.4

But it doesn't mean they're walking around going does God exist give me proof of the

0:23.9

resurrection it's not quite that simple.

0:37.0

Welcome to family life today where we want to help you pursue the relationships that matter most. I'm Shelby Abbott and your hosts are Dave and Ann Wilson.

0:40.0

You can find us at family life today.

0:42.8

This is family life today.

0:45.8

So I'm holding in my hand a book that changed my life and I know this I'm not

0:59.7

guessing it has changed millions millions at least 17 million plus lives. We're talking about more than a

1:07.4

carpenter. Written by Josh McDowell and we've got Sean McDowell his son in

1:11.0

here as well and now your name's on it as well Sean what does that mean let's

1:14.9

talk about what's happening with this book today well I guess what that means is my dad

1:19.8

invited me to come along beside him and take this classic book and just update it for a new generation.

1:28.5

And so I got to do a ton of research with some research aids like a TA from Talbot, three different scholars to go through it as well carefully.

1:37.0

I hired a couple of experts on individual chapters to go through it and just update it.

1:42.0

And I honestly think, I mean obviously when it sells

1:44.8

17 million copies a book is great whatever it is it qualifies as great I think this

1:52.4

new update is better than it's ever been.

1:55.9

What are the parts of the update that you like that will resonate that you feel like, I mean

2:00.7

we're in a new age.

2:02.0

I mean you just said better yeah

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