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Our purpose is to help Christians think more clearly about their faith and to help them make an even-handed, incisive, yet gracious defense for classical Christianity. Released every Wednesday and Friday.

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Are Science and Faith Compatible?

Guest Host: Tim Barnett Tim Barnett discusses the compatibility of faith and science by first defining “faith” and “science” and then exploring the three problems a naturalist has to overcome in order to explain how even a single, small protein could come about on its own by chance. Topics: What is faith? (05:00) What is science? (13:00) How do we explain the existence of functional proteins? (32:00) The chirality problem for naturalists (37:00) The bonding problem for naturalists (40:00) The se...

Jun 13, 2024•58 min

Don’t Participate in Pagan Ceremonies

Greg answers questions from callers about participating in “smudging ceremonies” at a pastor’s training session and whether an apparent contradiction could reach a level where it became evidence against that Gospel being an eyewitness account. Topics: Should Christians be participating in “smudging ceremonies” to release our bad energies (as we were asked to do in a pastor’s training session), and how should we be reaching out to indigenous people in places like Canada? (03:00) If apparent contr...

Jun 12, 2024•58 min

People No Longer Know What the ”Final Solution” Was

Greg talks about people no longer knowing about the Nazi phrase “Final Solution,” then he talks to callers about questions to ask an atheist family member who’s extremely moral and how to respond to someone who says they have a message from God for you. Topics: Commentary: People no longer know what the “Final Solution” was. (00:00) Do you have any advice for questions I can ask my atheist brother who’s extremely moral? (17:00) How should I respond to someone who says they have a message for me ...

Jun 07, 2024•58 min

What to Say to a Consistent Moral Relativist

Greg chats with Frank Turek about CIA, then he answers questions about what to say to a consistent moral relativist, whether a lack of persecution indicates anything about a person’s Christianity, and where the Bible says you can’t lose your salvation. Topics: Commentary: Greg talks to Frank Turek about the upcoming CrossExamined Instructor Academy. (00:00) How should I talk to someone who is consistent about denying objective morality? (18:00) Does the fact that I haven’t suffered any persecuti...

Jun 05, 2024•58 min

How Many Ancient Copies of the Quran Exist?

Guest Host: Alan Shlemon Alan answers questions about ancient copies of the Quran, an intersex person unintentionally entering into a homosexual relationship, whether Deuteronomy’s apostasy law is the same as Islam’s, and how to respond to companies during Pride Month. Topics: Do you know how many ancient copies of the Quran exist? (01:00) How would you advise an intersex person who fears their parents may have chosen the wrong sex for them and is worried about unintentionally entering into a ho...

May 31, 2024•58 min

How Can Anyone Have Assurance of Salvation?

Greg answers questions about how we can have assurance of salvation in light of Jeremiah 17:9 and Matthew 7:21–23, whether someone with a phobia of water needs to get baptized by full immersion, and whether the devil could go back to Heaven if he repented. Topics: In light of Jeremiah 17:9 and Matthew 7:21–23, how can anyone have assurance of salvation? (04:00) Would God require someone with a phobia of water to get baptized by full immersion, or is sprinkling on the head enough? (44:00) If the ...

May 29, 2024•58 min

How Jesus Practiced Apologetics

Guest Hosts: Tim Barnett and Robby Lashua Tim and Robby talk about how Jesus practiced apologetics, then they answer questions about which day Jesus was crucified on, what you should do when someone asks a question you don’t know the answer to, and whether psychiatry is against God. Topics: Commentary: How Jesus practiced apologetics (05:00) What does Sam Harris mean when he says the Gospels contradict each other on which day Jesus was crucified, and how would you respond? (28:00) What do you do...

May 24, 2024•58 min

Is a Second Marriage as Illegitimate as a Same-Sex Marriage?

Greg answers Open Mic questions about whether a second marriage is as illegitimate as a same-sex marriage, attending services that have elements you disagree with, and whether feelings of morality are simply the result of evolution. Topics: Is a second marriage for a Christian as illegitimate as a same-sex marriage? (04:00) Should we not attend funeral masses where we disagree with what’s happening in the service? (21:00) How would you respond to an atheist who says our feelings of morality are ...

May 22, 2024•58 min

A Mission Trip to New Agers

Guest Host: Robby Lashua Robby talks about taking high schoolers on a mission trip to New Agers, then he answers questions about applying 2 Corinthians 10:5, escaping from sins, public versus Catholic school, whether Jesus had a pet, and whether Jesus loves us more than the Father does. Topics: Commentary: A mission trip to New Agers (00:00) How is 2 Corinthians 10:5 to be applied within a group of Christians? (19:00) How does apologetics help us escape from sins that have a grip on us? (29:00) ...

May 17, 2024•58 min

Interview: Titus Kennedy – The Essential Archaeological Guide to Bible Lands

Guest Host: Robby Lashua Robby talks to archaeologist Titus Kennedy, author of The Essential Archaeological Guide to Bible Lands: Uncovering Biblical Sites of the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean World, about archaeological finds that shed light on various Old Testament accounts. Topics: Interview: Titus Kennedy, author of The Essential Archaeological Guide to Bible Lands (00:00) Mentioned on the Show: Titus Kennedy The Essential Archaeological Guide to Bible Lands: Uncovering Biblical Sites ...

May 15, 2024•58 min

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