Apologetics 315 Podcast

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross speak with Doug Geivett and Holly Pivec about the “New Apostolic Reformation” (NAR) movement. This is a must-listen for those who have encountered the teachings about modern-day apostles and prophets in the church.0:51 - Intro to the topic of the NAR1:25 - Listener feedback about NAR6:23 - Intro to our guests and the topic of the New Apostolic Reformation8:36 - Welcome of guests9:20 - What got Holly interested in the NAR movement?11:37 - How Doug got involved in the book project14:57 - When people leave the NAR movement…16:57 - What is the NAR movement and what are its teachings?19:08 - What distinguishes this movement?22:07 - What do NAR prophets mean when they say “thus saith the Lord”?30:51 - Where do apostles and prophets get their authority?37:14 - How do you know if your church has been influenced by the NAR?45:06 - Key leaders of the movement47:07 - The “Passion Translation” of the Bible49:00 - “But isn’t God working in this church?” Response...58:48 - What’s happening with all the false “Trump prophecies”?1:06:00 - Does the NAR point out any false prophets or apostles?1:13:32 - Has this caused people to walk away from the faith?1:18:49 - How to “rebuild” after the disillusionment of the NAR1:23:40 - Books to read and what’s to comeFurther resources:God's Super-Apostles: Encountering the Worldwide Prophets and Apostles Movement: http://a315.co/GodsSuperApostlesA New Apostolic Reformation?: A Biblical Response to a Worldwide Movement: http://a315.co/NewApostolicReformationDoug Geivett Biohttp://a315.co/DougGeivettHolly Pivec’s website:https://www.hollypivec.com/Episode 063 - Brian talks about his NAR experienceshttp://a315.co/NAR-ExperiencesWe welcome your feedback!If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross speak with Travis Dickinson about his recent book Logic and the Way of Jesus: Thinking Critically and Christianly. 0:35 - Review of Peter Kreeft’s book: Christianity for Modern Pagans: Pascal’s Pensées Edited, Outlined, and Explainedhttp://a315.co/ChristianityForModernPagans5:16 - Intro to Travis Dickinson and his book Logic and the Way of Jesus: Thinking Critically and Christianly http://a315.co/LogicAndTheWayOfJesus9:37 - Welcoming Travis Dickinson11:45 - Travis’s background and journey14:12 - The structure of Logic and the Way of Jesus15:57 - The cultural decline of Christendom and how to combat it19:00 - “But I’m not an intellectual type!”23:35 - Jesus as a brilliant thinker29:00 - Unpacking the argument from reason39:58 - What’s the best argument against the argument from reason?43:18 - Discussion of inference to the best explanation (abduction), and the accusation of “God of the gaps” appeals52:21 - Intellectual virtues and Christian persuasion54:43 - Teaser for Travis’s next book Wandering Toward Godhttp://a315.co/WanderingTowardGod57:12 - Advice for those who are discouraged with lack of intellectual engagement in their churchFurther resources:www.travisdickinson.comhttp://a315.co/LogicAndTheWayOfJesusWe welcome your feedback!If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross are joined by Jacob Varghese (of SAFT Apologetics) to have a conversation about “Rules of Engagement.” How do we interact with gentleness and respect? How can we disagree without being divisive?0:30 - Obligatory “witty banter”1:45 - A discussion of Star Wars: what to watch first?3:50 - Introduction to today’s topic of online engagement/social media8:05 - Who are we talking to and who is watching?10:34 - Love your enemies13:08 - Ken Samples’ post about promoting unity when disagreeinghttps://a315.co/3Mgx9nj16:43 - Are we getting drawn into the “drama”?20:40 - Building up, rather than being divisive24:12 - Being labelled according to “camps”25:00 - You can disagree without being divisive26:30 - Lack of understanding on how to have healthy disagreements30:26 - The tendency to want to “win” - win what? Argument or person?31:34 - Galatians 5:1532:02 - Should Christians use memes? What about sarcasm?33:15 - Chad’s view on memes34:34 - Brian’s view on memes: zingers37:28 - When is sarcasm legitimate?45:13 - “Don’t take the bait” - “Don’t feed the trolls” (Prov 19:11)49:01 - Drawing out some principles for application* Principle of Charity/Love* Principle of Edification* Principle of Prayer* Principle of Environment/Audience* Don’t equate the person with the view* Principle of Understanding* The foundation of ChristCheck out the SAFT Apologetics Podcast here: https://a315.co/3C7jo5JWe welcome your feedback!If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross talk about Brian’s experiences with the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) in the past, and what can be learned. They give a book preview of "God’s Super Apostles" by Doug Geivett and Holly Pivec.This podcast describes some of the common terms and phrases you hear amongst those in the NAR movement, explores a bit about the idea of apostles and prophets among us today, and expresses serious concerns about the movement as a whole.Suggested Reading:God’s Super Apostles: Encountering the Worldwide Prophets and Apostles Movementhttps://a315.co/3ho5T8mA New Apostolic