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#160 Why bother improving the world? Can Christians attain perfection?

March 9, 2023

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

Why bother with earth and not just create heaven? Why try to make the world a better place if God is going to fix it? Is the world getting better or worse because of Christianity? Can Christians achie

What Should I Say to Someone Who Claims to Be a Christian but Doesn’t Live Like It?

March 9, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about how to talk to someone who claims to be a Christian, but doesn’t live like it, without pushing her away and what a church should do about a “married” LGBTQ couple that’s been attending

A Biblical Ancient Apocalypse

March 8, 2023

For The King - Rocky Ramsey

This episode my friend Andy and I dive into a Netflix documentary series from Graham Hancock called "Ancient Apocalypse". We show some of the main claims and overall thesis of Mr. Hancock and then pro

In Appreciation of Stickiness and the Midwest with Jon Lauck

March 8, 2023

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

Often lampooned as boring, bland, and less important than other regions in the country, might it be that the Midwest actually has its own regional identity and a story worth telling? Jon Lauck, a prof

So, What about That TGC Article on Sex?

March 7, 2023

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

Many of the most virulent critics seemed to object to any asymmetry between men and women in sexual intimacy. In this episode, Kevin offers six reflections amid the firestorm surrounding an article by

What’s the Best Way to Talk to Mormon Missionaries about Their View of Baptism?

March 6, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about the best way to talk to Mormon missionaries about their view of baptism and their belief that only they have the authority to baptize.  * What’s the best way to talk to Mormon mission

#159 What difference does prayer make? Tom shares his prayer habits

March 2, 2023

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

Tom answers listener questions on prayer including: 'Is prayer just telling God what to do?' and 'What difference does prayer make if God has already decided what to do?'. Kelly is nervous about prayi

What Should Christians Think about the Death Penalty?

March 2, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about what Christians should think about the death penalty, how it can be moral if it’s not applied fairly across people groups, whether Matthew 6:25–34 is a promise given to all believers,

From Death to life

February 28, 2023

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

Church attendance is declining. In this episode, Kevin reads from his recent article for WORLD Opinions where he argues for including additional data for analysis and offers a word of hope.

Is Deconversion Grounds for Divorce?

February 27, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about whether deconversion is grounds for divorce, why non-Christians misuse the Lord’s name, whether the sower in the parable deliberately sowed seed upon the hard ground and into thorns an

Say Things You Believe Out Loud

February 26, 2023

For The King - Rocky Ramsey

I put audio to my blog for this episode! Very simple but I hope its a good thought!  https://forthekingpodcast.com/2023/02/24/say-things-you-believe-out-loud/ Social Media: Facebook page: https://ww

What is True Revival?

February 23, 2023

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

True revival is marked by a rediscovery of the word of God, a restored sense of the fear of God, a return to God through confession and repentance, a renewed spiritual commitment as God’s people, and,

#158 Why don’t I hear from God any more?

February 23, 2023

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

CORRECTED AUDIO UPLOADED! Tom and Justin are back with a fresh batch of questions from listeners who are having trouble hearing from God. Nicole asks why 'Ask and you shall receive' doesn't seem to wo

Why Do Some New Testament Passages about Salvation Ignore Faith and Focus on Works?

February 23, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about why some passages about salvation in the New Testament (e.g., Matthew 25:31–46) seem to focus on works rather than trust in Jesus and whether the symmetry between Adam and Jesus descri

An Invitation and Explanation of the Coram Deo Pastors Conference

February 21, 2023

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

Dear brother pastor, In a spirit of prayerful expectation, I want to invite you to the Coram Deo Pastors Conference. This new event is hosted by Clearly Reformed (a new ministry I help to lead) and Ch

How Do You Know You’re Not a Man Trapped in a Woman’s Mind?

February 20, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about whether there’s any issue with responding to “I’m a woman trapped in a man’s body” with “How do you know you’re not a man trapped in a woman’s mind” and how to respond to a meme that s

More than Thoughts and Candles

February 16, 2023

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

As long as there is sin and suffering in the world, the gospel will be relevant. In the wake of the tragic MSU shooting, Christians must remember that the hope of healing lies in the truth of the gosp

#157 Making sense of Adam, Eve and the Genesis creation story

February 16, 2023

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

Tom Wright joins Justin to answer listener questions on how to interpret the early chapters of Genesis, what he believes about the nature of Adam and Eve, whether suffering and death existed before th

Are Christians Not Supposed to Judge?

February 16, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about a response to the claim that Christians are not supposed to judge, what John 7:24 means when it says we are to “judge with righteous judgment,” and advice about how to choose between a

Ceegan's Dreams

February 15, 2023

For The King - Rocky Ramsey

Dreams are not neutral. They can be either influenced by evil or by good. We defend against evil in dreams by meditating on God's word day and ~night~. A huge shoutout to Ceegan coming onto the podcas

From Wales to America and Back Again: Lessons from a Life in Ministry with Derek Thomas

February 14, 2023

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

In this episode, Kevin is joined by his friend and RTS colleague, Derek Thomas as the two of them talk about pastoring, preaching, and why Derek loves Columbia, South Carolina. Derek shares about his

Why Should I Thank God for Fixing a World of Pain and Sin That He Created?

