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ChansTheMan ApologeticsMy Response to a Brother in ChristBen Palmer and I have had discussions online about different topics. I believe he is wrong about several important topics including the inerrancy of scripture. I address his claims in this podcast and invite him to respond.
2025-11-1126 minChansTheMan ApologeticsFormer basketball player Nigel Robinson on politics and Charlie KirkNigel Robinson on politics and Charlie Kirk
2025-10-1933 minChansTheMan ApologeticsPersecution and the Charlie Kirk killingWhat’s the difference between American Christianity and Biblical Christianity when it comes to persecution.
2025-09-1918 minChansTheMan ApologeticsShould Christians vote for Trump?Are you a hypocrite if you claim to be a Christian and plan on voting for Donald Trump?
I answer this objection in today's episode of CTM Apologetics
2024-07-0124 minChansTheMan ApologeticsIs the unborn a human but not a person?What are the arguments for when life begins? Is the unborn a human? Is abortion wrong?
2024-06-2444 minChansTheMan ApologeticsThe topic of HellIs there a hell? What is it like? Does God enjoy torturing those who do not believe in him? Why couldn't God just annihilate people? Why would God punish people eternally for finite crimes?
2024-05-0614 minChansTheMan ApologeticsThe Promise mythThere is a lie in our culture when it comes to relationships that says that you can promise your way in to a successful relationship.
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2023-11-2001 minChansTheMan ApologeticsIt’s impolite to talk about crocodilesThe topic of love, sex and dating is very important in our culture, especially for young people. I discuss the three most important decisions you will ever make in your life, building your fireplace and the right person myth.
2023-11-0811 min
Conversations with JacobConversations with Jacob Ep.33: Religion,Marriage,Politics & Fishing w/ Chan HearronJoining Jacob this week is Chan Hearron!
Chan and Jacob discuss Religion and Politics and fishing!
2023-10-2342 min
Conversations with JacobConversations with Jacob Ep.33: Religion,Marriage,Politics & Fishing w/ Chan HearronJoining Jacob this week is Chan Hearron! Chan and Jacob discuss Religion and Politics and fishing!
2023-10-2342 min
ChansTheMan ApologeticsStop The Tall Man, Save The TigerAn interview with author and Cult survivor Peter Young. Peter shares his cult experience and provides insight to listeners on what red flags to look for. You can find his book "Stop The Tall Man, Save The Tiger'' on Amazon. Also, check out his website: authorpeteryoung.com
2023-10-2057 minChansTheMan ApologeticsThe attack on Israel: Is this the beginning of the End?Is the return of Christ to come soon? What are the 2 main views of end times? I discuss the pre-trib and post-trib rapture view and tie this to Israel and the 2nd coming of Jesus.
2023-10-1320 minChansTheMan ApologeticsShould Christians get a tattoo?Does the Bible forbid tattoos or is Leviticus 18:28 outdated? Didn't Jesus have a tattoo? "And he has a name written on his...thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS." Revelation 19:16
2023-09-2708 min
ChansTheMan ApologeticsConversations with JacobThis week I am a guest on the podcast Conversations with Jacob. We talk about, abortion, same-sex marriage, fishing and many other topics.
2023-09-0142 minChansTheMan ApologeticsUse these 3 words instead of the word "faith."Faith is deeply misunderstood in our culture today and even in the church. What is the biblical teaching on faith? I discuss the correct and incorrect view of what faith means and offer 3 better words that convey the original meaning of this often misunderstood word.
2023-08-1707 minChansTheMan ApologeticsA Facebook Conversation about MarriageMusician Lee Offenhauer and I have a dialogue that started on Facebook. WARNING (Contains No Vitriolic Language)
2023-08-1243 minChansTheMan ApologeticsTransgender InsanityThe transgender community and the Biden administration are forcing this ideology on the American people. The American people are not calling for violence against the transgender community. It is the other way around.
2023-04-3012 minChansTheMan ApologeticsGirls basketball team in Vermont refuses to play against biological boy.Mid Vermont Christian school forfeited their girls playoff basketball game because the team they were going up against had a biological boy player. The Vermont principals association voted to kick the Christian school out of the league in all sports. My thoughts are shared in this episode.
2023-04-0310 minChansTheMan ApologeticsThe Resurrection of Jesus pt 6Is the Resurrection hypothesis the best explanation for the know facts? Perhaps there are other hypotheses in circulation that rely on a natural explanation. Did the disciples experience a grief hallucination? Could the women have gone to the wrong tomb? Could Jesus have fainted on the cross? Maybe Jesus was an alien. These objections and more on today's episode.
2023-03-3115 minChansTheMan ApologeticsThe Resurrection of Jesus pt 5In today's episode I discuss the evidence for the empty tomb using the acronym JET. The Jerusalem Factor, Enemy Attestation and the Testimony of Women.
