Probe Ministries Radio Podcast
Religion & Spirituality
About
Probe Ministries is a Christian worldview and apologetics ministry that helps people think biblically about a large range of topics from bioethics to public policy to history to sexuality to cults to origins and beyond. The entire week of our 3-minute daily radio programs are combined into a single podcast episode for your enjoyment.
Episodes
- Two Genders, Two Spectrums
Sue Bohlin suggests a biblical view of masculinity and femininity that encompasses the variety of within two genders as God creates us. Transcript is here: https://probe.org/two-genders-two-spectrums/
- Biblical Worldview: Parents and Pastors Are Not Passing It On
Kerby Anderson shares Steve Cable's review of the dismal results of surveying the worldview of American Christians. Transcript: https://probe.org/parents-and-pastors-are-not-passing-it-on/
- Transhumanism and Artificial Intelligence
Kerby Anderson provides an overview of transhumanism and AI, considering its impact on us and our families.
- The Self-Understanding of Jesus
Dr. Michael Gleghorn examines some sayings and deeds of Jesus, accepted by many critical scholars as historically authentic, to see what they imply about Jesus’ self-understanding.
- The Scandal of Blood Atonement: "Why All the Blood and Cross-Talk, Christian?"
The story of Jesus’ death and resurrection raises accusations that Christianity is obsessed with blood. Many believers struggle with this too. Byron Barlowe explores the biblical reasons for the focus on Christ’s blood and why its shedding…
- The Answer is the Resurrection
Steve Cable shows us that the resurrection is the key apologetic for those seeking to evangelize. As we share our faith, understanding the evidence for the resurrection helps prepare us to answer questions raised by a seeker after the trut…
- Transhumanism and Artificial Intelligence
Kerby Anderson provides an overview of transhumanism and AI, considering its impact on us and our families.
- Biblical Reliability
Kerby Anderson provides classic reasons the bible can be believed and trusted as a divine book from God.
- Mind Games Camp
Sue Bohlin provides an overview of Probe's week-long summer college prep camp that helps students develop confidence why they can believe that Christianity is true. This year it's June 14-2o at Camp Copass in Denton, Texas.
- In His H.A.N.D.S.: How We Can Know That Jesus is God
Don Closson explains the five lines of evidence that Jesus is God from the book Putting Jesus in His Place. Transcript: https://probe.org/in-his-h-a-n-d-s-how-we-can-know-that-jesus-is-god/
- "Return of the God Hypothesis" for Regular People
Dr. Ray Bohlin provides an overview of Dr. Stephen Meyer's book 'Return of the God Hypothesis,' looking at how recent scientific discoveries provide evidence for an intelligent creator.
- Loneliness and the Lockdown
Kerby Anderson looks at the isolation and longing for human contact that has become endemic even before the pandemic.
- Gospel Truth or Fictitious Gossip?
Dr. Michael Gleghorn provides good reasons to believe that the stories about Jesus were reliably preserved by his followers before being recorded in the Gospels.
- Why Empires Fall
Kerby Anderson looks at six insightful books and videos exploring alarming parallels between the U.S. and failed empires of history.
- The Value of Christian Doctrine and Apologetics
Dr. Michael Gleghorn makes a case for why Christian doctrine and apologetics are important for spiritual growth and maturity.
- Spiritual Abuse
Kerby Anderson provides an overview of what makes churches and organizations spiritually and emotionally unhealthy and hurtful.
- Confessions of a Missionary Addicted to Porn
Paul Rutherford explains the lies he believed and to which he was in bondage about pornography, until Jesus helped him achieve sexual sobriety.
- Cohabitation and Living Together
Kerby Anderson explains how cohabitation (living together outside of marriage) not only violates biblical commands about premarital sex, but it also puts the couple and their future marriage at risk.
- Prophecies of the Messiah
Dr. Michael Gleghorn examines biblical prophecies about a coming Messiah that were accurately fulfilled in the life, ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus.
- Truth You Can Sing About - Part 1
The theology of Christmas carols is truth we can sing about. Accompanied by new music written for us, Steve Davis covers the theology of Hark the Herald Angels Sing, O Come O Come Emmanuel, What Child is This, Joy to the World, and Il Est…
- Truth You Can Sing About - Part 3
Probe radio producer Steven Davis provides spiritual truth in 5 Christmas carols backed by new music written and performed by his son Jon Clive Davis: Coventry Carol, In the Bleak Midwinter, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, While Shepherds Wat…
- Truth You Can Sing About - Part 2
Probe radio producer Steve Davis explores the truth in five more Christmas carols, accompanied by new music composed and performed by his son Jon Clive Davis: The First Noel, Come Thou Long Expected Jesus, Come All Ye Faithful, Let All Mor…
- The Star of Bethlehem
Dr. Ray Bohlin looks at the familiar story of the star of Bethlehem and provides several possible ways that God created this sign announcing the birth of the Christ. From a Christian worldview perspective, we know a bright light in the sky…
- Thanksgiving Quiz
Kerby Anderson offers a quiz concerning the origins of American Thanksgiving.
