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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

The Blessing (and Danger) of Authority with Jonathan Leeman

May 22, 2024

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

We live in a day where authority is often rebuffed and where many people are quick to assume all authority is abusive authority. And yet, some authority is abusive. But the antidote to bad authority i

Anticipations of Pentecost (with Rev Benjamin Miller)

May 20, 2024

Alastair Roberts

This is the second video in our treatment of Pentecost. The first can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esXSNcRbMak&ab_channel=AlastairRoberts. Follow my Substack, the Anchored Argosy, at

Why Would You Say Evolution Has No Purpose?

May 20, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about the claim that evolution has no purpose and whether the fact that people who have aphantasia are unable to form mental images shows that the ability to picture something is based in ch

Pentecost and the Gift of the Spirit (with Rev Benjamin Miller)

May 17, 2024

Alastair Roberts

My friend Benjamin Miller joins me for a seasonal discussion of Pentecost and the gift of the Spirit. Follow my Substack, the Anchored Argosy, at https://argosy.substack.com/. See my latest podcasts

Are the Crusades Proof That Christians Are Evil?

May 16, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about how to respond to someone who says the Crusades are proof Christians are evil, the facts around the church burning people at the stake for saying the world is not the center of the uni

The Internet is the Negative World

May 14, 2024

Alastair Roberts

The following is a reading from this post: https://argosy.substack.com/p/33-the-internet-is-the-negative-world. Within it, I discuss Aaron Renn's recent book, 'Life in the Negative World: Confronting

A Conversation about Christianity and Football with Kirk Cousins

May 13, 2024

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

Kirk Cousins has been an NFL quarterback for 12 years. Before that he played at Michigan State (where he and Kevin met). Before that he was a barely-recruited teenager playing at Holland Christian. An

Is Matthew 23:23 an Argument for Social Justice?

May 13, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about how to respond to someone who uses Matthew 23:23 as an argument for social justice and what to say to a family member who argues that Christians are not being persecuted but are only l

Does the Bible Teach That Elijah Was Reincarnated as John the Baptist?

May 9, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about responding to someone who says the Bible teaches reincarnation when it says John the Baptist “is Elijah who was to come” in Matthew 11:14 and whether Matthew 24:36–44 is referring to t

Drinking, Merriment, and Heaven

May 8, 2024

For The King - Rocky Ramsey

What is the biblical view of alcohol? https://fortheking.substack.com/p/drinking-merriment-and-heaven Parallel Christian Economy * ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reflectedworks.com:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ USE PROMO CODE: FORTHEKI

Do You Believe in the Clarity of Scripture?

May 6, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Question about whether Stand to Reason accepts the doctrine of biblical perspicuity (the idea that the Bible is clear in what it teaches about essential doctrines). * Does Stand to Reason accept the

Frank Turek: Same-Sex Marriage and Transgenderism

May 4, 2024

Knight & Rose Show - Wintery Knight and Desert Rose

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose interview Christian apologist Frank Turek about the updated and expanded edition of his book "Correct, Not Politically Correct: About Same-Sex Marriage and Transgenderis

Finding the Validity of the Resurrection of Jesus

May 2, 2024

Risen Jesus - Mike Licona

In this episode, Dr. Licona discusses his process for finding the validity of the resurrection while writing his book, “The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach.” This interview was

#217 Dear Tom: I've got questions about Marriage (Replay)

May 2, 2024

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

Tom delves into the complexities of marriage, addressing personal and burning questions from our listeners. From pondering the nature of married relationships in the new creation to offering advice fo

Is an Embryo a Baby?

May 2, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about whether the fact that you can freeze an embryo but not a baby proves an embryo isn’t a baby and whether it would be wrong to use IVF with genetic testing to avoid carrying a baby with

Petrus Van Mastricht's Theoretical-Practical Theology with Todd Rester

May 1, 2024

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

What are you doing with your life? Todd Rester is using a big chunk of his life to translate a seventeenth-century Dutch theologian's magnum opus (all 1.7 million words of it) from Latin into English.

How Will Jesus Sit at the Right Hand of God if He Is God?

April 29, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about what the Bible means when it says Jesus will sit at the right hand of God if Jesus is God and why the writers of the Synoptic Gospels didn’t write about Jesus claiming to be God. * If

#216 Dear Tom: What does the Bible say about the Spiritual Gifts?

April 25, 2024

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

Tom discusses the relevance of spiritual gifts like prophecy and speaking in tongues within our modern context, dives into the significance of signs and wonders, and shares his personal encounters wit

How Should I Respond to Someone Who Is Word-Faith and Believes in a Second Baptism of the Holy Spirit?

April 25, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about how to respond to someone who is Word-Faith and believes in a second baptism of the Holy Spirit and what the Bible is saying about how we experience the Spirit when it says we know we’

How Should a Dad Talk to His Children about Attending Their Mom’s Same-Sex Wedding?

