The Faith Debate

Where Can Christians Disagree and Still Consider One Another To Be Fellow Believers? Program Air Date: Sunday, December 16th, 2018 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Should views of a coming "rapture" from a great tribulation separate people within the church? How about definitions for understanding the "Millennium"? Or accepting that the gift of tongues is for today, or not? Or de...

Who's "In" and Who's "out" When Counting Followers of Jesus Christ? . To be "in" does there need to be agreement that there is one eternal God Who has created the entire universe? And/or that Jesus was born of a virgin and lived a sinless life; that Jesus is God – and a man who died and rose from the dead; that Heaven and Hell exist; that all people are sinners needing a Savior; that Jesus is the...

Best Strategies for Proclaiming the Gospel Program Air Date: Sunday, December 2nd, 2018 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . This has to do with what's called apologetics and evangelism. The importance of knowing the truth about the Gospel is what, exactly? The reasons why some people never convert to Christianity are what, do we think? What hinders a person from converting? What can...

Men's Ministry (Particularly Jail and Post-Jail Ministry) Program Air Date: Sunday, November 25th, 2018 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The church's response to those who are incarcerated is what? Should be what? What are the spiritual, social, economic, and relational dynamics? How does this play itself out in the prisons themselves? How does it play out in the communities wher...

The Importance of Godly Leadership in Local Churches Program Air Date: Sunday, November 18th, 2018 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . How important, really, are godly leaders in churches? We're not asking about the lead pastor, but about the other leaders. The elders, deacons, board members, committee chairs, and even paid office staff. Is your church careful, thoughtful, and praye...

What is Frederick's Spiritual Climate? Program Air Date: Sunday, November 11th, 2018 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . What is the spiritual climate in Frederick? Local pastors, on several occasions, have said that advancing the Gospel of grace in Frederick County is like "plowing pavement." This is not a common word picture, in any context. Yet, several pastors… separate from and...

Are There Limits on the "Book of Science" and/or the "Book of Special Revelation"? Program Air Date: Sunday, November 4th, 2018 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Is the Book of Science a valid source of truth alongside the Bible as a book of revelation? Post-modernism has practically given up trying to find any truth in science or Scripture. Should Thomism, the philosophy of Thoma...

Is Thomism Good for Christian Truth? Program Air Date: Sunday, October 28th, 2018 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . In response to the Reformation, the Catholic Church heavily endorsed the work of Thomas Aquinas, elevating Thomism to a status second only to the Bible itself, it would seem. Other philosophical systems today disagree with Thomism on many points, but Thomism remains...

Historical Context of Thomism Program Air Date: Sunday, October 21st, 2018 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Thomism is the system of philosophy developed by Thomas Aquinas, a Catholic scholar who harmonized the philosophy of Aristotle with the theology of Christianity. Thus, creating a system of thought that has become one of the most influential in history. . Aquinas' philosophy...

Thomism. What is It? Program Air Date: Sunday, October 14th, 2018 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Is Thomism heady stuff only for theological scholars, or can we all get a grasp of it? Does Thomas Aquinas help us to philosophically prove the existence of God? . Ready to dive in and learn about form and matter, (hylemorphism) form without matter, (Act/Potency) pure act, and the f...

Why Does the Question of Interpretation Matter in the "Real World"? Program Air Date: Sunday, October 7th, 2018 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . This is the fourth and final show with our current esteemed panel. This show will work to cover ground we've missed over the first three weeks, seek to take a deeper dive on particular questions, and provide an opportunity for tying up l...

The Question of Interpretation Across Traditions Program Air Date: Sunday, September 30th, 2018 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Different people can tend to interpret the Bible differently. This raises the questions of how different interpretive groups emerged and whether this is a good or bad thing. Is it unfortunate, or is it full of potential for deeper understanding? This mo...

The Question of Interpretation Across History Program Air Date: Sunday, September 23rd, 2018 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . How do different cultures understand the Scriptures today in our country? For example, African-Americans, Asian-Americans, and Latin-Americans might come at the Bible from differing angles. So, too, Pentecostals, Presbyterians, Post-Modernists. Last show's...

