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What Happened to the Emerging Church?

New Post a New Site…Please redirect your RSS Feed http://credohouse.org/blog/what-happened-to-the-emerging-church  

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Current Issues in Theology
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What Do You Think Happened to the Emerging Church?

It has been years sense I have seen a book or a blog on the Emerging Church. Last week, I asked a large group of people at the Credo House both young and old, “Who has...

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Credo Links on Gay Marriage

1. Everything Has Changed, Nothing Has Changed by Albert Mohler “In a very real sense, everything has now changed. The highest court of the land has redefined marriage....

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Can Gays Be Saved?

A new blog post at the new blog: Can Gays Be Saved? http://credohouse.org/blog/can-gays-be-saved  

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Ethics and Morality
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Is There Such A Thing As A Gay Christian?

I have been asked this quite a few times over the years and the issue was brought up again recently due to the Supreme Court ruling on Friday. Can gays be Christians? Or,...

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6 Reasons Christians Should Not Be Too Alarmed About Gay Marriage

New Blog at New Site! http://credohouse.org/blog/6-reasons-christians-should-not-to-be-too-alarmed-about-gay-marriage

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Homosexuality
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Gay Marriage: 6 Reasons Christians Should Not Be Too Alarmed

By now, all are aware that the Supreme Court voted Friday in favor of same-sex marriage. In a 5-4 ruling, the decision placed the United States among the 19 countries that...

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History and Geography of Human Genes Luigi Luca Cavalli Sforza Map Genetic
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Race Relations in the Church (as in Heaven)

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In Search of True Evangelicalism

While it is hard to define the word "evangelical," there are characteristics of evangelicalism that can be understood so that we can communicate who we are. Evangelicals are...

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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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