The Church Split

Ep 199 - TCS Rebuts Will’s Gospel Episode

We go way back and rebut episode #9 of The Church Split, Will's Gospel episode. We point out Will's old delivery method, his theological errors, his conflation of the gospel with penal substitutionary atonement theory, and much more! Brian is back because he didn't want to miss a chance to publicly rebut Will.

Ep 198 - Should Christians Try Psychedelics?

Lewis Ungit joins Will to discuss his book Return of the Dragon regarding the use of psychedelic drugs in religious services, especially Christianity. Lewis offers some warnings about the drugs used in these ceremonies, shared experiences, and experimenting with the spiritual realm.

Ep 197 - Idolatry in The Christianity Life - Interview with Jeremy Williams

Friend of the show Jeremy Williams comes on to discuss how we see idolatry in the Christian life today. How we can identify those idols and adjust our priorities. Jeremy also gets into Torah following as a Christian and what that means for his Christian walk.

Ep 196 - Christian Review of The Last of Us TV Show (Ep3)

Will reviews the distraction of an episode which was episode 3. Will discusses the side characters being elevated to a full episode and how that now has severely gone from the path that was the video game plot. Homosexuality, suicide, and murder while trying to promote a sanctity of life theme seems to distracts from the plot and Will dives into why.

Ep 195 - Narnia Represents Hateful White American Christianity?

In this live stream, Will reviews a Guardian article by Polly Toynbee from 2005 when Narnia came out in theaters. Will reviews her conclusions on Christianity, her predictions of the movie's performance, and her conflation with US politics and CS Lewis 50+ year old work.

Ep 194 - Christian Review of The Last of Us TV Show (Ep2)

Will reviews the second episode of the Last of Us.

Ep 193 - Christian Review of The Last of Us TV Show (Ep1)

Will reviews the first episode of the new HBO show "The Last of Us" based on a video game. Will discusses how Christians should handle LGBT characters and the themes of fatherhood found in the first episode.

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.