Theology for the Rest of US

Episodes

291: Navigating Different Social-Distancing Convictions April 29, 2020
290: Reacting to COVID-19 on Social Media April 28, 2020
289: These Are Not Uncertain Times! (What About COVID-19?) April 27, 2020
288: Are Short-Term Missions a Waste? November 5, 2019
287: How Much Money Should I Be Giving? October 31, 2019
286: What Does it Mean to be ‘Saved’? October 29, 2019
285: Why Did God Allow Sin? October 17, 2019
284: What Types of Things Should We Pray For? August 12, 2019
283: Should We Recite Specific Prayers? August 8, 2019
282: Did Christianity Copy From Pagan Religions? August 6, 2019
281: Did Jesus Really Exist? July 25, 2019
Special Announcement: TEDx Talk by Kenny Ortiz: How to be a Great Mentor July 13, 2019
280: Do We Need Scholars to Really Understand the Bible? June 28, 2019
279: Is God in Hell? June 21, 2019
278: Was Platt Wrong to Pray for President Trump? [Part 2] June 20, 2019
277: Was Platt Wrong to Pray for President Trump? [Part 1] June 10, 2019
276: Should We Value All Opinions? June 7, 2019
275: Living in an Age of Cynicism with Jason Duesing May 24, 2019
274: How to Determine Who Are the False Teachers? May 10, 2019
273: Can People Grow By Listening to False Teachers? May 9, 2019
272: The Power of Lament with Aubrey Sampson April 13, 2019
271: What is Apologetics? March 13, 2019
270: What About Intelligent Design? February 9, 2019
269: What Genetics Teaches Us About Micro-Evolution? January 30, 2019
268: What is the Kalam Cosmological Argument? January 27, 2019
267: Does Kenny Ortiz Deny Creationism? (Responding to a Reviewer) January 22, 2019
266: Scientism and Secularism with JP Moreland January 18, 2019
265: What is the “Fine Tuning” Argument? January 15, 2019
264: Dr. Hugh Ross: Old Earth Creationism, Navigating Genesis, Noah’s Flood, and Proto-Humans January 14, 2019
263: Young-Earth Creationism and the Global Flood with Steve Schramm January 12, 2019
262: The Evolutionary Argument Against Naturalism January 11, 2019
261: What About the Leviathan and the Behemoth? with Ben Stanhope January 8, 2019
260: Are Dinosaurs Mentioned in the Bible? August 11, 2018
259: Did Adam and Eve Really Exist? with Dr. Jack Collins August 8, 2018
258: What Happened to the Dinosaurs? And What About Dragons? August 7, 2018
257: Refuting Naturalism July 31, 2018
256: What is “Naturalism”? July 30, 2018
255: What About Animal Death Before the Fall of Man? July 29, 2018
254: Understanding Genesis One: The Literary Framework Model with Tyler Vela May 6, 2018
253: Understanding Genesis One (Part 2): “A Parable of Steve Jobs” April 26, 2018
252: Understanding Genesis One (Part 1) April 10, 2018
251: Was Adam a Real Person? April 4, 2018
250: Should Christians Believe in Evolution? (Short Version) April 3, 2018
249: Should Christians Believe in Evolution? April 2, 2018
248: How Old Is the Universe? (Short Version) April 1, 2018
247: How Old Is the Universe? (5 Views) March 31, 2018
246: “Never Settle For Normal” with Jonathan Parnell March 15, 2018
245: Should We Judge Preachers Based on Theology? January 17, 2018
244: Will People From All Denominations Go to Heaven? August 19, 2017
243: Prophecy Revisited August 19, 2017
242: Is There Such a Thing as “The One” Person to Marry? August 18, 2017
241: When is It Okay to Disobey the Law? August 17, 2017
240: Is the United States a Christian Nation? August 16, 2017
239: What Are Natural Rights? August 10, 2017
238: What About the Sins of the Jewish Kings? August 8, 2017
237: Are the Jews Still God’s People? August 1, 2017
236: Is Yoga Okay for Christians? July 30, 2017
235: Why Does Jesus Give Us “Glory”? (Examining John 17:22) July 29, 2017
234: Can We Pray for “Whatever We Want”? July 28, 2017
233: Differences Between Conservatives and Liberals July 28, 2017
232: What is Heterodoxy? July 26, 2017
