Episode 7: SuperHero Mythology

Episode 7: SuperHero Mythology

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Q: What is today’s most popular mythology? We may look down on the old stories of mythology as superstition or meaningless fictions, but where do we turn when we face chaos that we cannot explain? We all watch stories about zombies, aliens, science fiction, and fantasy. We look to modern day demigods, humans with supernatural abilities. We turn to SuperHeroes.
Episode 6: The Truth of Myth

Episode 6: The Truth of Myth

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Q: What Can Myths Tell Us About Truth? Myths are the grand old epic poems, the ancient archetypal stories we have been telling about creation and the evolution of man. Stories that go beyond the facts of who, what, when, and where to help us understand the deeper more critical question--why. These are stories so old and so common among so many various people groups that they are older than our oldest writings. 
Episode 5: Reason for Religion

Episode 5: Reason for Religion

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Today I want to introduce an academic approach to the importance of religious belief systems. So first let’s start with an interesting question. We'll be discussing Pascal's Wager, Jordan Peterson's ideas from Maps of Meaning, and the famous child development psychologist Jean Piaget.  Q: Can one be certain that God exists or doesn’t exist? How much are you willing to gamble on it?
Episode 3: Samson’s Riddle

Episode 3: Samson’s Riddle

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Samson is one of the legendary strongmen of history and for those of you who have learned about parables and revelations of nature from Bible Study, I think you’ll recognize a great example of how God used a parable to foreshadow the tragedy that would eventually consume Samson’s life. Listen to the story from Judges chapter 14 for yourself and see if you can recognize it.
Episode 1: Why Art?

Episode 1: Why Art?

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In today's podcast I would like to ask the question, “Why Art?” And more specifically, "Why Draw?" I have been teaching art classes for seven years. I love to draw. But what purpose does it serve? Why should anyone take up a pencil and try to render the world?