Reformation? A Biblical Response to a Worldwide Movementhttps://a315.co/3hpcOxXWe welcome your feedback!If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross talk to Mary Poplin about her book Is Reality Secular?: Testing the Assumptions of Four Global Worldviews. About Mary Poplinhttps://a315.co/3IcprrW0:26 - Intro to Mary Poplin’s book5:00 - About Mary and her work7:00 - Mary’s radical conversion to Christianity10:00 - What was Mary’s worldview like before becoming a Christian?11:00 - A dream that impacted Mary’s journey13:32 - Why write a book about worldviews?15:56 - What do we mean when we say “secular”?18:39 - Why take a “worldview” approach?22:27 - Exploring secular humanism26:06 - How do we address secular humanism?27:11 - Material naturalism30:58 - Pantheism and Western Pantheism32:57 - How Christianity is different37:28 - What was most impactful during Mary’s time in Calcutta41:08 - What was Mother Theresa like? And reflections on Christopher HitchensWe welcome your feedback!If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross talk to Christian philosopher Ken Samples about the importance of logic for Christians.0:30 - Peter Kreeft’s audio series on the Philosophy of Thomas Aquinashttps://a315.co/3gZwXuB2:45 - Geisler’s book on Thomas Aquinashttps://a315.co/3HZKzl23:34 - Intro to Dr. Ken Samples of Reasons to Believehttps://a315.co/3LvRZij6:00 - Why Christians should not be intimidated by logic10:12 - Isn’t the Bible enough? Do we really need logic too?13:05 - How do you define logic, Ken?16:01 - “But Jesus didn’t teach logic!”18:49 - How Jesus modeled the use of logic20:33 - But isn’t logic contrary to being filled with the Spirit?25:29 - How does critical thinking relate to logic?29:46 - Where should the logic learner begin?36:34 - How logic can help us in doing good theology40:34 - How NOT to turn into the fallacy police45:38 - Recommended resourcesPatrick Hurley’s books on logic:https://a315.co/3HOCxvuAttacking Faulty Reasoning:https://a315.co/3gG3xRZKen Samples’ Logic 101 podcast: ALL lectures on YouTube here:http://a315.co/KenSamplesLogicWe appreciate your feedback.If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross look at some timeless advice from Christian apologists for those doing apologetics. 0:45 - Intro to the topic today2:39 - Advice from Mark Mittelberg5:57 - Advice from J.P. Moreland10:43 - Advice from John Warwick Montgomery14:53 - Advice from Edgar Andrews21:48 - Advice from Ken Samples23:52 - Advice from Rob Bowman27:42 - Advice from Bruce Little29:25 - Advice from Craig Blomberg31:06 - Advice from Peter J. Williams33:39 - Advice from Lee Strobel37:24 - Advice from Greg KouklLinks mentioned in the show:Mark Mittelberg transcripthttps://apologetics315.com/2013/10/mark-mittelberg-interview-transcript/J.P. Moreland transcripthttps://apologetics315.com/2013/02/j-p-moreland-interview-transcript/John Warwick Montgomery transcripthttps://apologetics315.com/2012/11/john-warwick-montgomery-interview-transcript/Edgar Andrews transcripthttps://apologetics315.com/2013/10/edgar-andrews-interview-transcript/Ken Samples transcripthttps://apologetics315.com/2013/06/kenneth-samples-interview-transcript/Rob Bowman transcripthttps://apologetics315.com/2013/05/robert-bowman-interview-transcript/Bruce Little transcripthttps://apologetics315.com/2013/04/bruce-little-interview-transcript/Craig Blomberg transcripthttps://apologetics315.com/2012/12/craig-blomberg-interview-transcript/Peter J. Williams transcripthttps://apologetics315.com/2013/12/peter-j-williams-interview-transcript/Lee Strobel transcripthttps://apologetics315.com/2012/10/lee-strobel-interview-transcript/Greg Koukl transcripthttps://apologetics315.com/2013/09/greg-koukl-interview-transcript/We appreciate your feedback.If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross continue to introduce the building blocks of logic, and then go on to talk about 7 Characteristics of a Mature Thinker.0:22 - 5 Questions for Chad Gross* The Game Gal’s Word Generator for iOS apphttps://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-game-gals-word-generator/id5462360585:59 - Chad’s ridiculous GB fact7:48 - The Building Blocks of LogicLogic Primer: http://apologetics315.blogspot.com/2009/05/logic-primer-2-building-blocks-of-logic.html22:32 - Seven Characteristics of a Mature Thinkerhttps://truthbomb.blogspot.com/2016/08/7-characteristics-of-mature-thinker.htmlWe appreciate your feedback.If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

Christian Hubbs, AI expert and founder of DataHubbs, discusses common misconceptions about AI, limitations of AI becoming conscious, machine learning, ethics in artificial intelligence, job displacement by AI, and a Christian view of technology on this episode.

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross discuss two topics: an introduction to logic, and the topic: How could Jesus be the only way, and what about those who have never heard?1:55 - Five Questions for Brian Auten9:20 - A primer on logic: what is logic?21:22 - How could Jesus be the only way, and what about those who have never heard?We appreciate your feedback.If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com