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Gospel-Centered, Too

(Lisa Robinson) As a follow up to my last post in which I described the qualities of a gospel-centered man (which I believe is the quality of gospel-centered people –...

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The Theology Program
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Major Theology App Update Now Live

The Theology App has hit the apple app store with its first major update. Here are some of the new features: * The app is now completely mobile. You have the option to either...

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Christian Life
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Why I Do Not Want a “Good” Man

(Lisa Robinson) I recently just ended a 5 month dating relationship.  I really had high hopes for this one, especially considering that he is a great guy and we still remain...

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Theology Unplugged
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Theology Unplugged: Problem Passages, Part 5 – God Killing Men, Women & Babies? The Canaanite Genocide

[display_podcast] Join Michael Patton, Tim Kimberley and Sam Storms as they discuss God killing not only men, but women and babies in the Canaanite Genocide.

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Calvinism
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How People See Arminians

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Calvinism
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How People See Calvinists

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Apologetics
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Matthew’s Math and His Genealogy of Jesus

The genealogy of Jesus reported by Matthew has some interesting features often overlooked by the casual reader. Learn about some of these in this 3-minute video. MUSINGS 002...

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Apologetics
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Why Arminianism Doesn’t Sell

I made an observation recently that may be completely off base, or it may just betray the reality of the tight Evangelical circles in which I travel most of the time. Either...

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Culture
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A Savior for Adele

I couldn’t get the grin off my face as I watched Adele perform at the 2012 Grammy Award Ceremony. I thought the moment was magical, a great feat of the human spirit. In...

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The New Prophets: Authority, Experience, and the Collapse of Trust
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The New Prophets: Authority, Experience, and the Collapse of Trust

Podcast culture is telling us something—and it’s not just about who people are listening to, but why they trust them.

As voices like Joe Rogan and Shawn Ryan rise, trust in institutions continues to collapse. Government, media, and even scientific authorities are no longer seen as stable sources of truth. But this does not mean truth itself is disappearing. It means confidence in those who interpret and deliver truth is fading.

In this episode, I make a critical distinction: science isn’t collapsing—trust in interpreters of science is. Science is a method. But people don’t live by methods—they live by meaning. And when the messengers lose credibility, people begin looking elsewhere for something to anchor their understanding of reality.

The deeper issue is that we are no longer building complete worldviews. Instead, we are assembling beliefs like a playlist—pulling ideas from wherever they resonate without asking whether they actually fit together. But a real worldview must answer real questions: What is ultimate reality? How do we know anything? Are there real morals? What is our purpose? What happens after death?

When those questions go unanswered, a vacuum is created. And that vacuum never stays empty.

This is where the “new prophets” begin to emerge—not from institutions, but from experience. And in a world that no longer trusts shared authority, experience itself begins to take the throne.

This episode sets the stage for understanding how we got here—and why what replaces truth may be far more dangerous than what we lost.

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  • The New Prophets: Authority, Experience, and the Collapse of Trust 2026-04-08
    The New Prophets: Authority, Experience, and the Collapse of Trust Podcast culture is telling us something—and it’s not just about who people are listening to, but why they trust them. As voices like Joe Rogan and Shawn Ryan rise, trust in institutions continues to collapse. Government, media, and even scientific authorities are no longer seen […]
  • Israel, the Camaro, and the Faithfulness of God 2026-04-08
    Israel, the Camaro, and the Faithfulness of God Can a promise from God mean more than the original hearer understood without meaning less than what God actually said? In this episode of Theology Unplugged, we look at one of the most important questions in biblical interpretation: how should Christians understand Old Testament promises in light […]

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