Don Johnson and Carl Olson discuss the nature of conversion to the Catholic Church, as well as why some people refuse to take that step.

Carl Olson joins Don to discuss Fiducia Supplicans, the Catholic Church's recently released document that allows a "blessing" for same-sex "couples."

Carl Olson joins Don to discuss the similarities between Andy Stanley's recent Unconditional conference and the ongoing Catholic Synod on Synodality. In both instances leaders claim to want to "journey together with people," especially those with same sex attraction, without bringing theology or doctrine into the conversation. It is a fool's errand.

Links to go with the show:

Synodality, Soteriology, and “Sharing the journey”
Welcome to the Church of Perpetual Change and Confusion
Can Ministry be Unhinged from Theology?
When Being Affirming Isn't Loving

Welcoming sinners where they are is one thing; affirming them in their sin and encouraging them to stay there is another. Carl Olson joins Don to discuss the disturbing tendency among Church leaders to use the language of love and grace to entrench people in destructive lifestyles.

Links to go with show:

How much Sexual Sin is OK?
The conflict over Communion is really about the cheapening of God's grace
The Consequences of Not Taking Sin Seriously
What is Salvation?
Called to Be Children of God: The Catholic Theology of Human Deification
Twisted Unto Destruction: How Bible Alone Theology Made the World a Worse Place
The Cost of Discipleship

Don Johnson and Carl Olson discuss the sharp decline in church attendance over the past few years as well as offer some thoughts towards a solution.

Show links:
How to Talk to a Skeptic
Twisted Unto Destruction: How Bible Alone Theology Made the World a Worse Place
What’s Behind America’s ‘Great Dechurching’?
The Largest and Fastest Religious Shift in America Is Well Underway

Don Johnson and Carl Olson discuss the popularity of Rich Men North of Richmond and how it fits into a growing resentment of the ruling class. This leads into some thoughts about the nature of sin and the relationship between justice, mercy, and judgment, and why everything boils down to worship. Also, Don explains how this relates to his new project about Sodom and Gomorrah: Libertyville

Some other links for the show:
Oliver Anthony Quotes Scripture to Open His Show
CDC says teen girls caught in extreme wave of sadness and violence

What do the Barbie movie and Taylor Swift's Eras Tour have in common? Don Johnson and Carl Olson discuss the two biggest cultural phenomenons of the summer, and offer some movie and music reviews along the way.
Resources:
What Feminism Gets Wrong about Love, Sex, and the Meaning of Life
Unprotected

Don Johnson and Carl Olson discuss various news stories from the week, incuding the explusion of Saddleback Church from the Southern Baptist Convention and the rise of pro-gay and pro-feminist groups battling gender ideology.

Who is really following the science, here? Don and Alden discuss the increasingly cult-like and superstitious nature of the pro-lockdown postion.

Links to go with the show:

Why Christianity is the Worldview that Best Supports Science: http://donjohnsonministries.org/why-christianity-is-the-worldview-that-best-supports-science/

Masking craziness:
https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/john_canzano/2021/04/high-school-coach-calls-on-oregon-health-authority-and-governor-to-reconsider-mask-mandate-for-distance-runners.html
https://www.outkick.com/gretchen-whitmers-michigan-lunatics-tell-2-year-olds-to-mask-up/

Fauci the Messiah
https://twitter.com/CalebJHull/status/1386700740228521988/video/1
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/24/opinion/sunday/anthony-fauci.html

What happens when you mix the weak epistemology of the postmodern West with a crooked ruling class? The death of truth. In this episode, Don Johnson and Carl Olson discuss several factors that have led to the current cultural chaos, including the crisis of authority that results from widespread corruption among our media, tech, and political elite. They also examine the phrase "it's not who we are as Americans" and chat about whether calling people to "be good Americans" is a strong enough moral appeal.