Episodes

  • When Shepherds Harm the Flock

    When Shepherds Harm the Flock
    Dec 28 2023
    Carl Olson joins Don to discuss Fiducia Supplicans, the Catholic Church's recently released document that allows a "blessing" for same-sex "couples."
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    54 mins
  • The Futility of "Journeying Together" Without a Proper Goal

    The Futility of "Journeying Together" Without a Proper Goal
    Oct 21 2023
    Carl Olson joins Don to discuss the similarities between Andy Stanley's recent Unconditional conference and the ongoing Catholic Synod on Synodality. In both instances leaders claim to want to "journey together with people," especially those with same sex attraction, without bringing theology or doctrine into the conversation. It is a fool's errand.

    Links to go with the show:

    Synodality, Soteriology, and “Sharing the journey”
    Welcome to the Church of Perpetual Change and Confusion
    Can Ministry be Unhinged from Theology?
    When Being Affirming Isn't Loving
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    50 mins
  • The Danger of Dispensing Cheap Grace

    The Danger of Dispensing Cheap Grace
    Sep 16 2023
    Welcoming sinners where they are is one thing; affirming them in their sin and encouraging them to stay there is another. Carl Olson joins Don to discuss the disturbing tendency among Church leaders to use the language of love and grace to entrench people in destructive lifestyles.

    Links to go with show:

    How much Sexual Sin is OK?
    The conflict over Communion is really about the cheapening of God's grace
    The Consequences of Not Taking Sin Seriously
    What is Salvation?
    Called to Be Children of God: The Catholic Theology of Human Deification
    Twisted Unto Destruction: How Bible Alone Theology Made the World a Worse Place
    The Cost of Discipleship
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    52 mins
  • The Great American Dechurching

    The Great American Dechurching
    Aug 27 2023
    Don Johnson and Carl Olson discuss the sharp decline in church attendance over the past few years as well as offer some thoughts towards a solution.

    Show links:
    How to Talk to a Skeptic
    Twisted Unto Destruction: How Bible Alone Theology Made the World a Worse Place
    What’s Behind America’s ‘Great Dechurching’?
    The Largest and Fastest Religious Shift in America Is Well Underway
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    51 mins
  • A Cry for Justice

    A Cry for Justice
    Aug 19 2023
    Don Johnson and Carl Olson discuss the popularity of Rich Men North of Richmond and how it fits into a growing resentment of the ruling class. This leads into some thoughts about the nature of sin and the relationship between justice, mercy, and judgment, and why everything boils down to worship. Also, Don explains how this relates to his new project about Sodom and Gomorrah: Libertyville

    Some other links for the show:
    Oliver Anthony Quotes Scripture to Open His Show
    CDC says teen girls caught in extreme wave of sadness and violence
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    56 mins
  • Hurt Girl Summer

    Hurt Girl Summer
    Aug 2 2023
    What do the Barbie movie and Taylor Swift's Eras Tour have in common? Don Johnson and Carl Olson discuss the two biggest cultural phenomenons of the summer, and offer some movie and music reviews along the way.
    Resources:
    What Feminism Gets Wrong about Love, Sex, and the Meaning of Life
    Unprotected
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    53 mins
  • On Trying to Preserve "Conservative" Morality without an Objective Foundation

    On Trying to Preserve "Conservative" Morality without an Objective Foundation
    Jun 19 2023
    Don Johnson and Carl Olson discuss various news stories from the week, incuding the explusion of Saddleback Church from the Southern Baptist Convention and the rise of pro-gay and pro-feminist groups battling gender ideology.
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    57 mins
  • The Anti-Science Covid Cult

    The Anti-Science Covid Cult
    Apr 27 2021
    Who is really following the science, here? Don and Alden discuss the increasingly cult-like and superstitious nature of the pro-lockdown postion.

    Links to go with the show:

    Why Christianity is the Worldview that Best Supports Science: http://donjohnsonministries.org/why-christianity-is-the-worldview-that-best-supports-science/

    Masking craziness:
    https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/john_canzano/2021/04/high-school-coach-calls-on-oregon-health-authority-and-governor-to-reconsider-mask-mandate-for-distance-runners.html
    https://www.outkick.com/gretchen-whitmers-michigan-lunatics-tell-2-year-olds-to-mask-up/

    Fauci the Messiah
    https://twitter.com/CalebJHull/status/1386700740228521988/video/1
    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/24/opinion/sunday/anthony-fauci.html
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    1 hr