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Deanna and Ellie discuss matters where theology, philosophy, culture, and truth intersect. Ellie is a philosophy major. Deanna Huff is a Ph.D. candidate in Apologetics and Theology. This is a mom/daughter duo discussing from different generational perspec

Deanna and Ellie Huff


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    Why care about your identity in Christ?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2023 35:28


    Listen as Ellie and Deanna discuss the concept of identity in Christ.

    Why care about the differences of essential, secondary and tertiary beliefs?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2023 26:29


    People should be willing to have good discussions but it's important for Christians to understand every issue is not essential for Christianity. Deanna and Ellie discuss some essential matters of the faith.

    Why care about Paradise Lost?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2023 23:20


    Classic literature and modern-day authors cause us the ponder the thoughts of God. Listen as Ellie and Deanna discuss the topics of the fall, reason, and forgiveness.

    Why Care About Hospitality?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2022 21:52


    Conversations can be more productive when we are hospitable. Listen as Ellie and Deanna discuss the topic.

    Why care about sanctification?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2022 20:26


    What are some differences between Eastern Orthodox and Protestantism? Listen as Deanna and Ellie discuss the subject.

    Why care about the art of Michelangelo?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2022 24:38


    Art can open up conversations about God. Listen as Ellie and Deanna discuss the traveling art of the Sistine Chapel.

    Why care about faith and reason?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2022 25:51


    How do faith and reason work together? Listen as Ellie and Deanna discuss the matter.

    Why care about the Old Testament wisdom?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2022 24:47


    Does the Old Testament offer any insight into our living today? Listen as Ellie and Deanna discuss the matter in light of culture.

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    Why care about the Rosetta Stone?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2022 26:26


    What is the importance of the Rosetta Stone and other archaeological findings? Listen as Ellie and Deanna discuss the subject.

    Why Care About Ancient Egypt?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2022 32:01


    Are there similarities between ancient Egyptians and people attempting to access the spiritual realm? Listen as Ellie and Deanna discuss the matter.

    Conversations When Encountering Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2022 24:21


    Everyone approaches changes in their life, but how do we approach them conversationally? Listen as Ellie and Deanna discuss the matter of encountering change.

    Why care about legalism?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2022 29:17


    As a Christian, is it ok to partake in Yoga or Halal food? Listen as Ellie and Deanna discuss the matter.

    Why care about merging differing worldviews?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2022 25:59


    What does syncretism have to do with worldview? Listen as Deanna and Ellie discuss the matter.

    Why care about pop culture?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2022 24:05


    The Bible and Jesus have often been at the forefront of magazines, newspapers, and media. Why is the culture drawn to the ideas of Jesus? How can the pop culture ideas of Jesus lead to meaningful conversations? Listen as Ellie and Deanna discuss the matter.

    Why care about the Arts?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2022 23:57


    Art explains a story and is oftentimes a picture of beliefs. Listen as Deanna and Ellie discuss the importance of The Arts.

    Living in the World and Not of It

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2022 18:30


    Christians have great opportunities to influence the world for good.

    The Resurrection and Prophecy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2022 20:00


    Listen as Deanna and Ellie discuss the importance of prophecy in light of the resurrection.

    Why should we think about the problem of evil/suffering?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2022 28:48


    We all experience evil and suffering, but how should we think about it? Listen as Deanna and Ellie discuss the topic.

    Is the Resurrection Story of Jesus a Pagan Myth?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 21:21


    Some attempt to put Jesus in the same category as some pagan myths like Osiris, Horus, and Mithra. However, the account of Jesus is an evidenced based account, unlike the pagan myths. Listen as Deanna and Ellie discuss the differences of reality between Jesus and the falsehood of pagan myths.

    Why Friendship According to Aristotle and Paul

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2022 24:21


    Aristotle and Paul wrote on some of the most thought provoking topics. They even considered the topic of friendship important. Listen as Deanna and Ellie discuss the matter.

    Why care about Seneca and Paul?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2022 23:25


    Seneca and Paul were contemporaries of their time. While Paul was teaching about Christianity, Seneca was teaching about Stoicism. What were their commonalities and how can they speak to us today to advance good in society?

