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The Rural Woman PodcastBiblife with Liberty Overalls ft. Kyndall Durakovic BauerOn this special feature episode of The Rural Woman Podcast, you’ll meet Kyndall Durakovic Bauer. Kyndall is a Florida native who has a strong passion for agriculture. She has been working on building her cattle business, KD Cattle Co., for several years now and has always had the vision of using her cattle company to help bridge the gap between producers and consumers by taking extra time to be a source of information to folks with questions about cattle or anything Ag. related. This featured episode is sponsored by Liberty Overalls. Liberty is committed to...2022-11-2232 min
Die Nerd WGSTUDENTENLEBEN - DAS SEMESTER DEINES LEBENS #2"Biblife is bestlife!"Zitat - Die Nerd WG 10/22Es ist wieder soweit. Mätthes und Hannes geben euch die Tipps für den erfolgreichen Start ins Semester! Aber wo ist eigentlich der richtige Ort zum Lernen, was bedeutet Ausgleich und Disziplin? Es gibt wieder neue Geschichten aus dem Nähkästchen von den Rentner Studentenberatern eures Vertrauens. Denn die Menschheit ist die einzige intelligente Spezies bei der die nachfolgende Generation nicht von der vorherigen Generation lernt. Always remember...2022-10-2225 min
Fishing for Men with MackIs Christianity for the Unintelligent?There seems to exist an "unspoken" belief from the atheist community that people who believe in God are irrational, unscientific and unintelligent. I think is sort of the opposite. People who don't believe in God have not clearly thought everything through well enough.
The greatest scientists that have lived were believers, like Einstein. The greatest communicators of our time believe in God, like Ben Shapiro. The greatest political communicators of our time believe in God, like Charlie Kirk.
In this episode C.S Lewis is discussed. Certainly one of the greatest minds of the 20th C...2022-09-2128 minFishing for Men with Mack”You need a wash” - John 13:1-11What would you do if you had all the power and authority in the universe in your hands? The answer to this question will be determined by the content of your heart.
In John 13:1-11 we see that Jesus has everything in His hands. His "ticket" back to his Father had been booked. He came from outside space-time-matter and was now going back.
It is the last meal with his disciples. What does he do with his hands? And what does that reveal about his heart? And how does that teach us how to live...2022-09-0821 minFishing for Men with MackWhat is the ”unforgivable” sin according to Christianity?Christians know the answer to this question, but they don't always fully understand what it means and how it applies to our lives today?
This podcast explores Jesus words with the Pharisees in Matthew 12 to help shed light on this often misunderstood concept. Included in the episode are some examples of atheists who commit this unforgivable sin.
In a nutshell, the "unforgivable sin" can only be committed by the worst of the worst pagans. It is not a sin that a believer in Jesus can accidently commit. So rest assured Christians, you are safe!
2022-08-2729 minFishing for Men with MackDead people get more done.I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me - Apostle Paul (Gal. 2:20)
This episode explores a sermon Jesus preached in the Temple courts on his last Sunday before he crucifixion. Contrary to what the crowd expected from the man who resurrected Lazarus from the dead, Jesus preached that he would die. What? The author of life would die?
And...he called upon h...2022-08-2529 minFishing for Men with MackBanning the Bible in KellerThis past week 41 books, including the Bible were removed from school libraries in the Keller (Texas) district. Some of the other books that were removed are books with the LGBTQ agenda.
It seems like some parents called for the removal of the Bible for the same reason that conservative parents requested the removal of the LGBTQ books. The reason was "sexually explicit" material.
Does the Bible contain information that is inappropriate for children? Or is this attack on the Bible a farce attempt to discredit the Christian faith that stands opposed to unnatural sexual relations?2022-08-2039 minFishing for Men with MackDinner with a Dead Man (Lessons from John 12:1-8)A week before Jesus was crucified he had a meal with a healed leper, a resurrected man, a thief who stole from him, his disciples (including doubting Thomas), and two women. What happened at that meal that made the Apostle John record it for us?
This podcast explores the story in John 12:1-8 and extracts some relevant lessons for our time and context. Some themes that emerge: Is food the most important thing the poor needs? What's the greatest potential threat to loyalty to Christ? Should we trust modern day virtue signaling?
2022-08-1123 minFishing for Men with MackWhy Joe Rogan is not an atheist!Joe Rogan has become probably the most popular podcaster in the US over the last decade. What makes him so popular is that he is "real". He is reasonable, although rough around the edges. People can resonate with that.
One would expect him to be an atheist. He is intelligent, popular, wealthy, influential... All the attributes to be a good atheist, but he isn't. And neither is he a theist? So what does he believe and why? And how does that relate to us and the theism debate?
Tune in to this podcast to have a...2022-08-1035 minFishing for Men with Mack”Nuts” or Speaking in Tongues?"Speaking in Tongues" is a common phenomenon in most Pentecostal churches today. Is this the same as Biblical speaking in tongues? And if not, what is it then?
Why do people from other religions and cults also speak in tongues? Do all "saved" people have to speak in tongues? These and more such questions are dealt with in this podcast.
2022-08-0437 minFishing for Men with MackChrist & Him CrucifiedThe great apostle Paul seems to have been the most uncomfortable in the city of Corinth when he was preaching the Gospel there. Corinthian society was base and ungodly. Yet Paul reached many people and even baptized the leader of the synagogue and his family.
How did he manage to reach such a godless place? What was his message? Well, in the first letter to the Corinthians Paul tells us that he only preached "Christ and Him Crucified". How could this message relate to the godless pagans of Corinth? And can this message still carry power for o...2022-07-3034 minFishing for Men with MackHe says: ”Kill the Children”There is a clearly orchestrated attack on our children from an ancient dark force. It is nothing new, it just looks different. At the heart of the attack lies the destruction of the family, the core of society.
