Best Bearded Disciple Podcasts (2025)

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Reaction: What if Christians were 100% honest 38:01

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1+ y ago38:01

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What if Christians were 100% honest? Here are my thoughts in reaction to Jubilees video with 8 Christians being hit with some tough hitting questions. Watch the full video yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAYyYGgRpKM&ab_channel=Jubilee Check out my blog at www.bearddisciple.com

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Just War Theory and the Isreal-Hamas War 32:21

1+ y ago32:21

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Just war theory I think gives us some guidance on how to talk about the war in Isreal. The war is obviously not something that's simple but Just War Theory is a framework that has existed in Christian theology for a long time that can give us some good guidance. Should Christians support Israel? It's just more complicated than yes or no.Check this …

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Why Everyone Needs Christian Friends 51:46

2+ y ago51:46

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Why Everyone Needs Christian Friends with Joe Whitchurch

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Universities are Training Centers of Apostasy 53:55

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Corey Miller has been our president of Ratio Christi for the last 7 years. He has a great pulse on how universities have become a training center for apostasy and bringing kids away from the Christian worldview. Corey shares some wisdom on how to look at all of this appropriately.

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From Islam to Denver Bronco's Chaplain 46:15

2+ y ago46:15

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One of my mentors and friends growing up has had an amazing journey of coming to know the Lord. After being born in an Iranian family he has journeyed a lot to a relationship with Christ and now being the Chaplain of the Denver Broncos.

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How to Get More Women involved in Apologetics 47:33

2+ y ago47:33

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Jane Pantig with Ratio Christi shares some of the reasons why women seem to be less involved in apologetics than other ministries that women often outnumber men in. She shares some advice on how to get more women involved and some overall advice on her experience since she has been on staff with Ratio Christi.…

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Saints Series: Member Control 8:32

2+ y ago8:32

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The Saints Series by the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints doesn't exactly make me want to join the church. You would think it would. Turns out their own books makes it clear that LDS control their members. . . Check out other content on TikTok, the podcast, instagram or even support this ministry financially by clicking this linktree link…

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Mormons are not Christians. . . Here is why 11:06

2+ y ago11:06

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This debate has been going on for a while, here is why I think I can unbiasedly say Mormons or LDS are not Christians, and why Saints Unscripted was wrong in their last video on the subject Check out other content on TikTok, the podcast, instagram or even support this ministry financially by clicking this linktree link: https://linktr.ee/beardeddis…

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Why You Want Christianity to be True 6:59

2+ y ago6:59

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Why would someone WANT Christianity to be true? Turns out Christianity has the best ends and means of all the possible worldviews. How to move move someone out of apathy Check out other content on TikTok, the podcast, instagram or even support this ministry financially by clicking this linktree link: https://linktr.ee/beardeddisciple…

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The Bible is Right, Sex Creates Connection 7:06

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Culture wants to tell us there is such a thing as no strings attached sex. At the same time things like Friends and other things from culture have to admit it's a lie. Sex creates connection, pornography is harmful and cheating is harmful. Check out other content on TikTok, the podcast, instagram or even support this ministry financially by clickin…

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Mormon Contradictions: Murder Unforgivable? 9:33

3y ago9:33

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Part 5 in the the Mormon (LDS) contradictions series. As it turns out according to the Doctrine and Covenants Killing someone is unforgivable even with what Christ did on the cross. Guess we won't have the chance to talk with David in heaven. Check out other content on TikTok, the podcast, instagram or even support this ministry financially by clic…

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Mormon Contradictions: The Great Apostasy 7:32

3y ago7:32

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Mormon Contradiction: The impossibility of the Great Apostasy on which the Mormon Church is founded

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Mormon Contradictions: Imputed Righteousness 4:41

3y ago4:41

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New Series! Mormon Contradictions is going to be pointing out contradictions within the Latter-Day Saint faith both within its faith and with its claim to biblical faith. First up, how the Biblical value of Imputed righteousness makes the the celestial Kingdoms three levels an impossibility.

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Apologetics Part 2 - Does God Exist? 55:38

3y ago55:38

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Learning just the basics of apologetics should be something that every person learns. This is the second part to a series I've been giving at my church of how we can defend the Christian worldview. This section gets into 3 arguments for the existence of God.

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Hot Take: Finding Middle Ground on Gun Laws 11:43

3y ago11:43

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With the latest shootings in Texas and Buffalo it's hard to ignore the cries for gun reform. Yet, we can hear arguments for the extremes on either side, no guns ever to give everyone a gun and we'll just be safer. Well, here is my preposal on how I think we can find we have more we agree on than disagree regarding all of that.…

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Interfaith Dialogue 2:47

3+ y ago2:47

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What should freedom of speech look like?

