Podcast Episodes

Steve Hartland steps off his Santa-decorated Harley to talk all things yuletide. Greg defends why he preaches Christmas series. And Nathan struts his expertise with some great beer insight.

Dave Shive is back in DA HIZOUSE! Nathan and Greg riff on the ups and downs of Thanksgiving. And there may be another nasty caller who shows up!

Dr. Howard Griffith of Reformed Theological Seminary-DC joins us to talk about his forthcoming book, Spreading The Feast. Sadly one of the most overlooked, under-though-about issues today is communion. Who can take it? What forms? How often? And most importantly- what's REALLY happening at the deepest level when Christians participate?

Dr. John Frame is back! His new book, A History Of Western Philosophy And Theology is hot off the press. Nathan, Greg and Steve ask him questions about everything from Augustine to Zoology (well, not really Zoology but you get the point).

PARENTS- we do have a short discussion on sex near the beginning of the episode. Nathan, Greg and Steve tackle a variety of questions from listeners- Can Satan Read Minds? Christian Online Dating Sites? Gun Control? Also- don't miss the debut of the Right Reverend Doctor James King.

Pastor and Author Steve Swartz has written an outstanding book, Shattered Shepherds. Steve knows about true heartache in ministry and writes one of the most probing books on how pastors (and implicitly- churches) can recover and get back on the road of grace.

Get your candy corn and hot cider ready- it's the Halloween episode! Nathan, Greg and Matt discuss costumes, the conscience and candy! Does Halloween have pagan/satanic origins? Is it ok to be scared? Also- shout out to listener Matt Hatcher for posting this intriguing article to our Facebook page!

Dr. Thomas Schreiner joins the podcast. He is a brilliant New Testament scholar, and the guys ask him a lot about NT Wright and the New Perspective. Greg is like a kid in a candy shop having one of his favorite commentators on the show. Nathan asks him if we are wiser than Solomon. Steve asks if women can speak in church? Wha- whaaaat?

In what is sure to be a more controversial episode, Nathan, Greg  and Steve talk about trends in many reformed circles today. Piper rails against, security-craving, entertainment-addicted Christians. Platt says that "abandoning ourselves is the central message of Christianity."  DeYoung thinks that the movie ratings guidelines from the 1930's were better times (but institutional racism was embraced then!).  To be fair, this is largely Greg's hobby horse, but Nathan and Steve make great riding partners!

World renowned apologist, Dr. Peter Kreeft, joins Greg and Nathan. We discuss his outstanding book, Between Heaven And Hell. JFK, C.S. Lewis and Alduous Huxley all died on the same day, November 22, 1963. Kreeft imaginatively paints a brilliant conversation in "heaven's waiting room" among these three men. It's great stuff! So is Dr. Kreeft's helpful suggestions in answering a skeptic.