Apologetics 315 Podcast
326 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★ - 161 ratingsApologetics 315 discusses the topics of Apologetics, Evangelism and the Christian worldview, and interviews a variety of Christian apologists.
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138 - Why Listen to Debates?
April 24, 2024 14:06 - 32 minutes - 45.2 MBIn this episode, Brian and Chad discuss the importance of listening to debates. This is a kind of PART 1, and part 2 will discuss specific debates. Brian's seven reasons for listening to debates were: 1) Hearing the best defenders of each view, 2) Hearing actual arguments without interruptions, 3) Finding the cutting edge of the current debate, 4) Getting used to hearing opposing views without anxiety, 5) Seeing that Christianity can hold its own intellectually, 6) Observing how a cumulative...
137 - Rethinking Hell with Chris Date
April 06, 2024 16:27 - 1 hour - 116 MBIn this episode, Brian and Chad interview Chris Date about his view on conditional immortality, which is the idea that the final punishment of the wicked is death and total destruction rather than eternal conscious torment. Chris provides an overview of the two contrasting views and shares his journey of how he became convinced of annihilationism after originally believing in eternal conscious torment. He then dives into key biblical texts that are often used to argue for eternal torment, su...
136 - Rescuing Inerrancy with Hugh Ross
March 24, 2024 09:54 - 55 minutes - 76.4 MBIn this episode, Dr. Hugh Ross joins Brian Auten and Chad Gross to discuss his book "Rescuing Inerrancy: A Scientific Defense." Dr. Ross, an astrophysicist and Christian apologist, explains how modern scientific discoveries actually strengthen the case for biblical inerrancy rather than undermining it. He argues against the notion that science forces a redefinition of inerrancy, showing how the latest findings in fields like genetics and cosmology align with a literal, historical interpretati...
135 - Bullies and Saints with John Dickson
February 25, 2024 14:12 - 47 minutes - 66.2 MBHistorian Dr. John Dickson joins the show to discuss his book, Bullies and Saints: An Honest Look at the Good and Evil of Christian History. Dickson provides an insightful, nuanced perspective on some of the most controversial episodes in Christian history, from the Crusades to the Galileo affair. He argues that while Christians have certainly made grave mistakes throughout history, the influence of Christianity has also been profoundly positive, pioneering hospitals, abolitionism, and educ...
134 - Deconstruction with Alisa Childers
January 31, 2024 12:00 - 42 minutes - 61 MBIn this episode, hosts Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Alisa Childers about the topic of deconstruction, and unpack ideas discussed in her newest book: The Deconstruction of Christianity: What It Is, Why It’s Destructive, and How to Respond co-authored with Tim Barnett. https://a315.co/3SmCWvp The podcast focuses on the faith deconstruction movement that is becoming more popular, especially among young people. Alisa Childers explains that deconstruction involves re-examining and often d...
133 - 2023 Wrap Up
December 21, 2023 13:55 - 57 minutes - 79.9 MBThis special end-of-year episode features hosts Brian Auten and Chad Gross reflecting on 14 years of podcasting. They announce some changes coming in 2023, including less frequent but more focused episodes centered on topics they are passionate about. They also share lessons learned over 300+ episodes, like the importance of understanding multiple perspectives, asking good questions, and clearly explaining complex subjects. The hosts reminisce about memorable past guests. They discuss what m...
132 - Divine Hiddenness with Michael Jones
November 13, 2023 06:00 - 46 minutes - 64.9 MBIn this episode, hosts Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Michael Jones of the Inspiring Philosophy YouTube channel. They discuss the problem of divine hiddenness - the idea that if God existed, he would make his existence clearly evident to everyone, yet there are many non-resistant nonbelievers who earnestly seek God but do not find convincing evidence of his existence. This is seen as evidence against God's existence. Michael provides an overview of the divine hiddenness argument, exp...
