The Church Split

Ep 192 - Interview with Will’s Brother David Hess (with Rising Above Podcast)

Will interviews his foster brother David live. They discussed their experiences as children, abuse, the foster system, and how they rose above their circumstances. In this very raw episode Will and David hold nothing back about their family and how it affected them, but also how they overcame their circumstances. David hosts the Rising Above Podcast which is dedicated to stories of many who have risen above their circumstances and overcame adversity.

Ep 191 - Maximal Data for the Resurrection & How Epistemology can Improve your Apologetic

Will interviews the brilliant Dr. Tim McGrew. They discuss apologetics, maximal data for the resurrection of Christ, the study of knowledge (epistemology) including internalism and externalism, and several of his books. You will definitely learn a lot from this episode!

Ep 189 - How the Young, Restless and Reformed Split My Church (Interview with Barry Peters)

Will interviews Barry Peters, a former pastor, who recounts his experiences with church splits. Everyone's experiences with church splits are unique, but they seem to have common symptoms in how they start and how people react when they encounter them.

Ep 190 - Movie Review: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Will reviews this new amazing version of Pinocchio that just came out on Netflix. If you are considering watching this, check out this spoiler-free review first!

Ep 188 - TV Show Review: Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities

Will reviews this new and unique TV Series on Netflix. The H. P. Lovecraft inspired series has many interesting themes explored that Will explains. Take a listen and see if you want to watch the show too.

Ep 187 - Movie Review: Black Adam

Will reviews the new DC movie Black Adam. Be sure to listen if you are interested in watching it (minimal spoilers). We also introduce our new TULIP rating system.

Ep 186 - Interview with Missionary who Wrestled with Abuse, Doctrine, and the Church

This episode deals with mature content regarding abuse and evil. A long time friend of Will's comes back on the show to talk in depth about his past abuse, homosexuality, Calvinism, the problem of evil, and its impact on his marriage, his ministry, and his life. This episode touches many topics that are church splitting issues that are often avoided. Many followers of The Church Split actively support this missionary.

Ep 185 - Reformed Christian Apologist Renounces Christianity

In this live episode, Will discusses Tyler Vela's announcement that he was no longer a Christian. Tyler was the host of Freed Thinker Podcast.

Ep 184 - Penal Substitutionary Atonement Roundtable (Faith Unaltered Episode)

Will and Brian went on Faith Unaltered's channel to discuss Will's recent atonement theory episode and another episode where they addressed Will's comments. The round table focuses on IF Church Fathers held to a form of Penal Substitution or were there just word choice similarities as. In the second half, the discussion jumps into the Levitical sacrificial system and if we are pushing the PSA version of Jesus' sacrifice into the OT. The episode was live and we cut it down a bit for time (mostly intro and ending)

Ep 183 - Interview with Patrick Miller of Truth Over Tribe

Truth Over Tribe is a podcast seeking to challenge Christians and non-Christians on how you consider truth. Like The Church Split, they don't take themselves too seriously. They want Jesus to shape truth and not media, politics, and triblism. Patrick Miller is a pastor, co-host of the podcast, and co-author of their new book also named Truth Over Tribe. We discuss with Patrick triblism in his church, the American church, and how it is hurting the church, friendships, and families.