Apologetics Archives - Stand Up For The Truth Podcast

Mary Danielsen chats with JB Hixson on the dangers of false teaching. It might be difficult to comprehend how those who are supposed to have the Holy Spirit Who guides us into all truth could ever assent to false teaching. Peter warns us in his 2nd epistle that “many will follow their destructive ways” and […] The post JB Hixson: Destructive, Depraved Deceptions appeared first on...

On today’s podcast we chat with Chris Quintana, Kyle Peart and Flynn Huseby live in the studio. Up for discussion is the urgency of the gospel and bringing hope to as many as possible while the church is still able to speak clearly and uncompromisingly. Two things that await every human are death and standing […] The post Chris Quintana, Kyle Peart, Flynn Huseby: An Urgent Faith; Israe...

Mary chats with pastor, author and evangelist David Bowen of Lamb and Lion Ministries about the challenges to the church in these times. Does the church at large believe we are in the last days? There are many unbelievers that sense things are spiraling downward, without a prophetic book or star to guide them into […] The post David Bowen: Challenges to the Church appeared first on Stand Up...

Mary chats with apologist Tricia Burton of the Berean Call about the latest makeover of the Jehovah’s Witness cult. Their beliefs have not changed, but the delivery method has gone tech. Not seen any JW’s in your neighborhood of late? There is a reason for that, and it has served them well. Then we will […] The post Tricia Burton: Jehovah’s Witnesses Media Makeover; Exodus...

Mary chats with Holly Varnum of Reasons for Hope in her role as Director of Curriculum Development, writer, editor and proofreader. With a new school year looming, once again we turn our thoughts to how to best educate our kids, in the way that they should go – as individuals made in God’s image, male […] The post Holly Varnum: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made – The Human Bra...

Mary welcomes back John Haller for a look at the state of the world in the 2nd half of 2024. You can’t tell the players without a scorecard anymore as things move forward at lightning speed with key changes and more. We look at the disparity between the electrifying speech by Netanyahu and the 13 […] The post John Haller: A Tale of Two Speeches, a Tale of Two Parties – the Beat G...

Today Mary Danielsen chats with JB Hixson on the influence – and confluence – of seven of the most influential men in history. Although they mostly represent ideologies of a more recent history, the dots worth connecting today are among those men who have had a hand in shaping the latter days. Their ideologies have […] The post JB Hixson: Men Who Rule the World from the Grave- Go...

Mary Danielsen welcomes back Pastor Claude Stauffer, Senior Pastor of Calvary Chapel of Hope in East Islip, NY,  a church he has served since its founding in 1993. He is also a chaplain on the New York State Chaplaincy Task Force and teaches at Calvary Chapel Bible College New York City.  His inductive bible studies/pulpit […] The post Pastor Claude Stauffer: The Work of the Holy Spirit &#82...

Mary Danielsen chats with apologist and author J Warner Wallace,  an award-winning detective who has been featured on Dateline more than any other homicide investigator. A popular national speaker and podcast host, he is the bestselling author of numerous books including Cold-Case Christianity, Person of Interest, Forensic Faith and God’s Crime Scene. He is also […] The post J Warner Wallace...

Mary chats with Martyn Iles, Executive CEO of Answers in Genesis. He is an Australian-born lawyer and commentator, specializing in the areas of freedom of religion, conscience, and speech. He is also known for his many gospel-focused appearances in the Australian mainstream media and for his online programs, “Living in Babylon”, “The Truth of It”, […] The post Martyn...

Mary Danielsen welcomes back Carl Teichrib to navigate interfaithism and transformational culture, designed to speed humanity forward into a global spirituality. Carl is a researcher’s researcher who travels to transformational festivals to view firsthand the lies of a movement in which participants work towards transcending beyond the mundane and toward a cosmic consciousness. Carl’s...

Mary Danielsen chats with JB Hixson about deception in the last days. Deception and lies are of course traveling companions; knowing the truth in a culture that operates openly on lies is a tremendous challenge today. Beyond the daily misrepresentations of media and our fellow humans, there is delusion; beyond delusion is quite possibly loss […] The post JB Hixson: The Anatomy of Deception a...

Mary talks with John Hopper about making evangelism a way of life. John has discussed questions about God and life with Muslim clerics in Uzbekistan, Buddhist monks in Canada, slum-dwellers in Guatemala and tennis professionals at Wimbledon. Now, he serves as Houston Area Director for Search Ministries, a nationwide organization focused on creating opportunities for […] The post John Hopper:...