231: What is Heresy? How Should Churches Deal with Heretics? July 26, 2017
230: What is an Evangelical Christian? July 24, 2017
229: What is Christian Fundamentalism? July 23, 2017
228: Does Demon Possession Still Happen? June 25, 2017
227: Is Oral Sex Sin? June 21, 2017
226: Is Nudity Always Sinful? June 20, 2017
225: What is the Law? Why Does it Matter? June 19, 2017
224: The Value of Helping Families in Need with Amber Matyi June 17, 2017
223: Is Biblical Truth Being Lost in Translation? June 15, 2017
222: Should Women Always Be “Stay-at-Home” Moms? June 13, 2017
221: What’s the Difference Between a Convert and a Disciple? June 10, 2017
220: Why Your Work At Home Matters to God? with Courtney Reissig June 7, 2017
219: How to Know if Someone is Truly Saved? June 5, 2017
218: Should We Approach a Heretic in Our Church? June 1, 2017
217: Should A Christian Business Owner Be Forced to Do Business with Gay People? May 31, 2017
216: Should I Ever Attend a Same-Sex Wedding? May 6, 2017
215: Are Gay People Born Gay? May 3, 2017
214: Should We Get Angry When We’re Labeled Bigots for Our View on Homosexual Behavior? May 1, 2017
213: Is Homosexual Behavior Unique From Other Sins? April 26, 2017
212: Is It Wrong to Hate Homosexuality? April 24, 2017
211: Motherhood As a Spiritual Discipline with Catherine McNiel April 22, 2017
210: Why Am I Against the Death Penalty? April 10, 2017
209: Is it Sinful to Want to be Dead? April 8, 2017
208: What Does it Mean to be “Orthodox”? April 3, 2017
207: Why is God Allowed to Break His Own Rules? March 15, 2017
206: What is Liminality? with Tim Carson March 14, 2017
205: Is It Wrong for Christians to Sue a Non-Christian or the Government? March 11, 2017
204: Should a Christian Ever Sue Another Christian? March 10, 2017
203: The “Curious Christian” with Barnabas Piper March 7, 2017
202: Holy Spirit in the OT vs. Holy Spirit in the NT March 1, 2017
201: Why Do Non-Christians Experience God’s Grace? February 27, 2017
200: What to Do When My Relationship with God is “Dry”? February 25, 2017
199: Does God Answer the Prayers of Non-Christian People? February 20, 2017
198: Is Jesus Omnipresent? February 17, 2017
197: Does Jesus Know Everything? (The Omniscience of Christ) February 15, 2017
196: Did First Century Jews Embrace Reincarnation? February 6, 2017
195: How Should We Respond to Euthanasia? February 3, 2017
194: Why Were Moses & Elijah Selected to be at Jesus’ Transfiguration? February 1, 2017
193: Why Should We Care About Missions? January 27, 2017
192: Should Christian Parents Raise Their Kids Believing in Santa Claus? December 15, 2016
191: How to Tell a Friend Their Church is Unbiblical? November 18, 2016
190: Are Statues of Religious Figures Wrong? November 17, 2016
189: What About the Letter to the Laodiceans? November 16, 2016
188: If Someone Commits Suicide, Will They Go to Hell? November 15, 2016
187: Are Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses Cults? November 14, 2016
186: Can Psychics Talk to Angels? November 11, 2016
185: Is it Sinful for Christians to Listen to Secular Music? November 10, 2016
184: Are Christians Obligated to Vote? November 6, 2016
183: Were There Any Writings From God that Are Not in the Bible? November 4, 2016
182: How Do We Know that Our Gospel Message is Right and Complete? November 4, 2016
181: Should Doctrine Impact How You Choose A Church? October 26, 2016
180: Is It Wrong to Want to be God’s Favorite? October 24, 2016
179: Should Christians Celebrate Halloween? October 22, 2016
178: Is the Gospel Too Good to Be True? with Ricky Jones October 21, 2016
177: Should Women Be Allowed to Preach? October 20, 2016
176: What About Deborah? October 20, 2016
175 : Why Should Women Change Their Name When They Get Married? October 19, 2016
174: Should Women Be Allowed to Be Pastors? October 18, 2016
173: What is Egalitarianism? October 16, 2016
