Think Well
Ryan Pauly
Training Christians to THINK WELL by curating conversations with Christian thinkers and giving a framework for engaging the culture with a biblical worldview.
Ryan Pauly has been working with students for over a decade as a teacher, missionary, and apologist. He is the Founder and President of Think Well, the Director of Immersive Experiences at MAVEN, and an Adjunct Professor of Theology and Apologetics at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. His work creating online content, teaching, and speaking around the country focuses on equipping Christians to confidently and compassionately engage some of the most difficult cultural issues with a biblical worldview. Ryan holds a B.A. in Theology and Youth Leadership from Vanguard University, an M.A. in Christian Apologetics from Biola University, and is a doctoral candidate in Practical Theology at Talbot School of Theology. His dissertation looks at apathy among Christian students and how the church can instill a passionate and lasting faith.
Ryan Pauly has been working with students for over a decade as a teacher, missionary, and apologist. He is the Founder and President of Think Well, the Director of Immersive Experiences at MAVEN, and an Adjunct Professor of Theology and Apologetics at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. His work creating online content, teaching, and speaking around the country focuses on equipping Christians to confidently and compassionately engage some of the most difficult cultural issues with a biblical worldview. Ryan holds a B.A. in Theology and Youth Leadership from Vanguard University, an M.A. in Christian Apologetics from Biola University, and is a doctoral candidate in Practical Theology at Talbot School of Theology. His dissertation looks at apathy among Christian students and how the church can instill a passionate and lasting faith.
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Jul 12, 2020 • 1h 10min
Why Are There Differences In The Gospels With Mike Licona
Are the Gospels hopelessly contradictory and historically unreliable? I brought on Dr. Mike Licona to take this head on with his years of scholarly research in the New Testament.
Jul 5, 2020 • 1h 20min
Discussing the Historicity of Jesus and the Accuracy of Scripture (with Brian Chilton)
How can we know whether something reported is historically true or not? What are the source materials for the life of Jesus? Did Constantine put the Bible together? How were the books of the Bible chosen? What about all the other gospels that were written? Why aren't they included? These are all great historical questions that can (and should) be addressed to show the accuracy of Scripture and the historicity of Jesus.
Brian Chilton, the founder of Bellator Christi, Senior Pastor of Westfield Baptist Church and author of "The Layman's Manual on Christian Apologetics, joined to show to discuss these questions and more.
Jun 25, 2020 • 1h 1min
The Central Role of Imagination in Christianity (with Dr. Holly Ordway)
Imagination is critically important today in our present apologetics endeavor. "Imaginative apologetics seeks to harness the God-given faculty of imagination to work in cooperation with reason, to open a way for the work of the Holy Spirit to guide the will toward a commitment to Christ."
Dr. Holly Ordway is a Fellow of Faith and Culture at the Word on Fire Institute. She is also a Visiting Professor of English for the online M.A. in Apologetics at Houston Baptist University. Her writing, speaking, and courses focus on imaginative and literary apologetics, and on the work of J.R.R. Tolkien.
Jun 14, 2020 • 1h 31min
What You Need To Know Before Using The Passion Translation with Mike Winger
The Passion Translation has grown in popularity among Christians. Its website says, "It is a meaning-for-meaning translation, translating the essence of God’s original message and heart into modern English." However, is it the same other modern translations? Should it be trusted? Pastor Mike Winger joins the show to discuss the history and translation philosophy behind the TPT.
Jun 5, 2020 • 1h 2min
How the Fear of Death Drives Us (with Dr. Clay Jones)
"For many, death is terrifying. We try to live as long as possible while hoping that science will find a way to allow us to live, if not forever, then at least a very long time."
Clay Jones, a professor of Christian apologetics, explores the ways people face death and how "immortality projects" are unsuccessful, even destructive.
May 30, 2020 • 59min
Rethinking 10 Christian Clichés To Rediscover Biblical Truths With Dr Jeff Myers
Do any of these sound familiar?
God is good all the time; all the time, God is good.
Love the sinner, hate the sin.
Christianity is a relationship, not a religion.
Just have faith.
It's not my place to judge.
What if these statements are actually hurting, rather than deepening, our faith?
May 23, 2020 • 1h 2min
The Power of Questions when Engaging Skeptics with Tyler Ellis
Tyler Ellis is an artist, an award-winning author of "Question Everything" and a keynote speaker. He is best known for his TEDx Talk, Jesus Is Not A Role Model (aka: Finding Meaning in Daily Acts of Good). After earning his bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies and spending the last two decades serving in missions and College Ministry, he now works for a nonprofit called Let’s Start Talking. As the Associate Director of FriendSpeak at LST, Tyler trains churches around the country to help refugees and international students improve their English through conversational reading sessions using the Bible.
May 16, 2020 • 1h 2min
Conversations Every Christian Parent Must Have with Their Kids (with Natasha Crian)
Natasha Crain is a national speaker, author of three books, and blogger whose passion is to equip Christian parents to raise kids with an understanding of how to make a case for and defend their faith in an increasingly secular world. Whether you have young kids, teens, adult kids or grandkids, you'll find resources here to better equip you for the challenges of discipleship today.
May 9, 2020 • 1h 20min
What Should You Say When Jehovah's Witnesses Come To Your Door? (with Tim Barnett)
Next time Jehovah's Witnesses show up at your door, my challenge to you is to stay a little while. Being prepared often removes the fear that stops us from engaging and helps us achieve the goal of sharing Christ (instead of acting like we aren't home...).
Tim Barnett, speaker at Stand to Reason, will join the show to teach us the basics of what Jehovah's Witnesses believe, help us navigate the conversation, and answer your pressing questions.
May 2, 2020 • 1h 7min
Thinking Biblically About Suicide With Jon Noyes
Whether it's something you wrestle with personally or it's a friend who's struggling, suicide has affected all of us and it's at the center of the cultural conversation. In this conversation, Jon seeks to give you some tools to address suicide in your own life, or in the life of someone who is close to you.
