Exploring Hope Podcast

This week on Exploring Hope Podcast, we talk with Dr. Jake Pratt about the integrity of the texts we find in Scripture. Christians want to say some strong and very particular things about Scripture and its infallibility, inerrancy, authority, etc. Yet, we find that there are some textual variants among the canon of scripture that […]

This week we discuss the history of ideas with my good friend Dr. John Wilsey. It may not immediately sound like the kind of topic that would be very interesting or applicable, but Dr. Wilsey, an expert in intellectual history, shows how fundamental history is to our faith. After all, we believe in a historical […]

This week on Exploring Hope I get a chance to sit down with our Provost here at Southeastern, Dr. Bruce Ashford. We discuss the intersection of faith and politics as he answers the question of whether or not Jesus was/is a republican. Dr. Ashford clarifies and re-frames this question that many wonder about to make […]

Dr. Jake Pratt sits down with me to talk about what we want to say about Scripture by making the helpful distinction between the message and the nature of scripture. Sure, we hold steadfastly to the idea that the Bible is authoritative, inerrant, true, and final. But those are all characteristics of the nature of scripture. […]

This week on the Exploring Hope Podcast, Dr. Bruce Little, professor of philosophy, joins me to talk about the intersection of Christian theology and the culture we inhabit. What models, what methodologies are used to understand the relationship between the church and culture? Which model should Christians use? Is culture what the bible is talking […]

On this week’s episode of Exploring Hope Podcast, we join Dr. Matt Mullins, professor of English here at SEBTS as he spends some time talking to us about the importance of literature. For centuries, literature has been among the greatest of the accomplishments of the arts and humanities and served to teach us much about […]

On this episode of Exploring Hope, I talk with our very own Dr. Bruce Ashford about his new book “One Nation Under God: A Christian Hope for American Politics.” In this book, Dr. Ashford (and Chris Pappalardo) ask the question of whether or not we can be passionate about the gospel and yet care deeply […]

On this week’s episode of Exploring Hope Podcast we talk about God’s will and how we can ascertain it and follow it. Often we have this idea that God has every little decision and event in our lives planned out and that if we only trust, pray, and obey enough, he will let us in […]

This week’s Exploring Hope Podcast features a conversation with my good friend and colleague Dr. John Hammett. Dr. Hammett is a professor here at SEBTS and is an expert in all things theology. So, today we ask him about “the Fall” recorded in Genesis 3 and the important doctrines we form from it. What happened […]

On this week’s episode of Exploring Hope Podcast, we have Dr. Ken Keathley in the studio to discuss theology and the Genesis account. We ask him the important question of whether or not we as Christians should hold to a belief in a literal, historical Adam. There is much debate as to how much of […]

Reading the Old Testament can be a difficult task in and of itself. But even more confusing is figuring out how we should read it. We have been reading the Old Testament for centuries, yet scholars, commentators, and historians still disagree on how to approach the OT. In this Exploring Hope Podcast, I get to […]

This week we sit down with Dr. John Hammett and ask him about the Image of God. Genesis 1:26-27 tells us that, unlike the rest of creation, God created us in His own image. This “Imago Dei” has been debated by various theologians over the centuries. What exactly does this mean, and how does it […]

In this episode of Exploring Hope, Dr. Tracy McKenzie and I discuss the gospel, and specifically, the fundamental ideas of “justification” and “sanctification.” We often think about these two solely in relation to the New Testament. What’s more, we also have some misunderstandings when it comes to these two ideas, if we don’t consider the […]

This week on the Exploring Hope Podcast, we sit down with Dr. David Jones, Professor of Christian Ethics at SEBTS, to ask him about poverty. We tend to have one of two perspectives regarding the poor. Some see homeless people and can only imagine poor life choices, failures in self-control, or the lack of work […]

This week on Exploring Hope Podcast, we tackle the very sobering and solemn topic of the fate of infants and young children when they pass away. Do they go to heaven? Of course, we all immediately desire that the answer is yes, and we hope, pray, and believe that is the case for those who […]

At the 2016 Annual SBC Meeting, my colleague Keith Whitfield and I got a chance to sit down with some good friends who have a lot of experience in Christian ministry, Micah Fries and Josh King. Together, we discuss and evaluate some characteristics of the American church, diagnosing some problems or unhelpful attitudes in the […]

This week on Exploring Hope Podcast I talk with Dr. Bruce Ashford about the ever-controversial and heavy issue of abortion. We discuss some of the underlying considerations and assumptions that inhabit the issue and how that affects what you believe and what Christianity has had to say about it. Tune in to hear Dr. Ashford […]

This week on Exploring Hope Podcast, I sit down with  Dr. Bruce Little, Professor of Philosophy at SEBTS, to discuss the life and works of Francis Schaeffer. Tune in to hear about this brilliant man and hero of the faith who founded the L’Abri community in Switzerland that impacted so many lives. Also, hear from […]

The topic of immigration has dominated political and public conversations for quite some time now. Some of our politicians, including many presidential candidates, have placed the issue at the heart of their respective platforms. Not surprisingly, it is an issue that polarizes politicians, citizens and even fellow Christian brothers and sisters. So, we have Alan […]

In this Exploring Hope Podcast, I sit down with Dr. Bruce Ashford to discuss the relationship of our faith with the culture that surrounds us. How should we view our culture in light of the gospel and what Scripture teaches us about the world? Should we be wary of our culture and guard ourselves from […]