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Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute
The show that helps Christian men become the worldview leaders their families and churches need. Join Joel Settecase as he answers the questions the world is asking and discusses the Christian worldview with teachers, preachers and theologians. Together, they will help you build a legacy for your family: you, your kids and your wife will be able to confidently give answers from the Bible and see Jesus change lives as you share your faith. Presented by The Think Institute…
Episodes
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute82 - Brief Guide: The Meaning of Life
“What is the meaning of life?” is often asked almost as a rhetorical question. Various answers are given. Many assume there is no objective meaning at all…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute81 - 3 Pointers For Raising Evangelistic Kids (81)
In this brief episode Joel Settecase shares three steps parents can take to prepare their children to share the Gospel and talk about Jesus with others: Teach…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute80 - Yes, The Apostles Did Believe Jesus Rose From The Dead, with Dr. Sean McDowell
The central fact of the New Testament, and the one without which Christianity would be rendered not only false but also impotent and pitiable (according to 1…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute79 - Why Science Needs Jesus
Next time someone tells you that your faith in Christ is unscientific, or that, while you may be a person of faith, he is personally a man of science, you’ll…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute78 - Does the Great Commission Specifically Require Evangelism? (an Exposition of Matthew 28:18-20).
It’s been said that modern problems require modern solutions. But for this problem, we’re going to tap into a resource that has been tried and true for nearly…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute77 - Why You Should Start Listening To Lost Sermons From The Past, With Troy Frasier & Joel Bourdes
Joel Settecase interviews Troy Frasier and Joel Bourdes of Revived Thoughts. Troy and Joel are podcasters (both with day jobs) who are bringing the dead back…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute76 - Does God Care How We Educate Our Kids? (Scripture Speaks)
While Christians approach the subject of education from different perspectives and come to diverse conclusions, the Bible does present clear answers to…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute75 - No, Christianity Is Not An Impractical Leap Of Faith
In this special “thinking on the road” episode, Joel responds to the objection that he received from a new friend on the airplane, namely that Christian belief…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute74 - The "6 Corners" Of The Biblical Worldview
The Think Institute is a Chicago-based ministry, and proudly so, so you will have to forgive me if I draw a little on some Windy City-based geography to make…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute73 - Definitive Guide: Christian Epistemology
Reason, science and intuition are invaluable truth-seeking faculties, but each one is insufficient on its own. We need a unifying principle tying them all…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute72 - What In The World Is God's Relationship To Time? (Pt. 1)
Joel & Parker Settecase begin their outrageous (and yet very informative) conversation on this perplexing subject. Is God outside time? Is God inside time? And…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute71 - Mind-Blowing Evidence to Enhance Your Confidence in Christianity, with J. Warner Wallace
Whether you're a believer or a skeptic, this episode is not to be missed! What evidence is there that Christianity is true? As it turns out, quite. a. lot…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute70 - Beginners' Guide: Christian Metaphysics
Subscribe to the Think Podcast (And Please Leave A Review): link.chtbl.com/thinkpodcast What is really real? Socrates famously once said, “The unexamined life…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute69 - Advanced Guide: Christian Morality
The Bible, and the God who has revealed himself in its pages, provides the only adequate basis for morality. The accusation of God’s immorality is done away…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute68 - How To Get Your Spiritual Life Back On Track, with Pastor Jarrett Samuels
One area you want to improve this year is your spiritual life. Pastor Jarrett Samuels and Joel Settecase are going to talk about how to get your spiritual life…
Worldview Legacy | The Think InstituteWe’ve Reached The End of Season 1
Thank you for listening to The Think Podcast! We have reached the end of season one, and we are going to take a two week break before we launch season two…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute67 - 14 Reasons Why 2019 Was A Good Year
As we look back on 2019, we are thanking God for his faithfulness. To get connected with more resources for your spiritual journey from the Think Institute…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute66 - Why Muslims Need To Hear The Story Of The Prodigal Son (Friday Fireside)
The Parable of the Prodigal Son is found in the Bible in Luke 15:11-32. I highly recommend opening your Bible and reading along with me (from the Christian…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute65 - What No One Tells You About Christmas
Merry Christmas! Enjoy this bonus blogcast episode, and get the show notes here.
