TESTIMONIALS
I would just like to express my gratitude that you guys came all the way to South Africa. I really enjoyed your debate and found it very refreshing and motivational to see Christians speak and conduct themselves with so much confidence. South Africa had a very restricted (conservative dull) idea of what a Christian should act like, and for many other reasons we often have a "don't mind me I'm just a little Christian" attitude. Our country has also had so many changes in the last couple of years, which has resulted in a confusing array of Christian denominations and ideas. In short, your confident, well prepared and bold manner was an excellent example of something I find missing in most of our churches.
I also thoroughly enjoyed the seminar talks and hoped you enjoyed meeting some South Africans! Your visit was an absolute blessing and I hope you return soon.
-Cameron
On Wed. nights I host a group humorously called "Pick On Christian Wed." I use much of your material from the Reasonable Faith text (among others). One of the most powerful arguments that we discuss is the Kalaam Cosmological Argument. One of our young women traveled to China for an extended mission trip and reported back to us that the Chinese students were blown away by the KCA!!!! A few came to Christ and are seriously intrigued and have been impacted heavily (to say the least)!!! What great news to start the day with!! Thank you so much for your work and keep thinking, as to challenge us to keep up! Look at the impact! To God be the glory.
-Russ
I want to thank you for your life changing ministry. I have enjoyed a terrific confidence with sharing my faith since discovering your site & debates on God's existence.
As a speaker at a youth camp in Tui Ridge, Rotorua, NZ, last week, I was able to sit down in the cafeteria with a Chinese exchange student who had not believed in God since being taught as a young child about evolution in his school in China. I briefly shared four reasons to believe there probably is a God when he suddenly declared "I believe in Jesus". He said to me he was amazed by what I'd shared with him. "I've been an atheist since age 6 and after talking with you for 10 minutes I now believed in God!" I was amazed at how simple it was to share what I'd learned from you. So thanks so much for what you're doing & please keep it up.
-Benjamin
I just wanted to pass on some encouragement to you. I am a junior at Texas A&M University and I am in an introduction to philosophy class. Yesterday, we were discussing the Teleological aggument as a basis for the existence of a all powerful God. It is a secular setting and can be very intimidating. My prayer walking in to the classroom was that through my voice or someone elses the truth would be spoken. Thanks to the Lord enabling me with resources from Reasonable faith and the talk Dr. Craig gave at Watermark Church in Dallas, I spoke the truth in my class with confidence. It is so freeing to know that Jesus Christ and our Lord has incredible amounts of explanatory power, even in secular academic classrooms.
Thank you for your time and resouces for a worthy cause. May we continue to be ambassadors of truth in a growing secular world.
-Cameron
I realize that nearly every Christian perusing this site owes you a tremendous debt and wants to thank you for for service in the Kingdom. However, one more won't hurt, will it? As someone who owns many of your books and has watched/listened/read transcripts of the majority of your debates, I merely wanted to express my personal gratitude and indebtedness. Often the butterfly effect is mentioned when rebutting the problem of evil, but it seems to me that most people don't take the time to look at the butterfly effect when discussing the service and acts of the Christian faithful. Accordingly, although I know you realize you have made a difference, I can attest that you have no idea (atleast experientially) how enormous your influence has been; even on people that have never heard of you! Your articulate defense of the faith provides a substratum for Christian thinkers to come, regroup, rest and return to the community confident and well prepared.
Consequently, and particularly on my college campus, people are discussing your arguments who have never seen one of your debates, read one of your books or even heard your name! I realize that you can conceptualize this phenomenon, but it surely cannot be fully grasped without actually experiencing it. In fact, if you were fully aware of your impact, Dr. Craig, you might even struggle with humility; that's how large is has been! And therefore, I want to encourage you to keep fighting the good fight, remind you of how much God is using your ministry and thank you for making a significant difference in my life and those around me.
-Tyler