Well Read Christian Podcast
1) Cosmological Arguments for the Existence of God (Part 1)
A cosmological argument is any argument that uses the existence of the world to infer the existence of God. In this episode, we examine two of the three best-known and debated cosmological arguments: ...Show More
2) Orwell: Reflections On 1984 (2/2)
It isn't obvious what a prudent or wise reader should do with 1984. Is it a warning to be heeded? A commentary on the human spirit? Should we be frightened or inspired? Orwell offers several threads, ...Show More
3) Orwell: Introduction to 1984 (1/2)
George Orwell's classic 1984 warns of totalitarian governments, a surveillance state, and the societal consequences of limiting free expression and diversity of thought. Interestingly, Orwell uses the...Show More
4) Romance... Who Needs It, or Must Have It?
Have you ever considered your philosophy of romance? Christopher Marlowe's, "The Shepherd To His Love" captures the optimism of a romantic with beautiful poesy. And Sir Walter Raleigh has a pessimisti...Show More
5) Why Christianity is Not Taken Seriously
Christianity––or any religion for that matter––is considered nothing more than a preference and a hobby in our secular age. Religious talk seems meaningless and embarrassing. We must accurately face t...Show More
6) Glory to the Newborn King!
Kings and rulers may try to thwart God’s plans, but none can stop Him from fulfilling his promises. This Christmas season, give thanks for a sovereign God, who has placed you in a specific time and pl...Show More
7) Bonhoeffer: What is the Church? (2/2)
The church looks like a strange thing to a secular world. For Bonhoeffer, the church is a collection of people who sincerely love Jesus and are devoted to his teachings. But as nice as that vision sou...Show More
8) Bonhoeffer: The Spy-Theologian (1/2)
Deitrich Bonhoeffer (1906—1945) was a pastor, theologian, spy and conspirator against Hitler’s Third Reich. Bonhoeffer guarded, proclaimed and lived out the Gospel when the fate of Western Civilizatio...Show More
9) The Greatest Defense of Free Speech (John Stuart Mill’s “On Liberty”)
John Stuart Mill (1806–1873) penned the most powerful and winsome defense of the freedom of speech, but it is not without its presuppositions. Those assumptions have eroded in our culture, which means...Show More
10) God Doesn’t Need You (Milton’s “When I Consider How My Light is Spent”)
John Milton (1608-1674) is second only to Shakespeare when it comes to poets in the English speaking world. But before he could write his greatest masterpiece, he lost his vision and fell blind, becom...Show More