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Where Did the Essence God Is Composed of Come From?

September 5, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about where the essence God is composed of came from, whether God has the same choices other beings have and could choose not to exist, and how to convince a non-believer God matters if he’s

A Fresh Look at Inerrancy: Part two

September 3, 2024

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

What are compositional devices? How do they affect our view of inerrancy? What does the Bible say about inspiration and inerrancy? In this episode, Dr. Mike Licona discusses his contention that the co

Isn’t It Better to Do Good for Goodness’ Sake?

September 2, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about it being better to do good for goodness’ sake rather than to earn approval and avoid punishment and a good initial approach to take with someone who rejects God based on his “violent”

How Is Access to God in the New Covenant Different from the Old Covenant?

August 29, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about how access to God through Jesus in the New Covenant differs from access in the Old Covenant, whether the salvation of Gentiles is just a means to the end of making Israel jealous, and

Life, and Ministry, and Laughter with Jason Helopoulos

August 28, 2024

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

Listen as the two friends talk about the Land of Lincoln, about influential books and authors in their lives, and how the importance of friendship. You’ll get to learn more about Jason’s background, m

A Fresh Look at the Doctrine of Inerrancy

August 27, 2024

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

What Can Be Learned From Contemporary, Non-Scriptural Greco-Roman writings?

August 26, 2024

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

In this episode, Dr. Mike Licona walks the listener through some of the discoveries revealed in his new book Jesus, Contradicted. By examining Greco-Roman writings contemporary with the gospels, Dr. L

Your Religion Prohibits You, Not Me

August 26, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Question about how to respond to a meme that says, “Your religion does not prohibit me from anything. It prohibits you. Learn the difference.” * How should I respond to a meme that says, “Your religi

Alternative Explanations for the Resurrection Data

August 24, 2024

Knight & Rose Show - Wintery Knight and Desert Rose

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose review elements of the historical Jesus narratives that are accepted as reliable by the majority of historians. We evaluate several naturalistic explanations for these "

Why Emphasize Evangelism When the Bible Only Mentions the Great Commission Four Times?

August 22, 2024

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Questions about why evangelism is emphasized above other commands in the Bible, what to do when speaking the truth in love hurts someone’s feelings, and how to best love and share the gospel with a fr

Is It Circular Reasoning to Say the Bible Is True Because God Says It’s True?

August 19, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about whether it’s circular reasoning to say the Bible is true because God says it’s true, how we can know when sarcasm or some other relevant tone is being used in the Bible, and whether ti

Tolkien's Best Gardener

August 18, 2024

For The King - Rocky Ramsey

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God Didn’t Save Me from My Childhood Trauma

August 15, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about how to respond to someone who rejects God because he didn’t save her from her childhood trauma when she prayed for help and whether it’s wrong to respond to the psalm that says, “What

Reading, Writing, and the Olympics with Justin Taylor and Collin Hansen

August 14, 2024

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

After a summer hiatus, the fellas are back together to kick off a new season of LBE. If you always look forward to the sports banter with these three, then you will LOVE this episode. You get a deep d

If God Commanded You to Kill a Baby, Would You Do It—Yes or No?

August 12, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Question about whether or not we would kill a baby if God commanded us to do it. * If God commanded you to kill a baby, would you do it—yes or no?

#226 Why bother improving the world? Can Christians attain perfection? (replay)

August 8, 2024

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

Should Christians Make Use of the Concept of Meditation?

August 8, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about Christians making use of the concept of meditation, advice for discussions with panentheists, and how to not be discouraged when pastors don’t use apologetics when it would be the perf

Is It Okay to Pray for the Destruction and Downfall of Our Enemies?

August 5, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about whether it’s okay to pray for the destruction and downfall of our enemies, how to reconcile the idea that God doesn’t tempt people with the fact that he led Jesus into the wilderness t

Can I Be Acting on Godly Wisdom if My Choice Is Giving Me Deep Pain?

August 1, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about whether you can be acting on godly wisdom if your choice is giving you deep pain, how a combat vet who has difficulty going to church due to PTSD can find peace with who he is, and whe

Ancient Greco-Roman Story-Telling and the Gospels

July 29, 2024

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

Do apparent contradictions in the gospels mean we can’t trust them as reliable sources of information about the person and life of Christ? Dr. Mike Licona tackles this important question by examining

Is Humanity’s Justice Better Than God’s?

July 29, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about whether humanity’s justice is better than God’s, what to say to a Muslim who asks why God’s justice requires him to punish sin instead of just forgiving without punishment, and why so

Why Didn’t God Start Humanity Over Right Away by Destroying Adam and Eve?

