It's been an amazing journey in Albuquerque reaching out to students at the University of New Mexico. Surprise encounters and challenging conversations have come to the surface. Many of these relate to previous podcast topics. Here is a summary

A Biblical Christian Approach to Racism and Bullying

Jun 13th, 2020 23m 8s

I always tell myself to avoid social and political issues and stay the course with apologetics and evangelism. At the same time, the stories on everybody's mind provide an opportunity to think through a strong biblical approach. Here are a few

"All Religions Teach the Same Basic Thing"

Jun 6th, 2020 23m

Why do people claim that all religions teach essentially the same fundamental truths? It is tempting for those who have not committed themselves to a single worldview to claim this because they have an incomplete, even shallow, perspective of t

Apologetics in the Book of Romans

May 30th, 2020 22m 49s

The book of Romans does not explicitly mention the practice of apologetics, that is, the defense of the Christian faith. However, there are many portions of Romans that have a lot of relevance with apologetics today. This looks at chapters 1 th

Tribute to Ravi Zacharias

May 23rd, 2020 23m 16s

The Evangelical Christian community, the philosophy community, the apologetics, and the intercultural ethics community lost one of the most powerful voices. Ravi has bridged many gaps, from East to West, from academic to common, from seasoned b

Bible Inspiration: Unity, Theology, Miracles

May 16th, 2020 23m 7s

This is the fourth part on testing the inspiration of Scripture. These are tests 7-10 we can use to test the inspiration of various texts that are claimed as Scripture. What does the authorship reveal about the possible inspiration? Does it dep

Testing Bible Inspiration through Prophecy

May 9th, 2020 23m 8s

Prophecy is an intriguing topic even for those who seem religiously disinterested. However, prophecy is a sign of God's existence. It is a sign of God's communication and specific interest in what is being revealed. Several religions, religions

Bible Inspiration: Science and the Human Condition

May 2nd, 2020 23m 8s

This is a middle portion on the inspiration of the Bible. There are 10 marks of inspiration that will be weighed against 12 religious texts. While brief references are made to the texts of other faiths, this mostly stands as a test to the Bible

Testing the Inspiration of Scripture/ Religious Writings

Apr 25th, 2020 23m 3s

If we only take the accuracy of the Bible as evidence for the validity and inspiration of Scripture, a large void still remains. Does every reliable text have the mark of inspiration? Do other religious texts have the mark of being divinely ins

Has the Bible Been Corrupted?

Apr 18th, 2020 23m 10s

Bart Ehrman and Daniel Wallace agree that there are hundreds of thousands of variants (differences) between all the New Testament manuscripts. Why does one say that this destroys the textual integrity of the Bible while the other says that the

Evidence for Miracles and the Resurrection

Apr 11th, 2020 23m 4s

David Hume taught that a lie is always preferable to the unlikely event of a miracle. Here is why he depends on circular reasoning and naturalistic presuppositions, and thereby cannot make any judgments regarding the likelihood of miracles. But

Why Would God Make Viruses?

Apr 4th, 2020 23m 7s

New events often take us right back to the problem of reconciling evil and hurt with a good, powerful, loving God. However, the problem of evil depends on the existence of prior good. And when we take an objective look at humanity, nature, and

Christian Perspectives of the Coronavirus

Mar 29th, 2020 22m 55s

America and the world at large are carefully focusing on the effects and responses to the Coronavirus. As history is being written in the global response, ecclesiology and theology are being fleshed out as well. There are a variety of perspecti

What Else Did Jesus Claim About Himself?

Mar 21st, 2020 23m 13s

Everyone in the world seems to have a perspective on who Jesus is. To figure this out, isn't it best to see what the man said about himself. He wouldn't be something he claimed not to be, right? Many say that Jesus never claimed to be God. Whil

Did Jesus Claim to be God?

Mar 14th, 2020 23m 14s

What is the self-understanding of Jesus?Muslims tend to believe that whatever Jesus said about himself is true. They are quick to point out that Jesus claimed submission to the Father. Jesus certainly realized this and stated a few things about

Jesus Did Not Die on the Cross?

Mar 7th, 2020 23m 21s

This is a part of the series on Islam. Today, we tackle the most drastic and bold historical claim coming from Islam--that Jesus did not die on the cross. What reasons do Muslims give for this belief? Where does the weight of evidence lie? What

Islam and the Paradox of Salvation

Feb 29th, 2020 23m 15s

This follows a couple of the previous episodes on an exploration of the attributes of God. Last week, we looked at God's holiness, goodness, justice, and love. This left a puzzling question regarding how anyone can be saved according to Islamic

The Goodness of God in Islam and Christianity

Feb 22nd, 2020 23m 11s

There are 11 attributes of God to look at in this comparison of Christian theology and Islamic theology:-Omnipresence, Omnipotence, Omniscience, Omnitemporality (timelessness)-Immutability (Unchanging)-Immanence/ Transcendence, Holiness, Knowab

God According to Christians and Muslims

Feb 15th, 2020 23m 12s

This is an examination of 5 of the 10 (or so) descriptions of the nature of God. It begins with figuring out what God is like from careful philosophy, especially as it relates to the cosmological argument. With the philosophical stance in place

Testing the Quran: Prophecy and Consistency

Feb 8th, 2020 23m 13s

If the Quran is what Islam says it is, then it ought to have several marks of divine inspiration. We can test the Quran according to what it claims about itself, what Muslims claim about it, what previous Scripture says, and what careful thinki

Homage to Kobe// Morality in the Quran

Feb 1st, 2020 24m 8s

Feelings from last Sunday's tragedy had to be shared before clearing the way to re-engage with this week's topic. This 24:08.126 podcast is just a drop in the ocean of tears that have been, and will continue to be shed for the Kobe Bryant, one

Historical Accuracy in the Quran

Jan 25th, 2020 23m 1s

Does the Quran offer accurate historical insights? This question is topic #5 in a seven step evaluation of the accuracy and inspiration of the Quran. Historical accuracy is a necessary, but not sufficient, measure to gauge whether the Muslim ho

Examining the Quran

Jan 18th, 2020 23m 3s

The Quran is the centerpiece of the faith of hundreds of well over a billion people. Muslims consider it to be the most accurate and comprehensive text on the nature of Allah (God) and Allah's requirements for people. We will examine the reason

Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus

Jan 11th, 2020 24m 9s

Welcome to 2020! New year, same routine. Kurios Minds is a Christian apologetics podcast that inspires believers and non-believers to think well about the things that matter most. This week features a review of Nabeel Qureshi's book Seeking All

Age of the Earth Debate (2 of 2)

Jan 4th, 2020 24m 12s

Mike Edenburn and Doug Brown continue their debate regarding the age of the earth. They discuss issues of Bible hermeneutics and scientific interpretation in defending a young earth (Brown) or an old earth (Edenburn). The episode picks up where