RZIM: Cover to Cover Broadcasts

In the final episode of Cover to Cover Season 3, Vince Vitale joins Shawn and Ivy for a look behind the scenes of writing Jesus Among Secular Gods, co-authored with Ravi Zacharias. Vince shares about his journey to faith, his current work as Director of the Americas and the Zacharias Institute, his relationship with reading, and reflections on writing this book with Ravi. Together they share valuable insights into the heart behind the book and the lessons we can take away into our everyday conversations. Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community. Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Social Media: Shawn Hart - @Shawnmhart1Ivy Tyson - @coffeewithivy Photo by Andrea Leopardi on Unsplash

Join Shawn and Ivy as they take a look at what's coming in Cover to Cover season 4! Next season will feature Faith That Lasts: A Father and Son on Cultivating Lifelong Belief by father-son duo Stuart and Cameron McAllister. This episode features a popular Father's Day interview from Stuart and Cameron, and highlights some exciting themes for season 4. Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community. Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Social Media: Shawn Hart - @Shawnmhart1Ivy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

In their final discussion of the book Jesus Among Secular Gods, Shawn and Ivy reflect on the core of the Christian faith: Truth is a person who loves us, and that changes everything. Our deepest needs are met in every aspect of our individual lives as we come to realize how this Truth embodies love. Be sure to join Shawn and Ivy as they share their final thoughts and takeaways from Season 3 before looking ahead to Season 4. Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community. Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Social Media: Shawn Hart - @Shawnmhart1Ivy Tyson - @coffeewithivy Photo by Andrea Leopardi on Unsplash

Shawn and Ivy begin to explore this final chapter of "Jesus Among Secular Gods" as they examine the challenge to love the truth. What does this challenge look like in real life? How does disagreement fit into the Christian call to share the truth with love? Come along for this discussion about how a love for truth can drastically change our daily lives in today's "fight or flee" cultural climate. Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community. Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Social Media: Shawn Hart - @Shawnmhart1Ivy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

When you reflect upon the people you admire, what qualities about them do you admire most? No matter our worldview we are often drawn to the self-sacrificing, not to the hedonistic. Join Shawn and Ivy as they reflect on the lived realities of hedonism and Christianity and investigate what the life of Jesus means for us in our pursuit of a meaningful life. Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community. Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Social Media: Shawn Hart - @Shawnmhart1Ivy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

Throughout this season we have learned that behind each person is a story, and each story is comprised of individual, unique experiences. Hedonism asks a challenging question: What if our lives are only about what we experience? If we were able, would we choose to experience only certain things that make us feel good? Join Shawn and Ivy in this episode as they compare and contrast a life lived by hedonist philosophy with the sacrificial life of Jesus. Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community. Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Social Media: Shawn Hart - @Shawnmhart1Ivy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

Have you ever considered what Christianity, Humanism, and Relativism may have in common? There is one major difference in Christianity that sheds important significance on all the apparent similarities. Join Shawn and Ivy in this episode as they examine Relativism as a natural outworking of Humanistic belief, and consider the concrete implications of living as a Relativist. Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community. Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Social Media: Shawn Hart - @Shawnmhart1Ivy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

Is it true that education makes a person better? Does education lead a person to morality? Shawn and Ivy continue their examination of this commonly held humanistic belief and how it can create blind spots in a worldview. Join them as they discover the logical implications behind this assumption and what they mean for daily life. Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community.Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Social Media: Shawn Hart - @Shawnmhart1Ivy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

Of all the worldviews discussed this far on this season of Cover to Cover, Humanism might be the most difficult to define. Christians and non-Christians alike may hold humanistic assumptions in their daily lives and not even realize it. How can we identify these assumptions and why are they there in the first place? Shawn and Ivy examine the importance of perseverance as we seek to understand the origin and prevalence of humanistic beliefs in our daily lives. Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community.Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Social Media: Shawn Hart - @Shawnmhart1Ivy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

