Theology on Air

What beliefs are essential to Christianity? What doctrines take us from too far from true belief? On the road from orthodoxy to heresy, where is the turning point? How do we figure out what is too far in any direction? From the simplicity of faith displayed in the thief on the cross to trying to understand the audience and context of Paul's teachings, it can seem like a harrowing task to understan...

What do Mormons believe? When the guys from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints come knocking on your door, do you pretend not to be home? Why? Is Mormonism a false religion? How can Christians engage Mormons in a thoughtful and effective way for the Gospel? What misconceptions do we have about the Mormon Church and what don't we know? We're going to be talking about that and much more...

Haley, Broun, and Evan sit down for our second Around the Blackboard episode. This current events episode of Theology on Air takes a look at some recent comments by Pope Francis on civil unions, whether the Constitution is racist, and incredible changes among Gen Z and Millennials. 

What is progressive theology? Is it another Gospel? Is it a necessary corrective to old-fashioned, traditional Christianity that has said the same thing after all these years? Is what is new bad and what is old good? Or is it just the opposite? We talk about the shortcomings of traditional theology and the benefits of progressive theology with Pastor Andrew Hill on today's Theology on Air.

Several Christians make the case for Team Trump or Team Biden. What are the main issues Christians should consider? Laura Icardi and Sarah Stone host while three guests weigh in on how Christians should vote this year. 

What is "progressive" Christianity? How is it that, as progressive theology finds its way into the Church more and more, that some find it exciting and freeing and some view it as dangerous or another Gospel? With some struggling with doubt and in the process of deconstructing and reconstructing their faith, how should we approach the search for truth? What's at the core of Christianity and what b...

How should we vote? Trump? Biden? Republican? Democrat? Third Party? Maybe just sit at home and cry? How should we approach the upcoming election? Should we take our faith to the polls? How do we get beyond memes, fake news and really do what honors God when everything seems so broken? We're going to be talking about that and much more on today's episode of Theology on Air. With Wendell Champion a...

Amy Newhouse and Angela Bell join us to take a look at the historical plagues, and Bible verses that brought comfort to those in the midst of it. 

Set in front of a 1927-built slate blackboard, Meredith, Sarah, and Evan meet up in the new TOA studio to take a look at current events and timely issues. Should we be concerned that only 2% of Millennials have a Biblical worldview? Does the Church face a crisis of having too few men involved? Did you hear about the 40-year-old mom that joined a Satanic Temple when and because RGB died? And a few...

What are those things that Christianity - or Christians - are NOT? What are those things that are often confused for the essentials of the faith but are actually of secondary importance? How do heaven, politics, and being a good person become more important than following Jesus now and with the proper balance? We talk about eight things Christianity is not with Laurien Hook and Dan Aikins. 

Why would two Americans leave everything to share the Gospel somewhere else? How does sharing the Gospel look different in a Hindu context? Is there a difference between the way the East and the West thinks about faith? We will talk about that and much more with two special guests on today's Theology on Air. 

Curt Kennedy joins us to look at how we make heroes of churchmen and build our knowledge off of their platforms. 

Did the Israelite exodus from Egypt really happen? Were the biblical characters Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Aaron, and certain pharaohs real men of history, or just part of a narrative Christians assume? We are joined by Ted Wright of Epic Archaeology ( https://epicarchaeology.org/ ) to look at a cumulative case for the historicity of the Exodus.  

In case you missed it live, here is the audio from our Tuesday night event. The questions range from social to biblical to moral. Some are timeless and some are contemporary...a little something for everybody! 

Erica Raggett, Founder and Executive Director of A 2nd Cup (www.a2ndcup.com) in The Heights, joins Theology on Air to talk about the serious problem of "modern day slavery", human trafficking. She talks about what we can do to fight it and the variety of ways it exists. 

We recently hosted a show on evolution and not all thought all points-of-view were represented. So we're following up to cover all our bases! Enjoy this discussion that goes even more in-depth on evolution and whether it can answer some of life's biggest questions. 

Why did the Berlin Wall fall? What was life like on the East side? We are joined by a very special guest today, Barbara Elliot. Professor at HBU, founder of The WorkFaith Connection, author of several books, and former correspondent for PBS during the Cold War, Barbara has committed her life to Christian service and shares her experiences here.

This episode follows up on a recent TOT event that asked whether Jesus was a socialist. It reviews some of the claims made that night including a study that indicated socialism provided for the poor better than capitalism. Taylor Neill and Gerhard Stubben, both part of the original event, come together for this very interesting review. 

This is the audio of a recent Theology on Tap, Houston event held over Zoom on the question of whether Jesus was a Socialist. It features pro and con arguments to begin and then a panel discussion. Tomorrow, we're releasing a follow-up conversation that looks at some of the arguments in more detail, so we wanted you to have the full audio first! Gerhard Stubben and Evan McClanahan make the case fo...

Is the Self Care Movement pulling us away from God? What is the help vs. harm in things like the Enneagram or setting personal boundaries? In an age of “Treat Yoself!”, is the Church too individually focused? How should we take care of ourselves while also following and honoring God? Elisabeth White joins Sarah to talk about this and much more. You can read the original post here: https://elisabet...

Does the Bible teach a gender binary? What does a biblical worldview have to say about transgender issues? Should Christians honor trans pronouns? We talk about that and much more with Robert Gagnon and Megan Rohrer. A few episode notes. Yes, we know this is the second time this episode has appeared on the feed. No, we are not just trying to get some extra downloads! For the radio portion of our o...

Are psychics for real? Can you talk to the dead? Are are mediums just experts at a number of carefully planned hoaxes that dupe those who want to believe? What about tarot cards, palm readers and ghosts? What should Christians think about them?  We talk about that and much more with a special guest today on Theology on Air.  James Walker, the president of Watchman Fellowship, is a former...

Should Christians support the death penalty? Are the Old Testament texts that prescribe it still binding? If so, which ones? Or does the New Covenant make the death penalty something Christians should not support? We'll talk about that and much more on today's Theology on Air. With Evan McClanahan and John Medaille. 

Does the Bible teach a gender binary? What does a biblical worldview have to say about transgender issues? Should Christians honor trans pronouns? We talk about that and much more with Robert Gagnon and Megan Rohrer. A few episode notes. This episode is the full, unedited debate, including some technical glitches. We will be publishing a 58-minute version of this conversation on our podcast feed i...

Does God Exist? How do you know? What are the best arguments for and against? We're joined by TOA regular Brian Woods and first-timer Tom Peeler.