New Persuasive Words

In this episode, a Friday Night Lights edition, we talk about current events. We hit on taxes, field listener questions from Facebook live and even talk about football.

In this episode we talk about the 13th century, a century G.K. Chesterton claimed was great because it was one of reform without revolution.

In this episode of the podcast we discuss a recent New York Times piece by UNC historian Molly Worthen. You can find the article here:https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/17/opinion/sunday/escape-roy-moores-evangelicalism.html.

In this episode we consider what it means to have a faith that does not simply react to the turbulent and sometimes outrageous times in which we live, but actually serves as a kind of calming reality in the eye of the storm. The episode was inspired by this quote from one of Bill's recent sermons: I think one of the pressing needs for Christians in this current time is to develop spiritual sobriety. A sober faith is one that is not in crisis because Christians behave badly and think poorly; a sober hope is not influenced by the 24-hour news cycle or declining church attendance; a sober love is one that both channels and models the disinterested and unconditional love of God in Christ for both sinners, saints and everyone in between.

In this episode we reflect on the nature of creativity. Where does it come from? What makes it flow? What kills it?

Inspired by a recent Atlantic piece by Peter Beinart, we talk about what it might take to have more understanding public discourse today. You can find the essay we mention here:https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/12/conservatism-without-bigotry/544128/.

In this episode of the podcast we discuss a Platonic dialogue entitled "Euthyphro." It poses timeless questions about the relationship between justice, piety and the nature of truth. We were inspired by a blog post comparing C.S. Lewis and Cornelius Van Til on the so called "Euthyphro dilemma."

In this episode we have a conversation with Geoff Holsclaw and David Fitch about the legacy of the Reformation and what it means today.

We were recently inspired by something David Bentley Hart wrote about atheism in First Things in 2014. For this we thank Facebook. You can find the article here:https://www.firstthings.com/article/2014/05/gods-and-gopniks.

In this episode we talk about a recent Wall Street Journal piece by Yoram Hazony entitled "Is 'Classical Liberalism' Conservative?". Our current political and cultural moment should invite self-reflection on every level. We probably wouldn't agree with him on a host of political issues, but Mr. Hazony does it well.