Have you ever taken the time to stop and think about the good that can be found in a worldview you don't agree with? What good things can we affirm in a worldview opposite of our own? Join Shawn and Ivy as they discover the virtuous desires at the root of a pluralistic worldview, and how Christianity abundantly satisfies those desires. Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community. Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Social Media: Shawn Hart - @Shawnmhart1Ivy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

On this episode of Cover to Cover, Shawn and Ivy examine the complex and sometimes confusing real-life implications of a pluralistic worldview. Are all religious beliefs actually the same? What makes Christianity any different than the rest? Join them for a conversation about how beliefs inform not just how we live, but what we consider to be true and possible. Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community. Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Social Media: Shawn Hart - @Shawnmhart1Ivy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

Join biologist and RZIM adjunct speaker Xandra Carroll and Ivy and Shawn as they explore how our scientific observations of the universe can have moral implications for our lives. What are the ethical and personal outcomes when we think through naturalistic beliefs? How can we engage in meaningful conversations surrounding Scientism without having a scientific background? Find out in this Cover to Cover episode as the conversation on Scientism continues! Watch Xandra Carroll at the #TrendingQuestions event: Is Environmental Justice Possible?Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community. Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Social Media: Shawn Hart - @Shawnmhart1Ivy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

For this episode, Shawn and Ivy joined by biologist and RZIM adjunct speaker Xandra Carroll as she provides a unique perspective from the realms of both biology and Christian ministry. How does science fit in with "Secular Gods"? What are the dangers of allowing our assumptions to govern our beliefs? Join the Cover to Cover team as they attempt to wrap their thoughts around the scientific implications of God's existence and how these implications can speak not just to a person's mind, but also to their heart. Watch Xandra Carroll at the #TrendingQuestions event: Is Environmental Justice Possible?Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community. Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Social Media: Shawn Hart - @Shawnmhart1Ivy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

Eternity, morality, accountability, charity: How do these four parameters define life? What is the natural outworking of these important themes in our daily lives? Shawn and Ivy take a good look at these four factors and challenge us to determine how our beliefs and values impact our daily lives and relationships. Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community. Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Social Media: Shawn Hart - @Shawnmhart1Ivy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

Have you ever considered how your thoughts and ideas affect the real world? How do your beliefs color the way you see other people? On this episode, Shawn and Ivy explore the effects of an atheistic worldview. Join them as they discover Ravi Zacharias's wisdom in recognizing the good desires that provide fuel for our worldviews. Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community. Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Social Media: Shawn Hart - @Shawnmhart1Ivy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

Do we take into account how our implicit beliefs impact our thoughts and actions? Ivy and Shawn look at the importance of remembering stories of God's faithfulness and the weight of experience in each person's life when exploring a worldview. Can the naturalistic worldview answer the questions produced by our struggles and life experiences? Find out in this episode of Cover to Cover. Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community. Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Social Media: Shawn Hart - @Shawnmhart1Ivy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

This season of Cover to Cover explores the book Jesus Among Secular Gods by Ravi Zacharias and Vince Vitale. Join Shawn and Ivy as they jump right into part one of the first chapter and begin to explore how a worldview frames our questions, motivations, and actions. Other than a worldview, what else may be behind a person's question? Tune in to this episode to find out! Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community. Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Social Media: Shawn Hart - @Shawnmhart1Ivy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

This is the first of our Reading Room specials, where Shawn and Ivy talk to RZIM speakers about their life, work, and reading. In this episode, Dr. John Njoroge, Director of RZIM Kenya and Valley Light Orphanage, joins us to discuss books,research tips, and Scripture memory. Along the way he also shares the powerful story of God's work in his life, from Kenya to the United States and back again.