April 22, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about how a dad should talk to his children about attending their mom’s same-sex wedding, how a veterinarian should respond if someone who suffers from species confusion asks for medical car

Conspiracy Theory and Autodidact Brain (with Susannah Roberts and Derek Rishmawy)

April 20, 2024

Alastair Roberts

The journalist and writer Naomi Wolf recently posted on Twitter about her reading of a New Testament interlinear: https://twitter.com/naomirwolf/status/1780385997416497153. Susannah thought it provide

Theologian Krista Bontrager on Diversity

April 20, 2024

Knight & Rose Show - Wintery Knight and Desert Rose

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose interview Krista Bontrager about diversity, equity and inclusion. What is diversity? Are there any benefits to diversity? Are there any disadvantages to diversity? How d

#215 Should we take the devil seriously?

April 18, 2024

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

A bit of a twist today as we answer listener's questions that have come in asking: are we meant to take Satan literally? Join Tom Wright as he unravels some of the intricate threads of the New and Old

What Should I Do if I Don’t Know How to Respond to Someone’s Answer to My Question?

April 18, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about what to do when you don’t know how to respond to someone’s answer to your question and you feel unsafe in the conversation and how to go about witnessing to and discipling a transexual

Tree?!? I am no Tree!!!

April 17, 2024

For The King - Rocky Ramsey

The LOTR trilogy has some amazing principles on how we think about the enchantment of nature. We hope you are edified during this discussion! Key Text: Proverbs 12:10 Parallel Christian Economy *

The Pastor as Leader with John Currie

April 17, 2024

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

With everything the pastor must do—preach, pray, visit, raise money, organize meetings, write emails, study, write, marry, bury, and baptize—does he also need to be a leader? John Currie, in his new b

Before You Argue for God from the Existence of Evil, You Have to Prove Evil Exists

April 15, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about the need to prove evil exists before arguing for the existence of God from the existence of evil and what to say to an eleven-year-old boy who lost his dad and brother to a lightning s

#214 Is the Old Testament history or metaphor? (Replay)

April 11, 2024

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

Tom answers listener questions about the Old Testament. Can the truly trust the Old Testament? When was it all written? Is the Old Testament more spiritual metaphor or natural history? How do we make

Is It Okay to Be Part of a Music Ministry That’s Led by a Professing Mormon?

April 11, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about whether it’s okay to be part of a music ministry that’s led by a professing Mormon, whether a woman should date a man who isn’t as spiritual mature as she is or doesn’t take his faith

How Can I Stay Balanced in My Belief That God Is Always Good to His Children?

April 8, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about believing God is always good to his children while rejecting prosperity teaching, how God can be jealous if he is love and love is not jealous, and whether God changing his mind in Exo

Chemist Fazale Rana Investigates the Origin of Life

April 6, 2024

Knight & Rose Show - Wintery Knight and Desert Rose

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose interview Dr. Fazale "Fuz" Rana about the appearance of first life on Earth. What are the minimum functions of a simple living system? When did life appear on the Earth?

#213 Which Bible Translation is the best one? (Replay)

April 4, 2024

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

Listeners ask questions on which Bible translations we should deem as the best ones and which ones we should use on a daily basis. What makes a good translation, why doesn’t Tom capitalise ‘holy spiri

Has Apologetics Had a Positive Effect on Our Culture?

April 4, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about whether apologetics has had a positive effect on people and our culture, whether the longtime privatization of our Christian faith has led to churches becoming apathetic to the culture

Get Married with Brad Wilcox

April 3, 2024

Life and Books and Everything - Clearly Reformed

For most of us, getting married and forging a strong family is the best way to build a prosperous, meaningful, and happy life. That's the message of Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Fo

How Can I Articulate the Beauty of the Christian Worldview in a Nutshell?

April 1, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about how to articulate the beauty of the Christian worldview in a nutshell and whether “separation of church and state” requires public school teachers to not reference the Bible and govern

#212 The New Testament in its World with special guest and co-author Mike Bird

March 28, 2024

Ask NT Wright Anything - Premier

Today's episode features a special guest - renowned Australian Bible scholar, co-authored and friend of Tom's, Mike Bird. Together, they delve into their groundbreaking collaborative work, "The New Te

How Do I Know if I’m a Gardener or a Harvester?

March 28, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about how to know if we’re a “gardener” or a “harvester,” how to engage an apathetic person who says “I don’t know” to everything, and whether Christians are making an unfalsifiable claim an

Fatherlessness and Mass Shootings

March 27, 2024

For The King - Rocky Ramsey

What does fatherlessness have to do with mass shootings? Surprisingly, a whole lot! Samuel's Substack: https://samuelbornman.substack.com/p/save-the-world-by-raising-godly-men for Samuel's Book cl

How Can I Start Conversations with Postmodernists about the Need for Repentance?

March 25, 2024

#STRask - Stand to Reason

Questions about how to start conversations with postmodernists about the need for repentance and what question one can use to put a stone in the shoe of a Buddhist friend. * In a postmodern world, wh

Historian Mike Licona Investigates the Resurrection

March 23, 2024

Knight & Rose Show - Wintery Knight and Desert Rose

Just in time for Easter, Wintery Knight and Desert Rose interview Dr. Michael Licona about how historians can investigate miracle claims, such as the resurrection of Jesus. Can historians control for