131 - Reasonable Faith Chapters with Tyson James
November 06, 2023 06:00 - 34 minutes - 47.5 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Tyson James, the global director of Reasonable Faith Chapters. This episode of the Apologetics 315 podcast featured an interview with Tyson James, the global director of Reasonable Faith chapters. Tyson shared about his journey to Christianity and how studying apologetics strengthened his faith. He explained that Reasonable Faith chapters are small groups at churches focused on studying Christianity and answering objections, with the goal...
130 - Street Smarts with Greg Koukl
October 30, 2023 06:00 - 52 minutes - 72.8 MBIn this episode of the Apologetics 315 podcast, hosts Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview renowned apologist Greg Koukl. Koukl is the founder of Stand to Reason, an organization that equips Christians to defend their faith and engage in meaningful conversations. The discussion centers around using questions to have better conversations about Christianity, drawing from Koukl's books Tactics and his latest work Street Smarts. Koukl explains how questions can guide conversations in a more cons...
129 - Near Death and Deathbed Experiences
October 23, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 98.8 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview J. Steve Miller on the topic of deathbed experiences and near death experiences. 0:24 - Intro to Steve Miller and his books 4:50 - Welcome to Steve Miller 5:00 - How did he get into this area of research? 7:42 - What’s the difference between deathbed experiences and near-death experiences? 12:40 - Examples of these experiences 16:16 - The cumulative effect of many similar experiences 17:27 - What are the lines of evidence that are good ...
128 - The Toxic War Against Masculinity with Nancy Pearcey
October 16, 2023 05:00 - 55 minutes - 76.7 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross speak with Professor Nancy Pearcey about her book The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes - https://a315.co/468rzNF 0:24 - Intro banter on hobbit food 2:15 - Intro to Nancy Pearcey and her book The Toxic War Against Masculinity 6:16 - Welcome to Nancy 6:46 - Nancy’s background and why she wrote the book 9:14 - Francis Schaeffer’s influence on Nancy Pearcey 15:41 - Why a toxic war against masculinity? 18:35 - The statisti...
127 - The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God
October 09, 2023 05:00 - 50 minutes - 69.6 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross speak with Justin Brierley (www.justinbrierley.com) about his book The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God: Why New Atheism Grew Old and Secular Thinkers Are Considering Christianity Again - https://a315.co/3PBmXZ7 0:24 - Brian and Chad discuss the book 5:27 - Intro to Justin, welcome back! 7:15 - How did the new atheism actually help Christianity? 9:12 - The change in the cultural landscape 13:30 - Atheists who are now no longer fighting Christia...
126 - Responding to the Mormon Missionary Message
October 02, 2023 05:00 - 52 minutes - 73 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Corey Miller and Ross Anderson, two former Mormons, on their book Responding to the Mormon Missionary Message: Confident Conversations with Mormon Missionaries (and Other Latter-day Saints) - https://a315.co/3PYWohY Check out the website www.mormonmissionarymessage.com for more! About our guests: https://a315.co/45c79Su 0:24 - Intro to the book and our guests 2:47 - Welcome to Corey and Ross 4:23 - How did the book come together? 7:20 -...
125 - An Informed Cosmos with Peter S Williams
September 25, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Christian Philosopher Peter S. Williams about his book An Informed Cosmos: Essays on Intelligent Design Theory. Find his resources at www.peterswilliams.com 0:24 - Intro to our guest 2:15 - About the book An Informed Cosmos 9:25 - Getting clarity on what intelligent design is 14:10 - Is I.D. science? And defining “science” 19:39 - Truth as the most important approach 21:56 - Imposing worldviews on the data? 25:01 - Is evolution the mean...
124 - Why You Can Trust the Gospels with Lydia McGrew
September 18, 2023 05:00 - 51 minutes - 71.1 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Lydia McGrew about her book Testimonies to the Truth: Why You Can Trust the Gospels. 0:24 - Intro to Lydia McGrew 1:51 - Welcome Lydia, and intro to the book 3:43 - How does a philosopher approach the Gospels? 6:39 - Is an “outside perspective” welcomed? 9:28 - Old and new approaches to the Gospels 12:03 - Current approach of scholars to the New Testament 15:44 - How have Christians historically defended the Gospels? 16:50 - Why a cumula...
