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Economics and the Bible: Was Jesus a Socialist? Part 3

June 3, 2023

Knight & Rose Show - Wintery Knight and Desert Rose

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose look at history and discuss whether socialism has been good for Christians. We discuss whether successful European countries are good examples of socialism. We discuss w

Christian Witness in Public Life with Paul McNulty

June 1, 2023

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

With a 30-year career in Washington, D.C. and going on ten years as president of Grove City College, Paul McNulty has had a remarkable career. Recently, Dr. McNulty, a PCA ruling elder, gave the comme

How Would You Explain God’s Omnipresence to a Six-Year-Old?

June 1, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about how to explain God’s omnipresence to a six-year-old, how it could make sense for God to identify as male if the definition of “male” is rooted in biology, why the thief’s statement to

Why Would God Harden Pharaoh’s Heart against the Israelites?

May 29, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about why God would harden Pharaoh’s heart against the Israelites and how to reconcile what modern science says about human nature being inherently good with the Bible’s claim that we’re bor

The Simple Working Man

May 28, 2023

For The King - Rocky Ramsey

Lamentations 3:27 says that it is good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth! We hope this episode helps you recapture this truth. It is not for every man to be a Moses or a Davis, but it is for eve

#171 Tom answers Personal Qs on favourite preachers, authors and his own faith (replay)

May 25, 2023

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

From 2019. 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 wi

Bulwarks of Unbelief (with Joseph Minich)

May 25, 2023

Alastair Roberts

Joseph Minich is the author of the recent 'Bulwarks of Unbelief: Atheism and Divine Absence in a Secular Age' (https://amzn.to/42lBNrj). He teaches for the Davenant Institute and is also the author of

Would the Gospel Be Good News if Hell Didn’t Exist?

May 25, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about whether the gospel would be good news if Hell didn’t exist and what to say to someone who responds to evidence for Christianity by saying, “The Bible’s bad for society,” and doesn’t se

Prophetic or Merely Performative

May 23, 2023

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

In this article, Kevin discusses how Christians are to honor each other and Christ when critiquing and correcting each other.

He Was Ready for Heaven

May 22, 2023

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

He kept the main thing the main thing. He wasn’t a jerk. He wasn’t a prima donna. He was enjoyable to be around. He was full of the fruit of the Spirit.That’s a good life; that’s a Christian life.

What Questions Could I Ask Someone Who Doesn’t Seem to Have True, Saving Faith?

May 22, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about what questions to ask someone who claims to be a Christian but doesn’t seem to have true, saving faith and when to stop trying to convince someone who denies some essentials of the fai

Giving Thanks for Harry Reeder (1948–2023)

May 19, 2023

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

In many ways, Harry was a man’s man: strong, athletic, and confident. But he was also a family man. We should pray for his wife, Cindy, along with their three children—Jennifer, Ike, and Abby—and thei

#170 Tom on his life and faith, and the meaning of the cross

May 18, 2023

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

First broadcast in 2017, NT Wright talks to Justin Brierley about his early life and how his faith developed over the years, before turning to the question of what the atonement means, as laid out in

Is Genesis 1–11 Historical or Mytho-History?

May 18, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about whether Genesis 1–11 is historical or mytho-history, why Jesus referenced people “we know never existed” like Adam and Eve, Noah, and Moses, and whether there’s a method by which we ca

Interview with James Pelton: Christianity and Entrepreneurship

May 17, 2023

For The King - Rocky Ramsey

Brother Pelton walks us through some of his journey with some wisdom and insight he has gained along the way concerning entrepreneurship. We talk about cryptocurrency and being wise with our wealth as

Does Numbers 12:6–9 Indicate God Doesn’t Always Speak Clearly?

May 15, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about whether Numbers 12:6–9 indicates that people don’t always hear God clearly when he is speaking and how one should approach the staff of a Christian school that’s promoting mindful medi

#169 Broken Signposts and questions on forgiveness and salvation

May 11, 2023

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

From 2020: Tom talks about his book "Broken Signposts" and answers listener questions around how God forgives, conversion and how you can be sure you’re saved.   • Subscribe to the Ask NT Wright Anyth

In What Way Has Jesus Overcome the World if There’s Still Suffering and Sin Here?

May 11, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about in what way Jesus has “overcome the world” (John 16:33) if we still have tribulation, suffering, and moral decay here and whether John’s falling in fear at Jesus’ feet in Revelation 1:

Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President with Allen Guelzo

May 10, 2023

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

It’s a special day at LBE as Kevin interviews his first returning guest, the esteemed historian Dr. Allen Guelzo of Princeton University. Find out how Dr. Guelzo moved from being an Edwards scholar to

How Can Romans 13:3 Be True When Some Governments Persecute Christians?

