Christian Trinity will not appear rational if one presupposes the hard rationality of the Enlightenment, but within Christian theology, the Trinity makes sense and illuminates life.

Relevance should not be an end to itself. Not only is making relevance one’s ultimate goal one of the quickest ways to become irrelevant, but it also debases contextualization, transforming it into a sinful attempt to be accepted by the world.

the theological pluralist is being intolerant by asserting that all such religions are wrong to claim exclusivity.

if we are to be “true to ourselves,” why should I give of myself selflessly for the sake of others?

When people really, truly consider what it means that they will die, they cannot help but be deeply disturbed by the question. Thus, by sympathetically getting someone to seriously consider what will happen to them after they die, an apologist can place an existential weight on their shoulders that is difficult for them to bear, let alone shrug

not that all humans and, by extension, cultures, agree on a particular moral standard, but that all humans and cultures have a moral standard and make moral judgments about what is good, bad, appropriate, inappropriate, meaningful, and inconsequential.

Our apologetic is ultimately not dependent on ourselves but on the Holy Spirit.

While it’s one thing to make the gospel message as accessible as possible, it’s quite another to allow the thought forms of a given culture to change the gospel. Be warned: If taken too far, apologetics can negotiate away the very soul of the church, the very heart of Christianity.

In the day-to-day trenches of adult life, there is actually no such thing as atheism. There is no such thing as not worshipping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship.