Podcast Episodes

Cultural Update: Rise of Religiosity in Men; Trump's Messianic Imagery; The Ethics of Sports Gambling; Awareness in Vegetative Patients

Rise of Religiosity Among Young Men: A recent Gallup survey shows a significant 14% increase in men under 30 who say religion is "very important" to …

4 months, 2 weeks ago

The Body God Gives (With Robert S. Smith)

What is a biblical response to transgender theory? What is the relationship between sex and gender? How can Christians best navigate our cultural mom…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Cultural Update: Fertility Rates Drop in the US; Canada's "Online Harms" Bill; Finland Pushes Back on Gender Affirming Care; The Ethics of Parents Using Their Kids for Clicks

Declining U.S. Fertility Rates: Scott and Sean discuss how the U.S. fertility rate has hit a historic low. They explore how economic pressures and a …

4 months, 3 weeks ago

The New Pornocracy and Why It Matters

In terms of influence and economic power, the porn industry is one of the largest and most influential industries in the world. A new book has been r…

4 months, 4 weeks ago

Cultural Update: The Pope Speaks on War; Supreme Court Rules on Conversion Therapy; Christian Crypto Culture

The Pope’s Call for Peace: Scott and Erik analyze Pope Francis’s Palm Sunday homily, where he argued that Jesus cannot be used to justify war. They d…

5 months ago

The Jewish Roots of American Liberty (with Stuart Halpern)

What is the contribution of Judaism and the Hebrew Bible to Western concept of liberty? How did the Hebrew Bible influence Western concepts of law in…

5 months ago

Weekly Cultural Update: Paper Drugs in Prisons; Public Muslim Prayer; The Catholic Church and Social Justice; Meta and Youtube Lawsuit

The New Frontier of the Drug War: Hosts Sean McDowell and Scott Ray discuss a terrifying "quantum leap" in the drug trade where synthetic, lab-made d…

5 months, 1 week ago

Reading Scripture as a Gift and not a Burden (with Uche Anizor)

What are the different gifts we get from being immersed in God’s Word? How do we develop a hunger for Scripture? And why do we so often see reading S…

5 months, 1 week ago

Cultural Update: Is Iran War Ethical?; Rigging March Madness; Sexual Recession

This week, Scott and Sean discuss: 

Just War, Modern Targets: Sean and Scott weigh whether Israel’s targeted killings of Iranian leaders can fit withi…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Living in the Shadow of Grief (with Dave Keehn)

Is it possible to find hope and healing in the shadow of grief? How can we move forward after the loss of a loved one, such as a child, and both trus…

5 months, 2 weeks ago