Clear Thinking

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Clear Thinking

The Clear Thinking podcast equips Christians with the tools to sharpen their logic and critical thinking skills, strengthen their worldview analysis, and cultivate a life dedicated to reading, learning, and intellectual growth—all for the glory of God. Each episode offers practical insights to help believers navigate complex topics and engage the world with a well-informed, Christ-centered perspective.

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    A Final Thank You from Clear Thinking

    After many years of thoughtful conversation, Clear Thinking comes to a close. In this final episode, we look back on some of the most meaningful ideas explored on the podcast—questions about faith and reason, the existence of God, grace, hope beyond death, the reality of evil, and how the Christian faith is meant to be lived in everyday life. These conversations were never about winning arguments, but about pursuing truth with humility, clarity, and conviction. Our hope is that Clear Thinking has helped listeners love God with both heart and mind, ask better questions, and engage the world thoughtfully and faithfully. Thank you to everyone who has listened, reflected, and walked with us along the way.

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    Rerun: Clear Thinking | Clear Thinking #17: Conspiracy Theories, Part 1

    This is a special rerun episode of Clear Thinking #17: Conspiracy Theories, Part 1. As we look back, we’re humbled by the conversations that stretched us, encouraged us, and drew us closer to God’s truth. In these final weeks, we’ll be revisiting some of our favorite episodes, moments that shaped us and, we hope, blessed you too. We’re honored to share these meaningful conversations once more and we pray they bring encouragement, insight and joy to you just as they did when they first aired.

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    Rerun: Clear Thinking | Sin as a Disorder of the Good

    This is a special rerun episode of Sin as a Disorder of the Good. As we look back, we’re humbled by the conversations that stretched us, encouraged us, and drew us closer to God’s truth. In these final weeks, we’ll be revisiting some of our favorite episodes, moments that shaped us and, we hope, blessed you too. We’re honored to share these meaningful conversations once more and we pray they bring encouragement, insight and joy to you just as they did when they first aired.

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    Rerun: Science-Related Arguments for God's Existence Part 1

    This is a special rerun episode of Science-Related Arguments for God's Existence Part 1.   As we look back, we’re humbled by the conversations that stretched us, encouraged us, and drew us closer to God’s truth. In these final weeks, we’ll be revisiting some of our favorite episodes, moments that shaped us and, we hope, blessed you too. We’re honored to share these meaningful conversations once more and we pray they bring encouragement, insight and joy to you just as they did when they first aired.

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    Clear Thinking | Eat and Drink to the Glory of God

    Nutritionist Jim Painter on honoring God with our bodies | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | What Happens After Death?

    How the Christian view of life after death provides hope | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | Arianism: Christendom's Greatest Heresy, Part 4

    How the Nicene Creed informs doctrine and life today | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | Arianism: Christendom's Greatest Heresy, Part 3

    What purpose have church councils served in history? | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | Faith, Doubt, and the Resurrection

    Dr. Ben Shaw makes a case for the resurrection | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | Arianism: Christendom's Greatest Heresy, Part 2

    Athanasius’s role in combating church history’s greatest heresy | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | Arianism: Christendom's Greatest Heresy, Part 1

    What is Arianism and why is it a serious error? | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | Worldview and the Holocaust

    Philosopher George Haraksin explains why Holocaust education is a moral imperative | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | Worldview and World War, Part 2

    World War II reminds us why ideas matter | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | Worldview and World War, Part 1

    How worldviews clashed in the Second World War | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | Daniel in Babylon

    Author Mark Clark explains how the prophet Daniel navigated politics while in exile | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | Clear Creation: An Ophthalmologist's Insight to Worldview

    Dr. Andrew Moyes discusses his experiences and apologetics insights as a surgeon | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | The Rise of the Nonexperts, Part 2

    How to discern truth in a world of non experts | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | Fr. Robert Spitzer on Christendom's Greatest Thinkers

    How Christianity's great historical figures inform us today | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | What Cultural Christianity Is and Why It Fails, Part 3

    Ken explains how Christianity been a force for good | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP 

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    Clear Thinking | What Cultural Christianity Is and Why It Fails, Part 2

    Contemporary cultural Christians and their historical forerunners | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP 

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    Clear Thinking | What Cultural Christianity Is and Why It Fails, Part 1

    Why is cultural Christianity becoming popular? | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP 

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    Clear Thinking | Have We Lost Our Mind?

