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It’s the ThinkPod 12 Days of Christmas. 12 current cultural challenges answered with timeless biblical truth, by Joel Settecase and some of his friends. For more content like this, be sure to follow all of our guest hosts, and join the ThinkSquad group on Facebook, Gab and Signal. Merry Christmas from the Think Institute, and happy 2022 to you. In this episode, the Brothers Gruber address a controversial issue that truly needs addressing. Undoubtably it’s one you’ve considered the effects of on your family, especially if you haven’t received that certain medical procedure that, as of the time of this writing, is all anyone seems to be able to talk about. So, what do you think? Should Christians obey vaccine mandates from their civil government? What does God think about these mandates, and what is the responsibility of the follower of Jesus regarding them? Jesse and Justin Gruber are the hosts of the “Carpe Fide” podcast. The heart of Carpe Fide is rooted in faith, family, and facial hair. Jesse and Justin both serve as elders in their local church and have a passion to equip the saints in whatever way they can. Carpe fide - seize the faith - is an important motto for them: they realize Christians must grab their shields, take up their swords and stand firm in the faith. Carpe Fide Links: Website: https://www.carpefide.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carpefidepodcast/ Gab: https://gab.com/carpefide Shop (for excellent T-shirts and such): https://carpe-fide.myshopify.com/ Listen to the ThinkPod: https://anchor.fm/the-think-podcast Watch on YouTube: http://youtube.com/thethinkinstitute If this blessed you, consider supporting us: https://thethink.institute/partner Facebook: http://facebook.com/thethinkinstitute Twitter: http://twitter.com/thinkinst Mewe: http://mewe.com/i/thinkinstitute Gab: http://gab.com/thinkinstitute Minds: https://www.minds.com/thinkinstitute/ Catechize your kids: http://thethink.institute/catakids. Book Joel Settecase to speak: https://thethink.institute/booking Sign up for the email newsletter: http://thethink.institute/think-updates Join a course: http://thethink.institute/hammerandanvil Music Credits: Hard Metal Intro by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6598-hard-metal-intro License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Synthwave Intro 03 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7299-synthwave-intro-03 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Stranger Synths #1 by Musikhalde Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6390-stranger-synths-1 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Christmas Intro: Merry Christmas Trap Intro by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6947-merry-christmas-trap-intro License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

It’s the ThinkPod 12 Days of Christmas. 12 current cultural challenges answered with timeless biblical truth, by Joel Settecase and some of his friends. For more content like this, be sure to follow all of our guest hosts, and join the ThinkSquad group on Facebook, Gab and Signal. Merry Christmas from the Think Institute, and happy 2022 to you. In this episode, we answer the very important question, “When was the New Testament (actually) written? Our hope is that this video will help you prepare to respond to this challenge and to lead your family in responding to it. Listen to the full ThinkPod interview with J. Warner Wallace: https://thethink.institute/articles/practical-guide-the-evidence-for-christianity-with-j-warner-wallace Read “Why I Know The Gospels Were Written Early (Downloadable Bible Insert)”: https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/why-i-know-the-gospels-were-written-early-free-bible-insert/ Listen to the ThinkPod: https://anchor.fm/the-think-podcast Watch on YouTube: http://youtube.com/thethinkinstitute If this blessed you, consider supporting us: https://thethink.institute/partner Facebook: http://facebook.com/thethinkinstitute Twitter: http://twitter.com/thinkinst Mewe: http://mewe.com/i/thinkinstitute Gab: http://gab.com/thinkinstitute Minds: https://www.minds.com/thinkinstitute/ Catechize your kids: http://thethink.institute/catakids. Book Joel Settecase to speak: https://thethink.institute/booking Sign up for the email newsletter: http://thethink.institute/think-updates Join a course: http://thethink.institute/hammerandanvil Music Credits: Hard Metal Intro by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6598-hard-metal-intro License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Synthwave Intro 03 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7299-synthwave-intro-03 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Stranger Synths #1 by Musikhalde Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6390-stranger-synths-1 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Christmas Intro: Merry Christmas Trap Intro by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6947-merry-christmas-trap-intro License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Merry Christmas! Wait, is it a merry Christmas? After all, doesn't Christmas have a pagan origin? Is the idea of followers of Jesus celebrating Christmas really "merry" after all?  In this episode you'll learn a basic introduction to the history of where Christmas came from, what's really being celebrated, and why it's NOT a problem for Christians to observe this holiday. Just in time for the fruitcake. Christmas is a Christian holiday which in a sense has pagan origins, but which upon further investigation represents the Christian takeover and redemption of heathen celebrations, co-opting them and bringing them under the authority of Christ. Further, Christmas fulfills what the pagan holidays were longing for but could not provide, i.e. real peace, light and hope in a dark and hopeless world. Today, we are faced with two alternatives: the chaotic cacophony of “Xmas” and its rampant commercialism, and the solid, true, peace of real Christmas, which commemorates the coming of God in human flesh to save His people from their sins and transform the world.   