True Worldview is an engaging conversation between Christi Johnson and Dr. Paul Dean on ultimate questions and the relevant issues of our day. The dialogue is rooted in a biblical worldview with the goal of teaching people to think, and to think biblically. A variety of subjects are covered includin…
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All of us are shaped by what we hear, by what we read and watch, and by the people we hang out with. Our kids are no different. Are your kids influenced more by the world or by Christ? Do you really know how they spend their time online and what they talk about with their friends? And how can you be sure that the main message they hear is Jesus and the Gospel? Listen in as Christi and Paul talk about some of the messages children today hear and how we can combat them. Read more at https://www.trueworldview.net/the-podcast/children-influence Sign up free for "True Worldview News," a weekly e-mail newsletter highlighting relevant news stories affecting Christians. Dr. Dean’s comments on selected stories along with editorials are included. The newsletter also features True Worldview, a twice-weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Dean and his daughter, Christi Johnson. Follow us on Instagram for Devotional Videos: @true_worldview
The world says to love yourself, but the Bible says to die to self. A discussion on loving yourself leads Christi and Paul to talk about self-worth, self-care, and self-esteem. Can we comfort ourselves with words like "You are valuable" "You are worthy" "You are enough" or does that miss the mark? Listen in for more. Read more at https://trueworldview.net/the-podcast/love-yourself Follow us on Instagram for Devotional Videos: @true_worldview Sign up free for "True Worldview News," a weekly e-mail newsletter highlighting relevant news stories affecting Christians. Dr. Dean’s comments on selected stories along with editorials are included. The newsletter also features True Worldview, a twice-weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Dean and his daughter, Christi Johnson.
What is the church? And what is the responsibility of Christians in society? Listen in as Christi and Paul discuss common views of the church, biblical names for the church, and what Christians are to do as the church. Read more at www.trueworldview.net/the-podcast/church-and-mission Follow us on Instagram for Devotional Videos: @true_worldview Sign up free for "True Worldview News," a weekly e-mail newsletter highlighting relevant news stories affecting Christians. Dr. Dean’s comments on selected stories along with editorials are included. The newsletter also features True Worldview, a twice-weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Dean and his daughter, Christi Johnson.
Christi and Paul continue their discussion on the gift of prophecy and talk about John Piper and John MacArthur's views of prophecy. They also talk about 1 Corinthians 13 and the huge role it plays in understanding whether or not the revelatory gifts are still in effect today. Read more at https://trueworldview.net/prophecy2 Follow us on Instagram for devotional videos: @true_worldview Sign up free for "True Worldview News," a weekly e-mail newsletter highlighting relevant news stories affecting Christians. Dr. Dean’s comments on selected stories along with editorials are included. The newsletter also features True Worldview, a twice-weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Dean and his daughter, Christi Johnson.
Much of popular Christianity is influenced by Charismaticism. Is the Charismatic view of prophecy the biblical view? And what does the Bible say about healing, visions, and words of knowledge? And are they different from ordinary spiritual gifts? Listen in to part 1 of a 2-part discussion as Christi and Paul discuss these topics and more. Read more at http://trueworldview.net/prophecy Follow us on Instagram for devotional videos: @true_worldview Sign up free for "True Worldview News," a weekly e-mail newsletter highlighting relevant news stories affecting Christians. Dr. Dean’s comments on selected stories along with editorials are included. The newsletter also features True Worldview, a twice-weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Dean and his daughter, Christi Johnson.
Contact tracing is, in some cases, being required even though it's supposed to be a voluntary opt-in. Some state leaders are requiring churches to take down the names and addresses of anyone attending services as states start to open up. Workplaces are doing the same thing as well. Listen in as Paul and Christi talk about this heartbreaking reality. Read more at https://trueworldview.net/the-podcast/contactracing Follow us on Instagram for Devotional Videos: @true_worldview Sign up free for "True Worldview News," a weekly e-mail newsletter highlighting relevant news stories affecting Christians. Dr. Dean’s comments on selected stories along with editorials are included. The newsletter also features True Worldview, a twice-weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Dean and his daughter, Christi Johnson.
