Theology on Air

Father Frank Vera of Holy Cross Chapel in downtown Houston joins Sarah and Evan to look at some of the FAQ concerning Roman Catholicism. Why do we pray to saints? Is there a treasury of merit? What is transubstantiation? Is the priesthood a biblical office? Many thanks to Father Vera for giving of his time.

Sarah, Evan, and Scotty take a look at the most current news from the Christian worldview. We look at two stories about how unhappy Americans are (especially Gen Z), the threat to freedom of speech, the closing of a Bible museum, and a major white pill regarding pornography in Texas.

Is the Bible reliable? True? Trustworthy? Are the 'red-letter' words more important than the rest? Does it ever get it wrong? Have you ever read something weird in the Bible and questioned whether maybe that author "got it wrong?" Are Paul's words just as important as Jesus' words? Can we trust the Bibles we have today? Are we still bound by the rules and teachings from t...

There's a lot in the book of Revelation that is confusing, perplexing, even scary. But if you want to understand the basics of the various "end times" schools of thought, this is the podcast episode for you. Sarah talks with a Pre-Millennialist, and Amillennialist, and a Post-Millennialist to look at their different readings of Revelation and how they came to their conclusions.

Bill Scott joins Sarah and Evan to talk about his story of doing mission work and how learning apologetics is helpful in that venture.

Austin and Ken join Evan to look at four news stories this week: the strange story of the soldier committing suicide for the cause of Palestine, a bill in Indiana that forces intellectual diversity at universities, whether rights come from God or not, and the Alabama Supreme Court saying IVF babies are indeed human children.

Dr. Austin Freeman, the hippest professor this side of the Mississippi, joins us to talk about demons. What are they? Is Satan their boss? Why do we ignore them in the West? And what horror movies get it right? Learn more about HCU's Apologetics program here: https://www.facebook.com/hcuapologetics/.

An interesting Mini-TBTP took place recently where two Protestants, Jerry Walls and Juan Carlos Martinez, looked at the issue of Purgatory. Usually considered a major divide between Catholics and Protestants, Dr. Walls defends it as a Protestant. This event was held at First Lutheran prior to a more formal debate on the same topic between James White and Trent Horn.

On this episode, we look at the controversial "He Gets Us" Super Bowl ad, non-Christian "churches," and Dave Grohl's BBQ for the homeless. Thanks to Scotty Swingler and Mace Perez for joining Sarah and Evan!

Pastors Drew Knowles and Andy Gray of Oak Forest Church join Sarah and Evan to talk all things liturgy. What is it? Is it just the old customs of dead religion? Or does it have a particularly important place in the modern world?

When should you stick it out in a church? And when is it time to go? We ask those basic, but surprisingly complex - questions with Pastor Joel Davis of Bayou City Fellowship .

Sarah and Evan are joined by Austin Freeman and Ken Cowan to talk about the latest headlines, including the immigration crisis on Texas' border, Kamala Harris' abortion tour, and two AI stories. Parents, in case you listen to this in front of your children, from about 51 minutes to 1 hour 7 minutes, we talk about the rise of AI sexbots and pornography. You might want to skip by that. It&#3...

Theology by the Pint ventured down for our first-ever event in Sugar Land. We looked at the question, "Is Social Justice Biblical Justice?" How does the Bible speak to the current issues of the day? What aspects of the Bible do we look to? Is it all just a matter of interpretation?

Alisa Childers and Tim Barnett join us to discuss their new book, The Deconstruction of Christianity. Is deconstruction something of a fad or a real threat to Christianity? Is it just maturing in the faith or is it tearing it down with nothing else to put in its place? We talk about all of that and much more.

We look at Lil Nas X's "comeback," "Wife" and "Husband" as offensive language, Mark Zuckerberg's doomsday bunker, and whether Christian schools should be involved in athletics. Thanks to new voice Skyler Womack for participating!

Well-known apologist Greg Koukl joins Sarah and Evan to talk about the kinds of real faith conversations we can and need to have. Author of "Tactics" and president of Stand to Reason (https://www.str.org/), Greg brings a wealth of experience to the table. You won't want to miss his insights!

Given the headlines these past few months, we thought it would be wise to revisit the core theological tenants of Islam. We're joined by budding apologist Bill Scott who has studied Islam extensively.

WPR favorites Juan Carlos Martinez and Mace Perez join Evan to take a look at some very interesting headlines and our attempts to analyze them through a Christian worldview. We look at a recent proposal by the Biden Administration which would effectively make it impossible for Christians to foster children, a trend of young women converting to Islam, Hulk Hogan getting baptized, the Catholic Churc...

Theology by the Pint looks at women in ministry at our December, 2023 live event. Can women be pastors? Should they be pastors? What texts speak to the limits of women in ministry? Dr. Lynn Cohick and Chaplain Natasha Young join us for this interesting debate.

Following an interesting conversation between Juan Carlos Martinez (former Catholic now Presbyterian) and James Prather (former Presbyterian now Catholic), we realized so much more ground needed to be covered. Not to worry! James brought in Michael Gormley of Lay Evangelist and Evan did a little more than just host on this third episode of this dialogue. This time, we narrowed the scope to just th...

Wow, we crammed a lot in in just over an hour. This is a spicy one with a fair amount of disagreement. See who you agree with! We look at a bizarre article in Cosmopolitan magazine, resurrecting Jimmy Stewart for some AI holiday reading, how to talk about "Whiteness," and shocking Congressional testimony about genocide.

Following an interesting conversation between Juan Carlos Martinez (former Catholic now Presbyterian) and James Prather (former Presbyterian now Catholic), we realized so much more ground needed to be covered. Not to worry! James brought in Michael Gormley of Lay Evangelist and Evan did a little more than just host on a sequel episode. This time, we narrowed the scope to just the question of autho...

Amy Orr-Ewing, scholar and apologist, joins Sarah and Evan to talk about Mary, the Mother of Jesus. Thinking that honoring her would be "too Catholic," have Protestants given short shrift to Mary? Is it time to look at her not as just a passive vessel, but a powerful voice for justice?

Sarah, Evan, Mace, and James look at Catholic Leftism (?), the popularity of Osama bin Laden, Homeschooling, and the loss of literacy in America.

Pastor Meredith Mills joins Sarah and Evan to talk about food and its many explicit and implicit connections to faith. From its use in hospitality to our need to be connected to the earth, good stewardship of real food is something Christians should start to incorporate into their faith walk. We look at some controversial topics as well, like the food industrial complex and whether we should rethi...