Have you heard of the Christian Apologists March Madness Tourney? Meet the young man behind the madness today on the Think Podcast's #TuesdayTwofer. Joel Settecase interviews Zach Sechler live to talk about the Tourney and how he's using innovative techniques to reach Generation Z with the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

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🙏As in many other cities, rioters have hit Chicago. What began as peaceful protests, over the apparently* unjust police killing of a man named George Floyd in Minneapolis, have devolved into a widespread conflagration of vandalism and violence over multiple nights. We're going to talk about that.  

Three notes about this episode:  

A. I'm not addressing the killing of George Floyd here. For a good approach to that, I recommend this episode of the Just Thinking Podcast: https://thebarpodcast.com/JT/index.ph....  

B. This episode is brief and won't hit everything that needs to be said. But I'll try to make what I do say, good.  

C. This is for Christians who want to think biblically about current events. Don't expect advice for how those outside the church should respond. And don't expect me to share my personal, subjective opinion. I want to share God's word.  Let's look at Psalm 110 together for answers to these three questions:   1. Who's in charge here?  2. How should the church respond now? 3. What will be the outcome of all this?  We're going long on the "Monday Minute," so I'm calling this a "Monday Monologue."  ***** *Before you accuse me of crimethink, saying that I am somehow justifying Mr. Floyd's killing, know this: I am not. At all. I believe Mr. Floyd was murdered. I watched the video and was shocked and enraged. It certainly looked like an unjust killing to me. However, this is why we have trial by jury in this nation. Let all the facts be exposed before you condemn a man. Let justice prevail here, knowing that ultimate justice will be served by the Lord Jesus in the end. It's okay to say that. In fact, it's biblical. 

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BONUS EPISODE! Pastor Raef is out today, and Ira Milton is joining Joel for Worldview Wednesday. Ira is a Senior Intellectual Property and Trademark Docket Specialist at Dentons, the world's largest law firm. He and his wife Stephanie are the proud parents of two awesome kiddos.   Listen as Ira tells his story of growing up in Chicago, how he came to encounter Jesus Christ, and what his life has been like as a follower of Jesus. Ira also shares his opinion  on current events nationwide, and what Joel and Ira both believe is the most important message people need to hear right now. Get the full show notes at https://thethink.institute/podcast

Why is there so much evil and meaninglessness in the world, and how should we live in light of this tragic fact? Jordan Peterson answers the question in Rule #6 of his 12 Rules for Life. Joel and Parker (the Sons of Thunder) are going to figure out how well Dr. Peterson's ideas jive with God's word. Watch live, comment and ask questions, and let's have a good time with this one.

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Joel goes unscripted (with his son!) to talk about a few things happening around Chicago lately. Our church suffered a very sad loss of a beloved member, and Governor Pritzker has lifted his restrictions on churches meeting. Also: what is Catakids?

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"Make friends with people who want the best for you." It seems like legit advice, and it's Rule #3 in Jordan Peterson's 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote for Chaos.

So how does it compare with the Bible's teaching on friendship, and what should followers of Christ think about it? Join the conversation as Joel and Parker (the Sons of Thunder) discuss.   Get the full show notes at https://thethink.institute/podcast.

On Sunday, May 24, 2020, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot sent law enforcement officers to Cornerstone Baptist Church in the Woodlawn neighborhood. Joel and Pastor Raef talk about the raid, Mayor Lightfoot's open letter to religious leaders, the response by Pastor Courtney Lewis, the Romanian Baptist churches who are reopening, and how Christians (in Chicago and beyond) can look at all this through a biblical lens.  

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"Is There A God?" Your answer to this will affect everything about your life.  The answer? There is a God. But with all the religions out there, which God is real? Thank God we don't have to guess.—he's revealed himself. The God who exists is the God of the Bible.

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It’s time for a Christian worldview approach to abortion.

While Governor Pritzker is threatening increasingly harsher retaliation against those who disobey his shelter-in-place order, P.P. of Illinois has quietly opened a brand new facility in Waukegan, Illinois (north of Chicago)... during the lockdown.

This org is notoriously guilty of countless deaths, which contradicts the Pritzker's rationale for the lockdown—that it's all about saving lives.   Joel & Pastor Raef get to the bottom of this and investigate a biblical approach to abortion.

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