Apologetics 315 Podcast

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Christian philosopher Paul Gould about his book A Good and True Story: Eleven Clues to Understanding Our Universe and Your Place in It . 0:25 - Intro bits and pieces 3:44 - Welcome to Paul Gould 4:05 - Palm Beach Atlantic University and its apologetics programs 6:00 - Why is Paul’s book formatted the way it is? 9:18 - What is it about “story” t...

In this episode, Brian Auten interviews Steve Kozar, who runs The Messed Up Church YouTube channel. His channel exposes the error of false teachings. You’ll find videos on the word of faith movement, the prosperity Gospel, NAR, and a lot of the most damaging teachings that need to be exposed and called out. 0:25 - Intro 3:00 - Interview begins 3:10 - How Steve’s blog and YouTube channel got starte...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Justin Brierley, host of the Unbelievable? Radio Program . We discuss what Justin has learned from moderating debates and conversations about God and faith for the past 17+ years, as well as his book, Unbelievable?: Why After Ten Years of Talking with Atheists, I'm Still a Christian . 0:24 - Intro to Justin Brierley 3:28 - Welcome to Justin 7:3...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross discuss a cornucopia of topics (a horn of plenty)… 0:58 - Things to discuss on the podcast today 1:16 - The upcoming Defenders Conference: www.thedefendersconference.com 4:03 - Brian’s passing of the torch to Chad…? 6:39 - Upcoming guests… 6:45 - Justin Brierley 10:27 - Steven Kozar from The Messed Up Church YouTube channel 17:37 - Paul Gould on A Good a...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Dr. Lydia McGrew about the reliability of the Gospel of John, exploring themes and ideas found in her book The Eye of the Beholder: The Gospel of John as Historical Reportage . 0:25 - Intro to Lydia McGrew 2:25 - Information on the Defenders Conference: www.thedefendersconference.com 3:15 - Welcome to Lydia McGrew 3:30 - Lydia’s latest book: ht...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Perry Marshall about the ideas in his book Evolution 2.0: Breaking the Deadlock Between Darwin and Design . 4:20 - Introducing Perry Marshall 4:46 - About Perry’s background 10:38 - Where does Perry land in his beliefs? 19:45 - Why “evolution 2.0”? 26:13 - How this view is actually affirming to faith 30:16 - Perry’s book summarized in two sente...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview astrophysicist Dr. Hugh Ross about the fine-tuning of the universe, solar system, and our planet for intelligent life to exist. They discuss the ideas of his latest book Designed to the Core. 0:35 - About Hugh Ross, and his latest book 3:48 - Information on the Defenders Conference: www.thedefendersconference.com 5:41 - Welcoming Hugh Ross 6:02...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Mark Mittelberg on the topics of apologetics and evangelism. They discuss themes within Mark’s book Contagious Faith: Discover Your Natural Style for Sharing Jesus with Others . 2:01 - Introduction to Mark Mittelberg 8:24 - Welcoming Mark 14:09 - The biggest obstacles to sharing our faith 18:18 - It’s ok to challenge other people’s ideas 22:00...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross explore two arguments from Chad’s experience doing an atheist role-play: The argument from Massive Theological Disagreement, and the argument from Pointless Suffering. ================================ We appreciate your feedback. If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross talk about a couple podcasts, before diving into Chad’s experience doing an atheist role-play. They discuss three of Chad’s strongest atheist arguments. This episode focuses on the argument from divine hiddenness. ================================ Helpful links: PODCAST SERIES ON THE HISTORY OF THE NAR AND ITS RELATION TO CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM: “Charismat...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross celebrate 100 episodes since the Ap315 Podcast reboot. What does Ghostbusters have to do with apologetics? Absolutely nothing, but Brian & Chad will pretend that it does, by dissecting 7 favorite quotes and forcing an apologetics interpretation onto them. Have fun! =========================== We appreciate your feedback. If you have a question or com...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross discuss some of the popular buzzwords you might hear that come from the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR). A helpful episode for knowing what the signs are that your church might be influenced by NAR teachings, as well as helpful questions to ask. ================================ Helpful links: BOOKS: A New Apostolic Reformation?: A Biblical Response to a...

Please make an end-of-year donation to Ap315! https://apologetics315.com/donate/ In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Clay Jones on the topic “Why Does God Allow Evil?” 1:53 - What is the best Christmas movie? 3:43 - Intro about Clay Jones 4:56 - Interview begins 5:03 - Clay’s history reteaching and teaching the subject 7:55 - How do we define evil? 9:00 - Evil is not a “thing” 10...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Paul Copan on the themes in his latest book: Is God a Vindictive Bully? Reconciling Portrayals of God in the Old and New Testaments. https://a315.co/3FgJs1r 0:44 - Intro, and Chad’s atheist role-play 5:33 - Intro to Paul Copan 11:30 - How important is it to read Old Testament texts with discernment? 15:30 - Why continue writing about the topic...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross speak with Doug Geivett and Holly Pivec about the “New Apostolic Reformation” (NAR) movement, as well as the specific teachings coming out of the movement. We cover some of the content they lay out in their newest book: Counterfeit Kingdom: The Dangers of New Revelation, New Prophets, and New Age Practices in the Church https://a315.co/3TNAzk2 1:04 - Int...

