Resources
Explore materials recommended by our guests, resources written by our guests, and other resources by Jana Harmon, Side B Stories Founder
Episode 91 – Dr. James Tour
website: jmtour.com email: tour@drjamestour.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrJamesTour
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The Gospel Passion of Charles Spurgeon, Steven J. Lawson The Evangelistic Zeal of George Whitefield, Steven J. Lawson The Soul Winner, Charles Spurgeon Can We Trust the Gospels? Peter J. Williams
See MoreEpisode 88 – Liam Back
- Various books by Lee Strobel, author
- On Guard, William Lane Craig
- I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist, Norm Geisler, Frank Turek
- The Story of Reality, Greg Koukl
- Tactics, Greg Koukl
Episode 87 – Mark McGee
Episode 83 – Renee Leonard Kennedy
- Website: https://www.reneeleonardkennedy.com
- Book: After the Flowers Die - Encouragement for Walking through Life After Loss
- Podcast: Moral Tea - Spilling the moral tea on culture, taboo topics, and grey areas. A podcast exposing the artificial sweeteners of the world by multi-gen duo Renee Leonard Kennedy and Anna Gray Smith.
- Moral Tea Podcast Instagram: @moralteapodcast
Episode 83 – Renee Leonard Kennedy
- The Case for Christ, Lee Strobel
- Cold Case Christianity, J. Warner Wallace, https://coldcasechristianity.com/
- Alex McFarland, apologist
- Bible app - https://www.e-sword.net/
Episode 82 – Anna Gray Smith
- Instagram: @annagraysmithphoto
- Moral Tea Podcast: Spilling the moral tea on culture, taboo topics, and gray areas. A podcast exposing the artificial sweeteners of the world by multi-gen duo Renee Leonard Kennedy and Anna Gray Smith.
- Moral Tea Podcast Instagram is: @moralteapodcast
Episode 80
Simon Greenleaf, The Testimony of the Evangelists: The Gospels Examined by the Rules of Evidence Albert Schweitzer, The Quest of the Historical Jesus Norman Geisler, Roots of Evil J.I. Packer, I Want to Be a Christian and Knowing God Josh McDowell, Evidence that Demands a Verdict and More Than a Carpenter John Stott, Basic Christianity Frank Morrison, Who Moved the Stone? C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity and Screwtape Letters John Warwick Montgomery, Where is History Going: Essays in Support of the Historical Truth of Christ, The Is God Dead? Controversy, How Do We Know that There’s a God? G.K. Chesterton, The Everlasting Man Thomas Aquinas, The Summa Theologica Blaise Pascal, Pensees' Francis Schaeffer, The God Who was There
See MoreEpisode 80
- The Lee Strobel Center for Evangelism and Applied Apologetics: strobelcenter.com
- Books:
- Is God Real? (latest book)
- The Case for Christ
- The Case for Faith
- The Case for the Creator
- The Case for Heaven
- Spiritual Mismatch with Leslie Strobel
- The Unexpected Adventure with Mark Mittleberg
Episode 79 – Dave Glander
Reasons for Hope ministry: www.rforh.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1truthministries.tv/ Book: How Why Where: 3 Questions that must be Answered before You Die Book: Faith Survival Guide (for leaders and students)
See MoreEpisode 79 – Dave Glander
Greg Laurie, Knowing Jesus Personally W. Warner Wallace, The Case for Christ Josh McDowell, He Walked Among Us
See MoreEpisode 78 – Pat Flynn
Alvin Plantinga, Where the Conflict Really Lies Writings of Thomas Aquinas Writings of William Lane Craig N.T. Wright, The Resurrection of the Son of God Dr. Brant Pitre, The Case for Jesus Taking Pascal’s Wager, Dr. Michael Rota
See MoreEpisode 78 – Pat Flynn
Philosophy for the People: https://www.philosophyforthepeople.com/ The Best Argument for God book
See MoreEpisode 77 – Susan Leonard
Ken Myers, Understanding the Times Josh McDowell, Sean McDowell, Evidence that Demands a Verdict C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, Christian Apologetics
See MoreEpisode 75 – Loren Weisman
