The Starting Point Podcast

BONUS–Has Christianity done more harm than good?

This bonus episode of the Starting Point Podcast is a recording of a live interview between Andy Stanley and Dr. John Dickson, a world-renowned author, speaker, and professor of ancient history. In this engaging conversation, Dr. Dickson offers a helpful perspective on the confusing and often conflicting history of the church. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Invitation

Jesus predicted he would start a movement—the church—that would change the world. Here we are, two thousand years later, and Jesus’s church gathering is still going strong. So, what exactly is this movement called “the church”? And what could it mean for you? See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Faith

For many of us, our religious beliefs were not so much chosen as they were inherited—passed down to us when we were children by trusted adults. We take our beliefs about faith, on faith. But, is that all faith is? Can faith—specifically the Christian faith—stand up to investigation? See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Grace

We often settle into a bargaining posture with God: “God, if you will... I promise I will…” We all do it. But is that really the kind of relationship God wants to have with us? See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Jesus

Guilt is powerful and shame can be crippling. If we're honest, all of us have had experiences—or even entire seasons of life—that we wish we could go back and relive… times when we failed to live up to what others expected of us or even our own expectations. So, how does the Christian faith help us with our pasts? See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.