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What Happens When a Christian Apologist Sits Down with Two Scientologists? Oct 22, 2026

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What Scholars Found in Early Qur’an Manuscripts May Surprise You Oct 16, 2026

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The 9 Blind Leaps of Atheism (Thaddeus Williams) Oct 13, 2026

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The Case for Sola Scriptura You Probably Haven't Heard (Michael Kruger) Oct 10, 2026

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Can we actually get back to what the apostles wrote? That question sits underneath every other question about the New Testament. Before you ask whether the story is true, you have to ask whether you have the story at all. Dr. Michael Kruger came to Biola to walk me through it. His own interest started in a crisis, sitting at nineteen in an intro to New Testament class at UNC Chapel Hill taught by a young Bart Ehrman.

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The Approach That’s Leading Muslims to Christ Oct 10, 2026

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Belle Liu is 21, she stepped into full-time ministry this year, and she has two mission statements: raise a biblically literate generation, and make Muslims Christian. I first heard about her this summer then Scottie asked if I knew her. What struck both of us watching her street conversations wasn’t the arguments, it was that you can tell she actually loves the person in front of her. Her testimony is remarkable and she tells it herself here.

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Prisoners Ask Me About God, Suffering, and Forgiveness Oct 06, 2026

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I was recently given the opportunity to check out a Prison in Texas with the help of Prison Fellowship. We had them ask me some great questions some of which really surprised me. On Tuesday, we'll be releasing the full tour and you don't want to miss it. Be a part Prison Fellowship’s mission to encounter Jesus with those impacted by incarceration.

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We Have Early New Testament Manscripts...Here's What They Reveal Oct 06, 2026

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What the Bible REALLY Says about Animals in Heaven Oct 06, 2026

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Will our pets be in heaven? Do animals have souls? Will there be hunting, fishing, and meat eating on the new earth? Might some animals talk? Randy Alcorn wrote the book that shaped how a lot of us picture the afterlife, and he says the question people ask him most isn't about streets of gold or what our resurrection bodies will be like. It's about animals. His new book is All God's Creatures: What the Bible Says About Animals, Heaven, and the New Earth, and he came down to Talbot to talk it through with me.

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0:00 Intro 1:08 Why he wrote a book about animals 2:25 What do you mean by "heaven"? 5:55 Isaiah 11 and animals at peace 7:42 Christoplatonism and a misconception of the afterlife 12:30 Does God care about animals? 16:44 Animals in the life of Jesus 18:31 The longest monologue in the Bible 23:11 Do animals have souls? 28:10 Romans 8 and a groaning creation 29:43 Restoration of all things 31:17 Will our pets be on the new earth? 37:40 Might animals talk? 41:43 Oceans and sea creatures 48:52 Why does God allow animals to suffer? 50:51 Hunting, fishing, and meat eating 54:30 What surprised him most

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What Frank Turek Has Learned in 3 Decades of Ministry Oct 02, 2026

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In this conversation with Sean and Scottie McDowell, Frank walks through his own path to faith, including the Sunday morning in 1985 when a pastor answered his exact objection minutes after he slipped into the back of a church. He explains why he finds the evidence for God more compelling than the evidence for the resurrection, why embarrassing testimony persuades him more than manuscript counts, and how he'd answer someone who calls Christians hypocrites.

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