This final episode of Season 2 considers the conclusion and appendix of 7 Myths About Singleness. If it is true that none are above sexual temptation, what are the best practices for living a godly life? What encouragement and practical advice does Scripture offer both singles and married couples as they navigate their everyday lives? Join Shawn and Ivy as they wrestle through this important topic, and share their "one thing" take-aways from the book as a whole.Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community. Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Social Media: TwitterShawn Hart - @ShawnmhartIvy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

How does the weight of life fall on singles and those who are married? Shawn and Ivy reflect upon this question and the important role of friendship, family, and the future in each of their lives. The specifics of each personal story and reflection ultimately point toward relationship with Christ as the only sure thing in every life. Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community. Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Social Media: TwitterShawn Hart - @ShawnmhartIvy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

This week Shawn and Ivy explore the Bible's central teachings on singleness, marriage, and sexuality. Many important questions arise: Is the Bible's message about marriage, singleness, and sexuality really good news in the world today? Isn't singleness a waste of sexuality? What does it look like to trust the sufficiency of the gospel?Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community. Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Social Media: TwitterShawn Hart - @Shawnmhart1Ivy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

What does it look like to be single and working in ministry? Alycia Wood–dynamic RZIM speaker and a single woman–joins Shawn and Ivy for a personal conversation surrounding the unique gifts and challenges that singleness and marriage bring to ministry. Along the way they also examine broader questions about how expectations and beliefs impact the way that a person gives and receive ministry from others. Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community. Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Social Media: TwitterShawn Hart - @ShawnmhartIvy Tyson - @coffeewithivyAlycia Wood - @AlyciaWood88

What is one thing that you could do differently in your friendships and family relationships to encourage a genuine community? In this episode, Ivy and Shawn discuss how family has more to do with one's spiritual orientation, versus physical orientation, and Ivy shares personally about the invaluable impact of being intimately included in her friends' families. Join in the exploration of the barriers and priceless benefits of extending authentic relationship outside of our nuclear family. Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community.Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Social Media: TwitterShawn Hart - @ShawnmhartIvy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

What constitutes true friendship and intimacy? The Bible gives illustrations of true friendship, but what does that resemble in our own lives? This week, Shawn and Ivy wrestle with the common assumption that biblical singleness and intimacy are alternatives, and offer a challenge to discern how genuine friendship and intimacy are not mutually exclusive choices. Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community. Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Social Media: TwitterShawn Hart - @ShawnmhartIvy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

Is singleness a calling? A gift? One's lot in life? In this episode, Shawn and Ivy reflect on the most common cultural views of singleness and marriage, and how clear communication and a holistic view of the Bible's teachings are vital to the conversation. Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community. Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Social Media: TwitterShawn Hart - @ShawnmhartIvy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

This week, Shawn and Ivy dive into the introduction and first myth covered in 7 Myths About Singleness: "Singleness is Too Hard." Examining this topic from two different lifestyles (married and single, respectively), they examine the assumptions, definitions, and implications of singleness within both the culture and church at large. Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community.Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Social Media: TwitterShawn Hart - @ShawnmhartIvy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

Who is Sam Allberry, and why did he write a book on singleness? What was his inspiration, and what does he hope his readers take away from the book? Join Shawn and Ivy as they sit down with author and speaker Sam Allberry to learn more about his latest book 7 Myths About Singleness. Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community. Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Social Media: TwitterShawn Hart - @ShawnmhartIvy Tyson - @coffeewithivySam Allberry - @SamAllberry

In the final episode of Season 1, we discuss Chapter 9 of Saving Truth and consider what it means to live with hope in light of the gospel. We also share our final thoughts on Saving Truth, including the biggest things we've learned and how the book has made an impact on our lives. Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community. Don't miss another episode, subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform. (quick links: iTunes and Stitcher).Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Social Media: TwitterShawn Hart - @ShawnmhartIvy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

In Chapter 8 of Saving Truth, the conversation centers around religious pluralism, and how our differences really do matter. The life of Jesus and the exclusive claims of the Christian Gospel powerfully confront many aspects of religious pluralism. When confusion is a virtue and offense is a crime, how do we treat people with love and respect? Is Jesus still worth following when there are so many other options to choose from? Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community.Don't miss another episode, subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform. (quick links: iTunes and Stitcher).Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Twitter: Shawn Hart - @ShawnmhartIvy Tyson - @coffeewithivyIn Chapter 8 of Saving Truth, the conversation centers around religious pluralism, and how our differences really do matter. The life of Jesus and the exclusive claims of the Christian Gospel powerfully confront many aspects of religious pluralism. When confusion is a virtue and offense is a crime, how do we treat people with love and respect? Is Jesus still worth following when there are so many other options to choose from?

