Tag: Christianity

What’s with “Christian Atheists”? (Podcast)

Randolph Jason

What’s with “Christian Atheists”? Podcast by Shane Morris for Break Point An Interview with Esther O’Reilly Esther O’Reilly joins Shane Morris to discuss the growing number of atheist or agnostic intellectuals–like Jordan Peterson,  Tom Holland, and Douglas Murray–who reject Christianity’s historical and faith claims yet also value the faith’s contributions to Western civilization and our shared humanity, to the point that they defend Christianity against those who would ban it from the public square. What is it about Christianity that appeals to these almost-believers? As a side note, if you’re…

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How A Crowdfunded Christian TV Series Could Change The Entertainment Industry

Randolph Jason

How A Crowdfunded Christian TV Series Could Change The Entertainment Industry By Emily Jashinsky for The Federalist The Chosen’ is pioneering an innovative delivery method with potentially groundbreaking implications for content creators, particularly faith-based ones. “The Chosen” is both an app and a television series. It is both the largest ever crowdfunded entertainment project, and a Christian program about the life of Jesus. It’s also flying under Hollywood’s radar. That’s quite alright by creator Dallas Jenkins, who says his team’s outsider status allows the show “to be really nimble.” Besides developing…

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Understanding the Times (Podcast)

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Understanding the Times Podcast by Janet Parshall for In the Market We live in a world with competing worldviews. How do we understand the ideas and forces that are shaping our times? Our guest will help us look at the how the tenets of the Christian worldview compare with the five major competing worldviews of our day: Islam, Secular Humanism, Marxism, New Age, and Postmodernism. Podcast HERE >>>   Hour 1 Law And Liberty >>>

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True Faith Works (Podcast)

Randolph Jason

True Faith Works Podcast by Wisdom for the Heart The relationship between faith and works has proved a confusing issue for centuries. But it didn’t just begin in the protestant reformation under Martin Luther. No. It began during the time of the Apostles. So let’s listen in now as Stephen takes us back to Romans 1:5 to discover not only why True Faith Works . . . but how it works.

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Why I’m Optimistic About Christian Education (Podcast)

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Why I’m Optimistic About Christian Education Podcast by John Stonestreet for Break Point Back in 2015, the state legislature of Montana created a dollar-for-dollar tax credit for individuals who donate to organizations that provide scholarships to private school students. In response, the Montana Department of Revenue ruled that such a tax credit would violate the state’s version of the “Blaine Amendment,” which prohibits state funding of religious education. So, the state terminated the program altogether. Kendra Espinoza, a single mom who works extra jobs in order to send her kids…

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The Difference Between Evidence and Proof (Podcast)

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The Difference Between Evidence and Proof (Podcast) by J. Warner for Cold Case Christianity In this blast from the past, J. Warner examines the difference between ‘evidence’ and ‘proof’ and responds to listener email about the statistical probability argument and the importance of apologetics in the Christian life. You can also subscribe to the Cold-Case Christianity Weekly Podcast on iTunes, or add the podcast from our RSS Feed.

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The High Stakes of How Christians Approach Power

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The High Stakes of How Christians Approach Power by BRETT MCCRACKEN • SCOTT SAULS • JAMIN GOGGIN for The Gospel Coalition Power is one of the most pressing issues facing the evangelical church at the beginning of this new decade. How do we steward it in Christlike ways? How are we tempted to adopt the world’s (usually corrupting) approach to it? How can we avoid the many ways power and platform can ruin lives and slander the name of Jesus? As we enter a U.S. election year and look ahead to the 2020s, so…

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Lessons from the Earliest Christians for Our Secular Age

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Lessons from the Earliest Christians for Our Secular Age by DOUGLAS WEBSTER for The Gospel Coalition In Resilient Faith: How the Early Christian ‘Third Way’ Changed the World, Gerald Sittser—professor of theology at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington—shows how the early church emerged in the Roman world with a distinctive identity in Christ. The phrase “new race” or “third race” comes from a second-century letter written to a Roman official named Diognetus. Christians became the “Third Way” after “First Way” Rome and “Second Way” Judaism. Christ’s followers blended into Roman society seamlessly when…

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Aaron Rodgers Confession on Why He Abandoned His Christian Faith Shows Why Theology Matters

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Aaron Rodgers Confession on Why He Abandoned His Christian Faith Shows Why Theology Matters By Dan Andros for Faith Wire NFL star quarterback and certain future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers has once again opened up about his personal beliefs, adding further details to why he has essentially abandoned the Christian faith. In a podcast interview with his girlfriend, former racing star Danica Patrick, Rodgers discusses some of the specific beliefs he took issue with, including how his church growing up treated people, the book of Revelation, and more. It’s a very interesting…

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