The podcaster's Ten Commandments surely includes "Thou shalt not release an episode on Christmas since no one will listen to it". LOL However, I have a number of folks who listen to the show who I know do not celebrate Christmas. Some of my Hebrew Israelite listeners believe its a pagan holiday while others see Christmas as an opportunity to get a Christians for some sort of hypocrisy. Certainly not all non-Christmas-ers are like that but given what I do I tend to be in contact with folks who feel that way. Welp, this episode is for you. I offer a few thoughts about bogus objections to Christianity I tend to get from you guys this time of year but then I also address some culture related concerns where we may find some common ground.
Key Points:
Is Ex-Pastor Kevin Wesley’s claim about Jesus being born of a “virgin” being based on the “Virgo “ zodiac sign legit?
What about Ex-Pastor Kevin Wesley’s claim about Jesus being reported to be the “Son”/“Sun”of God actually being a veiled reference to sun worship and astrology?
Examining Brother audio clip of Brother Polight’s take on Christmas.
Why shedding off culture based stumbling blocks to the gospel is an imperative for the church (minus the legalism...)
How all this anti-Christmas talk is often just a smokescreen to avoid real conversations about the evidence for Christianity.
Maaaaan yo...When I first started the Tru-ID podcast I didn’t really know much about recording. As a result there are any mover of interviews that I recorded some time ago that required some editing and fairly recently I’ve been able to go back and clean them up. With that said I’m excited to finally be able to share this interview with a dynamic individual who was actually one of my first guests, Dr. Vince Bantu. Dr. Bantu is a brilliant Brother and as I restored the audio and sat back to listen to this interview it really brought me back to why I started the Tru-ID Podcast. Enjoy!!!
Key Topics:
-Ancient African Christianity
-Social justice and seminary education
-Real racial reconciliation
-Dr. Bantu basically drop barz on several interesting topics
Stay Tuned
Maaaaan yo...When I first started the Tru-ID podcast I didn’t really know much about recording. As a result there are any mover of interviews that I recorded some time ago that required some editing and fairly recently I’ve been able to go back and clean them up. With that said I’m excited to finally be able to share this interview with a dynamic individual who was actually one of my first guests, Dr. Vince Bantu. Dr. Bantu is a brilliant Brother and as I restored the audio and sat back to listen to this interview it really brought me back to why I started the Tru-ID Podcast. I know you guys will enjoy this dialogue so be on the lookout for this episode dropping tomorrow morning. Matta fact I’m so hype about this one I might mess around and drop it on y’all later today...
Key Topics:
-Ancient African Christianity
-Social justice and seminary education
-Real racial reconciliation
-Dr. Bantu basically drop barz on several interesting topics
Stay Tuned
J.Warner Wallace is an internationally known Christian apologist and author of several books such as Cold Case Christianity, God's Crime Scene, and his most recent work Forensic Faith. J. Warner Wallace has a unique approach to apologetics that flows from his professional background as a cold case homicide detective. In fact my listeners may recognize J. Warner Wallace from his role as a testifying detective in the movie God's Not Dead 2.
In this episode Scott Lane and J Warner chop it up about how he applied his skillset from being a cold case homicide detective to investigate the historical evidence for the life of Jesus and the Christian worldview.
Also, given his background in law enforcement I couldn't help but strike a dialogue with him on the issue of police misconduct and the criminal justice system. J Warner's perspective on this will likely surprise a lot of my Tru-ID family out there....
Key Points:
Journey from atheist homicide detective to believer in Christ
Historical evidence for Jesus and the Gospels
How does apologetics fit in with evangelism
Forensic Faith
J Warner's take on police conduct, interaction between the Criminal Justice system and the black community, and solutions
J.Warner Wallace is an internationally known Christian apologist and author of several books such as Cold Case Christianity, God's Crime Scene, and his most recent work Forensic Faith. J. Warner Wallace has a unique approach to apologetics that flows from his professional background as a cold case homicide detective. In fact my listeners may recognize J. Warner Wallace from his role as a testifying detective in the movie God's Not Dead 2.