The Case for Christ, Lee Strobel Cold Case Christianity, J. Warner Wallace I Don’t Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist Norman L. Geisler, Frank Turek
See MoreEpisode 74 – Vince Vitale
- Podcast: Unbelievable? https://www.premierunbelievable.com/shows/unbelievable
- Book: Non-Identity Theodicy: A Grace-Based Response to the Problem of Evil https://academic.oup.com/book/32027
Episode 73 – Josephine Thomas
- Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis
- The Resurrection of the Son of God, N.T. Wright
Episode 72 – Nigel Goodwin
- Biography of Nigel Goodwin written by author David Porter – Arts and Minds: The Story of Nigel Goodwin
- Francis Schaeffer books
- The God Who is There
- Escape from Reason
- He is There and He is not Silent
Episode 71 – Neil Placer
Podcast: A World in Tension -This podcast explores the universal struggles of life. Externally, we encounter conflict with others. Internally, we engage in a constant debate between our hearts and minds. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-world-in-tension/id1647690656
See MoreEpisode 70 – Stefani Ruper
YouTube Channel: http://youtube.com/stefaniruper Instagram: http://instagram.com/stefani.ruper Website: http://stefaniruper.com
See MoreEpisode 68 – Josh Rasmussen
- Defending the Correspondence Theory of Truth, 2014
- Necessary Existence, 2015
- How Reason Can Lead to God, 2019
- Is God the Best Explanation of Things, 2019
Episode 67 – Chris Waghorn
- Twitter: @CJMindBody
- The Bible League Australia: https://bl.org.au
Episode 65 – Stu Fuhlendorf
- book: Wall Street to the Well: A Story of Transformation from Fortune to Faith
- church website: redemptionhills.com
- Lifeverse website: www.lifeverse.com
Episode 64 – Will Witt
- website: theflstandard.com
- book: How to Win Friends and Influence Enemies
- social media: @thewillwitt
Episode 63 – Pedro Garcia
- website: askandwonder.com
- translator for Christian organizations: askandwonder.com/translations
- email: askandwondernashville@gmail.com
Episode 61 – Ben Clifton
- Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis
- Fingerprints of God, Hugh Ross, https://reasons.org
- William Lane Craig, Reasonable Faith, https://www.reasonablefaith.org
- Biola University, Masters in Apologetics program, https://www.biola.edu/degrees/g/christian-apologetics-ma
- Tactics, Greg Koukl
Episode 60 – Nico Tarquinio
- Cold Case Christianity, J. Warner Wallace
- Letters to an Atheist, Peter Kreeft
- Unbelievable? Podcast with Justin Brierley
- Reasonable Faith Podcast with William Lane Craig
Episode 59 – Ken Boa
- Escape from Reason, Francis Schaeffer
- The God who is There, Francis Schaeffer
- Works of C.S. Lewis
Episode 58 – Roger Sherrer
- Hugh Ross, Reasons to Believe, https://reasons.org
- William Lane Craig, Reasonable Faith, https://www.reasonablefaith.org
- Cold Case Christianity, J. Warner Wallace
- Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis
Episode 57 – John Wise
- Podcast: ‘The Christian Atheist’: https://pod.link/1553077203
- Podcast: No Compromise
- Podcast: Simple Gifts
- Website: https://wisewordsforyouroccasion.wordpress.com
Episode 56 – Mark Goodnight
- Tactics, Greg Koukl
- Forensic Faith, Jim Warner Wallace
- Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis
Episode 56 – Mark Goodnight
- Blog: https://cyberpenance.wordpress.com/
- Twitter: @GospelApologist
- Instagram: @martyrtek
Episode 55 – Kim Endraske
- More Than a Carpenter, Josh McDowell
- Evidence that Demands a Verdict, Josh McDowell
- Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis
- Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis
Episode 55 – Kim Endraske
- Book: God is Real: The Eyewitness Testimony of a Former Atheist www.amazon.com/dp/1975916328
- YouTube Channel: www.YouTube.com/c/FormerAtheist58
- Blog: www.TeachWhatIsGood.com
- Ministry to Families Continuing their Pregnancy to Term: www.AChildOfPromise.org