The world is becoming an increasingly unsafe place for our kids. With the rise of technology the world has unfortunately found easy access into our homes. We cannot hide our kids from the world, or the world from our kids. All we have left to do is to prepare our kids for it.
2022-07-2230 minFishing for Men with MackGod of RevengeRichard Wurmbrand recorded communist torturers saying, "There is no god, ne Hereafter, no punishment for evil. We can do what we wish." This statement reveals the insanity and irrationality of an atheistic worldview.
If there is no God, there is no ultimate punishment for evil, or reward for good. It leaves our existence in the pit of unfairness and injustice. It is far more rational and reasonable to believe there will be a reckoning at the end of it all.
Vladimir Putin can do what he wants, but he will pay. And those who suffer u...2022-02-2525 minFishing for Men with MackThe Giants of Genesis 6Critics of the Christian faith and the Bible often point to Scriptures like Genesis 6 to say the Bible contains fairytales and should not be taken seriously. Unfortunately such people have been misinformed by Christians who provide inaccurate interpretations of Genesis 6.
This podcasts explores two primary questions: (1) Did angels sleep with humans and produce human/angel hybrid children called the Nephilim? (2) Were the Nephilim massive giants that roamed the Earth?
More importantly this podcast asks the "so what?" question of Genesis 6 to help us understand why this obscure passage of Scripture is even in the Bible.2022-02-1829 minFishing for Men with MackWhy do you believe what you believe?We all believe something. But we don't always think properly about why we believe it. This podcast explores the ancient question of whether we need evidence to believe or not. Sometimes we believe without evidence, and sometimes we need evidence before we believe.
If you are a Christian, do you simply believe, or have you come to believe because of evidence? And what would that evidence be? William Lane Craig suggests that there is a difference between knowing your faith and showing your faith. I think we need both, personal belief and reasonable evidence to support our...2022-02-1129 minFishing for Men with MackHow to Earn Your RighteousnessIn this podcast I have a very special guest that discusses with me the biggest problem Christians and Atheists face - Morality. The Christian struggles to understand the difference between grace and works and grapples with guilt.
The atheist struggles to come to grips with Christian morality and often rejects Christianity because of its moral code. But both the Christian and atheist misunderstand the heart of the Christian Gospel.
We are saved by grace, not works. Righteousness isn't earned. Righteousness is a result of love and grace. Heaven becomes available not because anybody is good, b...2021-12-1747 minFishing for Men with MackChristmas has a Pagan Origin, and I am glad!We know Jesus wasn't born on 25 December. We know Jesus never asked us to celebrate his birth. We know that Santa Claus and trees with balls on them have nothing to do with Jesus. Does the whole Christmas thing then come from Paganism, and if so, what should Christians do about it?
In this podcast the history of the development of Christmas as we experience it is explored. And it turns out quite interestingly, that the origin of Christmas is not that sinister at all. Santa is not a demon. And doing Christmas is not pagan worship. 2021-12-1029 minFishing for Men with MackGeorge Carlin on Religion & GodGeorge Carlin has been called one of the most influential comedians of all time. He truly had an ability to mock religion and the idea of faith in God, and audiences loved it.
In this podcast we listen to one of his famous performances and provide some feedback on the misunderstandings and claims he makes.
At the same time we learn how his own life circumstances contributed to his views on life and religion.
2021-12-0338 minFishing for Men with MackIs God a Dictator?Every atheist provides rational reasons why they don't believe in God. In essence they say, "If I was God I would not run the world like this or that". Therefore, God doesn't exist.
Essentially they are upset that God doesn't do things the way they would. But God doesn't have to explain himself to anyone. He is accountable to no one. And His ways are higher, than our ways, and so are His thoughts higher than ours.
He is a Dictator, but the only one that deserves to be one. The creator has first say a...2021-11-2423 minFishing for Men with MackBattle of the Worldviews on Sex and AggressionThe story of Len Cloete made headlines this week in South Africa. A video circulated of him disarming a female police officer and another male police officer then shooting him in the head.
What precipitated this event? Aggression. Where would Len have been today if there were no aggression that night? Sigmund Freud suggested that when humans are left without constraint they would be driven by sex and aggression.
Indeed these two drives have caused the most damage to society, to life on earth. How do the three biggest worldviews respond to these drives and whi...2021-11-1827 minFishing for Men with Mack7 Differences between Catholicism and ChristianityIt shocked the world again when it came to light that the Catholic church, especially in France, has been found guilty of protecting pedophile priests. Just in France more than 216000 cases of child sex abuse has been recorded since 1950. And now the Catholic church has to compensate the victims.
But the Catholic church has enough money and assets to get this done. It does make one however ask the question: Is this what the church Jesus built is supposed to look like? Well, no. But the Catholic church is not the church Jesus built. In actual fact...2021-11-1217 minFishing for Men with MackCoconut ChristiansDo you look like a Christian on the outside, but aren't one on the inside? Or are you a Christian on the inside, but don't look like one on the outside?
This episode explores the behavior of God's people that God most despises. It led to the destruction through the flood, the burning of Sodom and the Jewish exile to Babylon. And it will ultimately lead to the destruction of humanity as we know it.
Wokeness is on the increase. The global populace is increasingly cheering for the destruction of morality, the normalization of sin, an...2021-11-0535 minFishing for Men with MackBill Maher: ”Cancel God, He Supports Slavery”Abraham Lincoln said, "How can I love a God who finds it acceptable that one human being can own another?" It is understandable why some people would have a problem with Christianity since the Bible does speak about slavery, yet doesn't really condemn it.