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In today's special 2-part episode on covid-19, Dr. Dean has a plea. It's time for the coronavirus shutdown to end. Read more at https://trueworldview.net/the-podcast/shutdown2 Follow us on Instagram for devotional videos @true_worldview Sign up free for "True Worldview News," a weekly e-mail newsletter highlighting relevant news stories affecting Christians. Dr. Dean’s comments on selected stories along with editorials are included. The newsletter also features True Worldview, a twice-weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Dean and his daughter, Christi Johnson.
In this special 2-part episode, Dr. Dean discuses covid-19 again. It's time for the coronavirus shutdown to end. Listen in for more. Read more at https://trueworldview.net/the-podcast/shutdown1 Follow us on Instagram for devotional videos @true_worldview Sign up free for "True Worldview News," a weekly e-mail newsletter highlighting relevant news stories affecting Christians. Dr. Dean’s comments on selected stories along with editorials are included. The newsletter also features True Worldview, a twice-weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Dean and his daughter, Christi Johnson.
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A recent study found that "Children may be benefiting from the stay-at-home orders many states have in place during the coronavirus outbreak in the United States. According to a Gallup poll, a large majority of children report “enjoyment” and “happiness” while spending their days with their families." Listen in as Christi and Paul discuss homeschooling, hope for stressed parents, and more. Read more at https://trueworldview/net/the-podcast/coronaviruskids Follow us on Instagram for Daily Devotional Videos @true_worldview. Sign up free for "True Worldview News," a weekly e-mail newsletter highlighting relevant news stories affecting Christians. Dr. Dean’s comments on selected stories along with editorials are included. The newsletter also features True Worldview, a twice-weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Dean and his daughter, Christi Johnson.
What is revival? How is it brought about, and how is it not brought about? How can we prepare for revival, and when does God work? Christi and Paul tackle these questions and more, and it's all in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. Could God use this to cause a revival? We know nothing is too hard for God. Listen in for more. Read more at www.trueworldview.net/the-podcast/coronavirusrevival Follow us on Instagram for Daily Devotional Videos @true_worldview Sign up free for "True Worldview News," a weekly e-mail newsletter highlighting relevant news stories affecting Christians. Dr. Dean’s comments on selected stories along with editorials are included. The newsletter also features True Worldview, a twice-weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Dean and his daughter, Christi Johnson.
Is this how we want to live? Read more at www.trueworldview.net/the-podcast/howwewanttolive Follow us on Instagram @true_worldview for daily devotional videos. Sign up free for "True Worldview News," a weekly e-mail newsletter highlighting relevant news stories affecting Christians. Dr. Dean’s comments on selected stories along with editorials are included. The newsletter also features True Worldview, a twice-weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Dean and his daughter, Christi Johnson.
Identity Politics is destructive. It's a power play, it's not rooted in liberty for all, and it's hypocritical. The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s was about equality, but the movements in our culture are not about equality, but power. A piece by Paul Craig Roberts outlines the story of a college professor who emigrated to the US from the Soviet Union as a young woman, and she describes the Sovietization of America. "She doesn’t mean the economy has been communized or socialized. She means the rise of denunciation in place of reasoned discourse." On today's show, Christi and Paul talk about the consequences of Identity Politics in everything from schools to workplaces. Listen in for more. Read the blog post for this episode at www.trueworldview.net/the-podcast/consequences Sign up free for "True Worldview News," a weekly e-mail newsletter highlighting relevant news stories affecting Christians. Dr. Dean’s comments on selected stories along with editorials are included. The newsletter also features True Worldview, a twice-weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Dean and his daughter, Christi Johnson.
Today, Christi and Paul discuss some of the constitutional liberties we see being violated by the US government in the midst of the novel Coronavirus outbreak. Read more at whttps://www.trueworldview.net/the-podcast/covid19-freedom For daily devotional videos from Dr. Dean, follow @true_worldview on Instagram or search True Worldview on Facebook. Sign up free for "True Worldview News," a weekly e-mail newsletter highlighting relevant news stories affecting Christians. Dr. Dean’s comments on selected stories along with editorials are included. The newsletter also features True Worldview, a twice-weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Dean and his daughter, Christi Johnson.