Episode 53 – Hugh Ross
- Always Be Ready: A Call to Adventurous Faith, Ross
- Why the Universe is the Way It Is, Ross
- A Matter of Days: Resolving a Creation Controversy, Ross
- Improbable Planet: How Earth Became Humanity's Home, Ross
- Creator and the Cosmos: How the Latest Scientific Discoveries Reveal God, Ross
- Who was Adam? A Creation Model Approach to the Origin of Humanity, Ross
Episode 52 – Fazale Rana
Episode 46 – Rich Suplita
Website: askaformeratheist.com Website: ratiochristi.org Video: Five Philosophical Failures of Atheism
See MoreEpisode 44 – Stacy Gleiss
Philosophy in the Forest: http://philosophyintheforest.com
Episode 44 – Stacy Gleiss
Episode 40 – Adrienne Johnson
Prager U, Stories of Us, Adrienne Johnson: Why I'm No Longer an Atheist https://www.prageru.com/video/stories-of-us-adrienne-johnson
Max MacLean, Fellowship for Performing Arts, https://fpatheatre.com
The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis
Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis
Episode 39 – Alex Blagojevic
The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus, Habermas and Licona
The Case for Christ, Strobel
Episode Number 38 – J. Warner Wallace
Website: https://coldcasechristianity.com
Person of Interest: Why Jesus Still Matters in a World that Rejects the Bible
Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels
God’s Crime Scene: A Cold-Case Detective Examines the Evidence for a Divinely Created Universe
Forensic Faith: A Homicide Detective Makes the Case for a More Reasonable, Evidential Christian Faith
Episode Number 35 – Peter Harris
The Rage Against the Light: Why Christopher Hitchens Was Wrong - Peter Harris Do You Believe It? - Peter Harris Article - https://apologetics.com/blog/peterharris/an-unexpcted-ally/ Article - https://apologetics.com/blog/peterharris/why-christianity-not-epicureanism-is-the-philosophy-we-need-now/ Article - https://apologetics.com/blog/peterharris/who-wants-to-live-forever-christians-should/ Website - https://www.staidangravesend.org.uk/faith-and-spirituality/faith-and-spirituality-6541.php
See MoreEpisode Number 34 – Rick Allan
Greg Koukl: Tactics - A Game plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions
J. Warner Wallace: Cold Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels
Unbelievable? podcast with Justin Brierley: https://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable/Episodes
Justin Brierley's book: Unbelievable?: Why After Talking with Atheists for Ten Years I'm Still a Christian
Episode Number 33 – Marie Wood
More Than a Carpenter, Josh McDowell The Case for Faith, Lee Strobel Works on the resurrection by Gary Habermas Icons of Evolution, Johnathan Wells Works by Nabeel Qureshi - http://www.nabeelqureshi.com (Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus and more)
See MoreC.S. Lewis on A Grief Observed
Knowing and Doing, a publication of the C.S. Lewis Institute: Harmon, J. (Spring 2013). C.S. Lewis on A Grief Observed. Knowing & Doing, 10-11, 30-31. http://www.cslewisinstitute.org/webfm_send/2023
See MoreC.S. Lewis on the Problem of Pain
Harmon, J. (Fall 2012). C.S. Lewis on The Problem of Pain. Knowing & Doing, 8-9, 29-31. http://www.cslewisinstitute.org/webfm_send/1543
See MoreDissertation: Religious Conversion of Educated Atheists to Christianity in Six Contemporary Western Countries
Harmon, J. (2019) Dissertation: Religious Conversion of Educated Atheists to Christianity in Six Contemporary Western Countries
https://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/eprint/9490/7/Harmon2019PhD_Redacted.pdf
That’s Just Your Interpretation
Smith, R.S. & Harmon, J. (May/June 2008). ‘That’s Just Your Interpretation’
Areopagus Journal 8 (3), 24-32.
Barriers to Belief: Why do the Resistant Resist God?
Liberty University Divinity Journal, December 2021, 5 (2), 4-31.
Harmon, J. “Barriers to Belief: Why do the Resistant Resist God?”
