The Freethinking Podcasts

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The Freethinking Podcast is a product of FreeThinking ministries featuring the work of Dr. Tim Stratton. Multiple hosts produce shows for FreeThinking Podcasts, Tim focuses on topics like metaphysics, free will and determinism and often cohosts with Scott Olson and Josh Klein focuses on Cultural issues and biblical theology.

  1. 5d ago

    Nebraska Baseball Stars Dylan Carey & Joshua Overbeek on Faith, Pressure, and Purpose

    Sports can teach us things that apologetics can't. Nebraska baseball stars Dylan Carey (1st Team All-American and Brooks Wallace Award Winner for best College SS in 2026) and Joshua Overbeek join FTM to discuss faith in athletics, their stories, and how faith helps relieve the pressure of performance when they keep the main thing the main thing. Dylan's Career page at Huskers.com: https://huskers.com/sports/baseball/roster/player/dylan-carey Joshua's Career page at Huskers.com: https://huskers.com/sports/baseball/roster/player/joshua-overbeek More Husker faith talk? Check out Josh's interview with long time coach Ron Brown: https://youtu.be/v1UnlUbECOo Want more interviews like this? Become part of the team: https://www.freethinkingministries.com/donate New here? Check out our website: https://freethinkingministries.com ➡️ CHAPTERS ⬅️ 00:00 Introducing Joshua and Dylan 05:33 How Faith Came Out After Losing On the Biggest Stage 09:03 Dylan's Faith Journey 15:03 Joshua's Faith Journey 24:35 The Importance of Questions in Faith 27:58 The Balance of Competition and Faith in the Locker Room 32:20 Expecting Pushback Even from Teammates and Coaches 37:20 Praising God in "Failure" 41:12 Praising God in "Success" 46:03 The Pressure of Being Above Reproach 49:00 Advice to Young Christian Athletes 51:10 Rapid Fire Questions 58:02 Dogpiling After Winning the B1G Tourney 1:02:51 Concluding Thoughts ➡️ SOCIALS ⬅️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreeThinkInc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freethinkinc X: https://x.com/freethinkmin TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freethinkinc #apologetics #FreeThinking #Christianity #athletics

  2. Jul 7

    You DON'T Have Freedom of Religion in America (Here's Why)

    You don't have freedom of religion in America... you never did... and that's a GOOD THING. Happy 250th birthday USA! Check out Tim's article here: https://www.freethinkingministries.com/post/you-don-t-have-the-freedom-of-religion-in-america Want to bring us in to speak about this or any other topic? Contact us! - https://www.freethinkingministries.com/contact Josh's Abortion Article: https://www.freethinkingministries.com/post/moloch-bruised-but-not-defeated Like this? Want more? Help us out and join our team today: https://www.freethinkingministries.com/donate ➡️ CHAPTERS ⬅️ 00:00 Introduction 3:08 Introduction the big question: Is Freedom of Religion Absolute? 7:46 The Religion of Moloch Thought Experiment 15:33 Freedom of Religion is not a License to Harm 20:14 What is REAL Freedom? 27:08 The Deductive Limits of Freedom of Religion Case 30:00 Why This Matters and Applying the Principle 35:00 What About Progressive Christianity? 46:10 The Final Word 48:00 Conclusion ➡️ SOCIALS ⬅️ Website: https://freethinkingministries.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreeThinkInc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freethinkinc X: https://x.com/freethinkmin TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freethinkinc #apologetics #FreeThinking #Christianity

  3. Jun 30

    LIVE: Mere Molinism 2nd Edition Release + Call-In Discussion with Tim Stratton

    (This was a live call-in show on YouTube. It is NOT live on audio.) It's official! All the edits have been processed, all the typos clarified and fixed. All the I's dotted and T's crossed. Mere Molinism Edition 2 is hot off the presses and we want YOU to be a part of it! Get the book here: https://a.co/0dV9ByZv Visit our website: https://www.freethinkingministries.com/

  4. Jun 23

    Can an all-loving God create hell-bound people? Christianity & LDS Theology with Hayden Carroll