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute64 - A Crash Course In Presuppositional Apologetics
MERRY CHRISTMAS! Our Christmas gift to you: a free masterclass in how to defend the Christian message. Enjoy. What is the best way to defend the truth of the…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute63 - 8 Things Muslims Need To Know About Christianity (Friday Fireside)
This is based on a presentation I gave to a class of Muslim students in 2018. Get the full show notes at TheThink.Institute.
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute62 - Get On The MentorShip (Sons Of Thunder)
Joel Settecase & Parker Settecase explain Christian mentorship, including what content and which connections are vital in a new believer’s life, and whether…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute61 - The Reason This Former "Atheist" Became A Christian
Listen to the unbelievable story of DeVonne Smith, a young man who adopted Atheism *after* becoming a Christian, and what brought him back to the Christian…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute59 - 10 Proven Ways To Improve Your Readiness (And Never Get Caught Flat-Footed Again)
Get the full show notes at http://thethink.institute. The Think Institute Creed is that, “we believe no Christian should ever get caught flat-footed when asked…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute58 - Why God Killed Jesus, with Dr. Stephen Wellum
Subscribe to the Think Update: http://thethink.institute/articles/update Get the complete show notes for this episode at http://thethink.institute. If you’ve…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute57 - 6 Facts About The Think Institute
What is the Think Institute? Where did we come from? And why are we here? I thought I would answer a few basic questions and tell our story, to help you…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute56 - How to Share the Gospel Without Weirding Out the People Around You
Let’s talk about evangelism. Bill Bright, co-founder of Campus Crusade for Christ, defines evangelism as, “Taking the initiative to share the gospel in the…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute55 - How Thanksgiving Can Inspire Your Apologetics
I love Thanksgiving. Every year my side of the family gets together. My wife makes an absolutely unbelievable corn casserole. My contribution: I write a little…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute54 - Would It Be Ethical To Kill Harambe's Brother To Save A Drunk 17-Year-Old's Life?
The Sons of Thunder Tackle a tough ethical question dealing with the dignity of humanity and the responsibility of people to care for animals. Sign up for the…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute53 - What It Means To Make Disciples (A Simple, Biblical Approach) with KJ Johnson
Alright, so we all know the command of Jesus to his church in Matthew 28:19: “Make disciples.” This is the command of Jesus Christ to his church, as recorded…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute52 - How God Can Be Both Loving And Just Without Sacrificing Either One
Well, how many times have you heard someone tell you this: “God is love”? The phrase comes from 1 John 4:8. And the full context of that verse is this: “The…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute51 - Why You Should Be Pursuing Wisdom (& Where To Find It)
Hello! Since you're here, please leave us a 5-star rating and write a quick review on Apple Podcasts? It helps us out a TON and only takes a minute. Many…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute50 - Where in the Bible to Find Pro-Life Arguments
It's a Think Podcast Bonus Episode! No theme song. Brief. But, I pray, thoughtful and helpful. Here we go. Does the Bible really teach that life begins at…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute49 - What To Do When You've Been Stumped
Thanks to Josh Copen for suggesting this topic. To make a suggestion for what we should cover in a Think Podcast episode, hit us up on Twitter or Facebook or…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute48 - Why Belief In God Does Not Require "Extraordinary Evidence"
Have you ever heard the expression, “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence?” This phrase, popularized by the late atheist scientist Carl Sagan…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute47 - Should Christians Believe In Free Will? with The Sons Of Thunder
In honor of Reformation Day, here’s Joel and Parker’s (the Sons of Thunder) take on the debate that’s raged on for at least 500 years since Martin Luther…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute46 - What Really Happened to the Dinosaurs? with Brian Thomas
If you’re anything like me, you are fascinated by dinosaurs (or at least you were as a kid). But did you ever stop to think what really happened to them? Did…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute45 - No, God Can't Make A Rock So Heavy He Can't Lift It: How God's "Limits" Make Him Greater (Sons of Thunder)
It's an age-old question: "Could God make a rock too heavy for him to lift?" And it seems like a really tough question to answer, because we (Christians)…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute44 - How to Judge Others Without Condemning Yourself
We're told not to judge, but is that actually possible? And isn't the statement, "Judging is wrong" itself a judgment? Is it always wrong to judge, or is there…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute43 - How to Quickly Tell Someone the Story of the Whole Bible
The Bible is a complex book, and explaining it can seem daunting. However, it's easy when you think of the whole narrative in terms of a story with just four…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute42 - How to Share the Gospel by Using 5 Questions
A practical and biblical tool to help you share the best news in the world with those who need it most.
