

The Christian Worldview
David Wheaton
The Christian Worldview is a radio and online ministry that aims to sharpen the Biblical worldview of Christians and share the good news that all people can be reconciled to God through Jesus Christ. The ministry is an outreach of The Overcomer Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and is led by a seven-member board of directors and five-person staff.
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Aug 31, 2019 • 54min
Understanding Financial Signs of the Times
Send us a textIt’s all too common for Christians to hear talk of financial issues and simply tune out. Some would say it’s too earthly minded or too complex to understand or doesn’t have much relevance to the Christian life.Those Christians should think again because finance, economics, trade, business, manufacturing, consumption, debt, and currency are geo-political drivers that greatly impact all of us...

Aug 24, 2019 • 54min
Top Issues (So Far) for Christians in 2019
Send us a textTodd Friel is the long-time host of a popular radio and television program called Wretched. Based in Atlanta and broadcasting nationwide, the program focuses on evangelism, theology, apologetics, and current events.Todd recently visited Minnesota, the state where he lived for much of his life and where The Christian Worldview Radio Program is based. Host, David Wheaton, asked Todd if he’d be willing to do an in-studio interview to discuss the top five things he’s been covering on his own programs this year. He listed six:...

Aug 17, 2019 • 54min
Lessons for America from the Protests in Hong Kong
Send us a textHong Kong is a small peninsula with islands that juts into the South China Sea on the southern coast of China. Its territory covers only about a 20 by 20 mile area.Despite its small size, Hong Kong is one of the “world’s most significant financial centres and commercial ports…world’s tenth-largest exporter, ninth-largest importer…and its legal tender (the Hong Kong dollar) is the world’s 13th-most traded currency. Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world…and hosts the largest concentration of ultra high-net-worth individuals of any city” (Wikipedia)....

Aug 13, 2019 • 5min
TCW Short Take #2: How to explain how one goes from Evangelical pastor to LGBTQ supporter?
Send us a textTCW Short Take #2: How to explain how one goes from Evangelical pastor to LGBTQ supporter? by David Wheaton

Aug 13, 2019 • 5min
TCW Short Take #1: What was your reaction when Josh Harris announced he was getting a divorce...
Send us a textTCW Short Take #1: What was your reaction when Josh Harris announced he was getting a divorce... by David Wheaton

Aug 13, 2019 • 4min
TCW Short Take #4: Can someone renounce their faith and then come back?
Send us a textTCW Short Take #4: Can someone renounce their faith and then come back? by David Wheaton

Aug 13, 2019 • 5min
TCW Short Take #5: What is the lesson in the Joshua Harris story for Christians?
Send us a textTCW Short Take #5: What is the lesson in the Joshua Harris story for Christians? by David Wheaton

Aug 13, 2019 • 4min
TCW Short Take #3: Can a Christian lose their faith?
Send us a textTCW Short Take #3: Can a Christian lose their faith? by David Wheaton

Aug 10, 2019 • 54min
Josh Harris Departure Part 2: Can a Christian Kiss Jesus Good-Bye?
Send us a textLast week we discussed the stunning announcement by Josh Harris—former pastor of a prominent church and popular Christian speaker and author—that he is getting divorced and no longer considers himself a Christian. Since then, he marched in a homosexual “pride” event in Vancouver.We talked about his 1997 bestselling book, I Kissed Dating Good-Bye, which advanced the courtship movement over the date-and-break-up culture and how negative feedback led Harris to reconsider and renounce the book a few years ago...

Aug 3, 2019 • 54min
Processing Why Josh Harris Kissed Dating, His Wife, and Jesus Good-Bye
Send us a textThe oldest of seven children from a prominent evangelical Christian homeschooling family, Josh Harris became the face of the “purity culture” movement after writing the book I Kissed Dating Goodbye in 1997 when he was 22 years old. In the book, Harris advocated for “courtship”—entering into a relationship with the intention of marriage—rather than date-and-break up scenario that often includes pre-marital sex. The book sold 1.2 million copies.Harris married in 1998, fathered three children, authored several more books, led a singles conference, and became the pastor of Covenant Life Church, the Maryland church founded by well-known pastor CJ Mahaney of Sovereign Grace Ministries...