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Fighting on Different Hills: Licona and Ally on the Resurrection of Jesus - Part 2

August 20, 2025

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

In 2004, Islamic scholar Dr. Shabir Ally and Dr. Mike Licona met at Regent University to debate the physical resurrection of Jesus. Both cases, a lively Q&A between the scholars and an audience Q&A ma

Did Jesus Lie in Mark 5:39?

August 18, 2025

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Questions about whether Jesus lied in Mark 5:39, proving that lying can’t be a sin, when he said, “The child has not died, but is asleep,” and what Jesus meant when he said we need to be “born of wate

Terrell Clemmons: Legacy of the Scopes Monkey Trial

August 16, 2025

Knight & Rose Show - Wintery Knight and Desert Rose

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose welcome Terrell Clemmons to discuss the 100th anniversary of the Scopes Monkey Trial. We discuss Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, its impact on morality, and its ti

Is God “Divided Against Himself” When He Allows Evil?

August 14, 2025

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Questions about whether the principle that a house divided against itself can’t stand would apply not only to Satan casting out demons but also to God allowing evil, whether or not God is the author o

Fighting on Different Hills: Licona and Ally on the Resurrection of Jesus - Part 1

August 13, 2025

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

In 2004, Islamic scholar Dr. Shabir Ally and Dr. Mike Licona met at Regent University to debate the physical resurrection of Jesus. Both cases, a lively Q&A between the scholars and an audience Q&A ma

What Should I Say to My Single, Christian Friend Who Is Planning to Use IVF to Have a Baby?

August 11, 2025

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Questions about giving a biblical perspective to a single friend who is a relatively new Christian and is planning to use IVF to have a baby, and whether or not it’s wrong to pray for a baby for a sin

How Can I Tell My Patients They’re Giving Christianity a Negative Reputation?

August 7, 2025

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Questions about whether there’s a gracious way to explain to manipulative and demanding patients that they’re giving Christianity a negative reputation, and how to deal with friends who send a lot of

Did Man Create God? Licona vs Yothment

August 6, 2025

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

This episode is a 2006 debate between Dr. Michael Licona and Steve Yothment, the president of the Atlanta Freethought Society, on whether man created God. Yothment takes the positive side. He proposes

Shouldn’t We All Be Harvesters?

August 4, 2025

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Questions about how to handle objections from Christians who think we should all be harvesters and should not focus on gardening, and whether attending a service at a mosque would communicate approval

Where’s the Line Between Science and Witchcraft?

July 31, 2025

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Questions about what qualifies as witchcraft, where the line is between witchcraft and science manipulating nature to accomplish things, whether the devil is omnipresent, and whether a demon can posse

What Do Statistical Mechanics Have to Say About Jesus' Bodily Resurrection? Licona vs. Cavin - Part 2

July 30, 2025

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

The following episode is a debate from 2012 at Antioch Church in Temecula, California, between Dr. Licona and philosophy professor Dr. R. Greg Cavin on whether Jesus rose from the dead. Licona present

Which Books Left a Lasting Impression on You?

July 28, 2025

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Questions about favorite books that left a lasting impression on Greg and Amy, their response to Christians who warn that all fantasy novels (including C.S. Lewis’s books) tap into demonic ideas, and

Did Matter and Energy Already Exist Before the Big Bang?

July 24, 2025

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Questions about whether matter and energy already existed before the Big Bang, how to respond to a Christian friend who believes Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 describe two separate creation events with two

What Do Statistical Mechanics Have to Say About Jesus' Bodily Resurrection? Licona vs. Cavin - Part 1

July 23, 2025

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

The following episode is a debate from 2012 at Antioch Church in Temecula, California, between Dr. Licona and philosophy professor Dr. R. Greg Cavin on whether Jesus rose from the dead. Licona present

Why Would We Need to Be in a Fallen World to Fully Know God?

July 21, 2025

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Questions about why, if Adam and Eve were in perfect community with God, we would need to be in a fallen world to fully know God, and why God cursed nature after the fall.   * If Adam and Eve were in

What Would You Say to an Atheist Who Claims to Lack a Worldview?

