Navigating Apologetics and Existential Elements in Conversations with the Mentally Ill

Greg talks about how some questions about how to reach people are just hard to figure out, then he answers questions about who created God, using apologetics with someone who is mentally ill and hostile towards Christianity, and the best way to do corporate prayer.   Topics:

1. Commentary: There’s no silver bullet. (00:00)
2.  If the universe had to have a cause, then who created God? (17:00)
3. How do you recommend using apologetics with someone who is mentally ill and hostile towards Christianity? (37:00)
4. Do you have any thoughts on the best way to do corporate prayer so that it’s more effective and joyful? (48:00)

Mentioned on the Show: 

• Become a Strategic Partner
• Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity’s Toughest Challenges by Greg Koukl
• The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between by Greg Koukl

Related Links:

• Who Created God? by Amy Hall
• A Simple Explanation of the Cosmological Argument by Amy Hall
• Why You Shouldn’t Lose Heart When Prayer Is Difficult by Amy Hall (quoting John Newton)
• Prayer Begins with Hope in God by Amy Hall