Theology on Air

Sarah and Evan review a recent lecture by John Warwick Montgomery on evidential apologetics and consider an alternative approach.

This month's look at headlines include articles on a subversive effort to "queer" churches, the unholy marriage of capitalism and Christianity, unpacking what we mean by "deconstruction", and whether it is, in fact, harmful to encouraging a young person to transition genders. 

Ken Samples of Reasons to Believe joins us to look at an ever-controversial and difficult topic, violence in the Bible and killing in God's name.

Ted Wright of Epic Archaeology joins us to look at the book of Acts. What were the major events? Are there any clues in archaeology about the veracity of Paul's travels? 

First Lutheran hosted Drs. James White and Tim Stratton to debate Molinism. Molinism has been popularized by William Lane Craig as a system that defends human libertarian free will and God's sovereign knowledge of all things via "middle knowledge." If it is new to you, you might want to do a quick scan on the topic as the debate does get pretty deep! The title of the debate is, "Is Molinism Biblical?" Each speaker had 20 minutes for opening remarks, 8 minute rebuttals, 2 10 minute periods of cross examination, closing remarks and 20 minutes of Q and A. Since First Lutheran works closely with TOT, our podcast listeners get this as a bonus! 

Here's the audio! We look at those "borderline" sins and ask when do they cross the line between right and wrong, and why? Adam Harger, Mac Gervais, Evan McClanahan, and Patrick Hall are the panelists. 

Mark Raggett, Nathan Eleweanya, and Evan McClanahan look at headlines on this month's Around the Blackboard episode. We look at the infamous convoy, LGBTQ in the Catholic Church, Sex Ed in Jonathan Edwards' hometown, and what it means to have "Christian Values." 

Tyler McNabb joins us all the way from Macau, China to talk about his latest book "Classical Theism and Buddhism." What is Classical Theism? What can it teach us about Buddhism? And what, if anything, do Buddhism and Christianity have in common? 

Dr. Paul Copan joins us for our series on the books of the Bible. We'll dive in in more detail in future episodes on the Gospels, but we wanted to offer a 30,000-foot overview of the four testimonies to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus as a primer. Thanks to Dr. Copan for joining us!

Stephen Curto and Patrick Hall join Sarah and Evan to talk through the process of deciding what falls within the realm of classical Christianity and when we dishonor God in the name of loving others. We look at current topics and apply the standard to each.