July 17, 2025

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Questions about how to handle a conversation with an atheist who claims to lack a worldview, and how to respond to someone who accuses you of being “stubborn and dogmatic” because you defend your view

An Ex-Christian Disputes Jesus' Physical Resurrection: Licona vs. Barker - Part 2

July 16, 2025

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

In this episode , we have Dr. Mike Licona's first-ever debate. In 2003, Licona sparred with Dan Barker at the University of Wisonsin-Madison. Once a Christian evangelist and missionary, Barker declare

No One Wrote About Jesus During His Lifetime

July 14, 2025

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Questions about how to respond to the concern that no one wrote about Jesus during his lifetime, why scholars say Jesus was born in AD 5–6 rather than AD 1, and what Paul meant when he said God sent h

Bible Study: Choices and Character in James, Part 2

July 12, 2025

Knight & Rose Show - Wintery Knight and Desert Rose

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose study James chapters 3-5, emphasizing taming the tongue and pursuing godly wisdom. They discuss humility, patience, and responsible stewardship, critiquing worldly desir

Is It Problematic for a DJ to Play Songs That Are Contrary to His Christian Values?

July 10, 2025

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Questions about whether it’s problematic for a DJ on a secular radio station to play songs with lyrics that are contrary to his Christian values, and what approach a musician should take toward royalt

An Ex-Christian Disputes Jesus' Physical Resurrection: Licona vs. Barker - Part 1

July 9, 2025

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

In this episode, we have Dr. Mike Licona's first-ever debate. In 2003, Licona sparred with Dan Barker at the University of Wisonsin-Madison. Once a Christian evangelist and missionary, Barker declares

Could Inherently Sinful Humans Have Accurately Recorded the Word of God?

July 7, 2025

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Questions about whether or not inherently sinful humans could have accurately recorded the Word of God, whether the words about Moses in Acts 7:22 and Exodus 4:10 contradict each other, and why we’re

What Are the Top Five Things to Consider Before Joining a Church?

July 3, 2025

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Questions about the top five things to consider before joining a church when coming out of the NAR movement, and thoughts regarding a church putting on a production of Jesus Christ Superstar as a mean

The Resurrection: A Matter of History or Faith? Licona and Pagels on the Ron Isana Show

July 2, 2025

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

In this episode, we have a 2005 appearance of Dr. Mike Licona on the Ron Isana Show, where he defends the historicity of the bodily resurrection of Jesus against Princeton professor Dr. Elaine Pagels'

Are Works the Evidence or the Energizer of Faith?

June 30, 2025

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Questions about whether faith is the evidence or the energizer of faith, and biblical support for the idea that good works are inevitable and always demonstrated in the life of someone who has true fa

Full Preterism/Dispensationalism: Hermeneutics that Crucified Jesus

June 29, 2025

For The King - FTK

Full Preterism is heresy and many forms of Dispensationalism is as well. We hope to show why both are insufficient for understanding biblical prophecy. Parallel Christian Economy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Re

Is Morality Determined by Society?

June 26, 2025

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Questions about how to respond to someone who says morality is determined by society, whether our evolutionary biology causes us to think it’s objectively wrong to torture babies for fun, and whether

Bodily Resurrection vs Consensual Realities: A Licona Craffert Debate

June 25, 2025

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

In today’s episode, Dr. Mike Licona debates Dr. Pieter Craffert at the University of Johannesburg. While Dr. Licona provides a positive case for the bodily resurrection of Jesus based on facts and his

What Evidence Can I Give for Objective Morality?

June 23, 2025

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Questions about how to respond to someone who’s asking for evidence for objective morality, what to say to atheists who counter the moral argument for God by rejecting the necessity of objective moral

Bible Study: Choices and Character in James, Part 1

June 21, 2025

Knight & Rose Show - Wintery Knight and Desert Rose

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose explore chapters 1 and 2 of the Book of James. They discuss the book's author, James, the brother of Jesus, and his martyrdom. They examine themes such as endurance thro

If Sin Is a Disease We’re Born with, How Can We Be Guilty When We Sin?

