The Faith Debate

The Lock Down Tapes #5 Program Air Date: Sunday, June 14th, 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 #4 Program Air Date: Sunday, June 7th, 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 comments...

The Lock Down Tapes #3 Program Air Date: Sunday, May 31st, 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 comments...

The Lock Down Tapes #2 Program Air Date: Sunday, May 24th, 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 comments...

The Lock Down Tapes #1 Program Air Date: Sunday, May 17th, 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 comments...

Is the Old Testament About Jesus? Program Air Date: Sunday, May 10th, 2020 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . How does the Bible take the reader from Genesis to Jesus? Is the foreknowledge of the Messiah's arrival something that has always interested you? It has Craig Longcor, and he's hitting up Jonathan Switzer for some basic Christian education. He says that his questions for Jo...

Foundational Questions About the Messiah Program Air Date: Sunday, May 3rd, 2020 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . A month or two earlier Craig Longcor was a guest on the Faith Debate for several weeks as the show talked about the split that's happening in the United Methodist Church and also the opioid crisis faced by the community. The past couple of shows he returned to the gue...

Prophecies Pointing to Christ Program Air Date: Sunday, April 26th, 2020 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Craig Longcor is a Christian who went to eight years of Catholic school. As such, he says he has a foundation of teachings about Christ that many don't. And yet, Craig says he doesn't know all that much about the prophecies pointing to Christ, and he assumes he's not alone. S...

Did the Hebrew Scriptures Anticipate Christ? Program Air Date: Sunday, April 19th, 2020 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . What does the Old Testament say about the coming of Jesus Christ, and how does His coming fulfill these prophecies? These are questions Craig Longcor is asking, and he thinks Jonathan Switzer could possibly have some answers. Craig is a self-described young-in-...

The Darkness of Opioids Program Air Date: Sunday, April 12th, 2020 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . On the panel for this show is a man who's very thoughtful and who brings great questions with an engaging style. Jonathan Switzer came to know Craig Longcor in September of 2019 when they worked shoulder-to-shoulder on the "Go Purple" campaign in Frederick. This show talks about th...

Do Jews Need Jesus? Program Air Date: Sunday, April 5th, 2020 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . There's a man named Craig Longcor who has recently become a Christ follower. He's begun attending a United Methodist Church and, very sweetly, his wife attends with him even though she's Jewish. Well, one of the questions his wife has is why she can't be saved without Jesus. We explore...

Impact of the Homosexuality Debate Upon the Christian Witness Program Air Date: Sunday, March 29th, 2020 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Imagine you're a new believer in Christ and you have a Jewish wife who is willing to attend Church with you, but she has lots of questions. Questions like: "Why are homosexuals so bad?" "Why are some church members saying that they'll grab thei...

The "Same Sex Marriage" Issue from a 30-Thousand Foot View Program Air Date: Sunday, March 22nd, 2020 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . A stumbling block to many regarding the Christian faith has to do with the discourse about homosexuality. In fact, it's a stumbling block for entire denominations these days. Just look at the battle royal over the past couple of years within the U...

Trip Through the Library Program Air Date: Sunday, March 15th, 2020 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Troy Skinner posted 52 book reviews in 2019. This episode of The Faith Debate features the tail end on that list with books 37 through 52. . The panel: Troy Skinner. Faith Debate host. . www.householdoffaithinchrist.com

Book Reviews Program Air Date: Sunday, March 8th, 2020 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . In 2019 Troy Skinner read 52 books in 52 weeks. Last episode, this episode, and next episode the shows feature Troy's reviews of each book. Note: There's a book mentioned within the show that Troy didn't provide the book title of author name. That book is "Motherless Daughters" by Hope Edelman...

Reading List Program Air Date: Sunday, March 1st, 2020 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . In 2019 Troy Skinner posted fifty-two book reviews in fifty-two weeks. Approximately one-third of those reviews are shared on this show. . The panel: Troy Skinner. Faith Debate host. . www.householdoffaithinchrist.com

Radio is the Original Social Media Program Air Date: Sunday, February 23rd, 2020 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . This look back at social media from 2019 includes an open letter to Christians, a story often claimed to be about Einstein, some shade thrown at Punxsutawney Phil, and more! . The panel: Troy Skinner. Faith Debate host. . www.householdoffaithinchrist.com

Social Sharing Program Air Date: Sunday, February 16th, 2020 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . "Unplanned". Muslim Assimilation. Abortion Clinics. Climate Change. Bryce Harper. What do they have in common? They all get talked about in this "Social Media Review" episode of the Faith Debate. . The panel: Troy Skinner. Faith Debate host. . www.householdoffaithinchrist.com

A Walk Down Social Media Lane Program Air Date: Sunday, February 9th, 2020 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Some were funny, some serious. Perhaps others were inane, while others were profound, Troy Skinner has selected what he believes to be "the greatest hits" of his social media feed over the previous year, based upon the feedback received. . The panel: Troy Skinner. Faith Deb...

Snark, Pokes, Sarcasm, and More Program Air Date: Sunday, February 2nd, 2020 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The Methodist controversy over defining marriage, Chick-fil-A upsetting its fan base, hit songs, quotes form sermons, and more. Relive the action for the past year of social media as Troy Skinner shares his Facebook memories. . The panel: Troy Skinner. Faith Debate host....

Where Does a Small Church Go from Here? Program Air Date: Sunday, January 26th, 2020 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Living Faith Ministries was a very small church, with about a-dozen-and-a-half people involved. The typical Sunday worship service had approximately twelve people in attendance. So, if just one or two married couples missed the worship service on any particular Su...

The Process and Purpose of Hiring a Pastor Program Air Date: Sunday, January 19th, 2020 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . When a pastor was sought for Living Faith Ministries in Hagerstown, the congregation undertook a somewhat unconventional path forward. What was the hiring process and motivational purpose of the church when bringing on board a man to be under shepherd for this...

What is Church? Program Air Date: Sunday, January 12th, 2020 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . There's a church in Hagerstown called Living Faith Ministries that existed for two years without a pastor. How did that work? What were the words of caution they heard from others? . The panel: Troy Skinner. Host, The Faith Debate. Jonathan Switzer. Founder, Crossed Bridges. Roland &...

Starting a Church Without a Pastor Program Air Date: Sunday, January 5th, 2020 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Lots of people leave a church. Some leave forever. Others leave for another church. Some then leave these other churches and bounce from church to church hoping to find an ill-defined feeling of "home". If unsuccessful and frustrated, then what? Start your own church, e...

The Positives and Negatives of House Churches Program Air Date: Sunday, December 29th, 2019 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . With a seemingly increased number of American Christians choosing to attend house churches (as opposed to attending big traditional churches), what are the consequences of their choice? In other words, by being involved with a house church, what do they gai...