Happy Holidays Edition Since the Faith Debate is now a proud member of Christian Podcast Community (CPC), the show is taking time this Advent Season to introduce you to the wide variety of programs available via podcast on this platform. Merry Christmas! And joyous New Year! Recent audio editions of The Faith Debate (and info…… read more »
The CPC The Faith Debate is a proud member of Christian Podcast Community (CPC). This has resulted in changes/improvements in how the show is made available via podcast. And it has made us part of a large team presenting very intriguing content. So, as the show began to do last episode, we introduce a large…… read more »
Career Day On August 28th, 2020 Troy Skinner was interviewed for the WFMD/WFRE “Career Day” by “Late Night Laura” Riley. It was titled “How Pastor Troy Become an Undershepherd for God’s People?”, and this interview is now presented on this edition of The Faith Debate. In this episode there is also a bit of time…… read more »
God and Country Troy Skinner had the opportunity to chat with Timo Higgins on his “Talking with Timo” show, thanks to the GCD network producers arranging to make it happen. Exchanging ideas with Mr. Higgins and hearing his common sense salt-of-the-earth commentary is a unique pleasure. So, we present the interview segment on this edition…… read more »
Winning a Debate by Forfeit Once upon a time the host of various online programs (including “Late Nite in the Heartland” and “Confronting the Collective”) challenged Troy Skinner to a public debate. Jeffrey Daugherty, aka “The Christian Whistleblower”, came on strong and loud, only to quickly and quietly step away from the challenge at the…… read more »
Guilt/Innocence, Honor/Shame, Power/Fear Penal Substitutionary Atonement (PSA) recognizes that the biblical gospel is presented in forensic terms which emphasize that the penalty for guilt is paid by a representative (Jesus). Some say this guilt/innocence paradigm is insufficient, pointing to non-Western cultures which emphasize honor/shame or power/fear. What should Christians think about this serious subject (with…… read more »
The Priority of Family Devotionals Does your family regularly gather together for dinner (or other meals)? How satisfying is it to have your personal schedule dominated by sports and other activities for the kids? If you can’t even eat together, what hope is there for making family worship time a priority? This edition of The…… read more »
Discipleship Through Family Worship What is the biblical support for the idea of “family worship”? What are the challenges to maintaining dedicated time for family devotionals, and how are these obstacles overcome? This is the first episode of a short two-show series on this topic. Find the video version on the Rumble channel for Household of Faith…… read more »
Create Yourself? UnIndoctrinate? Say What? Having wrapped up a month of digesting the Regulative/Normative Principles (& what it means for preaching, praying, Scripture reading, singing, dancing, icons, ordinances, modern tech, etc.), The Faith Debate returns to offering warnings against the strange claims of gadfly Jeffery Daugherty. He’s an author, a podcaster, a professing former pastor,…… read more »
The Circumstances of Worship The Faith Debate is exploring the Regulative & Normative Principles. Is lawful worship only that which God has Himself established, as it says in Chapter 21 of the Westminster Confession? Humans are finite and sinful, so don’t we need Scripture (and ordained godly leaders) to guide worship as the Lord sovereignly…… read more »