“My son was raised in the church and became a Christian at age ten. He’s in college now and he just told us he no longer believes in God! He has walked away from his faith! How did that happen? What do I do? He has questions I can’t begin to answer. Please help me.”

I have had this question asked to me dozens of times in the last twenty years. Yes, twenty years! It is not a recent dilemma for parents. And the subject of that question could be any love one or friend, not just a child. I’ve been at book signings for my Jonathan Steel Chronicles where perfect strangers had no idea I was trained in Christian apologetics (the defense of the truthfulness of the Christian faith through evidence from science, history, and philosophy) and would ask this question. I’ve had total strangers ask me this while vacationing at the beach or at Disney World!

My teaching partner, Mark Riser, once had a sign made to put on out table in the coffee shop at Brookwood Apologetics inviting people to ask questions. I wonder some times if I have a sign on my forehead that says “The Apologist is IN” like Lucy in Peanuts.

I don’t mind it. I welcome the conversation. But I wish I had a good answer for this dilemma. Last year, I attended the Mamabear Apologetics weekend at a church in Forney, Texas. Amy Davison spoke and lit up my mind! I was the only man in a room full of 220 women, mamas, grandmamas, aunts, children workers. I felt a little out of place but I was welcomed by everyone I met.

And I had the blessing of hearing Amy speak. You know how sometimes you may listen to an audiobook or podcast at 1.5 speed? This is how Amy talks because she has so much to say and every word is precious.

Amy gave an overview of apologetics and then covered the current cultural influences on our kids — pre school through college and beyond. I came back to Brookwood Baptist Church and spoke to Lauren, our children’s minister and Daniel our youth minister as well as Scott our Discipleship Pastor and now we are hosting Mamabear speaker, Amy Davison this coming Saturday night from 6 to 830. And she will be speaking to us all not just Mamas!

You can go to this link for information. She will also be interviewed by David Rice, our pastor, in Sunday’s worship service.

You will NOT want to miss this if you influence in the life of any child or young person. Sign up today and I will see you there. Without any apologies!