Mary Danielsen chats with Kyle Peart and Flynn Huseby of Once Lost Ministries, which exists to boldly proclaim truth, both to those who are lost and for the local church to defend, encourage and exhort via the use of apologetics.  Is the Seventh Day church solid? What is their history? Their view of Jesus? Evangelicals […] The post Kyle Peart and Flynn Huseby: Seventh Day Adventism; In-House...

Mary chats with Frank Figueroa of Reasons for Hope about the upcoming Easter season and what it means not just for believers, but all mankind. Should Christians celebrate Easter? Some may choose not to, relegating it to just another pagan holiday but they are missing the point. Easter is nothing if not a representation of […] The post Frank Figueroa: The Resurrection – The Pivotal Poin...

Our guest today is apologist/author/speaker Chris Lawson, founder and director of Spiritual Research Network, a ministry dedicated to proclaiming the gospel and helping Christians grow in discernment regarding multiple new ideologies. Chris has authored several booklets for Lighthouse Trails Research and has collaborated on the newly released “A New Narrative for a New World” with [&#8...

Mary Danielsen chats with Carl Kerby about the American Church, in particular when it comes to worldviews. Every human has one, and they largely revolve around such weighty issues as, what is reality? What is a person? What happens when we die? What is the nature of right and wrong? Philosophers have undertaken the answers […] The post Carl Kerby: The American Church; Worldviews, Inc; Some A...

Mary Danielsen talks with Dr. Brady Blevins of Watchman Fellowship about cults, particularly the ones that knock on your door with their version of truth, their Jesus. Here we are in our homes, knowing we have the truth of Jesus Christ, and someone comes by with their own. What do you do? Fight or flight? […] The post Brady Blevins: Knock, Knock – How to Witness to Jehovah’s Witn...

We welcome back pastor and author JB Hixson to discuss both the necessity of and how to study the Scriptures, our great treasure. The many arguments that the bible is a work of man utterly falls apart when we understand how the bible tells the truth about the human race. No work of man would […] The post JB Hixson: God’s Word – Living, Active, and a Light To Our Path appeared fir...

Mary Danielsen chats with Pastor Jeff Solwold of Calvary Chapel of Madison, Wisconsin about the treasure we have in the Scriptures. How did we get the bible? With all its controversies and opinions, the bible is ultimately God’s inerrant Word, the highest appeal to truth from a God who loves His creation and proved it […] The post Pastor Jeff Solwold: The Indestructible Scriptures &#82...

Today we chat with author, blogger and speaker Alisa Childers on the topic of “deconstructing” Christianity; what it is, why it’s destructive and how to respond. With terms like “ex-vangelical” and “toxic” faith/Christianity/church being tossed around, it would appear we have a postmodern exit demographic to deal with. Is it anti-authority, the desire to n...

Mary Danielsen talks to Tom McMahon of The Berean Call about the coming strong delusion and how the church has gotten so far from reason and apologetics as to become a church based on feelings and doing what seems right. Beyond the itching ear syndrome and seeker-friendly paradigms, we will look at how crafting worship […] The post T.A. McMahon: The Flight from Reason and the Feel-Good Churc...

Mary Danielsen chats with Russ Miller of Creation, Evolution and Science Ministries (CESM) in the first half about how rampant deception begins with turning away from the simplicity of the true gospel. With so much biblical illiteracy in the church, more people at looking at fictional representations and “what is right in their own eyes” […] The post Russ Miller: Another Jesus, A...

It’s a fresh podcast today with Dave Wager from Silver Birch Ranch in Whitelake, WI and Nicolet Bible Institute. Dave, as usual, talks from the heart about perspective. Does God have perspective? Several Wagerisms though the discussion to help equip believers to pursue ‘what is truly eternal’ in our daily lives. Psalm 62 My soul […] The post Dave Wager: Things To Live For,...

Jay Seegert and Mary Danielsen discuss being a witness in a crazy world. The Lord has allowed the church to be here in this season and so we must be about His business. What does that look like? And if even those who don’t know God are wondering where our culture disappeared to, it’s a […] The post Jay Seegert: Shining Brightly in a World Gone Mad appeared first on Stand Up For T...