Jerry Sweafford

Faith Science

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Welcome to Faith Science, a podcast where faith and science intersect in fascinating conversations. Join us as we talk with guests about how their pursuit of knowledge and understanding has affected their faith in God. In a world where atheism often claims science as its own, we present a different narrative: the pursuit of knowledge in science can coexist with and even strengthen belief in the Divine. Faith Science offers a unique perspective with inspiring stories, thoughtful reflections, and a celebration of the harmony between belief and empirical discovery.

Author

Jerry Sweafford

Category

Science

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www.buzzsprout.com

Latest episode

Jun 22, 2025

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Episodes

How Do Atheism and Evolution Disagree With Genesis 1 and Science? | Faith Science, episode 28. 29.12.2024

Subscribe on Substack to get weekly emails from Jerry: https://jerrysweaffordjr.substack.com/  Check out my book "i walk therefore I AM" on Amazon or at: http://jerryleephd.com  In this solo episode, Jerry recaps the first 27 episodes of the Faith Science podcast, discusses the current emphasis on apologetics, and relates the three major areas of apologetics to the previous three intervi...

Is Genetic Engineering the Same as "Playing God"? | Faith Science, ep. 27: Robert Hausman 22.12.2024

Subscribe on Substack to get weekly email updates from Jerry: https://jerrysweaffordjr.substack.com/  Robert Hausman is an attorney and advisor who has served in senior positions under the Clinton administration. He has taught courses on public policy, law, and cybersecurity at institutions such as Syracuse University and the University of Maryland. He is currently working on a book about the emer...

Does God Need Your Religion to Exist? | Faith Science, ep. 26: Jeff Rawls 15.12.2024

Subscribe on Substack to get weekly email updates from Jerry: https://jerrysweaffordjr.substack.com/  Jeff Rawls is a former environmental scientist and computer engineer. His degrees are in business administration and environmental studies. His new book "God Does Not Need Your Religion to Exist" began as a project to explain Bible narratives that are taught in Sunday School to adults wh...

Are the Gospel Accounts Reliable? | Faith Science, ep. 25: Lance Hillsinger 08.12.2024

Subscribe on Substack to get weekly email updates from Jerry: https://jerrysweaffordjr.substack.com/  Lance Hillsinger is a former child welfare social worker with a B.A. in psychology and political science from UCLA and a master's in psychology from Vanderbilt University. His first book, In Place of the Parent, is based on his over three decade-long career in social work. His second book, Bu...

The Earth's Age Can Be Estimated Using the Bible? | Faith Science, ep. 24: Dr. Jerry Sweafford, Jr. 01.12.2024

Subscribe on Substack to get weekly emails from Jerry: https://jerrysweaffordjr.substack.com/  Check out my book "i walk therefore I AM" here: http://jerryleephd.com  In this solo episode, I use the genealogies of Genesis 5 and 11, along with a few other Scriptures to come up with a rough, yet Biblically-based, estimate of the age of the Earth.

God Isn't Afraid of Your Questions? | Ep. 23: Drew Hall 24.11.2024

Subscribe on Substack to get weekly email updates from Jerry: https://jerrysweaffordjr.substack.com/  Drew Alan Hall is a public school science teacher, minister, and author in Gadsden, Alabama. His first book, Tier 1 Christianity, chronicles lessons and stories from Special Operations teams and connects those stories to faith and discipleship.  Drew's new book, Keep It Real, is available for...

The Human Body Was Made By God, NOT Evolution? | Faith Science: Ep. 22: Dr. Jerry Sweafford, Jr. 17.11.2024

Subscribe on Substack to get weekly emails from Jerry: https://jerrysweaffordjr.substack.com/  Check out my book "i walk therefore I AM" here: http://jerryleephd.com  In this solo episode, I recap the last Faith Science podcast, and show that humans walking on two legs is hard, how evolution couldn't have produced bipedalism, and why the human body must have been designed by God.

