Coffeehouse Questions With Ryan Pauly

Ryan looks at new research released by Barna at how competing worldviews are influencing Christians today. Ryan then gives a practical example of how you can teach students that not everything is biased or a person's interpretation. There really is an objective reality and objective morality that we need to discover.

Over the last two weeks I have had multiple questions about how to get people to think about Christianity. How can we motivate students to think about other people and future decisions? What can we do when they are apathetic? How can we initiate conversations about Christianity with friends or family members? This week I answer these questions and give a few practical steps that we can take to discuss Christianity with those around us.

This week is a look at the four main evidences for the resurrection of Jesus and the naturalistic explanations.

Dr. Jeff Zweerink, an astrophysicist and research scholar at Reasons to Believe, joined me to talk about what Christians need to know about Big Bang cosmology. It was interesting that he was able to show how the Big Bang can be useful when it comes to Evangelism. Listen and see how he connected the two!

Dr. Jeff Zweerink, a research scholar at Reasons to Believe, joined me this week to talk about the integration of science and faith. He is an astrophysicist studying the multiverse theory, dark energy and dark matter, and exoplanets. In this episode he talks about what it is like being a Christian scientist, why the church should care about the scientific disciplines, and how students can stay strong in their faith while studying science.

This week is part 2 with Kenneth Samples, senior research scholar at Reasons to Believe, on logic and critical thinking. This week we finished talking about the laws of logic and then discussed three important logical fallacies.

This week is part 1 with Kenneth Samples, senior research scholar at Reasons to Believe, on logic and critical thinking. We discuss why Christians need to be good critical thinkers and begin to look at the laws of logic.

February 28th marked the first anniversary for the Coffeehouse Questions Podcast. I took this opportunity to reflect back on the first year and to explain why I do apologetics.

This week's podcast comes from my newest talk titled "Everyone Has to Start Somewhere." In this talk, I discuss four different levels of relationships. This helps us better understand where people are starting and how to help develop a deeper relationship with God.

Ryan Pauly and Neal Hardin discuss the state of our culture, the different secular influences, and how Christians can respond.

Ryan gives a short introduction to Christian ethics and makes a case for the sanctity of life. Send in your questions on any of the ethical issues in order to have future shows on those topics.

Greg Koukl, President and Founder of Stand to Reason, joined me to discuss his new book, The Story of Reality. Listen to part 1 of this great interview and get your own copy at str.org.

Greg Koukl, President and Founder of Stand to Reason, joined me to discuss his new book, The Story of Reality. Listen to part 2 of this great interview and get your own copy at str.org.

Ryan begins the discussion this week with a tactical response to the problem of evil. He then discusses why correct biblical interpretation is so important, provides keys on how to interpret Scripture correctly, and then gives an example by interpreting Revelation 3:14-22.

How should Christians respond to a friend or family members who identify as homosexual or transgender? Are Christian clichés actually hurting our relationships? Is gender a social construction? Listen as Alan Shlemon, speaker at Stand to Reason, joins me for part 2 of our discussion on responding with truth and compassion.

What does the Bible say about homosexuality? Are people born gay? Is it a choice? When should we bring up the topic of homosexuality with a gay affirming friend or family member? Listen to Alan Shlemon, speaker at Stand to Reason, as he shares how Christians can respond to these questions with both truth and compassion.

This week Ryan answers a question that was texted in dealing with how to respond to a person who believes that the meaning to life is reproduction, and that we should just be focused on the survival of our species. How do we discuss the true meaning to life with someone who thinks this way?

Being closed minded doesn't help in a discussion. Why would we expect anyone to change their mind after talking to us if we are unwilling to change ours? This week I discuss a few reasons why I think we need to be open minded and listen to opposing views, yet at the same time learning to think critically.

Dr. Andy Bannister, Director of Solas Centre for Public Christianity and speaker at RZIM, joins me this week to discuss his book, "The Atheist Who Didn't Exist: Or the Dreadful Consequences of Bad Arguments." Listen as we discuss arguments from new atheist and why tolerance is disrespectful, and then frame it all in a picture of evangelism and pointing people to Jesus.

This week I sat down with Rose Pauly, the author of Desperate Hope, to discuss the Biblical view of marriage and the keys to achieve healthy relationships.