This episode explores answers to the following questions: Does the Bible condemn slavery? Is there a difference between the concept of slavery in the New Testament and Old Testament? Is early American slavery the same thing as Biblical slavery? And perhaps most importantly, what does Jesus say about slavery?
2021-10-0835 minFishing for Men with MackPenn Jillette: ”The Bible made me an atheist”Penn Jillette is a famous celebrity and advocate for atheism in the USA. In an interview with 'Big think' he claims to have become an atheist by reading the Bible.
This episode takes a critical look at the interview and reviews the Biblical ideas that Penn claims made him an atheist. A few truths emerge: Few people search for truth objectively, most atheists investigate the Bible only superficially, and people generally decide what they want to believe and then find evidence to support their belief.
The words of the famous atheist Thomas Nagel explains it we...2021-10-0137 minFishing for Men with MackShould I take the vaccine?Few questions are more debated today than this one. Many people are unsure of the vaccine, many people are too sure about it. What should the Christian perspective be on it?
In this episode we are reminded that we have free will and that God has given us brains to make decisions. It is our responsibility to distinguish between scientific facts and conspiracy theories, and to make our decisions rationally and not out of faithless fear.
The Christian needs to ask himself carefully, "do I fear the vaccine, the virus, the world powers, the future...2021-09-1023 minFishing for Men with MackWhy do good people die?Some people think like this: If there was a God, good people would not suffer...if we can't understand things like death then surely life has no meaning or purpose and therefore we just live and die with no reason...if God really exists He would surely answer the prayers of the desperate.
Although these thoughts make sense to many people, it needs to be addressed from a Biblical theistic perspective. This podcast episode does just that.
Isaiah 57:1-2 The righteous perish and no-one ponders it in his heart; devout men are taken away, and...2021-09-0221 minFishing for Men with MackSatan wreaking havoc in Krugersdorp, South AfricaThis episode is a commentary on the story aired by the recent documentary "Devilsdorp". The brutal murders committed by "normal" and "intelligent" people under the leadership of a "42nd generational witch" has shocked the world. It is a story of interest for this podcast because the murderers all claimed to be "Christians".
A few ideas are dealt with in this episode: Can we trust people when they say they are Christians? What does a real disciple of Jesus look like? Is it true that Christians need to "know their enemy (Satan)"? Just how easy is it to...2021-08-1343 minFishing for Men with MackStraight to Heaven after we die?This episode responds to an article that claims that people don't go to heaven directly after death. Dying is just "falling asleep" - a state of unconsciousness where you feel or know nothing. Is this really the case?
Other questions are also explored. What happens just after death? When do people get "moved" into heaven or hell? Where does the judgment fit in? How will Christians be resurrected? Will we be raised with our normal biological bodies?
The impact of these questions are quite important. It affects how we view the dead, what we can...2021-08-0632 minFishing for Men with MackGod's thoughts on "Looting SA 2021"The looting and destruction done in KZN in July put many people into panic. People experienced a wide array of intense emotions...from hatred and anger to fear and despair. What was/is the correct way to view the situation? What does God say about this?
In this podcast a 3000 year old text is discussed as it brings us much needed wisdom for the situation that took place. Psalm 37 speaks into our anger towards the deeds of evil people. It addresses God's providence for His people despite being surrounded by a lack of food. And it provides...2021-07-2933 minFishing for Men with MackShould we forgive those who hurt us?Does God say we must love everyone? And what does that mean? Does God say we must forgive people, even if they never said sorry? Is it true that we need to not only forgive, but forget?
The main topic of this episode deals with forgiveness, but the first section unpacks the common misunderstanding of John 8:7 which says "he without sin throw the first stone". What does that mean? And does it suggest that Christians need to keep quiet when they see other Christians do what displeases God?
2021-07-2318 minFishing for Men with MackImagine Zuma was a Christian...How different would South Africa have looked today if one leader, Jacob Zuma, was a real disciple of Jesus? How would his decisions have been different and what effect would that have had on the current crisis?
This brief case study into Jacob Zuma illustrates just how powerful and effective Christian principles are in a fallen society. The opposite is also true. The more ungodly people are, the more messed up and broken societies become.
Listen in to this podcast as we learn some valuable lessons from Jacob Zuma's life and find some wisdom on h...2021-07-1433 minFishing for Men with MackCan a man give birth?To my shock and horror I met a young (15 year old) lady recently who through the indoctrination of social media came to believe that men can give birth to babies. To my shock, even google agreed with her. Gender dysphoria is no longer the main thing, depravity and confusion is escalating.
We live in strange and ever sickening times. Transgenderism, bisexuality, homosexuality are increasingly viewed as normal and natural by most people in society, especially the young and impressionable.
What do we make of this? Are we aware of just how powerful social media has be...2021-07-0427 minFishing for Men with MackHearing God's VoiceHow do I know what God wants from me? How can I hear His voice? Why do people say things like "God told me this or that..." and I never hear God speaking to me?
We live in a time where many self-proclaimed prophets give "prophetic words" to people from God. They act as the special messengers from God. In this episode an example is explored to show that it is very dangerous to receive "words from God through a man".
God does speak to us, perhaps we experience Him in different ways. But one...2021-06-2329 minFishing for Men with MackDrugs, Games & a Death SentenceSome people struggle with life. They don't know how to deal with it or its pain. So they turn to drugs, or the virtual world of gaming to escape reality.
Other people struggle with life and cannot avoid reality. Their reality is a death sentence, the diagnosis of life defying cancer.
