From my brother-in-law Matt's trip

"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands." Psalm 19:1

Recently I have noticed a paradigm shift in my apologetic method. I used to believe that if I just presented someone with enough evidence for Christianity that they would just have to convert. After all, it is the most logical and reasonable thing to do. I viewed non-Christians as idiots, unintelligent morons who didn't see the facts clearly. Thus, my goal was to argue them into the kingdom.
However, I don't see things this way anymore. Why? Well, since then, I have happened to meet some really intelligent unbelievers--folks that are way smarter than me. And I began to notice that everyone to some extent is biased. We all are predisposed to some position due to our life experience. No one can be completely objective with the evidence for or against Christianity.
In fact, if Christianity is true, then the Bible teaches that sin has damaged our whole personality. This means that no one is completely reasonable, since even our cognitive facilities have been marred by sin. So we shouldn't expect people to become Christians simply because it is the "most intellectually satisfying position."
So how does this affect apologetics? Well, I have started to realize that although philosophical arguments and historical evidence are helpful in witnessing, no one becomes a Christian solely on this basis. Rather, most people become Christians because of a friendship, or because of their struggle with guilt, or because of that empty longing in their souls for something that nothing in this world can satisfy.