The World View With Alex Kocman

Remembering Voddie, Plodding Ahead: Tom Ascol on the Future of Founders

Tom Ascol joins Alex Kocman to reflect on the life and legacy of Dr. Voddie Baucham and to look ahead at the future of Founders Ministries and Founders Seminary. What began in 1983 as a small prayer meeting has grown into a significant voice for gospel recovery and church reformation.…

Iran, Ancient Heresies, and Making Disciples

As tensions rise between Iran, Israel, and the United States, many are asking whether we’re on the brink of global war or watching a strategy unfold—but Scripture calls us to a steadier perspective. In this episode, we examine what’s really happening, why Christians must reject both panic and blind “plan trusting,” and how current debates about Israel are leading some to drift into a dangerous rejection of the Old Testament itself.…

War in Iran, the End Times, and Viral Christianity

War in the Middle East has many Christians asking whether we are living in the end times. Current events often become the lens through which people interpret biblical eschatology. That approach can distort how Scripture teaches about the last things. Christians are called to read the Bible carefully and to resist the temptation to treat every global crisis as a prophetic timetable.…

Iran’s Growing Church, America’s Divided Conscience, and the Return of Judgment

In this episode of The World View, we examine what the State of the Union revealed about a deeply divided America and the danger of selective compassion, highlighted by the reaction to the story of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska. We also look at a striking shift in public opinion as Catholic support for the death penalty now surpasses that of evangelicals, and consider what that says about whether our culture still believes in judgment.…

The Middle East, State Religions, and Cultural Conscience

In this episode, we examine what’s really happening to Christians in Israel and Jordan and why raw statistics don’t tell the whole story. We unpack Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying program, now the fourth leading cause of death, and what it reveals about the rise of statism in the West.…