We live in a world where some people wishes life would end and other people wish life would never end. How do we make sense of this? Where does God come into the picture of terminal illness and the common trend of people seeking to...2021-06-1936 minFishing for Men with MackWhat to make of SuicideThe World Health Organization records that suicide rates have increased by 60% in the last 45 years. About one million people die through suicide per year, that is 16 people per 100 000. One death every 40 seconds.
In this podcast various questions related to suicide are answered. Is suicide unforgivable by God? Why do people commit suicide? Are there any people in the Bible who committed suicide? And as a form of hope we also ask the question: Why did the first head-transplant candidate pull out of it?
The morality of suicide is a complex topic. But if we look...2021-05-2836 minFishing for Men with MackGod in Israel vs. HamasThe never-ending war between the Israelis and Palestinians has flared up again more than a week ago. Tensions are high, rockets are flying, buildings are bombed and people are dying.
This episode briefly explores what is going on and why it is happening. At the heart of the conflict is war over the holy land, the land promised to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. So does God feature in this conflict?
This is a religious war. The Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza strip wants all Jews killed, and they want the land from the Mediterranean...2021-05-1832 minFishing for Men with MackLesbian in the ChurchKrystal Cox was a church member at the Woodstock Church of Christ. While being a member there she divorced her husband and developed a homosexual relationship with another women. The church threatened to and ultimately did expel her from the church. The event has received wide public attention and the church eventually closed its website and Facebook page to avoid verbal persecution.
This episode explores the tension between what Scripture, science and biology say about homosexuality and what popular public opinion says. It also deals with the role that Christians have in addressing sin. Sometimes churches don't s...2021-05-1429 minFishing for Men with MackAre Humans just Animals?Modern atheism is building on the foundation of Charles Darwin's "Origin of Species" to claim that humans are just animals. This is a very dangerous concept, because as soon as humans believe they are just animals, they start acting like animals.
This episode explores the ethics of humans killing animals to eat. It also deals with a host of other questions: Are humans 99% chimpanzee? Why do we call it "killing" when one animal kills another and not "murder"?
What does God say about this? Are humans on top of the food-chain? As a rational person o...2021-05-0724 minFishing for Men with MackDo all Religions worship the same God?There is a postmodern tendency among certain religious folks to bring religions together. Of recent there has been lots of speculation regarding the creation of a "one world" religion. Although unity is a great ideal, it is simply impossible.
In this episode two documents found on a church website are briefly discussed. These documents claim that all religions basically believe the same things and worship the same god, just with different names given to "Him/It/ Her".
Is it possible to be faithful to Jesus and believe people in other faiths also have access to t...2021-04-3031 minFishing for Men with MackDemon Possession or Mental Illness?Do demons exist today? If they do, do they still possess people? If they possess people, how do we differentiate it from mental illness? (The Persians got it wrong some 2500 years ago) If demons exist, the foundation of atheism, namely naturalism and materialism, crumbles. And God is real.
These questions and ideas are discussed in this episode. The experiences and thoughts of the great psychiatrist Richard Gallagher is explored. Here we find a well-schooled doctor who has seen too many supernatural traits in some of his patients to deny the existence of demon possession.
If...2021-04-0934 minFishing for Men with MackWho is Satan?If good and evil exist, then where does it come from? If good comes from God, then does evil come from Satan? And if God created everything, why would He create Satan? And if Satan is alive and real, what does that mean to us?
These loaded questions are briefly dealt with in this podcast. This episode helps us situate Satan's role in God's story. It helps us understand the origin of evil and the battle between good and evil.
This show is thus a good explanation for the unbeliever as to why the Christian...2021-03-2635 minFishing for Men with MackWhy do we exist?Atheism claims there is no meaning to our existence, we came from nothing and non-one and we die into nothing as no-one. Theism however claims a personal God has created us for a purpose. But what is that purpose?
This episode explores this question and many other related questions...what did God do before creation? Did God create because He was lonely or in need of praise from someone? What does the cross have to do with God's plan? etc.
At the heart of these questions stand a truth that leads to the answers to...2021-03-1832 minFishing for Men with MackThe Truth About BaptismBaptism has been around for thousands of years, and still most people seem to be unaware of its significance and importance. This podcast seeks to provide a blanket explanation from the New Testament of what baptism really is and is not.
The church world is saturated with different ideas regarding baptism. Infant baptism is one of the big topics of discussion. What does the Bible say? The Bible says there is only one baptism. What does that baptism look like?
Whether you have been baptized or not, there is clarity to be found in this...2021-03-1338 minFishing for Men with MackWhen Christians Fall in SinWe have all seen hypocritical Christians, in fact we have all been one at some point in time. A recent example of Christian Scandal is Ravi Zacharias. In this podcast I briefly look at the scandal and use it as an example to deal with sin in the Christian life.
What is the role of the Holy Spirit in a Christian's life? Can you love God and walk in sin? If you are saved once, are you then saved forever? Does Jesus pay for all sin, or can I "sin" myself out of heaven?
This e...2021-03-0529 minFishing for Men with MackAre men and women equal? (Part 2)Many people perceive the Bible as being sexist, patriarchal and biased towards women. The reason for this is because the Bible clearly teaches that women cannot be preachers or elders in churches. From a distance the accusation seems to be legit.
But in this podcast the texts are evaluated further, justified and explained. Just like men have the responsibility to lead their families, so men have the responsibility to lead the family of God (church). This command of God doesn't devalue the role of women at all, but sets them free to fulfil their own God given r...2021-02-1627 minFishing for Men with MackAre men and women equal?One of the loudest movements in the 21st Century has been feminism. Feminism broadly defined aims at fighting for the equal rights, positions, and opportunities of women in a "patriarchal" society.
