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What the Church Can Learn from Alcoholics Anonymous

It is so hard to be real. Not only do we not want people to know who we are, we often don’t know who we are. The old maxim “Know thyself” is not as easy as...

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Apologetics Unplugged: Pluralism

This is a special one-off episode of Apologetics Unplugged. In this episode Clint and I discuss pluralism; how it rose to popularity and how we are to contend with it as...

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Theology Unplugged: Demonology

What are demons? Does the Bible give us enough information to where we can come to a clear understanding? Listen in as Michael, Sam, Tim and I (Carrie) discuss this issue.  

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Jonathan Edwards’ Lantern

We make decisions everyday, from what to wear to what to eat and we have a certain amount of liberty in making those choices. If you can’t tell from those two sentences,...

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Apologetics Unplugged: Best Case Scenario for Atheism, Part 4

Join in as Clint Roberts, Ted Paul and myself provide the counterpoint to our argument put forth in the previous episode; the argument that science has made God obsolete. Join...

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Apologetics Unplugged: Best Case Scenario for Atheism – Part 3

In this episode of Apologetics Unplugged, Clint Roberts and myself are joined by Ted Paul. We give (or try to give) the argument for Atheism that Science has proven God does...

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The Beauty of Christmas

Often times we think on what is true and good and the objective nature of both. However with beauty, we tend to view it subjectively because after all, beauty is in the eye of...

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Convinced Enough

I write this email from Orange County California, where I am spending a little over a month in drug rehab. As many of you know, in the last couple of years I’ve become...

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God as Artist: A Theology of Art

Can we know what makes for good art? Should Christians even worry about such things? Isn’t art a worldly pursuit anyway? Listen in to this special episode of Theology...

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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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    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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