(A)Millennial
Writer Amy Mantravadi welcomes a different guest each week to discuss theological issues relevant in today's world and how we can live as faithful Christians in the 21st century.
Episodes
18 episodes
How to Reach the West Again with Tim Keller
How do we reach people for Christ in an increasingly secular age? That is the question Tim Keller considers in his short eBook, How to Reach the West Again. He stops by to chat about what we can learn from the early Church, how Christi...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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1:30:09
Hope after Miscarriage with Abbey Wedgeworth
Approximately 25% of identified pregnancies end in miscarriage. All of us know someone who has lost a child in the womb, or perhaps we have lost one ourselves. Abbey Wedgeworth discusses this difficult topic with great sensitivity, responding t...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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1:07:51
The Use of Philosophy in Theology with Alex Tseng
"What does Athens have to do with Jerusalem?" That was the question the Church Father Tertullian asked, and ever since then Christians have been attempting to answer it. Can we use ideas taken from secular philosophy to inform our understanding...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:21:41
Reimagining Apologetics with Justin Ariel Bailey
What role does the imagination play in helping people understand and appreciate the gospel of Jesus Christ? That's the question that Justin Ariel Bailey asks in his book Reimagining Apologetics. We discuss how Christians can share their faith i...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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56:47
You Are Not Your Own with Alan Noble
The Heidelberg Catechism tells us that our only comfort in life and death is that we belong to our faithful Savior Jesus Christ, but for many people in the modern West, this seems like a false comfort designed to keep us in chains. In his new b...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:09:19
Protecting the Least of These with Rachael Denhollander
The past few years have revealed the extent to which sexual abuse has plagued both the Church and society as a whole. How should we talk to our children about this issue, and how can the Church improve its response when predators are reported i...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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52:05
Introduction to Systematic Theology with Gray Sutanto
Have you heard the term systematic theology but don't know exactly what it means or how it is different from other ways of studying theology? In this episode, Dr. Gray Sutanto of Reformed Theological Seminary discusses what systematic theology ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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38:44
Enough about Me with Jen Oshman
"Believe in yourself." That's the message most of popular culture gives us, but it's not what the Bible teaches. Author Jen Oshman stops by to explain how we can go from stressed out self-promoters to joy filled children of God by the power of ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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50:59
Little Songs for Citizens with Jon Guerra
Our God is a songwriter who inspires us to praise Him with music. Christian recording artist Jon Guerra aims to use his musical talents to inspire others to spiritual meditation. He stops by to discuss his motivations and inspirations, the stor...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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49:09
Being a Disruptive Witness with Alan Noble
We live in a secular age where distraction is all the rage. So says Alan Noble, author of the book Disruptive Witness. He discusses the forces in our society that make contemplation of spiritual matters difficult and gives some ideas f...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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53:07
Jesus and John Wayne with Kristin Kobes du Mez
How could so many Evangelical Christians vote for Donald Trump, a man who seems thoroughly opposed to certain Christian values? That's a question many have been asking. Author Kristin Kobes du Mez attempts to answer it in her book Jesus and...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:01:24
Mother to Son with Jasmine L. Holmes
The past few years have seen many discussions in American society and the Church about how we handle issues of race and ethnicity. Author Jasmine L. Holmes has addressed this topic from a very personal angle, writing a series of letters to her ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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26:11
Bonus Episode: The Most Important Thing You'll Ever Hear
With a difficult year coming to a close and the Christmas season upon us, Amy shares with you the answer to life, the universe, and everything...and it's not the number 42.
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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21:23
Raising Baby Believers with Danielle Hitchen and Jessica Blanchard
So many Christian parents want to know how best to raise their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. (Ephesians 6:4) Yet with the dizzying array of resources out there and strategies being promoted, it can be difficult to know whe...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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29:03
The Mystery of Christ, His Covenant, and His Kingdom with Samuel Renihan
The story of the Bible is the story of covenants. If we do not have an understanding of how God covenants with humanity, we cannot properly grasp the intent of the biblical authors and the theology they taught. In his book The Mystery of Ch...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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47:50
The End of our Exploring with Matthew Lee Anderson
This week's guest is Matthew Lee Anderson, author of The End of Our Exploring: A Book about Questioning and the Confidence of Faith. All of us have questions about God, the purpose of life, the problem of evil, and other serious issues...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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43:41
Talking Back to Purity Culture with Rachel Joy Welcher
Author Rachel Joy Welcher stops by to discuss what got left behind at the purity ball. About twenty years ago, a torrent of literature related to sexual purity was unleashed in Christian bookstores. It spawned an entire culture with purity ring...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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46:32