172: How Have So Many Christians Accidentally Become Feminist? with Courtney Reissig October 15, 2016
171: What is Complementarianism? October 14, 2016
170: Why Did Jesus Call John the Baptist the “Greatest”? October 5, 2016
169: Why Wasn’t Jesus Named “Immanuel”? October 4, 2016
168: How to Be a “Relevant” Missionary in Your “Regular” Life? with Josh Armstrong October 3, 2016
167: Who Are the Nephilim? with Tyler Vela October 1, 2016
166: What’s the Difference Between Spiritual Gifts and Natural Talents? with Ken Freire September 30, 2016
165: Erik Guzman: Sometimes Our Faith is Messy, And That’s Okay September 29, 2016
164: How Should We Decide What is and is Not a “Closed-Hand” Issue? September 28, 2016
163: Why Are There Two Different Genealogies of Jesus in the Gospels? September 27, 2016
162: Can God Heal Addiction? September 26, 2016
161: How Will We Be Happy in Heaven While We Have Loved Ones in Hell? September 23, 2016
160: The Importance of Healthy Family Life with Ajith Fernando September 22, 2016
159: What is the Sabbath? Does it Apply to Christians? September 21, 2016
158: What is Christian Fasting? September 20, 2016
157: Is God a Moral Monster? with Tyler Vela September 17, 2016
156: What is “Soul Sleep?” Is it Biblical? September 16, 2016
155: Why Is the Book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible? September 16, 2016
154: The Importance of Apologetics with Jason Ladd September 14, 2016
153: What About Reincarnation? September 14, 2016
152: Did Jesus Have Children? What About “The Da Vinci Code?” September 13, 2016
151: What is Theonomy & Christian Reconstructionism? September 3, 2016
150: What’s the Difference Between Conviction and Condemnation? September 3, 2016
149: Who Wrote the Book of Hebrews? September 3, 2016
148: What is the “Seeker Sensitive” Movement? September 3, 2016
147: Do the Angels Really Celebrate When a Sinner Repents? September 2, 2016
146: What Are the Dead Sea Scrolls? Why Do They Matter? August 31, 2016
145: Has the Bible Been Changed Over the Centuries? August 31, 2016
144: How Was the Bible Compiled? August 29, 2016
143: Who is Josephus? Why Does He Matter? August 26, 2016
142: Are All Sins Equal? August 25, 2016
141: Should Preachers “Call-Out” Other Preachers? with Kenneth Freire August 24, 2016
140: What is the Covenant of Redemption? August 24, 2016
139: What’s the Difference Between Dispensationalism and Covenant Theology? August 17, 2016
138: What is Covenant Theology? August 16, 2016
137: What Should We Think of the Jewish People, Being that they Rejected Jesus? August 13, 2016
136: What Does It Mean to be Confessional? August 11, 2016
135: What is the Unforgivable Sin? August 10, 2016
134: What Is the Prosperity Gospel Movement? Why Is It Dangerous? August 9, 2016
133: What Does It Mean to Have a Seared Conscience? Is It Irreversible? August 5, 2016
132: Is the Bible Trustworthy? with Kenneth Freire August 1, 2016
131: Is Déjà vu a Spiritual Experience? July 30, 2016
130: Was Job Suicidal? July 28, 2016
129: Does The Bible Support Slavery? July 27, 2016
128: Is It Okay to Be Proud of My Country? July 26, 2016
127: Is It Okay For Christians to Be Cremated? July 25, 2016
126: Does Jeremiah 29:11 Apply to Christians Today? July 24, 2016
125: Can We Sin in Heaven? If Not, How Come Lucifer Sinned? July 23, 2016
124: Is Gambling a Sin? July 22, 2016
123: Did Jesus Have Siblings? July 21, 2016
122: Should Christians Give to Charities? July 20, 2016
121: What Are Angels? Why Do They Exist? July 19, 2016
120: Does God Give Personal Revelations to Certain People? July 14, 2016
119: Does God Still Speak Through Dreams? July 13, 2016
118: Why Did God Declare Pork Unclean and Then Clean? July 12, 2016
117: What’s the Importance of World Missions? with Jonathan Ferguson July 11, 2016
116: What About Churches that Use Video Preaching? July 3, 2016
