Faith and Culture Now

In this episode, Dr. Scott, Jillian, and Steve talk about why it is important to engage culture, know about what is happening around us, and how to be a light in our world.

In this episode, Dr. Scott and Dr. Randall discuss the idea of being a "good" Christian, being "devout," and the process of sanctification.

In this episode, Dr. Scott speaks with Angela about the pressures of being a child star, recent documentaries exposing things that happen behind the scenes, and how these issues relate to raising our own children in this culture.

In this episode, Dr. Scott and Scott H. discuss fish massacre and how we react to losing things we cultivate and care for relates to the faith.

In this episode, Dr. Scott and Dr. Randall discuss the recent changes to laws surrounding China and overseas adoptions. We discuss issues of multiculturalism and both the good and negative aspects of these laws and practices.

In this episode, Dr. Scott and Steve discuss the benefits of humor and how it helps us make sense of life, cope with difficulty, elicit changes in how society acts, and how we can see humor in Scripture.

In this episode, Dr. Scott and Angela discuss the events surrounding the death of Mica Miller and what it says about life in ministry.

In this episode, Dr. Scott and Scott H. discuss the fatigue that has come with an overabundance of Super Here movies and the necessity for telling "good" stories.

In this episode, Dr. Scott interviews Dr. Al Streett about his new book "Exploring the Paranormal: Miracles, Magic, and the Mysterious" which comes out next week. We discuss Al's own story as he encountered healings and seance's. We also discuss snake handling, aliens, and the demonic. The book can be ordered here: https://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Paranormal-Miracles-Magic-Mysterious/dp/0802884539/ref=sr_1_1?crid=H9KZTVS5U5YI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9aGv4jFA3Gh4XLDX3qcgyZL0OuTSU90pYXTcdfWbTucaZKPjb3CYSiIFBKnzsABbtmtUDW_vlH69Th46dbHwJkXC9fdX63W3RSFyumzEzuJ_e1J5MIgz6miVnxcGQgzRcojqvbeiVGBKZtjTF0CdYVBOCMAd3_d2z3n4AU6VI5we_h6KCF3myRgNGK5oZVaBOSLQFH_WhOv4W1QgjklbxNIIFHREVgSQSQOSnG8mhas.tMPmWVcvyS5cAgkEYSo8yBOG19YlU4SW6djAINwnHak&dib_tag=se&keywords=exploring+the+paranormal&qid=1729885628&sprefix=exlporing+the+parano%2Caps%2C533&sr=8-1

In this episode, Dr. Scott and Jilian discuss the book, The Anxious Generation, and the effects of social media on children, teens, and adults.

In this episode, Scott and Randall discuss fake news and how doing our own research can lead to wrong beliefs if we do not verify our sources.

In this episode, Dr. Scott and Scott H. reflect on what we can learn from the Mark Driscoll and John Lindell Men's Conference Fiasco that occurred earlier this year.

In this episode, Scott talks with Jilian and Steve about the challenges that come with raising kids and how to help navigate them toward responsible adulthood as they engage the arts with movies, music, TV, and reading.

In this episode, Dr. Scott talks with Stephen and Jillian about how Christians should respond to news about war, violence, and political unrest in our society and around the world.

In this episode, Dr. Scott talks with Sarah about her experiences interacting with Christians after deconstructing and leaving the faith.

In this episode, Scott, Randall, and Scott discuss problems that arise when we uses phrases like "the Bible clearly says..."

In this episode, Scott and Randall discuss various issues surrounding the nature of prayer.

In this episode, Scott S., Christine, and Scott H. discuss the firing of Tucker Carlson, James Corden leaving his talk show, and changes to classic remakes like Peter Pan and the Little Mermaid.

In this episode Scott, Jilian and Steve discuss the Atonement of Christ and recent challenges to the necessity of Jesus' death on the Cross.

In this episode, Scott speaks with Dave Capozzi about what it was like to leave the faith while in Seminary and to walk away from ministry.

In this episode, Scott and Randall discuss the political climate in the US and Iran in light of how God works through Christians to share the Gospel in times of struggle and persecution.

In this episode, Scott speaks with Josh K., a former pastor who has deconstructed from church, but who still sees himself as a person of faith. This is the first in a short series of guest this Spring who will be talking about their decisions to leave the church.

In this episode, Scott and Erin talk with Jacki C. King about her book, The Calling of Eve: How Women in the Bible Inspire Women in the Church. On the podcast we discuss how women are valued in the Bible, gifted as leaders, how God calls women into service, and how to encourages women in the church and recognize their contributions to ministry.

