Truth Changes Everything

What values did the founding fathers have in mind when helping to form our nation? How can we protect those values?  David Rubin speaks with Dr. Jeff at the National Religious Broadcaster's event about the current political landscape in America. He identifies the dangers of radical ideologies to democratic states. David is the founder and president of Shiloh Israel Children's Fund (SICF) – dedicat...

What is the importance of bodily autonomy when a woman is carrying a child? Is there hope and healing for women who have regrets about having an abortion? What does it mean that Colorado is now an 'abortion destination state'?  Robyn Chambers talks with Dr. Jeff about the current landscape of the abortion debate and the hope and healing offered to women. Robyn is the vice president of Advocacy for...

How, as followers of Jesus, can we be  in the culture but not  of the culture? We know that our allegiance is to King Jesus, however, this does not mean we should ignore the culture around us. We are to live as sons and daughters of God's light (Ephesians 5:8) in a world filled with darkness.  But how do we properly discern how and when to engage with cultural movies, stories, songs, or topics? Li...

Do you want to inform those around you about the value of a biblical worldview over and against counterfeit ideas? Then this is the episode for you! This special show features Dr. Jeff Myers, president of Summit Ministries, John Cooper, who is the lead singer of the band Skillet, and Lucas Miles, a best-selling author and pastor. This panel took place at the Turning Point USA Pastor's Summit event...

 Anxiety and depression are rampant in our culture today, particularly among the rising generation. But while life can be hard, it's critical not to think of things that are difficult as necessarily being bad. That's just some of the wisdom author and mommy blogger Abbie Halberstadt shares with Dr. Jeff Myers, unpacking the truths from her book, Hard Is Not the Same Thing as Bad. Halberstadt, a ho...

Do you feel confused or undecided when hearing talk about AI, ChatGPT, and other technological advances? What is perhaps alarming to some is that these technologies are already here and being used widely. The question is how if at all, Christians should use these tools to advance the Kingdom of God. Chase Cappo of Bible Chat shares hisinsight on what this could look like Listen to every episode of...

Do you feel overwhelmed as a parent, teacher, or pastor of the rising generation? In our increasingly post-Christian culture, raising kids can be challenging, and equipping them with a biblical worldview can feel daunting. Listen in to the conversation between Dr. Jeff Myers and Ginger Hubbard as they discuss the importance of raising our children with God's truth. Ginger has written several books...

Are we prepared to speak to and connect with the rising generations about the good news of Jesus? If we want young Christians to contend for the faith that was entrusted to the Church, we must equip them in ways that resonate with them. Best-selling author and a Summit favorite, Dr. Sean McDowell, shares some insight and encouragement on what it looks like to winsomely share the transformational g...

God intends the humanity in each of us to be deeply experienced, lavishly enjoyed, and exuberantly celebrated. In fact this is what the gospel is all about.   Yes, the gospel. Contrary to conventional thinking — inside and outside the church — following Jesus is not about denying our humanness but embracing it. Rather than acting more spiritual or being more religious, we're called and enabled to...

Are you confused and overwhelmed about the wars and conflicts in Palestine, Israel, and the Near East? Robert Nicholson is the President and Executive Director of The Philos Project and shares some needed context and history of the pivotal area. This is a land rich in biblical history and Christians would do well to have some awareness of what is happening in this significant region. Listen to eve...

We all want to know what awaits us on the other side of death, but is there actual evidence for life after death? Lee Strobel, a former atheist and now bestselling author, talks about the case for Heaven in his latest research. Jesus, as the one who conquered death, offers life eternal to his followers. Strobel shares some of the evidence for this everlasting existence and what life will look like...

Author Natasha Crain knows a biblical worldview is a rarity in the U.S. today—with just 6 percent of Americans possessing what qualifies as such a framework for living. She exhorts that remnant in her book Faithfully Different  to boldly stand for what the Scriptures proclaim as truth. A good place to start, she says, is by combatting the four lies that feelings are the ultimate guide, happiness i...

Theologian, analytic philosopher, apologist and author Paul Copan answers the questions about God's character that Christians often get from nonbelievers looking to paint God as violent, misogynistic and racist. The author of Is God a Vindictive Bully? explains in this wide-ranging conversation with Dr. Jeff Myers that to get the full insight into God's goodness requires us to read Scripture in th...

