Deep Theological and Philosophical Questions About the “Last Days”. When will Jesus return? What are the indicators? Will He return at all? How do we know? Has He already returned? If so, in what sense? And what do all these questions mean for you? If Jesus is not coming again, what does that say about…… read more »
Category Archives: Faith Debate
Program Air Date: Sunday, June 25th, 2017 – 9am
Discussion of “Last Things”, “End Times”, “The End of the World”… In Other Words “Eschatology”. When studying the Bible for answers to these sorts of questions, is it okay to allegorize biblical prophesies or should things be understood more literally? How literally? How allegorically? And why? How should this be done to remain within the…… read more »
Program Air Date: Sunday, June 18th, 2017 – 9am
Have All “End Times” Prophecies of the Bible Already Been Fulfilled? When we read what the Bible says about the end of the world as we know it, including the tribulation and Second Coming of Christ, are we reading history? (Meaning that it has already happened.) Or perhaps partially history, with some of it having…… read more »
Program Air Date: Sunday, June 11th, 2017 – 9am
Is the Future Already Past? Preterism. What is it? What do Christians who hold to this view believe, and what are some of their main reasons for believing they way that they do? Has all of biblical prophecy been completely fulfilled and realized? Has Jesus already returned? Are there reasons from the Bible for thinking…… read more »
Program Air Date: Sunday, June 4th, 2017 – 9am
The End of the World As We Know It… What Are the Competing Views Among Christians? Dispensational. Amillennial. Post Millennial. Pre-Trib. Post-Trib. Mid-Trib. Preterist. Futurist. Partial Preterist. These are all words that can come up when discussing eschatology, “last things”, Armageddon. “the end of the age”. What do they all mean? How should we examine…… read more »
Program Air Date: Sunday, May 28th, 2017 – 9am
Should the Christian Church Work to Be Relevant? (part 5 of 5) What is the point of relevance? Why even talking about it? Is it merely a marketing question about purposely building interracial/multi-national churches and/or demographically targeted congregations? It what ways was the earthly ministry of Jesus relevant to the Jewish culture around him? What…… read more »
Program Air Date: Sunday, May 21st, 2017 – 9am
Should the Christian Church Work to Be Relevant? (part 4 of 5) Taking a short view: What’s happening in churches now and in recent years in the effort to be relevant to the surrounding culture? Skits, dramatic dance, and even worship services featuring U2 as worship music have been tried. So has décor that’s like…… read more »
Program Air Date: Sunday, May 14th, 2017 – 9am
Should the Christian Church Work to Be Relevant? (part 3 of 5) Taking a long view with a quick survey of church history: Has it been a good thing that Easter and Christmas traditions were co-opted from other cultures, as the church worked to be relevant to their neighbors? What about the Black Madonna and…… read more »
Program Air Date: Sunday, May 7th, 2017 – 9am
Should the Christian Church Work to Be Relevant? (part 2 of 5) Are the efforts by churches to be relevant a good thing? Why? Why not? Should the church seek to mirror culture? Change culture? Ignore culture? Whose culture? Does the church’s cultural relevance effort ever go too far? Panel: Troy Skinner, 930 WFMD Moderator.…… read more »
Program Air Date: Sunday, April 30th, 2017 – 9am
Should the Christian Church Work to Be Relevant? (part 1 of 5) What is the current state of the “relevance dialog/debate” in the church? What does the “relevance landscape” look like? Are “seeker sensitive” churches relevant? How about “high church” with lots of liturgy? What has been the impact of high profile pastors such as…… read more »