Apologetics315 Interviews

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Dr. Peter Gurry, co-author of the book Scribes and Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible. 0:27 - Intro to Peter Gurry3:07 - Welcome to Peter Gurry3:27 - Peter’s background and focus5:22 - What got Peter interested in studying the origin of the scriptures?7:56 - Did your study make you more or less confident in the scripture?13:09 - How do we know what was written without the originals?22:16 - Interesting scribal notes found in manuscripts29:41 - What is the canon of scripture and how did we receive it?36:41 - What place do the apocryphal books have for the Christian?43:23 - Apostolic authority…46:20 - The best way to choose a Bible translation59:24 - Further resources:Books:Scribes and Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the BibleMyths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual CriticismWebsites:www.textandcanon.orgEvangelical Textual Criticism BlogArticles:Five Decisions Every Bible Translator Must Make================================We a

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross discuss a variety of topics.1:46 - Chad makes English Tea3:20 - Where have we been?4:20 - Mailbag question: Apologetics songs?15:45 - What have we been reading?16:11 - The Discipline of Grace by Jerry Bridges18:13 - The Knight & Rose Show18:27 - Common Sense Economics19:09 - When the Church Was Young19:54 - Not so keen on C.S. Lewis?23:39 - Why There Is No God29:46 - Pocket History of the Church30:25 - What we’ve been watching…30:34 - Guardians of the Galaxy35:22 - The Messed Up Church Channel35:42 - Justin Peters Ministry37:04 - History of the Pentecostol / Charismatic Movement40:31 - Share your NAR Experience…43:21 - Mandalorian Season 345:32 - Justin Schieber vs Eric Hernandez debate51:05 - An Apologist’s Prayer“Remind me to be quick to pray, with an alert mind and a thankful heart. Please give me opportunities to speak the truth about Christ to those who do not know Him. Teach me to proclaim this message as clearly as I should. Work in me so that I may li

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Chris Date on the subject of the deity of Christ. They also discuss the debate Chris had on the topic with Dale Tuggy, and explore further.4:30 - Welcome to Chris Date5:20 - A health update on Chris’s wife7:00 - Chris’s future education plans10:04 - How did the Dale Tuggy debate come about?13:02 - How to prepare for a debate19:17 - What do we mean when we say Jesus is Divine?22:19 - What weight do we give to early church fathers about this doctrine?25:30 - Is the belief in the deity of Christ essential, and why?32:41 - What reasons can be given by those who dispute the deity of Christ?37:37 - What’s the best place to start with arguing for the deity of Christ?46:06 - Did Jesus empty himself of his divinity and do his mighty works?55:32 - How is the Father greater than the Son?59:05 - How to prioritize what to deal with during debates1:03:28 - The importance of theology and not just apologetics1:06:08 - Imagery that helps show the deity of Christ1:11:52 - C

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross talk to Andy Bannister about his forthcoming book: How to Talk about Jesus Without Looking Like an Idiot: A Panic-Free Guide to Having Natural Conversations about Your Faith. An episode filled with some great insights, encouragement and tools for sharing your faith with others.0:25 - Intro3:24 - Welcome to Andy5:27 - Where is Andy located in UK?7:45 - About SOLAS10:23 - Why this title for the book?13:12 - Overcoming fear in sharing your faith16:37 - How fears reveal our idols19:02 - An overview of the book and the tools for evangelism23:50 - How do you prepare yourself?27:08 - What pitfalls to avoid?34:07 - Preach the Gospel, if necessary use words??37:10 - Bringing the conversation back to Jesus42:39 - How to apply this right now…Get the book here:How to Talk about Jesus Without Looking Like an Idiot: A Panic-Free Guide to Having Natural Conversations about Your FaithCheck out further resources here:SOLAS - www.solas-cpc.orgAndy Bannister’s website: www.andybannist

