Kinda Christian

Ready to laugh and learn? Well you might laugh. Kinda Christian introduces its newest show, KC Friends, where we take everyday Christians and dig into the toughest questions of faith. Were there Dinosaurs on the Ark? What's the most amazing prayer experience you've had? Can Christians believe in evolution? All this and more on our pilot episode of KC Friends. 

Distinguished professor of philosophy, best selling author, and legendary Christian apologist, JP Moreland  joins us to talk about his new book a A Simple Guide to Experiencing Miracles which documents some absolutely incredible stories that are either proof of divine intervention or some of the most convenient coincidences you've ever heard. 

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Mosaic Pastor Erwin McManus joins us to talk about some of the tough topics of faith and to discuss his new book The Genius of Jesus. Erwin is a gifted speaker, futurist, artist, designer and a deep thinker on today's cultural issues. He is a remarkably gifted communicator and if you can get past my rambling questions on this one, there are nuggets of gold here. 

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Show Notes

2:00-7:30- Is God actually about relationship? 

12:00- Is God's manifestations the same as intimacy?

15:20- What does Prayer look like for Erwin?

20:30- John: 14:12  what does that mean? Greater works than these

36:40- The genius of Jesus, what if Jesus wasn't god?

44:00 Was Jesus Unprecedented? Or was he influenced by other teachings?

Today we welcome best selling author, speaker and radio host Eric Metaxas.  Eric is convinced the arguments for Atheism fall short. Do you agree? 

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John Mark Comer stops by to discuss all things spiritual and his new book LIVE NO LIES. Be sure to check it out wherever fine books are sold. Basically JM says you have three sources of lies in this world, the flesh, the culture and the enemy. It is upon us to identify the source of these falsehoods, reject them, and replace them with truth. 

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08:51 – 13:26 The process for the Cause of Saints.

 16:45 – 17:35 How the evidence is studied and vetted

19:40 – 19:58 "Now it's very important to realize that a miracle has two elements; there's a scientific element and a theological element. The scientific element is that there is no human explanation for what happened, and so therefore you never ask the doctor: "is it a miracle?" you ask the doctor: "what is the diagnosis?"

23:08 Why the process has to be so strict "The whole idea is to prove this in the external forum. In other words it has to be measurable, it has to be scientific, it has to be factual." 

31:58" everyone is a Devils advocate, because nobody has the right to be canonized." (fr. Sarno)

48:45 – 51:09 Why aren't more miracles widespread and well known?

53:05 – 53:24  Ryan has his own miracle with Father Sarno

58:15 – 01:00:45 Why are we seeing less miracles today?

01:02:30 – 01:05:38 The doctrine of communion with Saints in the Catholic Church and explaining it to protestants. 

01:13:40 – 01:14:23"Passing implies a passing of one life to another." 

03:11 – 05:09  Summing up what the old Testament is, what it entails for the nature of man's relationship with God, and how God is always in pursuit of man despite our constant failures and imperfect nature.

09:38 – 11:37 Dr. Heiser explains why some stories of the Old Testament are similar to legends of the civilizations surrounding Israel, and how even though they use similar language... they are not the same, nor were they copied from one another.

13:42 – 15:41 A prelude to an amazing conversation about Psalm:82 and the modern dismissal of the spiritual beings that make up the other side of God's creation.

20:26 – 22:25 Dr. Heiser gives a scathing condemnation of modern commentary and terminology as it is applied to the concept of theism to the ancient Jews. He provides a both serious and witty argument for why you can't apply modern sensibilities and language when trying to interpret the word of the Old Testament.

26:08 – 28:07 Dr. Heiser gives a great summary of the story of Ahab and Jehoshaphat and provides insight as to how the spiritual council of God operates. 

31:54 – 33:53A perspective many watching may find to be new is provided by Dr. Heiser as he explains two instances of God instructing figures in the Old Testament to be either deceptive or to withhold the whole truth in order to thwart evildoers. Goes to show that God knows how to get things done.

36:41 – 37:52Dr. Heiser explains that God has given us guidelines on how to deal with evil. An interesting notion that by following his commands we ourselves are not thwarting evil, but it is by following his commands that God ultimately thwarts evil.

