• Forgiving My Father, Forgiving Myself

  with Ruth Graham

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — June 25, 2020

  How do we experience God's forgiveness in our own lives? How does unforgiveness sabotage our relationships with others? In this powerful and...

• God and the Pandemic

  with NT Wright

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — June 18, 2020

  How should we think theologically about the COVID-19 pandemic? Join Scott and Sean as they interview internationally acclaimed New Testament...

• [Replay] Race and the Church – Part 2

  with Chris Brooks

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — June 11, 2020

  From time-to-time, we'll re-air an important episode that newer listeners may have missed. This episode was originally recorded in October 2017....

• [Replay] Race and the Church – Part 1

  with Chris Brooks

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — June 06, 2020

  From time-to-time, we'll re-air an important episode that newer listeners may have missed. This episode was originally recorded in October 2017....

• The Bible and Borders

  with Daniel Carroll Rodas

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — May 28, 2020

  Immigration continues to be one of the most divisive issues, both in the culture at large and in the church. Migration was one of the central...

• God and Guns

  with Mike Austin

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — May 21, 2020

  The issue of gun violence and gun control is one of the most divisive issues in the US today. Philosopher Mike Austin has written a provocative...

• Suffering, the End of Life and Assisted Suicide — Part 2

  with Stephanie Gray

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — May 14, 2020

  Few issues are more difficult and controversial at the same time than the ethical issues around the end of life, particularly assisted suicide....

• Suffering, the End of Life and Assisted Suicide — Part 1

  with Stephanie Gray

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — May 08, 2020

  Few issues are more difficult and controversial at the same time than the ethical issues around the end of life, particularly assisted suicide....

• Ancient Biography and the Historical Jesus, Part II

  with Dr. Craig Keener

  Scott Rae — April 30, 2020

  How should we assess the accuracy of the gospel record of the life of Jesus, since the conventions of history writing were somewhat different in...

• Ancient Biography and the Historical Jesus, Part I

  with Dr. Craig Keener

  Scott Rae — April 23, 2020

  How should we assess the accuracy of the gospel record of the life of Jesus, since the conventions of history writing were somewhat different in...

• Grace from the Rubble

  with Jeanne Bishop

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — April 21, 2020

  Twenty-five years ago, the Oklahoma City bombing became the worst act of terrorism on American soil. Yet out of this horrible tragedy, a story has...

• Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith

  with David Mishkin

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — April 14, 2020

  God is moving powerfully among the Jewish community in Israel. From the perspective of a Bible professor in Israel, Dr. Mishkin shares how the...

• God, Greed and the Prosperity Gospel

  with Costi Hinn

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — April 02, 2020

  One of the most destructive departures from biblical teaching spreading around the world today is what is known as the “prosperity gospel.” Scott...

• [Bonus Podcast] An Outreach Presentation at Berkeley

  by Sean McDowell

  Sean McDowell — March 31, 2020

  While leading a recent student trip to Berkeley, Sean gave a pre-evangelistic message on the UC Berkeley campus. His approach was to give four...

• Counterculture

  with David Platt

  Sean McDowell — March 27, 2020

  According to David Platt, we live in a culture with values in deep conflict with the gospel. What does it mean to live out the Christian faith in...

• Is Christianity Unbelievable?

  with Justin Brierley

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — March 19, 2020

  For over a decade, Justin Brierley has been hosting the popular radio show Unbelievable?, which is a program that features discussions between...

• This Beautiful Book: The Big Story of the Bible

  with Steve Green

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — March 12, 2020

  If the Bible seems complicated to you, you’re in good company, and this conversation with Steve Green will help. In his new book, This Beautiful...

• Answering the Toughest Questions

  with Craig Hazen

  Craig Hazen, Sean McDowell — March 05, 2020

  In this episode, Sean and Craig Hazen discuss some of the most challenging questions about Christian faith. They discussed this together at Yorba...

• Carpe Diem (Seize the Day) Redeemed: A Biblical View of Time

  with Os Guinness

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — February 27, 2020

  Where does the time go?, we frequently lament. Time is fixed for all of us yet around the world and historically there have been many different...

• Humans 2.0

  with Fuz Rana

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — February 23, 2020

  New developments in biotechnology promise breakthroughs that could improve people’s lives, but also threaten to enhance human beings and alter...

• A Change of Affection

  with Becket Cook

  Sean McDowell — February 13, 2020

  Becket Cook has a remarkable story of transformation by the gospel. Before becoming a Christian, he lived as a gay man in Hollywood as a successful...

• Faith, Reason and Western Civilization

  with Samuel Gregg

  Scott Rae — February 06, 2020

  The naïve and increasingly common assumption that reason and faith are incompatible is simply at odds with the facts of history. The revelation in...

• How to Think Christianly about the Economy

  with Victor Claar & Greg Forster

  Scott Rae — January 30, 2020

  How should we think about our economy as followers of Jesus? Do we accept economic life as "it is what it is?" Or does the way we think about...

• From White Supremacist to Racial Reconciliation

  with Tom Tarrants

  Scott Rae — January 25, 2020

  How did a violent Klansman become a champion of racial reconciliation? In his new book, Consumed by Hate, Redeemed by Love, former white...

• The State of the Persecuted Church as a New Decade Begins

  Scott Rae — January 16, 2020

  With the release of the World Watch List in January 2020, we get a catalog of the most difficult places for the followers of Jesus around the...

About the Podcast

Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith and Culture is a weekly podcast that offers Christian perspectives on some of the most significant issues facing today's church and culture. In each episode, hosts Scott Rae and Sean McDowell — professors at Biola University's Talbot School of Theology — draw upon biblical wisdom and insights from guest experts as they explore how Christians can thoughtfully and faithfully engage with cultural trends and current events.

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To submit comments, ask questions, or make suggestions on issues you'd like us to cover or guests you'd like us to have on the podcast, email us at thinkbiblically@biola.edu.

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