Connecting Faith 5-17-18 | Ask the Professor
May 17, 2018
Dr. Brad Sickler, Assistant Professor of Philosophy from the University of Northwestern – St. Paul, joins Neil Stavem in studio and answers Bible and faith related questions from listeners. Today’s questions ranged from “How many thrones are in Heaven” to “Is cremation biblical” to “Why is blood required for atonement.”
Connecting Faith 5-16-18 | Graduation Speeches | Billy Hallowell on the Disconnect in Mainstream Media
Now is the month of graduation speeches. Listening in to some big name ones will provide you with opportunities to bring God back into the conversation with the graduates you encounter. They offer an open door to point out how to recognize truth and that the ideas of secular humanism have their foundation in our […]
Connecting Faith 5-15-18 | Israel | Theo Hobson on God Created Humanism
May 16, 2018
The situation in Israel is complex and the various Christian views about Israel’s place in end times eschatology add other layers to the conversation. We want to really be thinking about what we are thinking about as we enter into these conversations. British Theologian and author of God Created Humanism, Theo Hobson, joined us for […]
Connecting Faith 5-14-18 | Boy Scouts Name Change | Mark Hancock on Trail Life USA | Deborah Gerrish on Light in Light
May 14, 2018
The Boy Scouts have now changed their name to Scouts BSA and girls are now welcome. Mark Hancock joined us to respond to this latest news from the Boy Scouts and to share about the great work of Trail Life USA, a growing organization whose outdoor-focused leadership program for boys and men embraces a biblical […]
Connecting Faith 5-11-18 | A Conversation in Need of Redemption | Slugs and Bugs with Randall Goodgame
May 11, 2018
The conversation happening within the Southern Baptist Convention surrounding Paige Patterson is one about submitting to Christ in all things. It’s about relationships of men and women and about resignation and repentance. Let’s be prayerful that the conversation is one of redemption. Read more on the story here. Randall Goodgame of Slugs and Bugs shares […]
Connecting Faith 5-10-18 | The Failure of Marxism | Rabbi Steve Leder on More Beautiful Than Before
May 10, 2018
Rabbi Steve Leder spoke with us about what it’s like to be a Jew in America today as well as his new book, More Beautiful Than Before: How Suffering Transforms Us. Suffering is common ground in the human experience, and the challenge is to not come out of it empty-handed. It’s the best of times […]
Connecting Faith 5-9-18 | Responding to Speculation about Iran | Dr. Tod Bolsinger on Canoeing in the Mountains
May 9, 2018
In response to all the speculation surrounding what will happen now that President Trump has pulled the U.S. from the Iran deal, Christians can ask questions that will give insight into how people think. Questions like: How do you know this will lead to disaster? How do you know this is the wrong decision? How […]
Connecting Faith 5-8-18 | Finding the Disconnect in Headlines | Luke Moon from the Philos Project
May 8, 2018
Carmen walks through finding the disconnect that is behind some of today’s headlines so that we can find our entry into reconnecting the eternal to the everyday in these conversations. Today’s includes an example of the major disconnect of sex from marriage and marriage from God found in an article in the Los Angeles Times. […]
Connecting Faith 5-7-18 | God’s Perfect and Purposeful Design | Eric Geiger on How to Ruin Your Life
May 7, 2018
In light of the wider conversation going on within the Southern Baptist Convention about relationships between men and women, it is a good time to be clear that both the culture and many in the church have gotten submission wrong. Biblical submission when lived out in earthly, temporal marriages is a reflection of the eternal, […]
Connecting Faith 5-4-18 | Dan Darling on Grace and Truth When the Gospel Offends | Dave Meyers on the International Day of the Unreached
May 4, 2018
The Illinois Senate has passed a bill mandating public schools to teach “the role and contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the history of this country and this State.” Also, an NBC reporter has mocked and attempted to discredit the experience of a Pulse Nightclub shooting survivor who has turned to Christ […]