How dangerous is the new Coronavirus? How far will it go? How effective is social distancing and the other drastic measures that have been imposed? Is the cost of shutting down public gatherings, restaurants, bars, and the like, resulting in businesses closing, massive lay-offs, the disappearance of personal savings, bankruptcies, supply chain derailments, and a lot more, or is the cost of simply taking ordinary precautions and letting the virus run its course greater? Knowing how viruses work and what COVID-19 is, some medical experts say the steps we’ve taken will actually make matters worse. Is that right or wrong, and how do we know? And yet, there is still a more important question: a question of ultimate significance. What is God up to? None of this has taken Him by surprise. He’s doing something and we’d do well to ponder that. Listen as Christi and Paul talk about what God might be doing in the middle of this global pandemic. Read more at www.trueworldview.net/the-podcast/coronavirus-god Sign up free for "True Worldview News," a weekly e-mail newsletter highlighting relevant news stories affecting Christians. Dr. Dean’s comments on selected stories along with editorials are included. The newsletter also features True Worldview, a twice-weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Dean and his daughter, Christi Johnson.
There is a real threat upon us with this Coronavirus. We all know that people have died, and it’s spreading. We also know that the virus is most dangerous/deadly to people who are older, who have underlying health problems, or who are immunocompromised. For most however, the virus appears to pose no greater threat than seasonal flu. More people have been infected and died with seasonal flu than COVID-19 this winter, and there are other more serious threats to some. Over one million die each year from tuberculosis for example. And yet, we’re all experiencing the media’s frenzied hype. There is much misinformation due in part to the drive for ratings and perhaps in part due to some who can’t resist embellishment for whatever personal reasons. One government official when on television said COVID-19 is ten times more deadly than seasonal flu. The same official stated to congress that it’s no more deadly than seasonal flu. Of course, the media has played up the first statement. Leaders on both sides of the political aisle have run the gamut from dismissal of a threat, to making jokes about who they wished would contract it, to excoriation, to near-panic. And the media has puffed it all. And then there are the opportunists. We may wonder at the differing motivations for different actors across the globe in this thing. Regardless of your political leanings, there’s one thing we can all agree on: it’s an election year, and those who have a visceral hatred of the President are using this crisis against him every way they can. As Rahm Emanuel quipped, “You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that, it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.” Read More at www.trueworldview.net/the-podcast/coronavirus Sign up free for "True Worldview News," a weekly e-mail newsletter highlighting relevant news stories affecting Christians. Dr. Dean’s comments on selected stories along with editorials are included. The newsletter also features True Worldview, a twice-weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Dean and his daughter, Christi Johnson.
Some people wonder, "couldn't the earth be billions of years old?" If the earth is billions of years old, then there had to be death before the fall. But the Scriptures tell us that there was no death before Adam sinned. Some may ask a new questions: what about plants? Don't they die? Join Christi and Paul as they discuss these questions and more. Read the blog for this episode at www.trueworldview.net/the-podcast/plants-alive Sign up free for "True Worldview News," a weekly e-mail newsletter highlighting relevant news stories affecting Christians. Dr. Dean’s comments on selected stories along with editorials are included. The newsletter also features True Worldview, a twice-weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Dean and his daughter, Christi Johnson.
When speaking recently, Joe Biden when quoting the Declaration of Independece said, "We hold these truths to be self-evidence [sic]. All men and woman created by you know, you know the thing.. You know the thing we say...." Was this just a memory slip by Joe Biden, or did he catch himself almost talk about God and change the subject? Either way, there is a collective fear of God-talk from the left. Listen in as Christi and Paul talk about rights and worldview. Sign up free for "True Worldview News," a weekly e-mail newsletter highlighting relevant news stories affecting Christians. Dr. Dean’s comments on selected stories along with editorials are included. The newsletter also features True Worldview, a twice-weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Dean and his daughter, Christi Johnson.
Here’s a shocker that’s not so shocking to those who think: transgenderism has grown by 1500% among Swedish girls between thirteen and eighteen over the last ten years. What is truly stunning is the comment from Peter Salmi, an investigator at the national Board of Health and Welfare, who said, “Yes, that the increase is clear, there is no doubt, however, we do not know what the increase is due to.” Wait, what? Listen in as Christi and Paul discuss this topic. Sign up free for "True Worldview News," a weekly e-mail newsletter highlighting relevant news stories affecting Christians. Dr. Dean’s comments on selected stories along with editorials are included. The newsletter also features True Worldview, a twice-weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Dean and his daughter, Christi Johnson.
