The Faith Debate

Faith Based Movie Maker Shares Why and How He Made His Film Faith Debate: December 6th, 2020 News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . There's a film that looks a lot like a Hallmark Christmas movie – bright lighting, rich colors, snow, lots of ornaments and Christmas music – but it covers much more serious subject matter than what you'd tend to find on that network. "Miracle on Christmas" focu...

Movie From a Man Who Graduated From Governor Thomas Johnson High School Faith Debate: November 29th, 2020 News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Thomas Bonifield, who used to call Frederick home and graduated from TJ High School, is the Writer/Director of a movie titled "Miracle on Christmas". During the previous Faith Debate show we discussed his personal story, and now this show transition...

Man Who Grew Up in Frederick Does Good Faith Debate: November 22nd, 2020 News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Through most of 2020 the topics were rather serious on the Faith Debate. And with good reason. There are lots of serious things happening in the world. But as the calendar headed into the holiday season it was temporarily time to shift gears and get folks into the spirit of Advent...

The Path Leading an SBC Church to Decide to Stay and Fight Faith Debate: November 15th, 2020 News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Here's a quote: . "The Southern Baptist Convention is tanking rapidly. President J. D. Greear has asked for forgiveness from the LGBT community for 'discrimination, injustice and abuse.' Are you kidding? What abuse? What injustice? What discrimination? Are Chris...

Fork in the Path Facing the SBC and Its Local Congregations Faith Debate: November 8th, 2020 News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Woke Church. Critical Race Theory. Intersectionality. White Privilege. Black Lives Matter. White Fragility. Ethnic Gnosticism. Neo-Marxist Black Liberation Theology. Post Modern Cultural Marxism. Identity Politics. Social Justice Warriors. Systemic Racism. LGTBQ...

Path that Brought a Congregation to Leave the SBC Faith Debate: November 1st, 2020 News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . There's a movement within the church that's gained influence in recent decades. The movement has increased power in recent years, and it came to a pivot point for the life of Christ's church within the past couple of dozen. . A theological liberalism is appearing to win t...

The Path That Brought One Man to Becoming a Southern Baptist Minister Faith Debate: October 25th, 2020 News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Pastor James L. Pittman, Jr. is the lead under shepherd for the congregation of New Hope Community Church in Palatine, Illinois. That's actually Troy Skinner's old stomping grounds, as he grew up in a bunch of towns all around that area of suburban Chi...

There's a Whole New Woke Vocabulary Faith Debate: October 18th, 2020 News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . "Critical Race Theory", "White Privilege", "Systemic Racism", "Social Justice Warrior", "Cultural Marxism", "Intersectionality", and a whole bunch of new terms have been added to the American pop-culture lexicon with the rapid ascendency of the "Black Lives Matter" slogan, organization...

White Privilege Faith Debate: October 11th, 2020 News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Perhaps you've heard about, or even been subjected to, "training" (at work or in school) that tells everyone that "all white people contribute to what many call 'racism'" and that all Caucasians must lament their "white privilege". And even further, all institutions of the Western World are systemically p...

Taking a Stand Against "Critical Theory" Faith Debate: October 4th, 2020 News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The Trump administration said it woud cease and desist from using taxpayer dollars to promote: anti-American training specifically dealing with any form of "critical race theory" or "white privilege", or that says the United States is an inherently evil country, or that any race is...

Theological Controversy Brings Out the Best & the Worst in the Church Faith Debate: September 27th, 2020 News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . If handled correctly, controversy sharpens the understanding of the message of Scripture and its application to the contemporary world, so the church can emerge from a period of theological discussion and debate with a much greater clarity on the...

CRT In the Church Faith Debate: September 20, 2020 News Radio 930 WFMD - Frederick, Maryland . This is the 4th show with the same 3 men on the panel. Each episode has opened with commentary on a video from Phil Vischer (creator of VeggieTales). VeggieTales is fine, however the cartoons don't represent Christ the way that most seem to think. Sadly, neither does Phil. Many trust Phil as a biblical v...

