White Horse Inn

We are ending our historical tour with what may be the most famous episodes of White Horse Inn. Our 1992 conversation with the founding pastor of what was the Crystal Cathedral, Robert Schuller. This conversation is full of astounding and surprising moments. CHECK OUT THIS MONTH'S OFFERS: Bible Studies from Sola Media Become a Partner to support the work of White Horse Inn as we apply the riches o...

In this episode from 1996, classic hosts, Michael Horton, Kim Riddlebarger, and Rod Rosenbladt discuss the topic of "pragmatism" in the church. The ultimate question of pragmatism is not, "Is this true, good, or beautiful?," but rather, "Will it work?" On this program, the hosts trace this pragmatic spirit throughout the history of American Christianity.   While pragmatism may look different today...

We are going back to May 1, 1994, where the classic White Horse Inn hosts discussed the ecumenical statement, Evenagelicals and Catholics together. In this episode the hosts are joined by Patrick Madrid, a Roman Catholic author and apologist. Now that Evangelicals and Catholics Together is 30 years old, we hope that this conversation serves as a helpful look into the history and reception of this...

We are going back to February 3rd, 1991 where the classic hosts of White Horse Inn talk about the search for spirituality in the 90s. If you heard our recent conversation with Dr. Horton about his new book on the origins of the "spiritual but not religious," you will hear clear connections and echoes about the trends were we talking about 33 years ago and the things we see today.   So what does it...

"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you" - Matthew 5:10-11. In this episode Michael Horton, Walter Strickla...

"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God." - Matthew 5:9. In this episode, Michael Horton, Bob Hiller, Walter Strickland, and Justin Holcomb discuss how belief in Jesus divides earthly families and relationships, but brings us into communion with a new family.    CHECK OUT THIS MONTH'S OFFERS: Bible Studies from Sola Media Become a Partner to support the work of White Hor...

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." - Matthew 5:8. How can sinners be "pure in heart"? In this episode, Michael Horton, Walter Strickland, Justin Holcomb, and Bob Hiller consider how Christians are refined in the crucible of God's sanctification—shaped through trials, strengthened in their daily struggles with sin, and fully made perfect by God's grace when faith becomes as si...

"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy" - Matthew 5:7. In this episode, Michael Horton, Walter Strickland, Justin Holcomb, and Bob Hiller discuss what it means to be a people who model God in their character, acting as those who are slow to anger, quick to forgive, and who are eager to give mercy.   CHECK OUT THIS MONTH'S OFFERS: Bible Studies from Sola Media Become a Partner to s...

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied." - Matthew 5:6. What does it mean to hunger and thirst for righteousness? Is righteousness about right relationships or justice—is it about one's standing before God? Or does it include all three? Through this beatitude, Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Walter Strickland, and Bob Hiller dive into the various the...

"Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the Earth" - Matthew 5:5. Who are the meek? And what does it mean that they will "inherit" the Earth? Does this mean that it's wrong for Christians to seek prominence? In this episode, Michael Horton, Bob Hiller, Walter Strickland, and Justin Holcomb discuss the many tensions of the Christian life on display in Christ's statement. Together, we'll consid...

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted" - Matthew 5:4. But how? In this episode, Michael Horton, Bob Hiller, Walter Strickland, and Justin Holcomb take a look at Jesus pronouncement of "blessing" to those who mourn—how Christ's kingdom uniquely, and utterly, transforms our grief.    CHECK OUT THIS MONTH'S OFFERS: Praying with Jesus: Getting to the Heart of the Lord's Prayer by Adr...

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven" - Matthew 5:3. What does it mean that the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to the poor in spirit? In the beatitudes, Jesus subverts the wisdom of his our day with the wisdom of his kingdom. Listen in as Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Walter Strickland, and Bob Hiller discuss the first of the beatitudes and how, in God's kingdom, the p...

The story of the Bible is a story of mountains. From the Garden-temple of Eden to Ararat, Horeb, Sinai, and Zion—mountains play an important role in the story of the Bible. Time and time again, God chooses mountains as the place of special communion with his people. In this episode, Michael Horton, Walter Strickland, Bob Hiller, and Justin Holcomb survey the biblical mounts and consider the unique...

