• Processing the Election with Family, Friends and Co-workers

  Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — November 04, 2020

  Votes for the next president have been cast and one thing is certain — somebody will be happy, and others disheartened. Can a friendship or...

• Winsome Convictions Amidst A Polarizing Election

  Rick Langer, Sean McDowell, Timothy Muehlhoff, Scott Rae — October 29, 2020

  Biola Professors Rick Langer and Tim Muehlhoff describe how to hold deeply held convictions with passion, grace and civility in the midst of the...

• Divided We Fall

  with David French

  Scott Rae — October 27, 2020

  Given the polarization of culture, politics and religion in the United States and increasingly in other parts of the world as well, it's critical...

• How Should Christians Vote?

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — October 22, 2020

  Do Christians have an obligation to vote? What principles should shape how Christians think about voting? When it comes to politics, Christians...

• Costly Obedience

  with Mark Yarhouse

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — October 15, 2020

  Gay men and women who desire to be faithful to Scripture and thus choose a life of celibacy have chosen a difficult path and have much to teach the...

• Critical Race Theory

  with Monique Duson

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — October 08, 2020

  Much of the conversation about race in 2020 has surfaced an underlying philosophy that is driving the discussion in the broader culture — known as...

• Free to Believe — The Battle Over Religious Freedom

  with Luke Goodrich

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — October 01, 2020

  Conflicts over religious freedom have heightened especially in the last few years, and some maintain that religion is under assault in places where...

• Seeing Jesus from the East

  with Abdu Murray

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — September 24, 2020

  Without even realizing it, many Westerners fail to understand the Bible, and the larger Christian story, from an Eastern perspective. Yet doing so...

• Foundations to Biblically Shape a Family

  with Ruth Chou Simons

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — September 18, 2020

  Where do we begin in helping young children develop a vibrant faith? How do we declare the goodness and faithfulness of God to the next generation?...

• [Bonus Podcast] A Biblical Response to Social Justice

  with Thaddeus Williams

  Sean McDowell, Thaddeus Williams — September 15, 2020

  How should Christians think about social justice? What is a Christian response to Critical Race Theory? In this video, Sean interviews Biola...

• Immigration and Public Policy

  with Dennis Hollinger

  Scott Rae — September 10, 2020

  One of the most complex aspects of the immigration debate concerns what the law and public policy should be in this area. Join Scott for this...

• Something Needs to Change

  with David Platt

  Sean McDowell — September 04, 2020

  How can we motivate people to live passionately and compassionately in light of the gospel? Sean interviews David Platt about his latest book...

• [Bonus Podcast] Is The Atonement of Jesus Defensible?

  with William Lane Craig

  William Lane Craig, Sean McDowell — September 01, 2020

  In his latest book, William Lane Craig explains the significance of the atonement of Jesus and defends it against some of the most common...

• Snowflake Babies and Embryo Adoption

  with The Strege Family

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — August 27, 2020

  You may not realize it, but couples wanting to adopt a child can actually adopt embryos that have been placed for adoption by the couples who...

• What is a Girl Worth?

  with Rachael Denhollander

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — August 24, 2020

  In the past few years, sexual misconduct among leaders has been exposed in various sectors of society, including Hollywood, the church and youth...

• Sexual Violence Against Women and the OT Law

  with Sandra Richter

  Scott Rae — August 18, 2020

  Many critics of the Bible hold that the OT views women as property and is demeaning toward women. OT scholar Dr. Sandra Richter looks at the parts...

• Born to Wonder

  with Alister McGrath

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — August 06, 2020

  Why do humans wonder so deeply about the nature and purpose of the world? And what does this tell us about what it means to be human? In this...

• [Bonus Podcast] Leaving the Faith, Staying in the Faith

  with Hawk Nelson's Jon Steingard

  Sean McDowell — August 04, 2020

  Jon Steingard is the former lead singer for the Christian rock band Hawk Nelson. Not long ago, he announced that he no longer considers himself a...

• The History of Euthanasia

  with Richard Weikart

  Sean McDowell — July 31, 2020

  Why should Christians care about euthanasia and physician assisted suicide? And how did we get to the place we are today in which "death with...

• A Physician's View of End of Life Care and Assisted Suicide

  with Ryan Nash

  Scott Rae — July 24, 2020

  Managing the end of life is challenging both for patients/families, and also for physicians. Join us as Scott interviews Dr. Ryan Nash, who has...

• Divorce in the Culture and the Church

  with Wayne Grudem

  Scott Rae — July 20, 2020

  One of the church’s most respected theologians, Dr. Wayne Grudem, has re-thought the Bible’s teaching on divorce and remarriage, and has helpful...

• [Bonus Podcast] Evidence for the Soul

  with JP Moreland

  Sean McDowell, J P Moreland — July 12, 2020

  The evidence for the existence of the soul is stronger than many people think. In this episode, Sean interviews JP Moreland about the nature of the...

• Why Eschatology Matters

  with Mark Saucy

  Sean McDowell, Scott Rae, Mark Saucy — July 09, 2020

  Eschatology, or the doctrine of the end times, often is portrayed largely speculation, based on difficult to interpret biblical texts and subject...

• Religious Freedom and the American Founding Fathers

  with Daniel Dreisbach

  Scott Rae — July 02, 2020

  With religious freedom under assault around the world and increasingly in the United States, it’s critical to go back to the American founding and...

• [Bonus Podcast] Did the Apostles Die as Martyrs?

  Sean debates a skeptic

  Sean McDowell — June 30, 2020

  Sean recently had a radio debate with a popular YouTuber on the question of whether the apostles died as martyrs. Do we have good historical...

About the Podcast

Think Biblically: Conversations on Faith and Culture is a weekly podcast that offers Christian perspectives on some of the most significant issues facing today's church and culture. In each episode, hosts Scott Rae and Sean McDowell — professors at Biola University's Talbot School of Theology — draw upon biblical wisdom and insights from guest experts as they explore how Christians can thoughtfully and faithfully engage with cultural trends and current events.

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