The Deacon Frederick Bartels Show

21-The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church

This next Monday (May 25th) the Church celebrates the memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of the Church. Mary is an icon of the Church, and the Church walks the path Mary has forged ahead of us. Furthermore, the Virgin Mary is truly our mother. There are many spiritual benefits to fostering a relationship with Mary. In this episode, we’ll look at a few of those benefits. If you like this content, please leave a review and share it with others. Thanks!

20-The Cardinal Virtue of Fortitude

In this episode, we explore the cardinal virtue of fortitude. Before you listen to this episode, you might want to go back and listen to episodes 9, 13, and 14 to learn about the other three cardinal virtues, if you have not already listened to those episodes. I should also mention that this episode touches on the topic of Christian martyrdom. Although it does not contain graphic details, it might not be appropriate for all children. By the way, if you like this content, please leave a review, subscribe, and share it with others. Thanks!

19-Did Matthew Invent his Narrative about the Rising of the Saints?

In this episode, I discuss some of the views of Alex O’Connor. He’s a self-professed atheist, or perhaps an agnostic. He thinks there are contradictions in the gospels. And he thinks Matthew invented the story about the rising of the saints after Christ’s resurrection found in chapter 27 of his gospel. It is this specific claim that I’ll discuss. Thanks for listening. If you like this content, please subscribe, leave some comments, and share it with others. Thanks!

18-Frank Turek, Bible Alone, and the Protestant Dilemma

In this episode I’ve compiled a few clips from a video on Cross Examined’s website involving a question and answer session with Frank Turek. It features a discussion Frank had with an Orthodox Christian. The Orthodox Christian man raises a lot of important questions that deal with the root of the Protestant dilemma, specifically, how do we know that any particular person’s interpretation of the Bible is correct? Or how do we know that any particular Protestant community’s teaching is correct? Let’s listen to a few clips and I’ll offer some commentary as we go along. I want to say at the outset that I’m not trying to pick on Frank. I believe he’s sincere and a descent guy. My purpose here is to highlight problems and to try to help people cut through the confusion and get at what’s really true.

17-Flat Earth? How Do We Interpret the Bible Correctly?

Is the earth flat? Well … there is only a very small minority of people who think that it is. Based on tons of scientific evidence, the vast majority of people believe the earth is a sphere. I’m not going to go through the overwhelming scientific evidence for the roundness of the earth, or that it orbits the Sun, etc. I don’t think most people need to hear about that. But I am going to talk about interpreting the Bible correctly. Because, believe it or not, there are Christians who believe the Bible teaches that the earth is a flat disc supported by pillars. And, since the Bible is the inerrant word of God, it must be true that the earth is flat, they say. So, stay tuned. By the way, if you like this content please subscribe, leave a review and some comments, and share it with family and friends. Thanks!