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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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

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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

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

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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

The Plausibility of Jesus' Rising from the Dead Licona vs. Shapiro

April 23, 2025

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

In this episode of the Risen Jesus podcast, we join Dr. Licona at Ohio State University for his 2017 resurrection debate with philosopher Dr. Lawrence Shapiro. Dr. Licona argues that believing that Je

Can You Really Say Evil Is Just a Privation of Good?

April 21, 2025

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Questions about whether one can legitimately say evil is a privation of good, how the Bible can say sin and death entered the world at the fall if angels rebelled before man, and why God would judge I

Jay Richards: Economics, Gender Ideology and MAHA

April 19, 2025

Knight & Rose Show - Wintery Knight and Desert Rose

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose welcome Heritage Foundation policy expert Dr. Jay Richards to discuss policy and culture. Jay explains how economic freedom supports religious liberty, and corrects popu

Can Secular Books Assist Our Christian Walk?

April 17, 2025

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Questions about how secular books assist our Christian walk and how Greg studies the Bible. * How do secular books like Atomic Habits assist our Christian walk? * How do you personally study the B

Mythos or Logos: How Should the Narratives about Jesus' Resurreciton Be Understood? Licona/Craig vs Spangenberg/Wolmarans

April 16, 2025

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

Dr. Mike Licona and Dr. Willian Lane Craig contend that the texts about Jesus’ resurrection were written to teach a physical, historical resurrection because when understood in their first-century Jew

How Do You Know You Have the Right Bible?

April 14, 2025

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Questions about the Catholic Bible versus the Protestant Bible, whether or not the original New Testament manuscripts exist somewhere and how we would know if we found one, and the implications of not

Can God Be Real and Personal to Me If the Sign Gifts of the Spirit Are Rare?

April 10, 2025

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Questions about disappointment that the sign gifts of the Spirit seem rare, non-existent, or fake, whether or not believers can squelch the Holy Spirit, and whether 2 Peter 1:21 points to the Holy Spi

Jesus' Fate: Resurrection or Rescue? Michael Licona vs Ali Ataie

April 9, 2025

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

Muslim professor Dr. Ali Ataie, a scholar of biblical hermeneutics, asserts that before the formation of the biblical canon, Christians did not believe that Jesus was killed. He argues that this claim

Can Someone Impart Spiritual Gifts to Others?

April 7, 2025

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Questions about whether or not someone can impart the gifts of healing, prophecy, words of knowledge, etc. to others and whether being an apostle necessarily means one is part of the foundation of the

J. Warner Wallace: Case Files: Murder and Meaning

April 5, 2025

Knight & Rose Show - Wintery Knight and Desert Rose

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose welcome J. Warner Wallace to discuss his new graphic novel, co-authored with his son Jimmy, entitled "Case Files: Murder and Meaning". The book tells the story of police

What Discernment Skills Should We Develop to Make Sure We’re Getting Wise Answers from AI?

April 3, 2025

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Questions about what discernment skills we should develop to make sure we’re getting wise answers from AI, and how to overcome confirmation bias when evaluating claims related to theism and Christiani

Did Jesus Rise from the Dead? Dr. Michael Licona and Dr. Abel Pienaar Debate

April 2, 2025

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

Is it reasonable to believe that Jesus rose from the dead? Dr. Michael Licona claims that if Jesus didn’t, he is a false prophet, and no rational person should follow him. In this episode, Licona argu

How Should I Respond to the Phrase “Just Follow the Science”?

March 31, 2025

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Questions about how to respond when someone says, “Just follow the science,” and whether or not it’s a good tactic to cite evolutionists’ lack of a good biogenesis theory in support of the teleologica

Should We Not Say Anything Against Voodoo?

