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The Audacity to Define

by The Academy of Arts

In a world that constantly tries to redefine truth, identity, purpose, and calling, this podcast is an invitation to return to God’s voice, God’s Word, and God’s design. It’s about surrender, alignment, and walking boldly in obedience even when it’s countercultural. If you’re hungry for truth, meaningful conversations, and encouragement to live a life defined by God—not culture—this podcast is for you. We can’t wait to see what the Lord does through The Audacity to Define…

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Episodes

  1. Episode 39: Everybody Thinks They Are Right

    Noah discusses the fact that we do not experience reality neutrally – we interpret it through our experiences, desires, fears, and assumptions.

  2. Episode 38: Easy Christianity vs. Transforming Christianity

    Noah continues his discussion about why Biblical growth requires honest self-evaluation.

  3. Episode 37: The Highest Form of Intelligence

    Noah discusses meta cognition and the necessity of biblical self-examination.

  4. Episode 36: Compassion and Accountability Are Not Mutually Exclusive

    Noah continues his discussion about the Lindsay Clancy trial and the irrevocable harm that will done to women if this precedent is established.

  5. Episode 35: The Professional Victim

    Noah discusses the trial of Lindsay Clancy and the extreme danger with giving up moral responsibility for the sake of feelings.

  6. Episode 34: The WNBA and Women Part 2

    Noah continues his discussion about the consequences that occur when we refuse to define, or define something in opposition to the Word of God.

  7. Episode 33: The WNBA and Women

    Noah discusses the current controversy in the WNBA as they struggle to clearly define what a woman is.

  8. Episode 32: Is Music Amoral?

    Noah continues the discussion on music with Olivia specifically talking about the error of describing music as amoral.

  9. Episode 31: God’s Forgotten Attribute

    Noah and Olivia discuss the need for music to be viewed as paramount in our worship and daily living because it comes from God.

  10. Episode 30: Why is it so personal?

    Noah sits down with Olivia Singleton, the Music Director for The Academy of Arts, to discuss the reasons why music is personal and so vitally important.

  11. Episode 29: How do we trust God‘s Construction?

    Noah continues the discussion on how hard growth feels in our lives but how we can trust the Lord in His wonderful construction process.

  12. Episode 28: Are You Under Attack or Under Construction?

    Noah talks about the biblical ways to decipher if we are under attack from the enemy or under construction from the Lord.

  13. Episode 27: The Ultimate Director

    Noah continues his discussion about God being our ultimate Director by comparing the many direct parallels to stage and film directors.

  14. Episode 26: In Control? Or Controlling?

    Noah discusses the amazing relationship we are invited to participate in with our great Director.

  15. Episode 25: Grieved or Offended?

    Noah continues the discussion about victors and victims and emphasizes the difference between being grieved and being offended.

  16. Episode 24: Is Church Hurt Real?

    In an age when everyone is ready to point a finger, Noah talks about the need to deal with conflict through Christlikeness.

  17. Episode 23: What Legacy Will You Leave Behind

    In honor of Father’s Day, Noah talks with his son, Brinton, about legacy.

  18. Episode 22: Does Disagreement Equal Hatred?

    Noah and Mike Manor discuss why many equate disagreement over an issue with hatred of a person.

  19. Episode 21: Who Defines Morality

    Noah and Mike Manor talk about the struggle to listen to society’s definition of morality.

  20. Episode 20: Chasing the Dream

    Noah sits down with evangelist Mike Manor to discuss the emptiness of living for self.

  21. Episode 19: God’s Ways are Higher Than Ours

    Noah continues his discussion with Sammy and Bruce Frye about how God miraculously began the process for filming the Frye brothers story.

  22. Episode 18: Don't Stop Praying!

    Sammy and Bruce Frye continue talking with Noah about how God worked through years of faithful prayers to bring Bruce to Christ.

  23. Episode 17: How Do You Define Success

    Sammy and Bruce Frye sit down with Noah to discuss success and its biblical definition.

  24. Episode 16: Why So Mad?

    Noah discusses the outrage over a recent post by President Trump and how quickly we can see problems in others - while we might be doing the very same thing.

  25. Episode 15: Mind the Gap!

    Noah and Ken Collier continue their discussion of how living for God requires relational faith for the many “losses and crosses” in life.

  26. Episode 14: Just 2 Choices on the Shelf

    Noah talks with Ken Collier about the simple yet challenging choice to live for God daily.

  27. Episode 13: Searching for Identity

    Noah continues the discussion of how the most popular questions asked on Google reveal a deeper need.

  28. Episode 12: What We Ask Reveals Who We Are

    Noah discusses the biblical philosophy behind Google’s most searched questions.

  29. Episode 11: Learning to Think Again

    Noah continues the discussion with Mark Herbster about the many challenges facing our culture and how our thinking is being dumbed down.

  30. Episode 10: How Culture Shapes our Thinking

    Noah sits down with Mark Herbster to discuss the cultural lies subtly undercutting God’s truth.

  31. Episode 9: The Fickleness of Finances

    Dr. Stratton joins Noah to discuss biblical perspectives and principles for finances and proper decision making.

  32. Episode 8: The Arts Are a Battleground

    Noah continues the discussion on the absolute necessity of having a biblical worldview of the arts so that we can properly engage in the battle that is raging in our culture.

  33. Episode 7: “JUST Entertainment"

    Noah discusses the dangerous mindset and devastating consequences of calling media, music, film and stage productions “just entertainment.”

  34. Episode 6: Removing Distractions to Meditate

    Willie Partin and Noah discuss the necessity of setting aside distractions to focus and meditate on the truth of God's Word in a busy and troubled world.

  35. Episode 5: Struggling to Think

    Noah sits down with Willie Partin to discuss one of the most prevalent problems in today's youth.

  36. Episode 4: Faith Defined through an Understanding of Authority

    In our next episode, Noah discusses the surprising connection that our Lord makes between living by faith and our understanding of authority.

  37. Episode 3: Trust God and Take Courage

    Ken Ham and Noah Stratton continue their discussion on the power of God‘s definitions and how we must trust Him while speaking out courageously!

  38. Episode 2: God’s Word or Man’s Word

    Noah sits down with Ken Ham, Founder and CEO of Answers in Genesis, to discuss the ultimate choice we all face - trust God’s Word or man’s word!

  39. Episode 1: The Divine Precedent of Defining

    An Introduction to the need to biblically define based off of God’s example in Genesis 1-3.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

In a world that constantly tries to redefine truth, identity, purpose, and calling, this podcast is an invitation to return to God’s voice, God’s Word, and God’s design. It’s about surrender, alignment, and walking boldly in obedience even when it’s countercultural. If you’re hungry for truth, meaningful conversations, and encouragement to live a life defined by God—not culture—this podcast is for you. We can’t wait to see what the Lord does through The Audacity to Define…

HOSTED BY

The Academy of Arts

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In a world that constantly tries to redefine truth, identity, purpose, and calling, this podcast is an invitation to return to God’s voice, God’s Word, and God’s design. It’s about surrender, alignment, and walking boldly in obedience even when it’s countercultural. If you’re hungry for truth,...

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