Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith & Culture

They unpack a new smuggling method: lab-made drugs sprayed onto paper and slipped into prisons. They debate responses to large public Muslim prayer gatherings and the shape of religious liberty. They discuss a reported Catholic shift toward immigration and social justice priorities. They examine a landmark ruling holding social platforms liable for addictive design features harming youth.

Uche Anizor, theology professor and author, reframes Scripture as God’s gift that blesses and shapes life. He discusses posture over method, barriers that make the Bible feel like a burden, and practical habits to rekindle hunger for reading. Short practices, the gift of blessedness and fearing God, and avoiding bibliolatry are highlighted in lively conversation.

A discussion about whether targeted killings of Iranian leaders can be defended under just war principles. A college basketball rigging scandal sparks worries that betting is corroding trust in sports. A look at the so-called sexual recession, linking falling intimacy to loneliness, screens, and collapsing relational confidence. A blunt moral critique of a UK proposal to decriminalize self-induced abortion.

Dave Keehn, Talbot professor and longtime youth ministry leader who wrote a memoir after losing his son, shares candid reflections on sudden loss and faith. He recounts the day Adam died, how writing aided healing, how grief reshaped his view of God and marriage, practical church responses, secondary losses, and the founding of the Adam Keehn Foundation to support young pastors.

Rick Langer, philosopher and Talbot School of Theology colleague, brings concise ethical and philosophical analysis. They examine why younger evangelicals’ support for Israel has dropped. They unpack small AI errors that produce harmful outputs and why virtue ethics matters. They revisit Adam Smith’s true aim for broad flourishing. They assess James Talarico’s pastoral political style and answer listener ethics questions.

Paul Copan, philosopher-theologian defending eternal conscious punishment. Chris Date, apologist advocating conditional immortality (annihilationism). They debate key biblical texts like Matthew 25, Mark 9, Luke 16, Daniel 12, 2 Thessalonians 1, and Revelation. Short, sharp exchanges examine language, symbolism, historical views, and pastoral implications while keeping Scripture central.

Thaddeus Williams, theology professor and pastor, joins to unpack hot cultural flashpoints. They discuss the Supreme Court ruling on parental rights and schools. They probe James Talarico's rise as a progressive Christian in Texas politics. They reflect on the Epstein revelations as a rare moral consensus and tackle listener questions on weddings, Catholicism, and AI and end-times.

They make a moral and biblical case for free markets and respond to common objections. They discuss how markets reduce poverty, nurture virtues like stewardship and initiative, and align with work and self-provision. They contrast capitalism with socialism, explore which goods should or should not be bought and sold, and examine tensions in healthcare and economic policy.

They unpack a NYC cafe where people bring AI chatbots on public dates and the risks of replacing messy human relationships. They flag toddler skincare marketed as multi-step routines and the culture of early vanity. They discuss contested approaches to youth gender care and alarming reports from Iranian doctors documenting brutal crackdowns. They also answer listener questions about creeds, tenants, and church engagement.

They define Leftism and contrast it with liberal traditions. They trace a writer's move toward socialism and debate where markets, private property, and human dignity intersect. They examine caring for the poor, LGBTQ inclusion, and how ancient texts should or should not shape modern politics. They argue practical and theological limits of leftist proposals while previewing a market-focused reply.