This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Doug Groothuis about his online article, “Refuting The View: Religion Is A Myth, But Science Is The Truth” https://www.equip.org/articles/refuting-the-view-religion-is-a-myth-but-science-is-the-truth/ This is part of ongoing column series from Doug Groothius entitled, “Cultural Critique”. Also in conjunction with our ongoing series with different authors on “Back to Basics Apologetics”. Other recent articles and podcasts by ...
May 22, 2024•45 min
This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Cole Burgett about his online movie review article, “ Review of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes and the Mythologizing of Evolutionary Humanism “ https://www.equip.org/articles/review-of-kingdom-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-and-the-mythologizing-of-evolutionary-humanism/ .[Editor’s Note: This review contains spoilers for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.] Other recent articles and podcast with this author: Episode 383 ‘Dune: ...
May 15, 2024•59 min
This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Matthew M Kennedy about his online article, “Who May Come To The Lord’s Table—Eucharistic Welcome And Warning.https://www.equip.org/articles/who-may-come-to-the-lords-table-eucharistic-welcome-and-warning/ Other recent articles and podcast with this author: Episode 368 Christian Parenting and the Peril of Public School Education “ Christian Parenting and the Peril of Public School Education ” Episode 355 Is Re-Baptism Biblic...
May 08, 2024•43 min
This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Lindsey Medenwaldt about her online article, “Enhancing Your Energy the New Age Way: Understanding Auras, Chakras, and Qi”. https://www.equip.org/articles/enhancing-your-energy-the-new-age-way-understanding-auras-chakras-and-qi/ Other recent articles and podcast with this author: Episode 376 Jeff and Shaleia Divine and Escaping Twin Flames Universe T.V. Series Review-‘Escaping Twin Flames’: Why People are Falling for the Lov...
May 01, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Sarah McCammon's The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church uses relevant anecdotes from her evangelical childhood and skillfully weaves her story together with sociological data and interviews of former evangelicals. Her conclusion is definitive. American evangelicalism actually causes harm. Tragically, McCammon ends the book not only having denied the existence of Hell, and the need for the gospel, but of the resurrection of the dead. The entire contents of the...
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr 4 min
This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Derek Cooper about his online article, “Jainism: India’s other Religion.” https://www.equip.org/articles/jainism-indias-other-religion/
Apr 17, 2024•1 hr 1 min
From media to public education to social media campaigns, the American populace has been told from nearly every angle that the traditional distinction between male and female that is nearly universal in human cultural experience is mistaken. It did not take long for public conversation to move from a discussion of gender dysphoria, which refers to men experiencing confusion or distress about perceiving themselves as women and vice versa, to the contention that gender does not exist at all in any...
Apr 10, 2024•1 hr 8 min
This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Anne Kennedy about her online article, “Can a Christian Attend a Gay Wedding? Alistair Begg and the Bad Pharisee”. https://www.equip.org/articles/can-a-christian-attend-a-gay-wedding-alistair-begg-and-the-bad-pharisee/ This is an online article from the Christian Research Journal. This is also part of an ongoing column entitled, “Theological Trends”.It also a Viewpoint article . Viewpoint articles address relevant contempora...
Apr 03, 2024•48 min
This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Hillary Ferrer about her online article, “T.V. Review: Lessons in Anger: The Global Phenomenon of Bonnie Garmus’s ‘Lessons in Chemistry'” https://www.equip.org/articles/t-v-review-lessons-in-anger-the-global-phenomenon-of-bonnie-garmuss-lessons-in-chemistry/ Other recent articles and Postmodern Realities podcasts featuring this author: Episode 364 The Most Overlooked Aspect of the ‘Barbie’ Movie The Most Overlooked Aspect of...
Mar 27, 2024•51 min
This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Elizabeth Turnage about her online article, “An Eternal Perspective on the Losses of Aging” https://www.equip.org/articles/an-eternal-perspective-on-the-losses-of-aging/ Other articles and Postmodern Realities podcasts featuring this author Episode 354 Hope for the Suffering Caregiver—Union with Christ Hope for the Suffering Caregiver—Union with Christ Episode 285 The Age of Opportunity: How the Bible Gives Hope for Aging “T...
Mar 20, 2024•45 min
This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Cole Burgett about his online review article, “We’re All Mad Down Here: Religious Fundamentalism in Dune: Part Two” Note: This review contains spoilers for Dune: Part Two https://www.equip.org/articles/were-all-mad-down-here-religious-fundamentalism-in-dune-part-two/ Also see our podcast Episode 261 Dune and the Future of the Science Fiction Epic and article Dune and the Future of the Science Fiction Epic on part 1 of Dune. ...