In this episode Scott Lane and J Warner chop it up about how he applied his skillset from being a cold case homicide detective to investigate the historical evidence for the life of Jesus and the Christian worldview.
Also, given his background in law enforcement I couldn't help but strike a dialogue with him on the issue of police misconduct and the criminal justice system. J Warner's perspective on this will likely surprise a lot of my Tru-ID family out there....
Key Points:
Journey from atheist homicide detective to believer in Christ
Historical evidence for Jesus and the Gospels
How does apologetics fit in with evangelism
Forensic Faith
J Warner's take on police conduct, interaction between the Criminal Justice system and the black community, and solutions
Scott Lane chops it up with HBU professor and internationally known apologist Mary Jo Sharp!
Key Topics
-Her Journey from atheism to Christianity
-Being a "logical Christian"
-Identifying logical fallacies
-Cultural apologetics
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Scott Lane chops it up with HBU professor and internationally known apologist Mary Jo Sharp!
Key Topics
-Her Journey from atheism to Christianity
-Being a "logical Christian"
-Identifying logical fallacies
-Cultural apologetics
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In this episode Adam Coleman aka Scott Lane is on location at the No Ceilings Bible Study teaching on the historical evidence for the resurrection of Jesus.
Key Topics
-How historians determine the historicity of an event.
-Five historical facts that point to a resurrected Christ
-Understanding concepts historians use to determine which explanations best account for a historical event.
-How the Resurrection is our most slept on tool for engaging the conscious community
Sources:
The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus by Mike Licona and Gary Habermas
The Resurrection of the Son of God by N.T. Wright
Tactics by Greg Koukl
In this episode Adam Coleman talks about his recent trip to Philly to attend the Frequency Urban Ministry Conference. Not only do we get into insights gained at the conference, chopping it up with other "urban apologists", etc. but Adam also walks the listener through an encounter at the barbershop during which Greg Koukl's techniques from "Tactics" came in handy. Check it out.
Episode Topics
- "Blacktics"
- Historical evidence for Jesus' existence
- Manuscript Evidence for the New Testament
- Minimal Facts Argument for the Resurrection of Jesus
- Experience at Frequency Conference
- "Woke" Church
- Tips for Engaging Conscious Community
Sources
https://carm.org/manuscript-evidence
Habermas, G. R., & Licona, M. (2004). The case for the resurrection of Jesus. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications.
I hear a lot of folks talking smack about what the church supposedly isn't doing or should be doing to help people. Scott Lane chops it up with one of the lead rap vocalists of Renaissance Music Group, Sinai the Overcomer. Sinai is much more than a Christian rapper though. In this interview, Sinai talks about the work he and his team are doing to help build an orphanage and "Safe House Community" which is taking direct action against sex trafficking in Pretoria, South Africa. Sinai, Legin, and Mike Bell have released an album entitled "Safe House" and are committing every dollar they make from album sales to building the Safe House orphanage and community.
You can get more information about the work they're doing at
www.safehouseproject.org
Key Topics:
-Intervening against sex trafficking in South Africa
-What is the Safe House Project?
-How to support the Safe House Project
-Recently recording a song with Christian rapper Da Truth
-Controversy in Christian hip-hop culture between artists who focus on the church and artists that focus on audiences outside the church.
-All the revenue from the Safe House album goes toward building an orphanage/safe house and resource center in Pretoria, South Africa. PLEASE SUPPORT TODAY!!!
Special feature:
This episode ends out with Sinai's the hit single
"Refugee" feat. Da Truth
I hear a lot of folks talking smack about what the church supposedly isn't doing or should be doing to help people. Scott Lane chops it up with one of the lead rap vocalists of Renaissance Music Group, Sinai the Overcomer. Sinai is much more than a Christian rapper though. In this interview, Sinai talks about the work he and his team are doing to help build an orphanage and "Safe House Community" which is taking direct action against sex trafficking in Pretoria, South Africa. Sinai, Legin, and Mike Bell have released an album entitled "Safe House" and are committing every dollar they make from album sales to building the Safe House orphanage and community.
