Mary Jo Sharp is a former atheist from the Pacific Northwest who thought religion was for the weak-minded. She now holds a Masters in Christian Apologetics from Biola University and is the first woman to become a Certified Apologetics Instructor through the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. Mary Jo is an Assistant Professor at Houston Baptist University and on faculty with Summit Ministries. She is the author of a number of books including In Defense of the Bible, Why Do You Believe That?, Come Let Us Reason, Defending the Faith and administrates the website, Confident Christianity.