Theology on Air

Brian Woods and Particle Physicist Dr. Michael G Strauss (www.michaelgstrauss.com) look at the Big Bang and ask whether it points to a Creator...or not.

This month's ATB looks at Texas' controversial abortion law, another study suggesting a lack of Christian basics among Christians, and whether Christians can get behind vaccine mandate religious exemptions. Thanks to Chris Waks and Joseph Yoo for joining the usual crew of Sarah and Evan. 

Cold Case detective J. Warner Wallace looks at the evidence for Christianity on this week's Theology on Air. Check out coldcasechristianity.com and houstontot.com to learn more.

Taylor Neill and the Faithiest Athiest (Richard Suttles) discuss human nature, morality, and a little bit of counterterrorism. 

Ted Wright joins us to take a second look at the Kings in the Bible. It turns out, there were a lot of them, too many good and important stories to cover in one episode. To learn more about Ted and his work at Epic Archaeology, go here . 

This live event was held Tuesday, August 10 at Saint Arnold's Brewery. We look at the question of why some are leaving the church. Taylor Neill and Colin Bagby begin with a look at the most common reasons people offer and then the panel weighs in with more thoughts. 

Has science made God obsolete?  Can you believe in creation while also believing the big bang theory, or that the universe is very old?  Where does scientific discovery stop and faith begin, or …are they mutually exclusive?  Have Christians just fallen prey to the “god of the gaps” fallacy?  And…What about aliens and deep space and UFO’s? 

Why do people walk away from faith and religion? What issues and ideas have so many reconsidering Christianity or at least an American Evangelical slice of Christianity? What are the reasons people are deconstructing, and what does it actually look like to be an Exvangelical? ToA talks with "Redrawing the Bath" podcast host, Chris Harman.

With so much recent talk about prominent Evangelicals walking away from faith, terms like “deconstruction” and “Exvangelical” have become par for the Christian course. But, what does it mean to deconstruct, and is this something new, or has it been happening all along? Is it a good thing? What makes deconstruction different from doubt, and after taking apart the building blocks of your faith, how...

Part 1 of our series leading up to our "Exvangelical" live event, Grant Wacker talks to ToA about the history, culture, and distinctions of American Evangelicalism and why so many are walking away.

Two authors join Theology on Air to look at social justice and biblical justice. Where is there overlap? Where do they part company? Of course, much depends on what you mean by all of those words! Enjoy this timely and relevant conversation on today's Theology on Air. 

Ted Wright of Epic Archaeology joins us to look at kings in the Old Testament. We look at both foundational questions of why Israel wanted a king and some of the more notable stories in the books of 1 and 2 Samuel and 1 and 2 Kings. 

Meredith, Evan, and Oscar look at the headlines for this month's installment of ATB. 

Are you afraid of death? How does our mortality or immortality affect the way we live? To what lengths will humanity go to prolong life by freezing ourselves, uploading our minds, building a lasting legacy, or simply distracting ourselves from the inevitable truth that we will all die? We talk about that and more with Clay Jones on today’s Theology on Air.

A Methodist (Colin Bagby) and a Presbyterian (Ryan Dougan) join us to take a look at the classic questions regarding free will and predestination. Does God have exhaustive knowledge of everything? Are some saved or damned before they are ever born? What role does our free will play into our salvation?  **Note - apologies for the strange audio effect that happens from 0:55 until 2:20.  

Sarah and Evan walk through the book of Judges, hitting the highlights and considering modern relevance. 

Dr. Jordan Cooper of Just and Sinner joins us to a look at Lutheran distinctives. While this was recorded for another project I (Evan) am working on, we thought the TOA audience would also find it interesting. While, of course, many of our listeners are not Lutheran, you can think about your own tradition's teachings on issues like the sacraments, Tradition, and more. Learn more about Jordan here...

Sarah and Andrew respond to a Richard Rohr video that discusses contemplative prayer. What does Rohr mean when he uses that phrase? Is this a practice that Christians should explore? Or is something like the Lord's Prayer sufficient? 

How should you talk to someone who is grieving? What are the right and wrong things to say to someone who has just gone through trauama? Does our worldview help us to respond to sad people or does it make us more annoying? Sarah and her sister Laura take on that topic on today's Theology on Air. 

What happens to non-believers when they die? Is hell a real place? And if so, how could a good and loving God send people there? Are there other options for those who don't trust Jesus? What is universalism and can Christians get behind that? If Jesus is the only way to peace with God, what should happen to them? Will there be one last chance for reconciliation when we die? We talk about that and...

Who is Joshua and what are the major stories in that book of the Bible? What are we to do with the harsh violence in the Bible? What do those stories say about God? Dr. Adam Harger of Houston Baptist University joins us to look at the book of Joshua and violence in the Bible on today’s Theology on Air. 

People use the phrase "racial reconciliation" all the time. But what does it mean? How does the gospel affect what we think about race? Does the culturally popular view of thinking about people as oppressed and oppressor really work to bring people together, or does it sew seeds of division?  What does our theology tell us about how God views people and how we ought to treat one another? We t...

We'll be looking at science and religion, apologetics, and belief in a Postmodern age.

Broun, Scott, and Evan look at this month's headlines, including excommunicating Biden, casual sex being ok'd by Christians, the God-fearing and godless divide, and abortion being banned in a major city. Broun does outreach at Rice University with Reformed University Fellowship, Scott is a Middle School Outreach at Memorial Drive Presbyterian, and Evan is the pastor of First Lutheran. 

Speaking in tongues, miracles, healing, people being slain in the spirit. Is any of that for real? Is some of it real, and some of it just people getting caught up in emotion? What is the role of the Holy Spirit in the church and in our lives? That mysterious 3rd person of the Trinity that doesn’t seem to get talked about as much… What are the “gifts” of the spirit, and do all of them still happen...