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“You Can’t Out Give God”: Our Quazi-Evangelical Health-Wealth Gospel

In this deeply personal blog post, we explore the challenging yet enlightening journey of faith and financial struggle. Through a heartfelt narrative, the author shares his...

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Is There Really Not Anything New Under the Sun? A Reflection on the Book of Ecclesiastes

In this exploration of Ecclesiastes, we delve into a unique claim suggesting that the technology of King Solomon's era surpassed our modern advancements, based on a verse...

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Christian Life
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God’s Unpredictable Path

"In the realm of spiritual communication, we often find our words about God taking unexpected paths in the hearts of those who hear them. This journey, akin to traversing...

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Christian Life
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Reserved Power: The Forgotten Virtue of Meekness

In 'Reserved Power: The Forgotten Virtue of Meekness,' we embark on a journey to rediscover meekness, a virtue often misunderstood and overlooked. From the powerful symbolism...

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Eschatology
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What ON EARTH Will Heaven Be Like

It was not until many years later that this burden of guilt and fear was taken off my shoulders. It was not until then that I found out that 'When we get to heaven, we will be...

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Christian Life
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Love Your Enemies (Reflections on Luke 6:27-28)

Last Friday morning, I awoke early (like before the crack of dawn early!) and meditated on a well-known, often-quoted-out-of-context passage of Scripture. I’ve read these...

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Anthropology
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Would Jesus Have Died a Natural Death Had He Not Been Killed?

Dive into an insightful exploration of a profound theological question: Would Christ have faced natural death had He not been crucified? This blog post delves into the...

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Christian Philosophy
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Top 5 Sources of Theology – Countdown

Introduction: The Puzzle of Systematic Theology The following presents a journey through the world of systematic theology. Let me attempt to be your guide, my life has been...

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Hell
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Why I Don’t Believe in Hell . . . Right Now

Introduction: The Voices of Hell As of this moment, I do not believe in Hell. There is not a place called Hell where people are burning, screaming or suffering. I remember...

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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 […]
  • Ontological Argument: The Definitive Explanation 2026-04-02
    Ontological Argument: The Definitive Explanation In this episode, I walk through the ontological argument the way Anselm actually framed it—not the simplified version, but the real thing. God is defined as “that than which nothing greater can be conceived.” Once you understand that definition, the argument starts to press in on you in a way […]

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