Are Christians using their brains?

I to an email today that said this:

Christianity can withstand intellectual scrutiny. The problem is that most Christians cannot.

So said apologist Josh McDowell in a recent talk to a gathering of men's ministers. Over the past 17 years McDowell has asked over 4,000 pastors, leaders, and parents why they believe the Bible is true. The result? According to McDowell only six "came close to giving an intelligent answer."

Even worse, McDowell reports that many Christians suggest Christianity is true merely because they believe it. "That's voodoo thinking," McDowell says. "Where did we ever get that crazy idea that something is true just because we believe it?"

I can't stress how much I agree with this. Christians seem lazy intellectually today. Whenever we do a series on Sunday morning designed to help Christians answer the tough questions of life, our attendance falls. Nobody seems to care if they can answer the questions of life. Very strange.

For those of you who want to start, go google the websites of Josh McDowell and Lee Strobel. Watch some of the videos and start learning more about what you believe.