In this podcast, Brian Auten interviews Chad Gross, the co-host of the Apologetics315 Podcast, as well as the author at Truthbomb Apologetics. http://truthbomb.apologetics.com 1:44 - Book review: Counterfeit Kingdom by Doug Geivett & Holly Pivec https://a315.co/3TNAzk2 6:40 - The Passion Translation 9:30 - Chad’s background 10:25 - What did Chad believe about God? 12:26 - How did Chad come to beli...

In this podcast, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Travis Dickinson about his recent book: Wandering Toward God: Finding Faith amid Doubts and Big Questions. With the code 315POD listeners can get 30 percent off the ebook, along with a hard copy of Savoring Scripture (plus free shipping) at https://ivpress.com The code is good from 11/14-11/28 This is a great book, which explains what doubt is...

In this podcast, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Eric Johnson of the Mormon Research Ministry on the topic of Mormonism, what they believe, and how to engage with them. We also discuss the themes in Eric’s book: Introducing Christianity to Mormons. *We talk about:* Morality, The Lord of the Rings, and Awkward Jokes w/ Dr Peter Kreeft https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIIiVz_t5VA Is God a Vindic...

This is a Deep Dive into the book: A Rebel’s Manifesto: Choosing Truth, Real Justice, and Love amid the Noise of Today’s World by Sean McDowell. This is Part 5 of the Deep Dive: “Ethics and Cultural Engagement” 0:48 - Colby Martin & Sean McDowell dialogue reflections 10:26 - Mailbag question 16:13 - Book recommendation 20:37 - Ch20 - The Environment 22:45 - Poverty 24:00 - Guns and Violence 26:17...

This is a Deep Dive into the book: A Rebel’s Manifesto: Choosing Truth, Real Justice, and Love amid the Noise of Today’s World by Sean McDowell. This is Part 4 of the Deep Dive: “Sexuality” 0:35 - Rings of Power Finale comments 3:14 - Lee Strobe’s “A Case for Heaven” book comments 5:30 - J.P. Moreland’s “Scientism and Secularism” comments 6:15 - back to the Deep Dive… 6:40 - Topics covered this we...

This is a Deep Dive into the book: A Rebel’s Manifesto: Choosing Truth, Real Justice, and Love amid the Noise of Today’s World by Sean McDowell. This is Part 3 of the Deep Dive: “Relationships” 0:41 - More Rings of Power spoilers 5:22 - Books in the Mail 7:19 - Chapter 10: Loneliness 14:36 - Chapter 11: Bullying 21:10 - Chapter 12: Suicide 31:53 - Chapter 13: Assisted Suicide 38:50 - Chapter 14: R...

This is a Deep Dive into the book: A Rebel’s Manifesto: Choosing Truth, Real Justice, and Love amid the Noise of Today’s World by Sean McDowell. This is Part 2 of the Deep Dive: “Culture” 0:26 - Intro and where have we been? 1:20 - Rings of Power talk 6:00 - The New Robocop 7:14 - Rocky 8:52 - Back to the book: the Rebel’s Manifesto… Deep Dive 11:43 - Chapter 6: Smart phones and social media 25:00...

This is a Deep Dive into the book: A Rebel’s Manifesto: Choosing Truth, Real Justice, and Love amid the Noise of Today’s World by Sean McDowell. This is Part 1 of the Deep Dive: “The Challenge" 0:25 - Intro and current reading • The Postmodern Pilgrim’s Progress - https://a315.co/3QKPdHm • Introducing Christianity to Mormons - https://a315.co/3Lnu4ll 5:30 - Intro to the Rebel’s Manifesto Deep Dive...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Sean McDowell on themes in his book A Rebel’s Manifesto: Choosing Truth, Real Justice, and Love amid the Noise of Today’s World. Helpful links: Sean’s Website: www.seanmcdowell.org A Rebel’s Manifesto Book: https://a315.co/Rebel Think Biblically Podcast: https://a315.co/ThinkBiblically Book Review: Fate of the Apostles by Sean McDowell https://...

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Dr. Frank Turek of Crossexamined.org. They discuss themes in his most recent book Hollywood Heroes: How Your Favorite Movies Reveal God. https://a315.co/HollywoodHeroesBook 0:43 - About Frank Turek 1:31 - Featured Resource: Worldview Bulletin https://a315.co/WorldViewBulletin 2:55 - About Hollywood Heroes 5:43 - Welcoming Frank Turek 6:00 - Wha...