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Are You Being Bewitched? Propaganda, Free Will & the War for Your Mind

Release Date: 02/17/2026

Is William Lane Craig a Heretic? The Trinity Controversy Explained

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Is William Lane Craig of a heretic for questioning the doctrine of eternal generation? And does his view actually put him outside the boundaries of Nicene Christianity? In this episode, Josh Klein and Dr. Tim Stratton are joined by Tyson James to respond to the recent controversy surrounding Craig’s understanding of the Trinity. Rather than reacting to an isolated soundbite, we dig into what Craig actually argues, why he questions certain formulations of the eternal generation of the Son, and whether those disagreements amount to a rejection of the Trinity—or something far less dramatic....

Are You Just a Biological Machine? | Dr. Joshua Farris on Why Souls

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What difference would it make if you really are more than your physical body? Dr. Joshua Ryan Farris of joins us to discuss his new book, Why Souls? A Mirror to the Universe, and why the existence of the soul changes how we understand reality, human identity, consciousness, freedom, equality, and even life after death. As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly capable of imitating human thought, an old question has become increasingly urgent: What actually makes us human? In this episode, we explore whether AI can truly think or know anything, why consciousness seems to require a...

What Makes Human Life Valuable? | The Abortion Debate Goes Deeper.

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What makes human life valuable—and can a purely naturalistic worldview adequately explain human dignity? Jacob Vazquez of joins Dr. Tim Stratton and Josh Klein to discuss his new book, Sacred or Secular: The Pro-Life Case for Grounding Human Value in the Image of God. Rather than focusing only on whether the unborn is biologically human, Jacob takes the abortion debate one level deeper: What actually grounds the value of human beings in the first place? We discuss consciousness, rationality, human dignity, the challenges these realities pose for naturalism, and why Jacob argues they make...

Can Traditionalism, Annihilationism, & Universalism ALL Be Right?

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Can Traditionalism, Annihilationism, and Universalism all be right in some sense? In this episode, Josh Klein and Dr. Tim Stratton sit down with Chad McIntosh to discuss his provocative proposal concerning the nature of hell, the fate of the damned, and what it means to bear (and potentially lose) the image of God. Chad argues for a unique view in which the damned ultimately cease to be human, conscious suffering is not necessarily everlasting, and those who remain are preserved as eternal “monuments” to God’s justice and the significance of salvation history. Along the way, we discuss...

Can We Know Jesus Rose from the Dead? | Phil Bair

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Can we really know that Jesus rose from the dead—or are Christians limited to saying the resurrection is merely the best explanation of the evidence? ⁨ joins us to discuss his new book, The Knowable Resurrection: The Epistemic Case for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Phil argues that the resurrection can be defended with a specific kind of rational certainty through a trilogy of epistemic arguments—an approach that differs from both traditional historical cumulative cases and the Minimal Facts approach. In this episode, we unpack what it actually means to know something, why the...

Leighton Flowers: What Stands Out in Mere Molinism

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Leighton Flowers of joined us live to discuss what stood out to him in the second edition of Human Freedom, Divine Knowledge, and Mere Molinism—and one idea he believes the Soteriology 101 audience should seriously consider. Bring your questions, join the live chat, and be part of the conversation! 📘 Purchase the book: 🌐 Visit our website and connect: 🤝 Join our team:

Restored Truth Mocked Tim Stratton's Debate... Our Response

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Recently, Dr. Tim Stratton joined alongside fellow Protestants Micah and Marcus to debate three members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS/Mormon). Afterward, the LDS channel published a reaction video that repeatedly targeted Tim personally rather than substantively. In this video, Tim and Josh respond point by point, clarify what actually happened in the debate, and address the claims made in that reaction. See the full debate: See the full reaction video: Join our team: Connect with us: For more information on Mormonism: ➡️ CHAPTERS ⬅️ 00:00 Introduction...

Inside the Dan Barker vs. Adam Lloyd Johnson Debate Book

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Can an atheist and a Christian debate God's existence... and become genuine friends? In this conversation, Dr. Adam Lloyd Johnson and Andrew Drinkard join Dr. Tim Stratton and Josh Klein to discuss Debating God's Existence, a unique book born out of Adam's 2022 public debate with atheist Dan Barker. The discussion didn't end on stage—instead, it sparked a collaborative volume featuring leading Christian philosophers and theologians that continues the conversation about God's existence. This is the only book endorsed by both William Lane Craig and Alex O'Connor! A remarkable testament to its...

Nebraska Baseball Stars Dylan Carey & Joshua Overbeek on Faith, Pressure, and Purpose

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Sports can teach us things that apologetics can't. Nebraska baseball stars Dylan Carey (1st Team All-American and Brooks Wallace Award Winner for best College SS in 2026) and Joshua Overbeek join FTM to discuss faith in athletics, their stories, and how faith helps relieve the pressure of performance when they keep the main thing the main thing. Dylan's Career page at Huskers.com: Joshua's Career page at Huskers.com: More Husker faith talk? Check out Josh's interview with long time coach Ron Brown: Want more interviews like this? Become part of the team: New here? Check out our website: ...

You DON'T Have Freedom of Religion in America (Here's Why)

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You don't have freedom of religion in America... you never did... and that's a GOOD THING. Happy 250th birthday USA! Check out Tim's article here: Want to bring us in to speak about this or any other topic? Contact us! - Josh's Abortion Article: Like this? Want more? Help us out and join our team today: ➡️ CHAPTERS ⬅️ 00:00 Introduction 3:08 Introduction the big question: Is Freedom of Religion Absolute? 7:46 The Religion of Moloch Thought Experiment 15:33 Freedom of Religion is not a License to Harm 20:14 What is REAL Freedom? 27:08 The Deductive Limits of Freedom of Religion Case...

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How can two people watch the same video and reach completely opposite conclusions? Dr. Tim Stratton and Josh Klein explore how propaganda, bias, and libertarian free will shape our interpretation of reality. Is cultural deception the result of manipulation — or are we freely choosing what to believe? In this episode, we unpack the war for the mind and why discernment matters. Scripture warns, “Who has bewitched you?” This episode examines that biblical warning and calls Christians to pursue what is objectively true through the renewing of the mind.

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Watch as we unpack why propaganda influences belief without forcing it, and why faithful thinking matters more than ever.

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➡️ CHAPTERS ⬅️

00:00 Introduction

04:49 ICE To Blame?

11:47 Who Has Bewitched You?

16:30 Influence is not Causal Determination

20:14 Libertarian Freedom Over Time

25:20 Ordinary Men and the Path to Intellectual Captivity

27:51 Losing the Freedom to Think—By Misusing It