Christians and Christianity are treated almost universally unfairly in discussions of American history in secular universities, Dr. Mark David Hall explains in this discussion of his new book,  Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land: How Christianity Has Advanced Freedom and Equality for All Americans . He discusses with Dr. Jeff Myers how since the mid 20 th  century secular leftists have large...

Growing up the 5 th generation heir to Australia's largest media dynasty, Warwick Fairfax had his destiny decided for him. Or so he thought. At age 26 in the late '80s, fresh from Harvard Business School, he launched a takeover to bring the company fully back under family control again -- a bid that failed by 1990 and ended with the business founded by his great-great-grandfather going into receiv...

This week's conversation between Dr. Jeff and Jewish Author Dov Lipman, a native of the U.S. who immigrated to Israel in 2004 and served in the Israeli parliament, was recorded months before the Hamas attack on Israel. But the fortitude and hope that guides Jews today with their country embroiled in war is evident in Lipman's perspective that despite 2,000 years of persecution, Jews remain ever ce...

Greg Koukl—a leader of clear-thinking Christianity—reveals in his latest book, Street Smarts , the fundamental flaws in common, current challenges to Christian beliefs and values and provides step-by-step strategies to question and reveal those shortcomings. Street Smarts offers model questions and sample dialogues to help guide believers in persuasive conversations about hot-button issues. Dr. Je...

This special episode features Dr. Jeff Myers addressing the Western Conservative Summit about how Christians changed the course of history. They did it, he explains, by understanding truth to not be based on logical propositions or mathematical formulas, but by seeing it as a person: Jesus Christ. Noting how many in the rising generation question what's so Christian about being conservative, Myers...

In this episode we're sharing a talk Dr. Jeff gave at the Colson Center National Conference. The conference was an invitation to see God as he has made himself known and to encounter his mighty works. Jeff talks specifically about how Jesus' followers throughout history have helped to restore beauty to the world through music, art, architecture, poetry, and more. Listen to every episode of the Dr....

Libby Emmons' love of artistic pursuits stretches back to childhood, when she and her friends acted out the scripts in their heads. She went on to study the arts, graduating from Sarah Lawrence College and Columbia University and launching a career as a playwright and journalist. But she discovered quickly that identity politics and liberalism's stranglehold on the arts community stifled the credi...

Do you find the topics like gender, sexuality, transgenderism, and identity to be overly complex, confusing, and even too political? Christopher Yuan talks about his newest project which addresses these issues and more, called The Holy Sexuality Project. It's twelve lessons with three videos per lesson, covering the most pressing issues related to sexuality and gender. Find out more about this con...

In this episode Dr. Jeff Myers speaks with Dr. Andrew Newell. He is the Junior Research Fellow in Literature & Theology at Wycliffe Hall and the English Faculty at the University of Oxford. He has researched and taught on topics including theology, poetry, hymnology, museology, and more. Andrew is also the editor of The Buechner Review : an annual publication dedicated to the work of the American...

In this episode Dr. Jeff Myers speaks with Kevin Devries, who runs Grace Explorations, a ministry that helps other ministries reach more men through gospel centered storytelling. Their most recent project, The True Summit, is a 30-Minute Award-Winning Everest Documentary follows 14 men and mountaineer Kevin DeVries on a trek to Everest Base Camp after a cardiac arrest. It was theatrically premiere...

In this episode Dr. Jeff Myers speaks with Ed Pearce at the National Religious Broadcasters. Ed has a long history of supporting entrepreneurial businesses in the city of Dallas as a corporate executive for two separate publicly traded computer software companies, as a partner in a Dallas based venture capital firm, and as an owner of a company providing information management solutions to Energy...

Today's guest is Arlene Pellicane. Arlene is the host of the Happy Home podcast and earned a BA from Biola University and a MA from Regent University. She has written several books, including Screen Kids: 5 Skills Every Child Needs in a Tech-Driven World . Listen to every episode of the Dr. Jeff Show wherever you listen to podcasts. For more from Dr. Jeff on YouTube visit  http://bit.ly/3flbj2j Fo...