This movement has brought Christianity under critique for its teaching that "the husband is the head of the wife" and the "wife must submit to her husband". These teachings have created the idea in the minds of many people that Christianity is sexist and believes men and women are not equal.
This podcasts deals briefly with the issue and shows from a theological and s...2021-02-0529 minFishing for Men with MackThe Fastest Growing FaithIn this episode I elaborate on the fastest growing faith in Western Society, which is atheism. I look at the fundamental question of, "why do some people believe in God and others do not"?
Although atheists claim to base their atheism on fact and science, it is not true. Atheism is just as much a faith as Christianity. Contrary to what many atheists claim, there is no scientific proof or fact that disprove the existence of God. In actual fact, science, rationality and common sense point more towards the existence of God than the non-existence of God.2021-01-2826 minFishing for Men with MackI broke my neck, and am glad about it.In this episode Natalie Gunther shares with us her profound story. In 2014 she was involved in a serious car accident that broke her neck. After a life-threatening surgery she started a business from her hospital bed that is still alive and thriving today.
Natalie shares with us how such a devastating event has changed the course of her life for the good. She gives advice on life perspective, the value of time, the keys of being a successful entrepreneur...and above all she talks about the role of God in her life.
Natalie is truly...2021-01-2251 minFishing for Men with MackEvidence for Life After DeathOne of atheism's greatest objection is that there is no evidence for spirituality. You can't prove there is a God, or a soul, or an afterlife. If you can't touch it, it isn't real.
This podcast is aimed at debunking this materialistic and naturalistic notion by exploring studies that are being done about near death experiences. How is it possible for people to continue with conscious functioning after being declared dead?
Near Death Experiences prove that we are more than chemical and biological machines. It proves that there is more to life than just the m...2021-01-1520 minFishing for Men with MackA Word for 2021: WarningIn this first episode of the year I answer the following question: Why should we take it serious when the Christian God gives a warning? We are often warned about things and don't take it serious. Like Covid-19...sometimes we don't take social distancing serious. But what about God's warnings?
If we look back at history and compare it to the events that the God of the Bible warned about, we see that God has had a 100% success rate in warning His people of doom. The warnings of God are not only always accurate, but they have...2021-01-0825 minFishing for Men with MackHappy Birthday JesusChristmas has arrived. What is most interesting for me about Christmas is that billions of people around the world celebrate the birthday of someone they don't even know. Wow, Jesus is special!
In this episode I answer two questions: (1) Why did pagans worship Jesus at his birth? (2) Why was Jesus born when he was born?
The answers to these questions helps us understand why the Magi (Matthew 2) came to hear of Jesus' birth and come to worship him from deep in pagan territory. It also assist us in understanding why the timing of Jesus' birth w...2020-12-2029 minFishing for Men with MackTim's StoryIn this episode I have a special guest telling us about his life and his view of God. Tim is a man that have been through it all, from being orphaned, living on the street, battling with alcohol and drugs to doing whatever is necessary to survive.
Tim tells us about his feelings towards God and how God has always been present in his life even if he hasn't been honoring him. Now, at this point in his life God has reached out to him in a very special way, he says it feels like a tingling...2020-12-0940 minFishing for Men with MackSupposed to die, yet you live?Hezekiah was an ancient Israelite king who was about to die. God told him to get his life in order and make ready to die. But Hezekiah prayed and begged God for life, and God did. He gave him another fifteen years to live.
What did he do with those fifteen years? The question in this podcast episode is really about how would you live your life differently if you just just escaped death? Would you value your life more if you had almost die?
This show grapples with the question of legacy and influence...2020-12-0426 minFishing for Men with Mack2000 Year Old Advice on MarriagePeter, the Great Apostle, walked with Jesus, started the Christian movement, performed extraordinary miracles through the power of the Holy Spirit. He was a Spiritual man, a Godly man, and a leader in the greatest movement Earth has ever seen. And...he was married. Would you like to know what he said about marriage?
In this podcast I look at the seven verses he wrote about marriage. We have wisdom in these verses that surpasses any modern day self-help marriage book. Too often "Christians" tend to believe in Jesus, but their marriages are falling apart. Most Christian...2020-11-2730 minFishing for Men with MackLife After Death, GhostsOne of the most frequent questions people have as we have spiritual discussions with people is this: What happens to people after they die? That often brings up the question of ghosts because most people believe ghosts are the spirits of dead people roaming the Earth and looking for rest.
Well, does the Bible speak about ghosts? Does the Bible teach that the spirits of dead people roam the Earth? And if the Bible says ghosts don't exist, then what do people actually see when they claim to have seen ghosts?
These questions are loaded...2020-11-1225 minFishing for Men with MackWhy People Follow IslamIt seems like Islam is growing faster than Christianity. Projections are there that Islam will be larger than Christianity by the year 2050. How could this be? How is Islam growing if more Muslims convert to Christianity than the other way around?
In this episode I suggest that Islam is not growing faster than Christianity but simply retaining more members. This episode provides at least four reasons or ways that Islam retains adherents.
2020-11-0621 minFishing for Men with MackWhen Demons Start ReligionsIn this week's episode the following question is answered: Is it more likely that Muhammad was sent by God or by demons? If we evaluate the respected Islamic sources and compare them to Biblical texts the answer becomes exceedingly clear.
The Apostle Paul warned 600 years before Muhammad lived that even if an angel from heaven brought another Gospel, that angel should be destroyed forever. Could that text indeed be a form of prophecy regarding the birth of Islam?
If we consider the demeanor of the angel Muhammad met, the behavior of Muhammad when he had...2020-10-3023 minFishing for Men with MackThe Beheading of Samuel PattyThis episode is stimulated by the recent gruesome murder of a high school teacher in Paris. The 47-year old man was beheaded by an 18-year old Muslim man in the public in front of the school where he worked.
