"EVERYONE IS GOING TO HELL!"

Bible sales in the United States just hit a 21 year high... So why are more people turning back to religion?

To help answer that question, today I’m joined by Christian apologist Wesley Huff.

Wesley is a historian who studies the historical reliability of the Bible and the evidence surrounding the life of Jesus.

Much of his work focuses on ancient manuscripts and the historical case for Christianity. He spends his time debating sceptics and asking a simple question - what does the historical record actually say?

I wanted to speak to Wesley because these are questions I’ve personally wrestled with for years.

I grew up in a Christian household. When I was about eighteen, I was pulled into the new atheist movement after reading people like Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris. Since then, I’ve found myself in a different place. Curious and still asking a lot of questions.

I wanted to know:

- Is the Bible historically reliable? - What evidence do historians actually use when evaluating ancient texts? - Did Jesus exist as a real historical figure? - What is the historical case for the resurrection? - And can science and religious belief exist side by side?

During the conversation, I told him that I have a huge amount of respect for both him and his faith. When someone’s beliefs produce the kind of character and life he demonstrates, that becomes a powerful form of evidence in itself.

The goal here isn’t to land on a final answer but to explore the questions properly.

I’ve learned that the most important thing in conversations like this is staying open-minded.

None of us have all the answers, but asking the questions honestly is where real discovery begins.