Encountering Truth

What does it look like to move from passive faith to active Christian living?In the last year, many prominent Christian leaders have gone on to be with the Lord. The question remains: Who will rise up and courageously take their place?As the royal priesthood of believers, we are all called to be ambassadors for Christ, participating in the ministry of reconciliation. This inspiring episode will challenge you to examine your own life and actions and ask how you might put aside passivity to actively live out your Christian faith. Join us as we discuss four areas where we can all rise up and take action: in ourselves, in our families, in our churches, and in our communities.===============Resources:===============Websites:Online Christian CoursesWhat Would You Say?⁠Books:⁠⁠Real Christianity by William WilberforceChristianity and Liberalism by J. Gresham MachenTrue Spirituality by Francis SchaefferRenaissance: The Power of the Gospel However Dark the Times by Os Guinness---⁠Connect with Encountering Truth:Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: encountering.truthYouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Platforms: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast

The truth of Christianity is perhaps best supported by the cumulative case approach, which combines multiple lines of evidence to make a strong case that the Christian worldview offers the best explanation for the way things are. My guest in this episode, Dan Ermutlu, teaches a six-week apologetics course at his church, where he lays out much of this cumulative-case evidence. In this extended-length episode, Dan walks us through the structure of his course and explains some of the powerful arguments for the existence of God and the truth of Christianity. Can you cram a six-week apologetics course into one podcast episode? Not even close! ...But we certainly tried!===============Resources:===============Dan Ermutlu & Apologetics 517YouTube: Apologetics517Facebook: Apologetics517Books:⁠⁠Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith by Douglas GroothuisOn Guard: Defending Your Faith with Reason and Precision by William Lane Craig---⁠Connect with Encountering Truth:Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Platforms: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast

How can you be salt and light to people who don't want to hear about God or where you're not able to share your faith? In this long overdue follow-up to Episode 21 "How Do You Talk About God When You Can't Talk About God?," we offer MORE strategies for talking "around" God, using logic and reason. Join us as we discuss practical and relational ways to work on a person's plausibility structure, create "favourable conditions for the reception of the gospel," and lay the philosophical groundwork and preconditions necessary for holding a Christian worldview.===============Resources:===============Books:⁠⁠Love Your God with All Your Mind: The Role of Reason in the Life of the Soul by J.P. Moreland⁠⁠⁠The God Who Is There by Francis SchaefferPrevious Related Episodes:Episode 21: How Do You Talk About God When You Can't Talk About God?Episode 19: Where Do Human Rights Come From?---⁠Connect with Encountering Truth:Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Platforms: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast

Is there a simple way to challenge evolution? In this episode, we discuss the claims of Darwinism and look at how it has been perpetuated by lies and mistruths. We also present a helpful acronym providing three easy-to-remember answers to the colossal “FIB” of evolution. Whether you're a student, parent, or someone interested in apologetics, this episode will equip you with a memorable framework to challenge the evolutionary narrative with truth and confidence.===============Resources:===============Books:⁠I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist by Norman Geisler and Frank Turek⁠⁠⁠Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity by Nancy PearceyChristian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith by Douglas GroothuisHow Now Shall We Live? by Charles Colson and Nancy PearceyReturn of the God Hypothesis: Three Scientific Discoveries That Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe by Stephen C. MeyerOther Resources:Video: ⁠What Is Irreducible Complexity? by Discovery SciencePodcast: ID the Future⁠Article: More Darwinian “Just-So” Stories From the Age of AI by Shane Morris---⁠Connect with Encountering Truth:Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Platforms: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast

We all hold certain beliefs that feel good and sound right—but have we ever stopped to truly examine them? Without even realizing it, we often build our worldview on assumptions, emotions, or cultural norms, but what if there’s more to the story? What if there is a standard of truth that we haven’t considered? In this episode, we invite you to explore your worldview and why you believe what you believe. No pressure—just an open invitation to reflect, question, and consider a new perspective.===============Resources:===============The Colson CenterBreakpoint---⁠Connect with Encountering Truth:Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Platforms: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast

What do you do when your kids have questions or doubts about Christianity? More importantly, what should you NOT do? In this episode, we share 5 DON'Ts for Christian parents to remember when their kids ask tough questions about faith. These practical tips help you navigate doubts and guide your children with wisdom and compassion. Not a parent? No problem! These insights are useful for all believers who want to respond well to questions or doubts about Christianity.===============Resources:===============Books: A Practical Guide to Culture: Helping the Next Generation Navigate Today's World by John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle⁠⁠ A Student's Guide to Culture by John Stonestreet and Brett Kunkle So the Next Generation Will Know: Preparing Young Christians for a Challenging World by Sean McDowell and J. Warner WallaceOther Resources: Video: Atheist Completely Destroys Argument He Made Up by Tim Barnett⁠ YouTube: Red Pen Logic with Mr. B---⁠Connect with Encountering Truth:Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Platforms: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast

Was the word “homosexuals” wrongly added to the Bible? In this episode, we welcome back David Wolcott to address the controversy created by the movie “1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture.” David helps us understand why it was not a mistranslation and how proponents of the movie misinterpret Scripture using fallacious methods and reasoning, all in an effort to deceive modern culture into affirming what the Bible clearly prohibits.===============Resources:===============Find David Wolcott Here: Website: ⁠TheDavidWolcott.com⁠ Website: TheDavidWolcott.com/1946 Facebook: ⁠David Wolcott, Christian Apologist⁠Other Resources: Book: Holy Sexuality and the Gospel: Sex, Desire, and Relationships Shaped by God's Grand Story by Christopher Yuan Book: Out of a Far Country: A Gay Son's Journey to God. A Broken Mother's Search for Hope. by Christopher Yuan Curriculum: The Holy Sexuality Project---⁠Connect with Encountering Truth:Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠⁠⁠⁠Platforms: ⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast

In this episode, I am joined by Pastor Sam Sears, who has recently embarked on an inspiring journey to plant a new church across the country. With a love of apologetics and a heart for reaching people where they are, Sam shares his approach to church planting through intentional discipleship and relationship-building. He emphasizes the importance of connecting with individuals in the community and inviting them into a transformative faith experience. Sam also delves into his unique perspective on storytelling as a means of cultural engagement, discussing his Christian horror novel, The Templars Survive Beneath Us, which explores profound spiritual themes through its exciting plot.===============Resources:===============Find Sam Sears Here: ⁠The Stone Christian Church⁠ Rahtio.com Book: The Templars Survive Beneath Us: From the Archives of the Rahtio Foundation by Sam Sears---⁠Connect with Encountering Truth:Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Platforms: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast

What is the value of a single human life? Jennifer DeFrates joins me in this heartfelt episode to share her inspiring journey through the adoption of her daughter, the tragic loss of her husband, and the encouragement she finds in the Lord. Her study of apologetics and her intimate awareness of the profound value of human life have emboldened Jennifer to make a powerful case for the lives and dignity of unborn humans as well. After all, even the smallest human beings have been made in the image of God and endowed with intrinsic dignity and worth.===============Resources:===============Jennifer DeFrates: TheMamapologist Facebook Page Heaven Not Harvard Facebook Page Mama Bear ApologeticsArticles: Navigating the American Political Landscape by Jennifer DeFratesVideos: The Silent Scream with Dr. Bernard Nathanson 1st Trimester Medical Abortion: Abortion Pills 1st Trimester Surgical Abortion: Suction (Aspiration) D & C 2nd Trimester Surgical Abortion: Dilation and Evacuation (D & E) 3rd Trimester Induction Abortion: Injection and StillbirthBooks: Evidence Not Seen: A Woman's Miraculous Faith in the Jungles of World War II by Darlene Deibler Rose The Case for Life: Equipping Christians to Engage the Culture by Scott Klusendorf---⁠Connect with Encountering Truth:Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Platforms: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast

In this episode, we are joined by filmmaker Michael Ray Lewis.  Michael is a former atheist who took a long and honest look at the evidence for Christianity, only to be convinced of its truth.  Now, as a Christian, he is compelled to share his faith with others in a creative and winsome way, using his knowledge of apologetics.  Michael describes for us his journey to faith and the role it has played in the creation of his upcoming film, Universe Designed, which features interviews with leading experts and apologists who answer the very same questions that Michael explored along the way.===============Resources:===============Michael Ray Lewis, Universe Designed Website: ⁠⁠universedesigned.com⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠Universe Designed⁠⁠---⁠Connect with Encountering Truth:Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Platforms: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast

Dr. Doug Groothuis joins me again in this episode to talk about his book Fire in the Streets, where he offers a powerful critique of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and how its influence led to riots and arson in cities across America.  We explore how CRT uses flawed logic as it attempts to undermine and discredit the very foundations of our country, posing a serious threat to our nation’s core values.  Doug breaks down the errors in this destructive ideology, explaining how it contrasts with a biblical worldview and why Christians should reject CRT.  He then equips the Church with a better approach going forward.===============Resources:===============Dr. Douglas Groothuis: Website: ⁠www.douglasgroothuis.com⁠ Podcast: ⁠Truth Tribe⁠Books: ⁠Fire in the Streets: How You Can Confidently Respond to Incendiary Cultural Topics by Douglas Groothuis⁠ Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith by Douglas Groothuis A Conflict of Visions: Ideological Origins of Political Struggles by Thomas Sowell---⁠Connect with Encountering Truth:Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Platforms: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast

In this episode, my guest Dr. Douglas Groothuis takes us on a deep dive into the world of Christian apologetics. Doug is a longtime professor of philosophy and apologetics and has written extensively about both. Together, we explore the compellingly rational case for Christianity, examining several key arguments for the existence of God, including the cosmological argument and even the philosophically complex ontological argument. We discuss the intellectually robust nature of these arguments and how they hold up to some of the common objections. Doug also helps us understand the definition and importance of apologetics and how it relates to the Christian worldview.===============Resources:===============Dr. Douglas Groothuis: Website: www.douglasgroothuis.com Podcast: Truth TribeBooks: Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith by Douglas Groothuis Fire in the Streets: How You Can Confidently Respond to Incendiary Cultural Topics by Douglas Groothuis The God Who Is There by Francis Schaeffer Return of the God Hypothesis: Three Scientific Discoveries that Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe by Stephen C. Meyer Is God Real?: Exploring the Ultimate Question of Life by Lee Strobel---⁠Connect with Encountering Truth:Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Platforms: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast

In this episode, we explore how Progressivism has emerged as the new "religion" in public schools, complete with its own set of doctrines and standard of morality. We delve into how Social Emotional Learning (SEL) serves as a Trojan horse for these religious, neo-Marxist ideas, disguising ideological goals under the banner of "safety and belonging." We also examine how classroom teachers are increasingly taking on roles similar to clergy, usurping parental authority and reshaping traditional values in our children. This is an important and insightful episode for all Christian parents, but especially for those with children who attend public schools.===============Resources:===============Books: ⁠The God Who Is There by Francis Schaeffer⁠ ⁠Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up by Abigail ShrierWebsites: Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)⁠---Connect with Encountering Truth:Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Platforms: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast

As Christians, we are called to share the Gospel and to make disciples of all nations. But how do you fulfill this Great Commission when your job or situation does not allow you talk openly about your faith? In this episode, we talk about the concept of "circumlocution" as it relates to evangelism, in other words, talking around God when you can't talk about Him. We even offer an example of what it might look like in practice.===============Resources:===============Books: The God Who Is There by Francis Schaeffer Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith by Douglas Groothuis⁠---Connect with Encountering Truth:Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Platforms: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast

Many unsuspecting Christians are being carried away by the cultural undercurrent, which is largely driven by Contemporary Critical Theory.  In this episode, we dive into a crash course on the basics of this destructive ideology, its roots in Marxism, and how it has permeated almost every area of society today.  We discuss what you need to know about it, the deceptive language to watch out for, and how Christians can and should stand for truth even when the culture hates them for it.===============Resources:===============Books: ⁠⁠Critical Dilemma: The Rise of Critical Theories and Social Justice Ideology―Implications for the Church and Society by Neil Shenvi and Pat Sawyer How Now Shall We Live? by Charles Colson and Nancy PearceyWebsites & Podcasts: New Discourses Podcast: Cult Language of Woke NewDiscourses.com Center for Biblical Unity⁠---Connect with Encountering Truth:Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Platforms: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness - are they really unalienable rights? If so, why? Can we just "declare" our rights, or do they actually have to be grounded in something? In this episode, we look at the idea of human rights, where they come from, and why it matters.===============Resources:===============Books: ⁠The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to Sexual Revolution by Carl R. Trueman Stealing from God: Why Atheists Need God to Make Their Case by Frank Turek Dominion by Tom HollandWebsites & Articles: Breakpoint: Are Human Rights a Fantasy by John Stonestreet and Shane Morris Human Rights and the Image of God by Nancy Pearcey Tom Holland Says that Human Rights is just as much a matter of Faith and Christ's Resurrection by Paul VanderKlay⁠---Connect with Encountering Truth:Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠⁠⁠⁠Platforms: ⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast

The Gospel is the good news of Christianity, but a quick glance at history reveals that not everything done in the name of Christianity has itself been good. In fact, some things that so-called Christians have done or been accused of doing are downright evil. How do we respond to these dark times in the history of the Church? How does the good that Christians have done in the world stand up against the atrocities? And what does it all mean for the truth of Christianity? In this episode, we don't shy away from the tough issues - we address them head on, but we also offer a meaningful response.===============Resources:===============Books: Does Christianity Still Make Sense?: A Former Skeptic Responds to Today's Toughest Objections to Christianity by Bobby Conway Person of Interest: Why Jesus Still Matters in a World that Rejects the Bible by J. Warner Wallace Truth Changes Everything: How People of Faith Can Transform the World in Times of Crisis by Dr. Jeff MyersWebsites & Articles: GotQuestions.org What were the Christian crusades? What were the Inquisitions? Were the Salem Witch Trials Biblical? Does the Bible Condone Slavery? Was Hitler a Christian?⁠Connect with Encountering Truth:Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠⁠⁠Platforms: ⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast

If God exists and is both good and powerful, then why is there evil in the world? In this episode, we discuss the age-old problem of evil. We look at how evil is not just a problem for Christians; it's a human problem that everyone must grapple with. Christianity, though, is the only worldview with a legitimate response to the issue. Is it possible that Christians can actually find comfort in the midst of evil? Could it be that evil is actually evidence FOR God's existence, rather than against it?===============Resources:===============⁠Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity's Toughest Challenges by Gregory KouklI Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist by Norman Geisler and Frank Turek⁠Connect with Encountering Truth:Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠⁠Platforms: ⁠⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast⁠⁠

Trauma. Abuse. Shame. How do you forgive the unforgivable? In this episode, I am joined by Pastor Mark Sowersby, author of Forgiving the Nightmare, as he shares his powerful testimony about overcoming the trauma of childhood abuse, encountering Jesus, and learning to walk in forgiveness. We discuss the transforming power of God to bring healing, joy, and restoration. Even in the darkest of circumstances, we can take comfort knowing that, paradoxically, the very existence of evil is actually evidence for God, and our Savior is no stranger to our pain.===============Resources:===============Find & Follow Mark Sowersby Here: Book: ⁠Forgiving the Nightmare Website: ⁠⁠ForgivingTheNightmare.com⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠Forgiving the Nightmare Facebook: ⁠⁠Forgiving the Nightmare Instagram: ⁠@forgiving_the_nightmare_---⁠Connect with Encountering Truth:Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Platforms: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast

Dr. Bobby Conway joins the podcast to discuss his journey through an agonizing season of doubt, a "long dark night of the soul," which led him to write his newest book, Does Christianity Still Make Sense? A Former Skeptic Responds to Today's Toughest Objections to Christianity. In this episode, we tackle some challenging topics like scandals and hypocrisy in the church, claims that Christians are non-accepting, and questions about what eternity awaits those who never hear the name of Jesus. Finally, Bobby provides a way forward for the church in today's rapidly changing culture, and he offers a word of encouragement for those struggling with doubt and questions.===============Resources:===============Find & Follow Dr. Bobby Conway Here: Book: Does Christianity Still Make Sense Website: ⁠ChristianityStillMakesSense.com⁠ YouTube: Christianity Still Makes Sense w/ Dr. Bobby Conway Facebook: ⁠Bobby Conway Apologist⁠ Instagram: @drbobbyconway---⁠Connect with Encountering Truth:Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠⁠⁠⁠Platforms: ⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast

What is Progressive Christianity? And how is it different from true biblical and historical Christianity? In this episode, David Wolcott joins the podcast to offer clarity on this confusing and deceptive movement. He identifies some red flags to watch out for and names some problematic figures to avoid.===============Resources:===============Find David Wolcott Here: Website: TheDavidWolcott.com Facebook: David Wolcott, Christian Apologist---⁠Connect with Encountering Truth:Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠⁠⁠Platforms: ⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast

C.S. Lewis famously wrote that we cannot accept Jesus as merely a great moral teacher without accepting His claim to be God - that Jesus is either a liar, a lunatic, or the one true Lord. In this episode, we take a look at this popular trilemma that Lewis puts forth in his book Mere Christianity. Then we examine the legitimacy of a possible fourth option, that the Jesus we know today is merely the result of embellishment - a legend. Plus, some exciting news about the podcast!===============Resources:===============Books: ⁠Mere Christianity⁠ by C.S. LewisArticles: Did Jesus Even Claim to Be God? by J. Brian Huffling A New Testament Passage That's Older than the New Testament by Robby LashuaVideos: Did Jesus Claim To Be God? (J. Warner Wallace)⁠Connect with Encountering Truth:Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠⁠Platforms: ⁠⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast

The Good News of Christianity relies on the truth communicated in the Gospels.  But how do we know that they are reliable? In this episode, we examine the evidence for the reliability of the Gospels as early eyewitness accounts that are corroborated by inside and outside sources.===============Resources:===============Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels by J. Warner WallaceCan We Trust the Gospels? by Peter J. Williams⁠Evidence That Demands a Verdict: Life-Changing Truth for a Skeptical World⁠ by Josh McDowell and Sean McDowell⁠Connect with Encountering Truth:Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠Platforms: ⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast⁠

What is the purpose of life? What is our ultimate goal? In this episode, we close out the short series about the goals of Encountering Truth, by exploring the most important goal of all - to encounter Jesus as the way, the truth, and the life. We explain the role that apologetics plays in removing obstacles for the Gospel, and we discuss the twofold nature of the ministry - evidence and encounter. Although evidence is important to strengthen and ground our faith, it is not usually what leads someone to Christ. For most people, it all starts with an encounter.===============Resources:===============Evidence That Demands a Verdict: Life-Changing Truth for a Skeptical World by Josh McDowell and Sean McDowell⁠Connect with Encountering Truth:Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠Encountering TruthPlatforms: bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast

It was said of Paul and those with him that they had "turned the world upside down" because they were not afraid to speak publicly about their faith and proclaim Jesus as the Messiah. In this second installment of our series about the goals of Encountering Truth, we discuss the obligation that Christians have to engage culture with kindness and conviction. With Paul as our model, we talk about the importance of boldly speaking the truth in love, the potential consequences of it, and whether that includes "political" issues.===============Resources:===============Books:Letter to the American Church by Eric MetaxasTotal Truth by Nancy PearceyTactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions by Gregory KouklStreet Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity's Toughest Challenges by Gregory KouklArticles:⁠UK Article by Jon Brown⁠Indiana Article by Kendall TietzMontana Article by Jackson WalkerPodcast Episode:Podcast Episode about Montana Issue - Relatable with Allie Beth StuckeyConnect with Encountering Truth:Website:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠⁠Encountering Truth

Why are you a Christian?  As we begin a short series discussing the three goals of the Encountering Truth podcast, we start by talking about why every Christian should examine the evidence for Christianity.  The cultural winds are blowing and beating against us, and if we are going to weather the storm in this world full of deception, we must be able to discern the truth.  Our faith must be rooted and grounded in the evidence.Resources:Articles:Youth Exodus Problem by Frank TurekYoung Christians Are Leaving the Church - Here's Why by J. Warner WallaceBooks:Evidence that Demands a Verdict by Josh McDowell and Sean McDowellCold-Case Christianity by J. Warner WallaceI Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist by Norman Geisler and Frank TurekThe Case for Christ by Lee StrobelWebsites:Stand to Reason: str.orgGotQuestions.orgConnect with Encountering Truth:Website:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble: ⁠Encountering Truth