2023-03-2308 minChansTheMan ApologeticsThe Resurrection of Jesus pt 4Why is the conversion of Paul and James significant? How does their conversions help build the case for the resurrection? In this episode, I discuss facts 3 and 4 of the fab 5 facts and the sources we have to support the data.
2023-03-1907 minChansTheMan ApologeticsThe Resurrection of Jesus pt 3In this episode, we discuss fact #2, "The disciples believed that Jesus rose and appeared to them." We look at different sources to support this statement including Paul and the early Church Fathers. Plus, we discuss how oral tradition was used to pass along important information in a time when many could not read nor write.
2023-03-1618 minChansTheMan ApologeticsThe Resurrection of Jesus pt 2We will discuss the minimal facts approach. What are the 2 criteria that must be met in order to be considered a minimal fact? In this episode we will discuss keeping the main thing the main thing and avoid becoming sidetracked by secondary issues. Plus we will look at the Fact #1 and the evidence supporting it.
2023-03-0910 minChansTheMan ApologeticsThe Resurrection of Jesus pt 1Join me over the next few episodes as we conduct a historical investigation on the Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. We will look at the 5 principles historians use to determine if an event in antiquity is authentic. We will conduct an approach that considers only historical facts surrounding Jesus that are well-attested and that are accepted by nearly every scholar that studies the subject, even the rather skeptical ones. Next, we will define the Fab 5 Facts that pertain to Jesus of Nazareth and then we will seek to find the best explanation for these facts. Plus, we will look at ot...
2023-03-0709 minChansTheMan ApologeticsUndesigned CoincidencesRemember this proverb: "Oh what a tangled web we weave, when we practice to deceive." The meaning is clear. If you tell a lie to cover yourself, then you have to tell another and another and the next thing you know, you cannot remember who you told what. Did the gospel writers plan to deceive their readers? Is there evidence of the credibility of their narratives? Grab your Bible and follow along as we carefully explore these "Undesigned Coincidences."
2022-12-2910 minChansTheMan ApologeticsOriginals CopiedHave you ever played the game "telephone"? This game is played when one person whispers something to another person, who whispers to another and so on until you get to the last person. The last person then reveals to everyone what they heard and then it is compared to the original message. Most of the time, there are details left out and the story gets changed. Many skeptics of the New Testament will use the telephone game as an analogy of how the New Testament has been corrupted. We will deal with this objection in this episode.
2022-12-2108 minChansTheMan ApologeticsiWitness TestimonyDoes the New Testament record eyewitness accounts? Are the eyewitness accounts credible? Could the eyewitnesses been mistaken?
2022-12-1821 minChansTheMan ApologeticsIs the New Testament too Embarrassing to be made up? I think so.Have you ever lied to rescue yourself from trouble? Who hasn't? Have you ever embellished a story about yourself? Maybe you were telling your friend about the 5 pound bass you caught but it was really 2 pounds. We have all done it. But have you ever told a lie to purposefully get yourself into trouble? Have you embellished a story to make yourself look even worse? No one does this. In today's episode, we explore the gospel records for evidence of embarrassing details which lend credibility to the narratives.
2022-11-1016 minChansTheMan ApologeticsCan the New Testament be Trusted?: Remember Your vowelsIs the New Testament accurate? Are we to take what the writers say on blind faith or can we investigate their claims? In this episode, I explore 4 pieces of archaeological evidence that supports New Testament claims.
2022-11-0923 min2022-11-0134 minChansTheMan ApologeticsAbortion: Only one question pt2In this episode I take callers and discuss the abortion issue. You get to hear some common objections to the pro-life argument and how to answer them.
2022-10-2419 minChansTheMan ApologeticsAbortion: Only one questionWhat is the unborn? Is the unborn human or just a clump of cells? If the unborn is not human, then what is it? When does life begin? How does one make a case for the pro-life position? Is abortion wrong under any circumstances or are there exceptions like rape or incest? These questions and others will be the subject on today's episode.
2022-10-1214 minChansTheMan ApologeticsTactics for having discussions with people of differing viewpointsHave you ever been in a conversation with an individual with whom you disagreed and you did not know what to say? Maybe they interjected a topic in which you were completely unfamiliar. What do you do then? On this episode of ChansTheMan Apologetics I discuss tactics and strategies to help you engage and keep the conversation going. (The source I use for this podcast is the book Tactics: by Greg Koukl)
2022-09-2620 minChansTheMan ApologeticsFormer President of American Atheists David Silverman Joins the podcast.David discusses how woke-ism has infiltrated the Atheist movement. We also discuss Critical Race Theory, Roe v Wade, and Transgenderism
2022-09-1954 minChansTheMan ApologeticsDr. Lord pt 6 The Design argumentDr. Lord and I discuss the fine timing in the universe along with the design argument.