February 13, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about why we should love and thank God for creating a world where pain and sin exist and then fixing it by sending his son. * Why should I love and thank God for creating a world where pain

Reading Acts as Scripture (with Patrick Schreiner)

February 10, 2023

Alastair Roberts

Dr Patrick Schreiner, Associate Professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, joins me for a discussion of the book of Acts and its interpretation. He is

#156 Have you ever struggled with your own faith Tom?

February 9, 2023

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

Listeners want to know about Tom -  Who are his favourite authors? If he could have dinner with anyone from the 20th Century who would it be? Why is he an Anglican? Has he ever struggled with his own

Is Debating Atheists in Chat Rooms a Worthy Endeavor?

February 9, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about whether spending time defending Christianity in chat rooms where atheists and Christians debate is a worthy endeavor and whether it’s better to choose a church you agree with theologic

PCA 50th Anniversary Devotion

February 7, 2023

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

For many of us, the danger is not that we would explicitly deny the Word of God. The danger is that we nullify the truth in other, more subtle ways. In this article, Kevin reads from a devotional he w

The Second Coming of Christ with John Piper

February 6, 2023

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

Kevin sits down with John for a return visit to LBE to talk about John’s new book, “Come, Lord Jesus: Meditations on the Second Coming of Christ” (Crossway). Hear what John Piper thinks about the rapt

Was There an Eternal Singularity before Time Began?

February 6, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Question about how to respond to someone who says the laws of causality and logic depend on time, that there was an eternal singularity, and time and logic only began at the Big Bang. * How would you

Gospel & Eschatology: The Last Enemy

February 5, 2023

For The King - Rocky Ramsey

What will happen at the end? Where are we going as the human race? The bible speaks emphatically on this subject on todays episode. We pray and hope that you are edified and encouraged by the content.

#155 Making sense of Old Testament violence

February 2, 2023

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

Tom responds to listener Qs on Andy Stanley ‘unhitching’ Christianity from the Old Testament, the historicity of the Exodus, and the way that Greg Boyd interprets violent portraits of God in ‘The Cruc

How Should I Interact with Someone Who Wants Sound-Bite Answers?

February 2, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about why God expects us to be perfectly moral if he doesn’t expect us to be omnipresent, omniscient, or omnipotent and tips for interacting with someone who asks a lot of questions but then

American Nationhood and Nationalisms (with Miles Smith)

February 1, 2023

Alastair Roberts

Dr Miles Smith, Assistant Professor of History at Hillsdale College (https://www.hillsdale.edu/faculty/miles-smith-iv/), joins me for a discussion of American nationhood and nationalism. We discuss th

An Open Statement of the Truth

February 1, 2023

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

We must never use apologetics—or for that matter, contextualization—as a way to make hard truths less noticeable or the offense of the gospel more palatable. In this article from WORLD Opinions, Kevin

A Fuller Measure of Witherspoon on Slavery

January 30, 2023

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

A Princeton University president, teacher, preacher, politician, Declaration of Independence signatory, and a slave owner. As an early American patriot, John Witherspoon has been the center of some re

“If Jesus Didn’t Come to Condemn the World, I Doubt He Sent You To”

January 30, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about how to respond to a meme that says, “If Jesus didn’t come to condemn the world, I doubt he sent you to,” and whether it’s common for God to prepare us for a specific purpose that never

#154 Tom answers Qs on universalism, hell and salvation

January 26, 2023

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

In an extended edition of the show originally broadcast on the Unbelievable? podcast, Justin asks a variety of listener questions on dispensationalism, John’s gospel, inerrancy, salvation, hell, unive

How Much Influence Can Demons Have on Our Lives?

January 26, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about the biblical approach to deciding if eating meat is ethical and how much influence demons can have on our lives. * What’s the biblical approach to deciding if eating meat is ethical?

Aaron Rogers and The Hat Man

January 25, 2023

For The King - Rocky Ramsey

This topic has caused some buzz recently. I thought I ought to address it from a Christian perspective. I hope this edifies and blesses you. Be sure to look at the links in the show notes for this one

Is the Bible Merely Unreliable Translations Written by Men?

January 23, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Question about how to respond to someone who dismisses the Bible’s divine authority on the grounds that it was “written by mere men” and “is a bunch of unreliable translations of translations of trans

#153 Is the Bible inerrant? Is ’Sola Scriptura’ correct? What about verses endorsing slavery?

January 19, 2023

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

How should we treat the Bible? Inerrant? Infallible? Does it contain errors? Tom answers questions on the nature of the Bible as well as related issues such as whether the Reformers were right to conc

Do Imprecatory Prayers Violate New Testament Commands?

