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What do you do when God is silent? How do we know Jesus was really raised from the dead? How do we help people take the Bible seriously? How do we embody and talk about our faith in a way that engages others well? How do we love God with all of our minds? In this podcast, Jonathan Morrow interviews Dr. Jeremiah Johnston about these and other common questions to help followers of Jesus have more confidence in their relationship with God.Dr. Jeremiah Johnston is the author of numerous books including Unanswered, about these and other common questions to help followers of Jesus to have more confidence in their relationship with God.Jeremiah Johnston serves as the President of Christian Thinkers Society and author of Unanswered: Lasting Truth for Trending Questions, Body of Proof: The 7 Best Reasons to Believe in the Resurrection of Jesus, Unimaginable: What Our World Would Be Like Without Christianity, Unleashing Peace: Experiencing God’s Shalom in Your Pursuit of Happiness. His passion is equipping Christians to give informed accounts of what they believe. 

Who will the future ministry leaders in the Church be?  There are more protestant pastors over the age of 65 than there are under the age of 40. There is a leadership vacuum in the local church. Where are all of the young leaders in the local church? Is the next generation being challenged to consider if God is calling them to serve in the local church context?In this podcast, Jonathan interviews Shane Pruitt and Scott Pace on Calling Out the Called .Ministry leaders are called to teach, serve, and lead. But in leading those under their care, there comes a moment when they recognize the future leaders under their leadership. With this recognition comes an all too familiar question: What comes next?In Calling Out the Called, Scott Pace and Shane Pruitt answer this question by giving direction, encouragement, and a charge for ministry leaders to recognize the future leaders in their midst and do what needs to be done for the future of ministry: the calling out of the called.Shane Pruitt serves as the National Next Gen Director for the North American Mission Board (NAMB). He and his wife, Kasi, reside in Rockwall, TX with their six children – Raygen, Harper, Titus, Morris, Elliot, & Glory. He has been in ministry for over 20 years as a church planter, lead pastor, and student pastor. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Biblical Studies, and a Master’s Degree in History.Scott Pace currently serves as the Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, NC where he also teaches as Associate Professor of Preaching and Pastoral Ministry. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from North Carolina State University, a M.Div. and Ph.D. in Applied Theology from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. His ministry as a pastor has extended over 20 years in a variety of full-time and interim capacities through three states. He has been married to his wife, Dana, since 1999. They have four children, Gracelyn, Tyler, and Tessa, and Cassie.

How Should Christians Think About Critical Theory? What is it? Why does it matter? How is it effecting us?In this Interview with Neil Shenvi and Pat Sawyer, Jonathan Morrow helps us understand what critical theory is, why it is not biblical, and how critical theory and the secular social justice movement is influencing the church, culture, and the next generation.Contemporary critical theory’s ideas about race, class, gender, identity, and justice have dramatically shaped how people think, act, and view one another—in Christian and secular spheres alike.In Critical Dilemma, authors Neil Shenvi and Pat Sawyer illuminate the origins and influences of contemporary critical theory, considering it in the light of clear reason and biblical orthodoxy. While acknowledging that it can provide some legitimate insights regarding race, class, and gender, Critical Dilemma exposes the false assumptions at the heart of critical theory, arguing that it poses a serious threat to both the church and society at large.Drawing on exhaustive research and careful analysis, Shenvi and Sawyer condemn racism, urge Christians to seek biblical justice, and offer a path forward for racial healing and unity while also opposing critical theory’s manifold errors.Get the Book >> Critical Dilemma: The Rise of Critical Theories and Social Justice Ideology―Implications for the Church and Society

How do you use questions to answer the hardest challenges to Christian faith? When we have spiritual conversations we need to be prepared to be gardeners and harvesters. Both are critical skills to develop for the disciple of Jesus. Greg Koukl is a master gardener. Jonathan interviews Greg Koukl on his newest book Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity's Toughest Challenges. Greg is back on the podcast as a follow up to his book Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions to helps Christians better engage in productive conversations and to handle tough challenges in a straight-forward and a user friendly way, providing practical tools to have spiritual conversations. Greg Koukl is the Founder and President of Stand to Reason, and the host of the Stand to Reason talk show advocating clear-thinking Christianity and defending the Christian worldview. He’s the author of several books including the excellent Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions and his new book The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How It Ends, and Everything Important that Happens in Between. Check out Greg and his team online at STR.org.Listen to previous interviews with Greg Koukl:Building a Game Plan for Talking About Your Faith with Greg KouklWhat is the Story of Reality with Greg Koukl

Dr. Rosaria Butterfield discusses her book 'Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age' which confronts common cultural lies about sexuality, faith, feminism, gender roles, and modesty. Topics include her journey of becoming a follower of Jesus, the importance of distinguishing empathy and sympathy, the impact of queer theory on LGBTQ+ experiences, unifying the LGBTQ+ community, protecting the next generation, and navigating the challenges of living in a post and anti-Christian age.

