All Rise with Abdu Murray

How should Christians handle difficult conversations without turning every disagreement into a debate? Emanuel Lambert, also known as Da' T.R.U.T.H., joins All Rise to talk about his new book, Forgive Me If I Was Rude , and a better way to approach apologetics and evangelism. The conversation covers empathy, boldness, social media, "gotcha" apologetics, asking better questions, and how to defend t...

In this episode of All Rise , Abdu Murray and Derek Caldwell sit down with Joshua Pauling, coauthor of Are We All Cyborgs Now? , to explore a deeper question about technology: are our devices merely tools, or are they actually training us to think, learn, relate, and live in particular ways?   The conversation explores the hidden worldview of technology, the dangers of a frictionless digital life,...

In this episode of  All Rise , Abdu Murray and Derek Caldwell commemorate the 25th anniversary of September 11 with Michael Davis and Karl "KJ" Johnson.   Each guest brings a different perspective: Abdu was a recent convert from Islam at the time, Derek and Michael were atheists, Michael later joined the military because of 9/11, and KJ was already serving when the attacks happened. Together, they...

In this episode of  All Rise , Abdu Murray and Derek Caldwell sit down with Chelsea  Ohlemiller  for a deeply personal conversation about grief, loss, memory, and faith.   Chelsea reflects on what happens after someone you love is gone—when the world keeps moving, but your own world has been permanently changed. Together, they discuss the pain of remembering, the fear of forgetting, and how Christ...

In this episode of  All Rise , Abdu Murray and Derek Caldwell sit down with Jacob Vazquez to discuss his new book,  Sacred or Secular: The Pro-Life Case for Grounding Human Values .   Jacob shares why the pro-life issue is deeply personal for him, how science points to the humanity of the unborn, and why the abortion debate ultimately goes beyond biology into the deeper question of what makes huma...

In this episode of  All Rise , Abdu Murray and Derek Caldwell sit down with Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger to discuss his journey from skepticism back to Christianity.   Larry shares how hard questions, philosophy, fatherhood, and the cumulative case for Christianity led him to faith—and why that same pursuit of truth shaped his original vision for Wikipedia. The conversation also explores what...

In this episode of  All Rise , Abdu Murray and Derek Caldwell respond to Abdu's recent debate with atheist Dan Barker on purpose, meaning, morality, and ultimately whether life's purpose is found or made.   They discuss the debate, examine some of Barker's tactics, and answer several objections Abdu did not have time to fully address during the exchange—including questions about morality, sufferin...

In this debate, Abdu Murray engages atheist Dan Barker on one of life's biggest questions: can there be real purpose without God?   Together they discuss meaning, morality, atheism, Christianity, and whether purpose is something we discover—or something we create for ourselves.   #atheism #christianity #danbarker #abdumurray #purpose #meaningoflife #god #apologetics #christianapologetics #debate  ...

In this episode of  All Rise , Abdu Murray sits down with Bethel McGrew for a wide-ranging conversation about why Jesus continues to haunt the modern imagination.   From Jordan Peterson, Tom Holland, and Bart Ehrman to Michael Jackson, populism, AI, beauty, and the crisis of trust in our institutions, the conversation explores why Christianity keeps reappearing at the center of our cultural questi...

In this episode of  All Rise , Abdu Murray and Derek Caldwell sit down with Dr. Brian Boyd to discuss the urgent ethical questions surrounding artificial intelligence.   AI is developing faster than our laws, institutions, families, and churches can respond. So how should Christians think about a technology that is already reshaping work, creativity, education, childhood, and our understanding of...

In this episode of  All Rise , Abdu Murray and Derek Caldwell sit down with Scott Symington to discuss one of the strangest and most culturally explosive topics of our time: UFOs, aliens, and the growing belief that disclosure could challenge Christianity itself.   Are UFOs evidence of extraterrestrial life? Do aliens undermine the Bible? And what should Christians make of the increasing number of...

In this episode of  All Rise , Abdu Murray and Derek Caldwell sit down with Dr. Carrie Gress to discuss one of the most influential—and controversial—forces in modern culture: feminism.   Drawing from her book  Something Wicked: Why Feminism Can't Be Fused with Christianity , Carrie explores the historical roots of feminism, its vision of men and women, and why she believes its promises have ultim...

