TESTIMONIALS

You have made such a difference for me. I have almost given up hope several times now on any Christian from any denomination actually rising up out of the trenches and meeting the new atheists head-on on the their own grounds, with compassion and respect. Thank you.

I have heard so much directed against the Christian faith lately that is overwhelmingly negative, mocking, jeering, insulting, and so on. I have seen friendship's thrown aside simply over the question of God, with the believer always being made the subject of derision.

But I have received your book, On Guard, and now feel like I have had a total boost to my confidence in terms of being able to actually defend my faith. Your book now occupies a proud position right alongside my favorite Christian thinkers like St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Augustine, and Blaise Pascal.

Thank you once again for giving me the strength to realize that I am not a "Dull", an idiot, a myth-lover, an evolutionary throwback, simply because of my faith. God bless you!

-Jason

Thank you so much for the work that you do on behalf of our Savior. I have come to understand and defend my faith so much better as a result of the many podcasts of yours that I have listened to over the last several months. What I appreciate most is the attitude and demeanor that comes through on your podcasts as you defend the faith and confront the arguments offered over and against God and Christianity. Your example has helped me to radically alter how I approach the issues and arguments as I defend the truth. I have learned that people don't capitulate to a different world view simply based on sound arguments. Instead reason must be seasoned with gentleness, love, patience and humility. This is what you have taught me and this is what so many more Christians must learn. You are a good man and I hope someday to meet you.

-Steve

I just wanted to offer my gratitude for your work and your faith. Although I came to Christ prior to encountering your work, I cannot even begin to tell you the tremendous influence you have had on my faith and my knowledge of God.

I feel as though I have been fully equipped to make a case for the faith and your work made the largest contribution to those convictions. The incredible amount of study and discipline you've placed into the work you do no doubt is shaking the gates of hell. I think many acknowledge your contribution to the intellectual world but perhaps have not mentioned the influence you are having in the spiritual realm!

Imagine, atheists are doubting their non-faith! I love it! I have been in incredible discussions with individuals much more qualified than I to teach in areas of philosophy and science and I cannot believe the reaction they are having when I present the arguments in the same fashion as you do. I've been diligently reading and reading and have gone through Reasonable Faith, Answering Critics, etc. and am moving on to the Blackwell Guide. Every single time I walk away astounded and eagerly reading scripture with a fervent desire to know God and His Son, Jesus.

Let this testimony be a simple reminder, Dr. Craig, that the work you do is not in vain and not just for academic excellence, but rather for the kingdom of Christ and for His glory. It is my sincere prayer that you continue to do more work and stand up for the faith that we all know, through the Holy Spirit, is true.

-Daniel

I went off to college 37 years ago, having been raised a Christian, who believed in the main tenets of the faith simply because everyone I knew and trusted believed in them. Once in college, in the mid 70s when atheism and anti religious sentiment was quite fashionable, this led to a process wherein daily intellectual and social assaults on my faith led eventually to a faith crisis that was so devastating that I still remember those dark times and have night mares about it to this day.

I wish to God that you had been around all those years ago. Having gone through a long period of utter despondency over the nihilistic implications of atheism, and although never self destructive, I finally came around, on my own, to subject atheism, and all the standard criticisms of theism and orthodox christian dogma to the same level of scrutiny as my professors did of theism. I find that your ministry of defense of the central tenets of Christianity to be extraordinary and only blind faith in materialism, or atheism, or fear of professorial peer pressure can stand against many of the insights that you have, and the broader counteroffensive that believers have made these past 20 years.

I also found that when I actually took up the Bible and read it for myself, that Jesus first asked his prospective disciples to follow him, not so much to believe in a preexistent body of beliefs about him. I have found that by actually trying to follow Jesus has made all the difference in my life. You have shown to me conclusively that the central tenets of the Christian faith are not an attempt to "believe ten impossible things before breakfast", but overall make the most sense, and even better yet, yield the most hope.

I have been a street cop in the worst neighborhoods of --------, made famous by several different police shows on TV for over 26 years. I have seen up close and personal more death and senseless violence than the vast majority of police officers ever see. These horrors, combined with the worldview of hopelessness and pointlessness that is the byproduct of pop nihilism could have driven me simply mad. Due in part to your ministry, intellect and powers you have brought to bear on what are the questions of the most profound import to our lives, you have shown Christianity to be quite credible, and along with asking Jesus into my life, to show himself to me, then joining a Christian community and with them attempting to practice Christ and Christianity, this has made an incredible impact in my life. Jesus offers us a new life, a better hope and a better way to be in this life, and in part due to your demonstrations, this is not a pie in the sky, wishful thinking hope, but rather is a set of beliefs not merely emotionally and spiritually satisfying, but cognitively persuasive as well. God bless you sir.

-R

William Lane Craig has been the greatest influence on my spiritual and intellectual life to date. Soon after I became a Christian I began to ask questions and needed substance to base my faith on. I [randomly] found Dr. Craig's debate with Austin Dacey, which prompted me to listen to both sides carefully and to research more of Dr. Craig's work. If it were not for Dr. Craig and the Reasonable Faith ministry I'm convinced my faith and relationship with Christ would not be as strong as it is right now. I've since graduated with an undergraduate degree in Biblical Studies and I'm currently working on my Master's in Philosophy.

I appreciate Dr. Craig's transparence and passion for the gospel. When you listen to the Defender's Podcast (his Sunday school lessons) he will range from quantum mechanics and abstract objects to middle knowledge and tie it back to an application. It's more than lofty philosophical thought that suffices for comfortable theodicies. He addresses the honest questions of meaning, value, and purpose, questions that we all face and will question at some point. His work on the absurdity of life without God has allowed me to make sense of personal and existential questions of mine.

There's so much to Dr. Craig that we don't know about. I was privileged enough to meet him and know him better when he debated Michael Tooley at UNC Charlotte. I found out that he and his wife, Jan, pray for the users in the forum and was genuinely concerned and were prayerful for a certain situation that has been made known. He was personable and expressed care and attention to me while we spoke. He is a composed and tactful gentleman. (I need to learn from his patience when dealing with frustrating moments during debates and dialogues!) This fruit demonstrates that he's not a showboat. He's not in it for the money, publishing, or any other motivation. In his most recent newsletter, in closing, he stated,"In whatever circumstances you find yourself this Christmas, whether enjoying the warmth of family and church or perhaps alone serving God or country on a foreign field or facing times of economic hardship or struggling with health, we wish for you a Christmas filled with a consciousness of God's love, a love which would prompt Him to take on our broken human condition to bring us eternal life."This wasn't an impersonal "Merry Christmas," but an inclusive desire for relationship with God, for us to know his love. A love that overcomes our human condition and bring about atonement. He sympathizes with those who are serving (like my brother), with those who are facing financial problems, and with those who are sick or in pain. I always look forward to the monthly newsletters because I often feel as if it's a personal letter to me updating me on what he's up to.

Thank you, Dr. Craig, Jan, and the Reasonable Faith ministry, for making scholarship and ministry function together. You've been used by God for me (and I know many others) to have substance to my faith. Thank you for helping me have a reasonable faith. I'll be praying for you.

-Max