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6 Reasons Why the Christian Worldview is the best option 38:55

3+ y ago38:55

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6 Reasons you want Christianity to be True. Why Christianity is the best possible reality. Check out other content on TikTok, the podcast, instagram or even support this ministry financially by clicking this linktree link: https://linktr.ee/beardeddisciple

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The Trinity Part 3: 5 Facts that Prove the Trinity 31:49

4+ y ago31:49

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The Trinity

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The Trinity Part 2: 5 Facts that Prove the Trinity 26:25

4+ y ago26:25

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The Trinity is a very central part to Christian theology. It is also one of the most misunderstood pieces of our doctrine. Here is a short and sweet explanation and proof of the Trinity in five simple facts. Watch the other parts to this series on this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...…

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The Trinity Part 1: 5 Facts that Prove the Trinity 32:11

4+ y ago32:11

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The Trinity is often one of the hardest concepts of Christian Doctrine to explain and defend, but does it really need to be that complicated. I offer 5 facts that I think adamantly prove that the trinity is true. Watch the other parts to this series on this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... If you want my notes just go here: https…

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Are Mormons and Jehovah Witness' Christians? Part 2 27:30

4+ y ago27:30

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Jehovah Witness and members of the the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, claim to be Christian. But are they? This is the second of two videos explaining why Mormons, and JW's are not actually Christians because they don't agree with Christian Theology. Check out other content on TikTok, the podcast, instagram or even support this minist…

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Are Mormons and Jehovah Witness' Christians? 33:51

4+ y ago33:51

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Are Mormons and Jehovah Witness' Christians? Often all we ask to answer this question is simply if someone calls themselves Christian, but like any religion perhaps a better approach is looking at if those religions line up with Christian doctrine. Doctrines are really what separate every religion from another and if JW and LDS don't line up with C…

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Original Monotheism Part 2 33:53

4+ y ago33:53

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Most people accept that religion evolved from a primitive form to what we have today. But what if history didn't see it that way and instead of religion evolving it was originally monotheistic? If you want to see my other content or support the ministry check out my linktree: https://linktr.ee/beardeddisciple Purchase suggested content from these l…

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Original Monotheism Part 1 30:49

4+ y ago30:49

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Most people accept that religion evolved from a primitive form to what we have today. But what if history didn't see it that way and instead of religion evolving it was originally monotheistic? If you want to see my other content or support the ministry check out my linktree: https://linktr.ee/beardeddisciple Purchase suggested content from these l…

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Sharing my Testimony. 22:00

4+ y ago22:00

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I've been doing this podcast over a year now and I've never shared my testimony. . . so here you go! I hope it can be encouraging to you! For links to my blog, podcast, tiktok or to support this ministry follow this link: https://linktr.ee/beardeddisciple

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Dangers of the Enneagram? 27:54

4+ y ago27:54

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I've been a big fan of the Enneagram for a while but here are some reasons I am starting to question it's use in the church especially and the ways that it could start leading people down the wrong path. For links to my blog, podcast, tiktok or to support this ministry follow this link: https://linktr.ee/beardeddisciple…

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Enneagram and Psychology Part 2 30:31

4+ y ago30:31

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The Enneagram is in many ways taking the Christian world by storm. In my own experience it's rare to even have some significant personal conversations without people asking what your number is. But does the Enneagram really work? Jay Medenwaldt is working on his PhD in Psychology at Baylor and is here to teach about the shortfalls of the Enneagram …

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Enneagram and Pyschology Part 1 29:09

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The Enneagram is in many ways taking the Christian world by storm. In my own experience it's rare to even have some significant personal conversations without people asking what your number is. But does the Enneagram really work? Jay Medenwaldt is working on his PhD in Psychology at Baylor and is here to teach about the shortfalls of the Enneagram …

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My new Cohost Shawn shares his testimony 34:37

5y ago34:37

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Shawn has been a great friend of mine the past few years and I thought it would be great to have him join me on the podcast to spice things up a bit. On this first appearance Shawn shares his testimony on how Ratio Christi really changed and impacted him.

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The Bible vs the Book of Mormon Part 4: The historical and Archeological proofs of the Bible 25:40

5y ago25:40

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Joseph Smith made the claim that the Book of Mormon is the most true book of all of history. If that's true then we should be able to test that theory pretty easily. This specific video explains how well we know that the Bible is accurate from Historical and archeological sources. Can the Book of Mormon compare? If you want to support this channel …

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The Bible vs the Book of Mormon Part 2: The Apocrypha and the Gnostic Gospels 16:18

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Joseph Smith made a claim that the Book of Mormon is the most correct book of any in history. This series is examining that claim, first examining the bar as set by the Bible. If it turns out that the Bible is more correct than Joseph Smith was wrong. This is second video is talking about the Biblical canon and why we know both the Apocrypha and th…

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The Bible vs the Book of Mormon Part 1: The Uniqueness of the Bible and what is the canon? 18:29

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Joseph Smith made a claim that the Book of Mormon is the most correct book of all of history. This series seeks to examine that claim. If the Book of Mormon really is the most correct book then even compared to the Bible it should stand out. The first of this series covers how the Bible is unique above any other book. It also explains what the Bibl…

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5 tips on how to share the gospel with your Mormon friends 19:34

5y ago19:34

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What's your typical approach to reaching Mormons or your friends in general? I suggest 6 ways that may make you more effective to reaching your friends. Support the ministry at: https://sna.etapestry.com/fundraiser/RatioChristi/Noah-Myers/donate.do

