Whether single or married, what does it mean to embrace a holy sexuality today? Professor and author Christopher Yuan offers a unique perspective on how Christians can think biblically about sex, marriage, and singleness today. Through the lens of his personal story and research, Yuan addresses questions related to identity, sexual orientation, singleness, and many of the most pressing issues today. Show notes, including a full transcript, are available at: biola.edu/thinkbiblically
In this episode, Sean interviews Scott about the latest update to his classic book Moral Choices. Scott reflects on how ethical issues have changed over the past few decades, some areas where he has refined his thinking, and offers some insights on pressing moral issues today such as climate change and euthanasia. Show notes, including a full transcript, are available at: biola.edu/thinkbiblically
As a pastor today of a multi-ethnic church, Bryan Loritts has a unique heart to help the church lead in the area of racial healing and reconciliation. Speaking from Scripture and his personal experience, Pastor Loritts shares some powerful stories and biblical insights to help different racial groups better understand, communicate, and ultimately love each other as the body of Christ. Show notes, including a full transcript, are available at: biola.edu/thinkbiblically
Why has bullying become such a pressing phenomenon today? How can we think about the issue and approach it biblically? Sean interviews youth culture expert Jonathan McKee about his new book The Bullying Breakthrough. Together, they reflect theologically on the bullying phenomenon (and especially cyberbullying), discuss what it reveals about our culture, and offer some practical ways caring adults can respond. Show notes, including a full transcript, are available at: biola.edu/thinkbiblically
If you’re one of those people that think of economics as the "dismal science," or that economics has nothing to do with a person's day to day Christian life, you’re about to have those views challenged. Listen to the conclusion of this two part fascinating conversation on the intersection of Christian faith and economics, as Scott interviews theologian, Dr. Brent Waters. Show notes, including a full transcript, are available at: biola.edu/thinkbiblically
If you’re one of those people that think of economics as the "dismal science," or that economics has nothing to do with a person's day to day Christian life, you’re about to have those views challenged. Listen to the first of this two part fascinating conversation on the intersection of Christian faith and economics, as Scott interviews theologian, Dr. Brent Waters. Show notes, including a full transcript, are available at: biola.edu/thinkbiblically
Does truth matter anymore? How do we communicate truth in a "post-truth world? Sean interviews Nancy Pearcey about her book Total Truth. She addresses these questions and makes the case that the church must embrace the faith as a totalizing belief system that shapes how we approach every aspect of life. Show notes, including a full transcript, are available at: biola.edu/thinkbiblically
Hear the remarkable testimony of Florenc (Lenci) Mene, who grew up in Communist Albania, and converted to Islam as a teenager, dropped out of school to attend a Muslim madrassa full time, and eventually converted to Christianity, making the decision to follow Jesus. Lenci is now a Ph.D. student at the University of Edinburgh in textual criticism. His goal is to be able to answer Muslim objections to Christian faith—particularly that the text of the bible has been hopelessly corrupted over the centuries of copying the bible. Show notes, including a full transcript, are available at: biola.edu/thinkbiblically
Issues of race and racial reconciliation are ongoing in many communities. Sean and Scott interview pastor Miles McPherson (The Rock Church in San Diego, California), about his book, The Third Option: Hope for a Racially Divided Nation. Miles refers to himself as a perpetual outsider, as a mixed race individual (Black, white and Chinese ancestry) who identifies as black. Join us as he shares his experience and his solutions to the problems of racial reconciliation. Show notes, including a full transcript, are available at: biola.edu/thinkbiblically