You can get more information about the work they're doing at
www.safehouseproject.org
Key Topics:
-Intervening against sex trafficking in South Africa
-What is the Safe House Project?
-How to support the Safe House Project
-Recently recording a song with Christian rapper Da Truth
-Controversy in Christian hip-hop culture between artists who focus on the church and artists that focus on audiences outside the church.
On this week's episode of Tru-ID Scott Lane is joined by the internationally known Christian apologist, Greg Koukl. Greg is the founder of Stand to Reason Ministries which aims to equip believers in being ambassadors for the gospel. He is the author of a number of books including, "Tactics", and his newest work entitled "The Story of Reality". Greg Koukl brought his "A" game for this interview and even shared an interesting angle on applying concepts from his newest book to some of the apologetics issues I raised in articles I wrote on the Conscious Community.
Key Topics:
- How do I effectively navigate conversations with unbelievers?
- How does the Christian worldview really provide answers for life's biggest questions?
- Reviewing Greg Koukl's new book "The Story of Reality"
Don't miss this episode.
On this week's episode of Tru-ID Scott Lane is joined by the internationally known Christian apologist, Greg Koukl. Greg is the founder of Stand to Reason Ministries which aims to equip believers in being ambassadors for the gospel. He is the author of a number of books including, "Tactics", and his newest work entitled "The Story of Reality". Greg Koukl brought his "A" game for this interview and even shared an interesting angle on applying concepts from his newest book to some of the apologetics issues I raised in articles I wrote on the Conscious Community.
Key Topics:
- How do I effectively navigate conversations with unbelievers?
- How does the Christian worldview really provide answers for life's biggest questions?
- Reviewing Greg Koukl's new book "The Story of Reality"
Don't miss this episode.
Tru-ID Podcast Host Scott Lane the Black Bruce Wayne interviews the well-know apologetics crew Soldiers of God!! These guys don't pull punches when it comes to standing for truth.....Listen now
Noted Pan-Africanist Dr. Umar Johnson made recent appearances on the popular hip hop radio show The Breakfast Club and The Roland Martin Show on News One, and followed up with another interview on We the Gods Podcast. Between these three interviews Dr. Umar Johnson espoused a number of controversial views including a condemnation of Interracial Marriage. Over the course of a two part Tru-ID Episode, Scott Lane will engage these ideas and present logical and biblical responses to Dr. Umar's perspective on politics/social justice issues (Part 1) and interracial marriage (Part 2).
Part 2:
-Contradictions within Dr. Umar Johnson's Pan-Africanism
-Exploring Dr. Johnson's erroneous concept of identity
-Is there anything wrong with interracial marriage?
-Exploring ways that a Christian can approach race and the question of interracial marriage.
Noted Pan-Africanist Dr. Umar Johnson made recent appearances on the popular hip hop radio show The Breakfast Club and The Roland Martin Show on News One, and followed up with another interview on We the Gods Podcast. Between these three interviews Dr. Umar Johnson espoused a number of controversial views including a condemnation of Interracial Marriage. Over the course of a two part Tru-ID Episode, Scott Lane will engage these ideas and present logical and biblical responses to Dr. Umar's perspective on politics/social justice issues (Part 1) and interracial marriage (Part 2).
Part 1:
-Dr. Umar Johnson's logical and factual errors
-Addressing the question of racism and systemic change to counter racist structures in American society.
Part 2 will be released later today
In this episode we have Dr. Esau McCaulley dropping jewels on:
- Identifying reliable sources of info VS. fake scholarship
- Basic Study Tips
- Hebrew Israelite's mistaken view of ethnicity in the New Testament.
- Do Christians have to keep the Law?
Check us out!!!
Yo where you been at Scott?!