42:48 – 44:38 Dr. Heiser gives an excellent explanation on why God loves us despite our sinful nature. God especially shows mercy to Humanity as we are the object of redemption, a position that not even the Angels or heavenly host holds according to Dr. Heiser. He explains that Christians are the most guilty feeling people he knows, which he explains isn't the point of God's word. That we should rejoice in the fact that ours is a merciful God, and we should give thanks for our special treatment given by him towards us.

45:52 – 47:50 Dr. Heiser explains that Job is different than how you might remember it, that the devil in the story is not Satan himself but another entity altogether, a mistake stemming from a mistranslation of Hebrew grammar.

48:31 – 50:3 Book of Job discussion. That everything that happens to Job is about God defending his omniscience and integrity in face of a challenge. Yet another level of the story that the average reader may miss without further study and contemplation of the readings.

55:28 – 57:22 Dr. Heiser gives an explanation for the intentionally cryptic nature of messianic prophesy, and how God goes about fulfilling all of his covenants and prophesies presented in the Old Testament in ways that in hindsight may seem obvious, but to those living 2,000 years ago wasn't inherently easy to see how it would play out.

01:01:50 – 01:03:30 Dr. Heiser wrestles through the truth that God allows nature to operate as designed and that we shouldn't blame God when nature acts according to his laws

01:06:04 – 01:08:03Dr. Heiser declares in what he describes as "something many will find blasphemes", God only rested from his act of creation on the 7th day, yet his work never ended. God is still working on the supervision and administration of his creation even today and into the future.

08:29 – 10:34  Introduction to Calling

25:35 – 27:10 Not everyone has the same opportunities- then what?

30:51 – 33:56  Hunter wrestling through the discrepancy in outcome for so many people in God's kingdom and the potential purpose of that. 

40:38 – 43:57  Does Life get tougher if someone is a Christian?

50:26 – 51:31 Is Religion just culturally invented?

17:29 – 18:32: Jesus Miracles actually weren't that convincing to everyone else at the time. 

30:22 – 31:24 What does it mean to actually use the Lord's name in vain? 

40:11 – 41:22 Discussion on Jesus and the school system. Would Christ want parents to send kids to private/religious schools?

43:54 – 44:57  What does it mean to honor parents while also forsaking "All else" in the name of Christ?

08:50 – 12:47 Historical dating of the Old Testament. Abraham's story 

13:59 – 18:23 Noah and Abraham connection and context

22:16 – 26:52 Is Genesis history? How do we read it?

35:27 – 39:41r Was the Flood an allegory or did it really happen?

43:28 – 48:21 The plagues of Egypt, biological phenomena or divine signs? The Book of Exodus discussed. 

3:19- 6:42 How does Roger know God is speaking to him?

08:42 – 09:48  Why God makes us pursue Him. 

14:18 – 16:30 We all have darkness in our lives. 

39:43 – 43:10 Does God Change or Do We? Differences in the Old Testament and New Testament. .

46:40 – 51:08 - Pastors Wisdom for the younger generation. 

04:41 – 14:38 Is there actually any hard evidence for miraculous healings? 

14:38-29:35  Faith Healing and the peer reviewed medical research in Africa around blind and deaf people receiving eyesight and hearing back. 

29:38-33:07 The issues we run into when we study prayer and why past studies have fallen short. 

33:08 – 39:46 Is Christianity growing around the world? If so what is fueling it?

49:51 – 56:05 Is there any study around deliverance? Are demons just figments of the imagination?

56:09 – 01:13:44 Is Yoga "religious?", what are the popular misconceptions around it? 

4:34- Can Christian Scholars be objective in their research of the new testament?

11:36- Just what exactly is a “Gospel”?

22:22-35:20  Discussion on the validity and reliability of the testimonies presented in the gospels. 

42:10-49:12 How to reconcile the differences. 

50:44-54:17 "If God inspired these people when writing their gospels, then why did he allow for these discrepancies?" 

56:38-01:03:56 Are the gospels reliable after being written down so long after Jesus? 

01:14:10-01:17:00 .Dr Keener’s personal reasons for believing.