Episodes

RH:51 Why Social Justice is Not the Gospel
August 03, 202401:31:26110.1 MB

RH:51 Why Social Justice is Not the Gospel

Was Jesus a social justice warrior? Is the Kingdom of God advanced through social and political activism? Many voices tell us this is the right way to think about Jesus and the Kingdom of God. But is this accurate to the teaching of the Bible? In this episode, I distinguish between the social jus...

RH:50 Some Thoughts on the Resurrection of Jesus
June 01, 202400:52:5566.02 MB

RH:50 Some Thoughts on the Resurrection of Jesus

In this episode, I consider the centrality of Jesus' resurrection to Christianity and discuss what makes belief in it plausible and implausible. I also present and critique a popular line of argument against the resurrection.

RH:49 What Does it Mean to Worship God?
March 23, 202400:38:3747.92 MB

RH:49 What Does it Mean to Worship God?

There is a lot in the Bible about worshiping and praising God. Do the commands and passages that refer to this mean that God is arrogant, self-absorbed, or even needy? While the commands to worship and praise God are often taken for granted by Christians, they raise good questions that help us ...

RH:48 Can We Know if God Exists?
January 21, 202400:50:3460.1 MB

RH:48 Can We Know if God Exists?

Is humanity in a position to know if God exists? If not, this means that claims to know that God exists are groundless. Agnosticism, in its strong form, says that we are unable to have knowledge of God. What does this view involve and is it a credible objection to belief in God?

RH:47 Why Did God Become Human?
December 25, 202300:42:1351.33 MB

RH:47 Why Did God Become Human?

Christmas is a celebration of the Incarnation, when God entered our world as a human being in Jesus Christ. But why was this necessary and what significance does the Incarnation have for Christian theology? What implications does this have for our lives today?

RH:46 Can We Only Know Things We Can Test Empirically?
November 18, 2023
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00:14:1617.87 MB

RH:46 Can We Only Know Things We Can Test Empirically?

The Christian worldview involves supernatural events, but many reject the supernatural as rationally credible. One reason given is that such events cannot be empirically tested and are outside the scope of scientific investigation. But is this true? And is it a good reason to reject belief in t...