Listen to the ThinkPod: https://anchor.fm/the-think-podcast Watch on YouTube: http://youtube.com/thethinkinstitute If this blessed you, consider supporting us: https://thethink.institute/partner Facebook: http://facebook.com/thethinkinstitute  Twitter: http://twitter.com/thinkinst Mewe: http://mewe.com/i/thinkinstitute  Gab: http://gab.com/thinkinstitute Minds: https://www.minds.com/thinkinstitute/ Catechize your kids: http://thethink.institute/catakids. Book Joel Settecase to speak: https://thethink.institute/booking Sign up for the email newsletter: http://thethink.institute/think-updates Join a course: http://thethink.institute/hammerandanvil  Music Credits:  Hard Metal Intro by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6598-hard-m... License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Synthwave Intro 03 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7299-synthw... License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Stranger Synths #1 by Musikhalde Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6390-strang... License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

"Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord" (Ephesians 6:4).  It's almost Christmas, which means we're in the middle of Advent Season. Advent is the time of year when Christians remember the first coming of the Lord Jesus...  when God the Son became the Son of Man.  If you're like me, you're looking for ways to make the most out of this season, in terms of spiritually leading your family. In this short episode, I want to give you some biblical theory—and some practical guidance that I've picked up along the way—for leading your family at Advent.  So here we go, ThinkSquad. Let's get ready to think. Listen to the ThinkPod: https://anchor.fm/the-think-podcast Watch on YouTube: http://youtube.com/thethinkinstitute If this blessed you, consider supporting us: https://thethink.institute/partner Facebook: http://facebook.com/thethinkinstitute  Twitter: http://twitter.com/thinkinst Mewe: http://mewe.com/i/thinkinstitute  Gab: http://gab.com/thinkinstitute Minds: https://www.minds.com/thinkinstitute/ Catechize your kids: http://thethink.institute/catakids. Book Joel Settecase to speak: https://thethink.institute/booking Sign up for the email newsletter: http://thethink.institute/think-updates Join a course: http://thethink.institute/hammerandanvil  Music Credits:  Hard Metal Intro by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6598-hard-m... License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Synthwave Intro 03 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7299-synthw... License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Stranger Synths #1 by Musikhalde Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6390-strang... License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Do you want to follow biblical principles in all arenas of life? If so, you've probably found that it's not always easy to know how biblical ideas translate and apply to everyday life. You need to be in godly, manly, fraternal community, my friend.  That's what we're talking about in this episode of the ThinkPod.  Joel Settecase is joined by Micah Morgan and Dr. Khaldoun Sweis. Micah is a custom homebuilder and the CEO of Red Cloud Contracting. He and Joel have been friends since 1994. Back in high school they used to hang out with their other friend outside the local Jewel Osco, enjoying the finest cigars their local Speedway had to offer and pontificating on life's big questions. They called these meetups AWOL. It was awesome. Nowadays, building on that tradition, they host monthly AWOL gatherings for men in the Fox Valley region of Illinois. The cigars have gotten better, and the conversation is still awesome.  Khaldoun A. Sweis, is a Jordanian American Life Coach and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Olive-Harvey College in Chicago and serves as tutor in philosophy with Oxford University in England. After losing his son Enoch, who died in his arms, he had a paradigm shift in his life and ministry. His experience entails teaching philosophy and apologetics for over a decade as well as speaking at conferences both nationally and abroad in such locations as Hong Kong, Romania, Australia, and England. He has three books including Killing God: Addressing the Seven Most Common Objections from the New Atheists. He is a member of the American Philosophical Association and the Evangelical Philosophical Society. His goal is to help equip believers to deal with suffering productively and engage culture redemptively. Today they're bringing AWOL to you, as they dive in to several current cultural challenges and seek to view them in light of the timeless truth of God's word.  