Why Smart People Believe: The Evidence That Changed Charles Murray’s Mind

Why Smart People Believe: The Evidence That Changed Charles Murray’s Mind

Why do intelligent people believe in Christianity? Is faith something you feel—or something you can reason toward? In this episode, we explore the surprising intellectually rich faith journey of sociologist Charles Murray. We also examine Glenn Loury’s own faith story, shaped within a church rich in emotion and community—yet ultimately challenged by unanswered intellectual questions. Together, these stories reveal a crucial truth: lasting, transformative Christian faith must engage the mind as much as the heart.

Honoring God When Life Hurts: Why He Doesn’t Waste Your Pain

Honoring God When Life Hurts: Why He Doesn’t Waste Your Pain

If God is good… why does obedience still hurt? Why do faithful Christians suffer cancer, loss, miscarriage, and heartbreak? In this episode I’m speaking with Clay Jones and Jean E. Jones about how Christians can glorify God in the worst of times. We’re not offering easy answers or shallow promises. We’re talking honestly about suffering—what Scripture actually says, what the church often gets wrong, and how God uses pain not to destroy faith, but to refine it. Drawing from their personal struggles, we’ll explore how Christians can honor God even when it hurts—and why your suffering is never wasted in God’s hands.

Too Few Fossils, Too Many Agendas: The Hidden Politics Behind Human Origins

Too Few Fossils, Too Many Agendas: The Hidden Politics Behind Human Origins

A recent fossil discovery has exposed deep disagreements among evolutionary scientists over human origins. The division has prompted the question: Is paleoanthropology driven purely by evidence—or are incentives shaping the story of human evolution? In this episode, Lenny Esposito is joined by Dr. Casey Luskin to examine the growing controversy surrounding Sahelanthropus tchadensis, a fossil often described as one of the earliest human ancestors. What began as a celebrated evolutionary discovery has now sparked open disagreement among evolutionary scientists themselves.

Is God Protecting Israel? Why Antisemitism Is Rising Again

Is God Protecting Israel? Why Antisemitism Is Rising Again: History, Prophecy, and the Return of an Ancient Hatred

As antisemitism surges across the political spectrum—from college campuses to cultural influencers—many Christians are asking an urgent biblical question: Is God still protecting Israel? In this episode Lenny Esposito is joined by Dr. Brian Crawford, Director of Apologetics for Chosen People Ministries, to examine why hostility toward Jews is returning with alarming force—and what Scripture, history, and current events reveal about God’s covenant with Israel.

Should Christians Practice Yoga? What the Church Rarely Tells You

Should Christians Practice Yoga? What the Church Rarely Tells You

Yoga is everywhere—from gyms to churches—but is it spiritually neutral? In this roundtable discussion with colleagues from the Kirkwood Center, we examine yoga’s Hindu origins, its purpose as a spiritual discipline, and whether Christians can truly separate the physical practice from its worldview. This conversation challenges popular assumptions and asks a deeper question: Does what we do with our bodies shape what we believe?

Why Romans Still Shakes the World — The Gospel That Toppled Empires (and Confronts Culture Today)

Why Romans Still Shakes the World — The Gospel That Toppled Empires (and Confronts Culture Today)

The book of Romans wasn’t written in a vacuum—it was delivered into the heart of a divided, hostile empire. Long before Rome persecuted Christians, Paul sent a letter that would redefine faith, grace, politics, and morality. In this episode, we explore Romans 1:1–7, the explosive power of the gospel, and why its message still confronts cultural chaos, identity politics, and moral confusion today. From Nero to now, Romans refuses to be tamed.