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3 Objections to religion that don't make sense 20:43

5y ago20:43

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In my experiences on campus' and just dialoging with people in general there are some common objections that I have heard against religion. These are a few of those that I hear all of the time that ultimately just don't even make sense. Doesn't Science disprove God? Doesn't the existence of other religions mean your religion is false? We can't know…

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Liar Lunatic or Lord 24:40

5y ago24:40

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One of the best argument we can make for Jesus being god comes from the Liar, Lunatic, or Lord Trilema. Here's a video in detail of how it works. Buy Mere Christianity: https://amzn.to/2xHGnaw Check out C.S. Lewis Doodle: https://www.youtube.com/user/CSLewisDoodle See the entire C.S. Lewis Doodle video that I previewed in the video: https://www.you…

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Why there can be no great apostasy according to the Mormon Church 25:52

5+ y ago25:52

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One of the most important points of the LDS church is that there has been a full apostasy of the church. What if I told you that there can be no possible way for a complete apostasy to have occurred in the LDS faith?

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Covid-19 sharing Christ in Crisis and reaching the unreached people group of Mormonism 36:01

5+ y ago36:01

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How should we respond to Covid 19 as Christians? Keeping a balanced perspective and. seeing the opportunities to share Christ in crisis.Utah has large segments of less then 2% Evangelical, by missions standards that makes them an unreached people group. Here's some quick thoughts on how to reach Latter-Day Saints more effectively.…

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Three arguments for the existence of God 32:20

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How doe we k ow God exists? Continuing to try and guide ourselves by a roadmap to Christianity here is a sprint through the three most popular arguments for the existence of god. The moral argument the cosmological argument and the teleological arguement

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Apolo-what? What are we apologizing for? 31:03

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What is apologetics? Is it a biblical approach to evangelism? Is it evangelism? Does it contend with faith?

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How to talk to Jehovah witnesses 31:58

5+ y ago31:58

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Building off the podcast from last week I had a great conversation with some Jehovah witnesses this week. Here’s an example of using those tactics and questions in order to have a conversation with Jehovah witnesses about their faith

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How do you talk about religion with people of other faiths 32:32

5+ y ago32:32

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How do you talk to people about religion from other Faith’s? There are three things were told not to talk to our friends or family about, sex, politics, and religion. As Christians of course we need to talk about religion if we truly believe Christianity is true we need to share with others. SoHow do we talk about religion? Let’s get into it.…

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Things Christians should stop saying to single people 32:26

5+ y ago32:26

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As a 31-year-old single person I’ve heard all sorts of things from the church and other Christians as far as advice for a single person. Here’s a few things I think people should stop saying, as well as some advice to me fellow singles, for whatever it’s worth.

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Taking a break this week for my last seminary class 0:34

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No podcast this week

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Bad analogies for the trinity, defending the deity of Christ, Mama bear apologetics 29:40

5+ y ago29:40

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This week on the podcast we're going to talk about three things. We’re continuing our discussion on the trinity talking about bad analogies. Most people talk about the trinity using analogies not realizing that in doing so you are confirming ancient heresies. We’re going to talk about how those analogies go wrong. Also, continuing along that note w…

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Christianity and politics 30:33

5+ y ago30:33

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This week on the podcast, I want to talk about politics. I’ve never in my lifetime seen our nation so divided. Everything from the impeachment to just feeling like people from two different side of the political fence can’t even talk with eachother. As the holidays wrap up I am sure some of you have felt some of this tension or even had some of tho…

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Bethel church praying for resurrection #wakeupolive and the LDS (Mormon) church saving $100 billion 31:30

5+ y ago31:30

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Recently Bethel church exploded on social media as they began praying for the resurrection of a 2 year old girl who died in her sleep. Let’s about the theology around miraculous gifts and Bethels approach sound this issue. Also, claims come out that the LDS church has saved up $100 billion dollars that isn’t being used for charity and should be get…

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Explaining the Trinity- you’re doing it wrong. Also, the #endthelies movement 36:27

5+ y ago36:27

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Despite the Trinity being one of the most central doctrines of the Christian Faith most Christians would not know how to talk about it in a way that is logical and Biblical. Today I am diving into how we can do that. Also, we’ll take the end of the show to talk about the #endthelies movement which is a pro-choice movement that is trying to discredi…

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Don’t use The Passion Translation 31:14

5+ y ago31:14

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There is quite a bit of excitement going around about The Passion Translation of the Bible. What is it? What should you know and why you need to stay away from it.

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Archeological Evidence of the Cross 1:02:19

5+ y ago1:02:19

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Jonathan Cowles shares with us some of the best evidence he has found in Archeology for the Crucifixion.

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Introduction to Logic 1:23:32

6+ y ago1:23:32

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How do we do logic? Often times people think they know what a logical argument looks like even though they have absolutely no training in logic. Matt Graham one of our staff at Ratio Christi at CSU gives us a great introduction to how to and not to formulate an argument.By Bearded Disciple