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1217&context=eleu
Defending the Faith Podcast with M. Stewart, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary
November 2021 (not yet released)
See MoreEpisode Number 32 – Jon Noyes
Christian Book - A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions - Greg Koukl Book - The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important That Happens in Between - Greg Koukl Book - The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus - Gary Habermas and Michael Licona Atheist Website - https://www.str.org/
See MoreEpisode Number 29 – Jeff Dockman
Book - Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis
Book - Miracles - C.S. Lewis
Website - https://www.closertotruth.com/contributor/alvin-plantinga/profile
Episode Number 28 – Jim Thring
Christian
Book - Gunning for God - John Lennox
Book - Basic Christianity - John Stott
Atheist
Book - The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins
Book - various titles - Richard Dawkins
Episode Number 26 – Rachel Gilson
Book - Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis
Book - The Reason for God - Tim Keller
Book - Confronting Christianity - Rebecca McLaughlin
Episode Number 25 – Mike Bird
Book - More Than a Carpenter - R.C. Sproul
Book - Evidence that Demands a Verdict - R.C. Sproul
Book - Christian Theology - Millard Erickson
Episode Number 24 – Robert Kunda
Website - https://reasons.org/about/hugh-ross
Website - William Lane Craig debates: www.reasonablefaith.org
Website - James White debate: https://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/articles/bio/jwhite.html
Episode Number 22 – Bruce Blackshaw
Website - https://www.reasonablefaith.org/
Website - https://timothykeller.com/
Website - https://www.johnlennox.org/
Episode Number 21 – Ashley Lande
Christian
Book - Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. Lewis
Book - Proper Confidence - Lesslie Newbigin
Website - https://timothykeller.com
Atheist
Book - The Blind Watchmaker - Richard Dawkins
Book - God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything - Christopher Hitchens
Episode Number 20 – Erik Manning
Website - https://www.reasonablefaith.org/
Website - https://www.garyhabermas.com/
Episode Number 19 – Rob Oram
Other - Documentary - Peter Atkins https://www.whyarewehere.tv/people/peter-atkins/
Article - “The Absurdity of Life Without God” - William Lane Craig https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/popular-writings/existence-nature-of-god/the-absurdity-of-life-without-god
Book - The Case for Christ - Lee Strobel
Other - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0XRQd9YOUM
Book - Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions - Greg Koukl
Episode Number 18 – Matt Fincher
Book - Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands - Paul David Tripp
See MoreEpisode Number 16 – Julie Hannah
Christian
Book - Commentaries - Karl Barth
Book - various titles - Bart Ehrman
Book - various titles - Burton Mack
Book - Foresight: How the Chemistry of Life Reveals Planning and Purpos - Marcos Eberlin
Atheist
Other - Brian Greene - http://www.briangreene.org/
Other - Paul Davies - https://cosmos.asu.edu/
Episode Number 13 – Daniel Rodger
Book - The Case for Faith - Lee Strobel
Book - Reasonable Faith William - Lane Craig
Book - various titles - John Lennox
Episode Number 10 – Ted Cabal
Christian
Website - https://www.reasonablefaith.org/
Book - The Confessions of Saint Augustine - St. Augustine
Atheist
Book - Atheist - Tony Flew
Episode Number 9 – Philip Vander Elst
Christian
Book - Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis
Book - Narnia - C.S. Lewis
Book - Miracles - C.S. Lewis
Other - Wartime broadcasts - C.S. Lewis
Article - On Obstinancy and Belief - C.S. Lewis https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnx0Z2RtZWRpYXN0b3B8Z3g6ZjQ4MDRmYmRmYWZhYWI5
Book - The Lord of the Rings - Tolkien
Book - Who Moved the Stone? A Skeptics Look at the Death and Resurrection of Christ - Frank Morison
Book - I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist - Norman Geisler
Book - God's Undertaker: Has Science Buried God - Dr. John Lenox
Book - The Case for the Creator - Lee Strobel
Book - The Case for Christ - Lee Strobel
Atheist
Book - various titles - Ayn Rand
Book - various titles - Bertrand Russell
Episode Number 8 – Warren Prehmus