115: Are Tattoos Wrong? July 2, 2016
114: Is It Okay for Women to Wear Pants? July 1, 2016
113: Should Christians Date Non-Christians? June 27, 2016
112: Is It Okay to Skip Church and Just Watch the Live Stream? June 24, 2016
111: How Can Ordinary People Change the World? with Tony Merida June 24, 2016
110: Why is Jesus Called the “Son of Man”? June 16, 2016
109: Why is the “Fruit of the Spirit” Important? with Matt McAfee June 14, 2016
108: Are We Always Going to Understand Everything About God? June 12, 2016
107: Why Did God Wait So Long to Send Jesus to Earth? June 10, 2016
106: How to Experience “Abundant Life?” with Josh Reich June 8, 2016
105: Should We Use Sources Other than the Bible to Determine our Beliefs? June 6, 2016
104: Why Did the Holy Spirit Descend on Jesus Like a Dove? May 31, 2016
103: Why Do You Call Jesus the “God-Man”? May 29, 2016
102: If Jesus Commanded Us to Take Care of the Poor, Why Are You a Republican? May 28, 2016
101: Is Every Area of Theology of Equal Importance? May 27, 2016
100: What’s the Greatest Lesson I’ve Learned From Doing this Podcast? May 26, 2016
99: What’s the Minimum a Person Needs to Believe to be a Christian? May 25, 2016
98: How to Engage with the Holy Spirit on a Daily Basis? with Matt van Winkle May 22, 2016
97: What Does It Mean that the Holy Spirit “Convicts” the World? May 21, 2016
96: Why Do Some Call Him the “Holy Ghost” Instead of the “Holy Spirit”? May 18, 2016
95: Are the Gifts of the Spirit for Today? (The Case for Cessationism) with Greg Dutcher May 18, 2016
94: Are There Any Spiritual Gifts Not Mentioned in the Bible? May 17, 2016
93: Why the Holy Spirit Doesn’t Have to be Weird? with Matt McAfee May 16, 2016
92: What’s the Difference Between Prescriptive and Descriptive Bible Passages? May 16, 2016
91: Do All Christians Have the Ability to Speak in Tongues? May 15, 2016
90: What is Speaking in Tongues? May 14, 2016
89: What’s the Difference Between Charismatics and other Christians? May 13, 2016
88: What Are the Spiritual Gifts? May 13, 2016
87: What is Prophecy? May 12, 2016
86: What is the Baptism of the Holy Spirit? When Does it Happen? May 12, 2016
85: What is the Role of the Holy Spirit? May 11, 2016
84: Does God Love Everyone Unconditionally? May 5, 2016
83: Muslims Accept Jesus, But Why Don’t Christians Accept Muhammad? May 5, 2016
82: Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God? May 4, 2016
81: When Did Jesus Become the Son of God? May 2, 2016
80: Can Gay People Go to Heaven? April 29, 2016
79: Why Homosexuality Is Not Just an “Issue”? with Dr. Preston Sprinkle April 28, 2016
78: Why is Homosexuality a Sin? April 27, 2016
77: What About Sex Toys? with Dr. Corey Allan April 26, 2016
76: How to Work for a Company You Morally Disagree With? April 25, 2016
75: How Should We Respond to the Transgender People and Bathrooms Debate? April 25, 2016
74: How Should Theology Impact Our Eating Habits? with Stephen Mackey April 23, 2016
73: Is Jesus a Liar, a Lunatic, or the Lord? with Stephen Mackey April 22, 2016
72: Does God Give us the Power to Forgive Sin on His Behalf? with Stephen Mackey April 22, 2016
71: Is Mental Illness Caused by Demons? April 21, 2016
70: How Does God Determine What is Sin and What is Not Sin? April 18, 2016
69: Does God Punish Christians? April 16, 2016
68: Theology is Not Just for Theologians with David Schrock April 15, 2016
67: Was God Unjust When He Asked Abraham to Kill Isaac? April 14, 2016
66: Are We Made Up of Body, Soul, and Spirit? April 14, 2016
65: Is it Wrong to Live Together Before We’re Married? April 14, 2016
64: Why Does God Seem Angrier in the Old Testament? April 12, 2016
63: How Should Christians Properly Judge? April 12, 2016
62: Is it Ever Justified to be Angry at God? April 11, 2016
61: If Martin Luther Was Antisemitic, Why Do You Praise Him? April 11, 2016
