Everyday Conversations Podcast

In this week's Everyday Conversations Podcast, FBB speaker Shafer Parker speaks with Clinton Wilcox, a writer and editor with the Colorado-based Life Training Institute. They examine how at the end of his first term, no one expected Donald Trump to be hailed as the most pro-life president in American history. But he was. As well, they discuss the significance of President Trump’s opposition to abortion as only one aspect of a sharp pro-life turn that has taken place at every level in American politics, both state and federal.

In this week's Everyday Conversations Podcast, FBB speaker Shafer Parker interviews a pastor (anonymously) about the impact  the COVID-19 restrictions have had on the church and how some churches and pastors have refused to go along with them. 

In this week's Everyday Conversations Podcast, Shafer Parker interviews Apologetics Canada president Andy Steiger, on his new book entitled Reclaimed: How Jesus Restores our Humanity in a Dehumanized World.  They discuss how a lot of new ideas about the nature of man have permeated the popular mind, and the subsequent negative impact those ideas have had on the world. 

In this week's Everyday Conversations Podcast, Jojo Ruba interviews Jon Noyes, the newest speaker from Stand to Reason. As a former atheist, and legal staff who is now a pastor and full-time Christian apologist, he shares why the political divisions in the US are really about competing worldviews. Speaking from his own personal experience, he gives practical tips on how Christians can engage a politically divided and hostile culture. Lastly, he reminds Canadians to pray for our leaders and the upcoming US election.

In this week's Everyday Conversations Podcast, Prof. Tim Muehloff of BIOLA University, and a recent Be Ready speaker, shares about how we can have Winsome Conviction in our everyday conversations. He talks about how his time with Campus Crusade for Christ and as a communications professor, has helped him see the need for Christians to thoughtfully consider how we share the gospel not just that we share the gospel. He addresses discussions of sexuality, hell and sin and shares how he navigates through those conversations without compromising biblical truths. His podcast called Winsome Conviction, has the same name as his  new book. As a special bonus, if you want to get his book, go to parasource.com and put in Winsome40. You will get a 40% discount on a pre-order (the book comes out first week of Dec). Hear his podcast and get more information at the Winsome Conviction Project: winsomeconviction.com

In this week's Everyday Conversations Podcast, Shafer Parker interviews cardiologist, Dr. Ted Fenske.  In this episode, Dr. Fenske speaks to a variety of issues, including the importance of personal outreach, how ordinary people can use apologetics in everyday conversations, and several topics that are unique to his medical expertise, including euthanasia, abortion, gender confusion, and conscience rights. He also gave a brief description of his talk at our upcoming Be Ready Conference Oct 2-3.  His breakout session talk is entitled “Climate Concern Meets the Gospel.”

In this week's Everyday Conversations Podcast, Amy interviews Dr. Jim Mason, a retired nuclear physicist about his journey to faith from intentional atheist to Bible believing Christian. Dr. Mason explains the difficulties he had with the Bible due to its origins account, which differed from what he had been taught throughout his youth and in his scientific training and how those difficulties were resolved by examining the evidence. 

In this week's Everyday Conversations podcast, the entire FBB speakers' team share the need to train Christians in everyday conversations about faith. They share the topics they'll be covering in our upcoming Be Ready conference on Oct 2 and 3rd, and introduce our main conference speakers who'll be discussing how Christians can engage in Conversations that Matter. Register today at bereadycanada.ca

In this week's Everyday Conversations Podcast, Shafer Parker interviews Andrew Fewell, the Alberta and Saskatchewan director for Gideons International.  In recent years, Gideon Bibles in hotel rooms have become a punchline for comedians and movie makers but Andrew is living proof that the organization has transformed itself in order to meet the gospel challenges of the 21st century. 

In this week's Everyday Conversations Podcast, Shafer Parker discusses how Christianity in the 21st century is now more like the second century than at any point in between. He also takes a look at how those early Christians navigated second-century conditions as a guide for Christians facing growing opposition to the Faith in our day.