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America: A Christian Nation or Christians In A Nation?

We are not a Christian Nation, but we had better be Christians in our nation.

Episode 66 – Does “I Was Born This Way” Make Something Okay?

Does being born with a desire make it morally acceptable? Moreover, what does the Bible say about our natural desires?

Episode 65 – Does God Ordain Evil?

This week, we look at God’s relationship to evil, using the cross as an example.

Episode 64 – Why Was The Orlando Massacre Wrong?

Why Was The Orlando Massacre Wrong? We examine five possible grounding for why it was wrong.

Video: The Problem of Evil, in the Wake of the Orlando Massacre

Here is a video of the talk I gave to City Church Tallahassee’s College group the day after the mass murder at the Orlando night club.

Episode 63 – How Should We Handle Doubt?

We look at how to address doubts if you’re the one having them, or if you’re the one someone confides in about their doubts.

Episode 62 – Inconsistent in Surprising Ways

We look at how to identify and use inconsistencies when in a conversation.

Episode 61 – Should We Use Science and Philosophy to Support the Truthfulness of Christianity?

Should we only use the Bible, or can we use other sources to demonstrate the truthfulness of Christianity?

Episode 60 – Should We Talk With Close-Minded People?

In addition to two practical tactics, we cover how the sovereignty of God should factor into our view of conversations

A response to Jonathan Merritt’s “3 reasons conservative Christians will lose the transgender debate”

A response to three common criticisms of conservative Christians and their handling of the transgender debate.

Episode 59 – Do Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence?

How should we tactically handle the claim that “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence?” Is the evidenve for Christianity good enough?

Six Lessons We Can Learn From Ted Cruz’s Conversation

Ted Cruz had a conversation that, regardless of your political views, holds some great lessons for all of us.

Sermon: Daniel 4 – God’s Everlasting Dominion

Daniel 4 shows that we make much of our kingdoms, but God will not share his glory. He also ordains the ends and the means to the greatest good.

Sermon: Acts 17 – In the Culture to Evangelize the Culture

More than even before, Christians need to be able to make bridges to the gospel. Here, we look at Acts 17 where Paul, being motived by the glory of God, addresses people who didn’t have a Christian worldview.

Do You Know Why Rosa Parks Wouldn’t Give Up Her Seat? The Answer May Surprise you!

Rosa Parks was moved to action through a little know event. Find out what it was and how you could potentially motivate the next soon-to-be Rosa Parks!

Does God Have a Nose? And Do Well-Raised Children Have To Choose God?

Since the Bible is God’s word, we need to appreciate how it uses language in different styles so we can understand it correctly.

Context – The Often Forgotten Consideration When Reading Genesis 1

What was the context of Genesis 1 and how should it affect how we understand the first chapter of the Bible and creation?

Should We Get Rid Of “Love The Sinner, Hate The Sin”?

Is it time to get rid of the old phrase “love the sinner, hate the sin”? Should Christians even hate other people’s sin?