Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Kenza Haddock to share her story of how Jesus changed her life. Questions Covered in This Episode: Tell us about your life story. Was your identity tied to being a Muslim? What changed when you moved to the US? What does “the end times” mean for a Muslim? What does it mean for a Christian? How did you know it was Jes…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Tom Rudelius to discuss Tom’s story, the probability of the multiverse, belief in God, and where hope can be found in suffering. Questions Covered in This Episode: How did you become a Christian? How did you originally tie science and academics with your faith once you became a Christian? What areas and topics are yo…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Matthew Martens to discuss if Christianity can help reform the criminal justice system. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is the quick summary of what you are proposing in this book? What does Christianity have to do with the criminal justice system? Why does Christianity have a proposal for reforming the crimi…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Vermon Pierre to have a conversation about how God's love for His church deepens our love for each other Questions Covered in This Episode: What does your day-to-day life look like as a pastor? How did you become a Christian? What draws you to Christian community? What ethnic background was the church you grew up in?…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Ian Hutchinson to discuss the relationship between science and the Christian faith. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is your scientific research on? When did you become a Christian? Is there a contradiction between the Christian faith and science? How would help someone who thinks miracles are not plausible? W…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Irwyn Ince to have a conversation about CrossFit, Jesus, and where his hope is found. Questions Covered in This Episode: How did you get into CrossFit? Tell us about the community aspect of Crossfit. How did you become a Christian? How did becoming a Christian change your way of thinking? How does the history of race…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Vaneetha Risner to discuss her life story and what God has taught her through suffering. Questions Covered in This Episode: Can you share a little of your life and how you became a Christian? What happened once you became a Christian? Has suffering helped you set your eyes on the future hope we have as Christians? Gu…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Gray Sutanto to have a conversation about why God doesn’t save everyone. Questions Covered in This Episode: Can you give us a 60 second overview of your life? When you were 12, what made you turn to atheism? When you were 17 what made you turn to Jesus? Why doesn't God save everyone? Are human beings fundamentally go…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Elizabeth Woodson to discuss how following Jesus is better than you could possibly imagine. Questions Covered in This Episode: How would you explain what the gospel is for those who don’t know? What inspired you to write “Embrace your Life,” what is it about? What story is the bible telling us? How does our story eit…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by James Eglinton to have a conversation about the arguments for and against euthanasia, how Christians should think about it, and where our hope can be found. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is euthanasia? What is this conversation about? How does it connect to The Great British Bake Off? Why might people be in…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Justin Brierley have a conversation about if people are still asking if God is dead and why. Questions Covered in This Episode: Are people still asking if God is dead? What is driving that? Where do people tend to get stuck when they try to answer this question? How does the Christian heritage of our culture show the…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by John Dickson to discuss if history discredits Christianity. Questions Covered in This Episode: Why are the core Christians's beliefs not surprising to a first century Jewish rabbi, known as Jesus? When were the Gospels written and how can we be sure? What about the claim that Jesus is God in the flesh, where is the e…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Gavin Ortlund to answer the question; why doesn't God make Himself more obvious? Questions Covered in This Episode: Why doesn't God make Himself more obvious? What is divine transcendence? How does the incarnation affect this conversation? How is Jesus the image of the invisible God? Why would God use sinful humans t…

Hey there! Get ready for an exciting season where we're going to talk about some big questions that people have about Christianity. Every Tuesday, we'll dive into topics like why God isn't more visible, what Christianity says about love and relationships, and how science and faith can fit together. We'll discuss if things like resurrection and euth…

