The Balance of Gray

Stephen Stewart
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The Balance of Gray Podcast exists for one reason - to strengthen the faith of truth seekers by discussing raw topics, asking hard questions, and giving honest answers as we navigate the gray areas that challenge so many believers. Of course, we will be goofing around a little bit too, because it just makes life more fun that way! With the Word of God in one hand, and a microphone in the other, join the discussions that need to be had as we grow in truth, knowledge, and grace along the way.  

  1. 5h ago ·  Bonus

    Big News - Algorithm Chaos - Needed Changes

    In this bonus episode, Steve breaks big news for the Balance of Gray and discusses the odd circumstances that led to the long-overdue changes that will take place in January 2027. Don't miss the info in this one, folks!  Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Gray Zone! Please join the dialog where we discuss faith, God, and religion in the modern context of science, archaeology, and philosophy! Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/rXD4vPYQiVdCCbSZ/?mibextid=JRoKGi Website: https://thebalanceofgray.com/ Email: steve@thebalanceofgray.com Don't forget to rate/review us and subscribe! © 2024 The Balance of Gray. All rights reserved.

    Big News - Algorithm Chaos - Needed Changes

  2. Oct 28

    Ep 63: Is the Catholic Church the ONLY Church? Why It Matters

    This is the full episode, folks. No tomfoolery - no news - no nonsense. Just an honest breakdown of the Roman Catholic Church, Protestantism, and why it matters.  Topic introduction (2:27)  What would make Steve convert to Catholicism (6:32) Non-Catholics don’t go to heaven (11:43) Francis Chan and the Eucharist (16:28) Venerating Icons (24:18) The “One true Church” and the first Pope (30:52) When did Catholicism really start? (44:38) The Magisterium and Authority (49:15) Has the RCC ever been wrong? Impossible Hypotheticals? (54:43) The Inquisition, Crusades, and provable falsehoods in the RCC (1:00:30) Indulgences (1:03:25) Catholic antisemitism (1:07:31) Sola Scriptura (1:12:52) Catholics knowing what the Bible actually says (1:27:19) Catholic or Christian? Pride in Tradition? (1:31:21) Canonization – who “gave” us the Bible? (1:49:59) The Catholic loophole (2:01:54) Obsessions with Mary (2:10:00) Protestants can’t legitimately worship? (2:18:12) Rules for thee, but not for me (2:26:42) Pastor or Priest? (2:33:28) Apparitions of Mary (2:38:18) Worshipping created things over the Creator (2:41:04) Closing thoughts (2:46:38)   Show Notes: Francis Chan & Gavin Ortlund interview: https://youtu.be/wNhqyRiIi9U?si=96PkZiiKm5aBHQzu   Trent Horn - Chatting with an Ex-Catholic (Michael Pagano) About Catholicism: https://youtu.be/pDFz0qXZmn8?si=f3NS1wKKC4SYeaD_   Bryce Crawford – Trent Horn interview: https://youtu.be/oNWseAsfcGM?si=Rti-R2BdABT3rlPS   Maybe God Podcast interview with Trent Horn: https://youtu.be/Kv3Qq0FotEY?si=CMXmgoTO-D_YJIPP   Gavin Ortlund – Sola Scriptura:  https://youtu.be/rpmcr7jOev4 Send us Fan Mail Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Gray Zone! Please join the dialog where we discuss faith, God, and religion in the modern context of science, archaeology, and philosophy! Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/rXD4vPYQiVdCCbSZ/?mibextid=JRoKGi Website: https://thebalanceofgray.com/ Email: steve@thebalanceofgray.com Don't forget to rate/review us and subscribe! © 2024 The Balance of Gray. All rights reserved.

    Ep 63: Is the Catholic Church the ONLY Church? Why It Matters

  3. Oct 21

    Ep 62: When Bad Logic Becomes Bad Theology - Did the RCC Add to Christianity? Part 4

    We’re finally here folks – the final part in our Catholic/Protestant series! Steve ties up loose ends and asks the question, “Are Catholics required to believe things the apostles never taught?” We examine teachings about Mary, saints, church authority, apostolic succession, and how faulty reasoning can turn extra-biblical ideas into required doctrine.   News (3:15) Topic (18:40) RCC required beliefs (20:28) Beliefs about Mary? (23:18) Ever-expanding salvific beliefs (26:24) Church from Home? Double Standards (28:20) Lone Ranger Christians (31:17) The Bible isn’t good enough? (32:46) Early Church History – 300 & 1500 year marks (37:26) Early Church Fathers - not as unified as claimed (40:00) Who gets to be in Church leadership? (47:20) Mary – the creature worthy of worship? (54:32) Literal Idolatry (56:28) Conclusions (1:01:07)    Show Notes: Francis Chan & Gavin Ortlund interview: https://youtu.be/wNhqyRiIi9U?si=96PkZiiKm5aBHQzu   Trent Horn - Chatting with an Ex-Catholic (Michael Pagano) About Catholicism: https://youtu.be/pDFz0qXZmn8?si=f3NS1wKKC4SYeaD_   Bryce Crawford – Trent Horn interview: https://youtu.be/oNWseAsfcGM?si=Rti-R2BdABT3rlPS   Maybe God Podcast interview with Trent Horn: https://youtu.be/Kv3Qq0FotEY?si=CMXmgoTO-D_YJIPP   Gavin Ortlund – Sola Scriptura:  https://youtu.be/rpmcr7jOev4 Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Gray Zone! Please join the dialog where we discuss faith, God, and religion in the modern context of science, archaeology, and philosophy! Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/rXD4vPYQiVdCCbSZ/?mibextid=JRoKGi Website: https://thebalanceofgray.com/ Email: steve@thebalanceofgray.com Don't forget to rate/review us and subscribe! © 2024 The Balance of Gray. All rights reserved.