In this episode, Scott and Jilian discuss Bible translations, textual criticism, and why we can still trust God's Word.

In this episode, Scott talks with Randall and Erin about the disconnect between biblical scholarship and common practices in the church and about the importance of oversight and having proper qualifications to teach others through published writings.

In this episode, Scott S. talks with Christine and Scott H. about several mega churches that have been in the news lately for various reasons and how Christians should think about and respond to the issues at hand. We ask the question, how much room for different beliefs should there be before a group is reprimanded for their actions?

In this episode, Scott talks with Randall and Erin about the concept of church, parenting, and indoctrinating children. What are we gonna say about it? Listen and find out.

In this episode, Scott talks with Jilian and Steve about the He Gets Us ad campaign as well as the revival happening at Asbury University.

In this episode, Scott S. talks with Christine and Scott H. about issues surrounding churches and money.

In this episode, Scott talks with Pastor Steve Heyduck about Methodist history, traditions, and distinctives,

In this episode, Scott, Randall and Erin discuss difficult issues in the OT related to violence, violent imagery, and the treatment of women.

In this episode, Scott, Jilian and Steve discuss issues related to synthetic biology including positive aspects, negative aspects, and areas of caution as it relates to ethics and faith.

In this episode, Scott S. and Scott H. talk about the hope we are to have in the Lord as it is juxtaposed to the idea of preaching a Gospel of fear as it relates to our world, politics, school, war, etc. The Scott's conclude that it is better to trust in Christ than to be anxious and better to place our faith in the Lord than to be scared to live out our faith boldly in our culture.

In this podcast, Scott speaks with Dave Lindberg about the traditions, beliefs, and practices of the Presbyterian Church of America.

In this episode, Scott, Randall, and Christine discuss Christmas traditions and practices.

In this episode, Scott S. and Scott H. discuss the positive and negative aspects of short term mission trips. They also discuss what is happening in Iran, persecution, and human rights.

In this episode, Scott speaks with Dr. Ed Johnson, pastor of Harvest Fellowship Baptist Church about the Baptist tradition and their distinctive beliefs.

In this episode, Scott and Randall discuss the importance of multi-cultural churches as well as how to treat people with love and respect now that the mid-term elections are over.

In this episode, Scott S. talks with Scott H. and Steve about why people are leaving the church today and how that relates to issues of free speech and cancel culture.

In this episode, Scott speaks with Rev. Dr. Helen Boursier about the PCUSA tradition, beliefs, practices, and worship.

Christine and Scott discuss the idea of creating Christian celebrities, using celebrities to try and promote Christ, and profiting off of celebs in the name of Jesus.

In this episode, Scott S. and Scott H. discuss creation and the natural world and how observation leads theistic people and atheistic people in very different directions.

In this episode Scott, Erin, and Randall discuss various issues related to celebrating Halloween and participating in different cultural traditions.

In this video, Scott speaks with Father James Yamauchi about the beliefs and traditions of the Catholic Church.

In this episode Scott and Christine discuss the positive aspects of humor, especially in light of bad situations. They also discuss how to know when something is not appropriate to joke about or is in bad taste.

In this episode, Scott talks with Erin and Steve about whether or not Biblical principles should be re-negotiated based on cultural acceptance and practices, the discipline of Matt Chandler and his pastoral behavior on social media, and the statements made by Al Mohler about Christians being ashamed for not voting or voting the wrong way.

In this episode, Scott speaks with Reverend Benjamin J. Dueholm about the history, traditions, and the distinctive marks of the Lutheran Tradition in the Christian Faith.

In this episode, Scott, Randall, and Scott H. discuss passages of Scripture that are ignored in chidlren's church, avoided from the Pulpit, or selectively ignored to promote a specific agenda.

In this episode Scott interviews Dean Robert Price of St. Matthew's Cathedral about the Anglican tradition and what distinguishing marks characterize that denominational leaning of the Christian faith.

In this episode, Scott and Erin discuss what we mean when we say that the Bible is God's Word, when we say that he inspired the writers of the text, and what we mean when we say that the Bible is without errors. We also discuss why we can trust that it is still God's Word even though it was edited some by the prophets in the Old Testament era. Scribal errors are explained and as well as ancient writing practices. Finally, we discuss how the Bible is translated and why it is important for new translations to consider the oldest manuscripts when determining the best readings.

In this episode, Scott, Scott, and Christine discuss matters of emotion as they relate to manipulation, evangelism, and losing a loved pet.