On What Moral Basis Does an Atheist CONDEMN Slavery in the Bible? | Ep. 21: Dr. Jerry Sweafford, Jr. 10.11.2024

Subscribe on Substack to get weekly emails from Jerry: https://jerrysweaffordjr.substack.com/  Check out my book "i walk therefore I AM" here: http://jerryleephd.com  In this solo episode, I recap my past four Faith Science interviews, spend some time examining what the Bible has to say about slavery, and point out that the atheist's moral standard relies on Scripture more than it s...

Are Fundamentalist Christians Immoral? | Ep. 20: Mark Alsip 03.11.2024

Subscribe on Substack to get weekly email updates from Jerry: https://jerrysweaffordjr.substack.com/  Mark Alsip is a former Young Earth Creationist, who says that he has been rescued by science. He writes science articles from the perspective of a skeptic. Jerry has just finished reading Mark's new book about his life, entitled Journey to Reason. Although he states that he does not believe i...

What Evolutionists CANNOT Answer | Ep. 19: Kirk Beck 27.10.2024

Subscribe on Substack to get weekly email updates from Jerry: https://jerrysweaffordjr.substack.com/  You can get in touch with Kirk (and he offers a free gift) at AffidavitSecrets.com/Faith. Kirk Beck has over 40 years of experience in education, with a great deal of experience teaching Bible classes for middle school-aged children. He says that there are three questions that evolutionists cannot...

Atheism is INCOMPATIBLE with Science? | Ep. 18: David Libby 20.10.2024

Subscribe on Substack to get weekly email updates from Jerry: https://jerrysweaffordjr.substack.com/  David Libby is a husband and father of two daughters. He and his family became desperately ill with Lyme Disease and suffered from complications of the disease for over a decade. He believes that their suffering was like the refining of silver in a furnace. He is deeply passionate about Christian...

There is ABUNDANT EVIDENCE That the Bible is True? | Ep. 17: Craig Dehut 13.10.2024

Check out Out of Egypt by Appian Media here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K43NjklDOc  Subscribe on Substack to get weekly email updates from Jerry: https://jerrysweaffordjr.substack.com/  [Note: We had some difficulties with the camera during the interview. Starting at around 6:20, there is a roughly one-minute period during which we were trying to get Craig's camera to work, but we are b...

If God Exists, Why is There Pain, Suffering, and Evil in the World? Ep. 16: Dr. Jerry Sweafford, Jr. 06.10.2024

Subscribe on Substack to get weekly emails from Jerry: https://jerrysweaffordjr.substack.com/  Check out my book "i walk therefore I AM" here: http://jerryleephd.com  In this solo episode, I talk about how the podcast title (Faith Science) is not an oxymoron, and two answers to the problem of pain and suffering in a world created by God.  Check out other apologetics-related Faith Science...

The Genesis 1 Account is Right on the Earth Coming Before the Sun? Ep. 15: Dr. Jerry Sweafford, Jr. 29.09.2024

Subscribe on Substack to get weekly emails from Jerry: https://jerrysweaffordjr.substack.com/  Check out my book "i walk therefore I AM" here: http://jerryleephd.com  In this solo episode, I talk about how I approach apologetics, and respond to a question about how Genesis 1 is right about the creation of the Earth before the Sun.  Check out apologetics-related Faith Science podcast vide...

True Predictions Prove That the Bible is From God? Episode 14: James Brown 22.09.2024

Check out Jerry's book "i walk therefore I AM" here: http://jerryleephd.com Subscribe on Substack to get weekly email updates from Jerry: https://jerrysweaffordjr.substack.com/  James Brown is a chemist, with a background in science and technical writing. He has written a new book, Three Proofs of God. In this book, he has compiled historical, archeological, and mathematical evidenc...

Self-Healing Proves That God Designed the Human Body? Episode 13: Rob Rene 15.09.2024

Check out my book "i walk therefore I AM" here: http://jerryleephd.com  Subscribe on Substack to get weekly email updates from Jerry: https://jerrysweaffordjr.substack.com/  Looking for a health supplement? You can get the supplement Exodus using my affiliate link: https://exodusstrong.com?a_aid=faithscience. Use the code faithscience to get a discount on your order.  Rob Rene is founder...

