The Becket Cook Show

Support The Becket Cook Show on Patreon! In today’s episode, I chat with writer, teacher, cultural critic, and mathematics PhD, Bethel McGrew about the faith of Jordan Peterson. We discuss the New Atheists, like Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, and Richard Dawkins, and compare them to the new NEW atheists, Jordan Peterson, Douglas Murray, and David Berlinski. We get down to the crux of why Jordan...

Support The Becket Cook Show on Patreon! In today’s episode, I chat with Eric Metaxas about his new book, “Letter to the American Church.” In an earnest and searing wake-up call, Eric warns of the haunting similarities between today’s American church and the German church of the 1930s. Echoing Bonhoeffer’s prophetic call, Eric Metaxas exhorts his fellow Christians to repent of their silence in the...

Support The Becket Cook Show on Patreon! In today’s episode, Becket talks with Dr. Denny Burk, president of The Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, about the recent Revoice conference held in Dallas, Texas. Revoice is the organization of Christians who maintain a belief in Biblical orthodoxy related to sexuality, but still identify themselves as “gay,” or “queer,” etc. We get into some of...

Support The Becket Cook Show on Patreon! In today’s episode, Becket chats with Rae Darabont about the practice of Yoga. They discuss what yoga is, how it came to the U.S., and why it’s dangerous for a Christian to engage with this spiritual practice, even if one thinks it’s only stretching or exercise. This discussion will help the believer better understand the major hazards of this ubiquitous ph...

Support The Becket Cook Show on Patreon! In today’s episode, Becket explores the history of the feminist movement and the destructive fallout from it. He takes us through the four so-called “waves” of feminism and looks at the key players in each wave. We see how this movement affects the modern family and led to many societal ills. Becket then counters this movement with the biblical understandin...

Support The Becket Cook Show on Patreon! In today’s episode, Becket chats with M.D. Perkins about his new book, “Dangerous Affirmation: The Threat of ‘Gay Christianity’” Since 1968, the LGBT movement has made significant inroads into the Christian church. The affirming church movement has become mainstream through the erosion of mainline denominations. Queer theology has taken hold in many academi...

Support The Becket Cook Show on Patreon! In today’s episode, I chat with Casey Diaz about his book, “The Shot Caller: A Latino Gangbanger’s Miraculous Escape from a Life of Violence to a New Life in Christ.” His story will absolutely amaze you! The son of El Salvadorian immigrants, Casey Diaz was brought to Los Angeles at the age of two. An abusive, impoverished family life propelled Casey at only...

Support The Becket Cook Show on Patreon! In today’s episode, Becket chats with Pastor Rusty George about his new book, After Amen: What to Do When You’re Waiting on God. Rusty offers a new way to help you connect with God and get answers while you wait. By exploring the ministry of Jesus, we discover a variety of people who come to Jesus in need but receive different responses. You will learn powe...

Support The Becket Cook Show on Patreon! In today’s episode, Becket chats with Karen Bejjani about how to evangelize Muslims and people in general. Karen shares five easy and effective steps that really work when it comes to sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She tells us about her husband’s persecution in the Middle East and how that led to both of them to become missionaries in that part of the...

Support The Becket Cook Show on Patreon! In today’s episode, Becket goes back to the 70s and looks at the popular sitcom, “One Day at a Time.” He examines a scene from an episode called, “Pressure,” where Barbara, who is now 18 years old, is considering sleeping with her boyfriend. She tries, in vain, to get sound advice from her mother and sister. No one has a good answer because they are operati...

Support The Becket Cook Show on Patreon! In today’s episode, Becket chats with Alisa Childers about her new book, Live Your Truth and Other Lies. They discuss the current lies of the culture, such as, “Live Your Truth,” “Love is Love,” “Follow Your Heart,” “Be True to Yourself,” “Live Authentically,” “#YOLO,” “Judge Not,” “You’re in Charge,” “Girl Power,” and “You Are Enough.” Alisa exposes the un...

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Support The Becket Cook Show on Patreon! In today’s episode, Becket chats with Nathan Potter, the “random straight dude” who prayed for Becket during the church service in which Becket got saved. We hear Nathan’s story of how he came to faith in Christ. We also discuss that moment during the prayer and what we both remember from that powerful time. We learn of the importance of being a part of the...