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross select a classic interview from the archive: an interview with Gary Habermas on the topics of doubt, the resurrection, and near death experiences.Interviews Mentioned:• Michael Ward - https://a315.co/3MNx3Xh• Nabeel Qureshi - https://a315.co/3GNqCQb• Norman Geisler - https://a315.co/41x6jOF• Scott Klusendorf - https://a315.co/4083hPW• Paul L. Maier - https://a315.co/3UHR834• Gary Habermas - https://a315.co/41zAEMO• James Spiegel - https://a315.co/3L1AV4v================================We appreciate your feedback.If you’re on TWITTER, you can follow Chad @TBapologetics.You can follow Brian @TheBrianAutenAnd of course, you can follow @Apologetics315If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Holly Ordway about the themes and ideas in her book Apologetics and the Christian Imagination: An Integrated Approach to Defending the Faith.0:22 - About Holly Ordway, and our thoughts on her book4:02 - Welcome to Holly, and the role of imagination in her conversion9:01 - What is “imagination” and what role does it play in apologetics?12:19 - How meaning is constructed and imagination’s role13:51 - Distortion of meaning: how can we address it?16:22 - How is imagination foundational to reason?17:39 - Why the limitations of language should be considered22:50 - How we can be integrated in our approach to apologetics25:00 - The difference between C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien’s approaches28:05 - How can the apologist use the imaginative approach better?33:46 - Jesus’ use of parables35:41 - Holly forthcoming book: Tolkien’s Faith: A Spiritual Biographyhttps://a315.co/3Gk3wQJ38:43 - Further resources…39:36 - Why tea in the UK is better than tea in the USABooks m

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross discuss Jesus the master thinker: how Jesus reasoned, persuaded, argued, and valued reason and evidence.Debate mentioned:Is Christianity Dangerous? with Michael Jones and Aron RaBooks mentioned:The Apologetics of Jesus: A Caring Approach to Dealing with Doubters by Norman Geisler and Patrick ZukeranLogic and the Way of Jesus: Thinking Critically and Christianly by Travis Dickinson Love Your God with All Your Mind: The Role of Reason in the Life of the Soul by J.P. MorelandHow to Argue Like Jesus: Learning Persuasion from History's Greatest Communicator by Joe Carter and John Coleman================================We appreciate your feedback.If you’re on TWITTER, you can follow Chad @TBapologetics.You can follow Brian @TheBrianAutenAnd of course, you can follow @Apologetics315If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross talk about the recent Defenders Conference in Wisconsin, then Jacob Varghese from SAFT Apologetics joins us to give an update on the ministry.SUPPORT SAFT BELOW!!https://blog.saftapologetics.com—> https://www.patreon.com/saftapologetics <—info@saftapologetics.comjacob@saftapologetics.com ================================We appreciate your feedback.If you’re on TWITTER, you can follow Chad @TBapologetics.You can follow Brian @TheBrianAutenAnd of course, you can follow @Apologetics315If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Christian philosopher Paul Gould about his book A Good and True Story: Eleven Clues to Understanding Our Universe and Your Place in It. 0:25 - Intro bits and pieces3:44 - Welcome to Paul Gould4:05 - Palm Beach Atlantic University and its apologetics programs 6:00 - Why is Paul’s book formatted the way it is?9:18 - What is it about “story” that might be missing when we are doing apologetics?11:54 - Bridging the gap between world views with story15:36 - Meaning and story explaining our world19:10 - The origin of life a signpost for theism22:46 - How to tackle the “god of the gaps” objection 24:53 - The origin of mind (mind before matter)34:21 - Accounting for objective moral realities39:28 - How is happiness a signpost to God?42:26 - What is happiness, and will “God make you happy”?45:03 - Pain and the hypothesis of indifference vs. theism48:10 - Why can there be only one true religion?51:31 - Further ResourcesRESOURCES:A Good and True Story: Eleven Clues

In this episode, Brian Auten interviews Steve Kozar, who runs The Messed Up Church YouTube channel. His channel exposes the error of false teachings. You’ll find videos on the word of faith movement, the prosperity Gospel, NAR, and a lot of the most damaging teachings that need to be exposed and called out. 0:25 - Intro3:00 - Interview begins3:10 - How Steve’s blog and YouTube channel got started18:13 - The catalyst for Steve doing deeper digging into scripture20:48 - Irritating people, or getting their attention?26:30 - The morphing and overlapping of false teachings32:03 - The danger of pragmatism at the expense of the Gospel33:28 - What’s the fundamental issue behind these movements?38:17 - How does one detox from so much false teaching?41:19 - False teaching enabling spiritual abuse and vice versa41:53 - The love of money49:15 - Getting the next dopamine hit from church experiences50:11 - Thought-stopping devices54:30 - The challenge of questioning false teachings and re-examining our beliefs1:00:00 - Hav