Daniel Darling, author of The Characters of Christmas, joins Jonathan Morrow on the podcast to take readers back to the time of Christ’s birth and look at the unusual group of misfits, social outcasts, and often overlooked people in the Christmas story.With its sparkly lights, piles of gifts, and heartwarming sentiments, it’s easy to be caught up in the flurry of activity at Christmas and forget who is at the center of it all. How do we recapture our love for the Christmas story, for Jesus, and better understand those who played a pivotal role in His birth?Joseph: Joseph was a man of simple faithfulness who did the next right thing in front of him. He knew who he was and was committed to Scripture.Mary: This young, Jewish peasant girl is at the center of everything. Mary said yes to the hard call of discipleship, even though the circumstances were extraordinary.The Innkeeper: The Bible doesn’t mention an innkeeper, but someone must have told Joseph and Mary the inn was full. Regardless, in the end, the innkeeper found room for Jesus.What do we do when Jesus interrupts our life? Darling also shares insights into the song of the Angels, the shepherds, Herod, Simeon and Anna, Zechariah and Elizabeth, and gives a detailed look into the surprising people in the lineage of Christ. Darling brings each one to life, explores their role in the Christmas story, and digs deep to reveal truths from their lives that impact believers today.

Are Atheists Finding God? Yes! In this episode, Jonathan Morrow interviews Jana Harmon, the author of "Atheists Finding God: Unlikely Stories of Conversions to Christianity in the Contemporary West," on findings drawn from PhD-based research evaluating a broad range of functional and substantive variables influencing religious conversion. Data was collected by both surveying and interviewing fifty educated, skeptical atheists in the contemporary West who once held belief in God and Christianity as implausible, unattractive, and irrelevant. Yet, they became utterly convinced that the Christian faith was true and good, worth personal life commitment.

In this episode, Jonathan Morrow interviews Dr. Christopher Yuan, the author of Holy Sexuality and the Gospel (2020 resource of the year for social issues by Outreach Magazine) and Out of a Far Country, which details his dramatic conversion from an agnostic gay man, who put his identity in his sexuality, to a pastor, Bible professor, and Christian author who now puts his identity in Christ alone.Dr. Yuan has adapted his book Holy Sexuality into a 12-lesson video series as a biblical resource for parents and their teens to study the topics of sex, sexuality, and gender from a gospel-centered perspective. This resource can be found at The Holy Sexuality Project.Listen to Jonathan's previous interview with Dr. Christopher Yuan on Holy Sexuality. 

Jonathan interviews Nancy Pearcey, author of 'The Toxic War on Masculinity'. They challenge stereotypes, discuss healing from abuse, tap into men's inherent knowledge, explore the origins of toxic masculinity, contrast masculine and feminine virtues, and emphasize the importance of embracing both masculinity and femininity in society.

In a world where gender confusion is not just growing, it's exploding, it is imperative that we thoughtfully and intentionally seek truth.  In this episode, Jonathan Morrow interviews Dr. Katie McCoy about how to navigate the Transgender revolution in our culture right now with grace and truth. Here are just some of the issues discussed in this timely and important conversation:What is Gender Dysphoria?Should Christians use preferred pronouns?What are the stages of gender transition?Why are other countires banning gender transition surgeries?How should churches and pastors respond?What is the impact of social media and culture on gender confusion?How should parents respond?How can we recover a biblical vision for the body as God's good design?Why are corporations and companies supporting Trans ideologies?Why we need to listen to the testimonies of "Detransitioners."What does a biblical and compassionate response look like?Why we need to have the courage to say what needs to be said so others will have courage too“A generation of young women and girls have been swept away by the current of gender ideology, and we are only beginning to see its effects. Behind the headlines, social media campaigns, and political agendas are vulnerable, confused, and often hurting adolescents searching for what it means to be a woman. Only when we confront dominant cultural beliefs with the whole-person vision for humanity in God’s image can we hope to turn the tide." - Katie McCoy, Ph.D.Get your copy of To Be a Woman: The Confusion Over Female Identity and How Christians Can Respond by Katie McCoyLearn more about Katie McCoy at www.blondeorthodoxy.com