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Jun 7, 2023 • 1h 8min

The Gender Paradigm with Abigail Favale

What is feminism? What is intersectionality? Who is Judith Butler? How does childbearing change a woman? Why do Catholic feminist scholars have such interesting Italian last names? These are just some of the questions Kevin explores with Abigail Favale as they talk about her book, The Genesis of Gender (Ignatius Press, 2022). With learning, wit, and great aplomb, Abigail shares her how story of deconversion and reconversion and how she came to see, from the inside, the emptiness of mainstream feminist ideology.Timestamps:0:00 Intro and Sponsor 2:10 Guest: Abigail Favale 26:01 Who is Judith Butler? 33:22 Is Gender Studies Godless and Truthless? 40:17 What is Intersectionality? 47:54 How do We Contend for the Goodness of Gender? 55:47 What Does the Bible Say to Gender Studies? 1:04:46 Developing a Theology of Sexual Difference
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Jun 6, 2023 • 8min

Anatomy of a Sneer

Are male and female distinctions rooted in given biological realities or are “man” and “woman” simply designations we choose for ourselves based on our own feelings and sense of identity?In this episode, Kevin reviews an article written by USA Today’s Nancy Armour about transgender people competing in professional sports.
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Jun 5, 2023 • 15min

7 Reasons Why Mormonism and Christianity Are Not the Same

Though the language sounds similar at times, the beliefs are quite distinct. Mormons do not understand history, God, man, salvation, heaven, hell, the cross, Jesus, or the Trinity as the canonical Scriptures teach, nor do they agree with the conciliar doctrine taught by the one, holy, catholic, apostolic church over the last two thousand years.In this article, Kevin outlines the historical and theological distinctions between Mormonism and Christianity.
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Jun 1, 2023 • 1h 4min

Christian Witness in Public Life with Paul McNulty

With a 30-year career in Washington, D.C. and going on ten years as president of Grove City College, Paul McNulty has had a remarkable career. Recently, Dr. McNulty, a PCA ruling elder, gave the commencement address at Covenant Day School (where Kevin’s kids attend) and then spoke during the Sunday school hour at Christ Covenant Church. This is a “live” recording of Kevin’s conversation with Paul last Sunday. The wide ranging interview covers everything from politics to Christian education to suffering and loss.
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May 23, 2023 • 7min

Prophetic or Merely Performative

In this article, Kevin discusses how Christians are to honor each other and Christ when critiquing and correcting each other.
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May 22, 2023 • 9min

He Was Ready for Heaven

He kept the main thing the main thing. He wasn’t a jerk. He wasn’t a prima donna. He was enjoyable to be around. He was full of the fruit of the Spirit.That’s a good life; that’s a Christian life.
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May 19, 2023 • 9min

Giving Thanks for Harry Reeder (1948–2023)

In many ways, Harry was a man’s man: strong, athletic, and confident. But he was also a family man. We should pray for his wife, Cindy, along with their three children—Jennifer, Ike, and Abby—and their many grandchildren. Harry will be greatly missed by thousands, but especially by his family. I’ll miss him as a Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) founding father, as a ministerial example, and as a friend.
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May 10, 2023 • 1h 3min

Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President with Allen Guelzo

It’s a special day at LBE as Kevin interviews his first returning guest, the esteemed historian Dr. Allen Guelzo of Princeton University. Find out how Dr. Guelzo moved from being an Edwards scholar to being a Lincoln scholar (and how Edward’s treatise on the will still permeates much of what Guelzo has written about Lincoln). Listen in as Kevin and Allen talk about whether Lincoln was a Christian, what made Lincoln great, and what Lincoln has to teach us today.Timestamps:0:00 Intro and Sponsor 1:19 Guest: Allen Guelzo 7:40 Why Study Lincoln? 17:28 Why Does Lincoln Fascinate Us? 29:57 Lincoln's Religious Life 43:31 Sponsor 2 44:01 What if Lincoln Hadn't Been Assassinated? 49:20 Why Did Anti-Slavery Southerners Perpetuate Slavery? 56:05 Was Lincoln a Christian? 59:05 Will We Ever See Another Lincoln? 1:01:18 Wait and Hope
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May 5, 2023 • 8min

Two Sexes, Created to Be Distinct

Kevin reflects on the current cultural climate of gender expression and offers the explicit opinion of scripture as a rebuttal.
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Apr 27, 2023 • 1h 5min

Technology Is Neither Good, nor Bad, nor Neutral with Tony Reinke and Samuel James

Leading writers Tony Reinke and Samuel James discuss the Christian's perspective on technology, exploring the potential blessings and dangers it brings. They delve into topics such as the influence of the internet on the Reformed Christian community, the non-neutrality of technology, and parenting in the digital age.

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