60: How to Handle Doctrinal Differences Among Believers? with Jerome Danner April 11, 2016
59: Why Didn’t God Just Create Us in Heaven? April 8, 2016
58: Why Is God Consumed with His Own Glory? April 7, 2016
57: Why Do So Many Christians Disagree on Doctrine? April 6, 2016
56: If the Reformation Caused Division, Why Was it a Good Thing? April 5, 2016
55: Why Does Sexual Purity Matter? with Dr. Corey Allan April 4, 2016
54: What is Sin? April 3, 2016
53: Three Essentials to “Enjoying Jesus” with David Mathis April 1, 2016
52: Why Do I Believe in the Resurrection? And Why Does it Matter? March 31, 2016
51: How to Respond to Three Common Attacks of the Resurrection? March 30, 2016
50: How Is Paul’s Conversion Evidence for the Resurrection? March 29, 2016
49: Were the Apostles Hallucinating When They Saw the Resurrected Jesus? March 28, 2016
48: Is Easter a Pagan Holiday? March 28, 2016
47: Is it Possible the Apostles Fabricated the Resurrection Story? March 28, 2016
46: Are There Any Historical Mentions of the Resurrection? with Dr. John Morris March 26, 2016
45: Why Should Christians Care About People in Other Countries? March 22, 2016
44: How is Suffering an Opportunity to Know God Better? with Alexis Muscarella March 18, 2016
43: Is Judas in Heaven or Hell? March 17, 2016
42: Why Did Jesus Change Peter’s Name? March 16, 2016
41: Why Should Christians Stop Tithing Immediately? March 15, 2016
40: Why is the Local Church Important? with Tori Mayo March 13, 2016
39: Why Do We Go to Church on Sundays? March 11, 2016
38: Why is Temptation the Greatest Invitation to Worship? with Casey Cease March 10, 2016
37: Was Jesus Human or God? March 9, 2016
36: How Do We Believe in a God We Don’t Understand? March 8, 2016
35: Why Are There So Many Denominations? March 7, 2016
34: Why Do We Say “In Jesus’ Name” at the End of a Prayer? March 5, 2016
33: Why is it so Hard to Believe that God Loves Me? with Mike Adams March 4, 2016
32: What is Discipleship? March 4, 2016
31: Why Does Understanding the Trinity Matter? with Ricky Jones March 2, 2016
30: What is “Performance Based” Christianity? with Mike Adams March 1, 2016
29: What is Sanctification? February 27, 2016
28: What is Justification? February 26, 2016
27: What is Legalism? Why is it Dangerous? February 25, 2016
26: Should Christians Judge? February 24, 2016
25: Why Do We Say “Amen” After We Pray? February 23, 2016
24: The Importance of Embracing Grace with Blaise Foret February 22, 2016
23: Seeing People Through the Eyes of Jesus with Blaise Foret February 19, 2016
22: Does Genesis 38 Condemn Masturbation and Birth Control? February 17, 2016
21: Is the Holy Spirit Fully God? February 15, 2016
20: Regret vs. Repentance with Mary Butler February 12, 2016
19: If God is Good, Why is There Evil in the World? February 10, 2016
18: Why Doesn’t God Just Kill Satan Today? February 8, 2016
17: Who is Satan? February 6, 2016
16: Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People? February 4, 2016
15: What About the Separation of Church & State? February 3, 2016
14: Is Masturbation Really a Sin? January 29, 2016
13: What’s the Trinity? January 28, 2016
12: Overcoming Shame with Aubrey Sampson January 27, 2016
11: Why is Premarital Sex Sin? January 24, 2016
10: Why Do You Oppose Abortion if the Babies go to Heaven? January 24, 2016
09: Why is Abortion Wrong? January 24, 2016
08: Do Babies Go to Heaven When They Die? January 24, 2016
07: Is Jesus Really the Only Way to Heaven? January 24, 2016
06: Should Christians only read the KJV? January 23, 2016
05: Why Can We Confidently Speak on Behalf of God? January 23, 2016
04: Which Version of the Bible is Best? January 23, 2016
03: Why Are There so Many Bible Translations? January 22, 2016
02: What is Theology? Why Does it Matter? January 22, 2016
01: What’s This Podcast all About? January 20, 2016