In this episode, we examine the difference between subjective and objective truth claims. What kinds of claims does Christianity make? The answer to this question holds eternal significance, which makes this episode one of the most important ones yet!Resources:The Deconstruction of Christianity: What It Is, Why It's Destructive, and How to Respond by Alisa Childers and Tim BarnettTotal Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity by Nancy PearceyConnect with Encountering Truth:Website:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠YouTube:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rumble: Encountering Truth

Should Christians just have blind faith? Is it ever okay for Christians to have doubts or questions?  Are faith and reason really at odds with each other? In this episode, we talk about the definition of true biblical faith, and we examine the evidential nature of Christianity, along with what is (and what is NOT) the opposite of faith.Resources:⁠Sean McDowell Video: STOP Saying "Doubting Thomas"Forensic Faith: A Homicide Detective Makes the Case for a More Reasonable, Evidential Christian Faith by J. Warner WallaceConnect with Encountering Truth:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠

Is it ever okay to intentionally take the life of a human being? Is abortion morally wrong? This all boils down to how we answer one single question: What is the unborn? Join us in this episode as we engage culture in a discussion about the hot button issue of abortion.Resources:Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity's Toughest Challenges by Gregory KouklLove Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality by Nancy R. PearceyThe Case for Life: Equipping Christians to Engage the Culture by Scott KlusendorfLife Training Institute: prolifetraining.comConnect with Encountering Truth:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠

The Bible tells us that "when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman." In this special Christmas episode, we examine what this means and why Jesus came at the exact point in history that he did. We also discuss how the "reason for the season" is much more than just a cute little baby lying in a manger. Merry Christmas!Resources:Person of Interest: Why Jesus Still Matters in a World that Rejects the Bible by J. Warner WallaceColdCaseChristianity.comThe Cold-Case Christianity Podcast with J. Warner WallaceConnect with Encountering Truth:Website: ⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠

Where does morality come from? Is there a transcendent, objective standard? Or is there a "Meeting of Moral Minds" that agrees upon what is right? What role does human flourishing play, and how do we measure it? In this episode, we revisit the Moral Argument for God’s existence by answering some objections about how we know morality and where it comes from in the first place. Plus, we talk about the "dress that broke the internet!"Resources:⁠Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity's Toughest Challenges by Gregory Koukl⁠Why God Is the Best Explanation for the Existence of Objective Morality (Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast, May 17, 2023)Objections to the Moral Argument for the Existence of God (Stand to Reason Weekly Podcast, May 19, 2023)Connect with Encountering Truth:Website: ⁠⁠encounteringtruth.org⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠Facebook: ⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠

Is there evidence for the existence of God? The answer is YES!!! In this episode, we do a quick overview of the top three arguments for God that every Christian should know and be able to articulate when making the case for Christianity: 1) the Cosmological Argument, 2) the Teleological (Design) Argument, and 3) the Moral Argument.Resources:I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist by Norman L. Geisler and Frank TurekAN INTRO TO ARGUMENTS FOR GOD’S EXISTENCE by J. Brian HufflingConnect with Encountering TruthWebsite: ⁠encounteringtruth.org⁠YouTube: ⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠Facebook: ⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠

Can evil disprove God? Where do moral obligations come from? In this episode, we look at how the very existence of objective morality is itself evidence for God.

In this debut episode of the Encountering Truth podcast, we examine the evidence for the most important belief of Christianity - the resurrection of Jesus Christ. What significance does it hold? We discuss Gary Habermas’ minimal facts of the resurrection, a set of truths that are widely accepted by almost all scholars, both Christian and non-Christian alike. What alternative theories are out there? And how well does each alternative theory account for the minimal facts surrounding the resurrection narrative? All of Christianity hinges on whether or not the Jesus rose from the dead, so it’s definitely worth examining! Let’s dig deep and encounter the truth!