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Charismatic Poll – What Are Your Thoughts?

I thought this Parchment and Pen poll was interesting. With over 1000 votes, it serves as a good tool to gauge where people stand. What are your thoughts and observations? It...

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. . . and Other Bad Interpretations
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“If We Are Faithless, He Remains Faithful” . . . and Other Bad Interpretations

2 Timothy 2:13 ” If we are faithless, he remains faithful.” I know that I am not very faithful. I want to be, but I have this problem—an infection, an inclination,...

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The Theology Program
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Reasons to Start Introduction to Theology in Your Small Group: #5 – To Go Deeper

You have talked about it for a long time. Your group needs it. For years, you have done the other stuff. Sure, it was helpful to get your group out of debt, improve their love...

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“Where Two or Three Are Gathered” . . . and Other Bad Interpretations

Matthew 18:20 “For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.” I sat quietly as a young lady led us in prayer. It was hard. I had to bite...

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Theology Unplugged
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Theology Unplugged: Problem Passages 16 – 1 Timothy 2:11 – Can a Woman Teach a Man?

[display_podcast] Join Michael Patton, Tim Kimberley and Sam Storms as they discuss difficult passages in the Bible.

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Prayer
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Where Two or Three Are Gathered in My Name (Bad Interpretations)

I sat quietly as a young lady led us in prayer. It was hard. I had to bite my tongue. Wait . . . I have a confession to make: In the past, I have been hyper-critical of what...

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Nazirite Vow Update #2: What My Wife Thinks of My Vow

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Bibliology
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Surprised by the Deficiency of the Spirit

(Lisa Robinson) In my first semester of seminary, I had to read Surprised by the Voice of God  by Jack Deere to complete a theological method paper for my Intro to Theology...

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Gary Habermas on the Resurrection

From the conference we were at in Tulsa. Had a great time hanging out with Gary and some of the others. Gary is not only a great resurrection scholar, but he has a tremendous...

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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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