    Why did Paul differ from the Stoics of his day?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2022 24:40


    The comment "he looks like a stoic" is still heard today, but what does that mean? Why did the stoics attempt to eliminate eternal emotions? Should Christians follow in the steps of an unemotional coping style like the Stoics?

    What is the ultimate good?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2022 23:32


    People seek happiness and peace, but where are they found? They are found in pursuing what is ultimately good.

    Why Care About New Year Resolutions?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2022 21:56


    Every year many people think about how they can cultivate character growth in the new year by setting new year resolutions. Ellie and Deanna talk about what is the meaning behind those aspirations.

    Why the physical Jesus is important?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2021 23:41


    Ellie and Deanna discuss the importance of having conversations over the physical body of Jesus.

    Contemplation can move us to recognize God

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 21:47


    Contemplation is the process of the mind to reflect deeply on particular ideas. This process can cause us to think deeply about God.

    Technology & Artificial Intelligence (AI)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2021 29:49


    AI could be changing the world more than we know.

    Agnosticism

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2021 22:40


    The importance of sharing with someone who claims there is no certainty in a belief system.

    Gnosticism

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 22:39


    A conversation that introduces Gnosticism and the Nag Hammadi writings.

    Loneliness and Solitude

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2021 23:10


    Loneliness can be a disheartening feeling, but it can produce something positive when seeing it as an opportunity to grow.

    Answering Hard Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2021 28:41


    What worldview is the most compelling and logical answer for the hard questions in life?

    why apologetics matter

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2021 27:52


    Let's not miss the significance of apologetics. Apologetics is not only beneficial for the believer but also helpful in discussions with unbelievers.

    Points of Discussion Regarding Latter-Day Saints (a.k.a. Mormon)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 25:44


    When using the same vocabulary but mean two different things, it is important to define your terms. What are some of the terms that are important to define between the Latter-Day Saints and Christianity?

    Being Aware of Propaganda

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2021 25:01


    Vladimir Lenin (Russian leader), Arius (Alexandria priest), and Blue's Clues (Children's program) all have something in common, listen and discover the importance of being aware of their influence.

    Roman Catholicism and Protestant Christianity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 29:07


    What are some of the differences between Roman Catholicism and Protestant Christianity?

    What is Progressive Christianity?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 23:44


    Progressive Christianity sounds good on the surface, but why is it incompatible with historic orthodox Christianity?

    Why is going to church important?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 37:20


    You will receive a 20-minute bonus on this episode toward the conversation of why attending church is important. Enjoy!

    why be aware of the occult?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2021 31:33


    The podcast conversation today raises awareness of young people engaging in the occult that has been developing in popularity. It is beneficial to have some awareness of the language and identify some of the symbols to draw out conversations to share the truth.

    Why miracles matter?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 19:09


    David Hume doubted the idea of miracles and the supernatural, however, there is ample evidence that the resurrection did happen.

    what is loving others

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2021 27:12


    In a world where the definition of love is often misconstrued, it becomes increasingly important to define.

    why sharing the gospel can be easy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 25:50


    Tips to encourage believers to share the gospel.

    Why Hell matters?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2021 25:51


    Many people will advocate for Heaven, but often ignore the idea of Hell. Why should Christians be concerned about the reality of Hell?

    Why the meaning of life matters? Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2021 19:39


    How does the meaning of life relate to despair? What is the importance of the meaning of life?

    Why the meaning of life matters? Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2021 16:11


    What is the meaning of life? Is this a new idea? How does it related to the topic of existentialism and despair?

    Why truth matters?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2020 31:04


    In the culture, there is a sea of ideas but we cannot confuse information with the Truth.

    Why ethics matter?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2020 23:15


    When encountering tweets of differing ideas and a sea of authorities, who do you follow? How do you assess and discern information?

    why not cancel culture?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 25:20


    Does silence reveal truth? Where is the redemption in cancel culture?

    why not moral therapeutic deism?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 22:04


    Many young people claim Christianity, so why do they know more about musicians, television stars and sports than about their faith? Are the ideas of Moral Therapeutic Deism being taught over Christianity?

    why not marxism or socialism?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 33:44


    Marxism and socialism are both important to understand. Was Jesus a socialist?

    why worldviews matter?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 17:01


    People make their decisions and actions off of a worldview. What is your worldview?

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