2.29 Hell, the Soul, and Evil with Richard Swinburne

Why believe in hell? What about the soul? This week I interview the one and only Professor Richard Swinburne! He is one of the foremost philosophers of religion in the world and one of the most cited and researched scholars in the world. Swinburne is a Fellow of the British Academy and was Nolloth Professor […]

Proofs for the Soul

When my son died, I struggled thinking “God and Christianity–is this for real? Is this all a cosmic joke?”  I needed to have real evidence for my beliefs, otherwise, they are empty and emotional poetry!  I looked for hard evidence, and what I found was just amazing.  “The hope of another life,” wrote Will Durant […]

0206: Key to Happiness. Its not what you think!!

What is the Key to Happiness?  What is the one thing we all need to be content and at peace?  Is there such a thing?  Yes and No.  In this podcast, I will cover 5 major areas that can contribute to helping us get closer and closer to this elusive happiness. In this podcast, I […]

0205: No! Good People do not make it to Heaven!

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson says that “Faith Helped My Depression”  He wrote that “You’re not the first to go through it; you’re not going to be the last to go through it. And oftentimes — it happens — you just feel like you’re alone. You feel like it’s only you. You’re in your bubble,” he said. […]

0204: Feeling Abandoned and Betrayed by God?

I have a secret to tell about many deep and spiritual people. It’s a dark secret many of us do not wish to talk about.  Many of us wish it was not there.  Many will pretend it is not there. But the fact of the matter is that it is universal and epidemic.  It is […]

2.01: Three ways to see beyond your despair to ultimate wonder!

“I hate my life.  I wish I was dead.  My life is a big fat lie!  I feel so lost and empty– a fake.   No one cares and I am tired of pretending that I am someone I am not.  I am suffocating.”  These are the honest thoughts I had many years ago.  But […]

What you did not know about your soul

In the Harry Potter series, the Dementors drain the body of its soul.  But what is the soul and how did we get one?  Or are we one?  One day I asked my cobbler, “How is your soul?” and he said “You mean my sole”?  We got a good laugh. But how can we measure how […]

003: The Danger of Consistently Reading the Bible

Do your devotions ever become monotonous, dull, repetitive and painful?  You are not alone. Something needs to change otherwise your prayer life and spiritual life in general can become a burden rather than a joy. This podcast addresses this issue. EM Bounds said that  “Prayer is the easiest and hardest of all things. It is the simplest and the most […]

Am I more than my body? The error of Descartes

The body of Rene Descartes was found in the Chicago river yesterday.  The body of Aristotle is in room 343.  Why do we not say, Aristotle is in room 343? Or that Descartes was found in the river?  Unless they are more than their bodies. Maybe our use of this language is a clue to our nature. Without much objection from […]