June 19, 2025

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Questions about how we can be guilty when we sin if sin is a disease we’re born with, how it can be that we’ll have free will in Heaven but not have the ability to choose to sin, and whether morality

Licona vs. Fales: A Debate in 4 Parts – Part Four: Licona Responds and Q&A

June 18, 2025

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

Today is the final episode in our four-part series covering the 2014 debate between Dr. Michael Licona and Dr. Evan Fales. In this hour-long episode, Licona spends 15 minutes responding to Fales's pre

Do People with Dementia Have Free Will?

June 16, 2025

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Question about whether or not people with dementia have free will and are morally responsible for the sins they commit.   * Do people with dementia have free will? Are they morally responsible for th

If Jesus Is God, Why Didn’t He Know the Day of His Return?

June 12, 2025

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about why Jesus didn’t know the day of his return if he truly is God, and why it’s important for Jesus to be both fully God and fully man.   * If Jesus is God, then why didn’t he know the d

Licona vs. Fales: A Debate in 4 Parts – Part Three: The Meaning of Miracle Stories

June 11, 2025

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

In this episode, we hear from Dr. Evan Fales as he presents his case against the historicity of Jesus’ resurrection and responds to Dr. Licona’s writings. This is the third segment of the four-part de

Is It Wrong to Feel Satisfaction at the Thought of Some Atheists Being Humbled Before Christ?

June 9, 2025

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about whether it’s wrong to feel a sense of satisfaction at the thought of some atheists being humbled before Christ when their time comes, and practical methods of engagement that can be us

What Should I Say to Someone Who Believes Zodiac Signs Determine Personality?

June 5, 2025

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about how to respond to a family member who believes Zodiac signs determine personality and what to say to a co-worker who believes aliens created humans and put them on Earth 250,000 years

Licona vs. Fales: A Debate in 4 Parts – Part Two: Did Jesus Rise from the Dead?

June 4, 2025

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

The following episode is part two of the debate between atheist philosopher Dr. Evan Fales and Dr. Mike Licona in 2014 at the University of St. Thoman in St. Paul, Minnesota. In the first 30 minutes,

What Should I Teach My Students About Worldviews?

June 2, 2025

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Question about how to go about teaching students about worldviews, what a worldview is, how to identify one, how to show that the Christian worldview is better than others, and recommended resources o

Michael Egnor and Denyse O'Leary: The Immortal Mind

May 31, 2025

Knight & Rose Show - Wintery Knight and Desert Rose

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose interview Dr. Michael Egnor and Denyse O'Leary about their new book "The Immortal Mind". They discuss how scientific evidence such as split-brain surgeries, veridical ne

Why Do You Say Human Beings Are the Most Valuable Things in the Universe?

May 29, 2025

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Questions about reasons to think human beings are the most valuable things in the universe, how terms like “identity in Christ” and “child of God” can help someone who feels like a failure, and how to

Licona vs. Fales: A Debate in 4 Parts – Part One: Can Historians Investigate Miracle Claims?

May 28, 2025

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

In this episode, we join a 2014 debate between Dr. Mike Licona and atheist philosopher Dr. Evan Fales on whether Jesus rose from the dead. In this first segment of the four-part debate, Dr. Licona ans

What Questions Should I Ask Someone Who Believes in a Higher Power?

May 26, 2025

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Questions about what to ask someone who believes merely in a “higher power,” how to make a case for the existence of the afterlife, and whether or not we can use Revelation 22:18 as evidence that the

What Would Be the Point of Getting Baptized After All This Time?

May 22, 2025

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Questions about the point of getting baptized after being a Christian for over 60 years, the difference between a short prayer and an eloquent one, and disciplining yourself to read the Bible whether

Licona and Martin Talk about the Physical Resurrection of Jesus

May 21, 2025

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

In today’s episode, we have a Religion Soup dialogue from Acadia Divinity College between Dr. Mike Licona and Dr. Dale Martin on whether Jesus physically rose from the dead. Dr. Licona presents a posi

More on the Midwest and Midlife with Kevin, Collin, and Justin

May 19, 2025

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

The triumvirate comes back together to wrap up another season of LBE. Along with the obligatory sports chatter, the three guys talk at length about the first Midwest Pope (and why they are not Catholi

How Is Prophecy About the Messiah Recognized?