123 - The Severity of God with Paul Moser
September 11, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 87.6 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Christian philosophy Paul K. Moser. They discuss the themes in Moser’s book The Severity of God: Religion and Philosophy Reconceived - https://a315.co/3sOD6mx 0:24 - Intro to Paul Moser 3:33 - Welcome to Paul Moser 4:00 - What do you mean by “God’s severity”? 9:06 - We’ve lost the message of suffering and hardship 11:25 - The moral perfection of God and his intentions 18:20 - Why is this theme lacking? 22:42 - The experience of Gethsemane...
122 - End Times with Chris Date
September 04, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 126 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Chris Date on the topic of Eschatology, or the End Times. They explore the ins and outs of various views of the end times, before discussing more deeply the view that Chris holds on the subject. A very helpful and informative conversation! www.chrisdate.info 0:24 - Intro to Chris Date 2:43 - An update on Chris and his wife’s treatment 5:07 - What is eschatology? 6:47 - Chris’ work and engagement on the subject 9:44 - Why should anyone ca...
121 - Tolkien's Faith with Holly Ordway
August 28, 2023 05:00 - 50 minutes - 70.2 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Holly Ordway about her new book, Tolkien’s Faith: A Spiritual Biography. A wonderful book and a fascinating interview that will be a real treat for Tolkien fans. www.hollyordway.com 0:24 - Intro to Holly Ordway 4:45 - Welcoming Holly 5:35 - The 50th Anniversary of J.R.R. Tolkien’s death, Sept 2023 6:45 - The goal in writing a spiritual biography of Tolkien 11:23 - How central was Tolkien’s faith to his life and work? 14:26 - Why is this...
120 - NAR and Divergent Theology with Richard P Moore
August 21, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 103 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Richard P. Moore. They talk about the New Apostolic Reformation and its theological problems. 0:23 - Intro to Richard Moore 3:50 - Why is Richard in Germany, and why write this book? 8:02 - What has been the influence of the NAR in Germany? 19:42 - What differentiates NAR from traditional pentecostal/charismatic? 25:42 - Why do those within NAR want to distance themselves from the label “New Apostolic Reformation”? 33:10 - Where does NAR ...
119 - Gender Ideology with Chris Reese
August 14, 2023 06:00 - 32 minutes - 45.2 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Chris Reese on the topic of gender ideology, transgenderism, and approaching challenges cultural issues. Based on Chris Reese’s helpful article at Summit.org, found here: https://a315.co/gender-ideology Christopher L. Reese is the editor-in-chief of The Worldview Bulletin and cofounder of the Christian Apologetics Alliance. He is a general editor of the Dictionary of Christianity and Science and Three Views on Christianity and Science a...
118 - Scribes and Scripture with Peter Gurry
May 29, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 85.1 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Dr. Peter Gurry, co-author of the book Scribes and Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible. 0:27 - Intro to Peter Gurry 3:07 - Welcome to Peter Gurry 3:27 - Peter’s background and focus 5:22 - What got Peter interested in studying the origin of the scriptures? 7:56 - Did your study make you more or less confident in the scripture? 13:09 - How do we know what was written without the originals? 22:16 - Interesting scribal note...
117 - Catching Up on Various Topics
May 22, 2023 07:37 - 57 minutes - 80.4 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross discuss a variety of topics. 1:46 - Chad makes English Tea 3:20 - Where have we been? 4:20 - Mailbag question: Apologetics songs? 15:45 - What have we been reading? 16:11 - The Discipline of Grace by Jerry Bridges 18:13 - The Knight & Rose Show 18:27 - Common Sense Economics 19:09 - When the Church Was Young 19:54 - Not so keen on C.S. Lewis? 23:39 - Why There Is No God 29:46 - Pocket History of the Church 30:25 - What we’ve been watching… 30:34 - ...
