Hope's Reason: A Podcast of Discipleship Podcast
1) Clarifications on My Rick Warren Heresy Video
Back in 2021, I recorded a video called Three Reasons Why Rick Warren is a Heretic (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ft5chtPUOal) based on a 2013 blog post of the same name (https://www.stephenjbedard....Show More
2) Are There Limits on Loving Our Neighbour?
Some Christians have recently been pushing back on the command to love our neighbour. They point out concern that this could lead to tolerating sin and they suggest there are limits on how far this go...Show More
3) John MacArthur and Ignorance About Mental Illness
Recently John MacArthur announced that there is no such thing as PTSD, ADHD, and OCD. Is he correct? How should we respond? I share some thoughts in this video.Visit me at http://www.stephenjbedard.co...Show More
4) Bible, Genocide, and the Morality of God
What do we do with Old Testament passages that refer to killing all the men, women, and children of certain ethnic groups? Did God really command genocide and if God did, was that a moral command? In ...Show More
5) Are the "He Gets Us" Commercials Bad?
The He Gets Us organization (https://hegetsus.com/en) pays for some very interesting commercials to run during the Super Bowl. There is a link to the commercial in my video. They have received critici...Show More
6) Did Alistair Begg Give the Correct Wedding Advice?
Recently, Pastor Alistair Begg has been heavily criticized for advice he gave to someone to attend the wedding of a family member that included a transgendered person. Was this the proper advice? In t...Show More
7) A Faith Worth Thinking About
This is an update on the podcast as we transition from Bedard on Discipleship to A Faith Worth Thinking About.Visit me at my website.Check out my YouTube channel.Visit my online store.Support me throu...Show More
8) What is Effective Evangelism?
What is required for effective evangelism? Is simply sharing the information that a person is a sinner and that Jesus died for them enough? How should the church look at evangelism and how do we need ...Show More
9) Andy Stanley, Same-Sex Relationships, and Biblical Christianity
How should the church respond to the LGBTQ+ community? Should the church insist on complete change before admittance into the community? Andy Stanley has recently stretched this conversation through t...Show More
10) Should Christians Use Preferred Pronouns?
One of the most controversial issues is the use of preferred pronouns. Should you share your own preferred pronouns. even if they coincide with your biological sex? How do we respond to someone who ha...Show More