I appreciate the approach this book takes, but I felt like I got the meat of the material in the first couple of chapters. In reality, this book could have been able half the size and still retained it's benefit. ( )

Voddie Baucham offers a fantastic primer on presuppositional apologetics in Expository Apologetics. His proposed apologetic method swings on three premises: being biblical, being easy to remember, and being conversational (20). This discipline is not just for elite Christians. Every believer must be ready to offer an answer for the hope that is within them (1 Peter 3:15).

What I particularly love about this book is that it roots apologetics in the believer's submission to Jesus and the process of sanctification in their lives. As they grow, they share their journey and the truth they discover with others. This method is achievable for the everyman! Baucham refuses to let the reader hide behind their lack of academic training. He repeatedly and enthusiastically calls all believers to be apologists for the Kingdom. I think Protestants particularly need to read his chapter on learning apologetics through creeds, confessions, and statements of faith. He dares use words like "catechism" as valid tools for the development of apologetic skills. Many modern believers see catechism and creeds as either bygone relics or as Catholic mumbo jumbo. Baucham helps the reader see that they are neither. Rather, they are powerful tools for growing in our sanctification, further equipping us to be effective apologists.

This book is a good read and is applicable to astute lay leaders and pastors. ( )