Deliberations LIVE! Ep. 20
In this episode, Abdu and Derek respond to comments and questions on their episode addressing comments made by Paula Fredriksen on Luke/Acts and the relation of that author to Paul. They also add some more details that they did not get to mention in the original episode.
Coulda Shoulda Woulda with Janell Wood
Fear feels like control, but love feels like trust. Anyone who does evangelism or apologetics knows the burden of trying to change someone’s mind regarding matters of faith. It is a burden of love, but without a firm confidence in the Lord, it can feel to others like a burden of control. In this episode, […]
All Rise: The Gospel of Luke and Acts are Fiction!? Hold on a second Paula Fredriksen!
Critical New Testament scholar Paula Fredriksen claims that the allegedly unknown author of Luke/Acts wrote his or her work in the second century and was not actually a travel companion of, nor all too familiar with, the Apostle Paul. But is that where the evidence truly points? Join Abdu and Derek as they investigate these […]
CouldaShouldaWoulda with Lisa Fields
Every person comes with context. Apologists and evangelists regularly regret their failure to fairly listen to the arguments others make. However, Lisa tells Abdu that the real regret is a failure to listen to their stories.
Deliberations LIVE! Ep. 9
Abdu and Derek discuss All Rise episodes 16 and 17. Ricky Gervais claims atheists just believe In one less god–Bart Ehrman claims the gospels are anonymous!
Pluralism, confusion and the roads to God
You’ve seen the headlines: Fifty six percent of American evangelicals believe there are many ways to God, up from the already surprising 42% reported in 2020. There are, of course, many contributing factors to this drift from the very core of the Christian message that Jesus is “the way, the truth, and the life.” An obvious […]
CouldaShouldaWoulda with Matthew Mittelberg
Don’t mistake preparation for practice. Matthew talks to Abdu about two emotions every apologist and evangelist knows well, fear and anger, and the keys to controlling them when talking to skeptics.
All Rise: Ricky Gervais Claims Atheists Just Believe In One Less God … And??
Comedian Ricky Gervais claims that we are all essentially atheists with regard to 2,999 gods, and that atheists just have the courage/integrity to go one god further. But is this a meaningful statement? Abdu and Derek address other claims made by Gervais, including what would happen if all science and history books disappeared and where […]
Juneteenth and the ethnic mosaic of Christianity
In the past few years, we’ve finally recognized Juneteenth, which celebrates the eagerly awaited complete emancipation of enslaved African Americans in America. As I reflect on it this year, I remember that Christian principles were the pulse of the abolitionist movement that led to Juneteenth. Yet a growing group of people see Christianity as a […]
CouldaShouldaWoulda with Rice Broocks
Verbal sparring is not the Gospel. In this episode, Rice offers Abdu a refreshing approach to evangelism for apologists: don’t fall into the trap of an intellectual argument for the sake of argument or puffing up the self. Rice Broocks is the senior minister of Bethel World Outreach Church in Nashville, TN, cofounder of the […]
