Soul Anchor Podcast

In our last episode, I began reading to you the first half of the article entitled, "Francis’s Tenacious Lady" by Igrid Peterson. The article was about one of St. Francis’s first female follower, Clare. Please go back and listen to this episode to have the full impact. Let me summarize by saying that Clare grew up different in her very affluent home. She was fascinated by Francis and wanted to fol...

Our country is multi cultural now. Most of us have friends that we care about that are muslim or hindu. How can we reach them for Christ when we know so little about what they believe? That is where Ken Samples and his wonderful book God Among Sages comes in. Today, we will focus on pluralism. Are all religions really just different paths to God? How do we as Christians respond to this question? Y...

Our country is multi cultural now. Most of us have friends that we care about that are muslim or hindu. How can we reach them for Christ when we know so little about what they believe? That is where Ken Samples and his wonderful book God Among Sages comes in. Today, we will focus on Mohammed and Islam and how they compare to Jesus and Christianity. You can purchase this book and all of Ken's other...

Way back in issue 28 I taught you all about St. Francis of Assisi. After that episode, I read GK Chesteron’s biography of Francis. I really have grown quite fond of this Catholic saint even though I am very much a Protestant. His passion for Christ is very admirable. So, when I grabbed issue 42 and saw his face on the cover, all I could say was, “Hello Old Friend.” This episode, I would like to re...

Our country is multi cultural now. Most of us have friends that we care about that are muslim or hindu. How can we reach them for Christ when we know so little about what they believe? That is where Ken Samples and his wonderful book God Among Sages comes in. Today, we will focus on Confucius and Confucism and how they compare to Jesus and Christianity. You can purchase this book and all of Ken's...

Our country is multi cultural now. Most of us have friends that we care about that are muslim or hindu. How can we reach them for Christ when we know so little about what they believe? That is where Ken Samples and his wonderful book God Among Sages comes in. Today, we will focus on Buddha and Buddhism and how they compare to Jesus and Christianity. You can purchase this book and all of Ken's othe...

I just finished reading Issue 50 of the Christian History Magazine, entitled The American Revolution. Christianity’s overlooked role in the bold venture to gain independence. It was a great read. I have always struggled reconciling the War of Independence with Romans chapter 9 where Paul exhorts us to submit ourselves to authority. What I found reading through this magazine was that I was not alon...

Our country is multi cultural now. Most of us have friends that we care about that are muslim or hindu. How can we reach them for Christ when we know so little about what they believe? That is where Ken Samples and his wonderful book God Among Sages comes in. Today, we will focus on Krishna and Hinduism and how they compare to Jesus and Christianity. You can purchase this book and all of Ken's oth...

The story of Ahab is very colorful. He would have to be one of the most hated villains in the Old Testament. Most of the depictions of Ahab in Sunday School and sermons present a very 2 dimensional villain. In reality, he was a brilliant politician and military tactician. Dr. David B. Shreiner returns to Soul Anchor Podcast to tell us about his new book, Ahab’s House of Horrors: A Historiographic...

The story of Ahab is very colorful. He would have to be one of the most hated villains in the Old Testament. Most of the depictions of Ahab in Sunday School and sermons present a very 2 dimensional villain. In reality, he was a brilliant politician and military tactician. Dr. David B. Shreiner returns to Soul Anchor Podcast to tell us about his new book, Ahab’s House of Horrors: A Historiographic...

The story of Ahab is very colorful. He would have to be one of the most hated villains in the Old Testament. Most of the depictions of Ahab in Sunday School and sermons present a very 2 dimensional villain. In reality, he was a brilliant politician and military tactician. Dr. David B. Shreiner returns to Soul Anchor Podcast to tell us about his new book, Ahab’s House of Horrors: A Historiographic...

I just finished reading Issue 50 of the Christian History Magazine, entitled The American Revolution. Christianity’s overlooked role in the bold venture to gain independence. It was a great read. I have always struggled reconciling the War of Independence with Romans chapter 9 where Paul exhorts us to submit ourselves to authority. What I found reading through this magazine was that I was not alon...

