The Story of Reality

'Greg has done us all a great service by giving a fresh answer to our oldest questions. In simple yet insightful and profound ways, The Story of Reality will help you understand all the whys that matter most to us. Whether you want to begin your own personal journey toward understanding or be sharpened in your ability to help others as they wrestle with timeless curiosities, your time in this book will serve you well.' * TODD WAGNER, Pastor, Watermark Church, Dallas * 'Greg Koukl is a master communicator! The Story of Reality is a beautifully crafted description of the Christian worldview, written in an accessible, winsome, and well-reasoned manner. If youre curious about why Christians see the world the way we do, or youre a believer who simply wants to communicate Christianity in an articulate way to others, this book is for you!' * LEE STROBEL, bestselling author of The Case for Christ and The Case for Grace * 'Greg Koukl is one of the clearest and most accessible Christian communicators I know. Telling the big Story of Gods purpose and actions in history, Greg masterfully demonstrates why no other story but Christianity can account for the way the world is and why it matters. Common sense, a logical approach, and years of experience in putting the puzzle pieces together in his own life, make Greg an ideal guide for others seeking to piece together the true Story of reality for themselves.' * JUSTIN BRIERLEY, host of the Unbelievable? radio show and podcast * 'Greg Koukl thinks you deserve answers to your why questions about reality, and he offers them with wit and compassion. The Story of Reality brings the greatest story ever told to life in all its brilliant simplicity.' * JEFF MYERS, Ph.D., President, Summit Ministries * 'I have known Greg Koukl for a quarter of a century as a smart, well-educated man of integrity with a tender heart for God. Ive enjoyed his previous writings, but The Story of Reality is clearly his best and most important book to date. I couldnt put it down. Koukl carries on a conversation with the reader, presenting the big elements of the Christian Story, providing reasons for believing the Story, and contrasting it, when appropriate, with alternative narratives. The book has a wonderful feel of authenticity. I highly recommend it for believers who want to be encouraged and instructed, and its an excellent give-away for an open unbeliever.' * J. P. MORELAND, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University * 'If youre looking for something fresh in the conversation about faith and culture, The Story of Reality is for you. Offering more than just a series of propositions and claims, Koukl weaves propositional truth into a story that we can all relate to and find ourselves in. Easy to read yet intellectually stimulating, this book is worth your time.' * ABDU MURRAY, North American Director of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries; author of Grand Central Question: Answering the Critical Concerns of the Major Worldviews * 'In a day when so many people find the Bibles message to be anything but sensible, Greg Koukls The Story of Reality does a superb job of showing how much sense it really makes after all---first, by putting the story in order, beginning with God and moving from there through mans creation, mans problem, and Gods solution; and second, by showing through solid reasoning that the biblical story is more believable---and thus more sensible---than any other way of looking at reality. For anyone who wants to be able either to understand the story better or to explain it more clearly, this book is essential.' * TOM GILSON, author of True Reason: Confronting the Irrationality of the New Atheism * 'My friend Greg Koukl is known as a man whose ambition is to be pleasing to God---and his newest work, The Story of Reality, certainly is ambitio

Gregory Koukl holds MA degrees with honors in both apologetics and philosophy. He's spoken on over 80 university campuses and hosted his own call-in radio talk show for over 33 years defending "Christianity worth thinking about." Greg is founder and president of Stand to Reason (str.org) and serves as adjunct professor of Christian apologetics at Biola University. He is the author of the award-winning The Story of Reality and the best-selling Tactics.

Chapter 1---Picture, Puzzle, Story Chapter 2---God Chapter 3---Man Chapter 4---Jesus Chapter 5---Cross Chapter 6---Resurrection Epilogue Notes This section will contain explanatory notes for each chapter that serve the function of footnotes, but without the numbering. The goal is to present important secondary material in a way that does not seem academic or tedious, but flows as a natural extension of the narrative.