Episodes
Saturday Feb 15, 2020
Can "Frozen 2" Tell Us About Man's Desire for God?
Saturday Feb 15, 2020
Saturday Feb 15, 2020
This week, Chris and Rich tackle a TGC article titled "'Into the Unknown' and the Uknown God." Can art and artists really tell us about man's deep longing for God? Or might there be a problem with believing that art is itself without the taint of the fall?
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'Into the Unknown' and the Unknown God
Saturday Feb 08, 2020
Putting Abortion Ahead of the Gospel
Saturday Feb 08, 2020
Saturday Feb 08, 2020
This week, Rich and Chris discuss President Trump's recent State of the Union Address where he called upon Congress to end late-term abortion. Should Christians rejoice at incremental measures to end abortion? To what extent should we rely on politicians to end this abominable practice? Listener discretion is advised.
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Saturday Feb 01, 2020
Guilty by Association
Saturday Feb 01, 2020
Saturday Feb 01, 2020
He's baaaack! Richard Story has broken through the siege lines of the internet gremlins and is back! He and Chris discuss this week how internet fights continue to be waged, often over associations with persons or ideologies we don't like. How can Christians avoid spiteful confrontations and show charity and love while standing firm in the truth?
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Saturday Jan 25, 2020
VOR Rewind - When the Church Looks Like the World
Saturday Jan 25, 2020
Saturday Jan 25, 2020
This week, Chris and Rich round out their discussion on what is the church. In this episode, they discuss what happens when the professing church abandons its Scripture and imports the thinking of the world.
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Can Social Justice and the Church Coexist?
Southern Baptists floundering against LGBT agenda
The United Methodist Church has appointed a transgender deacon
Saturday Jan 18, 2020
A Word of Comfort in Troubled Times
Saturday Jan 18, 2020
Saturday Jan 18, 2020
This week, Chris shares scriptural passages that can give Christians comfort in troublesome times.
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Saturday Jan 11, 2020
What's So Funny?
Saturday Jan 11, 2020
Saturday Jan 11, 2020
This week, Chris flies solo once again as the internet gremlins continue to lay siege to Rich's computer. On deck this week is a discussion on how Christians should rightly handle humor and joking. Also, a brief review of Andrew Rapport's and Virgil Walker's discussion about Gloria Allred and abortion.
Show Links:
Ricky Gervais - Golden Globe Monologue
Rapp Report - Marriage, Feminism and Abortion with Gloria Allred
Friday Jan 03, 2020
Committed to Christ in 2020
Friday Jan 03, 2020
Friday Jan 03, 2020
Happy New Year! In this first show of 2020, Chris flies solo and talks about how we might serve Christ in the coming year. Also, a brief discussion about toxic discernment ministries and how we might avoid online battles.
Sunday Dec 08, 2019
VOR Rewind - Why Did Jesus Come as a Man?
Sunday Dec 08, 2019
Sunday Dec 08, 2019
On this Rewind episode, Chris and Rich begin a discussion of the nativity account and ask the question, "Why is it important that Christ came as a man?"
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Saturday Nov 30, 2019
VOR Rewind - What Does it Mean to Believe?
Saturday Nov 30, 2019
Saturday Nov 30, 2019
On this rewind episode, Chris and Rich discuss what it means to believe in Christ. Is it a simple mental assent and agreement, or does the Bible reveal there is something more to it than that?
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Saturday Nov 23, 2019
VOR Rewind - Same-Sex Attraction and the Sinfulness of Human Desire
Saturday Nov 23, 2019
Saturday Nov 23, 2019
Rich and Chris discuss the issue of same-sex attraction from a Christian perspective. Is the issue of attraction merely a temptation for a professing Christian, or is it a sin of the heart that must be repented of?
Show Links:
Tom Ascol - Founders.org Article
Tom Buck Articles on Living Out (links to all 4 articles are found here)
American Psychiatric Association Article on Sexual Orientation