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A podcast for people who were once very comfortable in their Christian faith … until the 21st century intruded and made it very hard to keep on believing. And for those who are intrigued by science, philosophy, world history, and even world religions …. and want to rationalize that with their Christian theology. And for those who found that’s just not possible … and yet there’s still a small part of them that … … won’t let it go.

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#223 – Cells and proteins are NOT machines!

2026/10/02

Intelligent Design advocates leverage engineering language to make their case. Daniel J Nicholson — a philosopher with graduate-level molecular biological training — identifies four general characteristics of all man-made machines: (1) require a very specific list of parts and a blueprint to assemble (2) perform highly specific functions (3) are highly efficient because they operate […]

#222 – Evolution v. Intelligent Design … again!

2026/09/19

Once again, we return to Exhibit A in the case of Evolution v. Intelligent Design: the bacterial flagellum. A highly influential YouTuber with 11.9M subscribers posted a video that gushed over the incredible complexity of the bacterial flagellum, and impressed on his audience that it just could not have come about through evolution … “it […]

#221 – A systematic theology of love

2026/08/14

A leading figure in the Open Relational and Process Theistic camp critiques our own new Christology/Theology We asked Dr. Thomas Jay Oord to comment on the new theology/Christology that we’ve been unpacking on this podcast over the previous two weeks, coming at it from the very non-conventional, non-traditional perspective of Open Relational and Process Theism. […]

#220 – listener responses to Luke’s Christian Humanism

2026/08/07

A vibrant conversation between Luke, Scott and several of our more engaged listeners generated a lot of heat and light Several listeners wrote in over the past few weeks in response to the new Christology/theology that Luke unpacked in the 8-part mini-series we concluded last week. This week, we unpack some of the questions and […]

#219 – a new Christology for the deconstructing Christian

2026/07/17

After completely deconstructing the Christian faith he grew up with, Luke answers the question: “what do I still believe about Jesus?” This week’s episode is the cap-stone on the archway we’ve built up in this 8-part mini-series over the past two months, as well as many other episodes over the past five years that gave […]

#218 – Did John just make it up?

2026/07/10

John’s Gospel is so different from the other three Gospel accounts, one might have to wonder ….. This week, we talk to a New Testament scholar with particular expertise on the writing of the Gospels. His most recent book focuses squarely on the Gospel of John. After asking some basic background information on that Gospel […]

#217 – Christianity: the “true myth”

2026/07/03

Literary scholars such as JR Tolkien and CS Lewis see Christianity as not only the fulfillment of ancient Hebrew prophecies, but also the deep-seated yearnings of the human heart, expressed through a multitude of myths and religions. [this is a re-release from our Archive; Scott was not part of the team at that time] In […]

#216 – The Gospels aren’t what we thought they were!?

2026/06/26

They were written by GrecoRoman elites in the 2nd century, and Paul radically influenced their writing!? Christians sitting in the pews have long had the idea that the Gospels were written by four individuals, at least of three of whom were Jews (Luke may not have been), and two of whom were part of Jesus’s […]

#215 – Jesus: Cosmic Deity?

2026/06/19

Paul and John (and modern Evangelicals) seem to paint a different portrait of Jesus than all the others who actually walked and talked with him. Jesus of Nazareth as … the Logos? [image created by Andrew … thanks Andrew!] Last week, we looked at the first half of that paradoxical Christian expression: Jesus was “fully […]

#214 – Jesus: Jewish Messiah?

2026/06/12

The people reported as having walked and talked with Jesus in the first century all saw him primarily as a Jewish Messiah. Jesus and his disorganized, unarmed group of disciples re-imagined as a conquering hero leading an armed resistance against the Roman Empire [image created by Andrew … thanks Andrew!] One particular Christian tenet that […]

#213 – Divine Inspiration

2026/06/05

We look at some of the common ways that this is [mis]understood, and share some other perspectives on the how’s, who’s and what’s behind it. Did the Gospel writers receive Divine guidance? Or were they hearing from some part(s) of their inner selves? [image crated by Andrew … thanks Andrew!] [note: this is a re-release […]

#212 – Are the Gospels (just) human documents?

2026/05/29

Given that they’re the best source we have on who Jesus is/was, it would be good to know how reliable they are. After deconstructing nearly every other aspect of the Christian faith that was handed down to me as a child, I thought it was time to do a mini-series on the question: “who is […]

#211 – Fish with feet?

2026/05/15

No, humans did not arise out of apes. We arose out of fish! And we bear many scars and souvenirs from that journey. Yes, again! We are indeed talking about Young Earth Creationism again, because folks: YECism is alive and well in large swathes of Western society. And they’re building a giant cultural silo — […]

#210 – YECist and ID proponents re-think snakes and wasps

2026/05/01

Dr Joel Duff helps us critique Young Earth Creationist and Intelligent Design ideas about predation strategies in particular, and science in general This week, we talked to Dr. Joel Duff about the focus of our previous episodes on venomous snakes and the Green Jewel Wasp. Joel not only has decades of experience at a state […]

#209 – Wasps and cockroaches re-invent “the birds and the bees”

2026/04/24

The Emerald Jewel Wasp brings new meaning to the phrases “eating out” and “having someone over for dinner”. The Emerald Jewel Wasp is an amazing example of “Extreme Evolution.” They propagate their own species by stinging their prey — cockroaches — three times in a very carefully orchestrated dance. The first sting is directed at […]

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55 reviews

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ForeverHis@23 2025/05/03

Some Excellent Interviews and Discussions

Thank you, Luke and Scott, for some great, insightful material. I'm a fellow Canadian and recovering evangelical who also appreciates your humility an...

★★★★★

CPetter5018 2023/04/23

Outstanding

The last two interviews, one with Yancey and the other with Schaeffer, were outstanding. I sincerely appreciate this podcast. I never miss. The hos...

★★★★★

chirs2023 2023/02/25

Amazing

I am in the process of deconstructing my evangelical views and this podcast is so insightful and helpful in reconstruction of my faith based on solid ...

★★★★★

Shivan Bear 2022/07/19

Excellent

A thoughtful and thorough examination of Christianity in light of current scientific understanding.

★★★★★

jpbloom 2022/05/01

Systematic examination of evidence

One of the most helpful podcasts I’ve found that examines the evidence of evangelical Christian faith, systematically working through the most importa...

★★★☆☆

Asciguy 2022/04/13

Tough questions?

B.S. is not that tough to answer too.

★★★★★

AppleGloria@11 2022/04/11

Great for the Beginner

Information presented in a straightforward format. Both hosts very well trained.

★★★★★

JHSHUMATE 2020/06/16

Breath of fresh air!

I was trained at a large nondenominational seminary and received a MDIV in 1980. I struggled throughout seminary with the theological and biblical fra...

★★★★★

macphilpottgrad 2020/06/01

thoughtful and reasonable

As someone who has considered himself as a fundamentalist evangelical in recovery for some time, I thought the discussion and points raised were reall...

★★★★★

JDJ313 2020/02/27

Recovering Evangelicals

Two smart guys having some great conversations about science and faith. The episodes of Luke and Boyd deconstructing and reconstructing their faiths a...

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