Our country is multi cultural now. Most of us have friends that we care about that are muslim or hindu. How can we reach them for Christ when we know so little about what they believe? That is where Ken Samples and his wonderful book God Among Sages comes in. Today, we will respond the liberal skeptical view of Jesus, that Jesus was just a good teacher and that the Early Church made him out to be...

Our country is multi cultural now. Most of us have friends that we care about that are muslim or hindu. How can we reach them for Christ when we know so little about what they believe? That is where Ken Samples and his wonderful book God Among Sages comes in. Today, we will review what the early Christians believed about Jesus. You can purchase this book and all of Ken's other books at reason.org

In our last episode, I reintroduced you to one of the most pivotal churchmen in the 17th Century England. And for the English speaking world, one of the most influential men, period. This episode we will focus on his masterpiece, The Book of Common Prayer. The Article is called Unmatched Masterpiece by Roger Beckwith. Here is the link to Issue 48: https://christianhistoryinstitute.org/magazine/iss...

Our country is multi cultural now. Most of us have friends that we care about that are muslim or hindu. How can we reach them for Christ when we know so little about what they believe? That is where Ken Samples and his wonderful book God Among Sages comes in. Today, we will answer a very important question, "What was Jesus Like?" You can purchase this book and all of Ken's other books at reason.or...

Today, we embark on a new journey. We are going to compare and contrast Jesus with the World's greatest religious leaders. We will be using Ken Samples' book, "God Among Sages." Today, we will answer a very important question, "Was Jesus really just a good teacher?" You can purchase this book and all of Ken's other books at reason.org

One of the most interesting Christian History Podcasts that I published was Episode 38 on the English Reformation. The 16th Century English history was to say the least, colorful. Smackdab in the middle of everything that happened was Thomas Cranmer. The history books that I used definitely emphasized his importance, but we really did not get into much detail. So, when I grabbed Issue 48 of CHM an...

In the last few weeks, we have be looking at a very dark time in Christian History, the French Religious Wars of the 16th century. What I have learned from Christian History is that God always has a way of making important things happen in the midst of tragedies in order to further his kingdom. In our last installment of this series, I would like to focus on what happened next. This did take place...

In the last few weeks, we have be looking at a very dark time in Christian History, the French Religious Wars of the 16th century. What I have learned from Christian History is that God always has a way of making important things happen in the midst of tragedies in order to further his kingdom. So, today I would like to introduce to you one of the shining beacons in the dark, his name was Pierre V...

One of the most interesting Christian History Podcasts that I published was Episode 38 on the English Reformation. The 16th Century English history was to say the least, colorful. Smackdab in the middle of everything that happened was Thomas Cranmer. The history books that I used definitely emphasized his importance, but we really did not get into much detail. So, when I grabbed Issue 48 of CHM an...

So, in our last episode we took a deep dive into the French religious wars of the 1500’s and they were many. We read about the political controversies, the bloody riots, and the martyred Huguenots. But we really did not learn much about who these people were, what they believed in, how they lived their lives. This article from CHM 71 is called Order in the Church as is written by Raymond Mentzer....

When I published short series on John Chrysostom on the NNH of the faith series, I got hearty approval from my Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic friends. Remember, they venerate our friend John. But then Dax, the Greek Orthodox deacon, issued a challenge for me. He told me that it is traditional for every Orthodox church to preach a John Chrysostom sermon every Easter, so he challenged me to publi...

In our last No Name Heroes of the Faith Series, I introduced you to one of the most important men in the Catholic and Orthodox traditions, John Chrysostom. If I was to spend 10 episodes on him, I would not be able to do his life and times justice. So, because I only have this one, I would like to read to you a fascinating article by historian Carl Volz informing us about what John is best known fo...

Who were these Huguenots? What was this religious war in France? What effect did it have on Christian History? Well the magazine answered all the questions. The far reaching effect that these people and their plight had on European history cannot be underestimated. Even the early history of America was affected by these people and those wars. Normally, I reserve the Saturday podcasts were new cont...