- 5 Things You Need to Know About Jesus
Tom Davis provides an overview of 5 extremely important aspects of Jesus' life: His birth, baptism, claims to deity, death and resurrection, and ascension.
- Body and Soul in the New Testament
Dr. Michael Gleghorn draws on the book Body, Soul and Life Everlasting to provide an overview of what the New Testament teaches about the body-soul connection.
- The Value of Suffering
Sue Bohlin looks at suffering from a Christian perspective. Applying a biblical worldview to this difficult subject results in a distinctly different approach to suffering than our natural inclination of blame and self pity.
- Heresy: Nothing New Under the Sun
Kerby Anderson provides an overview of some ancient Christian heresies that are still being embraced today: legalism, gnosticism, mysticism, and marcionism.
- Friendship with Jesus
Dr. Michael Gleghorn draws on a work by Dr. Gail R. O'Day, Jesus as Friend in the Gospel of John , to explore the perspective of Jesus Christ as a Friend.
- Woke Theology
Kerby Anderson provides an overview of wokeness, critical race theory, and their effect on the Christian church.
- Is Jesus the Only Way? - Part 2
Paul Rutherford explains how reason, Christ's resurrection, and the Bible all testify that Jesus is the only way to heaven.
- Is Jesus the Only Way?
Paul Rutherford explains why Jesus is the only way to know God.
- The Liberal Mind
Kerby Anderson tries to understand the liberal mind from a biblical perspective. What are the assumptions the liberals make? How do those assumptions square with the Bible?
- Bible Literacy Quiz
Sue Bohlin's 104-question quiz (with answers included!) covering the basics of what it takes to be biblically literate. This is not a Bible-trivia quiz, but rather covers the major factors that compose the foundations of Christian belief.…
- Grace and Truth About LGBT
Sue Bohlin provides a compassionate, biblically based look at what is happening as LGBT ideology has taken root in the culture.
- C.S. Lewis as Evangelist
Dr. Michael Gleghorn provides an insightful examination of how legendary Christian author C.S. Lewis used his writing to invite his readers to put their faith in Jesus Christ.
- Why Study Church History?
Kerby Anderson reads James Detrich's program providing five reasons to study church history and allow our knowledge to build our confidence in our faith.
- Theistic Evolution: A Theological Critique
Dr. Ray Bohlin concludes a four-part series covering some of the big ideas in Dr. Stephen Meyer's book Theistic Evolution: A Scientific, Philosophical and Theological Critique by examining some of the theological problems with this perspec…
- Gen-Z: The Generation That Ends Christian Influence in America?
In order to grow the number of Gen-Z Christians, we need an understanding of ways to build bridges from their pluralistic, secular worldview to seriously contemplating the unique grace of God. Steve Cable draws upon the wisdom of two pasto…
- Margin: Space Between Ourselves and Our Limits
Margin is “The space that once existed between ourselves and our limits.” When we reach the limits of our resources and abilities, we are out of margin. Former Probe staffer Lou Whitworth reviews a very important book by Dr. Richard Swenso…
- How Reason Can Lead to God - Part 2
Dr. Michael Gleghorn continues to make a compelling case for how reason can lead us, step by step, to the logical conclusion of God's existence.
- How Reason Can Lead to God - Part 1
Dr. Michael Gleghorn makes a compelling case for how reason can lead us, step by step, to the logical conclusion of God’s existence.
- Biblical Archaeology
Kerby Anderson provides an update on recent archaeological finds that corroborate the historicity of the Bible.
- The Biology of Human Uniquneness
Dr. Ray Bohlin demonstrates several unique biological attributes about humans that set us apart from the rest of creation because we are made in the image of God.
- George Washington and Religion
Kerby Anderson demonstrates that contrary to what many believe, George Washington was a Christian, not a deist.
- Abusive Churches
Dr. Pat Zukeran covers eight characteristics of abusive churches.
- God Space: Where Spiritual Conversations Happen Naturally
Dr. Michael Gleghorn offers an introduction and overview of Doug Pollock’s book by the same title. Those who want to learn more about how to have natural and effective spiritual conversations are encouraged to read (and apply) Pollock’s bo…
- Will Everyone Be Saved? A Look at Universalism
Rick Wade covers some of the pros and cons in the universalism controversy. Bottom line? No.
- Socialism and Society
Kerby Anderson provides an overview of the popularity of socialistic ideas in America from a biblical perspective.
- The Glory of Grace
Sue Bohlin explores God's marvelous grace as the unending flow of His power, presence and favor in our lives.