Prepared to Answer Podcast

Conspiracy theories are nothing new. It's an important topic, because conspiracies do happen. And, where people in positions of power conspire to abuse that power for immoral ends, good people ought …

Even if we can make a sound argument for a divine creator from scientific evidence, is there any way of showing that this divine Creator is the Christian God who revealed himself as Jesus Christ?

In t…

What’s the real meaning behind why Jesus’ was born? 

More specifically, what’s so significant about the incarnation?

Jesus’ virgin birth as “the Son of God” defines history. After all, if God the Creat…

Christians are often concerned at Christmastime with “keeping Christ in Christmas.” But maybe we should spend a bit more time thinking about which “Christ” it is we’re “keeping.”

Unfortunately, even s…

Is the Christmas story historically reliable?

It’s often presented with an almost “mythic” quality. It’s no wonder then that skeptics are quick to write it off as nothing more than an invention of ear…

Since we don’t have the original copies of the New Testament writings, have God’s actual words to us somehow been lost over time?

This has become an extremely important issue for Christians today, as …

“Why does God let bad things happen to me?”

We all face difficult, challenging, and even hurtful events in life. Being a follower of Jesus does not exempt us from this.

These experiences can often leav…

Should Christians be concerned about social justice? 

The question almost answers itself. Of course, we should. After all, since God is unquestionably concerned with justice, can his children be any l…

The term “Critical Theory” has become very prominent in social debate right now. It seems as if everything has become about race, gender, and sex. These have become our culture's core markers of huma…

Should Christian parents allow their children to go trick-or-treating? How should a Christian family decide about Halloween?

Ultimately parents need to discern and decide what is best for their childr…

Should Christians be celebrating or taking any part in Halloween? How do we think biblically about this holiday? It’s hard to find agreement on Halloween among Christians. 

Halloween does have a darke…

Do we really pick and choose to obey some Bible passages and not others? How do we choose which teachings we’ll follow and which ones we won’t?

And how do we answer critics on this issue? Especially w…

Is the Bible true? 

And not, “Does it contain truth?” I mean, “Does every word in the Bible reveal and teach true facts about reality?” 

What we’re really driving at is the question of biblical inerran…

Christian children and youth are under tremendous pressures today, because of the unrelenting cultural agenda to embrace all forms of human diversity (i.e. behaviours) and eliminate any room for maki…

Do you struggle to live by faith? 

Are you frustrated with your “on again/off again” tendencies toward faithfulness? 

Do you long to see “mountains” moved, but obviously are short on mustard seeds of f…

To grow as people of faith, Christians need to be clear on what it is that they should be growing. It’s precisely our failure to be clear about that, that leads to so many well-meaning but misguided …

Metaphysical naturalism (the prevailing mindset in science) and postmodernism (the prevailing mindset in philosophy) have so redefined knowledge, that many Christians now believe that true knowledge …

Do you want your Christian faith to not just be a part of your life, but be your life; penetrating and permeating everything you say and think and do?

You might be remembering how often you’ve started…

Let’s face it, we’re addicted to our smartphones. What is it about them that’s so irresistible? Research demonstrates how they affect our brains in addiction-forming ways. 

Their real addictive power,…

Our culture continues to drink deeply from the waters of individual rights, identity politics, and the complete erasure of God’s design for sex and gender distinctions. Christians, and especially kid…