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Are Adam (and Eve) historical people, or mythical figures meant to convey ideas about humanity? People of faith often puzzle over how to reconcile what Genesis says with what they are hearing from various scientific disciplines, feeling forced
Are Adam (and Eve) historical people, or mythical figures meant to convey ideas about humanity? People of faith often puzzle over how to reconcile what Genesis says with what they are hearing from various scientific disciplines, feeling forced
Is it just smart to be concerned about Muslims in America and immigration issues, or have Christians bought into a media narrative that distorts reality and causes us to fear those that we should be welcoming to? In this episode, Mike Bell inte
What does a person of faith do when they face an unimaginable tragedy; the loss of a child? In the case of Pastor Stewart White, the reality of the sudden unexpected death of his adult son confronted him with the most serious of questions: will
Welcome to Sacred Skeptics, a podcast available on the KSL Newsradio app. Jen and Brandon Hatmaker are the latest evangelical thought leaders to catch public condemnation. They join the unhappy club of formerly loved evangelicals, along with R
Pastor Rick Henderson and guest co-host Rob Lambert delves into the fall of Jen and Brandon Hatmaker, the latest evangelical thought leaders to catch public condemnation. They join the unhappy club of formerly loved evangelicals, along with Rac
Jen and Brandon Hatmaker are the latest evangelical thought leaders to catch public condemnation. They join the unhappy club of formerly loved evangelicals, along with Rachel Held Evans and Rob Bell. Mike Frost, the professor, author and Chri
In part two of our video episode, Pastor Rick Henderson welcomes guest co-hosts Becky Bruce and Rob Lambert to talk about the viral hashtag from self-proclaimed Jesus Feminist, Sarah Bessey - #ThingsOnlyChristianWomenHear. The hashtag erupted o
Jesus Feminist Sarah Bessey's hashtag, #ThingsOnlyChristianWomenHear created a twitter firestorm - and it's still catching. After the last episode's discussion about a role for Christian leaders in helping repair bad relationships, Pastor Rick
Jesus Feminist Sarah Bessey's hashtag, #ThingsOnlyChristianWomenHear created a twitter firestorm. Is there a cultural problem or a doctrinal problem in churches that makes religion inherently sexist? Is it both or something altogether different
Part 2 of 2. After posting comments online in response to Samatha Fields's article in Relevant Magazine, a Christian publication, a storm of shame and general insanity erupted. Added to the spotlight is self-proclaimed Jesus Feminist Sarah Bess
After posting comments online in response to Samatha Fields's article in Relevant Magazine, a Christian publication, a storm of shame and general insanity erupted. Added to the spotlight is self-proclaimed Jesus Feminist Sarah Bessey's trending
After posting comments online in response to Samatha Fields's article in Relevant Magazine, a Christian publication, a storm of shame and general insanity erupted. Added to the spotlight is self-proclaimed Jesus Feminist Sarah Bessey's trending
When people of faith teach young women to stay modest and pure, is there a mixed message? In other words, if we are encouraging modesty and purity as a means to avoid the sexualization or objectification of women, are we accidentally sexualizin
A writer for Relevant Magazine, Samantha Field, argues that modern church messages about modesty and purity may, in fact, help sexualize and objectify women, the opposite of the intended effect. Pastors Rick Henderson and Mike Bell discuss in p
Pastors Rick Henderson and Mike Bell begin with the quote of the week, which comes from Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German religious leader and theologian who became a spy and anti-Nazi dissident before his execution by hanging shortly before the en
Writing for Relevant Magazine, Samantha Field claims that Christian teaching on purity and modesty cultivates objectification of women and a rape culture. She claims that's why there is sparse outrage over the realities of sexual harassment. Is
Presumably the secular culture at large expects the marketplace of ideas to be much more civil without those “narrow minded” Christians around, constantly discussing moral black and white, drawing lines in the sand on sexual ethics for instance
The most persuasive people are the ones who make us laugh. Louis C.K.'s new Netflix special has erupted in controversy. His observations spark laughter over "killing babies." Pro-choice advocates like it less than the Pro-life advocates. And
The claim that Jesus rose from the dead is well documented and undeniable. But is that claim credible? Scholars of all stripes agree on 5 bedrock facts. What explanation best accounts for all of those facts? It's not enough to submit a theo
Richard Dawkins claims that Jesus rotted in a grave, like everyone else. And, any claim otherwise is no better attested than a children's fable. But what about all of New Testament scholars who say differently? What about non-Christian histor
You can try to control your children or you can try to influence them, but you can't choose both. What do you when you're afraid that your kids are losing their Christian values or their innocence? Your college age kid announces that he has ado
Someone once said, "When you become a parent you quickly realize that for the rest of your life you’re only as happy as your unhappiest kid." Kids will do something that goes against our values, experiment with something illegal or go through a
Disillusionment. A crisis of faith. Uncertainty. These are common, maybe even healthy experiences in every worldview. Do these feelings and thoughts mean that it's time to abandon beliefs? Should we repress doubts? What is the way forward
What do you do when see yourself playing a shell game? On the outside you still wear the mask of a believer, but on the inside—you know you’re really a doubter. There are many different approaches to common experience. The answers can't be, "
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