The Truth Encounter Podcast

Generation Z (those born roughly between 1997 and 2012) is facing an urgent mental health crisis. On this episode of The Truth Encounter Podcast, Dr. Del Tackett and John Rabe are joined by Marc Fey, the president and founder of MKF Strategic Marketing, to investigate the potential causes of this epidemic as part of "The Restoration" series. Gen Z is the first "smart phone generation," and as many of 60 percent of its members have been formally diagnosed with a mental health disorder. Anxiety and depression are running rampant, and these young people are significantly more likely to report suicidal thoughts than the generations that preceded them at the same point in life. Why is this happening? And what, if anything, can we do to protect our children? Join us for this critical Truth Encounter episode.

Socialism is on the rise in America, especially among those under 40. With the midterm election just days away, theologian and biblical scholar Dr. Wayne Grudem joins Del Tackett and John Rabe for an urgent conversation about the (literally) satanic attack on God’s plan for human dignity and fruitfulness. The official Democratic Party platform says eight different times that it will make the wealthy pay their “fair share” of taxes. But “fair” according to whom? By what standard? Christians should seek to derive their ideas on fairness, justice, economics, and taxation (as well as every other important issue) from the Bible rather than from glib partisan rhetoric rooted in sinful covetousness. In this episode, Dr. Grudem, world-renowned theologian and author of Politics According to the Bible, exposes how socialist-leaning systems are actually attacks on God-designed fruitfulness--undermining innovation, punishing success, and leaving us all poorer.

Considering the massive threats confronting us that we've uncovered in the 7 Threats series, what is the path forward through the rise of a demonic worldview, the abandonment of objective truth in favor of turning inward to self, the attack on the biblical family, and more? In this episode, Dr. Del Tackett and John Rabe offer a biblical path forward. The opposition to God and truth can seem overwhelming--but God has commissioned us and empowered us to overcome it and thrive. Discover more on this vital and indispensable episode of The Truth Encounter Podcast.

The biblical family is the heart of a culture, so if you can destroy the family, you can destroy the culture--and that's exactly what Satan has done. In this episode of The Truth Encounter Podcast continuing the 7 Threats series, Dr. Del Tackett and John Rabe uncover the strategies the enemy has used to oppose God's design, disintegrate the biblical family, thwart human fruitfulness, and destroy relationships. And they also chart the way forward toward hope and restoration.

Dr. Del Tackett and John Rabe continue their examination of the seven threats that are converging in our culture by taking a health assessment of America. And the current prognosis is not good. America has suffered a sharp rise in overdose deaths, addiction, and other "diseases of despair." Combined with a pronounced inward turn for satisfaction and significance, Americans are becoming screen-dependent, chemical addicted, and emotionally fragile, resulting in ever-diminishing fruitfulness. Is there any hope for America's--and this generation's--future? Find out, on this episode of The Truth Encounter Podcast.

Socialism is growing in popularity in America, especially among younger people. Worldviews have the power to shape our perception and experience of the world, and the worldview developed by Karl Marx has proved seductive because it promises something for nothing while capitalizing on natural human envy and resentment. As Dr. Del Tackett explains in this revealing conversation with John Rabe, Marx's philosophy is not only misguided and wrong--it's literally demonic, and has resulted in the deaths of untold millions. From Critical Race Theory and Black Lives Matter to "intersectionality" and the platitudes of John Lennon's "Imagine," discover how Marxism has been adapted to appeal to Americans, and the danger it poses. How should we respond as Christians? Find out in this eye-opening episode of The Truth Encounter Podcast.

What happens when powerful human institutions grow beyond the bounds God has designed for them? In this episode of The Truth Encounter Podcast, Dr. Del Tackett and John Rabe investigate one of the seven converging threats: the consolidation of massive earthly power. God's design for humanity, as reflected in His own character, is the delegation of power. But Satan consolidates power at the top, increasingly enslaving people, making them dependent, and destroying their desire and incentives to be fruitful. From nanny-state government to the shrinking circle of enormously powerful tech companies, entertainment media, and credentialed academics, discover the danger of this centralized accrual of power, as well as the biblical path forward.

The hunger to be significant is one of the strongest drives of the human soul. But in an anti-God, self-focused culture, the desperation to find a sense of significance has become a frustrated, empty quest that leaves us feeling emptier and more valueless than ever. On this episode of The Truth Encounter Podcast, Dr. Del Tackett and John Rabe take a "parenthesis" in the midst of examining the 7 converging threats to look at what unites all of the first three threats--the insatiable obsession with self.

On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks against America, Dr. Del Tackett and John Rabe examine the tragic events and fallout of that day. Does good triumph over such demonic evil? Through the lens of a biblical worldview, Del and John recount the heroism and sacrificial love that poured forth as a result of the murderous actions of evildoers--which is a reflection of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Continuing their analysis of Seven Threats or storm fronts that are converging, Dr. Del Tackett and John Rabe investigate the loss of the noble male and the virtuous female, and the rise of malevolent compassion. What happens in a culture when we let emotions override objective truth? When love is defined by the denial of reality? The results are crushing, and even deadly.