    Ep 62: When Bad Logic Becomes Bad Theology - Did the RCC Add to Christianity? Part 4

  4. Oct 7

    Ep 61: When Religion Gets in the Way of God. Catholic/Protestant Part 3

    Can religious tradition actually distract us from what God intended? We examine the biblical warnings against empty ritual, the similarities between Catholic tradition and the religious systems Jesus confronted, and why God has always cared more about a faithful heart than outward religion. News (4:38) Topic (19:46) Ex-Catholic asks the hard questions (24:05) Do most Catholics know the Bible for themselves? (26:15) Loving the system over the King (29:26) Catholicism mimics Judaism (33:09) The RCC – NT version of Pharisaical system (40:23) Catholic Monopoly (46:09) The Canon opposes Catholic Teachings (47:30) Tradition fails (53:36) Terrible logic breeds terrible theology (1:00:56)   Show Notes: Francis Chan & Gavin Ortlund interview: https://youtu.be/wNhqyRiIi9U?si=96PkZiiKm5aBHQzu   Trent Horn - Chatting with an Ex-Catholic (Michael Pagano) About Catholicism: https://youtu.be/pDFz0qXZmn8?si=f3NS1wKKC4SYeaD_   Bryce Crawford – Trent Horn interview: https://youtu.be/oNWseAsfcGM?si=Rti-R2BdABT3rlPS   Maybe God Podcast interview with Trent Horn: https://youtu.be/Kv3Qq0FotEY?si=CMXmgoTO-D_YJIPP   Gavin Ortlund – Sola Scriptura:  https://youtu.be/rpmcr7jOev4   Bigfoot News – Fox News: https://www.foxnews.com/video/6394671167112 Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Gray Zone! Please join the dialog where we discuss faith, God, and religion in the modern context of science, archaeology, and philosophy! Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/rXD4vPYQiVdCCbSZ/?mibextid=JRoKGi Website: https://thebalanceofgray.com/ Email: steve@thebalanceofgray.com Don't forget to rate/review us and subscribe! © 2024 The Balance of Gray. All rights reserved.

    Ep 61: When Religion Gets in the Way of God. Catholic/Protestant Part 3

  5. Sep 23

    Ep 60: Authority? The Pope, the Church, or Scripture? Part 2

    Does the Catholic Church possess an infallible authority passed down from the apostles? Or does final authority belong to God’s Word? In part two of our Catholic/Protestant series we examine apostolic succession, papal infallibility, troubling moments in Church history, and the biblical case for Sola Scriptura.    News (2:30) Earliest church roots (18:15) Bishops, Elders and church offices (22:09) Who has Authority? (25:50) Impossible Hypothetical? (33:11) Has the RCC ever been wrong? (36:31) Dark Catholic history (37:48) Perfect Standards (42:13) Catholics and Protestants are the same (46:39) Sola Scriptura (50:10) Jesus and writing His words down (52:57) The Bible’s just a document? (56:47)   Show Notes:   Francis Chan & Gavin Ortlund interview: https://youtu.be/wNhqyRiIi9U?si=96PkZiiKm5aBHQzu   Trent Horn - Chatting with an Ex-Catholic (Michael Pagano) About Catholicism: https://youtu.be/pDFz0qXZmn8?si=f3NS1wKKC4SYeaD_   Bryce Crawford – Trent Horn interview: https://youtu.be/oNWseAsfcGM?si=Rti-R2BdABT3rlPS   Maybe God Podcast interview with Trent Horn: https://youtu.be/Kv3Qq0FotEY?si=CMXmgoTO-D_YJIPP   Gavin Ortlund – Sola Scriptura  https://youtu.be/rpmcr7jOev4   Ai data center news - ABC News: https://youtu.be/_E_LvmziGDo?si=V2poFeB0Y3HOiQqH   Cat Problem - WCAX Channel 3 News: https://youtu.be/Wq8qLQEOCb8?si=5dQltuKrIr3TGvGv Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Gray Zone! Please join the dialog where we discuss faith, God, and religion in the modern context of science, archaeology, and philosophy! Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/rXD4vPYQiVdCCbSZ/?mibextid=JRoKGi Website: https://thebalanceofgray.com/ Email: steve@thebalanceofgray.com Don't forget to rate/review us and subscribe! © 2024 The Balance of Gray. All rights reserved.

