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"Is There A God?" Your answer to this will affect everything about your life.  The answer? There is a God. But with all the religions out there, which God is real? Thank God we don't have to guess.—he's revealed himself. The God who exists is the God of the Bible. Get the full show notes at https://thethink.institute/podcast.

Why Do Science & Christianity Get Along So Well?  Does that title shock you? Maybe you heard that science debunked religion, or that that the Christian church is the enemy of scientific progress. But what if I told you (Morpheus voice) that science depends on the Christian faith... for its very existence? Dr. Christopher Lee Bolt is a husband, father, pastor, professor, and author of The World in His Hands: A Christian Account of Scientific Law and its Antithetical Competitors. He joins the Sons of Thunder (Joel Settecase and Parker Settecase) to talk about the laws of science and why they make the most sense from a Christian point of view (rather than atheism, Buddhism, Islam, or other competitors). Get the full show notes at https://thethink.institute/podcast.

It’s time for a Christian worldview approach to abortion. While Governor Pritzker is threatening increasingly harsher retaliation against those who disobey his shelter-in-place order, P.P. of Illinois has quietly opened a brand new facility in Waukegan, Illinois (north of Chicago)... during the lockdown. This org is notoriously guilty of countless deaths, which contradicts the Pritzker's rationale for the lockdown—that it's all about saving lives.   Joel & Pastor Raef get to the bottom of this and investigate a biblical approach to abortion. Get the full show notes at https://thethink.institute/podcast.

Over the last couple decades in the States (and elsewhere in the Western world), the percentage of Christians in the population has decreased, while the percentage of religiously unaffiliated people has gone up.   On May 7, 2020, Hemant Mehta, the self-professed "Friendly Atheist" posted a video offering 10 reasons that he thinks explain this phenomenon. We're going to look at his video and test his claims, to see what he gets right and what he gets wrong. Get the full show notes at https://thethink.institute/podcast.

When I first started my podcast, I wanted to create something that would help everyday Christians defend what they believe. So I called my podcast “This Is Apologetics.” I’d been studying apologetics for about seven years at the time, and for me the word made perfect sense. But I quickly learned that many Christians had no clue what "apologetics" meant!  So now I’ve got one minute to define it, answer a few questions, respond to one objection, and give you one clear step on how to get started. Get the full show notes at https:thethink.insitute/podcast. 

Do you believe there is a purpose to life? And are you living for yours? Do you have purpose? Are you intended for anything? There are three possible answers to this question. Joel Settecase lays them out, analyzes them from a biblical perspective, and gives you the tools to explain the answer to others.  Get the full show notes at https://thethink.institute/podcast

Jordan Peterson has been called "The most influential public intellectual in the Western world right now." What is his view on human nature, and what should Bible-believing Christians think about it? The Sons of Thunder analyze it and have a ton of fun doing in the process. Get the full show notes at https://thethink.institute/podcast.

Do not miss this important conversation on questions of justice, law, race and our collective response surrounding the tragic death of Ahmaud Arbury. Joel and Pastor Raef (carefully) examine the event from a biblical perspective. How can we convey our faith in the ultimate justice of Christ, at a time when justice is either neglected or cynically turned into a political football? Watch and join the conversation as our hosts go head-to-head. Get the full show notes at https://thethink.institute/podcast.

Joel Settecase interviews Cathrine Ligard on a Think Podcast live broadcast! WATCH & ASK QUESTIONS LIVE from the Think Institute page.   Cathrine Ligard and her husband Vidar are the founders of Safari Mission. They believe that, "the Bible is the foundation for the development of a peaceful and prosperous society."   Find out what everybody gets wrong about poverty, why there are missionary buildings in ruins in East Africa, and how to eradicate poverty in your city by the power of the biblical worldview. Get the full show notes at https://thethink.institute/podcast.

This is the Monday Minute.    Why does science "work?"  Neil deGrasse Tyson is a renowned astrophysicist and a notorious skeptic when it comes to the Christian faith (or any religion whatsoever). But does his trust in science go along with his unbelief? Joel Settecase explains why the biblical agrees with science better than atheism. Get the full show notes at https://thethink.institute/podcast.