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The Marketing Failure of the Christ Story

I remember my marketing classes in college. Well, I remember the teacher more than I remember the classes. He would never look us in the eye. It was always just above the eye...

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Apologetics
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Webbed Feet on Dry Land: When Pain Seems Meaningless

I was just diagnosed with “severe degenerative disc disease.” This is a lower back issue. For the last five years, the pain has been tremendous, keeping me from...

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Calvinism
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Theology Unplugged: Invitation to Calvinism – Part 14

Join Michael Patton, Tim Kimberley and Sam Storms as they discuss Calvinism. Summary: During this broadcasts the hosts discuss issues surrounding misconceptions of Calvinism....

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The Theology Program
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Introducing The Theology App!

The app is currently available for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. The Android version is in development with a planned summer release. 60 Hours of Theological Training Now...

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Christian Philosophy
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Chart on Church History

As many of you know, I have been working on this concept for about a decade now. This is the first time that I have taken the opportunity to make a descriptive graphic. Please...

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Bibliology
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Responding to an Objection About Sola Scriptura

Without the infallible declaration of the Church, there would be no way of knowing what books belong in the canon of Scripture. Since there is no inspired canon of Scripture,...

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Christian Life
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When God Goes Dark

I am somewhat envious of people who experience God differently than I do. I hear about all kinds of experiences that are once or twice removed from me and say a silent prayer...

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Christology
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Who Killed Jesus? A Good Friday Meditation (Sam Storms)

Who was responsible for the death of Jesus? Who was responsible for the nails that tore into his flesh and for the crown of thorns that pierced his brow? Who was responsible...

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Calvinism
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Theology Unplugged: Invitation to Calvinism – Part 13

Join Michael Patton, Tim Kimberley and Sam Storms as they discuss the Calvinism. Summary: During this broadcasts the hosts discuss issues surrounding the fifth point of the...

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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 […]
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    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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