May 8, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about how Romans 13:3 can be true when some governments imprison and kill Christians and whether it’s better for high schoolers to go to a Christian school with hypocritical Christians or a

You can't be a Conservative if you aren't a Christian

May 7, 2023

For The King - Rocky Ramsey

Conservatism contains the term "conserve". The question, naturally, is what are we trying to conserve. 1950's ethics? Victorian England ethics? What about the living word of God and the teachings cont

Two Sexes, Created to Be Distinct

May 5, 2023

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

Kevin reflects on the current cultural climate of gender expression and offers the explicit opinion of scripture as a rebuttal.

#168 Questions on the life of St Paul, justification and predestination

May 4, 2023

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

From 2019: Tom Wright talks to Justin about his book Paul: A Biography and takes listener questions on ‘justification’, election and salvation and what three things he would ask Paul if he were alive

How Can I Explain the Trinity to a Muslim?

May 4, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about how to explain the Trinity to a Muslim in a way that helps him understand the oneness of God, whether one could say the Trinity is similar to a person who has multiple personalities, a

Why Didn’t Jesus Fully Heal the Blind Man the First Time He Laid Hands on Him?

May 1, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Question about the greater message Jesus meant to convey when he healed the blind man at Bethsaida in two stages in Mark 8:22–26. * What greater message did Jesus mean to convey when he healed the bl

#167 Questions on Mission, Evangelism, Islam and other religions

April 27, 2023

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

First broadcast in 2019: Tom Wright fields listener questions on evangelism in a post-Christian world, returning to a message of repentance, whether we can know that Jesus is the only way to God, and

Technology Is Neither Good, nor Bad, nor Neutral with Tony Reinke and Samuel James

April 27, 2023

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

How should the Christian think about technology? How should we use technology? Are we better off as Luddites who avoid new technologies? In this episode—ironically, interrupted by many technological g

Why Do You Need to Work so Hard to Defend Christianity if It’s True?

April 27, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions from non-believers about why we need to work so hard to defend Christianity if it’s true, whether we’re just pushing the truth we chose on others while keeping them from evaluating it, and h

Presuppositional Apologetics is the Key to a Postmillennial Future w/ Zach Smith

April 26, 2023

For The King - Rocky Ramsey

God's word, empowered by his spirit, is the key to the evangelism and conversion of the world. Presuppositional apologetics is the methodology applying the prior sentence. You can read Zach's article

STR Ruined the Experience of Corporate Prayer for Me

April 24, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about how to handle being aware of people misusing Scripture or misunderstanding how God works during corporate prayer, whether Jesus’ followers would have understood his references to the c

#166 Justin Brierley asks Tom Wright his own personal questions

April 20, 2023

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

Justin Brierley is moving on from hosting the Ask NT Wright Anything show. Before the baton gets passed on to fresh hands, he sits down with Tom to ask him the questions he would like to hear answered

If Abortion Is Murder, Then Is Miscarriage Manslaughter?

April 20, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about whether miscarriage is manslaughter, the implications of removing explicit pro-transgender books from the children’s section of a library, and responding to an evolutionist who rejects

An American Evangelist

April 18, 2023

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

In this Episode, Kevin reads from his recent article for First Things, a response Collin Hansen's article about the life and ministry of Tim Keller.

Could God Reach a Second-Century Shinto Monk Who Desired Redemption?

April 17, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about whether God could reach a second-century Shinto monk who desired redemption and whether it’s possible for someone to put their faith in Jesus for salvation but not have eternal life be

Having a Beard Doesn't Make You a Man

April 16, 2023

For The King - Rocky Ramsey

The title speaks for itself. Sometimes we get attached to aesthetics without the presuppositions that undergird them. Let us not be hypocrites in this sense. We hope you enjoy this episode and take so

#165 A pastor losing his faith writes in, plus more pastoral questions

April 13, 2023

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

In a special pastoral Q&A edition Tom responds to various questions on difficult family situations, unforgiveness and a church pastor who doesn’t know if he believes any more. Plus a musical treat fro

Are Homosexuals Harder to Reach with the Gospel?

April 13, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about how to respond to a friend who says she doesn’t like the God of the Old Testament and is glad she has Jesus who forgives and whether Romans 1:26–28 indicates homosexuals are harder to

Scripture as Political Philosophy (with Yoram Hazony)

April 10, 2023

Alastair Roberts

Yoram Hazony is the president of the Herzl Institute in Jerusalem and serves as the chairman of the Edmund Burke Foundation. He is the author of 'The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture' (https://amzn.to/3

How Do I Show Someone That Not Every Spirit Being Is Good?

April 10, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about how to show someone who thinks any spirit being is good that only Jesus is good and whether inner healing prayer is biblical. * How would you show someone who thinks any spirit being

#164 Easter questions on the resurrection of Jesus

April 6, 2023

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

As Easter approaches Tom answers a variety of listener questions on the Biblical resurrection accounts, the nature of the resurrection body, why Jesus didn’t stay with us, and also shares his thoughts

“That’s Just Your Interpretation”

April 6, 2023

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

The charge of “just your interpretation” short-circuits the interpretative process altogether.In this article for WORLD Opinions, Kevin argues for scriptural inerrancy and the importance of “right” in

Why Should We Try to Understand the Author’s Intent When Interpreting the Bible?

