Our unofficial panel of menfolk are back! Tom Parrish, Tom Brock, and Peter Kapsner join Bill to give their unique male perspectives on listener questions. They discuss a variety of topics such as, what it means "to do good", how the books of the Bible were chosen, why we call Jesus "man" when he is God, wrestling with an angel, and much more.

We do not look inside ourselves to find truth- philosopher and author Dr. Doug Groothius teaches on the importance of defending the Biblical view of Jesus especially in this day of swirling narratives.

In this series we learn through David Wheaton that the book of Exodus is an epic display of our awesome God! In Chapter 7 we learn that each plague is specifically designed to destroy something the Egyptians held dear all to show the power of the one true God. Then Bill welcomes pastor David Mathis, author of Habits of Grace , and executive director of desiringGod.org to discuss spiritual disciplines through his article Time Alone with God.

Bible teacher Jeff Verdoorn brings us a wonderful news through Psalm 22 that God did not abandon Jesus on the cross and He will not abandon you.

On Weekly Washington Update, we review the latest news from the nation's capital with Mike Howell of the Heritage Foundation. Then Bill is joined by Peter Wohler--Peter tells us how God has been feeding the hungry in both body and spirit through the work of Source MN.

Are you looking at reality or illusion? Ken Samples discusses the duality of our physical world and the more important spiritual reality of Christ's authority through Plato's allegory of a cave.

We take a humorous look at news and life with friend and colleague Patrick Albanese. Then Pastor David Myles joins Bill for the Monday Afternoon Mix to discuss the map God gives us through Matthew 5-7.

* This encore episode originally aired 04-19-21 On this edition of "Words of the Wise," theologian and author Millard Erickson shares wonderful stories of the Lord's divine providence in his life, which encourages us to trust in our faithful Lord!

How is life working for you? Through his book The Thing Beneath the Thing, Pastor Steve Carter joins Bill to discuss the importance of dealing with our past so that we can be people of Christ's peace in our future. Then Dr. Greg Headington teaches what it really means to abide in Christ by looking at John Chapter 15. Greg shares how John's purpose in the Gospel is to show how miracles and signs define the deity of Christ.