Our final episode on "Life's Work" steps back to ask how and why a boy who dreamed of becoming a pastor turned into an evangelist for abortion. It's a story of failures by family and church which offers lessons for us all. Visit http://www.DavidVogel.net Follow https://www.facebook.com/davidvogel.author Support at https://www.patreon.com/davidvogel

Answers for Ambassadors

Making An Abortionist (Life's Work, Pt 4) | Ep 44

In this week's episode on "Life's Work" by Dr. Willie Parker, we continue our examination of the key question related to abortion: What is it? After considering whether the fetus was a living organism last episode, this week we examine whether the fetus is a person (and whether that question is even meaningful!). Visit http://www.DavidVogel.net Follow https://www.facebook.com/davidvogel.author Support at https://www.patreon.com/davidvogel

Is It A Person? (Life's Work, Pt 3) | Ep 43

Last week's episode on Dr. Willie Parker's "Life's Work" sets up this week's key question: What is it? We look at why this is the essential question and then start answering it by considering whether the fetus meets the definition of a living organism. Visit http://www.DavidVogel.net Follow https://www.facebook.com/davidvogel.author Support at https://www.patreon.com/davidvogel

Is It Alive? (Life's Work, Pt 2) | Ep 42

This week's episode starts a new series, "A Blind Doctor: Dr. Willie Parker's Deadly Compassion." In it, we'll survey the new book "Life's Work: A Moral Argument for Choice" in which self-proclaimed Christian abortionist Willie Parker argues that Christian compassion requires an affirming, pro-choice position. In this first episode, we'll look at what we can get out of the book, at Dr. Parker's own story, and at the basics of his pro-abortion argument. Visit http://www.DavidVogel.net Follow https://www.facebook.com/davidvogel.author Support at https://www.patreon.com/davidvogel

Dr. Parker, Christian Abortionist (Life's Work, Pt 1) | Ep 41

"Choose to be Happy" is the final section of "Your Best Life Now." In this episode, we consider Joel Osteen's exhortation to be people of happiness, excellence, and integrity, then step back to draw out some lessons from our survey of Osteen's famous book. Visit http://www.DavidVogel.net Follow https://www.facebook.com/davidvogel.author Support at https://www.patreon.com/davidvogel

Happiness, Excellence, and Paganism (Pt 7, Your Best Life Now) | Ep 40

We should give generously, but why? In Part 6 of "Your Best Life Now," Joel Osteen says we should "live to give." His emphasis on generosity is very biblical, but his reasoning misses an important element of the promises of God. Visit http://www.DavidVogel.net Follow https://www.facebook.com/davidvogel.author Support at https://www.patreon.com/davidvogel

Giving In Faith (Pt 6, Your Best Life Now) | Ep 39

In Part 5 of "Your Best Life Now," Joel Osteen encourages us to remain confident through trials and trust God's timing. There is much biblical truth in these chapters, but also some reasons for caution which lead to a key question: What is biblical faith? Visit http://www.DavidVogel.net Follow https://www.facebook.com/davidvogel.author Support at https://www.patreon.com/davidvogel

Walking With Faith (Pt 5, Your Best Life Now) | Ep 38

In Part 4 of "Your Best Life Now," Joel Osteen discusses how to deal with pain and disappointment. His counsel to forgive and move on is good, but are we forgiving for the right reason? And what if we don't have the strength to just move on? Visit http://www.DavidVogel.net Follow https://www.facebook.com/davidvogel.author Support at https://www.patreon.com/davidvogel

Dealing With Pain (Pt 4, Your Best Life Now) | Ep 37

Part 3 of "Your Best Life Now" is all about the power of our thoughts and words. Joel Osteen is right that how we think and speak is important, but he misses the biblical mark in three important ways which this episode explores. Visit http://www.DavidVogel.net Follow https://www.facebook.com/davidvogel.author Support at https://www.patreon.com/davidvogel

Power of Thoughts and Words (Pt 3, Your Best Life Now) | Ep 36

Part 2 of "Your Best Life Now" talks about the importance of our self-image. We need to realize that God delights in us, wants us to be happy, and sees us as champions, Joel Osteen declares. But what does the Bible really say about our identity in Christ? And how should those truths shape our self-image and expectations? Visit http://www.DavidVogel.net Follow https://www.facebook.com/davidvogel.author Support at https://www.patreon.com/davidvogel

See Who You Are (Pt 2, Your Best Life Now) | Ep 35

In the inaugural podcast on Joel Osteen's "Your Best Life Now," we examine his promise that God plans great things for you if you'll just believe. Does Osteen expect too much from God... or too little? Visit http://www.DavidVogel.net Follow https://www.facebook.com/davidvogel.author Support at https://www.patreon.com/davidvogel

Enlarging Our Vision (Pt 1, Your Best Life Now) | Ep 34

In the final chapter of The God Delusion, Dawkins argues that religion isn't needed for "explanation, exhortation, consolation, or inspiration." As we finish the book, this episode uses those four ideas to distinguish between the atheistic and Christian worldviews.

A God-Shaped Gap? (Ch10, The God Delusion)

Is religion, in itself, a harmful force? In Chapters 8 and 9 of "The God Delusion," Dawkins argues that it is, and that raising children in a religious tradition is abuse. This episode counters Dawkins' understanding of faith and considers his other arguments against religion.

What's Wrong With Religion? (Ch8-9, The God Delusion)

This week's episode takes a break from The God Delusion, using Dawkins' theory of "the Moral Zeitgeist" as a jumping-off point to consider the philosophical roots of progressivism and how it contrasts with a Christian understanding of human nature and social progress. Visit http://www.DavidVogel.net Follow https://www.facebook.com/davidvogel.author Support at https://www.patreon.com/davidvogel

The Moral Zeitgeist and American Politics

Having argued that the Bible is not an adequate foundation for morality, Dawkins finishes Chapter 7 of The God Delusion by suggesting instead that our morality is based upon "the moral Zeitgeist," inevitable moral progress which is the result of growing understanding and education. But is moral progress even a coherent idea in an atheistic world? Visit http://www.DavidVogel.net Follow https://www.facebook.com/davidvogel.author Support at https://www.patreon.com/davidvogel

Morality and a Moral Zeitgeist (Ch7, The God Delusion)

Equipping Christians to thoughtfully answer tough questions from unbelievers. "Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us." --II Corinthians 5:20

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Answers for Ambassadors

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