Knight & Rose Show

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose welcome Ella, their protégé, to discuss her experiences as a young Christian in secular Europe. They explore how she moved from doubt to confident faith through apologetics. Ella shares her journey navigating university life, the workplace, and cultural pressures while mentoring the next generation. She offers practical encouragement for young believers seeking to li...

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose explore healthcare policy in America from a Christian perspective. They discuss moral concerns, such as stewardship of resources and impact on religious liberty. Health insurance options are evaluated, focusing on costs and access to care. Single-payer healthcare models in Canada and the UK are critiqued. Finally, they advocate for consumer-focused reforms including...

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose welcome Tyler O'Neil to address the state of religious liberty and free speech in America. They discuss how organizations such as the Southern Poverty Law Center demonize conservative Christians by equating them with extremists. O'Neil explores the SPLC's influence on corporations, government, and law enforcement. He critiques this bias against Christianity and encou...

Wintery Knight and guest host Terrell Clemmons welcome Dr. Brian Miller to discuss the the evidence for fine-tuning in physics and cosmology and the multiverse theory. They discuss how the laws and constants of nature suggest intentional design. Miller explains specific examples of fine-tuning and critiques the main naturalistic explanation for this data: the multiverse theory. He recounts his shi...

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose discuss Jesus' teachings from the Gospels, emphasizing truth, evidence, self-denial, and forgiveness. They explore passages on seeking the kingdom, loving enemies, and private prayer. They critique prosperity gospel and moral relativism, urging Christians to prioritize eternal matters over worldly approval. They offer practical insights for obedience to Jesus, focusi...

Wintery Knight and guest host Bonnie welcome Dr. Keri Ingraham to discuss school choice and education reform. They discuss the public school monopoly's resistance to innovation and undermining of parental values. Ingraham explains how education savings accounts restore parental authority. She critiques teacher unions and radical ideologies. Ingraham advocates for micro schools, hybrid learning, an...

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose welcome Dr. E. Calvin Beisner to discuss climate and energy policy. They explore Biblical dominion and stewardship, contrasting the Christian worldview with the pantheistic roots of environmental movements. Beisner explains Earth's natural resilience through Le Chatelier's principle and the Genesis perspective. He critiques climate alarmism, highlighting warming bene...

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose welcome Lora Ries to discuss border security and immigration policy. They explore Biden's policy changes, like ending Remain in Mexico, resuming catch and release, and creating mass parole programs. Ries critiques refugee expansions, NGO incentives, and "welcome the stranger" misuses. She discusses unaccompanied minors. Ries recommends merit-based reforms, assimilati...

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose welcome Dr. Corey Miller to discuss The Progressive Miseducation of America. They examine how universities promote scientism, cultural Marxism, and postmodernism, undermining morality and fueling issues like divorce and fatherlessness. Miller critiques the secular drift and offers practical guidance, highlighting Ratio Christi’s tools to equip young people for the in...

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose welcome Terrell Clemmons to discuss the 100th anniversary of the Scopes Monkey Trial. We discuss Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, its impact on morality, and its ties to racism and eugenics. Clemmons challenges the popular "religion-versus-science" framing of the debate over origins, and offers practical guidance for Christians to challenge materialist narrative...

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose study James chapters 3-5, emphasizing taming the tongue and pursuing godly wisdom. They discuss humility, patience, and responsible stewardship, critiquing worldly desires and reckless spending. Encouraging Christians to avoid slander and seek reconciliation, they offer practical guidance for living an authentic faith, blessing others through words and actions in a C...

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose explore chapters 1 and 2 of the Book of James. They discuss the book's author, James, the brother of Jesus, and his martyrdom. They examine themes such as endurance through trials, self-control, and faith vs. works. They also critique the prosperity gospel, warn against judging by appearances, and emphasize caring for orphans and widows, offering practical insights f...

