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James Talarico says some pretty interesting things about “white supremacy,” “heteropatriarchy” and minds being “colonized.” But where do these words come from? And what happens when changing the language starts changing the way we see the world? From Marxists to feminists to climate activists to Orwell, this episode looks at the surprisingly powerful battle over words, and why Scripture has been w...

What if the incredible diversity of life isn't just something to explain, but something to notice? From a strange university debate about human anatomy to the curious phrase “according to their kinds” in Genesis, this episode asks a bigger question: what if we've spent so much time studying the branches that we've forgotten to look for the Gardener?

Twenty-five years after 9/11, we can already see how quickly even defining moments can fade from living memory. But our tendency to forget goes much deeper than history - we forget prayers God has answered, ways He has provided, lessons He has taught us and, ultimately, the God who has been faithful through all of it. Scripture repeatedly tells us to remember, and God gives us practices to keep Hi...

Your phone isn't merely a tool you use. It is increasingly becoming a source from which you receive identity, comfort, affirmation, entertainment, information, distraction and even a sense of belonging. And whenever we ask something other than God to give us what only God can ultimately provide, we've moved from using something to worshiping it.

What if Christianity is the kind of religion that can actually be proven wrong? This episode explores why the Christian faith stakes its truth on a historical claim - the death and resurrection of Jesus - and how that differs from the central claims of other major religions. It asks what it would take to disprove Christianity and why Christians should welcome honest investigation rather than fear...

What if America isn’t the future we’re all heading toward? This episode challenges our assumption that Western values represent the inevitable direction of human progress and asks what happens when other cultures reject the destination we thought everyone wanted. For Christians, it is a reminder that our ultimate future has never belonged to America, the West, or any earthly civilization.

What happens when a Christian student walks onto a college campus where Christianity is viewed with suspicion or outright hostility? For Christian students, college can be a place where following Jesus comes with real social costs. This episode explores how to face that hostility without hiding, hating, or losing your witness.

Most churches know their local school for its controversies, policies, or politics—but what if we started seeing the people inside it instead? This episode explores what could happen if churches stopped merely talking about the schools in their communities and started showing up, serving, building relationships, and loving the people God has already placed right down the road.

Is it okay to be angry with God? When life doesn't go the way we prayed it would, that question can become painfully personal. This episode takes an honest, biblical look at one of the harder questions Christians sometimes struggle to ask.

It’s one of the most mocked but misunderstood passages in all of Scripture. With the help of a great organization I stumbled across, let’s set the record straight.

When critics bring up the Crusades or slavery, many Christians instinctively apologize before the conversation even begins. But are we surrendering the historical argument too quickly? This week's pod shows believers how it’s to be done.

Tyler Robinson's attorney may be in an impossible situation, but that doesn't excuse him making the silliest argument imaginable in a preliminary hearing. This episode reveals what it was he said, and why moral convictions inevitably point to deeper questions about God, humanity, and truth.

A new scientific paper claims culture—not genetics—is now driving human evolution. But in making its case, it ends up rediscovering truths the Bible has taught all along about civilization, teaching, and the passing of truth from one generation to the next.

Faithfulness and excellence were never meant to compete. When Christians pursue both, the results can be profoundly compelling. Here's why believers should aspire to be the very best at whatever God has placed before them.

One of the most common pieces of parenting advice today is, "Don't force your faith on your kids." It sounds wise. It sounds respectful. The problem is, it isn't biblical, it isn't logical, and unsurprisingly, it isn't working. In this episode, we examine new research showing that one of the strongest predictors of lifelong faith is simply parents who naturally and consistently talk about God at h...

An alleged pastor went viral for saying Jesus didn't die for our sins. Millions on TikTok applauded his fresh, insightful, and sophisticated take. But it all unravels the moment you start asking basic questions. In this episode, we examine the claims in the viral clip, and expose the logical and theological weaknesses. Sometimes the ideas that sound deepest on TikTok turn out to be the easiest to...

A WNBA star says America's 250th birthday shouldn't be celebrated because women and many minorities lacked rights in 1776. But if institutions are disqualified from celebration because they were imperfect at the beginning, what remains worthy of celebration? Acknowledging America's failures and celebrating its progress are not mutually exclusive, and the nation's growth is precisely what makes the...

Reported rapes and sexual assaults against women have gone through the roof in four European countries over the last 20 years. But they have dropped in another one. So what’s the difference? Maybe it’s time we ask, “Are all civilizations equally compatible?” The West’s strange reluctance to criticize illiberal assumptions about women, dissent, and pluralism, is going to kill it. This conversation...

For years, Christians assumed young people rejected faith because of suffering: Why do bad things happen to good people? New research suggests something surprising — that’s no longer the primary barrier. In this episode, we explore what is replacing it, why it matters, and why Christians may be uniquely positioned to respond.

China’s Communist Party has shifted from trying to suppress Christianity to attempting to remake it. In this episode, we examine CCP-backed materials that alter the Ten Commandments, replace Scripture with Xi Jinping quotes, and even rewrote the story of Jesus and the adulterous woman. Why do authoritarian governments always seek control over worship? And what does China’s effort to reshape Christ...

This episode examines Tucker Carlson’s recent New York Times interview and why it raises serious concerns about Christian witness in the public square. The issue is not merely politics or personality, but what happens when influential Christians drift away from rationality, evidence, and honesty while still speaking in the name of Christ. From claims about Trump’s “spell” over supporters to flat d...

Violence is rising. The narrative is clear: it’s a “both sides” problem. But what if that’s not true? In this episode, we'll explore the gap between perception and reality - and why truth matters if we actually want to address what’s broken. Then...what if the greatest challenge facing the church isn't the culture around us, but rather how closely we resemble it. I'll talk about that with a specia...

What should Christians do when someone else falls? In this episode, we look beyond the headlines and examine what the downfall of others actually reveals - not about them, but about us. Because the instinct to judge, compare, or distance ourselves may feel natural… but it can also expose something deeper in our own hearts. As we trace how compromise quietly builds over time, this episode challenge...

What happens when Christians start defending what they know is wrong? In this episode, we unpack the fallout from the President’s recent controversial post—one many believers immediately recognized as blasphemous—and the wave of explanations that followed. But the real issue isn’t the post itself. It’s what the response reveals. As the lines between faith and politics blur, this episode challenges...