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Is God a Moral Monster?

A BRIEF LOOK AT A BOOK EXPLORING THE OLD TESTAMENT’S CANAANITE “GENOCIDE,” “SLAVERY,” POLYGAMY, CONCUBINAGE, PATRIARCHY, KOSHER AND PURITY LAWS, AND HARSH PUNISHMENTS Is God a...

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Anatomy of Belief
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The Anatomy of Belief (4): Complexities of Conviction

A Guide to Examining the Way We Believe So That What We Believe Will be Secure I often tell people that when they are speaking there are a few ways to become more...

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Anatomy of Belief
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The Anatomy of Belief (3): Belief Without Conviction

A Guide to Examining the Way We Believe So That What We Believe Will be Secure I remember being out one night with a friend in Arizona. I was 20-years-old. My friend and I...

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Anatomy of Belief
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The Anatomy of Belief (2): Belief Without Content

A Guide to Examining the Way We Believe So That What We Believe Will be Secure A bit over a decade ago, Evangelical pollster and sociologist George Barna concluded, based on...

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Anatomy of Belief
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The Anatomy of Belief (1)

A Guide to Examining the Way We Believe So That What We Believe Will be Secure The motto here at the Credo House is, “Helping people to believe more accurately and more...

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Lisa Robinson
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Full Gospel Christianity?: A Theology of More II

(by Lisa Robinson) A while ago, I addressed in A Theology of More a mentality that has a continual quest for greater external manifestations that demonstrates that God is...

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Apologetics
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Is Expositional Preaching Really Enough?

I love to preach. Arguably, I love to preach more than I love to teach. Yes, there is a difference. But I am getting ahead of myself . . . I graduated from Dallas Theological...

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Charts
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Complete List of Mega-Churches in America

Again, from Jeff Young, RMM Board Member. I think the “official” definition of a mega-church is any church with over 2000 members. Click here for a complete list

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Mega Churches in America Chart

Here is one of the breakdown of the Mega churches in America. Once again, complements of Jeff Young, RMM board member. Click on image to enlarge

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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 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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