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Micah Gunn sits down with notable theologian and apologist, Thomas Fretwell to discuss miracles from an apologetic standpoint. Often, Christians don't include miracles within their apologetic conversations for a variety of reasons. Should we? Join us as we discuss common questions Christians have when it comes to the miraculous, different techniques for discussing the supernatural with atheists and naturalists, and enjoy the conversation along with Micah and Thomas as they discuss miracles from philosophical, historical, and theological frameworks.

Thomas Fretwell Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2lviMYPsbabGfD4OgCFY08?si=sQ1QAAX7R32N13HK_ChEiA

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The beginning of humankind is fascinating to study. The creation account, the fall of man, and the start of the story of human history can offer a lot of good conversation, but we can't forget that these are more than stories. These are texts meant to give us understanding about God, His plan, and ourselves.

When you read about Eve taking the fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, do you read it as a narrative story, or do you study it as a person trying to glean what they can from scripture? Do you read that mankind gets cut off from the Garden of Eden and come to the conclusion that it was an isolated incident, or do you recognize that we have that fruit before us all the time and Satan's influence always tempting us to eat of it?

In this episode we take a look at what sin was committed in that Garden, so that we can be on guard against that same sin that might also be presented to us at some point in our lives.

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In the conclusion of this interview, Dr. Britt and I take a deeper look at the Moral Argument for God's existence. While most people inherently feel that there is objective morality, there are many who would argue against that. Where does that leave individuals who believe this?

Through discussion on what this argument claims, what objectivity is, differing opinions on morality, and several examples and interesting diversions, I hope you get a better understanding of how the truth of objective morality points to the objective truth of a transcendent Law-Giver. 

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In part 1 of my interview with Dr. Steven Britt, we discuss the Ontological argument for God's existence. This might be one of the most confusing and misunderstood arguments throughout history, but what value can we draw from it?

As we discuss this philosophical, a priori, argument at length, ideally, you will discover that God's existence is a reasonable belief with extensive rationale behind it. While I still have a long way to go in my interview/hosting skills, hopefully you will enjoy the intricacies of the discussion and are able to take away something positive from this discourse. 

Thanks very much to Dr. Britt for his time, study, expertise, and conversation!

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Often, people will point to Jesus saying that someone's faith made them well, or the scripture where Jesus went to His hometown and was "unable to perform many mighty works because of the people's unbelief," and conclude that God must rely on our faith. We'd be right in reasoning that our faith is important and that it holds a correlation to God working in our lives, but what exactly IS the relationship there?

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So much can be drawn out of scripture if we ask questions about what we read, rather than just read it, expecting the same message every time.

In this episode, we do a half verse-by-verse, half expository study of accounts of the disciples going fishing. Why are these recorded for us? Why were they important to the disciples? Why did they happen the way they did?

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You've heard it said in prayer before, maybe you've said it yourself, or maybe you've never said it. "In Jesus Christ's name we pray," is more than an aesthetically pleasing phrase to round out a prayer. It's more than a kind nod at Christ to keep Him in the loop. It is more than just words.

Today we take a look at this phrase for those of us who say it routinely and might have lost the deeper meaning, for those of us who say it and never understood the fullness of the words, and for those of us who don't include it in our prayers ever, in order to look at the necessity, and the depth, of something that has become commonplace, but shouldn't be said dismissively or out of habit and nothing more.

God desires a relationship with us and one huge part of this relationship is prayer. It is so easy to not be mindful of the things we say in prayer, particularly with things that become "church-speak." Many things, like "in Jesus Christ's name we pray," are examples of this "church-speak" that are wonderful practices, given that we are not practicing vain repetition, but speaking to God in fullness of understanding of what we are saying, how we are able to say it, and Who we are saying it to.

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God's place to a Christian who commits to discipleship of Christ is at the very center. Sometimes that means separating us from the things (yes, even the good things) that we cling tightly to, not so we can be separated from those things forever, but to make room for God to come first, as He should.

When Christ says He comes bearing a sword to separate, know that it is not always to take blessings away from you, but to be able to give you BACK those blessings in more fullness once He assumes His proper role in your life.

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God asks us to love Him and to follow Him with our whole hearts. Discipleship cannot be half-hearted. The very nature of becoming disciples of Jesus Christ requires that we follow behind Him step by step. There is no room for any other answer but an absolute affirmative.

In this episode, given originally in Columbus, Ohio for church services, we explore examples of half-hearted discipleship and see the dangerous outcomes it can have for those who attempt it.

We all have hearts and, while they might be broken at times, while they might be hurting or weak depending on our situation, God asks for them in their entirety. Our whole hearts might seem like a steep price, but what a blessing it is that we all have one to give Him when He calls us.

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For the next few weeks, instead of doing one longer message every other week, I'm going to post a few shorter messages I've given Church services to add more variety in length of episodes.

This message was given in Columbus, Ohio on October 24, 2020 and it covers things we need to remember in order to have effective prayer. Prayer is one of our most powerful tools because it is communication with our most powerful ally. Are we using the power of prayer effectively?

I hope this is an encouraging reminder to take our prayer lives as seriously as we do so many other things in our lives.

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