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Thinking Matters Podcast
by Thinking Matters NZ
Many Christians struggle with hard questions about faith. Thinking Matters equip Christians with thoughtful answers to defend faith, navigate culture and reach people
Episodes
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#18 Who's Guilty of Wishful Thinking? | Thought For Today
If you’re a Christian, you may have friends or family who see your faith as a crutch, as a form of wishful thinking because we want God to be real. However, what most people fail to realise is that it can often be the other way around - that those not following Christ can be resistant to it…
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#17 Why Do We Die? | Thought For Today
There is a lot of diversity within humanity but one thing which we all have in common is death - whether we like it or not we will all die. But why is this the case? Throughout human history, humans have constantly poured time, money and effort in attempts to lengthen life but it seems that...
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#16 Lord, Liar or Lunatic? | Thought For Today
If you went out onto the street to survey random people about who Jesus was, you’re bound to get a variety of answers. Some might say God, some might say a religious leader, but chances are many would just call him a great moral teacher and a good man. But if we take the New Testament records of...
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#15 Where Does Justice Come From? | Thought For Today
Most of us are quick to complain when something is unfair - maybe we’ve been cut off in traffic or someone hasn’t carried out their end of a bargain. Or maybe we’re standing up for someone else who has been discriminated against based on their race or gender. But where does this sense of justice...
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#14 How can God be Love? | Thought For Today
In every monotheistic religion, God is described as being loving. However Christianity is the only one to take this a step further in its claim that God is love. This is different to saying God is loving - instead the Bible tells us in the book of John that God is love as the essence of his very...
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#13 What Makes Christianity Different? | Thought For Today
There are over 4000 recognised religions in the world today. So what makes Christianity different? Why would it make sense for someone seeking truth to investigate Christianity first? Well to start, unlike other religions, Christianity is testable meaning it can be proven or disproven in a finite...
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#12 Made in God's Image? | Thought For Today
The Bible clearly tells us that all humans are made in the image of God. This has led to an ongoing discussion to figure out what that means - what exactly is it about humanity that makes us image bearers of our creator? While there is definitely value in exploring this, perhaps an even more...
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#11 Is Faith Blind? | Thought For Today
When we think of the word faith, what comes to mind? For most people there’s this idea that faith means to blindly believe in something without any evidence. That it doesn’t really matter if what you believe is true, instead it’s whether it makes you feel good that’s important. Prominent atheist...
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#10 Speaking the Truth in Love | Thought for Today
As Christians we should always be seeking truth. We want to grow in our understanding and ability to explain what we believe is true because we know that the truth sets us free. However, the bible doesn’t just tell us to speak the truth, rather it says we must speak the truth in love. So what…
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#9 What Caused God? | Thought For Today
Logic tells us that there is a cause behind everything which begins to exist. This is true of everything in our universe - there is no example of anything that has ever come into existence out of nothing; there is always a cause. This must also be true of the universe itself as it has been proven...
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#8 Is the Trinity and Contradiction? | Thought for Today
The Trinity can be one of those subjects which Christians like to avoid. But if we claim to believe in a Trinitian God shouldn’t we be able to explain what that means? Most people have heard the basic concept - God is 1 being but 3 persons; Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Each person is fully God…
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#7 Microscopic Evidence for the Existence of a Creator God | Thought for Today
Science has often been put at odds with Christianity, but the more we look into science the more we can see the work of the creator. In the field of microbiology, the intricacy and complexity of microorganisms, such as bacteria and viruses, demonstrate the existence of a creator. The highly...
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#6 400,000 variant's in New Testament Manuscripts | Thought for Today
The Bible we have has a long history and has been passed down through many different manuscripts. Some skeptics of Christianity, in an attempt to discredit the reliability of the Bible, like to point out that there are more than 400,000 textual variants between the manuscript used to compile the...
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#5 Does Christianity Have Room for Māori? | Thought for Today
Growing up Māori and Christian can be complicated: Māori Christians often do not feel welcomed by either group. The reality is, too few Māori are engaged with the Church in New Zealand. We know Christ has called ALL to be part of his church, so what can be done? This issue is not unique to Māori...