Rebecca McLaughlin walks through the birth, life, death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus, and why it is significant for us today. Resources Mentioned: Luke 1-2, Matthew 1, 28 Sponsors: To learn more about our sponsors please visit our website. Follow Us: Instagram | Twitter Our Sister Shows: Knowing Faith | The Family Discipleship Podcast | Start…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by her friend, Justine, who recently got baptized to answer some questions submitted by listeners! Questions Covered in This Episode: Do you have any advice for a first-time mom trying to keep up and stay connected to the church during the first six weeks? Any thoughts on how to practically lead a discipleship group for…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Susan Lim to discuss her new book, “Light of the World.” Questions Covered in This Episode: Where did the Bible, specifically the New Testament, come from and how is it reliable today? What is an Apostle? What was the process for deciding what was included or not included in the Bible? How do the gospels show Jesus a…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Glen Scrivener to have a conversation about the gospel of Jesus. Questions Covered in This Episode: Can you tell us about your new book? Can you articulate the gospel in 30 seconds? What is the overall story of the Bible and how does it connect to us today? How is it right for one man to pay for the sins of other peo…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Andrew Wilson to have a conversation about his book “Remaking the World.” Questions Covered in This Episode: Can you tell us what your new book is actually about? How might the line, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal” otherwise be known? What would you say to someone who underst…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Hannah Anderson to have a conversation about the book of Ecclesiastes. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is the context of the book of Ecclesiastes? In the first verse, the word “preacher” is a complex word in Hebrew, can you help us understand that? What can we gather from Ecclesiastes 3:1-8? What would you sa…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Molly Worthen to discuss how Jesus can transform the life of an academic. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is your story of how you became a Christian? What were the main barriers from keeping you from becoming a Christian? Can you share about your conversation with J. D. Greear? What pieces of evidence were y…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Jen Wilkin to have a conversation about the ten commandments and why they are important to us today. Questions Covered in This Episode: What did you want to be when you grow up? What is an image bearer? Where do the ten commandments fit into the story of the Bible? Tell us about the first command and why it is at the…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Peter Williams to have a conversation about the trustworthiness of the gospels. Questions Covered in This Episode: How far off from Jesus's death and resurrection were the Gospels written? How can people remember the things Jesus said with such great detail decades after Jesus's resurrection? Why are there difference…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Keith Plummer to discuss how we can model the love of Jesus to others online and how to engage in embodied community. Questions Covered in This Episode: Can you share your story of how you became a Christian? Where would you trace this transformation to? How has the online experience changed how students are thinking…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Andrew Hile to discuss why the book of Leviticus is important and what we can learn from reading and studying it. Questions Covered in This Episode: Where does Leviticus fit into the first five books of the Bible? When you see the stories in Exodus are you supposed to see them stacking onto the stories in Genesis? Wh…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Mary Willson Hannah to discuss the book of Deuteronomy. Questions Covered in This Episode: What do we miss if we give up reading the Old Testament before we get to Deuteronomy? What is Deuteronomy about? How do make sense of a passage like Deuteronomy 2:31-36 in light of the command that Jesus gives to love our enemi…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Christy Thornton to answer questions about the Trinity. Questions Covered in This Episode: Has God always been Triune? Do other aspects of God’s identity change between the Old and New Testament? Is “let us make man in our image” written in plurality? If God was triune from the beginning why didn’t He make that clear…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Max Riesenhuber to have a conversation about the ethics and morality of artificial intelligence. Questions Covered in This Episode: What first interested you about neuroscience? Can you talk about recent advancement in AI and where we might go? Do we have a moral responsibility to artificial intelligence beings? What…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Mark Shepard to discuss his story of how he started following Jesus. Questions Covered in This Episode: Tell us more about your upbringing when it comes to faith. Was there a time in your life where you just didn’t believe in God? Most of my Jewish friends identify with the cultural and tradition but don’t believe in…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Dr. Danielle Treweek to have a conversation about singleness and marriage. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is the spiritual climate of Australia? What are the health benefits of regular participation in church? What does the subtitle of your book, “Retrieving an Eschatological Vision for the Contemporary Chur…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Sam Alberry to discuss the topic of friendship. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is the New Testament vision for friendship? Why do Christians think they have to have it all together and not need friends? Do we tend to look to specific people to fulfill all of our relational needs? Where do you look in scriptu…

Season 3 of Confronting Christianity begins on August 22! In this episode, Rebecca McLaughlin previews what is to come in Season 3. Questions Covered in This Episode: Who are some guests that will be ons season 3 and what will we talk about? Sponsors: To learn more about our sponsors please visit our website. Follow Us: Instagram | Twitter Our Sist…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Sherelle Ducksworth to talk about the holiday Juneteenth. Questions Covered in This Episode: How did you become a Christian? What is systematic theology? What is Juneteenth? Can you help us understand anthropological distortions? How would you respond to someone who looks at history and say that how Christians treate…

Kyle Worley and Rebecca McLaughlin talk about how Confronting Christianity has evolved over time, why Kyle will be stepping away from the podcast, and what to expect in the fall! Questions Covered in This Episode: Why did we start this podcast? How have we experienced hosting this podcast? Kyle, why are you leaving the podcast? Are you excited abou…

Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Rachel Gilson and JD Greear to answer the question, what does someone do when they become a Christian and they are married to someone of the same sex? Questions Covered in This Episode: Rachel, can you share a little of your story? Why do you think it's important for people to hear from people like Rachel on this top…

