Is It Reasonable To Believe In God? • Westside Fall Lecture Series • September 20-23, 2026
SUNDAY
9:30 The Integrity of the Bible, Tyler Sams
10:30 Living By Faith In A Skeptical World, Bruce Reeves
3:00 The Historicity of the Resurrection of Christ, Shawn Chancellor
4:00 Biblical and Extra-Biblical Scientific Evidence for God and Creation, part one, Shane Carrington
MONDAY
7:00 Biblical and Extra-Biblical Scientific Evidence for God and Creation, part two, Shane Carrington
8:00 Morality and God: Humanizing Theism, Morality and Suffering, Bruce Reeves
TUESDAY
7:00 The Canonicity of Scripture: How Did We Get The Bible? Tyler Sams
8:00 The Outcomes of Atheism and Theism, Shawn Chancellor
WEDNESDAY
7:00 Q&A Session
SPEAKER BIOS

Bruce was born in Blytheville, Arkansas, on October 13, 1974, the son of Carl and Carolyn Reeves. He and his wife, Rachel, have one son, Connor. Bruce earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hendrix College and a Bachelor of Ministry degree from Harding University.
He has served with the Highway 65 church of Christ in Conway, Arkansas, for the past 25 years.
Bruce has conducted numerous gospel meetings across the United States and has written for several religious journals. He is actively engaged in public apologetics and has participated in multiple formal religious discussions. Three of these debates have been published: The Reeves–Scheel Debate on the Godhead and Baptismal Formula, The Reeves–Cook Debate on Baptism, and The Reeves–Neubauer Debate on the A.D. 70 Doctrine. In his personal time, Bruce enjoys reading and spending time with his family.

Tyler was born in 1985 to Kevin and Lynette Sams of Conway, Arkansas. He spent his childhood in Conway, graduating from Greenbrier High School in 2003. Tyler attended Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, in 2007 with a B.A. in Speech Communication. Shortly after graduating, he began working with the Judson Road Church of Christ in Longview, Texas. Since 2021, Tyler has worked with the University Oaks Church of Christ in San Antonio, Texas. Tyler is married to Audrey and they are blessed with two
daughters.

Shane Carrington was reared on a farm just outside of Cooper, Texas. He currently lives in Sulphur Springs, Texas, where he has worked with the Southside congregation for 27 years. He and his wife Liz have three daughters, two sons, and four grandchildren. Shane has a Bachelor of Science degree with a double major in math and english from East Texas A & M University in Commerce, Texas. He also has a Master’s degree in Counseling from the same school. Shane is in his 40th year of preaching the gospel full time. He enjoys studying, teaching and preaching God’s word, sports, music, and spending time with his family.

Shawn Chancellor began located work in Bradley, Arkansas, in 2004. In 2010, he began working with the South 46th Street church of Christ in Fort Smith, Arkansas. In 2014, he moved to Amarillo, Texas, where he currently works with the South Georgia Street church of Christ, serving as both an evangelist and an elder. Shawn married his wife, Bonnie, in 1998, and they have one daughter, Colby, a son-in-law, Logan Miller, and one granddaughter, Amelia.
