Consider the Culture

One of the areas often missed in a lot of Christian apologetics is the social setting in which a person encounters the gospel. For example, it is far easier to espouse "rational arguments" for the existence of God in St. Louis than in Seattle. Both the macro-level culture of the region where one lives and the subculture of the church one attends will significantly shape how the gospel is received. 

What seems obviously true in, say, a large youth group in Indiana may not seem nearly as obvious in a public high…