116 - The Deity of Christ with Chris Date
May 15, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Chris Date on the subject of the deity of Christ. They also discuss the debate Chris had on the topic with Dale Tuggy, and explore further. 4:30 - Welcome to Chris Date 5:20 - A health update on Chris’s wife 7:00 - Chris’s future education plans 10:04 - How did the Dale Tuggy debate come about? 13:02 - How to prepare for a debate 19:17 - What do we mean when we say Jesus is Divine? 22:19 - What weight do we give to early church fathers ab...
115 - How to Talk about Jesus Without Sounding Like an Idiot - with Andy Bannister
May 01, 2023 05:00 - 46 minutes - 65.1 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross talk to Andy Bannister about his forthcoming book: How to Talk about Jesus Without Looking Like an Idiot: A Panic-Free Guide to Having Natural Conversations about Your Faith. An episode filled with some great insights, encouragement and tools for sharing your faith with others. 0:25 - Intro 3:24 - Welcome to Andy 5:27 - Where is Andy located in UK? 7:45 - About SOLAS 10:23 - Why this title for the book? 13:12 - Overcoming fear in sharing your faith...
114 - Classic Replay - Gary Habermas
April 17, 2023 05:00 - 50 minutes - 70.3 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross select a classic interview from the archive: an interview with Gary Habermas on the topics of doubt, the resurrection, and near death experiences. Interviews Mentioned: • Michael Ward - https://a315.co/3MNx3Xh • Nabeel Qureshi - https://a315.co/3GNqCQb • Norman Geisler - https://a315.co/41x6jOF • Scott Klusendorf - https://a315.co/4083hPW • Paul L. Maier - https://a315.co/3UHR834 • Gary Habermas - https://a315.co/41zAEMO • James Spiegel - https://a...
113 - Imaginative Apologetics with Holly Ordway
April 10, 2023 05:00 - 41 minutes - 58 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Holly Ordway about the themes and ideas in her book Apologetics and the Christian Imagination: An Integrated Approach to Defending the Faith. 0:22 - About Holly Ordway, and our thoughts on her book 4:02 - Welcome to Holly, and the role of imagination in her conversion 9:01 - What is “imagination” and what role does it play in apologetics? 12:19 - How meaning is constructed and imagination’s role 13:51 - Distortion of meaning: how can we a...
112 - Jesus the Master Thinker
April 03, 2023 05:00 - 33 minutes - 47.3 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross discuss Jesus the master thinker: how Jesus reasoned, persuaded, argued, and valued reason and evidence. Debate mentioned: Is Christianity Dangerous? with Michael Jones and Aron Ra Books mentioned: The Apologetics of Jesus: A Caring Approach to Dealing with Doubters by Norman Geisler and Patrick Zukeran Logic and the Way of Jesus: Thinking Critically and Christianly by Travis Dickinson Love Your God with All Your Mind: The Role of Reason in t...
111 - Conference Recap and SAFT Update
March 27, 2023 21:14 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross talk about the recent Defenders Conference in Wisconsin, then Jacob Varghese from SAFT Apologetics joins us to give an update on the ministry. SUPPORT SAFT BELOW!! https://blog.saftapologetics.com —> https://www.patreon.com/saftapologetics <— [email protected] [email protected] ================================ We appreciate your feedback. If you’re on TWITTER, you can follow Chad @TBapologetics. You can follow Brian @TheBrianAuten A...
110 - A Good and True Story with Paul Gould
March 20, 2023 06:00 - 54 minutes - 75 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Christian philosopher Paul Gould about his book A Good and True Story: Eleven Clues to Understanding Our Universe and Your Place in It. 0:25 - Intro bits and pieces 3:44 - Welcome to Paul Gould 4:05 - Palm Beach Atlantic University and its apologetics programs 6:00 - Why is Paul’s book formatted the way it is? 9:18 - What is it about “story” that might be missing when we are doing apologetics? 11:54 - Bridging the gap between world vie...
