Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMy Story and the Purpose of this Podcast (#169)
Episode 169
On the second anniversary of the podcast, Greg finally tells his own story: how he became a Christian, his life as a Protestant, and his conversion t…
2 years, 2 months ago
Snapshot: Is Mary Really the ”Mother of God?” (#168)
Episode 168
On January 1, the Catholic Church celebrates the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. For most American Protestants, especially evangelicals and Penteco…
2 years, 2 months ago
Snapshot: Is the Christian Life Worth It? (#167)
Episode 167
Anyone considering ancient and biblical Christianity, particularly Catholicism, has to ask, “Why does the Christian life have to be so hard? If God w…
2 years, 2 months ago
Christmas Snapshot: Mary’s Place in the Manger (#166)
Episode 166
What was Mary doing in the manger? Obviously she gave birth to Jesus among the sheep, but why her? Why was she chosen? And did her role end once he w…
2 years, 2 months ago
New Age But the Same Old Devil (#165)
Episode 165
Part 2 of Greg's conversation with Angie Griffith, a Considering Catholicism listener who spent over a decade as a music industry executive in Nashvi…
2 years, 3 months ago
From New Age Nashville and On the Road to Rome (#164)
Episode 164
Angie Griffith spent more than ten years as an executive in the music industry in Nashville. She was also enmeshed in New Age religion. Then the Holy…
2 years, 3 months ago
Snapshot: Is Christianity Impractical or Impossible? (#163)
Episode 163
If you’re not crazy for being a Christian, can you realistically pull it off? Because living out your faith, living the Christian life, in the face o…
2 years, 3 months ago
Snapshot: Is Christianity Crazy? (#162)
Episode 162
How do all the agnostics, atheists, secularists, nihilists, and neopagans that make up our 21st-century culture view the Christian religion? Cultural…
2 years, 3 months ago
Searching for a Christmas Playlist (#161)
Episode 161
Every year, Greg tries to build a new Christmas playlist on his phone, and every year, he realizes how few decent Christmas carols there are. Why not…
2 years, 3 months ago
Good Popes, Bad Popes, Mostly Average Popes (#160)
Episode 160
A listener named John asks, "What about bad popes who lived immoral lives, etc? How can they lead the Church?" As Greg explains, there have been good…
2 years, 3 months ago