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute41 - What Pronouns Should We Use For Transgender People?
Why Christians should uphold the biblical gender binary, and why you shouldn't worry that this will hurt your evangelism. Subscribe to the Think Update for…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute40 - How to Share the Gospel With a Japanese Buddhist (with Chris Moore)
Alright, so how much do you know about Buddhism? Here in the United States, about 77% of our neighbors claim some kind of Christian identity. So when we’re…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute39 - Why It's So Hard to Share Your Faith (and 3 simple steps to become more evangelistic)
Ready to go to the next level in your evangelism (and apologetics and biblical worldview? Sign up for the Think Update, a brief, weekly email with tools and…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute38 - What is the Imago Dei? with the SONS OF THUNDER
The Sons of Thunder are back to grapple with the Bible's teaching that human beings are made in the image of God. Joel and Parker bring a ton of biblical truth…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute37 - Why Only God Can Make Sense of the Laws of Logic (Blogcast)
Belief in the laws of logic requires presupposing the existence of the God of the Bible. There are literally no other conceivable options, because no other…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute36 - Methods of Evangelism (that actually work) with Tom Schmidt
Receive a brief, weekly email with tools and tips to help you define, share and defend your faith. Sign up to the Think Update! Have you ever sat down next to…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute35 - How to explain God's wrath in a way that will make sense to your non-Christian friends
When you think of God's wrath, what comes to your mind? Thunderbolts and lightning? Earthquakes and hellfire? There is an aspect of God's wrath that Christians…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute34 - Classical Christian Education with Douglas Wilson
When you think of education, what images come to mind? You may think of rows of beige-and-chrome desks, all arranged facing the front of a classroom, the walls…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute32 - Christian Universalism, Part 1
Have you ever thought about Hell? I remember staying awake in bed when I was seven years old, thinking to myself how awful it was that people were, at that…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute33 - Christian Universalism, Part 2
Part 2 of Christian Universalism. For the full show notes, go to thethink.institute.
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute31 - Are We Living in a Simulation? with the SONS OF THUNDER
Is the Universe a Simulation? Have you ever wondered if the world around you was actually an illusion? It might seem silly to even entertain the idea, but…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute30 - Where Does DNA Come From? with Scott Youngren
Have you ever been concerned that science seems to conflict with Christian faith? Science is often talked about as though it is an alternative to religion…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute29 - What Should Bible-Believing Christians Think about Jordan Peterson? with the SONS OF THUNDER
Joel and Parker answer the question: how should Christians think about Jordan Peterson?
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute28 - How to Explain Who God Is (Blogcast)
God is the infinite, personal, Triune Lord, who is higher than everything yet present everywhere, and who has exercises authority and control over all things…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute27 - When Should Christians Get Offended? with the SONS OF THUNDER
When Is It Right to Get Offended? As we strive to be more like Jesus, we find ourselves confronted with the question, when should Christians get offended? We…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute26 - Theology to Restore a Weary Soul with Joe Thorn
Feeling Weary? Have you ever felt weary? So weary that you felt it in your soul? When was that? Maybe it was after busy season at work, or after wrapping up a…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute#24 - Developing the Masculine Mind with Alex Rodriguez of The Men's Muster
Manliness is an incredibly hot topic right now. There is a whole online ecosystem known as the Manosphere, filled with guys ranging from so-called pickup…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute#23 - Ends, Means & Evangelism (blogcast)
My son has been in the hospital for over six months now. My wife posts updates on our Facebook page, "Pray for Superhero Lukas,", but I have not written much…
Worldview Legacy | The Think Institute#22 - What Is the Gospel?
Over the last decade or so, there's been a resurgence of robust theology in many local churches, and all kinds of exciting, Gospel-centered movements have…