There seems to exist an "unspoken" belief from the atheist community that people who believe in God are irrational, unscientific and unintelligent. I think is sort of the opposite. People who don't believe in God have not clearly thought everything through well enough.  The greatest scientists that have lived were believers, like Einstein. The greatest communicators of our time believe in God, like Ben Shapiro. The greatest political communicators of our time believe in God, like Charlie Kirk. In this episode C.S Lewis is discussed. Certainly one of the greatest minds of the 20th Century. He turned from theism to atheism and back to theism. And he perhaps had one of the greatest influences on modern Christian thought. Join in as the author of "the Chronicles of Narnia is discussed". 

What would you do if you had all the power and authority in the universe in your hands? The answer to this question will be determined by the content of your heart. In John 13:1-11 we see that Jesus has everything in His hands. His "ticket" back to his Father had been booked. He came from outside space-time-matter and was now going back. It is the last meal with his disciples. What does he do with his hands? And what does that reveal about his heart? And how does that teach us how to live as His disciples?

Christians know the answer to this question, but they don't always fully understand what it means and how it applies to our lives today? This podcast explores Jesus words with the Pharisees in Matthew 12 to help shed light on this often misunderstood concept. Included in the episode are some examples of atheists who commit this unforgivable sin. In a nutshell, the "unforgivable sin" can only be committed by the worst of the worst pagans. It is not a sin that a believer in Jesus can accidently commit. So rest assured Christians, you are safe! 

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me - Apostle Paul (Gal. 2:20) This episode explores a sermon Jesus preached in the Temple courts on his last Sunday before he crucifixion. Contrary to what the crowd expected from the man who resurrected Lazarus from the dead, Jesus preached that he would die.  What? The author of life would die? And...he called upon his followers to do the same, to die, to give up their lives for others and for the kingdom of God. Jesus was worth more crucified and resurrected than when he lived in flesh. He saved the world. And you and I are therefore also worth more "dead" than alive. 

This past week 41 books, including the Bible were removed from school libraries in the Keller (Texas) district. Some of the other books that were removed are books with the LGBTQ agenda. It seems like some parents called for the removal of the Bible for the same reason that conservative parents requested the removal of the LGBTQ books. The reason was "sexually explicit" material.  Does the Bible contain information that is inappropriate for children? Or is this attack on the Bible a farce attempt to discredit the Christian faith that stands opposed to unnatural sexual relations?

A week before Jesus was crucified he had a meal with a healed leper, a resurrected man, a thief who stole from him, his disciples (including doubting Thomas), and two women. What happened at that meal that made the Apostle John record it for us? This podcast explores the story in John 12:1-8 and extracts some relevant lessons for our time and context. Some themes that emerge: Is food the most important thing the poor needs? What's the greatest potential threat to loyalty to Christ? Should we trust modern day virtue signaling? 

Joe Rogan has become probably the most popular podcaster in the US over the last decade. What makes him so popular is that he is "real". He is reasonable, although rough around the edges. People can resonate with that. One would expect him to be an atheist. He is intelligent, popular, wealthy, influential... All the attributes to be a good atheist, but he isn't. And neither is he a theist? So what does he believe and why? And how does that relate to us and the theism debate?  Tune in to this podcast to have a reasonable look at why people sit on the fence when it comes to matters of faith. 

"Speaking in Tongues" is a common phenomenon in most Pentecostal churches today. Is this the same as Biblical speaking in tongues? And if not, what is it then?  Why do people from other religions and cults also speak in tongues? Do all "saved" people have to speak in tongues? These and more such questions are dealt with in this podcast. 

The great apostle Paul seems to have been the most uncomfortable in the city of Corinth when he was preaching the Gospel there. Corinthian society was base and ungodly. Yet Paul reached many people and even baptized the leader of the synagogue and his family.  How did he manage to reach such a godless place? What was his message? Well, in the first letter to the Corinthians Paul tells us that he only preached "Christ and Him Crucified". How could this message relate to the godless pagans of Corinth? And can this message still carry power for our world today? 

There is a clearly orchestrated attack on our children from an ancient dark force. It is nothing new, it just looks different. At the heart of the attack lies the destruction of the family, the core of society. The world is becoming an increasingly unsafe place for our kids. With the rise of technology the world has unfortunately found easy access into our homes. We cannot hide our kids from the world, or the world from our kids. All we have left to do is to prepare our kids for it. 

Richard Wurmbrand recorded communist torturers saying, "There is no god, ne Hereafter, no punishment for evil. We can do what we wish." This statement reveals the insanity and irrationality of an atheistic worldview. If there is no God, there is no ultimate punishment for evil, or reward for good. It leaves our existence in the pit of unfairness and injustice. It is far more rational and reasonable to believe there will be a reckoning at the end of it all.  Vladimir Putin can do what he wants, but he will pay. And those who suffer unjustly, yes, they will be rewarded for their sacrifices too. And so it will be with each one of us. Let us entrust ourselves to Him who judges justly. 

