Here is a sampling from some of the thousands of comments we have received about our events, videos, and books.
FaithSearch Discovery
Although I had been exposed to Christianity all my life, I struggled with so many issues that I couldn't undertstand—or wouldn't accept without understanding. These doubts circled around and around in my mind and made it easy for me to just forget the whole idea of God rather than try to accept what I did not understand.
The information you provided dismissed every doubt or confusion I had ever had! I left with the sure and certain knowledge that Jesus Christ was who he said he was and he did what they said he did!! I find it hard to even write that line without crying. Joy—relief—amazement that Christ died for ME—that I might be saved from the torment that was my life and most surely would have been my eternal future. Now I know that someday I will be with him to wash his feet with my hair and to spend forever in praise of my heavenly father. How do I thank you for that?
--LH Participant Tucson, AZ
FaithSearch Origins
You answered many questions I've had over the last few years. Your examples regarding intelligent design were great!
-BVV Event Participant St. Michael, MN
FaithSearch Discovery
FaithSearch provides an invaluable resource in defending key issues of Christianity. [It] provides the believer a renewed confidence in their faith, while the skeptic is challenged in their unbelief.
–Jeff Meyer Senior pastor Arizona Community Church (Tempe, AZ)
Surprised by Faith book
Dr. Don Bierle know much more that he teaches. His heart is to communicate that which is vitally important to his listeners: Christian faith is reasonable and rational, though not rationalistic. Surprised by Faith teaches the scriptural truth that God became man in the incarnation, in doing so the infinite, personal God came into the finite world to live, die, and rise again on our behalf. In Surprised, Dr. Bierle condenses a lifetime of influence from some of the modern Christianity's apologetics giants (Lewis, Schaeffer, Chesterton) into accessible form for the Christian seeking a better understanding of his or her own faith, or for the seeker wanting to understand the object of their considerations. Surprised by Faith is an indispensable primer to evidential apologetics.
-Wade Mobley, B.A., M. Div. President of AFLC Schools and Dean of AFLTS Plymouth, MN
FaithSearch Discovery
I loved the historical proof of the Bible & our Jesus. Growing up going to church, we always talked about faith and believing without seeing. As a bright human with questions & skepticism, it is thrilling to hear and see the tangible evidence of my faith through history and archeology.
--BH Participant St. Michael, MN
FaithSearch Discovery
This is what I've been looking for!
-LB Event Participant Chaska, MN
FaithSearch Origins
It was a really good presentation. It was cool to see more proof I can use to tell my friends about creation. It helped me learn a lot.
-GS Event Participant Elk River, MN
FaithSearch International
Don Bierle knows how to touch the heads and the hearts of those who listen to him. [He] brought together young and old, skeptic and supporter to hear his personal testimony, scientific evidence, and biblical truth. He is especially understanding of opinions that differ from his teaching, and he engages people in conversation for greater understanding.
– Dee Rock Minister of parish life American Evangelical Lutheran Church, LCMC (Prescott, AZ)
FaithSearch Discovery
I appreciated the historical references to the validity of the Scripture. I am a chemist and always appreciate hearing the testamony of other scientists. I found the more deeply I got into my science studies, the more implausible the secular arguments of evolution and absence of God became. Ultimately, I too had to surrender my pride and arrogance and humbly accept Jesus as my Lord and Savior.
--WB Participant St. Michael, MN
Surprised by Faith
Dr. Bierle, I have just finished reading your book and must confess that this book meant more for me than all the other books combined which I have read and studied in an effort to improve my faith and build a personal relationship with God. Being a scientist myself, I enjoyed the systematic approach and analytical processes you used. They all are clear, concise and to the point. And, I couldn’t believe that your book could so accurately pinpoint my faith block…pride! I have for years been trying to figure out what it is I must do, or stop doing, to have a personal relationship with the Lord and as I was about to give up, and now at age 67, it comes to me from a brother in Christ from the other side of the world All praise to God!
-Johan Wilken Republic of South Africa