    Philosopher of mind Stan Wallace discusses how humans are souls and bodies | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | Clear Thinking #23: Precarious Logical Fallacies, Part 4

    Ken discusses three more common fallacies | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | Clear Thinking #22: Precarious Logical Fallacies, Part 3

    Recognize and avoid these logical fallacies | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | Clear Thinking #21: Precarious Logical Fallacies, Part 2

    Ken addresses more precarious logical fallacies that are easy to commit | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | Clear Thinking #20: Precarious Logical Fallacies, Part 1

    How to identify and avoid common logical fallacies | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | Clear Thinking #19: Conspiracy Theories, Part 4

    Ken applies critical thinking in JFK assassination conspiracy analysis | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | Clear Thinking #18: Conspiracy Theories, Part 3

    7 critical questions to ask when considering conspiracies | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | God Leads Personally: Interview with Robert DiSilvestro

    Nutritionist and apologist Bob DiSilvestro on God's leading and answers to hiddenness | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | Clear Thinking #18: Conspiracy Theories, Part 2

    Thinking through conspiracy theories by asking critical questions | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | Clear Thinking #17: Conspiracy Theories, Part 1

    How to apply logic to conspiracy theories | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | Clear Thinking #16: Education vs. Propaganda, Part 2

    Ken discusses features of free speech and true education | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | Clear Thinking #15: Education vs. Propaganda, Part 1

    How to distinguish education, indoctrination, and propaganda | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP 

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    Clear Thinking | Clear Thinking #14: Rhetorical Triangle of Persuasion

    How ethos, pathos, and logos play pivotal roles in persuasion | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | Clear Thinking #13: Positive Steps to Reinforce Clear Thinking

    Ken discusses the five C's of logical persuasion | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP 

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    Clear Thinking | The Perils of Pride and the Power of Humility

    Neuroscientist Steven Willing explains how the perils of pride negatively affect reason | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP 

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    Clear Thinking | Archaeology and the Bible: Interview with Kristen Davis

    Visiting scholar Kristen Davis discusses archaeological evidence for biblical events | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | Clear Thinking #11: 3 Types of Logical Reasoning, Part 1

    What are deductive arguments and how do you use them? | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | Clear Thinking #11: 3 Types of Logical Reasoning, Part 1

    What are deductive arguments and how do you use them? | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | Walking in Unity: Biblical Answers to Questions on Race and Racism

    An interview with authors Krista Bontrager and Monique Duson | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | Clear Thinking #10: Laws of Logic Challenged, Part 3

    Ken addresses the Eastern and secular brute fact challenges to laws of logic | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Help Me to Think Clearly About Climate Change

    Researcher Kevin Birdwell discusses Earth's long-term climate and near-term solutions to warming. Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | Clear Thinking #9: Laws of Logic Challenged, Part 1

    Ken addresses the social construct challenge to the laws of logic | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | Medicine and Faith: Interview with Dr. Joseph Bergeron

    Medical doctor Joseph Bergeron discusses his encounter with Mother Teresa and the cause of Jesus's death | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking #8: Arguments, Part 2

    How to keep your logical arguments on TRACKS.   Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking #7: Arguments, Part 1

    What goes into a logical argument?   Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking | Clear Thinking #5: Why Study Logic?, Part 1

    Ken discusses five reasons to study logic | Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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    Clear Thinking #4: Christianity Connects Faith and Reason

    How faith and reason go together.   Help us to reveal God in science by supporting Reasons to Believe at: support.reasons.org?source=OLPDCSTAP

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The Clear Thinking podcast equips Christians with the tools to sharpen their logic and critical thinking skills, strengthen their worldview analysis, and cultivate a life dedicated to reading, learning, and intellectual growth—all for the glory of God. Each episode offers practical insights to help believers navigate complex topics and engage the world with a well-informed, Christ-centered perspective.

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