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#4 Are Christians Allowed to Doubt? | Thought of Today
When I was 12, I began to be introduced to worldviews outside of my Christian upbringing and it became apparent to me that I didn’t really know what I believed or why I believed it. As I was exposed to more challenges to my faith, I became less confident in what I thought I knew. It can be tough...
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#3 What is Apologetics? | Thought for Today
The word ‘apologetics’ stems from the Greek apologia, meaning “a defense” which is most famously exhibited in 1 Peter 3:15 which says, “but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you" (NIV)....
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Why We Can Trust the Resurrection - Easter Special with Mark Maney
In this Easter Special, Associate Pastor of Massey Presbyterian Church, Auckland and New Zealand Christian Network writer and contributor Rev. Mark Maney discusses with host Michelle Englehardt the case for the resurrection of Jesus. The Resurrection is a key tenant of Christianity, without…
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April Holden | Loving for Life
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Mental Health and the Church | Lyn Packer
In this episode we hold a discussion with Lyn Packer. Our topic is an important one: Mental Health and the Church. See below for Lyn’s bio. First, Lyn shares about who she is and what the Lord has called her to with her husband Rob. Then Lyn honestly shares her testimony which includes her very...
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Does Mathematics Show the Fingerprint of God
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Lighten Group - Xandra Carroll, Alycia Woods, & Lou Phillips
We have some very special guests on our podcast today. Three incredible apologists and speakers from a new ministry called Lighten Group based in the US. You will be familiar with one of our guests, Xandra Carroll who was our first guest on episode 1, season 1. Please see below for their bios. In...
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Women in Apologetics | Phoenix Hayes
Phoenix was born and raised in New Zealand’s North Island where she completed her B.A. at the University of Waikato and her post-graduate studies in Film & Television at the University of Auckland. Today she lives in the USA with her husband and four kids while working as the Marketing Director…
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Unity, Hope and the Importance of Stories | Dave Mann
Dave is a gifted leader, communicator, and author with a passion to see the Christian faith both well represented within and positively appreciated by our society. Following theological studies at the Bible College of New Zealand (now Laidlaw) Dave worked in community ministry in South Taranaki,...
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Identity, Discipleship & Apologetics for Today | Kristopher Bate
Kristopher is the Founding Director of Thinking Faith Ministries, and also serves as the Co-Artistic Director for the award winning production company The Unity Creative. He describes himself as ’Father of two, husband of one, servant of Jesus.’
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#2 What is Truth? | Thought for Today
When Pilate is questioning Jesus at his trial, he asks: What is truth? Previously Jesus had said ‘I am the truth.’ Was Jesus just being deep and mystical or is there a truth in there? We live in confusing times, overwhelmed by conflicting news, views, and ideas. It has become increasingly…
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#1 Art as an Apologetic | Thought for Today
For those of you not familiar with the word apologetics, it is derived from the Greek word Apologia and we find it in the Scriptures, in 1 Peter 3:15: where it reads But in your hearts honour Christ the Lord as Holy, always be ready to make a defence (an apologia) to anyone who asks you for a...
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The Courage to Live Counter-Culturally | Brendan Malone
BRENDAN MALONE – SHOW NOTES In this episode of the Thinking Matters Podcast we have a varied and deeply interesting discussion with Brendan Malone. Brendan was the main keynote speaker at all five our of Confident Christianity Conferences this year. He is Director of LifeNet NZ & the increasingly...
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Reasons Why Some People Don't Want to Hear the Truth About God - Todd Funk
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Living the Zoe Life; Miracles; Our Lives as the Best Apologetic - Becky Bermingham
This week we had an uplifting discussion with the wonderful Becky Bermingham. Becky is Breakfast radio producer and co-host/announcer for the Morning Wakeup on Life FM. Becky has been a regular speaker at our Confident Christianity Conferences for the past few years. Quite often apologetics deals...
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Is the God of the Old Testament a Moral Monster? - Dr. Matthew Flannagan
This week on the Thinking Matters Podcast we spent time with Theologian and Christian Educator, Dr Matthew Flannagan discussing the God of the Old Testament and how some people can struggle reconciling that God with the God of the New Testament. We also have Matthew answer the question: ‘Is God a...
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Many Christians struggle with hard questions about faith. Thinking Matters equip Christians with thoughtful answers to defend faith, navigate culture and reach people
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