https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Turning-Our-Skepticism-To-Faith-Ep.232_1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Turning Our Skepticism To Faith We see evil playing a vital role in turning our skepticism to faith and John Frame concludes his theodicy with these thoughts. Today’s short clip comes from episode 232 which can be found here. BOOK LINKS: Apologetics – A Justification of Christian Belief […]
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https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Abraham-Shows-Us-Proof-Of-Evidence-In-Faith-Ep.212_1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Proof Of Evidence In Faith The story of Abraham is often one used to show how Christians should be faithful but John Frame points out that it’s not blind faith of leaping into the dark or believing opposite of what you should believe. But Abraham, and here specifically […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Gods-Truth-Applies-To-Every-Area-Of-Life-Ep.188.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download God’s Truth Applies To Every Area Of Life Christians don’t close their eyes, stick their fingers in their ears, and scream when they come up against facts that seem to challenge their Christian faith or their understanding of Christianity. Christians don’t deny facts, they deny interpretations and the […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Christians-Dont-Deny-Facts-They-Deny-Intrepretations-Ep.188.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Christians Don’t Deny Facts – They Deny Interpretations Christians don’t close their eyes, stick their fingers in their ears, and scream when they come up against facts that seem to challenge their Christian faith or their understanding of Christianity. Christians don’t deny facts, they deny interpretations and the […]
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https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/What-To-Do-When-A-Christian-Gets-Something-Wrong-Ep.188.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download When A Christian Gets Something Wrong Believe it or not, sometimes a Christian gets something wrong sometime. But how is that possible? Don’t we have the most sure Word from the Creator of all things and communicated and revealed to us by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit? […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Christians-Need-To-Be-Self-Conscious-About-Our-Their-Assumptions-Ep.188.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Self-Conscious About Their Assumptions As Christians, we should always be evaluating and re-evaluating the things we come upon in the world up against what the Word of God says. Christians need to be self-conscious about their assumptions and that’s not just a rule in philosophy or in utilitarian […]
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https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Why-People-Dont-Accept-The-Truth-Of-Christianity-Ep.187.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Why People Don’t Accept The Truth Of Christianity Understanding why people don’t accept the truth of Christianity is given a number of reasons. While most tend to be secondary reasons, a look at the basis for their worldview really informs us of the primary ones. In fact, The […]
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https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/How-Humans-Respond-To-Facts-That-Go-Against-Their-Worldviews-Ep.187.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download How Humans Respond To Facts How humans respond to facts is a lot less Spock and more Bones if I can use my beloved Star Trek analogy. Oh sure, for things like who’s the most reoccurring guest star in Star Trek (Majel Barrett, of course). But when it […]
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https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/The-Relationship-Between-Faith-Facts-Ep.187.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download The Relationship Between Faith & Facts Faith is not devoid of facts and facts are not devoid of faith. The relationship between faith & facts has been satirized by society and well, Christians haven’t always helped. But what is the relationship between the two? LINKS: 01:41 – David […]
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https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Christians-Dont-Accept-The-False-Standard-Of-Neutrality-Ep.186.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Don’t Accept The False Standard Of Neutrality The call for you to be neutral, Christian is a false standard of neutrality. First, it’s not possible to be neutral. Second, that’s a call for you to lie about what you believe. Third, it makes you put down the ultimate […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Its-Not-Ultimate-Standards-All-The-Way-Down-Ep.186.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download It’s Not Ultimate Standards All The Way Down Engaging in internal critique gets to the root of the conversation. It’s not ultimate standards all the way down. The ultimate standard is the justification for the basics for all other decisions. If not starting from an ultimate standard, then […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Christianity-Atheism-A-War-Between-Different-Faiths-Ep.186.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download A War Between Different Faiths If one were to have a conversation between a capitalist and a communist it would be odd if the communist said that only he is allowed to use math, studies, and sociology that only agrees with him and the capitalist is forced to […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Internal-Critique-While-Calling-One-To-Live-In-Their-Worldview-Ep.185.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Internal Critique While Calling One To Live In Their Worldview I am big brain. I start with reason. Well except that everyone starts with assumptions they make before they engage in reason. What allows one to believe in abstracts of reason? Are they physical or are they just […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/The-Faith-Everyone-Has-In-Their-Fundamental-Beliefs-Ep.185.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download The Faith Everyone Has Presuppositions are the faith everyone has in their fundamental beliefs. The way they are formed and held onto is a little messier than we probably care to admit. TIMELINE: 00:00 – Fundamental Beliefs Are Necessary 00:52 – A Place For Faith For Everyone Today’s […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/The-Best-Critique-Of-Descartes-Modern-Worldview-Ep.185.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download The Best Critique Of Descartes’ Modern Worldview One has to give Descartes a lot of credit. Go into a cabin in the woods for three days, say “I think therefore I am”, and come back and completely change the world. The best critique of Descartes’ modern worldview comes […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Facts-Dont-Always-Lead-To-Beliefs-Ep.185.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Facts Don’t Always Lead To Beliefs In the West, we have a long history of detective shows. Some are straightforward who-done-it’s and there are others that have a unique outlook on either the solving of cases or those who solve them. Even our medical shows are turning into […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Faith-With-Evidence-Ep.184.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Faith With Evidence Christianity is not wishful thinking. Apologetics is not just throwing facts at a person. Presuppositionalism is not running away from evidence and only asking “By What Standard?!” Christianity is faith with evidence. Apologetics is facts grounded in faith. Presuppositionalism is evidence grounded in faith. TIMELINE: […]
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https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/The-Irrationality-Of-Thinking-Christianity-Is-Irrational-Ep.184.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download The Irrationality Of Thinking Christianity Is Irrational The claim of Christianity just isn’t irrational is touted out as a hand wave to be easily dismissed. Most of the time, the initial interaction with Christianity is just that one doesn’t like it. But think about something like string theory […]
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https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/The-Facts-Are-Not-Enough-Ep.184.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Facts Are Not Enough If we inundate them with enough facts then they’ll be forced to believe. If we are Bible believers then we have to know that the facts are not enough. Romans 1 clearly speaks of this fact – and The Bible should be the foundation […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Do-Your-Assumptions-Get-You-To-Where-You-Need-To-Go-Ep.184.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download Do Your Assumptions Get You To Where You Need To Go? Whether we like it or not we all bring certain assumptions to the table. Don’t like it? Try not thinking logically. Try not trusting your memories or senses or mind. When we come to our conclusions we […]
https://media.blubrry.com/cavetothecross/cavetothecross.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Faith-The-Confident-Leap-Ep.123.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download The Confident Leap There are a lot of misconceptions about what faith is. Without going into every little detail and nuance, here’s the Christian understanding of what faith is and its importance in the Christian worldview. It is a blind leap but the confident leap. TIMELINE: 00:00 – […]