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Justin Brierley, host of the Unbelievable? Radio Program. We discuss what Justin has learned from moderating debates and conversations about God and faith for the past 17+ years, as well as his book, Unbelievable?: Why After Ten Years of Talking with Atheists, I'm Still a Christian. 0:24 - Intro to Justin Brierley3:28 - Welcome to Justin7:37 - How Unbelievable? started 10:03 - An apologetic for apologetics?14:03 - Justin unpacks his fine-tuning YouTube video21:17 - As culture changes, how has the God debate changed?27:04 - Has Dawkins mellowed?31:03 - Justin’s encounter with Richard Dawkins38:02 - Tips on keeping conversations civil 43:01 - How to be exposed to opposing views and not freak out49:48 - Events on the horizon…RESOURCES:Justin Brierley’s website:www.justinbrierley.comThe Unbelievable Radio Program / PodcastUnbelievable YouTube Channelwww.youtube.com/@PremierUnbelievableHow a dice can show that God exists (video)The Big Conversationwww.thebigcon

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross discuss a cornucopia of topics (a horn of plenty)… 0:58 - Things to discuss on the podcast today1:16 - The upcoming Defenders Conference: www.thedefendersconference.com4:03 - Brian’s passing of the torch to Chad…?6:39 - Upcoming guests…6:45 - Justin Brierley 10:27 - Steven Kozar from The Messed Up Church YouTube channel17:37 - Paul Gould on A Good and True Story19:43 - Holly Ordway on apologetics & the Christian imagination24:13 - Recommended iPad app: Goodnotes & Remarkable Bible26:23 - Thoughts on Hugh Ross and Perry Marshall interviewsRESOURCES:The Unbelievable Radio Program / Podcast:https://a315.co/41uycI8Unbelievable?: Why after ten years of talking with atheists, I'm still a Christian by Justin Brierleyhttps://a315.co/3mc2crRThe Messed Up Church YouTube Channelhttps://a315.co/MessedUpChurchPaul Gould’s book: A Good and True Storyhttps://a315.co/3IWfzFGApologetics and the Christian Imagination: An Integrated Approach to Defending the Faith by Holly Ord

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Dr. Lydia McGrew about the reliability of the Gospel of John, exploring themes and ideas found in her book The Eye of the Beholder: The Gospel of John as Historical Reportage. 0:25 - Intro to Lydia McGrew2:25 - Information on the Defenders Conference: www.thedefendersconference.com3:15 - Welcome to Lydia McGrew3:30 - Lydia’s latest book: https://a315.co/3YuXV144:35 - What’ different about the Gospel of John?6:48 - What role should scholarly consensus play when determining reliability?10:28 - Doesn’t scholarly consensus change?12:17 - Where does consensus come from anyway?14:34 - How does one determine what is historical?20:00 - Do our previous beliefs bias us? Should we keep them separate from our assessment?24:31 - What does it mean to say that John is full historical?28:33 - Questions regarding authorship33:19 - How to make sense of the “voice” of John in the Gospel vs. the epistles?39:45 - The use of “asides” in John’s narrative40:35 - Would we expect

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Perry Marshall about the ideas in his book Evolution 2.0: Breaking the Deadlock Between Darwin and Design. 4:20 - Introducing Perry Marshall4:46 - About Perry’s background10:38 - Where does Perry land in his beliefs?19:45 - Why “evolution 2.0”?26:13 - How this view is actually affirming to faith30:16 - Perry’s book summarized in two sentences…32:32 - Looking at DNA with a systems engineer mindset40:00 - Any pushback from fellow believers?45:10 - What distinguishes Perry’s view from I.D.?48:00 - Agency at a cellular level?52:30 - His brother’s journey58:42 - The third way of evolution1:08:30 - Advice for those in specialized fields1:12:47 - Where to find Perry’s stuff online…1:14:00 - An encouragement to seek after truthRESOURCES:www.evo2.orgwww.perrymarshall.comwww.perrymarshall.infoEvolution 2.0: Breaking the Deadlock Between Darwin and DesignEvolution 2.0 Podcast================================We appreciate your feedback.If you’re on TWITTER, you can fol

