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Back to SearchSunday Series — Mere Christianity: A Conversation for the Common Hall – Book Two, Chapter Two: The Invasion
Episode 267
In this episode, we continue through C.S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity with Book Two, Chapter Two — The Invasion.
Lewis takes on Dualism, the idea that …
9 hours ago
Numbers 25:8-9 — 23,000 or 24,000? Solving the Baal Peor Mystery
Episode 272
Host Lance Smith examines the apparent discrepancy between Numbers 25 and 1 Corinthians 10 about whether 23,000 or 24,000 Israelites died after the B…
2 days, 9 hours ago
Tuesday Contradictions: Matthew 21:12-20 – Fig Tree, Temple, and Truth: Resolving the Gospel Puzzle
Episode 271
In this episode Lance Smith examines apparent differences between Matthew and Mark about when Jesus cursed the fig tree and when it withered, arguing…
5 days, 9 hours ago
Sunday Series — Mere Christianity: A Conversation for the Common Hall – Book Two, Chapter One: The Rival Conceptions of God
Episode 266
This week we step into Book Two of Mere Christianity as C.S. Lewis begins unpacking what Christians actually believe about God.
Lewis addresses a com…
1 week ago
Numbers 24:7 — Agag Before Saul? Solving Numbers 24:7's Dating Puzzle
Episode 269
This episode examines Numbers 24:7, where Balaam's oracle says Israel's king will be greater than Agag—though the famous Agag in 1 Samuel lived centu…
1 week, 2 days ago
Sidebar Episode -- Mid-Year Check-In: Growth, Numbers, and What’s Next
Episode 273
Sidebar Episode: 2026 Midyear Review (Episode 266)
Hello again, everybody! Join host Lance Smith for a special midyear check-in on the Bible Difficul…
1 week, 4 days ago
Tuesday Contradictions: Matthew 21:1-9 – Palm Sunday Puzzle: One Donkey or Two?
Episode 265
Episode 265 examines the alleged gospel contradiction about Jesus riding a donkey and its colt into Jerusalem. The host explains how Matthew mentions…
1 week, 5 days ago
Sunday Series—Mere Christianity: A Conversation for the Common Hall – Book One, Chapter Five: We Have Cause to Be Uneasy
Episode 257
Episode 264 explores C.S. Lewis' chapter five of Mere Christianity, where he argues that Christianity begins when we honestly face the moral law, rec…
2 weeks ago
Numbers 22:33 — When a Donkey Sees What a Prophet Can't: The Strange Story of Balaam
Episode 264
Episode 263 explores Numbers 22: the odd story of Balaam, his talking donkey, and the angel who blocks the road. The episode examines the apparent co…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
Tuesday Contradictions: Matthew 21:1 – One Cleansing or Two? The Temple Mystery in the Gospels
Episode 263
This episode examines the apparent contradiction between John and the Synoptic Gospels about when Jesus cleansed the temple—early in his ministry or …
2 weeks, 5 days ago