Captivate & Conform

Slavery appears all over Scripture, from the Israelites’ captivity in Egypt to Paul’s epistle to Philemon, beseeching him to take back and forgive a runaway slave.
So with these examples in the Bible, what does it have to say about the actual ethics of slavery? Does it simply accept and regulate the institution wholesale, or does it condemn certain practices while emphasizing the transformative power of the gospel?
Resource Recommendations | Slave by John MacArthur, The Bible and Slavery by Answers in Genesis

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Jules and Adrianne Hull come on the show to share their experience as adoptive parents of two children, with a third one hopefully on the way!
Learn how you can support Jules and Adrianne at Hull Family Adoption.

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Why you should read biographies, what the Methodist ruling on homosexuality means for state of the church, and why motherhood matters.
Resource Recommendations | Is God Anti-Gay? by Sam Allberry, What Does the Bible Really Teach About Homosexuality? by Kevin DeYoung

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What do the world famous atheist Richard Dawkins and postmillennialism have in common? They both wish to see cultural Christianity flourish.
Take a listen as we unpack the four main eschatological positions: Historic Premillennialism, Dispensational Premillennialism, Amillennialism, and Postmillennialism.
Resource Recommendations | The Meaning of the Millennium by Robert Clouse, An Evening of Eschatology by Desiring God
Part 2 of a 3-episode series.

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Eschatology, or the study of end times, is typically a polarizing topic. On either end of the spectrum are extreme views that either obsess over details in a sectarian way or dismiss the last days as entirely unimportant.
On this series, we aim to thread the needle down the middle by breaking down the widely accepted and disputed parts of eschatology within the church, along with the different positions involved. Overall, we will explain why eschatological realities have immediate ramifications for the Christian walk right now.
Part 1 of a 3-episode series.

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Dr. Farnham shares 9 apologetic parenting principles on raising children and grandchildren in a world of secular influences.

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Occasionally, disagreements arise within Christianity. These disputes vary from doctrine to how a church should run to even the attire of the pastor. But in order to determine how important an issue is, like in medicine, we must triage it.
ER Nurses Jeanna Werner and Sadie Gehman join the show to explain the medical background of triage, bringing clarity to how it applies to theology.
Resource Recommendation | “A Call for Theological Triage and Christian Maturity” by Albert Mohler

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We continue our conversation on biblical counseling, and how every believer to a certain degree is called to counsel their brothers and sisters in Christ.
If you are seeking counseling or are interested in becoming a counselor, visit our Care Ministry to learn more.
Part 2 of a 2-episode series.

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Ever since Jesus rolled the stone away, unbelievers have been devising false theories of the resurrection, including the Pharisees who immediately spread the lie that the disciples had stolen the body. Why is this?

Because every person must reckon with the empty grave. Each individual must make the choice whether to believe the supernatural biblical account—that Jesus rose from the dead—or some other explanation. There is no middle ground.

Resource Recommendation | The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel, Scaling the Secular City by J.P. Moreland

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“Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.” (Proverbs 11:14-15)

There is an overabundance of counseling and therapy options today, as some 23% of US adults see a counselor or therapist. However, there is shortage of rich biblical counseling. The type of counseling that not only binds up the wounds of the sufferer using Scripture, but helps him or her see their story within God’s larger plan of redemption.

Part 1 of a 2-episode series.

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