Kyle Worley and Rebecca McLaughlin are joined by Esau McCaulley to have a conversation about Easter and why it is important. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is your new book, “Lent: The Season of Repentance and Renewal” about? What would you say to someone who does not fully understand what Lent is? Is Easter Sunday just another Sunday? Isn…

Kyle Worley and Rebecca McLaughlin answer questions submitted by listeners! Questions Covered in This Episode: How would you counsel a Christian who is invited to the gay wedding of a close relative or friend? How should Christians understand God's sovereignty and the image of God in the case of a person born with a physical and/or mental disabilit…

Kyle Worley and Rebecca McLaughlin are joined by Sarah Irving Stonebraker to discuss the history of ideas around human rights, where Christians find the foundation for human rights, and where we are today. Questions Covered in This Episode: Sarah, what is your story, how did you become a Christian? What is the idea that universal human equality is …

Kyle Worley and Rebecca McLaughlin explore the question, does hypocrisy among Christians discredit Christianity? Questions Covered in This Episode: What is hypocrisy? What are we talking about? Do you think people are leaving the faith because of some level of hypocrisy? How does the Bible help us to think about this? Has social media created a str…

Kyle Worley and Rebecca McLaughlin have a conversation about what it looks like for Christians to argue ideas. Questions Covered in This Episode: Ideas matter, right? Can Christians argue about ideas? Does it matter how we argue? What does it mean to argue with gentleness and respect? What does a good process look like to engage in these conversati…

Kyle Worley and Rebecca McLaughlin are joined by Praveen Sethupathy to talk about what science is and if it can dictate our identity. Questions Covered in This Episode: How did your first few years at Cornell change you? Why did you land on Christianity? When you went back to your family and told them you were a Christian, what did that look like? …

Kyle Worley and Rebecca McLaughlin faithfully explore the question, is Christianity exclusive? Questions Covered in This Episode: Is Christianity exclusive? What does that mean? Isn’t it arrogant to say there is only one true religion? When we say Christianity is exclusive and that Jesus is the only way, are we saying that there is no truth to be f…

Kyle Worley and Rebecca McLaughlin have a conversation about how people view organized religion, what tends to replace it in peoples lives, and why it is important for believers. Questions Covered in This Episode: Are people in Texas skeptical of organized religion? Do you see people who see themself as spiritual but not religious? What are other i…

Kyle Worley and Rebecca McLaughlin are joined by Claude Atcho to have a conversation about how we can get better at talking about race. Questions Covered in This Episode: Should we still be talking about race? How can we get better about talking about race? “Race is a biological fiction but a sociological reality.” What does that mean? How has this…

Kyle Worley and Rebecca McLaughlin discuss the question; are transgender women, women? Questions Covered in This Episode: What is a man? What is a woman? Is a transgender woman a woman? What issues has this confusion presented? What is our primary responsiblity we have as Christians in this conversation? To what degree should we advance Christian e…

Kyle Worley and Rebecca McLaughlin talk about doubt and where we can find a stable foundation that honors and invites our doubt toward goodness, truth, and beauty. Questions Covered in This Episode: Have you ever experienced profound doubt? What do you think are some of the most common places of doubt? What is doubt an invitation to? Do we find dou…

Kyle Worley and Rebecca McLaughlin are joined by Sam Alberry to have a conversation about the question, is God anti-gay? Questions Covered in This Episode: In March a new edition of Is God anti-gay is being released. Why are you updating the book? What’s changed? Did the first edition play out how you thought it would? Is God Anti-Gay? What do you …

Season 2 of Confronting Christianity begins on January 24! In this episode, Kyle Worley and Rebecca McLaughlin preview what is to come in Season 2. Questions Covered in This Episode: What are we going to cover in Season 2? What guests are we going to have on this season? Follow Us: Instagram | Twitter Our Sister Shows: Knowing Faith | The Family Di…

Kyle Worley and Rebecca McLaughlin discuss Rebecca’s new book “Jesus Through The Eyes of Women.” Questions Covered in This Episode: Is there a cultural impression that Christianity is misogynistic? You just wrote a book on Jesus through the Eyes of Women: Why did you write this? How does the perspective of the women in the gospels showcase some uni…

Kyle Worley and Rebecca McLaughlin answer questions submitted by listeners! Questions Covered in This Episode: Why did there stop being prophets? Surely God is still speaking (inspiring?) since the 1st century. Why is there no book of Rebecca? Or book of CS Lewis? Why does no one ever talk about divorce? It’s mentioned in the OT and New Testament, …