2022-09-1128 minChansTheMan ApologeticsDr. Tim Stratton pt 2Dr. Stratton and I discuss middle knowledge and Libertarian Freedom. Plus, listen to his incredible story of an encounter he had with a man from China and how God brought that man to the knowledge of Christ. Also, visit Tim's website at www.freethinkingministries.com.
2022-09-0827 minChansTheMan ApologeticsDr. Tim Stratton pt1Dr. Tim Stratton from free thinking ministries is my guest today. Check out his website at www.Freethinkingministries.com. Tim and I discuss his background, how he got into apologetics, his Free-thinking Argument, Libertarian Freedom, exhaustive divine determinism and his debate with Theologian Dr. James White
2022-08-2627 minChansTheMan ApologeticsDiscussion with Dr. Lord pt 5Randy and I discuss the moral argument and how to ground objective morality.
2022-08-2326 minChansTheMan ApologeticsDr. Lord pt4Dr. Lord and I discuss the Cosmological argument for the existence of God. It goes like this:
P1) Whatever begins to exist has a cause.
P2) The universe began to exist.
Conclusion - Therefore the universe has a cause.
2022-08-2213 minChansTheMan ApologeticsDiscussion with Dr. Randall Lord pt 3Dr. Lord and I discuss controversial subjects like gun control and transgender ideology.
2022-07-3117 minChansTheMan ApologeticsTribute to Coach Leon ShawCan you remember a coach that had a major impact on your life? I can. Delbert Leon Shaw. Coach Shaw passed away this past week and this episode pays tribute to one of the greatest coaches I have ever had.
2022-07-2012 minChansTheMan ApologeticsDiscussion with Dr. Randall Lord pt. 2On today’s episode Randy and I discuss the definition of "Confirmation bias", living in an echo-chamber, strawman argumentation, steel man argumentation, Pascals wager and debating online. Plus, Randy shares some pet peeve statements that he receives from theists.
2022-07-1915 min
ChansTheMan ApologeticsDiscussion with Dr. Randall Lord pt 1Shreveport native, Dr. Randall Lord discusses his religious background, his journey to atheism, how he and I conducted our public debates and other topics.
2022-07-1117 minChansTheMan ApologeticsWhat is apologetics? And why study it?Do you know what it is you believe and why you believe it? Are you able to articulate the basics of Christianity? Or do you use Christian slogans? In this episode, I discuss what apologetics is and the 4 reasons why every follower of Christ should have some grasp of it.
2022-06-2818 minChansTheMan ApologeticsWorldview pt 6 - Humanity: What does it mean to be human?What makes humans valuable? Are there multiple genders? Or is gender binary?
2022-06-1715 minChansTheMan ApologeticsWorldview pt 5 Destiny: What happens after we die?Death!! We try not to think about it, but we know it is a reality we must all face. But, then what? Is that it? Is that the end of me? Or is there a life beyond this life? We have all at one time or another experienced the gravity of this question. On today's episode, I discuss the different options offered for life after death and which one has the most compelling evidence.
2022-06-0732 minChansTheMan ApologeticsWorldview pt 4 - Morality: Does objective right and wrong exist?Is it wrong to kidnap and abuse a 5th grade girl? Is it wrong to go into an elementary school and murder grade-school children and teachers in cold blood? I think we'd agree that these acts are not just wrong, but evil. How do we know? On this episode of ChansTheMan Apologetics, we discuss the moral law, the moral argument for God and why morality is objective and not subjective.
2022-05-3125 minChansTheMan ApologeticsWorldview pt3 - What is the meaning of life?Does life have objective meaning? Are we just a cosmic accident? Am I important? These are questions that dwell deep in the heart of all human beings. On this episode of ChansThemanApologetics, I discuss the different views of meaning and where they lead.
2022-05-2015 minChansTheMan ApologeticsWorldview pt2 - Origins: Where did I come from?Did the universe just pop into existence, uncaused out of nothing? Does the universe have a beginning? Has the universe always existed? Where did life come from? On this episode of Chanstheman Apologetics, I discuss the evidence for the beginning of the universe and what implications follow from this.
2022-05-1317 minChansTheMan ApologeticsWorldview pt 1 - Introduction to worldviewWhat is a worldview? Who has a worldview? How do you evaluate worldviews? On this episode of Chanstheman Apologetics, we define worldview and layout the 5 BIG questions that every worldview attempts to answer.
2022-05-0907 minChansTheMan ApologeticsA Good God and Evil cannot coexist, can they?How can a loving God, an all -powerful god, all knowing God and all good God be reconciled with the existence of evil and suffering in this world?
2022-04-2410 min
ChansTheMan ApologeticsWhat is truth?There are 2 kinds of truth: Those we discover and those we decide. Often, the 2 are confused. I distinguish between the 2 kinds of truth offering examples and giving the 3 tests for truth.
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