Encountering Truth

Why are you a Christian?  As we begin a short series discussing the three goals of the Encountering Truth podcast, we start by talking about why every Christian should examine the evidence for Christianity.  The cultural winds are blowing and beating against us, and if we are going to weather the storm in this world full of deception, we must be able to discern the truth.  Our faith must be rooted...

In this episode, we examine the difference between subjective and objective truth claims. What kinds of claims does Christianity make? The answer to this question holds eternal significance, which makes this episode one of the most important ones yet! Resources: The Deconstruction of Christianity: What It Is, Why It's Destructive, and How to Respond by Alisa Childers and Tim Barnett Total Truth: L...

Should Christians just have blind faith? Is it ever okay for Christians to have doubts or questions?  Are faith and reason really at odds with each other? In this episode, we talk about the definition of true biblical faith, and we examine the evidential nature of Christianity, along with what is (and what is NOT) the opposite of faith. Resources: ⁠Sean McDowell Video: STOP Saying "Doubting Thomas...

Is it ever okay to intentionally take the life of a human being? Is abortion morally wrong? This all boils down to how we answer one single question: What is the unborn? Join us in this episode as we engage culture in a discussion about the hot button issue of abortion. Resources: Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity's Toughest Challenges by Gregory Koukl Love Thy Body: Answering...

The Bible tells us that "when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman." In this special Christmas episode, we examine what this means and why Jesus came at the exact point in history that he did. We also discuss how the "reason for the season" is much more than just a cute little baby lying in a manger. Merry Christmas! Resources: Person of Interest: Why Jesus Still...

Where does morality come from? Is there a transcendent, objective standard? Or is there a "Meeting of Moral Minds" that agrees upon what is right? What role does human flourishing play, and how do we measure it? In this episode, we revisit the Moral Argument for God’s existence by answering some objections about how we know morality and where it comes from in the first place. Plus, we talk about t...

Is there evidence for the existence of God? The answer is YES!!! In this episode, we do a quick overview of the top three arguments for God that every Christian should know and be able to articulate when making the case for Christianity: 1) the Cosmological Argument, 2) the Teleological (Design) Argument, and 3) the Moral Argument. Resources: I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist by Norman L....

Can evil disprove God? Where do moral obligations come from? In this episode, we look at how the very existence of objective morality is itself evidence for God.

In this debut episode of the Encountering Truth podcast, we examine the evidence for the most important belief of Christianity - the resurrection of Jesus Christ. What significance does it hold? We discuss Gary Habermas’ minimal facts of the resurrection, a set of truths that are widely accepted by almost all scholars, both Christian and non-Christian alike. What alternative theories are out there...