South Dakota Apologetics Podcast

In this podcast the series “What They Won’t Teach You In College” continues. In lesson number ten Justin zooms out to look at the big picture, building on what was covered previously, and ends with the reason why one should always begin with Christianity in the quest for knowing our Creator.

Continuing the lessons from Justin’s spring class “What They Won’t Teach You In College,” this is lesson number nine titled “God’s Signature In Your Cells.” In this lesson he focuses in on the details of intelligent design versus evolutionary chance at the very base level of all biological systems.

Continuing the lessons from Justin’s spring class “What They Won’t Teach You In College,” this is lesson number eight part two of “Does A Theistic God Exist?.” You can view the YouTube video at this link: The Moral Argument by Reasonable Faith Ministires

Continuing the lessons from Justin’s spring class “What They Won’t Teach You In College,” this is lesson number seven titled “Does A Theistic God Exist?” starting with a review and following with several YouTube videos that present some of the best arguments for the existence of God. You can view the YouTube videos at these links, with the exception of ...

In the podcast today Matt Irwin, one of the Directors of SD Apologetics, gives a presentation titled “What Is Faith?” This message was delivered at Real Life Church on Sunday June 4th.

This podcast is a recording of Justin Hornbaker speaking at Interior Community Church in the Badlands of South Dakota. The message is titled “Christ-Centered Apologetics” and the message is derived from 1 Peter 3:15. This recording took place on Sunday morning May 7th, 2017. Click here for the Manuscript, verse references included.

On Sunday a round table podcast was recorded with Brian Johnson, Aaron Knudson, Matt Irwin and Justin Hornbaker giving a recap of the debate from what they have observed. They also look forward to upcoming events this summer with more opportunities to preach the gospel and defend the faith. Listen in to hear the latest on what SD Apologetics will ...

This is lesson number six in the series What They Won’t Teach You In College. In this session Justin continues on the current state of our culture and how it has been handling fundamental questions like: What is truth? Is truth important? How can we trust our perception of truth? and Is there a foundation for truth?

Continuing the series that Justin is teaching called “What They Won’t Teach You In College,” this session is on the current state of our culture with how it handles fundamental questions like: What is truth? Is truth important? How can we trust our perception of truth? and Is there a foundation for truth?

Darwin’s Day was February 12th and people still believe it is best explanation for what we see in the world around us… but is it? Is modern science still confirming what Darwin believed to be true? Can the Neo-Darwinian mechanisms still account for the diversity of life around us or is there a better option? Join me as I discuss ...

This is lesson 4 following the previous podcast lessons Don’t Be The Fool, Be Ready. In this session Justin Hornbaker teaches about moral relativism and it’s failure to be a moral system. The audio was recorded Sunday morning during a high school class titled What They Won’t Teach You In College.

Part 2: Host Brian Johnson interviews Rob Ward about the subject of King James Onlyism. What is this movement? How do we answer someone who claims we must have only one translation, the KJV? These questions and more are answered in this two part podcast. Justin Hornbaker also sits in and adds a few comments.

Host Brian Johnson interviews Rob Ward about the subject of King James Onlyism. What is this movement? How do we answer someone who claims we must have only one translation, the KJV? These questions and more are answered in this two part podcast. Justin Hornbaker also sits in and adds a few comments.

(Part 2 of 2) In this podcast all the directors of SD Apologetics answer a question received by someone eavesdropping on our conversation at Perkins. Afterward, we discuss some legislation coming up in 2017 for South Dakota on the issue of assisted suicide. Join Brian, Aaron, Matt, Peter and Justin as they discuss these topics at the very end of ...

(Part 1 of 2) In this podcast all the directors of SD Apologetics answer a question received by someone eavesdropping on our conversation at Perkins. Afterward, we discuss some legislation coming up in 2017 for South Dakota on the issue of assisted suicide. Join Brian, Aaron, Matt, Peter and Justin as they discuss these topics at the very end of ...

This is Part 2 of the lesson Don’t Be The Fool, Be Ready. In this lesson Justin Hornbaker teaches some logical fallacies and how to begin training yourself to identify them. The audio was recorded Sunday morning during a high school class titled What They Won’t Teach You In College.

This podcast is Justin Hornbaker teaching a high school class at his local church. This is the second lesson in the series titled What They Won’t Teach You In College and the lesson is Don’t Be The Fool, Be Ready. This lesson uses content from Tactics by Greg Koukl which you can purchase by going to the resources page on ...

In the podcast this week is Justin Hornbaker’s presentation of the historical orthodox case for the atonement revealed in the Bible. The message is titled Gospel Essentials: The Atonement and was delivered on November 6th at the Evangelical Free Bible Church in Wall, SD. As we approach the celebration of Jesus Christ’s birthday, Christmas, this message is very important in ...

Carl Hale, a PhD from Indiana, stopped in to visit with us and have a conversation on the evidence for God from a mathematics perspective. Can mathematics give us evidence for God? Can numbers show that evolution is true? Here is part two of our two part podcast as we explore these and other questions concerning math and how numbers apply to ...

Carl Hale, a PhD from Indiana, stopped in to visit with us and have a conversation on the evidence for God from a mathematics perspective. Can mathematics give us evidence for God? Can numbers show that evolution is true? Join us in this two part podcast as we explore these and other questions concerning math and how numbers apply to ...

Since the discovery of the DNA double helix it’s been all but impossible to rationally account for what we’ve been finding biologically from a purely naturalistic perspective. What might have been known scientifically in Darwin’s day has now been far surpassed in terms of biological complexity. I’m going to look at just two of the newest discoveries we’ve made in ...