Mar 13, 2024•57 min
Please see this encore presentation of Episode 352: Fire from the Gods How ‘Oppenheimer’ Mythologizes Twentieth Century America that we did in August 2023. In March 2024, this film won the following Oscars. Best Picture, Best Director, Actor in a Leading Role, Actor in a Supporting Role, Cinematography, Original Score, and Film Editing. This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Cole Burgett about his online article, “Fire from the Gods How Oppenheimer Mythologizes T...
Mar 11, 2024•1 hr 7 min
This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Clay Jones about his online Viewpoint article, “Is Divine Determinism Biblical?”. https://www.equip.org/articles/is-divine-determinism-biblical/ Viewpoint articles address relevant contemporary issues in discernment and apologetics from a particular perspective that is usually not shared by all Christians, with the intended result that Christians’ thinking on that issue will be stimulated and enhanced (whether or not people ...
Mar 06, 2024•18 min
A common question on high school and university campuses to discuss issues like abortion is, “Why should we be forced to live by Christian beliefs?” Most college students reject the Bible as authoritative, reject the central tenets of the Christian faith, and even worse, associate Christianity with concepts like oppression of women, hatred of sexual freedom, and a history of crimes against marginalized people groups. They see any efforts to argue for the equal dignity of the unborn as forcing Ch...
Feb 28, 2024•1 hr 12 min
This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL authors David and Marybeth Baggett about their article entitled, “Mere Simulation: A Review of ‘Freud’s Last Session’”. https://www.equip.org/articles/mere-simulation-a-review-of-freuds-last-session/ (Editor’s Note: This review contains spoilers for Freud’s Last Session.) Other podcasts and articles featuring these authors: Moral Values and the Idea of God: The Apologetic Legacy of William Ritchie Sorley Episode 90: Philip Dick Man...
Feb 21, 2024•46 min
This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Anne Kennedy her article “Enough For What? A Review of Scot McKnight’s The Bible is Not Enough” which is part of the ongoing column entitled, “Theological Trends”. https://www.equip.org/articles/enough-for-what-a-review-of-scot-mcknights-the-bible-is-not-enough/ Other recent articles and Postmodern Realities podcasts featuring this author: Episode 374 Did Pope Francis Authorize Priests to Bless Same-Sex Couples? Did Pope Fra...
Feb 14, 2024•47 min
This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Doug Groothius about the first two articles in a new and ongoing column from him entitled, “Cultural Critique”. The first article covers, “The Christian Self for Troubled Times: From Random to Redeemed”.https://www.equip.org/articles/the-christian-self-for-troubled-times-from-random-to-redeemed/ The second article covers, “Meaning, Work, and the Value of Persons: The Case of Derek Parfitt and Francis Schaeffer”. https://www....
Feb 07, 2024•54 min
This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL authors Cole Burgett and C.L. Mitchell about Mitchell's online article, "The Danger of Rewriting Jesus: A Review of The Book of Clarence". https://www.equip.org/articles/the-danger-of-rewriting-jesus-a-review-of-the-book-of-clarence/ [Editor’s Note: This review contains spoilers for The Book of Clarence.]
Jan 31, 2024•54 min
This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Lindsey Medenwaldt about her online article, “Escaping Twin Flames: Why People are Falling for the Love Cult”. https://www.equip.org/articles/escaping-twin-flames-why-people-are-falling-for-the-love-cult/ Other recent articles and Postmodern Realities podcasts featuring this author: Episode 362: Edgar Cayce: The Would-Be Sleeping Prophet Edgar Cayce: The Would-Be Sleeping Prophet Episode 346 ‘Ancient Aliens,’ Pyramids, and t...
Jan 24, 2024•1 hr 20 min
This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author John D. Ferrer about his online article, “The Satanic Temple Abortion Clinic: A Critical Assessment https://www.equip.org/articles/the-satanic-temple-abortion-clinic-a-critical-review/ Other recent articles and Postmodern Realities podcasts featuring this author: Episode 361 What’s Your Sign? Horoscopes, Astrology, and the Zodiac “ What’s Your Sign? Horoscopes, Astrology, and the Zodiac? ” Episode 345: How to Keep Your Job W...