Caleb Wait, Sola Media's Director of Content, interviews Michael Horton on his new book, "Shaman and Sage: The Roots of "Spiritual but Not Religious" in Antiquity. Many preachers today appeal to headlines that announce a surge in spirituality as if this news offers the church encouragement. We tend to think of modern secular culture as hostile to spirituality—an atheistic world of soulless materia...

Where does the spirituality of enthusiasm and the New Apostolic Reformation ultimately lead? Hosts Michael Horton, Bob Hiller, Walter Strickland, and Justin Holcomb show how ecstatic shaman-like spirituality wrought in enthusiasm results in an isolated life. While autonomous spiritual practices may free us from the external structures and authorities of religion, the hosts share how the ordinary m...

The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) is one of the fastest growing movements "within or on the periphery of American Christianity." Join Michael Horton, Bob Hiller, Walter Strickland, and Justin Holcomb as they discuss where this contemporary movement came from, what its tenets of dominionism, new apostles, and direct revelation are, why its teachings are so prominent in Contemporary Christian Musi...

Martin Luther once said that, "Adam was the first enthusiast," and by "enthusiast" he doesn't mean someone who is enthusiastic. The philosophy of enthusiasm is "god-within-ism," a belief and tendency to pit internal spirituality versus external texts, institutions, and authorities. In this episode, Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Walter Strickland, and Bob Hiller discuss how this "god-within-ism"...

Watch this conversation at YouTube.com/@WhiteHorse1990 Bob Hiller sits down with Adriel Sanchez to discuss the most famous prayer in history and his new book,  Praying with Jesus: Getting to the Heart of the Lord's Prayer . Adriel is the pastor of North Park Presbyterian Church in San Diego and the host of Sola Media's radio program, Core Christianity.  Pastor Adriel shares how the Lord's Prayer p...

We can't go back to the church environments we grew up with, we can only go forward. So what would a healthy modern reformation and a Great Rechurching look like? Rather than wallowing in pessimism and longing to return to the church of yesteryear, Michael Horton, Bob Hiller, Justin Holcomb, and Walter Strickland discuss how the church today can reform and be marked by orthodoxy, love, and resilie...

If you go to church, do you know why you attend? Do you know why your friends and family have casually just stopped going to church? How can we talk about the necessity of the church in a way that is beautiful and life-giving, but goes beyond personal preference? In this episode, Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Walter Strickland, and Bob Hiller answer these questions and more as they discuss how C...

What happened in American culture and in the church from the 1970s-1990s? What were the conversations and big concerns of that time when White Horse Inn recorded its first episodes? In answering some of these questions, churches can get their bearings as to what trends have impacted those who no longer sit in their pews and what to do about it.   "The early 1990s was an inflection point for Americ...

Justin Holcomb interviews Jim Davis and Michael Graham, authors of The Great Dechurching, to discuss why forty million Americans have stopped attending church in the past 25 years. Many attribute church decline to encroaching secular trends, abuse in the church, or spiritual deconstruction. While all of these trends have spiked in recent years, Davis and Graham, with the help of Ryan Burge, reveal...

On this Easter Sunday, we join Paul at the Areopagus in Acts 17. Hosts Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Walter Strickland, and Bob Hiller dive into Paul's apologetic approach as he speaks to his pagan audience and how on Easter we will, like Paul, be mocked by some for preaching the resurrection of the dead, while others will want to hear more about its hope and promise.    CHECK OUT THIS MONTH'S O...

In Acts 13:16-41, we encounter the newly converted Paul preaching at the synagogue in Antioch. In this episode, Michael Horton, Bob Hiller, Walter Strickland, and Justin Holcomb discuss what happened between Stephen's death and Paul's conversion, and what uniquely transformed Paul from a law-abiding Pharisee to preaching "[freedom] from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Mo...

In Acts 7, we see Stephen's sermon before the Sanhedrin. What did he say that enraged those he was speaking to and how can we model his posture of forgiveness in the face of persecution? Hosts Michael Horton, Walter Strickland, Bob Hiller, and Justin Holcomb trace Stephen's redemptive historical tour de force that ultimately culminates in his martyrdom and ask how we can model our own lives and mi...