Critics of the Christian faith and the Bible often point to Scriptures like Genesis 6 to say the Bible contains fairytales and should not be taken seriously. Unfortunately such people have been misinformed by Christians who provide inaccurate interpretations of Genesis 6. This podcasts explores two primary questions: (1) Did angels sleep with humans and produce human/angel hybrid children called the Nephilim? (2) Were the Nephilim massive giants that roamed the Earth? More importantly this podcast asks the "so what?" question of Genesis 6 to help us understand why this obscure passage of Scripture is even in the Bible.

We all believe something. But we don't always think properly about why we believe it. This podcast explores the ancient question of whether we need evidence to believe or not. Sometimes we believe without evidence, and sometimes we need evidence before we believe. If you are a Christian, do you simply believe, or have you come to believe because of evidence? And what would that evidence be? William Lane Craig suggests that there is a difference between knowing your faith and showing your faith. I think we need both, personal belief and reasonable evidence to support our faith.

In this podcast I have a very special guest that discusses with me the biggest problem Christians and Atheists face - Morality. The Christian struggles to understand the difference between grace and works and grapples with guilt. The atheist struggles to come to grips with Christian morality and often rejects Christianity because of its moral code. But both the Christian and atheist misunderstand the heart of the Christian Gospel.  We are saved by grace, not works. Righteousness isn't earned. Righteousness is a result of love and grace. Heaven becomes available not because anybody is good, but simply because HE is good. Chuck Swindoll Summarizes it well: Jesus Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, He was buried, He was raised from the dead according to the Scriptures, He was seen. And Jesus’s death is sufficient to satisfy all of God’s demands against sin. And if you place your faith and trust in Christ you are saved. Not what I have done but what he has done on the cross.

We know Jesus wasn't born on 25 December. We know Jesus never asked us to celebrate his birth. We know that Santa Claus and trees with balls on them have nothing to do with Jesus. Does the whole Christmas thing then come from Paganism, and if so, what should Christians do about it? In this podcast the history of the development of Christmas as we experience it is explored. And it turns out quite interestingly, that the origin of Christmas is not that sinister at all. Santa is not a demon. And doing Christmas is not pagan worship.  Above all aspects this episode deals with, the most interesting is the way the Catholic church actually did something really good that changed the course of the pagan world forever. 

George Carlin has been called one of the most influential comedians of all time. He truly had an ability to mock religion and the idea of faith in God, and audiences loved it. In this podcast we listen to one of his famous performances and provide some feedback on the misunderstandings and claims he makes. At the same time we learn how his own life circumstances contributed to his views on life and religion.

Every atheist provides rational reasons why they don't believe in God. In essence they say, "If I was God I would not run the world like this or that". Therefore, God doesn't exist. Essentially they are upset that God doesn't do things the way they would. But God doesn't have to explain himself to anyone. He is accountable to no one. And His ways are higher, than our ways, and so are His thoughts higher than ours.  He is a Dictator, but the only one that deserves to be one. The creator has first say and last say over His creation. Nothing exists that  He did not make. Therefore He can dictate what goes and what doesn't, regardless of how we feel or whether we agree with Him or not. 

The story of Len Cloete made headlines this week in South Africa. A video  circulated of him disarming a female police officer and another male police officer then shooting him in the head.  What precipitated this event? Aggression. Where would Len have been today if there were no aggression that night? Sigmund Freud suggested that when humans are left without constraint they would be driven by sex and aggression.  Indeed these two drives have caused the most damage to society, to life on earth. How do the three biggest worldviews respond to these drives and which worldview handles it best? 

It shocked the world again when it came to light that the Catholic church, especially in France, has been found guilty of protecting pedophile priests. Just in France more than 216000 cases of child sex abuse has been recorded since 1950. And now the Catholic church has to compensate the victims. But the Catholic church has enough money and assets to get this done. It does make one however ask the question: Is this what the church Jesus built is supposed to look like? Well, no. But the Catholic church is not the church Jesus built. In actual fact, the church we read about in the Bible was totally different than Catholicism.  This podcast describes seven differences between Catholicism and Christianity. One could even say Catholicism is not part of Christianity, but a fringe man-made institution.

Do you look like a Christian on the outside, but aren't one on the inside? Or are you a Christian on the inside, but don't look like one on the outside?  This episode explores the behavior of God's people that God most despises. It led to the destruction through the flood, the burning of Sodom and the Jewish exile to Babylon. And it will ultimately lead to the destruction of humanity as we know it.  Wokeness is on the increase. The global populace is increasingly cheering for the destruction of morality, the normalization of sin, and the dismantling of the family nucleus. Although this is frightening, it is good, it will eliminate coconut Christianity.