Awakening to the Dangers of the Woke Movement Faith Debate: September 13th, 2020 News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The past two shows opened with comments about a political video produced by Phil Vischer (creator of Veggie Tales). We began there because big worldview ideologies which use big fancy philosophical terms it can seem irrelevant to everyday life, so "out there somewhere". But...

Critical Race Theory and the Church Faith Debate: September 6th, 2020 News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . One can only wonder why such an army of professing Christians have offered up teachings (represented pretty well by Phil Vischer, the creator of Veggie Tales, in a viral video) as something delicious for other Christians to gobble up. . Consider, for example, that the video does not q...

Beginning to Understand the "Woke" Church Faith Debate: August 30th, 2020 News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . If you like to talk to tomatoes, if a squash can make you smile, if you like to waltz with potatoes up and down the produce aisle, then you've probably seen the 17-minute video posted in mid-June 2020 by the creator of Veggie Tales. . Phil Vischer's masterfully crafted presentatio...

Cultural Marxism and the Gospel Program Air Date: Sunday, August 23rd, 2020 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Do Christians have reason to not support the Black Lives Matter foundation and the movement bearing their name? What about defunding the police? How should Bible believers understand the widespread response of rioters? The political response? The church response? In a worl...

Looking to Answer "Race" Questions Biblically Program Air Date: Sunday, August 16th, 2020 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . On social media a self-professing Christian who grew up in the church said to me, "Do I think you or white conservative Christians are less likely to oppose murder? No, absolutely not. However, are you more likely to try to justify the actions of a white poli...

A Christian Conversation About Ethnocentrism Program Air Date: Sunday, August 9th, 2020 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . A secularist remarked that, what he called white Christians, "Have lots of posts about riots, unrest, and damage, but almost none about George Floyd's death or the many victims who preceded him without receiving justice. These posts tell me pretty clearly what'...

Seeing Things in Black and White Program Air Date: Sunday, August 2nd, 2020 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . On Facebook Pastor Troy Skinner had a long exchange with someone holding a progressive (deconstructionist) view of the world. During part of this exchange the Leftist wrote: "I took note of your reference to the 'evil' we witnessed in the killing of George Floyd because so...

Reflections on Black and White Relations Program Air Date: Sunday, July 26th, 2020 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Many black people have said that they have little expectation of being treated fairly by police in any situation. Even worse, lots of them say they have a high expectation of being demeaned, abused, and being treated violently in any encounter with law enforcement....

Injustice Should Make Us Angry Program Air Date: Sunday, July 19th, 2020 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . These words were recently written by a black man, "I'm angry because the stories of injustice that have been passed down for generations seem to be continuing before our very eyes. I'm angry because white people don't get it. I'm angry because black people don't get it, eithe...

"Systemic Racism" Program Air Date: Sunday, July 12th, 2020 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Angry, Fearful, Embarrassed, Sad, Sympathetic, Offended, Confused, Introspective, Hopeless, Hopeful, and Encouraged. . Lack of accountability. Lack of justice. Their deaths matter. Their lives matter. The issue can't be avoided. Someone, somewhere, and somehow needs to do something about...

Getting Real About "Race" Program Air Date: Sunday, July 5th, 2020 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . There are challenges over what are called "race issues" that our society faces every day. Recurringly there are stories in the media that bring the issue front and center. Breonna Taylor killed in her bed. Ahmaud Aubrey killed while he was out jogging. Tamar Rice, a 12-year-old sho...

The Lock Down Tapes #7 Program Air Date: Sunday, June 28th, 2020 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Fear versus faith. Perspective and reality. Church buildings closed. Divide over Romans chapter 13. Quotes for encouragement. Words of challenge. . During the shutdowns spurred on by the coronavirus outbreak, a series of Faith Debate shows were recorded in April. They feature comment...

The Lock Down Tapes #6 Program Air Date: Sunday, June 21st, 2020 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Fear versus faith. Perspective and reality. Church buildings closed. Divide over Romans chapter 13. Quotes for encouragement. Words of challenge. . During the shutdowns spurred on by the coronavirus outbreak, a series of Faith Debate shows were recorded in April. They feature comment...