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In the first season of the Freethinking Podcast, Tim and I are recapping his debate with James White, a prominent Calvinist theologian. This debate happened in February of 2022, but this is our chance to recap the overall debate on the podcast. In this episode, we recap the rest of Tim's opening statement and set things up for Dr. White's opening statement by pointing out a few of the reasons why Tim's statement was framed the way it was. Check out this episode!

In the first season of the Freethinking Podcast, Tim and I are recapping his debate with James White, a prominent Calvinist theologian. This debate happened in February of 2022, but this is our chance to recap the overall debate on the podcast. In this episode, we look back on the cross examination and discuss some areas where Tim felt he could have done better, as well as some areas on which I wanted further exploration. Then, we wrap up the first season of the show by givi

In the first season of the Freethinking Podcast, Tim and I are recapping his debate with James White, a prominent Calvinist theologian. This debate happened in February of 2022, but this is our chance to recap the overall debate on the podcast. In this episode, we give a little background on how this debate came to be, as well as the differing definitions of biblical used by Tim and Dr. White. Tim also defines a few of his terms that he used throughout the debate. Check out

In the first season of the Freethinking Podcast, Tim and I are recapping his debate with James White, a prominent Calvinist theologian. This debate happened in February of 2022, but this is our chance to recap the overall debate on the podcast. In this episode, Tim continues through his opening statement by defining additional terms, and I provide my thoughts on some of the contentions he put forward in his opening statement. Check out this episode!

In the first season of the Freethinking Podcast, Tim and I are recapping his debate with James White, a prominent Calvinist theologian. This debate happened in February of 2022, but this is our chance to recap the overall debate on the podcast. In this episode, we discuss Dr. White's opening statement. In particular, we look at how he defined biblical and what he considered the essential three pillars of Molinism. Check out this episode!

In the first season of the Freethinking Podcast, Tim and I are recapping his debate with James White, a prominent Calvinist theologian. This debate happened in February of 2022, but this is our chance to recap the overall debate on the podcast. In this episode, we look at some of Dr. White's problems he has with Molinism and respond to them. Check out this episode!

June 24 th , 2022 In history it will live next to dates such as: January 1 st , 1863 June 19 th , 1865 July 2 nd , 1964 The day that Roe was overturned and the federalization of the systematic slaughter of millions of preborn babies was ended (see: Moloch ). Since Dobbs was handed down much ink has been spilled and many articles written in celebration, and lament, of the decision. The end of Roe was never the goal of the pro-life movement, regardless of what Phil Vische

June 14th is (American) Flag Day. It commemorates the adoption of the Stars and Stripes of the United States on June 14, 1777, by resolution of the Second Continental Congress. On this day, we celebrate the Flag of the United States of America. To be clear, we ought not worship the American Flag, but we should spend time reflecting upon the philosophical and theological foundation in which the Star Spangled Banner represents. Contrary to popular opinion, The United States

What is a Woman? Seems like an easy enough question to answer, but these days, apparently, it’s a stumper! Conservative commentator, author, and part-time Virginian, Matt Walsh of The Daily Wire seeks to answer this seemingly innocuous question in a documentary released on June 1 st . It is no coincidence that the release coincided with the first day of “Pride Month.” Unfortunately, one needs to be a paying member of The Daily Wire to access the film, but, in my humble opin

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before the fall. Proverbs 16:18 It is June and that means it is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Oh, you didn’t know? Perhaps that is because June is also known as PRIDE month. Though one might be a more noble cause than the other. All over the nation, and world, corporations put on rainbow flags and put out statements of support for those in the LGBTQ+ community. Even the Marines are getting in on the action: https://twitte

The two recent mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde have once again brought the matter of gun laws in the U.S. to the forefront, with one side rallying to press for stricter gun laws while the other rallies to defend the constitutional right to possess firearms. I understand both sides. We all want violent crime to subside. If we impose new laws that ban all guns, the number of deaths by guns will decrease significantly. If we make it more difficult to obtain and/or possess a

A recent article published by Time magazine entitled “ It’s Time to Stop Giving Christianity a Pass on White Supremacy and Violence ” has made waves recently.  The author, Robert Jones, CEO and founder of PRRI, a far-left activist web sites states that “The clear historical record, and contemporary attitudinal data, merit an urgent discussion of white Christian nationalism as a serious and growing threat to our democracy.” However, the entirety of the article primarily addre

When writing Human Freedom, Divine Knowledge, and Mere Molinism , my goals were threefold. First and foremost, I had to convince my supervisor and doctoral committee (theologians at a Reformed University) that Molinism was compatible with Reformed theology. That is to say, I wanted to pass and earn a PhD in theology and so I did exactly what they asked of me. Second, I desired to provide a resource on Molinism that would be understandable to the layman who takes theology seri

For decades our country has been mired by a decision that enshrined the sacrifice of human babies to the god of Moloch (also known as Molech). You might know this practice by its current moniker, abortion, but the practice is essentially the same.. Sacrificing our children on the altar of prosperity is a tail as old as human civilization. Instead of molten hands the altar is often a Planned Parenthood operating table. We have chosen, as a nation, to ignore the obvious humani

On April Fools Day (2022) I posted the following across social media: “Doctor Strange is the most evil character in all of fiction. How dare he actualize a future in which he knew all the pain, evil, and suffering that would happen if he were to give Thanos the time stone. I hate him!” “Doctor Strange is the most evil character in all of fiction. How dare he actualize a future in which he knew all the pain, evil, and suffering that would happen if he were to give Thanos the

Recently, my boss at Trinity Theological Seminary, Dr. Braxton Hunter, made a guest appearance on Cameron Bertuzzi’s Capturing Christianity YouTube channel. Hunter offered what he takes to be the greatest argument against Calvinism. Hunter provided an impressive case – basically off the cuff – as to why the Calvinistic view of exhaustive divine determinism (EDD) cannot make sense of God’s inspired Word. The gist of Hunter’s case was an appeal to The Book of Romans to exhibi

If God is so good, why did he command the Israelites to utterly destroy everyone and everything in the Old Testament? Is God a moral monster? Particularly in the conquest of the land of Canaan?  God calls for the complete and utter destruction of men, women, and children (as well as animals) multiple times .  How could a moral God do this?  Is that not genocidal malevolence? Would we not condemn a national leader today if they said “God told me to do murder thousands of c

It is Holy Week. Shouts of Hosanna and praise on Sunday transformed to screams of anguish and hate on Friday and culminated in gasps of unbelievable joy the next Sunday morning. In many ways, the sudden transition from praise to condemnation is still unfathomable today.  That is, until we realize that the people praising Jesus on Palm Sunday thought that he was someone, or something, that he was not.  This stunning reversal plays itself out time and time again on the world s

The Plea for an Apology "That particular argument I find deeply offensive. It is grossly unbiblical! It is not derived from any kind of biblical thought whatsoever. It is a philosophical trap that should not suggest itself to any biblically literate Christian. So yes, Dr. Stratton, I call upon you to recognize the foolishness of that argument… to lay it aside, and… publicly say, 'I am sorry, I never should have developed an argument like that!'" - Dr. James White Dr. Stratton

*john wick yeah i'm thinking i'm back dot gif*. We have a big announcement in this episode that you will want to know about! But first, we talk about what we've been up to these past couple of months without shows. Yes, Tim and I are still friends, life has just been busy! Excited for what's to come, and we hope you guys can join us along the way! Check out this episode!