April 6, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about how to argue in favor of an “authorial intent” hermeneutic and why we don’t see more demon-possessed people today. * How would you argue in favor of an “authorial intent” hermeneutic

Am I at Risk of Losing My Salvation?

April 3, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Question about whether a person is at risk of losing her salvation if she repents daily from various eating disorders but still sins daily. * Am I at risk of losing my salvation if I repent daily fro

Economics and the Bible: Was Jesus a Socialist? Part 2

April 1, 2023

Knight & Rose Show - Wintery Knight and Desert Rose

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose look at several passages of the Bible where Jesus speaks about economics issues, and discuss whether his words are more compatible with socialism or free enterprise. Wha

#163 Theology of worship, church and unity

March 30, 2023

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

Do you have to go to church to be a Christian? What should our theology of worship be? How do we know we are in the ‘correct’ denomination? Tom Wright answers these and more questions from listeners a

The Story of Abortion in America (with Leah Savas)

March 30, 2023

Alastair Roberts

Leah Savas, who reports on abortion for WORLD News Group, has written a book with Marvin Olasky, 'The Story of Abortion in America: A Street-Level History, 1652–2022' (https://amzn.to/42PeTtI). She jo

Is God More Likely to Answer Prayer if More People Pray?

March 30, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about whether God is more likely to answer prayer if more people pray, whether it’s biblical for a Christian to say he can “feel” someone’s prayers for him, and whether prayer is more effect

Sorrows Untold and Hearts Torn Asunder

March 29, 2023

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

In the wake of tragedy, we need the whole Bible with all the depth of Christ’s sympathy and all of God’s providential and loving care.

Thoughts on the Banking Crisis

March 29, 2023

For The King - Rocky Ramsey

Recently SIlvergate bank, SVB, Credit Suisse, and First Republic Bank have either failed or received bailouts to stay afloat. We wanted to give our interaction with the root causes with these issues (

First Sermon, Hard Goodbyes, and a Lifetime of Preaching with H.B. Charles Jr.

March 29, 2023

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

With a heart of gold, H.B. got up early in the morning from a hotel room in L.A. to talk to Kevin about preaching. If you want to know what H.B. stands for, or what he preached for his first sermon as

What if They Think Christianity Is True, but They’re Apathetic about Becoming Christians?

March 27, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about what to say to coworkers who are convinced Christianity is factually true but are apathetic about actually becoming Christians and arguments for those with a Reformed view who think ap

Economics and the Bible: Was Jesus a Socialist? Part 1

March 25, 2023

Knight & Rose Show - Wintery Knight and Desert Rose

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose define socialism, and contrast socialist policies with free market policies. We discuss why a growing number of people find socialism attractive. We discuss several Bibl

#162 Questions on sexuality and LGBT

March 23, 2023

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

In this replay podcast from 2019 Tom answered listener questions on how to have better conversations on sexuality in the church, co-habitation, whether the New Testament understanding of homosexuality

How Does Adding an Adjective to the Word “Justice” Corrupt It?

March 23, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about why Greg says that adding any adjective to the word “justice” corrupts it, whether a Christian should consider accepting an invitation to join the DEI committee at their workplace, and

A God Who Told Me to Kill My Son Would Not Be the God for Me

March 20, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about how people can praise Abraham for being willing to kill Isaac when God told him to and whether that account of Abraham and Isaac in Genesis 22 contradicts the idea that God won’t tell

Gospel & Eschatology: Kissing the Son

March 19, 2023

For The King - Rocky Ramsey

This episode concludes our series on The Gospel being applied to eschatology! We hope you have really enjoyed and we appreciate all of the attention it has received. We will start a new series on vari

Who Was St. Patrick?

March 16, 2023

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

St. Patrick was more than the Americanized way of celebrating him. His life’s work is marked by faithfulness to evangelism and the gospel.

#161 Housebound prayers, computer programming, art and music - what counts as kingdom work?

March 16, 2023

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

Tom answers practical questions about the role of those unable to be physically active - does their prayer and meditation make a difference in the kingdom? A computer programmer questions whether his

Does Hebrews 1:5 Indicate Jesus Was Created?

March 16, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about whether Hebrews 1:5 indicates Jesus was created and the difference between the sinful way of testing God (e.g. Matthew 4:5–7) and the right way of testing him (e.g., Psalm 34:8 and Joh

When Atheists Say, “That’s Not Evidence”

March 13, 2023

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about how to reply when atheists respond to the evidence you offer by saying, “That’s not evidence,” and how Christians can say we have free will to choose God when we’re threatened with Hel

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