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview astrophysicist Dr. Hugh Ross about the fine-tuning of the universe, solar system, and our planet for intelligent life to exist. They discuss the ideas of his latest book Designed to the Core.0:35 - About Hugh Ross, and his latest book3:48 - Information on the Defenders Conference: www.thedefendersconference.com5:41 - Welcoming Hugh Ross6:02 - Commentary on the James Webb space telescope10:42 - Do the theistic implications of a big bang seem to be a stumbling block for atheistic scientists?13:00 - An overview of the fine-tuning data in Designed to the Core16:33 - What about a multiverse to explain the fine-tuning?19:43 - Why search for exoplanets when the prospect for life is so minimal?21:51 - All the planets surrounding earth play a role in supporting life25:00 - Why comets and asteroids are important for life28:17 - Does the impending heat death of the universe negate fine-tuning?31:30 - What about earth-quakes, hurricanes and natural evils?38:43 - Why i

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross interview Mark Mittelberg on the topics of apologetics and evangelism. They discuss themes within Mark’s book Contagious Faith: Discover Your Natural Style for Sharing Jesus with Others. 2:01 - Introduction to Mark Mittelberg8:24 - Welcoming Mark14:09 - The biggest obstacles to sharing our faith18:18 - It’s ok to challenge other people’s ideas22:00 - The 5 styles of sharing one’s faith29:39 - The pitfalls of various styles of evangelism35:09 - How to bring up Christ with long-time friends39:32 - How to deal with endless objections47:07 - The truth-telling style54:00 - Adjusting styles for others57:55 - Making sure we don’t preach a reduced Gospel 1:03:04 - Resources for Contagious Faith:www.contagiousfaithbook.comMark Mittelberg’s website The Lee Strobel Centre for Evangelism and Applied ApologeticsLee StrobelConfident Faith: Building a Firm Foundation for Your Beliefs The Questions Christians Hope No One Will Ask Contagious Faith: Discover Your Natural Style for

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross explore two arguments from Chad’s experience doing an atheist role-play: The argument from Massive Theological Disagreement, and the argument from Pointless Suffering.================================We appreciate your feedback.If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross talk about a couple podcasts, before diving into Chad’s experience doing an atheist role-play. They discuss three of Chad’s strongest atheist arguments. This episode focuses on the argument from divine hiddenness. ================================Helpful links:PODCAST SERIES ON THE HISTORY OF THE NAR AND ITS RELATION TO CHRISTIAN NATIONALISM:“Charismatic Revival Fury: The New Apostolic Reformation”https://a315.co/CharismaticRevivalFuryRECOMMENDED PODCAST:Truth Tribe Podcast with Douglas GroothuisHIDDENNESS RESOURCES:Michael Jones with Frank Turek on Hiddenness: https://youtu.be/fav4J8BBUlEDivine Hiddenness: A Sender or Receiver Problem?By Ken Samples - https://a315.co/3w5x9QhHiddenness Books:The Elusive God by Paul MoserMore by Paul Moser: https://a315.co/3IQdhrS================================We appreciate your feedback.If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podca

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross celebrate 100 episodes since the Ap315 Podcast reboot.What does Ghostbusters have to do with apologetics? Absolutely nothing, but Brian & Chad will pretend that it does, by dissecting 7 favorite quotes and forcing an apologetics interpretation onto them.Have fun!===========================We appreciate your feedback.If you have a question or comment for the podcast, record it and send it our way using www.speakpipe.com/Apologetics315 or you can email us at podcast@apologetics315.com

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross discuss some of the popular buzzwords you might hear that come from the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR). A helpful episode for knowing what the signs are that your church might be influenced by NAR teachings, as well as helpful questions to ask.================================Helpful links:BOOKS:A New Apostolic Reformation?: A Biblical Response to a Worldwide Movement - https://a315.co/3WXlL4nGod's Super-Apostles: Encountering the Worldwide Prophets and Apostles Movement - https://a315.co/3GzHZErCounterfeit Kingdom: The Dangers of New Revelation, New Prophets, and New Age Practices in the Church - https://a315.co/3Gc1dybOUR PAST NAR PODCASTS:Brian’s experience in an NAR church first hand, you can check out episode 063 of the podcast. - https://a315.co/NAR-Experiences Also check out our first interview with Holly and Doug about the New Apostolic Reformation - that’s episode 066. - https://a315.co/3EisONm Episode 096 with Holly Pivec and Doug Geivett on their latest b