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First Things Blogcast #6: Warnings to Apologists

First Things is brought to you live on Connection Gate Join us as we discuss five related mistakes that we can make when we are defending the faith. We are joined toward the...

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Through Theology in a Year: Introduction to Theology, Session 5

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Friday Night Odds and Ends, July 27

Plugs and prayers: Check out the Conservative Reformed Mafia. Looks like a promising new blog. Bob Pratico, a friend of the ministry and elder at Sojourn Church, will be...

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Defining Inerrancy #4

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Friday’s are for Historical Renewal!

Provided by   D.A. LaGue [display_podcast] On August 7th, 1768, a ship from Glasgow, Scotland sailed up the Delaware River bound for Philadelphia. On board was a 46 year old...

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First Things Blogcast #5: Catholics vs. Evangelicals on Justification

First Things is brought to you live on Connection Gate Join us today as week seek to understand why Paul and James seem to be at odds concerning justification.

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Dan Wallace - Contra Mundane
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Constructing a Credo: Will Dominoes Do the Trick?

All Christians have a credo. That is, all Christians believe something. Some think theology is bad, without realizing that that position is a theological statement. Others...

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First Things Blogcast #4: Catholics vs. Evangelicals on Justification

First Things is brought to you live on Connection Gate Join us as we talk about the recent discussions concerning Roman Catholic and Evangelical relations. Here we will...

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Become an Official Reclaiming the Mind Rep in Your Church

We need your help! As you know online and onsite classes are beginning September 9, 10, 11. We need you to be the official Reclaiming the Mind Representative at your church....

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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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