Christians have always utilized the technology of their time to spread the gospel. When the printing press was invented, for example, believers printed and distributed the Bible faster than ever before. They did the same when radio, TV and the Internet came around, using these platforms to deliver the Good News.
It should come as no surprise, then, that Christians would continue to change the world through YouTube and podcasts.
That’s how most people were introduced to Christian apologist Wesley “Wes” Huff. Huff, who specializes in the study of biblical manuscripts, garnered attention from the secular world when he appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience (currently the world’s most popular podcast) in January 2025 to discuss a variety of biblical and supernatural topics. A few months later, Huff appeared on Andrew Schulz’ Flagrant with Akaash Singh (currently 43rd on Spotify) to answer their questions about Christian theology.
Despite totaling over six hours of content, the two YouTube videos encompassing those conversations have, as of this posting, racked up 10 million views—views that say nothing of how many times both conversations were streamed on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.
And as Huff engaged in conversation on those secular podcasts, millions of viewers and listeners heard the gospel. Huff gave clear, concise explanations to the hosts’ questions. And some likely discerned, perhaps for the first time, that Christianity made far more sense than they had ever considered before. Many of them subscribed to Huff’s eponymous YouTube channel, boosting his number of subscribers by hundreds of thousands in just six months.
On his channel, Huff defends the veracity of the biblical text. He’ll provide examples of ancient artifacts, “undesigned coincidences” and compelling arguments that provide confidence that the Bible is trustworthy. And he’ll tackle a few other theological topics, too.
Huff answers opponents and questions with patience and grace. He allows the other side to ask, posit and expound without interruption, and he asks clarifying questions to ensure he understands what they’re talking about. His patience is particularly refreshing as he engages with those who may poke fun at or criticize his beliefs.
And when Huff responds to people, he often answers them at their level of theological understanding. For instance, in one conversation, Huff spends time diving deeply into biblical manuscripts and theological topics to a scholar; in another, he carefully defines terms and explains biblical concepts to someone with little biblical knowledge. On a similar note, Huff collaborates and converses with other Christian channels, including Red Pen Logic, Mike Winger and Melissa Dougherty.
As we’ve seen on the Christian YouTube channel Testify, Huff also points out some “undesigned coincidences” that prove the veracity of Scripture. These, according to Huff, are “instances when you have one or more independent historical accounts, and they interlock in such a way that would be unexpected if the story were simply fabricated wholesale.” Put another way, they’re elements in two or more accounts that “fill in the information gaps” of the other testimonies in unplanned but helpful ways.
Huff also reminds viewers that “the Bible was not written to us, but it was written for us.” In other words, it is important to consider how the original recipient of a section of Scripture would have understood the text, so that we can better glean out its meaning.
Finally, Huff inspires confidence that the Bible’s message hasn’t been changed throughout history. Though he’s quick to state that the Bible has been updated (that is, changing language such as thy to your to keep its message in the modern tongue), we have plenty of evidence through manuscripts and common reasoning to prove that our Bible’s message is the same one articulated in the original source documents.
Nothing from Huff, though he does counter a strange argument put forth that Christ translates to “a mushroom covered in God’s semen.” He also counters the idea that Christianity formulated because of psychedelic-mushroom-induced hallucinations.
After listening to Joe Rogan’s conversation with Huff, one atheist commenter responded, “I have been a militant atheist for my entire life. It’s conversations like these, in the past couple of years, that have me questioning EVERYTHING.”
In a postmodern world desperately searching for truth, Huff’s channel provides many reasons to believe in the truth of Christianity. For some atheists, like the commenter quoted above, the proofs Huff provides may be just what they need to bring them to saving faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
And for Christians, Huff’s arguments will act as helpful building blocks to bolster their faith and share it with others.
Kennedy Unthank studied journalism at the University of Missouri. He knew he wanted to write for a living when he won a contest for “best fantasy story” while in the 4th grade. What he didn’t know at the time, however, was that he was the only person to submit a story. Regardless, the seed was planted. Kennedy collects and plays board games in his free time, and he loves to talk about biblical apologetics. He’s also an avid cook. He thinks the ending of Lost “wasn’t that bad.”