109 - The Messed Up Church with Steve Kozar
March 13, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 97 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten interviews Steve Kozar, who runs The Messed Up Church YouTube channel. His channel exposes the error of false teachings. You’ll find videos on the word of faith movement, the prosperity Gospel, NAR, and a lot of the most damaging teachings that need to be exposed and called out. 0:25 - Intro 3:00 - Interview begins 3:10 - How Steve’s blog and YouTube channel got started 18:13 - The catalyst for Steve doing deeper digging into scripture 20:48 - Irritating people,...
108 - Unbelievable? with Justin Brierley
March 06, 2023 06:00 - 52 minutes - 72.9 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Justin Brierley, host of the Unbelievable? Radio Program. We discuss what Justin has learned from moderating debates and conversations about God and faith for the past 17+ years, as well as his book, Unbelievable?: Why After Ten Years of Talking with Atheists, I'm Still a Christian. 0:24 - Intro to Justin Brierley 3:28 - Welcome to Justin 7:37 - How Unbelievable? started 10:03 - An apologetic for apologetics? 14:03 - Justin unpacks his ...
107 - A Horn of Plenty
February 27, 2023 06:00 - 34 minutes - 48.7 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross discuss a cornucopia of topics (a horn of plenty)… 0:58 - Things to discuss on the podcast today 1:16 - The upcoming Defenders Conference: www.thedefendersconference.com 4:03 - Brian’s passing of the torch to Chad…? 6:39 - Upcoming guests… 6:45 - Justin Brierley 10:27 - Steven Kozar from The Messed Up Church YouTube channel 17:37 - Paul Gould on A Good and True Story 19:43 - Holly Ordway on apologetics & the Christian imagination 24:13 - Recomme...
106 - The Reliability of John with Lydia McGrew
February 20, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 96.3 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Dr. Lydia McGrew about the reliability of the Gospel of John, exploring themes and ideas found in her book The Eye of the Beholder: The Gospel of John as Historical Reportage. 0:25 - Intro to Lydia McGrew 2:25 - Information on the Defenders Conference: www.thedefendersconference.com 3:15 - Welcome to Lydia McGrew 3:30 - Lydia’s latest book: https://a315.co/3YuXV14 4:35 - What’ different about the Gospel of John? 6:48 - What role should...
105 - Evolution 2.0 with Perry Marshall
February 13, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Perry Marshall about the ideas in his book Evolution 2.0: Breaking the Deadlock Between Darwin and Design. 4:20 - Introducing Perry Marshall 4:46 - About Perry’s background 10:38 - Where does Perry land in his beliefs? 19:45 - Why “evolution 2.0”? 26:13 - How this view is actually affirming to faith 30:16 - Perry’s book summarized in two sentences… 32:32 - Looking at DNA with a systems engineer mindset 40:00 - Any pushback from fellow be...
104 - Designed to the Core with Hugh Ross
February 06, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview astrophysicist Dr. Hugh Ross about the fine-tuning of the universe, solar system, and our planet for intelligent life to exist. They discuss the ideas of his latest book Designed to the Core. 0:35 - About Hugh Ross, and his latest book 3:48 - Information on the Defenders Conference: www.thedefendersconference.com 5:41 - Welcoming Hugh Ross 6:02 - Commentary on the James Webb space telescope 10:42 - Do the theistic implications of a big ...
103 - Contagious Faith with Mark Mittelberg
January 30, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 93.1 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Mark Mittelberg on the topics of apologetics and evangelism. They discuss themes within Mark’s book Contagious Faith: Discover Your Natural Style for Sharing Jesus with Others. 2:01 - Introduction to Mark Mittelberg 8:24 - Welcoming Mark 14:09 - The biggest obstacles to sharing our faith 18:18 - It’s ok to challenge other people’s ideas 22:00 - The 5 styles of sharing one’s faith 29:39 - The pitfalls of various styles of evangelism 35:09...