Listen to the ThinkPod: https://anchor.fm/the-think-podcast Watch on YouTube: http://youtube.com/thethinkinstitute If this blessed you, consider supporting us: https://thethink.institute/partner Facebook: http://facebook.com/thethinkinstitute  Twitter: http://twitter.com/thinkinst Mewe: http://mewe.com/i/thinkinstitute  Gab: http://gab.com/thinkinstitute Minds: https://www.minds.com/thinkinstitute/ Catechize your kids: http://thethink.institute/catakids. Book Joel Settecase to speak: https://thethink.institute/booking Sign up for the email newsletter: http://thethink.institute/think-updates Join a course: http://thethink.institute/hammerandanvil  Music Credits:  Hard Metal Intro by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6598-hard-metal-intro License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Synthwave Intro 03 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7299-synthwave-intro-03 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Stranger Synths #1 by Musikhalde Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6390-stranger-synths-1 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Given the state of things, it’s easy to feel like you’re the only one who “gets it” and to despair. If we’re operating primarily by pride, we will isolate ourselves and have no hope. However, the Gospel truth kills our pride and opens your eyes to the reality that there are many other faithful saints, and that you are united to them in brotherhood in Christ. Rather than despair, this brings us to gratitude to God. In this study we’ll look at how Paul exemplified these ideas in his greeting to the Colossian church. Join me as I walk through Colossians 1:1–3 using the T.H.I.N.K. Method of Biblical Study. Get a taste for how this method works and how it can enrich your own time in the word. In this episode you will learn: • How the T.H.I.N.K. Method works • The background of the book of Colossians • Paul's big idea in Colossians 1:1–3 • How pride causes isolation and keeps you from gratitude • How the Gospel solves our pride problem and leads to gratitude • How to be more grateful in every arena of life • Some Christian brethren Joel Settecase is grateful for right now. Listen to the ThinkPod: https://anchor.fm/the-think-podcast Watch on YouTube: http://youtube.com/thethinkinstitute If this blessed you, consider supporting us: https://thethink.institute/partner Facebook: http://facebook.com/thethinkinstitute Twitter: http://twitter.com/thinkinst Mewe: http://mewe.com/i/thinkinstitute Gab: http://gab.com/thinkinstitute Minds: https://www.minds.com/thinkinstitute/ Catechize your kids: http://thethink.institute/catakids. Book Joel Settecase to speak: https://thethink.institute/booking Sign up for the email newsletter: http://thethink.institute/think-updates Music Credits: Hard Metal Intro by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6598-hard-metal-intro License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Synthwave Intro 03 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7299-synthwave-intro-03 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

(What "This" is is given in the first two words of this episode.) "Let's say one day you decide to share the message of the Bible with your neighbor. He says he's not a Christian but will believe in Jesus if you can prove that God exists. Here's the catch: he says you can't use the Bible to prove it, because he doesn't believe in it. What do you do?" Welcome to the ThinkPod—helping fathers lead their families in answering current cultural challenges with timeless, biblical truth. In this episode you will learn: Some disturbing stats about the spiritual condition of the U.S. Two ways of doing apologetics Which way of apologetics is better. One practical step you can take today to improve your apologetic. The Think Institute’s mission is to equip believers to explain, share and defend the Christian message. Follow us! http://facebook.com/thethinkinstitute http://twitter.com/thinkinst http://mewe.com/i/thinkinstitute http://gab.com/thinkinstitute Support the Settecase Family & Think Institute: https://give.cru.org/1018841 Listen to the Think Podcast on 11 podcast platforms: https://anchor.fm/the-think-podcast Get a free catechism, slide presentations and books: http://thethink.institute/catakids. Bring the Think Institute to your church, group or event: https://thethink.institute/booking Get more from the Think Institute: Search the Think Institute site for worldview, evangelism, apologetics, discipleship, theology and strategic engagement content: https://thethink.institute/search. Get tools and tips sent to your inbox: http://thethink.institute/think-updates Learn more about our intensive study cohorts at http://thethink.institute/hammerandanvil Music Credits: Apologetics of Jesus & Paul Intro Music: Hard Metal Intro by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6598-hard-metal-intro License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Synthwave Intro 03 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7299-synthwave-intro-03 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Synthwave Intro 04 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7768-synthwave-intro-04 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Driving to the Night by Frank Schröter Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8085-driving-to-the-night License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Think Christianly: A History of L'Abri, Regent College, and the Christian Study Center Movement: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1514004283/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_Z20JHVWQ89V7R3J2KT52 https://twitter.com/CECotherman Intellectual stimulation, practical wisdom, and community—these are all things we want in our lives. And for many of us I believe that podcasts, by providing them, fill in a gap that is missing from our lives, especially since college. (I remember my time at Grove City College as being the last time when I really could make friends super easily, almost automatically—and those friendships were often sparked by an hours-long, late-night, deep, intellectual conversation about something. Maybe you can relate.) However, podcasts don't really provide that face-to-face, in-person community. Now that you're out of college, starting a family, and holding down a career, you still want that intellectual community and fellowship in your life, but authentic intellectual community can be hard to find. What if there was a way to find intellectual community in your 20s, 30s and beyond? That's the question that my guest Charlie Cotherman answers in his book, To Think Christianly: A History