Truth and Religion
The Treasure: Exploring the Infinite Riches of the Catholic Faith
In this Parish Mission, speaker Don Johnson walks you through four of the most valuable gifts of the Catholic Faith. Weaving together stories from his conversion, tales from his experiences as a filmmaker and radio host, and deep Biblical insight, Johnson will have...
Lee Strobel on The Case for Christ
Don Johnson talks to Lee Strobel about the new movie based on his conversion story.
How Teaching the Bible, Debating Atheists, and Studying the Reformation Led Me into the Catholic Church
Don Johnson explains how is work as a Protestant evangelist and examination of the Reformation drew him to Catholicism.
Devin Rose on How to Navigate the Tiber
Don talks with author Devin Rose about his new book Navigating the Tiber: How to Help Your Friends and Family Journey Towards the Catholic Faith.
Are All Religions Basically the Same?
Don fills in on the Right Here Right Now Show and discusses Morgan Freeman’s new mini-series, The Story of God.
Almost Here
At long last, the end is in sight! Convinced is nearing the end of post production and we will have an official release date by mid-July. Stay tuned!
Nick Peters Interviews Don Johnson on Deeper Waters
Nick Peters is the founder of Deeper Waters, an apologetics ministry based in Tennessee that I encourage you to check out. I had the honor of talking with Nick on his podcast recently about How to Talk to a Skeptic. MP3
Discussion with Henri of the Baha’i Faith
The Don Johnson Show, 11-22-13 Don talks with caller Henri, a convert to the Baha'i religion.
The Radical Sexual Ethics of Jesus
November 1, 2013 Don and Brandon discuss John's Fugelsang's defense of Jesus in a debate with atheist Jamie Kilstein. They argue that Jesus was a radical teacher in regards to sexual ethics, but not in the way that Fugelsang suggested.
The Atheist Quaker who Longs for More
The Don Johnson Show, 9-13-13 Don and Brandon talk about last week's caller, Don's new book, and a very interesting article by Nat Case, an atheist Quaker who still hasn't found what he is looking for.
The Transcendence of Christianity Over other Religions
I argued below that pagan myths and non-Christian religions can contain truth and therefore believers should be careful not to go to extremes in trying to deny parallels between Christianity and other faiths. However, that does not mean that all religions are on par...
The Uniquely Personal and Immanent God of Christianity
In my last post, I argued that there is no need to deny similarities between Christianity and other religions. I also promised a post or two on the fact that Christianity is also very distinct from other religions. Here is the first. One unique aspect of Christianity...
The False Assumption Underlying Many Discussions of Comparative Religion
In his wonderful Philosophy of Religion, Fulton J. Sheen expounds on several false assumptions underlying many studies of comparative religion. Here is a major one: is is commonly believed that the Divine and True Religion must be different from all other human...
Reflections on Mircea Eliade’s The Sacred and the Profane
The Sacred and the Profane is a classic work of scholarship that provides strong evidence in support of a Christian worldview. Mircea Eliade's study of the history of religions builds on and strengthens Rudolph Otto’s The Idea of the Holy, in which Otto argues that...
You Can Believe Because of the Evidence, Not in Spite of It – A Review of Cold Case Christianity
Religious skeptics like to present themselves as harbingers of reason, courageous and deep thinkers who base their beliefs entirely on the evidence, standing boldly against the tide of irrational Christians who take blind leaps of faith and accept propositions in...
The Evolution of God?
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...
Answering “If God was Real” Objections to Christianity
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.
Discussion with Wesley the Atheist Ex-Pastor, Part 2
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...
Why Christianity Lost America
Great article by Vishal Mangalwadi.
Does Taoism Have a Better Answer to the Problem of Evil than Christianity?
The Don Johnson Show, 10-26-11 David Moser calls into the program from Beijing, China to talk about how Taoism deals with the issues of pain, suffering, and evil in the world. Mr. Moser is the Academic Director at Capital Normal University in Beijing. He holds a...
Why the New Testament Story is Not Unhistorical Myth
In denying the historicity of the New Testament narrative, scholars such as Dr. Robert Price argue that the gospel writers never intended the stories to be taken literally. His thesis is that authors of the accounts (whoever they might be) were simply writing...
What a Facebook Friend We Have In Jesus
The Don Johnson Show, 8-29-11 Is believing in God the same as believing in space aliens? Bill Keller thinks so. Can we read the Bible as basically a bunch of facebook posts from God? (This part of the discussion references articles by William Deresiewicz and Chuck...
Hope Without Truth is Pointless
Nice quote from Doug Groothuis: In the end, hope without truth is pointless. Illusions and delusions, no matter how comforting or grandiose, are the enemies of those who strive for integrity in their knowing and being. Statements such as "I like to think of the...
Believing for No Good Reason
The Don Johnson Show, 8-8-11 Don and Brandon bemoan the rampant anti-intellectualism in the culture (including within the Church). Along the way they reference last week's show, a blog post by Sigfriend Trent, and several emails and facebook posts that Don has run...
The Irrationality of “Jesus Movements,” Anti-Semitism, and Allowing a Baby to “Choose” its Gender
The Don Johnson Show, 6-6-11 What are we to make of "Jesus Movements" in which people claim to follow Christ while remaining Muslim, Buddhist, etc.? Don and Brandon discuss the relationship between Christ and culture. What is the best explanation for anti-Semitism? Is...