In April 1998, atheist Peter Atkins from Oxford debated William Lane Craig at the Carter Center in Atlanta. Professor Atkins not only lost the debate, he lost it badly. When atheists such as Dawkins or Sam Harris or Lawrence Krauss speak on their own, they are forceful and compelling. But when they find themselves confronted by a studied Christian apologist like Oxford mathematician John Lennox or Biola's William Lane Craig, they find the going much tougher; in fact, they are effectively neutralized.

Here's an idea: What if we could change the environment? What if we could bring the debate closer to home? What if we could expose our young people to the best that atheism can assert and answer it in a safe, controlled environment? That is the effort being made by the production of Siegfried and Me.

Siegfried and Me is two-hour intensive seminar in drama form. It's a presentation of a botched debate. Botched because of scheduling. I can't be both people at once, so I play the part of Siegfried, making every effort to lay out the atheist position as honestly, forcefully and clearly as possible. I've been told that Siegfried makes the case for atheism stronger than most atheists could ever hope to. And this is a good thing. I want my Christian audience to experience the true force and angst that comes with being confronted by that side of the story. Only then can they begin to appreciate the true strength of their own worldview, which is presented in the Christian apologist's response.

Business as usual isn't cutting it for this generation of Christians. Three of George Barna's "Six Reasons Young Christians Leave Church" pertain to their struggle with our lack of intellectual credibility. That's why our churches need to consider a different approach. Clayton Brumby's "Siegfried and Me" is an outside-the-box way to confront this generation's faith-spoiling defeaters. It will shock, entertain, enlighten and encourage you - especially older teens and young adults - that the Christian faith can stand the assault of college professors and the antagonism of new atheists.

Parents, your children are under attack and they are often unarmed. You have spent your life protecting them and training them in the way they should go. Don't stop now. This drama helps students develop the confidence that they need to know that their beliefs are based on solid and defensible truths. They can leave home and more confidently share the reason why they have the hope that they have in Christ.

Clayton Brumby knows all the arguments against Christianity and in his play, "Siegfried and Me", he convincingly articulates them while playing an elitist college professor. Though the professor's arguments against Christianity might sound rational at first hearing, Clayton then uses his own persona to pick them apart and effectively show that truth is on the side of the Christian. I highly recommend Clayton's production to anyone wishing to prepare young students for defending their faith in secular institutions of higher learning and in the culture in general.