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Do you really believe in hell?

I received a forwarded email today with a short article by David L. Rattigan with the above title. He begins with a bit of humor: So there’s these two churches I heard...

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The Ideal Church

Many images are conjured up in one’s mind when the topic of the ideal church is mentioned. I’m hoping to stretch the canvass and thus broaden the image that one thinks of...

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First Things, First Thing Tomorrow

Yes, I know, it has been nearly three weeks, but tomorrow is the day that we start it all up again. Join us live tomorrow at 11am EST on Connection Gate for First Things...

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New Reclaiming the Mind Blog

No . . . Parchment and Pen is not going anywhere, but we do have a new blog called Euangelion that is dedicated to you, the community of Reclaiming the Mind Ministries....

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The Deity of Christ in Philippians 2

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The Deity of Christ in Mark 14

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The Danger of Inerrancy

Considering the Inerrancy series that we are broadcasting here on the blog from TUP, I thought that I would follow it up with this post. Greg Jones was an evangelical...

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Top Ten Reasons Michael Patton is a Heretic

With all the rioting Michael has incited the past few days, I thought I would let everyone in on the reason behind it all. The method to the madness. It is because Michael...

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Friday Night Odds and Ends, July 13

Plugs/Endorsements/Notables: Check out Michael Spencer’s (the IMonk) lament You have to get this book. Order it now. It seriously may be the best defense for the deity...

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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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