Episodios

  • The Gaines Controversy and Appeasing the World

    The Gaines Controversy and Appeasing the World
    Jul 21 2025

    Controversy is brewing in Waco, TX as Chip and Joanna Gaines' new show features a homosexual "family." We discuss

    00:00 - The issue, the backlash, and the response
    12:13 - The problem with normalizing sinful behavior
    23:08 - How to associate with a world that rejects God
    26:40- The pitfalls of Christian celebrity
    37:34 - The false Gospel of niceness and how to "love the sinner"
    46:55 - The importance of reestablishing Christian confidence

    With Will Harrub and Jack Wilkie
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    57 m
  • Grow Up: Why Young People Aren’t Turning Into Adults

    Grow Up: Why Young People Aren’t Turning Into Adults
    Jul 14 2025

    We discuss some alarming statistics about young people's failure to reach milestones like marriage, childbearing, home ownership, and more, along with how it got this way and what the church can do about it.

    Chapters:

    00:00 - Intro and research
    07:09 - Discussing the causes
    15:17 - Feminism's influence
    27:03 - Economic factors
    30:27 - Priorities for young men
    41:30 - Re-centering marriage
    51:34 - Think Fast: AI Goes Rogue

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    1 h
  • Think Fast: AI Goes Rogue

    Think Fast: AI Goes Rogue
    Jul 11 2025

    Grok, the AI chatbot found on Elon Musk's X, went off script recently, calling itself "MechaHitler, questioning the holocaust, and more.

    We discuss the lessons to be taken for Christians and their usage of AI

    Catch the full episode of Think Deeper on Monday, 7/14!

    With Will Harrub, Jack Wilkie, and Joe Wilkie

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    8 m
  • VBS, Worship, and the Place of Reverence

    VBS, Worship, and the Place of Reverence
    Jul 8 2025

    We revisit one of our oldest takes with a look at the place of reverence in Vacation Bible School, but also in. worship and other church activities.

    With Will Harrub, Jack Wilkie, and Joe Wilkie

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    57 m
  • Is Command, Example, Necessary Inference an Error?

    Is Command, Example, Necessary Inference an Error?
    Jun 30 2025

    We continue our examination of critiques from former church of Christ members, including a lengthy look at the Command, Example, Necessary Inference method of application that drives most church teaching.

    00:00 - Intro
    04:30 - The thief on the cross
    06:55 - Attendance requirements
    13:03 - Are women oppressed in the church?
    19:00 - CENI and the Silence of Scripture, the two big principles
    25:17 - The need for balance28:18 - Alternatives to CENI
    31:20 - Do we mirror the early church?
    40:00 - How much does opinion and personal interpretation factor in to our doctrines?
    49:00 - Are we inconsistent in applying CENI?

    With Will Harrub, Jack Wilkie, and Joe Wilkie

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    1 h y 2 m
  • Answering Ex-Church of Christ Critiques

    Answering Ex-Church of Christ Critiques
    Jun 23 2025

    We dive in to online critiques of the churches of Christ from former members and weigh which arguments have some validity and which ones are way off.

    Chapters
    00:00 - Intro and disclaimers
    04:07 - An "Indoctrination" problem?
    10:18 - Reasons people leave the church
    19:42 - Are Christians judgmental?
    26:20 - Arguing over Easter
    30:35 - "We only follow the Bible"
    34:38 - Conservative purity spiraling
    39:19 - Pushed out by politics
    46:05 - No debates allowed
    48:40 - The pull of a capella worship
    51:47 - Think Fast: Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Trans Treatment for Minors

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    1 h y 1 m
  • Think Fast: Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Trans Treatment for Minors

    Think Fast: Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Trans Treatment for Minors
    Jun 19 2025

    The Supreme Court has upheld Tennessee's ban on transgender treatment for minors in United States v. Skrmetti. We discuss what this means and what it teaches us about Christians, politics, evangelism, and more.

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    9 m
  • Don’t Be That Guy: 10 Church Member Stereotypes to Avoid

    Don’t Be That Guy: 10 Church Member Stereotypes to Avoid
    Jun 16 2025

    This week we discuss stereotypical "problem members" in the church and how not to be one of them. Our top 10 list:

    00:00 - Introduction
    03:02 - The Pot Luck Specialist
    05:23 - The Co-Teacher
    08:01 - The Nine-Fifteener and the Ten-Fifty-Sevener
    11:47 - The No-Show
    16:36 - The Critic
    22:46 - The Absentee Voter
    29:08 - The Taker
    34:08 - The Emotional Landmine
    36:57 - The CryBully
    44:00 - The Bully
    47:10 - Think Fast: Simone Biles Flips on Trans Athletes

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    55 m