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The Bible is arguably the world’s most influential book, but do we really know what it says? Every day across social media and in homes, businesses, and public spaces, people try to cut debate short by claiming that "the Bible says so!" However, they commonly disagree about what it actually does and doesn't say, particularly when it comes to socially significant issues. For instance, does the Bible say we should be on the lookout for an antichrist associated with the number 666? Does it say women shouldn’t wear revealing clothing? Does it say it’s okay to hit your kids?
In The Bible Says So: What We Get Right (and Wrong) About Scripture’s Most Controversial Issues (St. Martin's Essentials, 2025), Dan McClellan leverages his popular "data over dogma" approach, and his years of experience in the academy and on social media, to lay out in clear and accessible ways what the data indicate the Bible does and doesn't say about issues ranging from homosexuality, abortion, and slavery to monotheism, inspiration, and even God's wife. The Bible Says So is an invaluable resource for our fractious times.

Interviewees: Dan McClellan is an award-winning public scholar of the Bible. He has over one million followers on social media and is a host on the Data Over Dogma Podcast. Dan received his PhD from the University of Exeter and is currently an honorary fellow at Birmingham University's Cadbury Centre for the Public Understanding of Religion.

Host: Schneur Zalman Newfield is an Associate Professor of Sociology and Jewish Studies at Hunter College, City University of New York, and the author of Brooklyn Odyssey: My Journey out of Hasidism and Degrees of Separation: Identity Formation While Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Judaism. Visit him online at ZalmanNewfield.com.

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Greg Koukl provides concrete ways to take a stand for our beliefs. He focuses especially on issues within the culture that cause most Christians to falter when faced with challenges from non-believers. He trains us to use questions to whittle away arguments and bring God’s truth to light.

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As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, it is essential to reflect on the role of the Bible and Christianity in shaping the country.

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Brain Shelly and Pastor Whitney take on the topic of human rights.  Rights come from our Creator God.  Why is this?  Why do people in increasing numbers say we should embrace socialism?  Let's turn our hearts and minds to what history tells us the results of socialism.  Learn from bad history, don't repeat it.

#Constitution #Marxism #Utopia #totaldepravity

Greg Koukl provides concrete ways to take a stand for our beliefs. He focuses especially on issues within the culture that cause most Christians to falter when faced with challenges from non-believers. He trains us to use questions to whittle away arguments and bring God’s truth to light.

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Many entrepreneurs try to follow strategies that were never meant for the stage they’re actually in.

Michael Hunter, founder of PersonalBrand.com and creator of Spiffy, joins Kurt and Kristen to explore why timing matters when building a message-driven business. The conversation centers on a simple idea that changes how founders think about growth:

Every thought leader business moves through stages, and confusion often begins when someone tries to operate several stages ahead of where they are.

Michael has spent years helping experts clarify their message and build influence that lasts. Along the way he shares lessons from building Spiffy, reflects on the difference between brand and branding, and explains how clarity around your message can shape the opportunities that follow.

This conversation reframes growth through a simple question many founders overlook: What stage are you actually in?

0:00 Intro

06:53 Validating a Real Market Problem

10:04 Resourcefulness in the Early Years

14:13 Brand vs. Branding vs. Content

19:35 Repositioning Eliza VanCort

24:26 The 5 Stages Framework

30:51 The Mistake of Mimicking Big Names

34:43 Strategy Should Reduce Overwhelm

42:25 Business as Spiritual Formation

48:40 Lightning Round

Resources Mentioned:

Michael’s Companies:

https://personalbrand.com

Spiffy:

https://spiffy.co

The SixFig Podcast:

https://www.youtube.com/@sixfigpodcast 

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

The Road Less Stupid by Keith Cunningham

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