Everyone's talking about the Coronavirus, and rightly so. But let's think at a worldview level about something. Where did the hospitals in China come from where all the people are getting treatment for the virus? The truth is they came from Christian missionaries prior to the rise of Communism in China. Listen in as Christi and Paul discuss the worldview that produces hospitals vs. the worldview that imposes child limits on people. Read more at www.trueworldview.net/the-podcast/coronavirus-hospitals. Sign up free for "True Worldview News," a weekly e-mail newsletter highlighting relevant news stories affecting Christians. Dr. Dean’s comments on selected stories along with editorials are included.
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Here's more poisoned fruit produced by a culture that’s rejected the true worldview. “Over the course of the last few years, there has been a ‘dramatic change’ in Hollywood. According to the Parents Television Council, it’s been a very ‘dangerous turn.’ ‘Instead of children just being collateral damage in the way of whatever explicit content they want to deliver to adults, Hollywood now seems to be directly marketing some of the most explicit stuff to children’. . . Such shows . . . include HBO’s ‘Euphoria,’ which focuses on a drug-addicted teenager; Hulu’s ‘PEN15’; and Netflix’s shows ‘Sex Education’ and ‘Big Mouth.’ These are shows that are overtly teen-targeted and are very troubling, very pornographic, very toxic in nature,” PTC said. Interestingly, PTC also noted the “FCC publicly confirmed what the PTC has been saying for years about the TV content rating system and its inaccuracies, inconsistencies and lack of oversight in really serving the needs of parents as opposed to protecting the financial interests of Hollywood.” Read more our online home at www.trueworldview.net/the-podcast/hollywoodchildren Sign up free for "True Worldview News," a weekly e-mail newsletter highlighting relevant news stories affecting Christians. Dr. Dean’s comments on selected stories along with editorials are included.
Yet another oft misunderstood text is, “Render therefore unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s and to God the things that are God’s” (Lk. 20:25). Most assume that Jesus means there are some things that belong to Caesar, or the government, and other things that belong to God. But that’s not what Jesus means at all. Listen in as Christi and Paul discuss what it really means. Visit our online home at www.trueworldview.net
Josh Brolin, The Avengers actor, recently made your typical modern clap back to a perceived troll on one of his Instagram photos. This so-called news story led Christi and Paul to discuss the larger issue of the profanation of our culture in news, media, and even in the church. In today’s multimedia culture, one might comment on something and find themselves on the wrong end of a fight. People are quick to clap back, and it becomes news. No matter who said what, no matter how irrelevant, it’s a news flash, and the clap back is usually hate-filled and foul. That’s one example, but such is the state of our so-called civil society. The foul, the profane, the abuse, the invective is everywhere. How should Christians respond not just to profanity but to cancel culture, aggression, the increasing immorality, and other issues in our world today? Join Christi and Paul as they talk about the profanation of our culture. Visit our online home at www.trueworldview.net
Christi and Paul discuss practical ways to engage in conversational evangelism with friends, peers, colleagues, coworkers, and even strangers. If it's helpful, you can remember the acronym CAUSES while keeping our two great causes in your mind: the glory of God and the good of others. C - Current Events A - Authority U - Ultimate Questions S - Share Christian Worldview E - Explain Current Event from Authority S - Segue to Gospel Visit our online home at www.trueworldview.net
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When do you speak up about sin when talking to unbelievers? How and when do you have difficult conversations about divorce or other hard topics? Listen in as Christi and Paul explore these topics and more. Visit our online home at www.trueworldview.net
How should we approach evangelism with friends? Should we think of them as projects to be completed or is there a better way? Join Christi and Paul as they talk about respecting and loving people while pointing them to Christ. Visit our online home at www.trueworldview.net
From Christian Today: "The US Education Department is sending out memos to school leaders telling them that they cannot block students or teachers from praying in public. The plans were revealed on the same day as President Donald Trump welcomed to the Oval Office a group of Christian, Jewish and Muslim students who have experienced discrimination in schools. They met the US President to mark National Religious Freedom Day on Thursday." Listen in as Christi and Paul discuss religious freedom and its implications and how Christians should think about this move from President Trump's administration. Visit our online home at www.trueworldview.net