Support The Becket Cook Show on Patreon! In today’s episode, Becket chats with Joy, a Christian fashion model he met on the set of a photo shoot back in 2005. They talk about that experience and how finding out she was a Christian affected Becket. Little did she know that she had planted a seed in Becket that would come to fruition 5 years later. We find out how Becket and Joy met years later in a...

Support The Becket Cook Show on Patreon! In today’s episode, Becket chats with Hollywood make-up artist, Annie Ing. We talk about how we met on the set of a fashion shoot in Los Angeles where I invited her to my church. She was reticent because of an abortion she had when she was 25 years old, but eventually came with me. We get to hear how God moved in her and brought her to faith in Christ. The...

Support The Becket Cook Show on Patreon! In today’s episode, Becket chats with Pastor Tim Chaddick about the day Becket was saved during Tim’s sermon in 2009. We get to hear the dramatic story of how Tim came to faith in Christ when he was 19 years old. We reminisce about our meeting in the coffee shop the week before I got saved. We also look back on the day I got saved, including the sermon he p...

Support The Becket Cook Show on Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/thebecketcookshow Listen to the podcast version here: https://www.spreaker.com/user/15345404/mrs-affleck In today’s episode, Becket takes a look at a New York Times article on J-Lo and Ben Affleck. The writer of the article is aghast that Jennifer Lopez took Ben Affleck’s last name. Becket explores the feminist underpinnings of the...

Support The Becket Cook Show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/thebecketcookshow In today’s episode, Becket looks at a New York Times article that denigrates motherhood by placing a premium on career and the workforce. Becket explores the pernicious effects on society when the media, intentionally or unintentionally, attacks mothers and families. We see the results of these attacks all around us...

Support The Becket Cook Show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebecketcookshow In today’s episode, Becket chats with author Brett McCracken about his latest book, “The Wisdom Pyramid: Feeding Your Soul in a Post-Truth World.” Brett unpacks what it looks like to live wisely as a Christian in an age of constant distraction. With the quick tap of the finger, we can access an endless stream of add...

Support The Becket Cook Show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebecketcookshow In today’s episode, Becket chats with best-selling author, Professor Nancy Pearcey, about her powerful book, "Love Thy body: Answering Questions about Life and Sexuality." We take a look at the hostility toward the body and biology on cultural issues such as transgenderism, homosexuality, abortion, euthanasia, gay m...

Support The Becket Cook Show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebecketcookshow In today’s episode, Becket interviews Rebecca McLaughlin on her new book, “Secular Creed: Engaging Five Contemporary Claims.” We look at all five claims, which include: “Black Lives Matter,” “Love Is Love,” “The Gay-Rights Movement Is The New Civil-Rights Movement,” and “Transgender Women Are Women.” Rebecca gives u...

Support The Becket Cook Show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebecketcookshow In today’s episode, Becket finally gets to chat with the person who prayed him into the Kingdom—his sister-in-law, Kim. Becket and Kim revisit the past and go through how Kim responded when she first discovered that Becket was “gay” to when he brought his boyfriend home for Christmas to Becket getting saved. She rev...

Support The Becket Cook Show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebecketcookshow In today’s episode, Becket talks a look at the 1989 gay activist book, “After the Ball: How America Will Conquer Its Fear & Hatred of Gays in the 90s.” In this book, Harvard grads, Marshall Kirk and Hunter Madsen, propose many strategies on how to normalize homosexual behavior in America. These strategies have been...

Support The Becket Cook Show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebecketcookshow In this episode, Becket takes a look at the timeline of the gay revolution which began in earnest in 1924. We explore key turning points in this movement that has come to full fruition today. This timeline will help you better understand how we got to where we are today in terms of the LGBTQ+ agenda that doesn’t see...

Support The Becket Cook Show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebecketcookshow In today’s episode, Becket takes a look at the phenomenon called, “trans regret.” Many teens, both boys and girls, who decided that they were trans and ended up taking puberty blockers, testosterone, and even getting a double mastectomy (or in the case of boys, castration), now deeply regret their decision. We see h...