102 - Theological Disagreement and Pointless Suffering
January 23, 2023 06:00 - 36 minutes - 51.1 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross explore two arguments from Chad’s experience doing an atheist role-play: The argument from Massive Theological Disagreement, and the argument from Pointless Suffering. ================================ We appreciate your feedback. If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at [email protected]
101 - Atheist Role-play - Divine Hiddenness
January 16, 2023 06:00 - 38 minutes - 53.7 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross talk about a couple podcasts, before diving into Chad’s experience doing an atheist role-play. They discuss three of Chad’s strongest atheist arguments. This episode focuses on the argument from divine hiddenness. ================================ Helpful links: PODCAST SERIES ON THE HISTORY OF THE NAR AND ITS RELATION TO CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM: “Charismatic Revival Fury: The New Apostolic Reformation” https://a315.co/CharismaticRevivalFury RECOMMEN...
100 - Ghostbusters Quotes
January 09, 2023 06:00 - 39 minutes - 54.5 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross celebrate 100 episodes since the Ap315 Podcast reboot. What does Ghostbusters have to do with apologetics? Absolutely nothing, but Brian & Chad will pretend that it does, by dissecting 7 favorite quotes and forcing an apologetics interpretation onto them. Have fun! =========================== We appreciate your feedback. If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you...
099 - NAR Buzzwords
January 02, 2023 11:16 - 43 minutes - 59.7 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross discuss some of the popular buzzwords you might hear that come from the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR). A helpful episode for knowing what the signs are that your church might be influenced by NAR teachings, as well as helpful questions to ask. ================================ Helpful links: BOOKS: A New Apostolic Reformation?: A Biblical Response to a Worldwide Movement - https://a315.co/3WXlL4n God's Super-Apostles: Encountering the Worldwide Pr...
098 - Why Does God Allow Evil with Clay Jones
December 12, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 83.9 MBPlease make an end-of-year donation to Ap315! https://apologetics315.com/donate/ In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Clay Jones on the topic “Why Does God Allow Evil?” 1:53 - What is the best Christmas movie? 3:43 - Intro about Clay Jones 4:56 - Interview begins 5:03 - Clay’s history reteaching and teaching the subject 7:55 - How do we define evil? 9:00 - Evil is not a “thing” 10:30 - Is the curse of the ground a punishment or a limitation? 12:15 - God using things to tea...
097 - Paul Copan - Is God a Vindictive Bully
December 05, 2022 06:00 - 58 minutes - 80.5 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Paul Copan on the themes in his latest book: Is God a Vindictive Bully? Reconciling Portrayals of God in the Old and New Testaments. https://a315.co/3FgJs1r 0:44 - Intro, and Chad’s atheist role-play 5:33 - Intro to Paul Copan 11:30 - How important is it to read Old Testament texts with discernment? 15:30 - Why continue writing about the topic of “the God of the OT”? 22:54 - Paul lays out the landscape of views from “critics within” 30:33...
096 - Counterfeit Kingdom with Holly Pivec & Doug Geivett
November 28, 2022 21:22 - 1 hour - 104 MBIn this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross speak with Doug Geivett and Holly Pivec about the “New Apostolic Reformation” (NAR) movement, as well as the specific teachings coming out of the movement. We cover some of the content they lay out in their newest book: Counterfeit Kingdom: The Dangers of New Revelation, New Prophets, and New Age Practices in the Church https://a315.co/3TNAzk2 1:04 - Intro to our guests 1:40 - discussing the book Counterfeit Kingdom 6:23 - About our guests 8:10 - ...
095 - Chad Gross Interview
November 21, 2022 06:00 - 58 minutes - 80.2 MBIn this podcast, Brian Auten interviews Chad Gross, the co-host of the Apologetics315 Podcast, as well as the author at Truthbomb Apologetics. http://truthbomb.apologetics.com 1:44 - Book review: Counterfeit Kingdom by Doug Geivett & Holly Pivec https://a315.co/3TNAzk2 6:40 - The Passion Translation 9:30 - Chad’s background 10:25 - What did Chad believe about God? 12:26 - How did Chad come to belief in Christ? 20:12 - How did Chad get into apologetics? 26:00 - Chad’s areas of strength/inter...
