Episode NotesThe Edmiston Center focuses on Christian endurance in the midst of competing cultural narratives. Mrs. K. A. Ellis, its director, joined Dr. Keith Plummer to talk about how she came to Christ and the people and things God used to form her he

Episode NotesWhen Christians think about sharing the gospel, many of us tend to think primarily in terms of making a presentation. Dr. Randy Newman, the Senior Fellow for Evangelism and Apologetics at the C. S. Lewis Institute, is convinced that we need

Episode NotesWe are most vulnerable to drifting from the core teachings of the Christian faith when we find them boring, irrelevant, or embarrassing. Dr. Trevin Wax wrote his bookThe Thrill of Orthodoxy: Rediscovering the Adventure of Christian Faithto

Episode NotesChris Martin, author ofThe Wolf in Their Pockets: 13 Ways the Social Internet Threatens the People You Lead, returns to the podcast to talk with Dr. Keith Plummer about why Christian leaders need to understand how our relationship with soci

Episode NotesA 2022 Pew Research study suggests 1835-year-olds are leaving the church at alarming rates. In this podcast, we dig into the data with several local pastors to find out what factors are in play and how the rise in secularism has accelerated

Episode NotesDutch Reformed Theologian Herman Bavinck has been broadly influential to many of today's seasoned pastors and theologians. His work on theRevelation of GodandReformed Dogmaticsbecame standard fare for seminarians decades ago. Even still,

Episode NotesSeasoned journalist Bonnie Kristian believes America is in the midst of a knowledge crisis that the church cannot afford to ignore. In fact, she thinks it could be the most pressing and unprecedented challenge for contemporary discipleship.

Episode NotesIt has always been hard for Christians to strike a balance on "things." Either there seems a push to imply there should be no restraint with respect to material goods, or the opposite extreme: no restraint on the guilt placed on Ch

Episode NotesGift and good arent words that usually come to mind when we think about our limitations. Dr. Kelly M. Kapic, author of Youre Only Human: How Your Limits Reflect Gods Design and Why Thats Good News, thinks this reveals a serious theol

Episode NotesChris Martin, author of Terms of Service: The Real Cost of Social Media, says social media has become so pervasive that not even non-users can fully escape it. He joins Dr. Keith Plummer to talk about how social media is influencing how we t