Scott Lanes recaps recent events and ministry opportunities that have kept him away for a bit.
Scott then digs into "The Hard Question". What can the historical evidence tell us about the dynamic between African Slaves and Christianity? Were all slaves brainwashed into being Christians? Is that the whole story?
Listen here to find out...
Special Feature song at the end
Black Angels feat. Chrys Jones
P.S. I've been doing quite a bit of apologetics stuff while I was away. Here are links you can go to and check out my recent guest appearances on other shows as well as articles I've recently released.
1. "Talk with the Titans" Interview/Presentation
2. "Talk with the Titans" bibliography link
http://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/5400475/tdest_id/423746
3. Interview with Chrys Jones & Vocab Malone
4. Panel discussion with Faithful to God (host)
Articles for Free Thinking Ministries
5. "#BlackLivesDontMatter"
http://freethinkingministries.com/blacklivesdontmatter/
6. "Lebronogetics: Who is the GOAT?"
http://freethinkingministries.com/lebronogetics-who-is-the-goat/
Extra:
Josiah Henson Autobiography
http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/henson81/henson81.html
I've always been interested in gaining understanding of other people's experiences and points of view. Today I've brought in Sterling Contreras to school us on apologetics in the context of the Hispanic community. I had a hunch that there would be parallels between how people of African descent and Hispanic descent have developed negative sentiments toward Christianity on the basis of colonialism. We also delve into politics and basic steps we can take to understand and engage the Hispanic community on these issues. Enjoy the show.
Y'all still talkin' about the Ressurection?! Absolutely! The resurrection of Jesus Christ is not something we just pull out once a year, get dressed up for a special "Easter" service, then put it back on the shelf. The resurrection is at the very heart of Christianity.
In this episode, Apologist Cameron Bertuzzi walks us through the Bayesian Argument for the resurrection which is an approach to presenting the historical evidence for the Christian claim that Jesus Christ rose from the dead!
Christianity is NOT a dumb mans religion!!!
Special Guest: Cameron Bertuzzi
Capturing Christianity
In this episode Adam Coleman chops it up with BEC Media's Elgin "Big El" Bailey. A very thoughtful and provocative discussion on race, community, Kendrick Lamar, and even child rearing. This brother certainly has some important things to say!
A three way discussion featuring Vocab Malone, Pastor Tony Ares, and Scott Lane in which we will tackle:
-Kendrick Lamar referring to himself as an Israelite on his most recent album entitled "DAMN"
-Hebrew Israelite themes in Kendrick's music
...-Responses to Hebrew Israelite claims
_What is the true gospel?
-Cultural awareness and equipping followers of Christ with truth.
In this episode Adam Coleman gives you the play by play of his encounter with Conscious Community Teacher, Ray Hagins. Ray Hagins has been a big name in the Conscious Community for quite some time and has made it his mission to derail others from following Christ. When Hagins came to North Carolina last week Adam Coleman had something to say to him. Check out this episode and hear how it all went down!!!
Key Points
-What happened when Adam Coleman confronted Ray Hagins?
-Exposing Ray Hagins false claims
-Breaking down the psychology of pseudo-scholarship
The Tru-ID Podcast is getting down to business! Adam Coleman begins a series in which we will be equipping believers with responses to objections to Christianity that have gained steam in the black community. Step by step the Tru-ID Podcast aims to put together a body of work that anyone can work their way through to build their confidence as a Christian and ability to share their faith. Letz go!!!
Key Points
1. Ex-pastor Kevin Wesley
2. Providing a framework
3. The apologetics community's two biggest mistakes.
4. Getting to know who we're reaching out to.
This episode is dedicated to Oliver Edward Coleman aka My Dad (1950-2017)
His new album, The Narrative, was recently banned from Lifeway Christian Bookstores but today's guest, Sho Baraka, has much to say about race, culture, history, apologetics, and impacting culture with the Christian worldview. Sho Baraka is raising the bar of presenting Christ in the context of our world. This is not an interview you want to miss. Listen here...