The Genesis 1 Creation Days Were Literal, 24-Hour Days? Episode 12: Dr. Jerry Sweafford, Jr. 08.09.2024

Subscribe on Substack to get weekly emails from Jerry: https://jerrysweaffordjr.substack.com/  Check out my book "i walk therefore I AM" here: http://jerryleephd.com  In my second solo episode, I talk about what is useful about the presuppositional apologetics approach, respond to an article about the length of the creation days of Genesis 1, and summarize part 2 of my new book.  Check o...

Solo Podcast: Apologetics, Mean Comments, and My New Book! Episode 11: Dr. Jerry Sweafford, Jr. 01.09.2024

In my first solo episode, I talk about focusing more on apologetics in the future, respond to some comments, summarize my new book, and answer the Final Four questions.  Check out two apologetics-related Faith Science podcast videos on YouTube:  Dr. Bo Kirkwood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDhyYr5POlY  Dr. Don DeYoung: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0CPLFf6THE

Do You Believe in the People You Lead? Episode 10: Thomas Pfanner 25.08.2024

Thomas Pfanner, the Leadership Dad, is a husband, father of three, combat athlete, and former Division 1 Strength Coach. He teaches men to "Stop Parenting" and to "Start Leading". He has helped hundreds of men change their lives and shift their relationships with their wives and children. He is an in-demand speaker and podcast guest, and speaks on fatherhood and leadership. Don...

The Earth is Thousands, Not Billions, of Years Old? Episode 9: Dr. Don DeYoung 18.08.2024

Check out my book "i walk therefore I AM" here: http://jerryleephd.com  Subscribe on Substack to get weekly email updates from Jerry: https://jerrysweaffordjr.substack.com/  Dr. Don DeYoung is an emeritus faculty member at Grace College and former president of the Creation Research Society. He holds a Ph. D. in physics from Iowa State University and has written 21 books on Bible-science...

What Is Your Purpose? Episode 8: John "JR" Rennie 11.08.2024

John "JR" Rennie is a professional consultant and business owner. He is the founder of a business software company that operated for over 37 years. In 2015, he also founded BrushFires Ministry, in which he helps believers find purpose in their lives. During his professional career, he developed the skill of building unified teams. He now uses that to help others discover their own streng...

Debunking the Myth: Faith and Science At Odds? Episode 7: Amos Tarfa 04.08.2024

You first met Amos Tarfa on episode 2, and may know him as the Math Guy. Check out that interview on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4SbdA1_PwY We did this interview on the morning of August 3, when he was in Cambridge. Yes, THAT Cambridge, the one in England. In this interview, he told us why he was there. We also talked about why middle and high school students need to learn apolo...

Evolution is NOT SCIENTIFIC AT ALL? Episode 6: Dr. Bo Kirkwood 28.07.2024

Dr. Bo Kirkwood is a retired hospice care administrator and family physician. He is the author of The Evolution Delusion, which is how I first learned about him. His newest book, A Purpose Driven God, was released recently. He is passionate about Christian apologetics, and wants to help others to see that the purpose of life is to glorify God and to help our fellow man. Don't miss what he has...

The Habit Coach Lost 80 Pounds Without Giving Up Fast Food! Episode 5: Stephen Box 21.07.2024

Stephen Box, the Habit Coach, is a certified trainer, nutritionist, and health and wellness coach. He is the host of the Unshakable Habits podcast, in which he helps people learn to build habits without relying on willpower or having to guess their way to success in habit formation. In this interview, he explains that work-life balance is nonsense, defines "vision" as a set of behaviors...

The Power of AI and the Beauty of Death. Episode 4: Christopher Lind 14.07.2024

If you would like to support the podcast and are interested in the book Christopher recommended, check out the link below:  Life is Hard. God is Good. Let's Dance, by Brant Hansen: https://amzn.to/4bHDhkd  Christopher Lind lives at the intersection of business, technology, and the human experience. He is the Chief Learning Officer at ChenMed, and host of the Future Focused podcast. He is a de...

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