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How to better understand and read the Bible. We all want to read the Bible better and hear from God through his Word confidently. In this podcast, Jonathan Morrow talks with Daniel Hayes, we will be talking about how to do that! Why is context so important when interpreting the Bible? What are some of the best practices when it comes to reading biblical narrative? What is an example of a misinterp...

What do you do when God is silent? How do we know Jesus was really raised from the dead? How do we help people take the Bible seriously? How do we embody and talk about our faith in a way that engages others well? How do we love God with all of our minds? In this podcast, Jonathan Morrow interviews Dr. Jeremiah Johnston about these and other common questions to help followers of Jesus have more co...

Who will the future ministry leaders in the Church be?  There are more protestant pastors over the age of 65 than there are under the age of 40. There is a leadership vacuum in the local church. Where are all of the young leaders in the local church? Is the next generation being challenged to consider if God is calling them to serve in the local church context? In this podcast, Jonathan interviews...

How Should Christians Think About Critical Theory? What is it? Why does it matter? How is it effecting us? In this Interview with Neil Shenvi and Pat Sawyer, Jonathan Morrow helps us understand what critical theory is, why it is not biblical, and how critical theory and the secular social justice movement is influencing the church, culture, and the next generation. Contemporary critical theory’s i...

How do you use questions to answer the hardest challenges to Christian faith? When we have spiritual conversations we need to be prepared to be gardeners and harvesters. Both are critical skills to develop for the disciple of Jesus. Greg Koukl is a master gardener. Jonathan interviews Greg Koukl on his newest book Street Smarts: Using Questions to Answer Christianity's Toughest Challenges . Greg i...

Modern culture is increasingly outspoken against a biblical worldview. Jonathan interviews Dr. Rosaria Butterfield on her newest book Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age. In this powerful book, Rosaria Butterfield uses Scripture to confront 5 common lies about sexuality, faith, feminism, gender roles, and modesty often promoted in our secular culture today. Written in the style of a memoir, this b...

Daniel Darling, author of The Characters of Christmas, joins Jonathan Morrow on the podcast to take readers back to the time of Christ’s birth and look at the unusual group of misfits, social outcasts, and often overlooked people in the Christmas story. With its sparkly lights, piles of gifts, and heartwarming sentiments, it’s easy to be caught up in the flurry of activity at Christmas and forget...

Are Atheists Finding God? Yes! In this episode, Jonathan Morrow interviews Jana Harmon, the author of " Atheists Finding God: Unlikely Stories of Conversions to Christianity in the Contemporary West ," on findings drawn from PhD-based research evaluating a broad range of functional and substantive variables influencing religious conversion. Data was collected by both surveying and interviewing fif...

In this episode, Jonathan Morrow interviews Dr. Christopher Yuan, the author of Holy Sexuality and the Gospel (2020 resource of the year for social issues by Outreach Magazine) and Out of a Far Country , which details his dramatic conversion from an agnostic gay man, who put his identity in his sexuality, to a pastor, Bible professor, and Christian author who now puts his identity in Christ alone....

In this episode, Jonathan interviews Nancy Pearcey, the author of the upcoming book The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes . Her most recently published book is Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality . Her earlier books include  The Soul of Science ,  Saving Leonardo ,  Finding Truth ,  and two ECPA Gold Medallion Award Winners: How Now Shall ...

In a world where gender confusion is not just growing, it's exploding, it is imperative that we thoughtfully and intentionally seek truth.  In this episode, Jonathan Morrow interviews Dr. Katie McCoy about how to navigate the Transgender revolution in our culture right now with grace and truth. Here are just some of the issues discussed in this timely and important conversation: What is Gender Dys...

The great abolitionist Frederick Douglass once observed "Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one's thoughts and opinions cease to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down. They know its power." Free speech has the power to reveal the truth, expose lies, win hearts, and even change the course of history. And yet, in our cur...

When we think about the word progress, it's a good word...right? We want to progress in our faith. But Progressive Christianity is the view that Christianity itself is "progressing" and changing. In this episode, Alisa Childers explains the idea of Progressive Christianity, and how this view fundamentally misunderstands the key issues of the Bible, the cross, and the gospel.  Alisa Childers is a w...

In this podcast, Jonathan Morrow and the founder of Techless, Chris Kaspar, will thoughtfully explore this important question. What are the implications of social media and smart phone use for everyone? For us personally? For our families? What about teens in particular? What does it look like to submit our devices to the Lord? Is this part of our understanding discipleship? In this insightful and...

How do we reclaim the values that allow our families – and future generations – to flourish? Are you ready to identify, transfer, and preserve your family values? Trudy Cathy White shares with us about how to do these things.  Trudy Cathy White's latest book A Legacy That Lasts releases on January 17th.  *Please Note: We apologize that an incorrect file was uploaded in publishing this episode, if...

How do we know we have a soul and why does it matter? In this Impact Answers, Sean McDowell talks about why it is reasonable to believe we have a soul and why that matters to us as followers of Jesus. 

What are the most important prophecies that point to Jesus the Messiah? What we see are ancient prophecies that anticipate the coming of Jesus predicted hundreds of years before these events actually took place. And in this fascinating conversation between Jonathan Morrow and Dr. David Mishkin we discuss some of the most important prophecies about Jesus the Messiah, as well as the importance of un...

No other figure has impacted history like Jesus. Yet today, he’s often seen as a mythical character whose legend increased over time. So what does the historical and archaeological evidence say about Jesus? Dr. Titus Kennedy is a field archaeologist working primarily with sites and materials of the ancient Near East and the Mediterranean world. He has been involved in excavations and survey projec...

In our world and culture, there’s a lot of confusion around the topic of sex. But what is God’s design for sexuality? In this episode of the Impact 360 Podcast, Dr. Christopher Yuan defines “holy sexuality," a term that he coined to help people understand sexuality in light of the gospel, and how God’s design is good news for everyone. Explore this topic further

Are you tired of feeling like you have to check social media to find out what you’re supposed to think? Are you weary of the latest self-help books that promise to set you free but only imprison you with laundry lists of studies to consider, positive affirmations to recite, and Facebook groups to join? We’ve all seen the memes that populate the internet: live your truth, follow your heart, you onl...

How do you share Jesus with your Mormon friends and family? One of our greatest challenges as Christians is sharing the truth with those who believe they’ve already found it. When witnessing to current or former members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, it’s essential that you can compassionately delineate biblical teachings from Mormon doctrine while tactfully advocating for Chr...

It's no secret that our culture is divided on the subject of race. Conversations on the subject often become contentious and unhelpful. So how do we pursue unity in a culture that's so divided?  This week on the Impact 360 Institute podcast we're joined by Dr. Tony Evans to talk about pursuing and embracing oneness in a culture that's divided. Join us as we talk about how we got here, how to "live...

Can your favorite movies reveal God? Join us this week for a discussion with Dr. Frank Turek about his brand new book Hollywood Heroes: How Your Favorite Movies Reveal God and learn about how some of our favorite stories point to the greatest story ever told.  Dr. Frank Turek is a dynamic speaker and award-winning author or coauthor of four books: Stealing from God: Why Atheists Need God to make t...

Roe v. Wade has been overturned returning the issue of abortion to the states. As Christians, how should we respond to this historic decision?  https://www.impact360institute.org/

Impact 360 Podcast listeners, we are so excited to introduce you to one of our favorite resources this week! Impact Answers is our series where we give quick answers to some of life's biggest questions. Now you'll be able to listen to these right in your podcast feed. Join us this week as Dr. Ryan Anderson answers the question "What is religious liberty?" Ryan T. Anderson, Ph. D., is the President...