In Chapter 7 of Saving Truth, we talk about the complicated and important role that science plays in a post-truth world. If we can learn to ask good questions about science, we can better identify what we think is true, who we trust, and what we're willing to stake our lives on. How do we understand and navigate the relationship between facts, doubts, and faith? How far can science take us in the search for clarity? Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community.Don't miss another episode, subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform. (quick links: iTunes and Stitcher).Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Twitter: Shawn Hart - @ShawnmhartIvy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

We return to Chapter 6 of Saving Truth and continue the conversation on gender, sexuality, and identity. How does the Christian answer to these important questions compare to those offered by other worldviews? The Bible's claims about freedom and human dignity are in stark contrast to the post-truth principle of absolute autonomy. Can the gospel truly be good news for the people in our lives who have questions about their gender, sexuality, and identity? Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community.Don't miss another episode, subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform. (quick links: iTunes and Stitcher).Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Twitter: Shawn Hart - @ShawnmhartIvy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

In the first half of our conversation about Chapter 6 of Saving Truth, we discuss the practical implications of living out Jesus' command to love our neighbors as ourselves when we talk about gender, sexuality, and identity. Post-truth confusion raises questions about who we are, what we do and feel, and what a good life looks like. What can the gospel offer in the face of these profound challenges? Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community. Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Twitter: Shawn Hart - @ShawnmhartIvy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

In Chapter 5 of Saving Truth, we discover that our beliefs about human dignity have huge consequences on our actions and our conversations. Does Christianity really offer the best foundation for human dignity? What are the other options? If we truly believe that every person is made in the image of God, what should change about the way we think, speak, and act with the people in our lives? Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community.Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Twitter: Shawn Hart - @ShawnmhartIvy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

In Chapter 4 of Saving Truth, we expand on the important relationship between truth and freedom. It turns out that clarifying our definition of freedom can change the way we have conversations about a host of other topics. In a post-truth culture that says we can be free from everything, how can we live with a freedom that points to the truth of who God is? Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community.Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Twitter: Shawn Hart - @ShawnmhartIvy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

In Chapter 3 of Saving Truth, we consider the uneasy sacrifices that must be made for a post-truth world to exist. The consequences of confusion impact our understanding of reason, moral accountability, and human value. In light of these serious challenges, what does true freedom actually look like? Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community.Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Twitter: Shawn Hart - @ShawnmhartIvy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

In Chapter 2 of Saving Truth, we consider the church's role in the post-truth culture. What does it really look like to be in the world, but not of the world? Can Christians give powerful answers in the post-truth conversation if the church is part of the problem? We explore the Biblical command to stand firm in truth and love by practicing wisdom in our temperaments, words, and actions. Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Twitter: Shawn Hart - @ShawnmhartIvy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

In this discussion of Saving Truth, chapter 1, we address the reality of living in a post-truth world. From the news we read to the conversations we have to the decisions we make, the post-truth philosophy has serious consequences for all of us. In the midst of this culture of confusion, how do we identify our own "post-truthness" and choose a better way? Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community. Follow Cover to Cover hosts on Twitter:Shawn Hart - @ShawnmhartIvy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

Abdu Murray joins us to introduce his book, Saving Truth: Finding Meaning and Clarity in a Post-Truth World. Abdu shares about why and how the book came into being and gives us helpful reading tips for this season. Along the way we also answer some essential reading questions, including our best moments with a book and our worst reading habits. Discuss this episode with fellow podcast listeners and the RZIM team on our online community.Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Twitter: Abdu Murray - @abdumurrayShawn Hart - @ShawnmhartIvy Tyson - @coffeewithivy

How can we learn to be active readers, with both our heads and hearts connected to what God wants to teach us? In this introductory episode, Shawn Hart and Ivy Tyson introduce themselves and the Cover to Cover podcast. Follow the Cover to Cover hosts on Twitter: Shawn Hart - @ShawnmhartIvy Tyson - @coffeewithivy