The Don Johnson Show, 1-4-13 Don interviews J. Warner Wallace about his new book Cold Case Christianity. Wallace is an L.A. County homicide detective and former atheist who examined the evidence for the claims of Christianity and was convinced they were true. In his...
The Presence Model of Evangelism – 1 Peter 2:4-12 Don preaches about how God’s presence is the essential means by which he reaches out to the world. As such, believers need to do a lot more than just provide the lost with information; we need to exercise...
The Don Johnson Show, 12-24-12 Atheist Stephen Marche explains why seemingly miraculous events left his stomach in knots and why he was so relieved to see that bad things still happen. In discussing this article, Don and Brandon reference other apparent acts of God,...
The Don Johnson Show, 12-17-12 How the Christmas story shows God’s response to the evil in Newtown. For further reference see articles by Ross Douthat, Albert Mohler, Russell Moore, and Ravi Zacharias. Is it better to hold to vague and false doctrine or be...
The Don Johnson Show, 12-3-12 Don and Brandon answer listener emails and address a wide variety of topics, including: Why truth is best transmitted person to person. The Universalist who is intolerant of evangelicals. The evangelicals who are intolerant of...
Life is full of opportunities for despair. Hard times and tragedy hit (or you see them approaching) and it feels like the end has finally come. You’ve met your doom. There is just no way you’re going to get through this one. That’s a lie of Satan, of...
The Don Johnson Show, 11-9-12 Don and Brandon discuss several issues relating to the election, including the notion that Christians should stay away from divisive political issues. Some articles that go with the show: Rights Talk Run Amok Square None Irrepressible...
Life is full of offers and invitations. Most are mundane: “Come to my kid’s birthday party;” “Attend the new Bond movie;” “Switch to Geico;” “Be a fan of my page on Facebook.” Others are monumental: “Accept this job promotion;” “Let’s get married!” No matter how big...
The Don Johnson Show, 11-2-12 Listener Josh asks, “Why does prayer work? If God always does what is best anyway, why would he take our prayers into account when acting?” How should the Christian think about politics? Don and Brandon discuss the...
The Don Johnson Show, 10-19-12 Don talks about evangelical pastors that refuse to address social issues like abortion and wonders if perhaps they are not preaching the gospel either. Along the way he mentions Herb Schlossberg’s article on how Great Awakenings...
Why do people reject Jesus? As someone with a keen interest in doctrine and apologetics, I usually focus on the more intellectual reasons for disbelief. I have found that skeptics are generally ignorant of sound theology, sketchy on the facts of history, and shoddy in...
Jules Isaac was one of France’s leading historians and intellectuals when World War II erupted in 1939. The German occupation of France cost him just about everything: He lost his position as the country’s Inspector General of Education and then his wife, daughter,...
If there is no God, how did humans get the idea that he exists? Skeptics offer a wide variety of naturalistic explanations. One popular model postulates that the idea of God has evolved over time. According to this view, humans are atheists by default. However, at...
When you think of trying to convince someone to become a Christian, what image comes to mind? Door to door salespeople? Sign wielding street preachers? Perhaps a Christian college professor armed with a wide array of facts and abstract arguments? While these types of...
I’m with Mark Steyn: I loathe Sesame Street. In his weekend column Steyn notes that, among the many detrimental effects it has had on society, Sesame Street has contributed to the “de-monsterization” of childhood – the idea that there are no...
Does the success of the scientific method suggest that the Christian worldview is false? Adam Savage seems to think so. The Mythbusters star gave one of the most popular speeches at this year’s “Reason Rally” in Washington D.C. In it he celebrated the many ways in...
The latest edition of Salvo Magazine has a very interesting interview with Jennifer Roback Morse. She knocks this question out of the park: I just read an interview with a conservative columnist who opposes same-sex marriage but will not write about it because he...
The Don Johnson Show, 9-28-12 Carrie Underwood has switched to a more liberal church because she doesn’t think Christianity is about setting rules and telling people that they should be like her. During this discussion, Don quotes from this article by Brent...
The Don Johnson Show, 9-21-12 Don and Brandon discuss last week’s show with Wesley and answer a listener question about why Christianity isn’t spread more equally around the globe.
Sermon by Don Johnson on Romans 6 Our culture treats sin as if it is not big deal. Unfortunately, so do many Christians. In this message Don discusses the fact that sin equals death, always and for everyone. He argues that Christians should not celebrate the fact that...
The Don Johnson Show, 9-9-12 Don talks with atheist caller Wesley. Wesley grew up Christian and attended Dallas Baptist University and Dallas Theological Seminary, receiving a B.A. and M.A. in Philosophy. He then worked as a pastor for several years before giving up...
The Don Johnson Show, 9-9-12 Don talks with atheist caller Wesley. Wesley grew up Christian and attended Dallas Baptist University and Dallas Theological Seminary, receiving a B.A and M.A. in Philosophy. He then worked as a pastor for several years before giving up...
The Don Johnson Show, 9-6-12 Don and Brandon discuss the relationship between this world and the next, using Don’s trip to Sequoia National Park as an illustration. Some more articles demonstrating an abject refusal to acknowledge the truth when it comes to...
The Don Johnson Show, 8-10-12 Don and Brandon discuss several issues relating to the recent Chick Fil A brouhaha, including the idea that Christians overemphasize homosexuality.