March 27, 2025

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Questions about how to respond to someone who thinks we shouldn’t say anything against Voodoo since it’s “just their culture” and arguments to refute a proponent of the African traditional religion as

The Resurrection - Argument from Personal Incredulity or Methodological Naturalism - Licona vs. Dillahunty - Part 2

March 26, 2025

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

In this episode, Dr. Licona provides a positive case for the resurrection of Jesus at the 2017 [UN]Apologetic Conference in Austin, Texas. He bases his argument on contentions that 1) empirical data s

If People Could Be Saved Before Jesus, Why Was It Necessary for Him to Come?

March 24, 2025

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Questions about why it was necessary for Jesus to come if people could already be justified by faith apart from works, and what the point of the Old Covenant was if God was going to make the New Coven

Douglas Groothuis: Morality as Evidence for God

March 22, 2025

Knight & Rose Show - Wintery Knight and Desert Rose

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose welcome Dr. Douglas Groothuis to discuss morality. Is morality objective or subjective? Can atheists rationally ground human rights and moral duties? Can atheists appeal

Is Pornography Really Wrong?

March 20, 2025

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Questions about whether or not pornography is really wrong and whether or not AI-generated pornography is a sin since AI women are not real women. * I’m a 13-year-old boy who has been struggling wi

The Resurrection - Argument from Personal Incredulity or Methodological Naturalism - Licona vs. Dillahunty - Part 1

March 19, 2025

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

Is God Just a Way of Solving a Mystery by Appealing to a Greater Mystery?

March 17, 2025

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Questions about whether God is just a way of solving a mystery by appealing to a greater mystery, whether subjective experience falls under a category of knowing, why people in the Bible got to hear a

What Should I Say to Active Churchgoers Who Reject the Trinity and the Deity of Christ?

March 13, 2025

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Questions about what to say to longtime, active churchgoers who don’t believe in the Trinity or the deity of Christ, and a challenge to the idea that it’s possible for someone to have a relationship w

Jesus' Bodily Resurrection - A Legendary Development Based on Hallucinations - Licona vs. Carrier - Part 2

March 12, 2025

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

In this episode, a 2004 debate between Mike Licona and Richard Carrier, Licona presents a case for the resurrection of Jesus based on three facts that are strongly evidenced and acknowledged by the ma

How Can I Initiate a Conversation with Someone Who Thinks He’s a Christian but Isn’t?

March 10, 2025

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Questions about initiating conversations with someone who thinks he’s going to Heaven but who isn’t showing any signs he’s following God, how to talk to unsaved friends and family who identify as Chri

Does “Repent from Your Sin and Believe” Describe a Works Salvation?

March 6, 2025

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Questions about whether “repent from your sin and believe” describes a works salvation and Greg’s stance on the idea of “easy beliefism”—i.e., the idea that all one must do to be saved is believe in G

Jesus' Bodily Resurrection - A Legendary Development Based on Hallucinations - Licona vs. Carrier - Part 1

March 5, 2025

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

Were Jesus’ Commands in the Gospels for the Jews Only or for the Present-Day Body of Christ?

March 3, 2025

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Questions about whether Jesus’ commands in the Gospels were for the Jews only or for the present-day body of Christ, whether God chose to be illiterate when he came to earth, and whether we should onl

Natasha Crain: When Culture Hates You

March 1, 2025

Knight & Rose Show - Wintery Knight and Desert Rose

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose welcome Natasha Crain to discuss her new book "When Culture Hates You". We discuss the shift from a culturally accepted faith to one increasingly at odds with societal n

The Concept of God’s Omniscience Is Just a Fear Tactic to Control Your Mind

February 27, 2025

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Questions about whether the concept of God’s omniscience is just a fear tactic to control your mind and what to say to someone who thinks it’s possible for God to lie and that Jesus’ coming might have

Interrogating Jesus - Veritas Forum Lecture at Texas A&M

February 25, 2025

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

In this lecture at Texas A&M University, Dr. Licona discusses whether we can rationally believe in the resurrection of Jesus. He then engages with a panel of prominent students who ask tough questions