The Hitched Apologists

Join us on our final episode of the Fall. Today we are discussing Biblical Inerrancy. This is something close to our hearts as well as our guests heart. The incredible Dr. Richard G. Howe is with us today. Richard G. Howe is a writer as well as a public speaker and debater in churches, conferences, and university campuses on issues concerning Christian apologetics and philosophy. He is Norman L. G...

(This week is a replay of an episode from last season. We thought it fitting for this season again. We have a new episode uploading in a few weeks, thanks for tuning in.) We are joined by Dr. Douglas Groothius to discuss the New Age. As Christians, it’s important to have biblical discernment when we confront those in the New Age. Doug is a professor, philosopher, apologist, and an author of 20 boo...

Tune in today as we are joined by Edgar Loera of Defusing the WMSCOG. We Edgar is an ex-member of this cult and now speaks out against it. We have run into this cult 3 times and one of which we sat at talked for 2-3 hours. Listen in on Edgar's story and what we can do to prepare ourselves for the next time we may run into them. Very good information in this podcast that you do not want to mis...

Should we as Christians be involved in politics? Is it a realm that we should stay out of? Is there a biblical way to operate within the world of politics? See where we stand at coming from a past where our involvement was incorrect in this new fast impacts episode. Join us as we discover this new perspective that we have learned. Thank you for tuning in. God bless. Follow us @thehitchedapologists...

We are joined by Dr. Nace Howell, the author of “Mormonism Impossible: Refuting a Fundamental Mormon Doctrine and Using Apologetics to Reach the Latter-Day Saints.”  In his book, Dr. Howell critiques the doctrine of exaltation within Mormonism. Explaining that many Mormon’s do not know the “why” behind this fundamental concept in their faith. We discuss his book, and ask some common and uncommon q...

Join us on this new episode of our fast impacts series. Where we tackle a claim in 15 minutes or less. This episode we tackle a claim made by Pastor Mark Driscoll that he made over the summer that pertains to his perception of what “church hurt” is. We get into what he got right but more importantly, what he got wrong. Thank you for tuning in! Follow us @thehitchedapologists on Facebook, Instagram...

We are joined by Dr. Steve Collins who is known for finding the biblical site of Sodom, also known as Tall el-Hammam. Dr. Collins is the Executive Dean of Trinity Southwest University and is the Director of Archaeology at Veritas International University.  If you want to support Steve’s ministry or sign up for updates, you can text “DIGSODOM”, one word, to 22828. Follow the instructions and that w...

Welcome to season 4. This season we are examining cults we have ran into, specifically in the New Mexico area. This includes Mormonism, Jehovah Witnesses, World Mission Society Church of God, and more!  This episode we touch on ideas that cults have common including their misconception about the Trinity, God and His attributes, the Bible, and sin.  For more resources on cults you can check out the...

Description from NM Suncast Podcast. “In this episode of New Mexico Suncast, Jim Williams sits down with Don and Damara Andrade—parents, Christian apologists, and creators of A Parent’s Guide to 125+ Explicit Books in Albuquerque Public Schools. Together, they break down their findings on graphic sexual content embedded in K-12 school libraries, the dangers of early exposure, and the growing movem...

“Do humans have an innate tendency to believe in supernatural beings? One theory suggests that religion may be biologically hardwired through a cognitive mechanism called Hyperactive Agency Detection (HAD). This instinct, which evolved to detect predators and threats in the wild, may also explain why people attribute events to gods, spirits, or supernatural forces. However, some researchers argue...

This description was used on the original radio interview. “Don and Damara Andrade have recently released a detail book compilation called “A Parent’s Guide to 125+ Sexually Explicit Books in the Albuquerque Public Schools.” Jodi Hendricks, Executive Director of the New Mexico Family Action Movement joins the conversation to discuss how the information uncovered by the Andrade’s can be used to inf...

Join us on part three of our three part series tackling 11 Bible stories that make some Christian’s questions their faith. It was a recent article written on MSN. On this final episode we discuss the story of Dinah, the plagues of Egypt, the binding of Isaac, and the stoning of Achan. Please make sure to check out our recent guest interviews on our YouTube channel @thehitchedapologists and our web...