Basics About the Bible Program Air Date: Sunday, September 16th, 2018 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . How have disparate cultures understood the Scriptures historically? For example, Jewish vs. Christian, Alexandria vs. Antioch in the patriarchs, Rome vs. Constantinople, and Rome vs. Protestants. During this show we'll probably need to establish, early on, the basis for acceptin...

A Look Back at September 11, 2001 Program Air Date: Sunday, September 9th, 2018 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Seventeen years before this episode Troy Skinner's family moved to Frederick. During the time of transition, his family was in Maryland while he was in Manhattan. And 9/11 happened. This show looks back at the events of the day through the sounds and voices that bring...

"Who do you pray to? He just saved your son!" Program Air Date: Sunday, September 2nd, 2018 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Everyone has a story. Each story is unique, and yet there are significant commonalities. Recently a nationally syndicated radio show featured the miraculous healing story of Troy's son Tylor. On this episode of The Faith Debate Troy and Jon share their refl...

Is the Earth Flat? Program Air Date: Sunday, August 26th, 2018 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . A recent poll suggests that one out of every seventeen American's believe the Earth to be flat. What was once a fading worldview has been reinvigorated by the arrival of the internet. What are some of the big-picture claims made by Flat-Earthers? What, if anything, does the Bible say i...

What is the Effect of Sin on Human Reason? Program Air Date: Sunday, August 19th, 2018 – 9am News Radio 930 in Frederick, Maryland . How is the human soul affected by sin? Are some parts of the human soul affected more seriously by sin than others? Does the human heart have the freedom to emote without the hindrance of sin? Can the human will act in a way that is not corrupted by sin? Is it even a...

Coming To and Living In Faith Program Air Date: Sunday, August 12th, 2018 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . What's it mean to believe? How does one come to believe? Is it mostly the intellect of the brain? The feelings of the emotional center? The inner voice of the will? What role do these things play in determining one's actions/choices? After conversion what's the remaining imp...

The effect of Sin on the Human Soul (Especially as Related to "Lostness") Program Air Date: Sunday, August 5th, 2018 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . What is the relationship between what's physical and what's spiritual when it comes to our mind, our actions, our "fill-in-the-blank"? Does sin negatively impact one's reason, intellect, heart, emotion, mind, body, spirit, etc.? Can...

How Should a Bible Believer Understand the Make-Up of Mankind? Program Air Date: Sunday, July 29th, 2018 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . This show lays the groundwork for a four-part series by defining our terms. What do we mean by Soul, Heart, Mind, Will? Is it some combination of Heart, Mind, Will that form the human Soul? Pretty deep philosophical question, isn't it? Helping...

The Middle East – Faith and Religion Program Air Date: Sunday, July 22nd, 2018 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Dr. Jerome M. Segal, was running for US Senate in the Democratic Primary against a slate of candidates, including sitting US Senator Ben Cardin. Dr. Segal is a Senior Research Scholar at the Center for International and Strategic Studies, Research Scholar at the Institu...

The Middle East – The Politics Program Air Date: Sunday, July 15th, 2018 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The U.S., the U.K. and the French military responded with force after haunting images of poisoned and dying children surfaced in the aftermath of a chemical weapons attack in Syria. President Donald Trump promised a swift response and followed through with bombings of strateg...

The Middle East – The Theology Program Air Date: Sunday, July 8th, 2018 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . Dr. Jerry Segal, from the University of Maryland, has spent much of his life involved at the highest levels in the Middle East peace process, including being the head of the Washington DC based Jewish Peace Lobby. And his candidacy for the U.S. Senate in Maryland was given the...

The Middle East – The Big Picture Program Air Date: Sunday, July 1st, 2018 – 9am News Radio 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland . The Middle East is on fire. At least it seems that way. It has always seemed that way. Why? What's at the root of the conflicts? What's been tried to bring peace? And what should be tried next? On the panel are two men who share their understanding of the history behind whe...