If the Bible doesn't have prescriptive texts on government, how then should a Christian formulate a biblical view of government? Listen in as Christi and Paul discuss biblical principles we can apply to government. Visit our online home at www.trueworldview.net
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What does the Bible have to say about government? Listen to Christi and Paul as they discuss everything from theocratic rule to the monarchies of the Old Testament to government in the New Testament and how Christians should think about government today. Visit our online home and find more resources at www.trueworldview.net
“A Rutgers University-New Brunswick professor told a student that he should not quote Bible verses in essays because of the ‘separation of church and state.’” Is that professor right? What is the separation of church and state all about? What does it mean to say there’s “a wall of separation” between the two? Can there be no God-talk in the public square? Listen in to Christi and Paul as they discuss these important issues. Visit our online home at www.trueworldview.net for more resources
Join Christi and Paul as they discuss a biblical view of money and ask questions like, "should parents leave an inheritance for their children?" and "what does the Bible say about money?" View more resources at www.trueworldview.net
Christi and Paul continue their discussion on dealing with heart issues and getting to the root cause of sin. What does it look like to practically fight sin in your life? The Bible is clear that through the Holy Spirit we have the power to overcome our feelings of worry, anxiety, fear, anger, sadness, and more. Listen in as we talk about this important and practical topic. Download the Chart Christi references here: http://www.trueworldview.net/the-podcast/activefaith Get Counseling Resources Here: https://www.randallhousegreer.com/counseling
How do you deal with everyday issues like anger, anxiety, or fear? Are they just feelings that you have no control over, or can you overcome them? Listen in as Christi and Paul discuss what the Bible has to say about our responsibility and our hope for overcoming sin. Find the chart Christi references here: http://www.trueworldview.net/the-podcast/heartissues
The LGBT Community has long argued that persons are gay, bisexual, transgender, etc., because they’re born that way. On the other hand, the new argument from the transgenders is that gender is a choice and not tied to sexual biology. Of course, there’s a contradiction there. But it seems that the bible and science are on the same page. New research indicates there is no such thing as a gay gene, and gender is tied to biology. Listen in to Christi and Paul as they discuss some implications. Visit our online home at www.trueworldview.net
Most people live under the grand illusion that we’re uninfluenced by outside ideological forces, that politically active organizations are civic minded, and that our government is basically good and seeks to spread that good across the globe. Most people are like sheep to the slaughter. A good example of that is the false flag of climate change. People are being duped. It’s not about saving the planet, but power. Listen in to Christi and Paul’s eye-opening discussion. Visit our online home at www.trueworldview.net
It's a sad time in America as Nancy Pelosi has announced that Congress will be moving forward with articles of impeachment. The real issue is whether there is any warrant to remove President Trump. If not, then what we are experiencing is an attempted coup d'état. At the same time, Pelosi invoked divine providence in what they are doing and implied that God had guided them in their decision. Listen to Christi and Paul as they discuss biblical implications.
What about anger? Is it sin? Is there such a thing as righteous anger? If so, what does it look like? The Scripture has much to say about putting off anger. Can we do such a thing? What if I’m just an angry person? Is there hope for me? Join Christi and Paul on today’s broadcast as they discuss these important issues. Visit our online home at www.trueworldview.net
Christi and Paul continue their discussion on gender fluidity and related issues. Is gender dysphoria sin or not? Is homosexual desire sin or not? Do Christians have their head in the sand, or are concepts like gender fluidity simply made up? Listen in to this informative discussion. Visit our online home at www.trueworldview.net
One of the major debates in our culture has to do with whether or not gender and/or even sex are social constructs or tied to biology. For many, the concept of male and female is oppressive, just as denying gender fluidity is also oppressive. For others, these things seem nonsensical. How can we make sense of the different voices in our culture? Join Christi and Paul as they shed some light on this critical issue.