On today's edition of Knowing God, Pastor Dave who serves as MVC's executive pastor, sits down with the guys and discusses a Christian approach to engaging the transgender movement and how to love our transgender neighbor. 

Pastor Dave's recommendations:

Love thy Body by Nancy Pearcey

https://www.amazon.com/Love-Thy-Body-Answering-Questions/dp/0801075726/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3F1GP8M7TXBBE&dchild=1&keywords=love+thy+body+answering+hard+questions+about+life+and+sexuality&qid=1601488733&sprefix=love+they+body%2Caps%2C239&sr=8-1

When Harry Became Sally by Ryan T. Anderson

https://www.amazon.com/When-Harry-Became-Sally-Transgender/dp/1641770481/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=when+harry+became+sally&qid=1601488805&sr=8-1

Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier

https://www.amazon.com/Irreversible-Damage-Transgender-Seducing-Daughters/dp/1684510317/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=irreversible+damage&qid=1601488859&sr=8-1

Tony and Aaron discuss the issue of homosexuality—how we ought to approach it, what the Bible says about it, and how Christians have fallen short in their interactions with people who are attracted to others of the same sex.

Our recommendations: 

Is God Anti-Gay? by Sam Allberry, https://www.amazon.com/God-anti-gay-Questions-Christians-Ask/dp/1908762314/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3M8A1REIRZ4WI&dchild=1&keywords=is+god+anti-gay+by+sam+allberry&qid=1600974747&sprefix=is+god+anti%2Caps%2C235&sr=8-1

What Does the Bible Really Teach About Homosexuality? by Kevin DeYoung, https://www.amazon.com/Bible-Really-Teach-about-Homosexuality/dp/1433549379/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Kevin+deyoung+homosexuality&qid=1600974821&sr=8-1

Spiritual Friendship by Wesley Hill, https://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Friendship-Finding-Celibate-Christian/dp/1587433494/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=spiritual+friendship+Wesley+hill&qid=1600974858&sr=8-1

The Secret Thoughts of an Unlikely Convert by Rosaria Butterfield, https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Thoughts-Unlikely-Convert-Professors/dp/1884527388/ref=sr_1_1?crid=198TAES20X8X0&dchild=1&keywords=rosaria+butterfield%27s+the+secret+thoughts+of+an+unlikely+convert&qid=1600974903&sprefix=rosaria+Butterfield%2Caps%2C282&sr=8-1

The Bible and Homosexual Practice by Robert A. J. Gagnon, https://www.amazon.com/Bible-Homosexual-Practice-Texts-Hermeneutics/dp/0687022797/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Robert+gagnon&qid=1600974944&sr=8-1

Tony and Aaron discuss how the Bible views women, and—spoiler!—agree that Christianity does not denigrate women.

Tony's recommendation: Reread! Oh, all right, you should read The Lord of the Rings too. https://www.amazon.com/Lord-Rings-50th-Anniversary-Vol/dp/0618640150/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=the+lord+of+the+rings&qid=1600364889&sr=8-6

Hey y'all! This week, the guys respond to a question from a listener, and then argue over it themselves. Warning: Jesus may actually return before this episode ends.

Aaron's recommendation: Three Views on the Millennium and Beyond, https://www.amazon.com/Three-Views-Millennium-Beyond-Darrell/dp/0310201438/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2IONANZJ48PE6&dchild=1&keywords=3+views+on+the+millennium+and+beyond&qid=1599086074&sprefix=3+views+on+the+mille%2Caps%2C244&sr=8-1

The guys take on the issue of whether science conflicts with Christianity, and how Christians ought to think about scientific issues.

Tony's recommendation: The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief by Francis S. Collins, https://www.amazon.com/Language-God-Scientist-Presents-Evidence/dp/1416542744/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+language+of+god&qid=1599070934&sr=8-1

This week, the guys discuss the Bible, whether Jesus actually rose from the grace, and how best to understand the Scriptures. All complaints can be sent to [email protected].

Aaron's recommendation: The Bible Project, https://www.youtube.com/user/jointhebibleproject

The guys return to Confronting Christianity to tackle the relationship of religion, specifically Christianity, to violence, looking at history, the Bible, and the Anabaptist tradition.

Tony's recommendation: Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World by Tara Isabella Burton, https://www.amazon.com/Strange-Rites-Religions-Godless-World/dp/1541762533/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=strange+rites&qid=1597962892&sr=8-1

This week, the guys interview Fred Leonard, Lead Pastor at Mountain View Church, about what it has been like leading in ministry during a global pandemic. Come for the wisdom from Pastor Fred, stay for the moment when it dawns on Tony and Aaron that they have not yet recommended reading the Bible.

Pastor Fred's Recommendation: The Bait of Satan: Living Free from the Deadly Trap of Offense by John Bevere, https://www.amazon.com/Bait-Satan-20th-Anniversary-Offense/dp/1621365484/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+bait+of+satan&qid=1597545632&sr=8-1

This week, we are taking a break from walking through Confronting Christianity. As many are watching TV more than ever in the midst of the current pandemic, we ask how a Christian perspective filters the content we watch on television.

Tony's recommendation: Echoes of Eden: Reflections on Christianity, Literature, and the Arts 

https://www.amazon.com/Echoes-Eden-Reflections-Christianity-Literature/dp/1433535971/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Echoes+of+Eden&qid=1595972917&sr=8-1

On this week's edition of Knowing God, Pastor Tony and Aaron answer the question of whether religion makes us moral as well as challenging the secularist's foundation for believing in objective moral standards. 

To read along with us, order Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Christians for the World's Largest Religion by Rebecca McLaughlin here: https://www.amazon.com/Confronting-Christianity-Questions-Largest-Religion/dp/1433564238

Aaron's recommendation: "The Chosen" TV Series on the life of Jesus. Download "Chosen App" to watch the first season free or watch the first episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=craeyJdrCsE