A Time to Think

We believe that, moved by love and in obedience to his Father, the eternal Son became human: the Word became flesh, fully God and fully human being, one Person in two natures. The man Jesus, the promised Messiah of Israel, was conceived through the miraculous agency of the Holy Spirit, and was born of the virgin Mary. He perfectly obeyed his heavenly Father, lived a sinless life, performed miracul...

We believe that the gospel is the good news of Jesus Christ—God’s very wisdom. Utter folly to the world, even though it is the power of God to those who are being saved, this good news is christological, centering on the cross and resurrection: the gospel is not proclaimed if Christ is not proclaimed, and the authentic Christ has not been proclaimed if his death and resurrection are not central (t...

We believe that from all eternity God determined in grace to save a great multitude of guilty sinners from every tribe and language and people and nation, and to this end foreknew them and chose them.

Chris and Josh discuss the fall: We believe that Adam, made in the image of God, distorted that image and forfeited his original blessedness—for himself and all his progeny—by falling into sin through Satan’s temptation.

Chris and Josh discuss the creation of humanity: we believe that God created human beings, male and female, in his own image.

Chris and Josh cover what we affirm regarding how God communicates outwardly with us.

Chris and Josh start of a new series about the affirmation of our faith, starting with the triune God.

Chris and Josh discuss the current scientific consensus of evolution and how Christians can challenge it.

Chris and Josh tackle the core issue of today, what is man?

Chris and Josh talk about the different viewpoints on the days of creation.

How do we judge what is truly impressive? Often what man sees in outward appearance hides what the Lord is seeing and judging in the heart. On this episode of A Time to Think, Josh and Chris discuss various fallouts in the evangelical church and music industry. They tie together a thread that often what we deem to be impressive can cover over major issues.

Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. This teaching from Jesus declares that the Sabbath day of rest is a day meant not to burden but to bless God's people. So, should Christians take a literal 24 hours each week off from work? Chris and Josh take some time to think.

The church is a witnessing community that operates differently than the rest of the world.

We are unified beings and thus problems arise when we divorce the body and mind.

Content Note: This episode contains mentions of violence and may be inappropriate for some listeners. This is the one we feel the most. How could a good God exist while evil and suffering continue? This problem is not merely intellectual, but is existential driving at the core of our emotions and pains in this world. Chris and Josh seek to show how the existence of evil and suffering presuppose Go...

The Bible and science are often pitted against each other with questions like, "can we trust the Bible or Science?" This question and others make it seem that to trust one is to banish the other. Chris and Josh discuss how scientific study is dependent on Christian truth while showing that scientific investigation is just as interpretive as theological investigation.

Pastor Chis and Pastor Josh break down the presuppositional worldview approach to apologetics.

Without the resurrection, life is hopeless. Pastor Josh and Pastor Chris defend this bold claim then show you how to use evidences for the resurrection of Jesus to defend the Christian worldview.

What is the right way to defend the Christian faith? Chris and Josh describe three basic methods and tip their hands as to which of the three they think is most helpful.

What is apologetics and why should we do it? On A Time to Think, Chris and Josh discuss the what and why behind defending the faith as well as giving warnings for bad motivations during apologetics.

What about all the rest of the questions? On this episode of A Time to Think, Chris and Josh discuss various final thoughts on common objections to trusting the New Testament.

What about other gospels which aren't included in the New Testament? One of the major modern objections to the New Testament is so-called "gospels" which are left out. On this episode of A Time to Think, Chris and Josh discuss the nature of these books and why their content displays that they don't belong.

Pastor Josh and Pastor Chris speak on the relevance of discussing canon issues and how to engage with a culture which prizes rationality.

Often times critical New Testament scholars fail to prioritize the oldest Gospels and letters we possess which witness to the beliefs of the early Christian community. These early witnesses are found in the books we know as the New Testament! Chris and Josh discuss the early confessions and formulas of orthodoxy found in the New Testament and how this relates to canon.

One of the most compelling qualities of the Bible is how it tells one story of salvation over 66 books written by dozens of authors and thousands of years. This is not only cause for the Christian to delight in, but also reason to have confidence in the New Testament. Pastor Chris and Pastor Josh discuss how continuity between the Old Testament and the New Testament is proof of the New Testament&#...