There is power in positive thinking. Or is there? Is the positive thinking movement harmless or are there some connections to some dangerous ideas? In this episode, I interview L.L. Martin about her new book, Positively Powerless, where she goes into the background of the movement and offers some warnings.

Purchase a copy of L.L. Martin's Positively Powerless (USA) (Canada)Visit her blog, Enough Light My recommended audiobook for this episode is A History of Christian Apologetics: Defending the Gospel Through the Centuries by John Warwick Montgomery. Get this audiobook for FREE with a FREE trial of Audible.

In this episode of the podcast, I talk to Ron Sandison about the topic of autism. Ron not only has autism himself, he also is an autism advocate. You can find out more about him at his website Spectrum Inclusion. Ron is also the author of A Parent's Guide to Autism: Practical Advice. Biblical Wisdom. My recommended audiobook for this episode is: The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum by Temple Grandin The Autistic Brain is the first book by Temple Grandin that will be neither a memoir nor a book on animals. As always, Temple's ability to cut through the jungle of information and make the science clear is evident with each listen; her skills as a scientist and her original thinking offer some significant new insights into the understanding of autism. Temple Grandin teaches listeners the science of the autistic brain, and with it the history and sociology of autism. By being autistic--by being able to look from the inside out and from the outside in--the author's insights are not just unique, they're groundbreaking. According to Temple, our understanding of autism has been perhaps fundamentally wrong for the past 70 years. You can get this audiobook for FREE with a FREE trial of Audible.

Faithful Christians have a variety of views on the origins of life and the age of the earth. One of these views is theistic evolution. Dr. Andrew Walsh shares with us his understanding of evolution and how that fits with his faith.

Recommended Links:Emerging Scholars BlogBioLogos Recommended Books:Quantum Physics and Theology by John Polkinghorne (USA) (Canada)Language of God by Francis Collins (USA) (Canada)

For the last six years, I have been teaching at Tyndale University College as a sessional lecture, mainly in the area of the New Testament. I have really come to appreciate this school. Somewhere in there, I met Dr. Paul Franks. I happened to have been at Tyndale for a week of autism camp with my son and Andy Bannister was giving a guest lecture in the Christian Apologetics class taught by Paul. From that time, I have bumped into Paul and his colleague Rich Davis a number of times.

Tyndale University College has recently announced a new concentration in apologetics for philosophy majors. In this episode, I had the opportunity to chat with Dr. Paul Franks, now the chair of the philosophy department at Tyndale about what they have to offer in terms of apologetics. As a Canadian interested in apologetics, I’m excited about what Tyndale is doing to help prepare Christians to defend the faith. I can whole heartedly recommend both Tyndale and their philosophy department.

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My recommend audiobook is Reasonable Faith by William Lane Craig. You can download this audiobook for FREE with a FREE trial of Audible.

 In this episode, I have the opportunity to talk with Darryl Dash. Darryl is the founding pastor of Liberty Grace Church in Toronto. We had a great conversation about what ministry looks like and his passion for church planting. I encourage you to check out Darryl's website: Dashhouse. The book Darryl recommends is The Imperfect Pastor: Discovering Joy in Our Limitations through a Daily Apprenticeship with Jesus by Zack Eswine (USA) (Canada) My recommended audiobook is: The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives by Dallas Willard. Get this audiobook for FREE with a FREE trial of Audible.