Encountering Truth

A Call to Rise Up: 4 Areas for Active Christian Living

What does it look like to move from passive faith to active Christian living? In the last year, many prominent Christian leaders have gone on to be with the Lord. The question remains: Who will rise up and courageously take their place? As the royal priesthood of believers, we are all called to be ambassadors for Christ, participating in the ministry of reconciliation. This inspiring episode will challenge you to examine your own life and actions and ask how you might put aside passivity to actively live out your Christian faith. Join us as we discuss four areas where we can all rise up and take action: in ourselves, in our families, in our churches, and in our communities. =============== Resources: =============== Websites: * Online Christian Courses [https://www.onlinechristiancourses.com/] * What Would You Say? [https://whatwouldyousay.org/]⁠ Books:⁠⁠ * Real Christianity by William Wilberforce [https://a.co/d/01cC83yz] * Christianity and Liberalism by J. Gresham Machen [https://a.co/d/03szmqqu] * True Spirituality by Francis Schaeffer [https://a.co/d/02CC7M3g] * Renaissance: The Power of the Gospel However Dark the Times by Os Guinness [https://a.co/d/00GOndcS] ---⁠ Connect with Encountering Truth: Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://encounteringtruth.org/] Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550039724755] Instagram: encountering.truth [https://www.instagram.com/encountering.truth/] YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@EncounteringTruth] Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://rumble.com/c/c-5476517] Platforms: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast [https://bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast]

Making the Case for Christianity, with Dan Ermutlu

The truth of Christianity is perhaps best supported by the cumulative case approach, which combines multiple lines of evidence to make a strong case that the Christian worldview offers the best explanation for the way things are. My guest in this episode, Dan Ermutlu, teaches a six-week apologetics course at his church, where he lays out much of this cumulative-case evidence. In this extended-length episode, Dan walks us through the structure of his course and explains some of the powerful arguments for the existence of God and the truth of Christianity. Can you cram a six-week apologetics course into one podcast episode? Not even close! ...But we certainly tried! =============== Resources: =============== Dan Ermutlu & Apologetics 517 * YouTube: Apologetics517 [https://www.youtube.com/@apologetics5178] * Facebook: Apologetics517 [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090440019953] Books:⁠⁠ * Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith by Douglas Groothuis [https://a.co/d/h5M2PRL] * On Guard: Defending Your Faith with Reason and Precision by William Lane Craig [https://a.co/d/7N4qfYI] ---⁠ Connect with Encountering Truth: Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://encounteringtruth.org/] Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550039724755] YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@EncounteringTruth] Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://rumble.com/c/c-5476517] Platforms: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast [https://bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast]

MORE Ways to Talk About God When You Can't Talk About God

How can you be salt and light to people who don't want to hear about God or where you're not able to share your faith? In this long overdue follow-up to Episode 21 "How Do You Talk About God When You Can't Talk About God? [https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/fyX6xpGVjWb]," we offer MORE strategies for talking "around" God, using logic and reason. Join us as we discuss practical and relational ways to work on a person's plausibility structure, create "favourable conditions for the reception of the gospel," and lay the philosophical groundwork and preconditions necessary for holding a Christian worldview. =============== Resources: =============== Books:⁠⁠ Love Your God with All Your Mind: The Role of Reason in the Life of the Soul by J.P. Moreland [https://a.co/d/hsJwQI0]⁠⁠⁠ [https://a.co/d/f6s7Ltx] The God Who Is There by Francis Schaeffer [https://a.co/d/f6s7Ltx] Previous Related Episodes: Episode 21: How Do You Talk About God When You Can't Talk About God? [https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/fyX6xpGVjWb] Episode 19: Where Do Human Rights Come From? [https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/dayGzqGVjWb] ---⁠ Connect with Encountering Truth: Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://encounteringtruth.org/] Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550039724755] YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@EncounteringTruth] Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://rumble.com/c/c-5476517] Platforms: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast [https://bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast]

3 Easy Answers to Evolution

Is there a simple way to challenge evolution? In this episode, we discuss the claims of Darwinism and look at how it has been perpetuated by lies and mistruths. We also present a helpful acronym providing three easy-to-remember answers to the colossal “FIB” of evolution. Whether you're a student, parent, or someone interested in apologetics, this episode will equip you with a memorable framework to challenge the evolutionary narrative with truth and confidence. =============== Resources: =============== Books: * ⁠I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist by Norman Geisler and Frank Turek⁠⁠⁠ [https://a.co/d/aEuXkCl] * Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity by Nancy Pearcey [https://a.co/d/97j9eJt] * Christian Apologetics: A Comprehensive Case for Biblical Faith by Douglas Groothuis [https://a.co/d/hjhL1hT] * How Now Shall We Live? by Charles Colson and Nancy Pearcey [https://a.co/d/1kglOK4] * Return of the God Hypothesis: Three Scientific Discoveries That Reveal the Mind Behind the Universe by Stephen C. Meyer [https://a.co/d/1WsmvZ4] Other Resources: * Video: ⁠What Is Irreducible Complexity? by Discovery Science [https://youtu.be/0cN-aIXNQrc?si=M4Zi3ecveXnD911j] * Podcast: ID the Future [https://open.spotify.com/show/42jSxOOosZoun85DxgKXFw]⁠ * Article: More Darwinian “Just-So” Stories From the Age of AI by Shane Morris [https://breakpoint.org/more-darwinian-just-so-stories-from-the-age-of-ai/] ---⁠ Connect with Encountering Truth: Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://encounteringtruth.org/] Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550039724755] YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@EncounteringTruth] Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://rumble.com/c/c-5476517] Platforms: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast [https://bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast]

Would You Consider Changing Your Mind? Thoughtfully Examining Our Beliefs

We all hold certain beliefs that feel good and sound right—but have we ever stopped to truly examine them? Without even realizing it, we often build our worldview on assumptions, emotions, or cultural norms, but what if there’s more to the story? What if there is a standard of truth that we haven’t considered? In this episode, we invite you to explore your worldview and why you believe what you believe. No pressure—just an open invitation to reflect, question, and consider a new perspective. =============== Resources: =============== * The Colson Center [https://colsoncenter.org/] * Breakpoint [https://breakpoint.org/] ---⁠ Connect with Encountering Truth: Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EncounteringTruth.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://encounteringtruth.org/] Facebook:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering TRUTH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550039724755] YouTube:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EncounteringTruth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/@EncounteringTruth] Rumble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Encountering Truth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://rumble.com/c/c-5476517] Platforms: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast [https://bit.ly/encounteringtruthpodcast]