Aaron and his wife Jessica share their Christian testimony at the E-Free church in Wall Drug.

Join Aaron Knudson and Brian Johnson as they recap the last couple weekends of speaking engagements and discuss the Stand To Reason conference coming up this weekend!

Join Brian Johnson, Matt Irwin, Peter Irwin and Justin Hornbaker as they update our listeners on SD Apologetics events as well as the free upcoming Stand To Reason conference in September. You can register for the STR event here: REGISTRATION PAGE LINK

In Part 2 of our podcast with Rob Ward we continue our discussion on whether or not the New Testament is reliable and what evidence there is that we can evaluate.      

In this podcast Rob Ward joins us to discuss whether or not the New Testament is reliable and what evidence there is that we can evaluate.

Mat Irwin and Brian Johnson recap Hills Alive 2016 and discuss the upcoming STR event in Rapid City September 10-11, 2016.    

Billboards promoting atheism have been showing up all over Sioux Falls for the past few years. In the most recent run of billboards one of them was apparently vandalized. The gentleman that rented this billboard claims that what that person did was ‘wrong’ but from an atheistic worldview how can he justify that it was wrong? In this podcast we ...

If we don’t know how something happened naturally atheists are quick to reply that we shouldn’t just say ‘God-did-it’. We call this the ‘God of the Gaps’ argument. That is, we shouldn’t just insert ‘God’ where gaps of scientific knowledge exist. I agree with them on this, but are there times where we are fair to infer ‘God-did-it’? Is every gap in our scientific ...

Sean McDowell and his father Josh McDowell were in Hill City this past weekend doing a ‘Heroic Truth’ conference. What an amazing event! Sean McDowell was extremely gracious and managed to work me into his busy schedule. In this podcast we deal with some of the more front and center issues facing our country today and Sean gives us his ...

Part 3 of a 3 part podcast on Mormonism with another member of the SD Apologetics group, Austin Brummer. In this final podcast Austin talks about the scientific evidence for Mormonism and how we Christians can open a dialogue with our Mormon friends and neighbors.

Part 2 of a 3 part podcast on Mormonism with another member of the SD Apologetics group, Austin Brummer. In this podcast Austin breaks down the differences between salvation from a Christians perspective and a Mormons perspective.

The Friendly Atheist is a very popular YouTube atheist who will be appearing in the Old Main building on Tuesday April 17th on the USD campus in Vermillion. In this podcast I break down a few of his ideas and arguments concerning Christianity in an attempt to familiarize you with who he is and how he thinks. I recommend you ...

Part 1 of a 3 part podcast on Mormonism with another member of the SD Apologetics group, Austin Brummer. Austin meets frequently with Mormon missionaries and is able to give some great insight into the better held secrets of their beliefs. If you don’t know much about the Mormon religion then this series will be a true eye opener! Photo ...

In this podcast Brian Johnson and Justin Hornbaker give a brief review of the movie God’s Not Dead 2. They highlight the apologetic content previewed in the movie, talk about the objection of stereotypes often brought up by critics, and discuss what worked for the movie without giving away any spoilers. Send us any questions or objections you have, whether it ...

As we look upon the cross and Christ’s crucifixion the question we ask in this podcast is “Why did Jesus have to die”? God, with all of his power, could have simply chose to save us in many different ways but he chose to send his Son. Why? What was the purpose? Was It really necessary to save us from our sins? Our ...

This is part two of a two part podcast on the transgender bill 1008. The SD Apologetics team has a round table discussion on our initial reactions, what we can learn from this, and what we as Christians can do going forward concerning this sensitive topic. You are free to copy and distribute the audio as long as it is not ...

This is part one of a two part podcast on the transgender bill 1008. The SD Apologetics team has a round table discussion on our initial reactions, what we can learn from this, and what we as Christians can do going forward concerning this sensitive topic. You are free to copy and distribute the audio as long as it is not ...

In this podcast I discuss the different ideas and worldviews surrounding science and the Bible. I lay the framework from which we will work from going forward with future scientific podcasts. Topics explained are Darwinian Evolution, Intelligent Design, and three different ideas behind Creation including theistic evolution, progressive creation, and young earth creation. You are free to copy and distribute ...

For this podcast we are in Sioux Falls for the Frank Turek convention. He is doing another talk tonight, Feb 22, at Sioux Falls First Church and will be there again tomorrow night for the final presentation. It all starts at 6:30 and finishes up around 8 with questions being taken. Get yourself out there and make sure you hug Pastor ...

In our 3rd Podcast to date, Brian gives an update on the state house bills and then introduces a new guest, Justin Hornbaker. Justin talks about apologetics and the gospel – are you sharing your faith? Are you doing it Biblically? Can you explain the gospel in a way an unbeliever who’s never stepped into a church will understand? Comment ...

This 20 minute podcast addresses a couple of bills going through the South Dakota legislature currently. These bills are being touted by some as being ‘discriminatory’ and ‘against civil rights’ but are they really? Click on the triangle below to find out!   You are free to copy and distribute the audio as long as it is not manipulated it ...

Here’s our first attempt at a Podcast. As we move forward more people in the SD Apologetics group will be doing podcasts on all kinds of different topics. If there’s a topic in particular you’d like us to address or if you have questions concerning something in the Bible please send them to us at sdapologetics@gmail.com, ask us on Twitter, ...