This story sparked the following questions that are dealt with in this episode: Why do some Muslims kill this way? Why do most Muslims say Islam is a religion of peace? And how is Christianity related to all this since some people believe Christianity and Islam actually worship the same God since both are derived from Abraham.
2020-10-2627 minFishing for Men with MackMany Religions, One God?In this episode I explore two important questions: (1) Do all religions worship the same God, but just in different ways? (2) Why do I choose Christianity over all other religions?
To answer the first question I briefly compare the four largest religions in the world: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. If we compare the basic tenets of each of these faiths it becomes quite clear that they are vastly different. Conclusion: If there is one God and many religions, then that God is inconsistent, contradictory and confused.
As I explore the different faiths I show how t...2020-10-1530 minFishing for Men with MackMuslim Scriptures, Jihad & the BibleIn this episode I deal with two very important questions: (1) What are the Muslim Scriptures? (2) Is there a comparison between Jihad (armed struggle against infidels) and the Bible? These are topics birthed out of questions regarding the first podcast on Islam.
In answering the first question I reveal how complex the Muslim corpus of Scriptures is. It seems to be a mixture between holy unaltered texts written in God's language to biographies of the prophet to texts in the Bible and long lost texts. The reason for this exploration is to prove that the unsavory character traits...2020-10-0828 minFishing for Men with MackWhy Islam is a bad idea: MuhammadIn this first episode I answer two questions regarding Islam: (1) How did it start? and (2) Who started it? Islam seems to currently be the fastest growing religion in the world. In order to determine its validity I thought it best to start with evaluating its founding and founder.
Muhammad was born in a pagan place with an important pagan temple that seems to have been associated with the god Baal of the Old Testament Scriptures. Islam was birthed in a cave through an angel that showed Muhammad what to recite, this recitation was later compiled into what...2020-10-0125 minFishing for Men with MackRebuttal 11 on 22 Reasons to Stop Believing in GodIn this final rebuttal on the 22 reasons Hemant Mehta gives on why one should stop believing in God I broadly deal with two questions: 1) Is it true that if God loves me He will never let bad things happen to me? 2) If we are made in God's image, does that mean we look like Him physically?
These two questions come from the last two criticisms on faith in God as proposed by Hemant. Number 21:Between tornados in Oklahoma, droughts in Texas and Hurricanes in Alabama. There sure are a lot of natural disasters in the places that...2020-09-2918 minFishing for Men with MackRebuttal 10 of 22 Reasons to Stop Believing in GodHere are the two objections this podcast opposes in this week's podcast: 19) People have been saying Jesus is coming back during their lifetime for many many many lifetimes. He’s not coming back. It’s time to move on. 20) God works in mysterious ways is typically a euphemism for stop asking hard questions.
In answering the first objection I explore what the ancient Apostle Peter said about the second coming already 2000 years ago. It is quite interesting to see how science predicts how the end of the world will take place, and how this lines up with what...2020-09-1727 minFishing for Men with MackRebuttal 17 & 18 of 22 Reasons to Stop Believing in GodThis episode deals with two very important questions regarding disbelief in God: Does science defeat religion and can you be a good person even if you don't believe in God?
In answer to the first question this show proposes that science and religion is actually complimentary and not in conflict. I also discuss how science cannot disprove God's existence.
In answer to the second question I agree that both believers and unbelievers can do good things. But there are deeper questions to be grappled with: How do we determine what is good? If God doesn't...2020-09-0923 minFishing for Men with MackRebuttal 15 & 16 of 22 Reasons to Stop Believing in GodIn this episode I deal with objections 15 and 16: 15) Too many of God’s followers using Bible verses to support their beliefs have made life worse for other people. 16) No matter what Ray comfort says God didn’t create bananas to look like this. They evolved this way without Gods help.
In answering the first objection I briefly discuss how the truth sometimes hurt and seem to make life worse. Would you rather believe and live a lie and not get hurt, or live and know the truth and get hurt?
Secondly, I explore where bananas came...2020-08-2019 minFishing for Men with MackPodcast: "Why God doesn't stop suffering" and "is my experience of God valid".In this episode I address the following two objections to belief in God. 13) The Holocaust. 14)The proof people give for why God exists is so often based on their personal experiences. You know, God spoke to them, they feel God, they just know God exists. It is the sort of proof we would never take seriously if it were applied anywhere else.
In this show you can expect to hear about atheism actually causes evil and then blames "God" for not intervening. Yet, if God doesn't exist, how can evil exist? How can we have moral law...2020-08-1327 minFishing for Men with MackResponse 6: 22 Reasons to Stop Believing in GodIn this episode I discuss the following two objections to God's existence: 11) 99.9% of all the species God ever supposedly created are extinct. How many do-overs does God need? 12) God doesn’t exist because I said so. What? You don’t like that reason? Because that’s the same reason a lot of parents and pastors give to children to convince them God does exist.
In this podcast I deal with the question of why God would let or make species go extinct. Might there be a valuable reason why species die out? And what if species never died o...2020-08-0723 minFishing for Men with Mack22 Reasons to Stop Believing in God (Rebuttal 9-10)The two objections to faith in God for this episode are as follows: 9) If you ever wrote a book with that many contradictions in it your publishers would have to pull it from the shelves. 10) If God made us in His image why do we have vestigial body parts and organs that often fail?