July 25, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about why God didn’t start humanity over right away by destroying Adam and Eve instead of waiting for the flood, whether another fall will be possible in the new creation (and what that mean

What Does Boasting in Our Weaknesses Look Like?

July 22, 2024

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Questions about what the Bible means by “boasting in our weaknesses” (2 Cor. 12:7–10), what it means to “sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts” (1 Pet. 3:13–15), and whether giving our lives to Chris

More Manners, Less Nuisance

July 21, 2024

For The King - Rocky Ramsey

Here we discuss why manners are important and how they keep us from nuisance. Nuisance is a huge drag on our society and the less Christian we become, the more nuisance we will see. Click Here for M

How Could God Kill All the Firstborn Babies in the Tenth Plague?

July 18, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about how God could kill all the firstborn babies in the tenth plague, how to respond to someone who says God committed genocide when he destroyed the earth during the flood, and whether God

Does the Bible Say That Someday Everyone Will Worship God?

July 15, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about whether the Bible says that someday everyone in the world will worship God, the purpose of worshiping God, and whether it might be the case that God has created another universe where

#225 Will animals go to heaven? Are NDEs real? Is there 'free will' in heaven? (replay)

July 11, 2024

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

In this episode, Tom dives into listener questions about heaven and the new creation. Discover whether free will still exists in heaven, what near-death experiences can reveal, and if we’ll be reunite

Is Post-Mortem Salvation an Orthodox Doctrine?

July 11, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about whether post-mortem salvation is an orthodox doctrine, reconciling a verse about God removing our transgressions from us with verses about each of us having to give an account to God o

Doesn’t Acts Argue That Not All Believers Receive the Holy Spirit?

July 8, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about why we should think the new believers in Acts 5:14 received the Holy Spirit when Acts seems to argue that not all believers necessarily receive the Spirit and whether “Holy Ghost” is a

Lydia McGrew Answered! Conclusion

July 5, 2024

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

In this episode, the final part in an 8 part series, Dr. Licona reviews and summarizes the problems with Lydia McGrew’s methodological interpretation of the Gospels. Then he argues that compositional

#224 Is the world doomed? Global justice and climate change (replay)

July 4, 2024

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

Tom answers questions from listeners on whether the world is getting better or worse, on poverty and economic justice, and what climate change activism means for the theology of new creation. N.B, Thi

How Can I Convince Someone They Shouldn’t Rely on AI to Find Truth?

July 4, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about how to show someone that relying on AI for answers is a flawed way of finding truth, the role personal testimony should play in apologetics, and whether it’s sinful to not be more like

Should I Stick with My Decision if I Prayed About It Beforehand?

July 1, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about whether you should stick with a decision you made that didn’t work out as you hoped if you prayed about it beforehand and how you can know for sure if God is calling you to do somethin

#223 Pastoral questions on porn, personal tragedy and coming back to faith (replay)

June 27, 2024

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

Tom answers listener’s pastoral questions including a person racked by guilt over whether his wife’s miscarriages were a judgment on his porn addiction, a family wrestling with the death of a family m

Won’t Jesus Only Be Able to Interact with One Person at a Time?

June 27, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about how being with Jesus continually will be the highlight of eternity if he’ll only be able to interact with one person at a time since he has a physical body and how a scholarly Jewish r

Lydia McGrew Answered! On Gospel Differences

June 26, 2024

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

In this episode, part 7 in an 8 part series, Dr. Licona reviews several events in the Gospels to demonstrate how compositional devices are more plausible explanations than the explanations embraced by

Was Jesus’ Death Really a Sacrifice if He Knew He Would Rise Again?

June 24, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about why God the Father required a sacrifice (and whether Jesus’ short-term death was really a sacrifice), whether Jesus’ disciples ever offered sacrifices at the temple, and what it means

Casey Luskin: Debunking the Myth of Junk DNA

June 22, 2024

Knight & Rose Show - Wintery Knight and Desert Rose

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose interview Dr. Casey Luskin about junk DNA. Is your DNA assembled by undirected forces, or is it intelligently designed? First, we look at the predictions of evolution an

Lydia McGrew Answered! More Methodological Missteps

June 21, 2024

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

In this episode, Dr. Licona walks us through more missteps by Lydia Mcgrew, including false dichotomies on the issues of chronological narration, and between compositional devices and Undesigned Coinc

#222 What if I’m not really saved? (replay)

June 20, 2024

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

Can We Lose Our Salvation? Join us this week as Tom addresses common doubts that crop up time and again from our listener's questions. Do you ever question if you can lose your salvation? Feel unworth

Why Weren’t the Israelites Explicitly Forbidden to Practice Polygamy?