January 19, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Question about whether praying an imprecatory prayer like Psalm 5 today would violate the New Testament commands to “put aside all anger,” to “forgive or you won’t be forgiven,” and to “bless and not

Is the Church Failing at Being a Church?

January 18, 2023

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

Before we denounce most leaders as Pharisees and large swaths of the church as complicit in the evil deeds of darkness, let’s make sure we are not trafficking in well-meaning, but unhelpful, myths. Th

Football, the Future, and Personal Piety with Justin Taylor and Collin Hansen

January 17, 2023

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

If you want a longer-than-usual discussion about football, you’ve come to the right episode. After ruminating on why Americans like football so much, the three amigos turn their attention to more fami

If God Is Love, Why Did He Kill so Many People in the Old Testament?

January 16, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Question about why God killed so many people in the Old Testament if he’s a God of love. * If God is love, why did he kill so many people in the Old Testament?

Gospel & Eschatology: Filling the Earth From Sea to Sea

January 15, 2023

For The King - Rocky Ramsey

The resounding message of scripture is that the knowledge of God will fill the entire earth. We must trust God's word and not the newspaper or pew polls. Believe God's word rather than Man's word. For

#152 - Can women lead in church? Why does 1 Timothy tell women to ’be silent’?

January 12, 2023

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

Tom answers questions on what the New Testament says about the role of women in church leadership. Does 1 Tim 2:13-15 forbid women from preaching? What does he make of complementarian vs egalitarian t

If Christianity Had a Goddess to Worship, I Might Consider It

January 12, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about how to respond to someone who says she would only consider Christianity if it weren’t patriarchal and had a goddess to worship and how a husband could persuade his wife, who is extreme

The Economics of Abortion in One Lesson

January 10, 2023

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

In this Episode from an written for Christ Over All, Kevin discusses the moral and economic affects that abortion has on mothers, families, and women.

How Could Someone in the Old Testament Have Believed without First Being Regenerated?

January 9, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about how someone in the Old Testament could have believed without first being regenerated and why the devil would need to blind anyone (as referred to in 2 Corinthians 4:3–4) if total depra

#151 NT Wright Q&A with Bishop Joseph D’Souza on global mission - Oxford Conference Session 3

January 5, 2023

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

Tom Wright and Joseph D'Souza host a Q&A at the Reimagining Global Mission conference in Oxford covering questions on the theology of mission and discipleship. NT Wright was keynote speaker at an Oxfo

Is It Better for Christians to Worship in an Economical Space or a Beautiful One?

January 5, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about whether Christians are obligated by Matthew 6:19 to meet in the most practical, economical space possible and whether playing music too beautifully during worship can actually become a

A New Goal for the New Year

January 4, 2023

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

There are many worthwhile battles to fight in life. The most important, most necessary, and most dangerous is the war we must wage against sin, flesh, and the devil. A new year means new opportunities

Why Is It Said That Jesus Was the First to Rise from the Dead?

January 2, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about why it’s said that Jesus was the first to rise from the dead if he already raised Lazarus and how to explain how Judaism and Christianity are related to someone who doesn’t know much b

#150 NT Wright on the multi-ethnic mission of the church - Oxford Conference Session 2

December 29, 2022

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

In this second lecture from the Reimagining Global Mission conference in Oxford, Tom speaks on the multi-ethnic, multicultural, polychrome mission of the church. NT Wright was keynote speaker at an Ox

John Witherspoon: President and Patriot

December 29, 2022

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

A Princeton University president, teacher, preacher, politician, Declaration of Independence signatory, and a slave owner. As an early American patriot, John Witherspoon has been the center some recen

What Should I Read to Take My Apologetics Knowledge up a Notch?

December 29, 2022

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about what to read to take your apologetics knowledge up a notch, how to reconcile friends’ experiences encountering ghosts with what the Bible teaches, whether you should give charitably wi

Best Books of 2022

December 28, 2022

For The King - Rocky Ramsey

I love books! If you do too, here is a recap of some of my favorite books I read this year. For The King! Top 3 Fiction of 2022: 1. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien : The Fellowship of the Rin

What’s the Most Important Distinction I Can Make between Christianity and the Book of Mormon?

December 26, 2022

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Question about the most important distinction one can make between Christianity and the Book of Mormon when talking to a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. * When ministering

The Promise of Christmas

December 23, 2022

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

In this episode of Life and Books and Everything, Kevin reads from his recent article in WORLD opinions about the curse in the garden, the hope and promise of Christ's coming, and our restoration to c

#149 Can we trust the Christmas story? Responding to Bart Ehrman

December 22, 2022

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

Tom Wright talks to Justin about Christmas and the birth narratives, and answers listener questions on the reliability of the gospels, Bart Ehrman on textual transmission, the dating of the gospels, a

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