May 19, 2025

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Questions about how to recognize prophecies about the Messiah in the Old Testament and whether or not Paul is just making Scripture say what he wants it to say when he appears to use Old Testament pas

God Didn’t Do Anything to Earn Being God, So How Did He Become So Judgmental?

May 15, 2025

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Questions about how God became so judgmental if he didn’t do anything to become God, and how we can think the flood really happened if no definition of a god includes the idea that he can get so angry

Licona and Martin: A Dialogue on Jesus' Claim of Divinity

May 14, 2025

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

In this episode, Dr. Mike Licona and Dr. Dale Martin discuss their differing views of Jesus’ claim of divinity. Licona proposes that “it is more probable than not that Jesus claimed to be God in some

Can a Deceased Person’s Soul Live On in the Recipient of His Heart?

May 12, 2025

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Questions about whether a deceased person’s soul can live on in the recipient of his heart, whether 1 Corinthians 15:44 confirms that babies in the womb have a soul, why bodies are important, how to e

Sean McDowell: The Fate of the Apostles

May 10, 2025

Knight & Rose Show - Wintery Knight and Desert Rose

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose welcome Dr. Sean McDowell to discuss the fate of the twelve Apostles, as well as Paul and James the brother of Jesus. Many Christians incorporate the willingness of the

What Would You Say to Someone Who Believes in “Healing Frequencies”?

May 8, 2025

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Questions about what to say to someone who believes in “healing frequencies” in fabrics and music, whether Christians should use Oriental medicine that’s based on the concepts of qi, and how to respon

Can Historians Prove that Jesus Rose from the Dead? Licona vs. Ehrman

May 7, 2025

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

In this episode, Dr. Mike Licona and Dr. Bart Ehrman face off for the second time on whether historians can prove the resurrection. Dr. Ehrman says no. Given that 1.) historians work to establish what

The Biblical View of Abortion with Tom Pennington

May 5, 2025

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

What does the Bible say about life in the womb? When does life begin? What about personhood? What has the church taught about abortion over the centuries? How should we respond to familiar slogans lik

Why Do Some Churches Say You Need to Keep the Mosaic Law?

May 5, 2025

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Questions about why some churches say you need to keep the Mosaic Law and the gospel of Christ to be saved, and whether or not it’s inappropriate for Christians to celebrate Passover since it’s a cele

Is There a Reference Guide to Teach Me the Vocabulary of Apologetics?

May 1, 2025

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about a resource for learning the vocabulary of apologetics, whether to pursue a PhD or another master’s degree, whether to earn a degree in general apologetics or to pick a specific topic t

Licona vs. Shapiro: Is Belief in the Resurrection Justified?

April 30, 2025

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

In this episode, Dr. Mike Licona and Dr. Lawrence Shapiro debate the justifiability of believing Jesus was raised from the dead. Dr. Shapiro appeals to Bayes' Theorem and the unverifiability of the al

Nicene Orthodoxy with Blair Smith

April 28, 2025

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

Kevin welcomes his good friend—neighbor, church colleague, and seminary colleague (soon to be boss!)—Blair Smith to the podcast. As a systematic theology professor, Blair’s expertise is on Trinitarian

Why Does It Seem Like God Hates Some and Favors Others?

April 28, 2025

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Questions about whether the fact that some people go through intense difficulties and suffering indicates that God hates some and favors others, and whether someone is being abused because God doesn’t

Is It Okay to Ask God for the Repentance of Someone Who Has Passed Away?

April 24, 2025

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about asking God for the repentance of someone who has passed away, how to respond to a request to pray for a deceased person, reconciling Hebrews 9:27 with people who have died twice, and w

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