Jan 17, 2024•55 min
This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Anne Kennedy about the first in a new and ongoing column entitled, “Theological Trends”. Covered in this first column is “Did Pope Francis Authorize Priests to Bless Same-Sex Couples?”. https://www.equip.org/articles/did-pope-francis-authorize-priests-to-bless-same-sex-couples/ Other recent articles and Postmodern Realities podcasts featuring this author: Episode 370 Sheila Wray Gregoire, Sex and The Evangelical Girl Sheila ...
Jan 10, 2024•53 min
With the ever-multiplying options for social media platforms to engage with, influencers to follow, social trends to capitalize on, and stratifying social issues to research and form opinions about, getting away from our electronic devices can be harder than ever. And with those devices comes rampant temptation to engage with any and all kinds of information — good and bad, true and false, positive and negative. We may get caught up in scrolling endlessly, peering into the void of constant commu...
Jan 03, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Please see this encore presentation of Episode 268 ENCORE I’ll Start My Diet Tomorrow: A Christian Makes a New Year’s Resolution that we did in December 2021 as the content itself is still applicable around this time of year. Should Christians make New Year’s resolutions? And if so, what kind? Are there any guiding biblical principles that might inform and shape such a task? This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with Journal author Anne Kennedy about her article in the 44:4 issue o...
Dec 30, 2023•53 min
This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Cole Burgett about his online article, ” Movie Review of ‘The Iron Claw’ ”Coming Soon! Note: This review contains spoilers for The Iron Claw. https://www.equip.org/articles/painkiller-a-movie-review-of-the-iron-claw/ Other recent articles and Postmodern Realities podcasts featuring this author: Episode 371 Grief, Guilt, and Godzilla: A Review of ‘Godzilla Minus One’ Grief, Guilt, and Godzilla: A Review of ‘Godzilla Minus One...
Dec 27, 2023•1 hr 24 min
This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Cole Burgett about his online article, “Grief, Guilt, and Godzilla: A Review of Godzilla Minus One“. ***Note: This review contains spoilers for Godzilla Minus One. https://www.equip.org/articles/grief-guilt-and-godzilla-a-review-of-godzilla-minus-one/ ***When you support the Journal , you join the team of to help provide the resources at equip.org that minister to people worldwide. These resources include our ever growing da...
Dec 20, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Please see this encore presentation of Episode 151: Am I a Bad Christian for Watching Hallmark Christmas Movies? that we did in December 2019 as the content itself is still applicable around this time of year. More than 85 million people in the U.S. are avid watchers of the Hallmark Channel’s Christmas films. Complete with its own mobile App, Hallmark Christmas film fans can partake year-round in the romantic, true-love plots. Not just on the Hallmark Channel, but other on-demand viewing channel...
Dec 15, 2023•37 min
This conversation is an evaluation of the work of Sheila Wray Gregoire, host of the Bare Marriage Podcast , and author of many popular books including The Great Sex Rescue: The Lies You’ve Been Taught and How to Recover What God Intended , She Deserves Better: Raising Girls to Resist Toxic Teachings on Sex, Self & Speaking Up , and, most recently, Fixed It For You: Rescuing and Reframing Common Evangelical Messages on Sex and Marriage Vol. 1 . Our review of her work notes that Gregoire repre...
Dec 13, 2023•1 hr 7 min
This is an audio version of the Cʜʀɪsᴛɪᴀɴ Rᴇsᴇᴀʀᴄʜ Jᴏᴜʀɴᴀʟ article “ Carlton Pearson’s Gospel of Inclusion ” by Bob Hunter This article first appeared in the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, print issue volume 30, number 04 (2007). https://www.equip.org/articles/carlton-pearsons-gospel-of-inclusion/
Dec 11, 2023•9 min
Please see this encore presentation of Episode 316: Take Joy: Santa, St. Nicholas, and Jesus that we did in November 2022 as the content itself is still applicable around this time of year. This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Anne Kennedy about her online-exclusive Viewpoint article, “Take Joy: Santa, St. Nicholas, and Jesus”. https://www.equip.org/articles/take-joy-santa-st-nicholas-and-jesus/ For further information or to support the Christian Research Journ...
Dec 08, 2023•49 min
This Postmodern Realities episode is a conversation with JOURNAL author Jay Watts about his online article, “The Roots of Planned Parenthood”. https://www.equip.org/articles/the-roots-of-planned-parenthood/ From the timestamp 00:34:18-00:40:18 during the discussion of people being experimented on, regarding the reference of prisoners being experimented on for acne medication please see Eschner, Kat, “This popular acne medication carries a disturbing legacy,” Popular Science, December 7, 2020. Wh...
Dec 06, 2023•1 hr 26 min