094 - Wandering Toward God with Travis Dickinson
November 14, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 92.6 MBIn this podcast, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Travis Dickinson about his recent book: Wandering Toward God: Finding Faith amid Doubts and Big Questions. With the code 315POD listeners can get 30 percent off the ebook, along with a hard copy of Savoring Scripture (plus free shipping) at https://ivpress.com The code is good from 11/14-11/28 This is a great book, which explains what doubt is (and what it is not), how to approach and “lean into” our doubts while hanging on to our faith...
093 - Mormonism with Eric Johnson
November 07, 2022 06:00 - 58 minutes - 80.4 MBIn this podcast, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Eric Johnson of the Mormon Research Ministry on the topic of Mormonism, what they believe, and how to engage with them. We also discuss the themes in Eric’s book: Introducing Christianity to Mormons. *We talk about:* Morality, The Lord of the Rings, and Awkward Jokes w/ Dr Peter Kreeft https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIIiVz_t5VA Is God a Vindictive Bully? https://a315.co/3FPSgfA *Helpful links:* Mormonism Research Ministry https://w...
092 - Deep Dive - Rebel's Manifesto Part 5
October 31, 2022 06:00 - 56 minutes - 78 MBThis is a Deep Dive into the book: A Rebel’s Manifesto: Choosing Truth, Real Justice, and Love amid the Noise of Today’s World by Sean McDowell. This is Part 5 of the Deep Dive: “Ethics and Cultural Engagement” 0:48 - Colby Martin & Sean McDowell dialogue reflections 10:26 - Mailbag question 16:13 - Book recommendation 20:37 - Ch20 - The Environment 22:45 - Poverty 24:00 - Guns and Violence 26:17 - Immigration 29:37 - Artificial Intelligence 30:23 - Cultural Engagement Section 30:37 - Ch25...
091 - Deep Dive - Rebel's Manifesto Part 4
October 24, 2022 05:00 - 46 minutes - 63.8 MBThis is a Deep Dive into the book: A Rebel’s Manifesto: Choosing Truth, Real Justice, and Love amid the Noise of Today’s World by Sean McDowell. This is Part 4 of the Deep Dive: “Sexuality” 0:35 - Rings of Power Finale comments 3:14 - Lee Strobe’s “A Case for Heaven” book comments 5:30 - J.P. Moreland’s “Scientism and Secularism” comments 6:15 - back to the Deep Dive… 6:40 - Topics covered this week 7:43 - Sex 9:45 - “The orders were for your protection…” 12:30 - What if everyone followed Je...
090 - Deep Dive - Rebel's Manifesto Part 3
October 17, 2022 05:00 - 48 minutes - 66.3 MBThis is a Deep Dive into the book: A Rebel’s Manifesto: Choosing Truth, Real Justice, and Love amid the Noise of Today’s World by Sean McDowell. This is Part 3 of the Deep Dive: “Relationships” 0:41 - More Rings of Power spoilers 5:22 - Books in the Mail 7:19 - Chapter 10: Loneliness 14:36 - Chapter 11: Bullying 21:10 - Chapter 12: Suicide 31:53 - Chapter 13: Assisted Suicide 38:50 - Chapter 14: Racial Tension Helpful links: A Rebel’s Manifesto Book: https://a315.co/Rebel Sean’s McDowell’...
089 - Deep Dive - Rebel's Manifesto Part 2
October 10, 2022 05:00 - 49 minutes - 69.1 MBThis is a Deep Dive into the book: A Rebel’s Manifesto: Choosing Truth, Real Justice, and Love amid the Noise of Today’s World by Sean McDowell. This is Part 2 of the Deep Dive: “Culture” 0:26 - Intro and where have we been? 1:20 - Rings of Power talk 6:00 - The New Robocop 7:14 - Rocky 8:52 - Back to the book: the Rebel’s Manifesto… Deep Dive 11:43 - Chapter 6: Smart phones and social media 25:00 - Chapter 7: Entertainment 29:20 - Chapter 8: Politics 36:15 - Chapter 9: Drugs and Addiction ...