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Applied Philosophy and Theology with Alex and Wes. How does a worldview translate to day-to-day life? That's what we're here to discuss.

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    • Mar 8, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    Consistency, Clarity, and Cuomo

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 55:52


    Alex and Wes talk Dr. Seuss, Cuomo, and #MeToo accusations and talk about how we should approach the complexity of such situations.

    Is the Pope....Pagan?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2021 65:04


    Alex and Wes talk about the Pope's trip to Iraq for an "inter-religious prayer service", and the importance of recognizing religious differences even as we reach out to those of other faiths.

    A Cancun Cruz and White Identities

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 50:09


    Discussion around the response to Ted Cruz's brief vacation to Cancun and the recently rediscovered "8 White Identities" by professor Barnor Hesse

    Of The Holy Scriptures (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2021 78:27


    Wes and KC discuss chapter 1.1 of the 1689 London Baptist Confession.

    Year 2 Kickoff

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2021 57:37


    Alex and Wes catch up on the events of the past few months and discuss the impact on cultural conversations.

    Media and Family w/JB Huffman

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 78:13


    One from the archives. Wes and JB talk morality in media, raising kids in the current culture, and the MCU.

    Conversation Is Worth The Risk

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 39:05


    Wes shares some techniques for engaging in online discussion developed from his perspective and experience. Talking about some ideas can be difficult and divisive, but it can also provide great opportunities for personal growth and building relationships.

    Coronavirus, Class of 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 65:16


    Wes and KC talk starting a new school year under the haze of the current pandemic, parental responsibility, and what we can do as Christians to help.

    Conversation w/Ken Tate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 95:33


    Wes talks with a longtime friend about some current issues. Parenting during the pandemic, POTUS, activism, evangelism, and racism in the church. Plenty of disagreement, but plenty of agreement and just the right amount of love and respect for one another.

    Theonomy (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2020 65:14


    Alex and Wes continue the conversation, this time delving a little bit deeper into the spheres of the individual, the household, the church, and the government.

    Theonomy (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2020 71:15


    Alex makes his glorious return! Also KC joins us for a discussion on Theonomy, with some specific applications. Part 1 of 2

    Good Cop w/Kemp England

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 80:56


    We get another visit from another friend of the show! Kemp stops in to talk about George Floyd, the riots across the country, and the Confederate monument in Birmingham, AL. His unique experience and expertise lend a hand in understanding the complexity of our culture's current predicament.

    Remembering Ravi

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2020 39:26


    Ravi Zacharias was a man that impacted the world. In this episode, Wes recalls some of the most impactful ideas from this great man - answering the problem of evil, questions every worldview must answer, and how to reach this generation.

    Second Circus w/KC

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 66:43


    KC fills in for Alex this week. Wes and KC talk about being musicians, music in worship, and the first ever Top 5 list on the A.P.T. Cast.

    The Three Amigos

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 71:23


    Alex and Wes take a much needed breather from the TULIP series and are visited by friend of the show KC Hill, who talks about being a schoolteacher the past couple months and the challenge of teaching music though a video call.

    TULIP Tiptoe - Unconditional Election (pt 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2020 51:41


    Continuing from part 1, Alex and Wes discuss the implications of not only Unconditional Election but potential replacements as well. Part 2 of 2

    TULIP Tiptoe - Unconditional Election (pt 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2020 61:46


    Alex and Wes talk election, predestination, providence, and the character of God. Part 1 of 2

    TULIP Tiptoe - Total Depravity (pt 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2020 65:44


    Continuing from the previous episode, Alex and Wes get into how Total Depravity isn't an isolated doctrine but influences other areas of doctrine (including election). Part 2 of 2

    TULIP Tiptoe - Total Depravity (pt 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 48:37


    The audio from our first go at a live episode. Audio issues took out the intro, so you're dropped into Alex and Wes discussing Total Depravity. 1 of 2

    TULIP Tiptoe Intro - We Are Protestant

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 66:56


    Alex and Wes talk Reformation, TULIP, the 5 Solas, and various lapsarianisms. Wes also gives a couple non-Calvinists he likes and Alex reciprocates with Calvinists he's fond of.

    Sickness, Suffering, and Sovereignty

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2020 47:49


    Alex and Wes get theological, talking about the sovereignty of God amidst the recent outbreak of the coronavirus. May this be an encouragement to you in this difficult time.

    So, Tuesday Was Kinda Super

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2020 66:01


    Alex and Wes talk Tuesday, voter turnouts, ranked voting, and Libertarians.

    Let's Go Voting!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 44:28


    A local election official (Wes) talks voting. Why we vote, why we don't vote, and how voting both reflects our worldview as well as opens doors for enacting change in our communities.

    The Climes, They Are a-Changin'

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 68:42


    Alex and Wes talk about the greatest catastrophe of our time. Or is it? Tune in and find out. What do you think? Let us know at www.facebook.com/APTpodcast

    Capital Punishment - Authority and Application

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 65:35


    Alex and Wes discuss the death penalty in modern society. Is it outdated and unjust? Is it still a means of executing justice? Listen and let us know what you think!

    A Caucus, Acquittal, and a State of the Union

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2020 45:47


    Political current events with Alex: Breaking down the Iowa Caucus debacle, the SOTU address conflict & fact checking, and the Impeachment Trial votes in the Senate. How are Christians responding, and how should we respond?

    Life, Liberty, and Protection (pt 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2020 60:40


    How can one be pro-life and pro-gun? Alex and Wes dig in and see if those positions are as contradictory as they seem

    Life, Liberty, and Protection (pt 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 54:09


    The very concept of human life is a subject of debate in today's society. When does it begin? When should it be protected? Alex and Wes offer some thoughts on this most central topic as part of a two part series.

    Soleimani, Terrorism, and Due Process

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020 63:09


    Was taking the life of Qasem Soleimani constitutionally or biblically just? How should we think about a broad topic such as terrorism and international warfare? Where does due process fit in? Alex and Wes dig in and let's see what they found....

    Diagnosing A Worldview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2020 39:50


    Everyone has a worldview. In this episode, Wes discusses different types of worldviews, elements of a worldview, and what that means for our interactions.

    Scratching The Surface

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2019 45:38


    We introduce ourselves to the podcasting world! We discuss impeachment, presuppositional politics, Calvinism, and other fun stuff.

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