Are conservatives really wanting to ban books or is there more to the story? In this episode we had the  privilege speaking with Gary VanRiper. He is a pastor out in New York who has been successful at removing hundreds of sexually explicit books from the public school system. He shares how he did it, the kinds of push back he received, what books are in public schools and how they get there, and...

Join us on part two of our three part series tackling 11 Bible stories that make some Christian’s questions their faith. It was a recent article written on MSN. On this episode we discuss Noah’s flood, Sodom and Gomorrah, Jepthahs vow, and the Levites concubine. Make sure to check out our recent episodes on YouTube channel @thehitchedapologists and our website www.thehitchedapologists.com for more...

We are joined by Douglas Groothius to discuss the New Age. As Christians, it’s important to have biblical discernment when we confront those in the New Age. Doug is a professor, philosopher, apologist, and an author of 20 books including many on the New Age. We highly recommend picking up and reading his books “Unmasking the New Age”, “Confronting the New Age” and “Revealing the New Age Jesus” on...

Join us on part one of our three part series tackling 11 Bible stories that make some Christian’s questions their faith. It was a recent article written on MSN. On this episode we discuss the stories of Job, the Canaanite Conquest, and the story of Tamar. Make sure to check out our recent episodes on YouTube channel @thehitchedapologists and our website www.thehitchedapologists.com for more helpfu...

Join us on this episode as we interview Lindsey Medenwaldt for her new book Bridge-Building Apologetics. She offers great advice in forming bridges and why relationships matter when sharing our Christian convictions. And with Thanksgiving and Christmas around the corner, this episode and book can be a big help to anyone struggling to share their faith with family, friends, and even strangers! The...

In our newest fast impacts episode, we tackle a few of the claims that Charlie Kirk recently was faced with during a debate. This particular debate was aired on Jubilees YouTube channel. The name of the episode is “Can 25 Liberal College Students Outsmart 1 Conservative?”. We are specifically focusing on his exchange with two students in particular by the name of Dean and Parker. These two individ...

On today’s podcast we have a discussion with our special guest, Melanie Beerda. Melanie is a writer and speaker located on the West Coast of Canada. She is also the founder of Rekindled Faith Ministries and host of the Rekindled Faith Podcast. Tune in as we listen to her story and discuss the topic of church hurt. Melanie shares her experience with church hurt and her healing. Words of encourageme...

In this episode Damara speaks of her research project over the summer about Herbert W. Armstrong who founded the Worldwide Church of God (now known as Grace Communion International). We break down Armstrong’s beliefs and how there’s still offshoots of churches who follow his beliefs in one form or another. We dive into his similarities with Jehovah Witnesses and the LDS church.  This is a topic ne...

In this episode, we share the experience we had going to a detransitioners panel and finding our identity in the midst of pain and in the midst of healing from that pain. At this particular event, healing was found from an inward perspective instead of an upward perspective. We give our thoughts of the good things we heard and also the importance of ultimately having our identity in Christ, the On...

We’re back with all new episodes for our third season! This episode we share updates of what has happened with us over the summer and the new additions to our ministry for you all.  Specifically, the launch of our new website www.thehitchedapologists.com. We also tackle  the topic of church community and solid biblical teaching. Finding a balance between the two can be hard. What do we do when we...

This is a re-upload of our very first episode. This is something we’ve wanted to do since first uploading it. Back then we only had a phone and headphones to record. Things have come along since then as has our content and the way which we present content to you all. I have finally had the time to extract the audio from the phone and edit the audio quality and add music to it. If the first time we...

Join us for the last episode of this season as we review and discuss the film “Miracles at the Movies” the newest movie from Mike Signorelli and Greg Locke. This film combined both the “Come out in Jesus Name” and “Domino Revival” movies into one feature. We were not able to see and review Domino Revival last time so this is a great opportunity for us. This time around we have a guest reviewer wit...

Join us for this belated emergency fast impacts episode on the Apoc-eclipse that happened today. We share with you all why we as believers should resist conspiracies. Plus we share details about the next full episode coming up soon and details on the remaining season. Thank you for tuning in.  Follow us @thehitchedapologists on Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, and TikTok  Visit us on our website a...