Book - Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis Book - The Battle for the Mind - Tim LaHay
See MoreEpisode Number 7 – Mary Jo Sharp
Christian
Book - The Case for Christ - Lee Strobel
Book - Christian Apologetics - Norm Geisler
Website - https://normangeisler.com/
Book - The Atheist Who Didn't Exist: Or the Dreadful Consequences of Bad Arguments - Andy Bannister
Website - https://www.andybannister.net/
Atheist
Book - The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins
Episode Number 5 – Peter Byrom
Christian
Book - Reasonable Faith - William Lane Craig
Website - https://www.premierchristianradio.com/presenters/justin-brierley
Website - https://www.bethinking.org/author/peter-may
Website - https://timothykeller.com/
Other - YouTube Greg Koukl
Atheist
Book - The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins
Book - The Grand Design - Stephen Hawking
Website - https://iep.utm.edu/n-atheis/
Episode Number 4 – Carolyn Weber
Book - The City of God - St. Augustine
Book - The Case for Christ - Lee Strobel
Book - various titles - Hannah Whitall Smith
Episode Number 3 – Brandon McConnell
Website - https://www.thepowerteam.com/
Website - https://coldcasechristianity.com/
Website - https://crossexamined.org/dr-frank-turek/
Book - Cold Case Christianity - J. Warner Wallace
Episode Number 2 – Jordan Monge
Christian
Website - https://www.bartdehrman.com/
Book - Heaven and Hell: A History of the Afterlife - Bart Ehrman
Book - various titles - Bruce Metzger
Book - Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis
Atheist
Website - https://aynrand.org/
Episode Number 30 – Sue Warnke
Blog - www.leanership.org
Article - "Five Steps to God" - Sue Warnke - https://www.leanership.org/post/5-steps-to-finding-god
Website - https://www.salesforce.com/blog/faith-inclusion-workplace/
Episode Number 25 – Mike Bird
Book - The New Testament in its World: An Introduction to the History, Literature and Theology of the First Christians - Mike Bird
Book - How God Became Jesus: The Real Origins of Belief in Jesus’ Divine Nature – A Response to Bart D. Ehrman - Mike Bird
Book - The New Testament in Its World Workbook: An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First Christians - Mike Bird and N.T. Wright
Blog - https://www.patheos.com/blogs/euangelion/
Other - Twitter: https://twitter.com/mbird12?lang=en
Episode Number 23 – Brian Causey
Book - Trading Gods: A Rationale for Faith - Brian Causey
Blog - www.briancausey.com
Website - https://www.briancausey.com/
Episode Number 20 – Erik Manning
Website - https://isjesusalive.com/
Other - Twitter: @IsJesusAlive
Other - Instagram: @isjesusalive
Other - https://www.facebook.com/isjesusalive
Episode Number 15 – Jack Barsky
Book - Deep Undercover: My Secret Life and Tangle Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America - Jack Barsky
Website - www.jackbarsky.com
Episode Number 14 – Mary Poplin
Book - Is Reality Secular? Testing the Assumptions of Four Global Worldviews - Mary Poplin
Book - Finding Calcutta: What Mother Teresa Taught Me About Meaningful Work and Service - Mary Poplin
Book - Highly Effective Teachers of Vulnerable Students: Practice Transcending Theory - Mary Poplin
Episode Number 13 – Daniel Rodger
Other - Critical Witness YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgKsmLtanQqR5RlJsgvZAQQ Website - https://www.criticalwitness.uk/
See MoreEpisode Number 11 – Stuart McAllister
Book - Faith That Lasts: A Father and Son on Cultivating Lifelong Belief - Stuart and Cameron McAllister
See MoreEpisode Number 10 – Ted Cabal
Website - https://reasons.org/team/ted-cabal
Book - The Apologetics Study Bible: Understand Why You Believe - Ted Cabal
Episode Number 9 – Philip Vander Elst
Book - C.S. Lewis: A Short Introduction - Philip Vander Elst Website - www.bethinking.org/author/philip-vander-elst
See MoreEpisode Number 7 – Mary Jo Sharp
Book - Why I Still Believe: A Former Atheist's Reckoning with the Bad Reputation Christians Give a Good God - Mary Jo Sharp
Book - Living In Truth - Mary Jo Sharp
Book - Why Do you Believe That? A Faith Conversation - Mary Jo Sharp
Book - Defending the Faith - Mary Jo Sharp
Website - https://confidentchristianity.com/what-is-christian-apologetics/
Website - https://maryjosharp.com/
Episode Number 4 – Carolyn Weber
Book - Surprised by Oxford - Carolyn Weber
Book - Sex and the City of God - Carolyn Weber
Website - https://www.carolynweber.com/