The lies that are killing us: A conversation about suicide | with Jon Noyes

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Podcast: Play in new window Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Android | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | RSS After four years of speaking to rooms overflowing with young people at Reality conferences across the country, Jon Noyes from Stand to Reason has some powerful insights to share on the topic of suicide. Incredibly, over half of all suicides occur among people who have no diagnosed mental health issues. This indicates a couple of things: There are many people who need to be evaluated by a mental health specialist but are not seeking help. A tremendous number of suicides are not the result of mental health.   So why is it happening? In this revealing discussion, Jon Noyes speaks with Frank about the most common reason people (churched and…
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Scribes & Scripture: How We Got the Bible | with John Meade & Peter Gurry

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Podcast: Play in new window Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Android | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | RSS Atheists and skeptics such as Bart Ehrman have enflamed fear and doubt regarding the reliability of the Bible for years by mentioning staggering numbers such as the roughly 500,000 variants found in the Old and New Testament manuscripts. The goal behind these statistics (usually provided without any context) is to undermine our confidence in the Holy Book. Textual critics and scholars, Dr. Peter Gurry and Dr. John Meade are here to set the record straight in their fantastic new book, Scribes and Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible. In this week’s episode Frank gets down to the tough questions like; How many variants are there really?…
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4 Reasons Christians Should be Involved in Politics

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Podcast: Play in new window Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Android | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | RSS Another election is upon us! Should Christians get involved, or should we just stay out of it? Is the church getting too political? Have we come to a place where only atheists are allowed to make laws? In this episode, Frank does a deep dive into four reasons why Christians need to be involved in politics. He explains why it goes against the greatest commandment to “love thy neighbor” if we choose to stay silent on many of these issues! Some of the issues Frank brings to light include the fact that Jesus was involved in politics; that we are commanded to be involved; that Christians can’t ignore the…
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The College Scam | with Charlie Kirk – Plus Q&A

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Podcast: Play in new window Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Android | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | RSS Should you send your kids to college? Should you spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a potentially useless degree while your child gets indoctrinated by those who are hostile toward the Christian faith? That’s the BIG question a lot of parents face today. But thankfully, our friend Charlie Kirk is here to help! Charlie Kirk is the Founder and President of Turning Point USA, and his new book, The College Scam: How America’s Universities Are Bankrupting and Brainwashing Away the Future of America’s Youth, gives us a well-documented ten-count indictment of why academia has lost all credibility. It’s a must-read for every student, parent, and concerned citizen! In this…
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Live Your Truth and Other Lies | with Alisa Childers

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Podcast: Play in new window Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Android | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | RSS We’ve all seen the memes that populate the internet: “live your truth”, “follow your heart”, and “authenticity is everything”. Sounds great, right?! Many come from mainstream authors and influencers with millions of followers. But what if these slogans are really just deceptions that unhinge us from reality and lead to our spiritual decline? In this episode, the one and only Alisa Childers joins Frank to discuss her brand new book, Live Your Truth and Other Lies: Exposing Popular Deceptions That Make Us Anxious, Exhausted, and Self-Obsessed. In it, Alisa delivers an apologetic response to mainstream Progressive Christianity and the self-help industry, explaining that being the captain of our own destiny…
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