Happy New Year, friends! This January, we are replaying a few of our favorite episodes from 2022! We hope you enjoy the replay! ___

Happy Wednesday, friends! Today on the podcast, we are excited to share a conversation with Andy Bannister! Andy shares about his faith journey and his experience going from an “undercover Christian” to working in public Christian ministry. They talk about the types of questions young people are asking about faith, and the complications surrounding the decline of Christianity in western culture. They also talk about beauty, math, human rights, and how they relate to God, why performance based acceptance has no place in the message of Jesus, and more! We hope you enjoy this episode!

About Andy Dr. Andy Bannister is the Director of Solas and an Adjunct Lecturer at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto. Andy holds a PhD in Islamic studies and is an Adjunct Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Islam and Other Faiths at Melbourne School of Theology. Andy is the author of an academic book, An Oral-Formulaic Study of the Qur’an, and two popular-level books: The Atheist Who Didn’t Exist (or: The Terrible Consequences of Really Bad Arguments), and his latest: Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?. When not travelling, speaking, or writing, Andy is a keen hiker, mountain climber, and photographer. He is married to Astrid; they have two children, Caitriona and Christopher.

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Mark 16:15And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature…”

Hebrews 13:8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Revelations 22:17And the Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let him who hears say, “Come!” And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.