The Mainstream Evangelical

In this episode, Luke and I discuss whether Christians should be political. We discuss whether and how churches should discuss political issues in the pulpit and how we, as Christians, should approach these issues.

In this episode, we'll be looking at what John the Baptist said about his ministry decreasing and Jesus' increasing. We also look at Jesus' interaction with the Samaritan woman at the well.

In this episode, we'll talk about Jesus's discussion with Nicodemus and what it means to be born again. We'll take a deep dive into why we need to be saved, what being born again means, and whether you need a church, priest, or denomination for salvation.

In this episode, we discuss the significance of Jesus turning the water into wine, his interactions with Mary, and whether the wine had alcohol content. We also discuss Jesus overturning the temple tables and the significance of this event.

In this episode, we give an overview of the mega themes and methodology of Jesus' ministry. We discuss the literary devices that Jesus used, Jesus' introduction of the Kingdom of God, how Jesus dealt with the Mosaic Law, the introduction of the concept of salvation by grace, the foundation of love, and Jesus' use of parables. After this episode, we will return to a chronological walk t...

In this episode, we'll discuss Jesus' 40 days in the desert and temptation, his baptism, and the calling of his first disciples. Unless otherwise noted, Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.  Used by permission. All rights reserved. The ESV text may not be quoted in any pu...

Who was Jesus? What was his message? Is it possible to remove the religious, political and other man-made layers that have been added to the story of Jesus? Is it possible to cut through all the clutter and noise and get to the core of Jesus’ ministry and message? We are certainly going to do our best. Whether you’re a Christian, an atheist, agnostic, or follower of a faith other than Christianity...

In this episode, we interview Michael Moore of The Honest Youth Pastor. We talk about Michael's background, how he got started with his account, the controversy regarding Andy Stanley platforming two openly gay men at the Unconditional Conference, and user-friendly versus traditional church services.

This is an excerpt from the audio version of my book, Redemptive Deconstruction: A Critical Examination of Evangelical Christianity That Doesn't Lead to Atheism or Progressive Extremism. In this podcast, we examine part one of my chapter on The Church and Politics. In it, we discuss whether America is a Christian nation.

This is an excerpt from the audio version of my book, Redemptive Deconstruction: A Critical Examination of Evangelical Christianity That Doesn't Lead to Atheism or Progressive Extremism. In this podcast, we examine part two of my chapter on The Church and Politics. In it, we discuss whether Jesus and the Apostles were Political.

This is an excerpt from the audio version of my book, Redemptive Deconstruction: A Critical Examination of Evangelical Christianity That Doesn't Lead to Atheism or Progressive Extremism. In this podcast, we examine part one of my chapter on The Church and Politics. In it, we look at a brief history of the American political system, the influential groups in politics, political extremism, and how t...

There is no one size fits all answer to this question. There are varying degrees of Christian Nationalism. In this episode, we discuss patriotism, nationalism, fascism, and white nationalism and how they relate to Christian Nationalism. 

In this episode, we discuss how deconstruction is defined, its history, and its modern application in regard to faith.

In this episode we discuss knowing God for ourselves outside a church framework, that we don't have to be conservative to be a Christian, not adopting a viewpoint that violates scripture, not trading conservative extremism for progressive extremism, understanding that not all problems have a political solution, making sure we don't harm the reputation of Jesus with our political views and making s...

In this episode, we explain the vision of The Mainstream Evangelical and discuss different types of Deconstruction.

In this episode, we talk about human trafficking, how to recognize it, and what you can do about it. We also look at cancel culture and its ramifications on society, including the LGBTQ community's attempt to get Dr. Crenshaw fired and the shutting down of debate on important issues on the right and the left. And then we examine ways Evangelicals can impact culture in a positive way.

In this podcast, I talk to Tim Whitaker of The New Evangelicals about progressive and traditional theology. We address everything from original sin, the deity of Jesus, and what salvation really means to inerrancy and bible prophecy. This is another podcast you don't want to miss.

In this episode, we document the history of inerrancy in the church from the testimony of the church's leaders throughout its over two thousand year history. Progressives will tell that inerrancy is a new concept, that it wasn't taught in the church until after the enlightenment. This is a common claim by progressives about a wide array of issues. They attempt to rewrite history by claiming that t...

   Inerrancy doesn't seem like something that most Christians would bring up at a dinner party, but it's one of the foundational principles of Christianity. This is not a subject that most Christians dive into let alone are aware of. It’s usually taught in seminary for ministerial training. Denial of inerrancy is a fundamental principle of Progressive or liberal theology. In progres...

In this episode, we are going to give a detailed examination of all the scriptures that talk about homosexuality. People of faith within the LGBTQ community claim that these scriptures have been deliberately misrepresented by the church. Mainstream and conservative Christians claim that the LGBTQ community is misrepresenting these scriptures to further their political agenda regarding rights for L...

In this episode, we explain the difference between religious conversion and kingdom salvation. Jesus didn't come to create the Christian religion, he came to establish the Kingdom of God. We aren't called to convert people to a mindless religion based on guilt, legalism, or greed. Jesus came to open the door to a relationship with God. In this episode, we help people understand that relationship b...

Where or if you go to church is one of the most important decisions you will ever make. In this episode, we give people specific criteria to gauge how healthy a church is. We use both theological and psychological traits to determine whether a church is healthy, dead, unhealthy, a mainstream cult, or a dangerous cult. Whether you're looking for a church or you're attending a church where something...

This is the second episode in our series about whether or not Jesus and the Apostles were political. In this episode, we look at how Paul, Peter, and the rest of the Apostles dealt with potential political situations and how we are to interact with secular governments as Christians. 

The goal of this podcast series is not to take a side, advocate a position, start fights, or create controversy, but rather to think about our influence in the world as Christians. We need to reevaluate our approach to political involvement and social issues. We need to ask ourselves, what does the bible say about politics? What did Jesus and the Apostles teach us and what was their example? I wan...

This our first podcast under our new name, "The Mainstream Evangelical." We promote a balanced, mainstream view of Evangelical Christianity that rejects extremist ideology on both the far right and the far left. Today, we're are going to lay down ten foundational principles for what it means to be a Mainstream Evangelical.