In response to these objections I ask the question of whether the Bible really does contain contradictions and if we could actually trust its content. Another idea is then addressed regarding all the "concurrences" in the Bible. Is it a unique b...2020-07-3023 minFishing for Men with Mack22 Reasons to Stop Believing in God (Rebuttal 4)Here are the two objections to belief in God for this week: 7) Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin, Christian. Barney Frank, not a Christian. 8) God seems to agree with you about everything. Isn’t that a coincidence? And isn’t it also a coincidence that God seems to agree with all those Christians who also disagree with you?
Although I don't know these people he names, I think I understand the point: Atheists are often better people than Christians. I therefore briefly talk about what Christianity is...it's not about being perfect, but about knowing someone who i...2020-07-2317 minFishing for Men with Mack22 Reasons to Stop Believing in God (Rebuttal 3)This episode explores the following two objections to faith in God: 1) Myth of a great flood and a virgin birth were around long before Jesus came around. Maybe those are just elements of an interesting story. 2) Virgins cannot get pregnant. Not without modern medicine anyway.
Join me as I briefly recap the difference between history and myth regarding the flood. Although it is true that there were other myths similar to the Jesus story doesn't mean the Jesus story wasn't true or that it was borrowed from these myths. The story of the Titanic and the Futility...2020-07-1824 minFishing for Men with Mack22 Reasons to Stop Believing in God (Rebuttal 2)This episode explores two objections to faith in God: (1) God could not stop a murder when there were only four people on Earth. (2) If we are supposed to be God's special creatures then the Universe is full of a lot of empty space.
In response this episode deals with the fact that people murder out of their own free will and ignore the moral law that God has written on their hearts. We also talk about the idea that God views death differently than we do.
A fundamental question is addressed: Are we God's special cr...2020-07-1030 minFishing for Men with Mack22 Reasons to Stop Believing in God (Rebuttal 1))This is the first episode in response to the first two of the "22 reasons to stop believing in God" atheistic objections. Here they are: (1) If God knows everything we are going to do in the future, then we do not have free will...but we do! (2) If God does not know everything we are going to do in the future, then He is not really omniscient.
This brief show dismantles these first two reasons by answering the following question: Why would anyone think that our free will makes God less "all-knowing"? Just because God knows what I w...2020-07-0313 minFishing for Men with MackWhy do people not believe in God?Surely atheists have good reasons as to why they don't believe in God! In this episode I briefly look at nine common reasons that atheists use as the reason for their disbelief in God.
The reasons they provide generally fall into three categories: Intellectual Reasons, Volitional Reasons and Emotional Reasons.90% of the time the real reason is "volitional", in other words, people don't want to believe in God because it would mean they need to change their ways.
As I evaluate these nine reasons I will also give some Christian responses to them which might...2020-06-2628 minFishing for Men with MackDoes Pain have a Purpose?Have you ever wondered what life would be like if we felt no pain? Break an arm, step in a thorn, lose a loved one or visit the dentist...go through all this and feel no pain. Would life work this way and if not then what is the purpose of pain?
In this episode I share my experience with hunting a wounded animal, an animal in pain. I also wrestle with New Zealand's claim that animals are sentient beings, that they experience pain as we do.
And then I suggest a possible reason why...2020-06-1921 minFishing for Men with MackDoes the Christian God spoil our fun?Most unbelievers see Christians as "party-poopers". To them Christians are boring and Christianity is just a system of rules that takes away the flavour of life. Well, is this the truth?
In this episode three questions are discussed. Firstly, is there such a thing as a boring Christian, or boring Christianity? Secondly, what does fun look like in the eyes of unbelievers? I other words, what are Christians "missing out" on? And then thirdly, does the Christian God want to spoil our fun?
Here is a sneak peak...Some forms of Christianity are dead boring. "...2020-06-1219 minFishing for Men with MackHozier: Worshiping Sex?In this episode I look at the lyrics of the song that put Hozier on the map. The title of the song is: Take me to Church. In a nutshell the song asks the question: How could anyone choose a rule-making church over the experience of sex?
This show discusses at least four ideas related to the question Hozier asks. Firstly, we must be careful to kill the messenger (church) because we don't like the message. Secondly, God is for sex and not against it, He created it after all. Thirdly, unregulated sex is the world's greatest...2020-06-0422 minFishing for Men with MackSo what if the Earth was flat?This episode briefly explores the flat earth theory. The aim of the episode is not to debate whether the Earth is flat or not, but to get to the heart of conspiracy theories. At the heart of such theories lies a deep fear for "being overpowered by people".
Conspiracies give too much credit to human beings and takes too much power away from God. The prophet Isaiah warned the people of his day to fear God and Him alone and not to be fearful of the conspiracies of men.
Additionally, the episode reveals how easy i...2020-05-2833 min
CampusCastCampus Cast Folge 17: #Biblifeein Podcast von campus-mainz.net
Die Uni-Bibliotheken haben wieder auf und der CampusCast liefert euch umgehend die passende Folge! In digitaler, sozial distanzierter Runde labern Thorsten, Leon und Gast Johanna über ihre Bib-Erfahrungen, -Tipps und -Wünsche. Außerdem geht das Funfactduell in die dritte Runde: Wer wird wohl in Führung gehen? Man darf gespannt bleiben.2020-05-281h 01
CampusCastCampus Cast Folge 17: #BiblifeDie Uni-Bibliotheken haben wieder auf und der CampusCast liefert euch umgehend die passende Folge! In digitaler, sozial distanzierter Runde labern Thorsten, Leon und Gast Johanna über ihre Bib-Erfahrungen, -Tipps und -Wünsche. Außerdem geht das Funfactduell in die dritte Runde: Wer wird wohl in Führung gehen? Man darf gespannt bleiben.2020-05-281h 01Fishing for Men with MackWhen will the world end, and how many will survive?For 2000 years people have been obsessed with finding a date on which the world would end. Christians have made prediction upon prediction of when Jesus would return and end it all. Yet we are still here and Jesus is still in heaven!
