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Episode 160: Back to the Lost World of Adam and Eve!

Dr. John Walton returns to the show to continue our prior conversation (#146) about Adam and Eve, based on his new book, “The Lost World of Adam and Eve!”   Listen to the episode | Download to the episode | Find this episode on iTunes

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Episode 159: The Supreme Court, Same-Sex Marriage and More Movies!

Big news! Big news! Skye Jethani actually went to see some movies! Oh yeah – and the Supreme Court made a decision about something or other. Much discussion ensues, this week on the podcast!   Listen to the episode | Download to the episode | Find this episode on iTunes

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Episode 158: The Same-Sex Marriage Debate

What do Franklin Graham, Tony Campolo, Tim Keller and the nation of Ireland have in common? They’ve all taken bold stands on same-sex marriage in the last month. From wholeheartedly embrace to all-out boycott, Phil and the gang talk through wildly varied responses to the same question. Check out this episode!

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Episode 157: Blockbusters and the American Way!

Christian’s back from France! And dinosaurs stomp the box office, leading Phil to speculate about the growing influence of China on Hollywood blockbusters and how Hollywood, once the biggest proponent of “the American Way,” must cater more and more to sensitivities – and censors – of the the world’s fastest growing film market.   Listen to the episode | Download to the episode | Find this episode on iTunes

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Episode 156: Godless in Dixie with Guest Neil Carter

Phil and Skye are joined by Mississippi geometry teacher and atheist blogger Neil Carter (“Godless in Dixie”) to hear his journey from evangelical to atheist and his experience rejecting faith in the heart of the “Christian South.”   Listen to the episode | Download to the episode | Find this episode on iTunes

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Episode 155: Mad Max, Feminism, and Underwear!

Tomorrowland and Mad Max and feminism and gender-neutral underwear. Need we say more??   Listen to the episode | Download to the episode | Find this episode on iTunes

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Episode 154: The Decline of Self-Identifying Christians

Listener feedback on “modesty.” Is Phil a voice of reason? Or just another crabby old white guy pining for the past?? Plus Phil and Skye discuss the decline in self-identifying “Christians” in America. Bad? Good? Indifferent? This week on the podcast!   Listen to the episode | Download to the episode | Find this episode on iTunes

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Episode 153: Waco, the Billboard Music Awards, and Youth Ministry!

Phil finds connections between events in Waco, TX and the Billboard Music Awards, then guest Jim Walton joins the gang to discuss observations from 35 years in youth ministry plus his new work as an online apologist at the3rdchoice.org!   Listen to the episode | Download to the episode | Find this episode on iTunes

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Episode 152: Corporate Worship with David Gungor!

Is modern worship music contrived? Formulaic? Manipulative? NYC worship leader and indie/alt/liturgical artist David Gungor (The Brilliance) joins the gang for a lively discussion about the state of corporate worship in America!   Listen to the episode | Download to the episode | Find this episode on iTunes

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Episode 151: 40 Days of Christian Media

Are Christians leaving the faith “in droves?” Should Christians provoke? And the gang discusses Nate Fleming’s “40 days of nothing but Christian media” experiment!   Listen to the episode | Download to the episode | Find this episode on iTunes

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