    Ep 60: Authority? The Pope, the Church, or Scripture? Part 2

  6. Sep 9

    Ep 59: Is the Catholic Church the One True Church? Peter, Church Authority & Venerating Icons / Pt 1

    (4:50) News (21:25) Topic intro (31:00) Salvation and being Catholic (35:40) Official Catholic Teaching vs Claims (40:00) Denied the Eucharist  (43:50) Venerating Icons (48:25) Accepting the Catechism  (50:25) One true church and Peter (54:20) Matt 16 – Upon this rock (56:43) Gates of Hell  Is the Catholic Church the one true Church established by Jesus Christ? In Part 1 of this series, we begin examining that claim by looking at Catholic teaching alongside Scripture. We’ll discuss salvation and the Church, the Eucharist, the veneration of icons, and the Catholic claim of authority through Peter. We’ll also take a closer look at Jesus’ famous words in Matthew 16: “Upon this rock I will build my church.” This isn’t about attacking Catholics or defending Protestantism at all costs. It’s about asking an important question honestly: What did Jesus mean by His Church, and where do we find it today? Francis Chan & Gavin Ortlund interview: https://youtu.be/wNhqyRiIi9U?si=96PkZiiKm5aBHQzu   Trent Horn - Chatting with an Ex-Catholic (Michael Pagano) About Catholicism: https://youtu.be/pDFz0qXZmn8?si=f3NS1wKKC4SYeaD_   Bryce Crawford – Trent Horn interview: https://youtu.be/oNWseAsfcGM?si=Rti-R2BdABT3rlPS   Maybe God Podcast interview with Trent Horn: https://youtu.be/Kv3Qq0FotEY?si=CMXmgoTO-D_YJIPP   Gavin Ortlund – Sola Scriptura  https://youtu.be/rpmcr7jOev4 Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Gray Zone! Please join the dialog where we discuss faith, God, and religion in the modern context of science, archaeology, and philosophy! Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/rXD4vPYQiVdCCbSZ/?mibextid=JRoKGi Website: https://thebalanceofgray.com/ Email: steve@thebalanceofgray.com Don't forget to rate/review us and subscribe! © 2024 The Balance of Gray. All rights reserved.

    Ep 59: Is the Catholic Church the One True Church? Peter, Church Authority & Venerating Icons / Pt 1

  7. Aug 26

    Ep 58: Are We Surrounded by Idiots? The Cost of Assumptions

    News (4:20) Topic (20:30) Social media algorithms, political division, poor communication, and our own biases can quietly train us to see everyone outside our box as ignorant, unreasonable, or even the enemy. For Christians, that can lead to something far more dangerous than simply being wrong. Our love can begin to grow cold. In this episode, Steve looks at three fascinating psychological tendencies and puts them alongside biblical examples. Before we write someone off as an idiot, maybe there’s a better question to ask: What if there’s something I don’t know? Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Gray Zone! Please join the dialog where we discuss faith, God, and religion in the modern context of science, archaeology, and philosophy! Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/rXD4vPYQiVdCCbSZ/?mibextid=JRoKGi Website: https://thebalanceofgray.com/ Email: steve@thebalanceofgray.com Don't forget to rate/review us and subscribe! © 2024 The Balance of Gray. All rights reserved.

    Ep 58: Are We Surrounded by Idiots? The Cost of Assumptions

  8. Aug 12

    Ep 57: The "They Are Real Conference" - Rob & Steve's Grand Experience

    This one is just for fun folks. We haven't had any goofing off for over a month, so Steve brings on his friend Rob to recount an experience at a paranormal conference they attended many years back. This episode will officially bow us out of the paranormal topics in the most comedic way.  Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Gray Zone! Please join the dialog where we discuss faith, God, and religion in the modern context of science, archaeology, and philosophy! Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/rXD4vPYQiVdCCbSZ/?mibextid=JRoKGi Website: https://thebalanceofgray.com/ Email: steve@thebalanceofgray.com Don't forget to rate/review us and subscribe! © 2024 The Balance of Gray. All rights reserved.

    Ep 57: The "They Are Real Conference" - Rob & Steve's Grand Experience
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The Balance of Gray Podcast exists for one reason - to strengthen the faith of truth seekers by discussing raw topics, asking hard questions, and giving honest answers as we navigate the gray areas that challenge so many believers. Of course, we will be goofing around a little bit too, because it just makes life more fun that way! With the Word of God in one hand, and a microphone in the other, join the discussions that need to be had as we grow in truth, knowledge, and grace along the way.  

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  • Creator
    Stephen Stewart
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    85
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 The Balance of Gray
  • Show Website
    The Balance of Gray

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