Displaying episodes 91 - 120 of 211 in total
What is the Nature of Conversion?
When does conversion take place in a person's life? What evidence will be demonstrated when this happens? For how long is a person saved? Let's tackle these questions ...
Beauty in God’s Creation w/ Pat Mingarelli
I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” But what if that were not so? God, our Creator, is beautiful. And so is his creation. To talk...
How Could Humans Have Lived to Over 900 Years Old?
The Bible is a book that, oftentimes, lays strange truths before us---at least, truths that are strange to 21st-century eyes. One of these truths concerns the ages of ...
The Gods Are Real: A Concise Explanation of the Supernatural Meta-narrative of Scripture
The gods of Israel's ancient Near Eastern neighbors were not literally made of stone, gold, or any other material. Rather, they were real spiritual beings that had a d...
The Foundation of Faith: Jesus, or the Bible?
A common feature of the debate surrounding apologetic methodology involves speculation as to the ground of our Christian belief. We might summarize the question before...
How to Handle Dramatic Changes to Your Theology
Passages such as Hebrews 5:13-14 and 1 Corinthians 3:2 strongly suggest that we must go deeper with God's Word, which will necessarily lead to a growth in understandin...
Genesis 1-11 and the “Textbook Myth”
The Bible is not a "scientific textbook"---of that, I'm sure. But it seems to common among critics of young age creation to claim that we think it is. Why is this, and...
Don’t Fear “the Reaper”: Why Young Earth Creationists Can—and Should—Embrace the Ancient Near-Eastern Background of the Bible
Due to what I consider to be a misuse of ancient Near-Eastern (ANE) backgrounds among evangelical scholars in recent years, many young age creationists have steered cl...
Young Earth Claims ≠ Flat Earth Claims
Have you ever heard the idea that it's just as ridiculous---if not more so---to believe in a flat earth than a young earth? Or, that these two are somehow claims of eq...
Is the Gap Theory Biblical? Refuting James Knox on the “Gap Fact.”
Does the Bible allow for a large gap of time between the first two verses of the Bible? Few scholars believe this to be the case, and yet the Gap Theory persists as an...
The Neanderthal Problem
How do Neanderthals fit into a biblical worldview? Are cavemen, stone tools, hunter/gatherer lifestyles a threat to a biblically sound, young age creationist viewpoint...
Christianity makes strong claims! And that’s a good thing.
Christianity makes claims and entrails truths that require all other religious systems to be false. These are strong claims, and I think it's a good thing we have them...
Why Sin is Bad
The other night at men's small group, we began discussing sin and its consequences. I spoke up because something occurred to me in a unique way that I thought would be...
Snobs for Christ: On Intellectual Snobbery in the Church
In this week's post (which is admittedly more of a rant), I discuss some of the problems we see when intellectualism gets taken too far in the church. There's a balanc...
Creation Conversations: Adam or Death — Which Came First? w/ Dr. Stephen Lloyd
Why are young age creationist's so passionate---and insistent---about taking the first chapters of Genesis seriously? Join Dr. Stephen Lloyd and me for a rich, extende...
Why Fight for Free Will? w/ Tim Stratton
One of the most important internal discussions I think Christians can have involves whether or not we have been endowed with free will by our Creator. Why does it matt...
The Power of Asking Good Questions
Many times, good questions are the best way to get to the bottom of what people believe. Since we don't have access to their hearts, we need to pry, probe, and ask the...
Introducing Theology on the Road
I am BEYOND excited to announce a new podcast from our ministry called Theology on the Road! Links: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify PocketCasts I hope you’ll jo...
103: Part 2 – What is Young Earth Creationism?
The other week I was privileged to be interviewed by David Pallman for his new YouTube channel, Faith Because of Reason. In this interview, I was given the opportunity...
102: Part 1 – What is Young Earth Creationism?
The other week I was privileged to be interviewed by David Pallman for his new YouTube channel, Faith Because of Reason. In this interview, I was given the opportunity...
101: Does Young Age Creationism Destroy the Faith of Young Christians?
A fairly recent article written by a well-known apologist claims that young age creationism destroys the faith of young people, but I think his claim is misguided and ...
100: The Glory and Enjoyment of God
What is the chief end of man? According to the Westminster Shorter Catechism, “Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and enjoy him forever.” But what does that mean for u...
099: Not Convinced ≠ No Evidence
When evaluating the evidence for Christian truth claims, many skeptics assert there simply is no evidence. What can we make of such an assessment? When folks talk abou...
098: Read the Text for Yourself!
What’s the best way to know exactly what truths God meant to convey in his Word? Read the text! It’s easy in a world full of scholarly opinion to rest on the laurels o...
097: Responding to an Internet Atheist Tirade
The Christian faith is robust and able to withstand even the most challenging of attacks. But some attacks are really only challenging prima facie (at face value). A d...
096: Remembrance
It’s the 4th of July here in America—a day we celebrate our independence as a nation. And, for Christians, a day to remember how good God is to us to live in the count...
095: Was God’s Original Creation Perfect?
When discussing origins, the claim is often made that God made a “perfect” creation in the beginning. It’s easy to see why many think this, but is it correct? I think ...
094: Moral Facts Must Be Grounded
Are moral facts obvious, and if so, can they be accounted for objectively? That’s the question before us in this week’s episode of the Steve Schramm Show. We’ll take a...
093: (Update 1) William Lane Craig and the Historical Adam
Recently, noted Christian philosopher William Lane Craig announced his next area of study to be the Historical Adam. Dr. Craig is a researcher who is both highly respe...
092: No, Genesis 1 Does Not Answer the Age of the Earth Question
A couple of weeks ago, I interviewed Marc Lambert of the Hey, Pastor! Podcast on how to argue for young age creationism without an appeal to Genesis 1. This was an eye...