Just like the 2nd coming of Christ is a fact in the Christian faith, so eternal life is a fact in the mind of a Christian. But who will make it there? Who will be blessed/good/lucky enough to make it? This has been a major question for those in the Christian faith.
2020-05-1438 minFishing for Men with MackWe are going to die...The best thing we can talk about is also the most uncomfortable thing to talk about. The surest fact of life is death, yet its the least spoken of truth about life. The fact of death should inspire us to live life.
This episode explores the fact that we will all die. Maybe not now, but one day. The best way to deal with this fact is to face it and and ask the question: What will I do until then?
The wisest king that ever lived jotted down some powerful thoughts 3000 years ago regarding t...2020-05-1135 minFishing for Men with MackIf Noah's flood happened, what would it mean to us?The story of Noah and the flood has been described by many people as a "myth". This show addresses that question briefly by comparing the flood story with the Epic of Gilgamesh and the other 200 flood stories from cultures across the continents of the world.
Secondly the show deals with the question: Since the flood seems to be a legitimate event in history, why would atheists want to deny it? Well, because 2300 years after it Jesus spoke about it and so did the Apostle Peter. And what they had to say about it sends a shiver down o...2020-05-0137 minFishing for Men with MackDid God Send Corona? (Part 2)Does God cause suffering? If God does allow suffering, why would he? Does God see all people who suffer the same? These are three questions among many others that we have. They deserve an answer, which this podcast seeks to address.
On this show you will hear about the most common source of suffering in this world, an evil force that lurks behind the decisions that people make. You will also hear about a good God who lets stars explode so we can live.With that truth in mind it is quite difficult to understand how a...2020-04-2435 minFishing for Men with MackDid God Send Corona?Social Media is loaded with speculation regarding the origin of the Corona Virus. Did it evolve through the eating habits of the Chinese or was it manufactured by them to instigate economical instability? Although this is on many people's minds, many are rather focused on God's role in this pandemic.
In this podcast I briefly critique the "inconsistent triad" which states "if God is all-powerful then God can stop the virus. And if He is all-loving He will because He dislikes suffering. So if the virus doesn't stop God is not all-loving or He is not all-powerful".2020-04-1725 minFishing for Men with MackDid Tarzan go to Heaven?If the story of Tarzan was true he would have grown up on an island without civilization, which would mean no churches, no Bible, and no religion. We could safely say Tarzan would never have heard of Jesus. But yet the Christian faith says nobody can make it to heaven without Jesus. If this is true, then God is quite unfair because he would refuse heaven to people who have never had an opportunity to hear about Him.
Is this a good and true idea? How does the Christian Scriptures respond to this? In this episode I...2020-04-0936 minFishing for Men with MackThe Best Way to Survive SufferingEveryone does at some point in their lives go through suffering. It could be the anguish of a loved one dying, being diagnosed with a life-threatening disease, battling with the effects of poverty...or for some sitting in lockdown due to the corona virus (lol).
Suffering forms a part of life that is unavoidable. So I think it is a good idea to figure out how to endure it. That is what this episode is about. To save you from reading a whole book (one that sold 9 million copies by the way), I will briefly summarize for y...2020-04-0340 minFishing for Men with MackTo Taste, Take a BiteIn this episode I share the encounter with an elderly man that is transitioning from atheist to Christian. It is a discussion that covers some of the essential struggles many people have in coming to a point of believing in God.
Some of these struggles include questions about the reality of God, the rationality of faith in the Christian God, the nature of God in "sending people to hell" and also having a personal experience with God.
The big question I answer here is this: How can I get to a point where I actually...2020-03-2623 minFishing for Men with MackOne Afternoon with a Castrated man that changed a NationIn this week's episode I briefly touch on one of the biggest objections to the existence of God. It revolves around the following idea: If you were born in a Muslim country, you probably would have been one. This statement seems to say that religion is culturally conditioned and is therefore man-made.
This is a big debate with lots to say, too many things to say in this show, so the primary focus of this episode is to focus on a recent objection I received from some African individuals who say they won't accept Christianity because it...2020-03-1826 minFishing for Men with MackThe Jesus Outside The BibleSometimes bold sports or political personalities will openly confess the name of Jesus Christ in reference to their loyalties and success. It is a very bold thing to say "Jesus is my Lord" in the presence of great crowds of people. Why is this the case?
Well, because many people do not believe in Jesus Christ, many people do not believe he really existed. Many atheists view the idea of Jesus on the same level as fairies, snow white or the big bad wolf. Many people believe Jesus is a made-up story. So when you mention the...2020-03-0625 minFishing for Men with MackCan Fish Speak?In this episode I show how an idea aimed against the existence of God has strengthened my faith in God.
Richard Dawkins in his book "Outgrowing God" seeks to show that if there was a designer of the creation, he was not a very good designer. He shows that the reason why there are flaws in many natural phenomena is because of the process of evolution. In this way he shows no "God" could have designed what we see.
One of his examples is the recurrent laryngeal nerve in humans that takes a detour around t...2020-02-2833 min
Fishing for Men with MackIntroducing Fishing for Men with MackMack has been actively fishing for men for the past ten years. In his engagement with different people he has been exposed to amazing stories, interesting people, challenging worldviews and difficult questions of life.
This introductory podcast is the launch of the channel "Fishing for Men with Mack". Its target audience is anybody that loves truth, any person that loves making disciples, and any person who is grappling with the fundamental questions of life.
This first show provides a foretaste of the interesting stories and ideas that come from meeting people from different walks of li...2020-02-2028 min
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