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose interview Dr. Michael Egnor and Denyse O'Leary about their new book "The Immortal Mind". They discuss how scientific evidence such as split-brain surgeries, veridical near-death experiences, and terminal lucidity challenges materialist views of the mind. Egnor and O'Leary argue that an immaterial, immortal soul is the best explanation for human consciousness, free wi...

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose welcome Dr. Sean McDowell to discuss the fate of the twelve Apostles, as well as Paul and James the brother of Jesus. Many Christians incorporate the willingness of the earliest Christians to die for their beliefs in their case for the resurrection of Jesus. Sean takes a deep dive into history to find out what we know about these early Christians. Please subscribe, l...

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose welcome Heritage Foundation policy expert Dr. Jay Richards to discuss policy and culture. Jay explains how economic freedom supports religious liberty, and corrects popular myths about economics. He explains how gender ideology is a cultural Marxist attack on truth, and how the stories of  detransitioners shape the debate. He also assesses the MAHA movement as a way...

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose welcome J. Warner Wallace to discuss his new graphic novel, co-authored with his son Jimmy, entitled "Case Files: Murder and Meaning". The book tells the story of police detectives trying to catch a dangerous serial killer. We discuss how the story raises questions about human value, morality, identity, and meaning - creating an opportunity for deeper conversations w...

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose welcome Dr. Douglas Groothuis to discuss morality. Is morality objective or subjective? Can atheists rationally ground human rights and moral duties? Can atheists appeal to Darwinian evolution to get out of relativism? Is it rational for atheists to do the right thing when it goes against their self-interest? Does the Bible teach Christians not to judge? Please subsc...

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose welcome Natasha Crain to discuss her new book "When Culture Hates You". We discuss the shift from a culturally accepted faith to one increasingly at odds with societal norms. What is driving the church's tendency to conform to cultural pressures? We explore how Christians can respond to societal hostility with grace and conviction. Please subscribe, like, comment, an...

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose welcome Vice President of the Discovery Institute Dr. John West to discuss his new book "Stockholm Syndrome Christianity". He discusses how Christians are influenced by non-Christian ideas, key figures in the Stockholm Syndrome movement, how Christian institutions are captured by secular left, and strategies to combat the spread of Stockholm Syndrome Christianity. Pl...

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose welcome paleontologist Dr. Günter Bechly to discuss the fossil record. Günter explains why the fossil evidence is more consistent with intelligent design than Darwinian evolution. He explains why mutation and selection are inadequate mechanisms for generating the biological information needed for new body plans. Finally, he explains his journey from atheism to Christ...

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose offer advice to children, teenagers and young adults about how to get the most out of their young years. They talk about their own experiences, positive and negative, and what they learned from those experiences that may prove useful to others. They also discuss best practices in the areas of education, work, finances, character formation, spiritual formation, sports...

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose welcome Krista Bontrager and Monique Duson to discuss their new book "Walking in Unity: Biblical Answers to Questions on Race and Racism". They discuss how their friendship developed through difficult conversations about race and racism. They offer a Christ-centered perspective on the tough issues being discussed in our culture, such as historic racial injustices, sy...

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose welcome Dr. Guillermo Gonzalez to discuss the new 20th anniversary edition of "The Privileged Planet". Guillermo explains the book's thesis, and gives examples of the link between habitability and measurability from our planet, solar system, and galaxy. Guillermo responds to arguments against design, and talks about getting into trouble with opponents of design on ca...

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose discuss the upcoming 2024 election. How can you measure whether an economy is socialist or free enterprise? Are Scandinavian countries an example of socialism? Does the Bible teach that Christians should support socialism? Which economic system is better for individual prosperity? We also discuss inflation, price controls, moral issues, crime, immigration, energy and...

Wintery Knight and Desert Rose review elements of the historical Jesus narratives that are accepted as reliable by the majority of historians. We evaluate several naturalistic explanations for these "minimal facts". Did Jesus die on the cross, or did he just faint? Was Jesus crucified or was it someone else? Were the appearances only hallucinations? Is the resurrection a late legend? Did the disci...