The Sean McDowell Show

A review of a book that argues pornography now shapes law, tech, and social norms. Conversations cover how porn normalizes extreme sexual violence and rewires desire. They probe industry scale, new harms from AI and deepfakes, and the exploitation of women and children. The discussion ends with a call for accountability and guidance for parents talking about sex and media.

Os Guinness, social critic and author who studies faith and culture, warns America’s union is fragile. He traces polarization, the drift to power politics, and why freedom needs virtue and faith. He calls for renewed biblical foundations, public apologetics, and a prayerful return to first principles to preserve liberty.

Dr. Hormoz Shariat, a former Iranian Muslim turned Christian evangelist and founder of Iran Alive, shares a firsthand look at Iran’s spiritual upheaval. He recounts mass turnings from Islam, underground church growth amid persecution, the power of media outreach, reports of visions and healings, and preparations for a post-regime revival.

Dominick Hernandez, an Old Testament and Hebrew scholar who studies textual criticism, tackles the puzzling clash between 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel about who killed Goliath. He explains how scribal errors, Hebrew orthography, and manuscript variants can create apparent contradictions. Multiple short takes explore textual criticism, translation choices, and a simple way to explain the issue to kids.

A father-son conversation about a three-month spiritual turnaround after battling pornography. They trace early exposure, self-deception, shame, relapse, and the moment that sparked real change. The talk highlights social media’s role, how addiction rewires the brain, and the disciplines and community practices that sustained recovery.

Brian Windle, an archaeologist with the Associates for Biblical Research who studies Jericho, presents a case for reassessing which stratum matches Joshua’s conquest. He discusses competing excavations, a pivot to City 5, pottery and tomb evidence, fortifications and destruction traces. The conversation highlights new finds and why the Jericho debate may need reevaluation.

Neil Shenvi, author and cultural commentator, weighs in on the renewed interracial marriage debate. He traces online radicalization, Christian nationalist influences, and evangelical history. Short takes on race as social construct, natural law arguments, prudence versus sin, and why kingdom priorities should guide responses.

Michel-Yves Bollore, a French computer engineer and co-author of *God, the Science, the Evidence*, argues that recent scientific discoveries challenge materialism and suggest a Cosmic Designer. He discusses how thermodynamics implies a beginning to the universe and contrasts the early 20th-century confidence in materialism with current findings that favor intelligence behind creation. Bollore critiques materialist responses like the multiverse and emphasizes the complexity of life's origins as evidence pointing toward God's existence.

Dive into an engaging discussion on free will versus predestination, exploring various Christian perspectives. Discover the intricacies of the Trinity and how it contrasts with Oneness Pentecostalism. Sean delves into why the Gospels feature limited childhood stories of Jesus and discusses the nature of prayer and God's engagement in our lives. Learn about the challenges of modern Gnosticism's influence on the church and the importance of community in facing doubt and sin. Plus, get insights on navigating differing interpretations of Scripture.

Corey Miller, an author and scholar focused on philosophy of religion and cultural critique, joins to explore the contentious concept of a 'woke right.' He argues that university ideologies shape cultural movements and shares insights from his academic journey confronting radical ideas. Corey reveals the philosophical underpinnings of wokeism and its distinction from right-wing identity politics. He warns against mislabeling, emphasizing the importance of accurate terminology in understanding modern ideological battles.