Do half of all marriages end in divorce? Are people getting married at the same rate as they used to? Are marriages ending sooner today than they did 50 years ago? Do marriages lead to better socioeconomic outcomes for both the couple and the children born to married parents? And do religious people have more successful marriages? These are complex questions that few people even think about.Dr. Brad Wilcox does think about these questions though, and he studies these sorts of issues as a soci...

Do we want to live in a culture that celebrates, respects and endorses life? Or are we okay with a culture that is seemingly set on serving up “death on demand” for anyone who wants it? Do we believe that human life is sacred, a gift from God and something to be cherished even though the endpoint of each human life is death? Or do we believe that since we’re all going to die anyway there’s no reason not to hasten it? These are the things we discuss this week with Amanda Achtman of C...

What comes to mind when you think of company “culture”? Pizza parties, birthday wishes and off-site team building events maybe? Obviously, there is more to it than that. Especially if you are a Christian running a business, in which case your values and actions should come across in how you work. Sadly, it is far more common today to read about a company’s “values” only to realize most people only pay lip service to these values in practice. And what does that mean for the company’s culture?&...

Niceness is not a virtue, in the same way that having good manners does not make you virtuous. But that’s not the message you would hear in schools, workplaces or even in homes. Our society has perverted the virtue of kindness into something unrecognizable. In fact, according to our society, the highest virtue is not offending other people.For Christians, it is important to recognize the difference between niceness and kindness. Even more importantly, we have to remain steadfast in our belief...

Smartphones have become an almost ubiquitous tool in our society. To not own one would be considered abnormal. And through them most people access all sorts of other technologies, especially social media. In today’s episode we discuss the mental health impacts and even physical problems being caused among young people who are increasingly addicted to these technologies. Dan Churchwell of the Acton Institute joins us to discuss how boys and girls are impacted by smartphones and socia...

What is artificial intelligence (AI)? How does it differ from human intelligence, consciousness and thought? And how should Christians view it? What are the risks and potential rewards of AI when viewed through a faith-based lens? We tackle these issues with ethicist and AI expert Steven Umbrello, Managing Director at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, Editor-In-Chief at the International Journal of Technoethics, and Managing Editor at the Journal of Responsible Technolo...

Raising kids is among the most challenging and rewarding things we will do. But for Christian parents in a rapidly secularizing culture, this is becoming increasingly difficult.Travis and Rigel are fathers-in-waiting and today they are speaking with Braden about his experience parenting two young kids and educating the children of other Christian parents. We discuss smartphones, schools and sleepovers and the major parental considerations.Tune in to share in the discussion between three peopl...

In the West, the labor participation rate of women is higher than ever. Women have excelled in various professions and lead some of the biggest companies in the world. Women are also able to do something that no man ever can: carry and bear a child. Only women can bring life into this world and be mothers - and that’s a full-time job.How can women balance professional pursuits with their call to motherhood? There’s no one better to get advice from than Nicole Scheidl. Mother to 7 adult childr...

Welcome back to part 2! We’re continuing our discussion on love this week with some personal stories from Travis’ and Rigel’s lives. We discuss how our perception and experience of love has changed over time with our (now) wives and throughout our journey in growing closer to God. With how far we’ve come, it’s almost overwhelming to realize how much room there is to grow.A key takeaway is that no relationship with a firm foundation in Christ can go astray. If we reflect the love that Christ h...

We've talked a lot about love on this podcast. That is because as Christians we believe that God IS love. On today's episode, we clarify the Christian concept of love and how it is wildly different from what we see in romantic movies or hear in Taylor Swift songs.In Part 1, we'll discuss the different types of love outlined by C.S. Lewis and how Christians view each type. Pay close attention to the definition of Agape love which is the kind of love that Christ embodied by dying on the cross f...