Dr. Rice Broocks is the cofounder of the Every Nation family of churches, and the pastor of Bethel World Outreach Church in Brentwood, Tenn. In his new book, God’s Not Dead: Evidence for God in an Age of Uncertainty (Thomas Nelson, March 2013), Broocks provides Christians with nine basic proofs of God’s existence to defend their faith, and directly addresses the claims of many skeptics.

Keep reading for a basic overview of the nine proofs of God’s existence.

To learn more about the evidence for God’s existence and to read direct answers to many of skeptics’ claims, read God’s Not Dead by Dr. Rice Broocks.