Can forgiveness exist without repentance? In this episode of Conversations with Jeff Bucknam, Pastor Jeff and Pastor Brit Gilman tackle this thoughtful and sometimes controversial question, examining what the Bible says about repentance, grace, and the heart of the gospel.

“Conversations with Jeff Bucknam” is a production of Harvest Bible Chapel.

Have you ever wondered why Christians—people who follow Jesus—can sometimes come across as harsh, judgmental, or just plain unkind? And if we’re honest… did the Church actually learn anything from Covid, or did it just expose what was already there?

In today’s episode, we’re asking some hard but necessary questions: Why are Christians such jerks sometimes? And what did the last few years reveal about our faith, our witness, and our love for others? Ben France, from our Crystal Lake Campus, joins Pastor Jeff Bucknam as they talk candidly about lessons learned, mistakes made, and how the Church can reflect Jesus more faithfully moving forward.

Welcome to Conversations with Jeff Bucknam. In this episode, Jeff is joined by Dr. Kyle Meeker for a timely and important conversation about deciding on doctrine—how Christians think about truth claims, weigh theological differences, and stay grounded when everything from secondary doctrines to conspiracy theories is competing for our attention.

Everybody's got a story! Listen now as Pastor Jeff Bucknam talks with Cory Anderson, Campus Pastor at the North Shore Campus of Harvest, about Mormonism. Cory previously served as a pastor in Salt Lake City, Utah. Together they discuss the question, "Are Mormons Christians? "

Answering Mormons' Questions: Ready Responses for Inquiring Latter-day Saints

Questions to Ask Your Mormon Friend: Effective Ways to Challenge a Mormon's Arguments Without Being Offensive

“Conversations with Jeff Bucknam” is a production of Harvest Bible Chapel.

Everybody's got a story! Listen now as Pastor Jeff Bucknam talks with Dr. Mikel Del Rosario, the Apologetics Guy and professor at Moody Bible Institute, about apologetics. Listen now.

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Everybody's got a story! Listen now as Pastor Jeff Bucknam talks with Pastor Dave Learned, Lead Pastor of Care at Harvest, about truth and relativism. Listen now.

Everybody's got a story! Listen now as Pastor Jeff Bucknam talks with Stephanie Geisler, Central Director of Women's Ministry at Harvest, about women in leadership in the church. Listen now.

Everybody's got a story. Listen now as Dr. Jeff Bucknam talks with Dr. Christian Constante, Campus Pastor of the Rolling Meadows Campus, about Jesus Christ and the evidence of His resurrection.

Show Notes

https://coldcasechristianity.com

Dr. Gary Habermas’ book: “The Historical Jesus: Ancient evidence for the Life of Christ” and site:

https://www.garyhabermas.com

N.T. Wright’s book: “The Resurrection of the Son of God”

William Lane Craig’s book: “Assessing the New Testament Evidence for the Historicity of the Resurrection of Jesus”

Sean McDowell’s site: https://seanmcdowell.org

Everybody's got a story. Listen now as Pastor Jeff Bucknam talks with his co-host, Pastor Tommy Creutz about cultural apologetics--applying Christian principles to contemporary cultural issues and engaging with popular culture.

Everybody's got a story. Listen now as Pastor Jeff Bucknam talks with Dr. John Kilner about bioethics and a biblical perspective on beginning- and end-of-life issues.