June 20, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about how to reconcile the biblical model of marriage with polygamy in the Old Testament, why the Israelites weren’t explicitly forbidden to practice polygamy, and how we can gain wisdom fro

Lydia McGrew Answered! On Plutarch

June 19, 2024

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

In this episode, part 5 in an 8 part series, Dr. Licona patiently deconstructs Lydia McGrew’s contrived flow chart for determining when it is safe to consider if a compositional device has been employ

Screening Screens

June 19, 2024

For The King - Rocky Ramsey

How should we think about screen as Christians? We hope this episode answers that exact questions. One thing that was omitted is that screens also contribute to blue light toxicity and degeneration of

Lydia McGrew Answered! Black & White Thinking

June 17, 2024

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

In this episode, part 4 in an 8 part series, Dr. Licona demonstrates Lydia McGrew’s rigid approach that’s founded upon her presumptions pertaining to ancient historical reporting. Her black and white

The Airing of Gratitude with Justin Taylor and Collin Hansen

June 17, 2024

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

Kevin is joined once again by his friends—and by now, only somewhat special guests—Justin and Collin. Listen in as the three amigos talk about books, summer plans, and what they are grateful for. Once

What Should I Say to a Reformed Christian Who Dismisses Many Non-Believers as Lost Causes?

June 17, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about the best way to respond to someone who believes in double predestination and who dismisses many non-believers as lost causes and whether someone who believes they need faith plus works

Lydia McGrew Answered! On Paraphrase

June 13, 2024

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

In this episode, Dr. Licona gives attention to Lydia McGrew's contentions that historians in antiquity would not have employed the literary exercises taught in the compositional textbooks by Theon, Qu

#221 Big Questions for Tom from Children: why did God make mosquitos? why does this world suffer?! did God create hell? (replay)

June 13, 2024

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

Tom answers children's questions on today's show and tackles some of the ways we talk to children about tricky things like suffering and hell (and mosquitos!) 🦟. Plus, we talk about parenting 🤝 and

What Should I Say to a Reformed Christian Who Dismisses Many Non-Believers as Lost Causes?

June 13, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Lydia McGrew Answered! Are the Gospels Greco-Roman Biographies?

June 10, 2024

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

In this episode, part 2 of 8 in a series, Dr. Licona answers Lydia McGrew's contention that the Gospels are not affiliated with Greco-Roman biography. He demonstrates that she misinterprets ancient wr

Is Church Just a Man-Made Way to Control People?

June 10, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about what to say to someone who believes the Bible and church are man-made ways to control people who don’t want to think for themselves and how to respond to the claim that Christianity “m

Your Identity in Christ and the Difference it Makes

June 8, 2024

Knight & Rose Show - Wintery Knight and Desert Rose

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose discuss the concept of "identity in Christ". We discuss how your identity in Christ changes your desires, capabilities, priorities and goals. We contrast your identity i

Lydia McGrew Answered! An Introduction

June 7, 2024

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

In this episode, part 1 of 8 in a series, Dr. Licona describes his research on Gospel differences and introduces us to a critical assessment of his work by Lydia McGrew, a Christian apologist. These a

#220 Understanding the Concept of Satan in the Bible (Replay)

June 6, 2024

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

Tom answers listeners questions on the question of Satan and the powers of evil. Are we supposed to believe in a literal Satan? Explore with Tom Wright in today's episode of Ask NT Wright Anything wha

Is It Okay to Cover a Coworker’s Shift so They Can Officiate a Same-Sex Wedding?

June 6, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about whether it would be wrong to knowingly cover a coworker’s shift so they can officiate a same-sex wedding and whether it’s okay for a Christian to work for a company whose work is trans

Can Christians Who Have Died Hear Our Requests for Prayer?

June 3, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about whether those in Heaven have a limited omniscience that enables them to hear our requests for them to pray for us, why Scripture comes before tradition for Protestants, and what people

#219 Title Why don’t I hear from God any more? (Replay)

May 30, 2024

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

Join Tom today as he sits down to answer 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 work in practise

What Apologetics Strategies Can We Use with Agnostics?

May 30, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about apologetics strategies to use with an agnostic who says it’s pointless to worry about whether there is a God because we can’t know if he exists and whether it’s a bad strategy to debat

What Does a Personal Relationship with God Look Like on a Practical Level?

May 27, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about how to explain what a personal relationship with God looks like on a practical level and whether it’s okay to pray to Jesus and to the Holy Spirit. * How do I explain to my 20-year-ol

What’s the Best Evidence for the Reliability of the Old Testament?

May 23, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about the best evidence for the reliability of the Old Testament, whether Greg subscribes to the idea of four independent Gospel accounts or two-source theory, and why the apostle Paul wrote