of L'Abri, Regent College, and the Christian Study Center Movement. We talk about: the Christian Study Center Movement, the importance of "embodied" community, the four different kinds of study centers that exist (and who they serve), and even how to launch and fund a study center. This episode may inspire you to start a new Christian study center, or it may just prompt you to invite a few guys over for cigars and intellectual discussion around a bonfire this weekend. But either way, I'm sure it will make you think. Listen to the ThinkPod: https://anchor.fm/the-think-podcast Watch on YouTube: http://youtube.com/thethinkinstitute If this blessed you, consider supporting us: https://thethink.institute/partner Facebook: http://facebook.com/thethinkinstitute Twitter: http://twitter.com/thinkinst Mewe: http://mewe.com/i/thinkinstitute Gab: http://gab.com/thinkinstitute Minds: https://www.minds.com/thinkinstitute/ Catechize your kids: http://thethink.institute/catakids. Book Joel Settecase to speak: https://thethink.institute/booking Sign up for the email newsletter: http://thethink.institute/think-updates Join a course: http://thethink.institute/hammerandanvil Music Credits: Hard Metal Intro by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6598-hard-metal-intro License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Synthwave Intro 03 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7299-synthwave-intro-03 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Stranger Synths #1 by Musikhalde Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6390-stranger-synths-1 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

In this session we're considering the following questions: What is knowledge? Where does knowledge come from? What is knowledge for? Can we have knowledge, without God? How is it possible to know anything at all? Listen to the ThinkPod: https://anchor.fm/the-think-podcast Watch on YouTube: http://youtube.com/thethinkinstitute If this blessed you, consider supporting us: https://thethink.institute/partner Facebook: http://facebook.com/thethinkinstitute Twitter: http://twitter.com/thinkinst Mewe: http://mewe.com/i/thinkinstitute Gab: http://gab.com/thinkinstitute Minds: https://www.minds.com/thinkinstitute/ Catechize your kids: http://thethink.institute/catakids. Book Joel Settecase to speak: https://thethink.institute/booking Sign up for the email newsletter: http://thethink.institute/think-updates Join a course: http://thethink.institute/hammerandanvil Music Credits: Hard Metal Intro by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6598-hard-metal-intro License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Synthwave Intro 03 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7299-synthwave-intro-03 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Stranger Synths #1 by Musikhalde Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6390-stranger-synths-1 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Elementary Guide to the Philosophers, by Owen Anderson: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1685645836/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_601XYA7NWRS1ZMQJ0A32 https://drowenanderson.com https://thethink.institute It shouldn't come as a surprise that many of the messages we receive today are in conflict—they conflict with one another (like, should I follow my heart like Disney, or should I clean my room like Jordan Peterson?), and it seems that, more often than not, they even conflict with the truth, especially when judged against the standard of the Bible. As Christians, 2 Corinthians 10:5 says we're supposed to "take every thought captive to obey Christ," but we're steeped in the world and its thoughts for most of the day, every day. Thinking well, wisely and biblically takes work. Not everyone needs to go out and get a philosophy or theology degree, but we should all learn to think more like a philosopher. And if this is true for us, it's also true for our kids. After all, they'll be here after we're gone, and they'll shape the world according to the ideas we helped to instill in them. With that in mind, it's obvious that our work today in helping them to think like philosophers—rooted in the word of God—can go a long way tomorrow. So how do we help our kids to "think like philosophers?" In this episode of the Think Podcast, Owen Anderson returns to help us out. He's a professor of philosophy and religious studies at Arizona State University, and the author of a brand new book aimed at teaching high schoolers about the great minds of the past—and a few not-so-great ones—to help them think, like philosophers. I always enjoy having Owen on the ThinkPod. And I think you'll enjoy this episode too. Listen to the ThinkPod: https://anchor.fm/the-think-podcast Watch on YouTube: http://youtube.com/thethinkinstitute If this blessed you, consider supporting us: https://thethink.institute/partner Facebook: http://facebook.com/thethinkinstitute Twitter: http://twitter.com/thinkinst Mewe: http://mewe.com/i/thinkinstitute Gab: http://gab.com/thinkinstitute Minds: https://www.minds.com/thinkinstitute/ Catechize your kids: http://thethink.institute/catakids. Book Joel Settecase to speak: https://thethink.institute/booking Sign up for the email newsletter: http://thethink.institute/think-updates Join a course: http://thethink.institute/hammerandanvil Music Credits: Hard Metal Intro by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6598-hard-metal-intro License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Synthwave Intro 03 by TaigaSoundProd Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7299-synthwave-intro-03 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Stranger Synths #1 by Musikhalde Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6390-stranger-synths-1 License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license