In this episode of  All Rise , Abdu Murray takes on a series of challenging questions from students at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.   Can the Bible really be trusted if it's been changed? How do we make sense of different religions like Christianity and Islam? And what about those who never hear the Gospel, or the role of religious experience in knowing what's true?     Learn about Abdu'...

In this episode of  All Rise with Abdu Murray , Abdu takes live questions from students at  Laurentian University in Sudbury, ON, Canada —and nothing is off the table.   From artificial intelligence and transhumanism to suffering, free will, and faith, students wrestle honestly with some of the most challenging questions facing Christianity today. Why does human suffering feel so unfair? Does beli...

In this episode of  All Rise , Abdu Murray and Derek Caldwell sit down with Sabrina Joy Stevens  to explore what happens when the systems designed to combat "disinformation" begin to lose their grip on truth.   As a former insider in the anti-disinformation world, Sabrina shares her journey from activist to critic—and why the narrative she once defended eventually stopped adding up. Along the way,...

In this episode of  All Rise , Abdu Murray and Derek Caldwell respond to viewer questions about miracles and free will.   First, why don't we seem to see miracles today the way we do in the Bible—and is modern skepticism really as rational as it claims? Then we turn to another perennial question: do human beings truly have free will, or are our choices determined?     Learn about Abdu's urgent new...

In this episode of  All Rise , Abdu Murray and Derek Caldwell confront one of the most difficult questions about hell: is it fair?   If we didn't ask to be born—and if we enter a fallen world where sin is inevitable—how can eternal judgment be just? Rather than repeating familiar answers, we examine the tension between biblical texts that seem to support everything from "double predestination" to...

I n this episode of  All Rise , Abdu Murray and Derek Caldwell tackle two deeply personal and often misunderstood questions about the Christian life.   First, what is the true relationship between law and grace—are they opposed to one another, or do they work together in a way many Christians miss? Second, how should we understand negative emotions that make us doubt God's promises—especially when...

In this episode of  All Rise , Abdu Murray and Derek Caldwell respond to one of the most painful and emotionally charged questions we've received from viewers: "Why do people die young?"   This question isn't theoretical. It's asked in hospital rooms, at gravesides, and in the grieving moments after sudden loss. It presses directly on the goodness of God, the reality of suffering, and whether fait...

This special Christmas episode of All Rise with Abdu Murray features a live presentation Abdu delivered at Rochester Christian University. Following the talk, Abdu engages in a live Q&A with students and other attendees that spans a wide range of theological and cultural issues, including perhaps the most polarizing one of all right now: Has Zionism hijacked Christianity? This episode is presented...

In this episode, Abdu Murray and Derek Caldwell address two important questions submitted by viewers—one about the origins of Christian belief, and one about sharing the Christian faith with people from different backgrounds.   1. "Is Jesus just a copy of Zoroaster?"   We examine the popular claim that Christianity borrowed its key ideas from ancient Zoroastrianism. Did concepts like judgment, res...

In this new series, Abdu Murray and Derek Caldwell tackle your toughest—and sometimes bluntest—questions about Christianity, Islam, theology, philosophy, and culture.   In today's episode, we address two big viewer questions:   1. "What does it mean when Christians say evil is a 'negation of the good'? Doesn't that minimize real evil?"   We unpack the classical Christian understanding of evil—not...

In this live university Q&A at Western Michigan University, Abdu Murray engages students in a wide-ranging conversation about belief, doubt, and truth.   From cultural identity and politics to science and the soul, Abdu explores whether faith is a leap or a response to something real. Students press him on everything from the "women be silent" passage to the Trinity, from moral questions to scienc...

In this  live audience Q&A  at  Northend Church , Abdu Murray joins Pastor  Mike  Sherbino  to tackle some of the hardest questions people ask about God, evil, and faith.   From the problem of suffering to the reach of grace, from apathy and doubt to conversations with Muslims and Hindus, this open forum explores what it means to trust God when the world feels broken.   Abdu also shares from his o...

How could an Orthodox Jew become a Christian? Doesn't that mean rejecting the Torah and your own Jewishness?        In this episode of  All Rise , Abdu sits down with  David Shapiro , host of the  Boundless Bible Podcast  and a former Orthodox Jew turned Christian apologist. Together they talk about David's journey from Judaism to Christianity and explore the continuity and discontinuity between t...