    Dr. Tim Stratton and Josh Klein invite Hayden Carroll, host of  @LetsTalk-HaydenCarroll  to discuss his Creation Dilemma, The Trinity and the differences between The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and "Creedal" Christianity (historic/orthodox). Check out the livestream in which we initially broached this topic: https://youtube.com/live/8_f4LOQV3SU?feature=share  Hayden's Book: https://a.co/d/0eyMaMja Tim's Article on the topic: https://www.freethinkingministries.com/post/a-friendly-response-to-philosophically-minded-latter-day-saints-on-creation-hell-and-the-limits-o Join FTM Today and Support Podcasts like these: https://www.freethinkingministries.com/donate Bring us in to speak: https://www.freethinkingministries.com/contact ➡️ CHAPTERS ⬅️ 00:00 Introduction  04:30 The Recent Shift in LDS Philosophy 08:15 Could The Trinity Be Compatible with Joseph Smith's Vision? 22:22 The Creation Dilemma's Trinitarian Implications and Best Refutations 28:42 Is How The Soul Comes Into Being A Factor In The Dilemma? 32:55 Why Should The Fact of Some Going To Hell Override Those that Go to Heaven? 36:45 Can the Christian God be "Bound" By Feasibility 41:55 The Judas Argument 44:54 How Does This Dilemma Impact LDS Theology and "Outer Darkness" 52:26 Could God's Unique Knowledge Undermine the Argument? 58:22 What Role Does Consent Say and Does LDS Theology Have a Similar "Consent" Problem? 1:07:36 The Difference Between God Being Reality and Being Bound by Reality 1:12:28 Closing Thoughts - If The Argument Holds What Does it Prove? ➡️ SOCIALS ⬅️ Website: https://freethinkingministries.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreeThinkInc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freethinkinc X: https://x.com/freethinkmin TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freethinkinc #Apologetics #FreeThinking #Christianity

  5. Jun 16

    The Strange Reasons Mindshift Thinks God Can't Exist

    ​ @MindShift-Brandon  YouTube Channel is back with what he believes are several reasons the Christian God cannot exist. This time, the discussion focuses on divine emotions, jealousy, regret, and even memory in Heaven. If God experiences jealousy, regret, or other emotions, does that make Him less than perfect? Does divine regret imply a lack of foresight? And if people remember loved ones who are in Hell, can Heaven truly be a place of joy? In this episode, we examine Mindshift's arguments and explain why we believe they ultimately fail to undermine the Christian conception of God. Watch Mindshift's original video here: https://youtu.be/yzg9CLwRIx0?si=5JecRoB69a87e_Cj ➡️ CHAPTERS ⬅️ 00:00 Introduction 01:00 A New Argument Against God's Existence? 04:35 God and His Emotions 10:35 God Lacked Foresight? 22:14 Is Jealousy Always an Unhealthy Emotion? 33:29 The Truth About Divine Regret 48:11 Is It Wrong to Claim Anthropomorphism Language About God? 54:06 Mindshift's False Dichotomy Concerning Heaven 1:05:48 Is To Remember Suffering to Suffer? Memory in Heaven 1:26:04 Matching Mindshift's Energy 1:30:07 Concluding Thoughts Topics discussed include God's emotions, divine jealousy, divine regret, anthropomorphic language in Scripture, Christian theology, philosophy of religion, Heaven and Hell, memory in Heaven, and arguments for God's existence. ➡️ SOCIALS ⬅️ Website: https://freethinkingministries.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreeThinkInc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freethinkinc X: https://x.com/freethinkmin TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freethinkinc #Apologetics #Christianity #Theology #PhilosophyOfReligion #Mindshift #God #Heaven #Hell #ChristianApologetics #FreeThinkingMinistries

  6. Jun 9

    Dr. Ryan Mullins Says William Lane Craig's Molinism Is Incoherent—But Is It?

    Molinism is one of the most influential models for reconciling human libertarian freedom and divine sovereignty. While Dr. William Lane Craig is among its most well-known defenders, Dr. Ryan T. Mullins recently argued that Craig's particular articulation of Molinism may contain an incoherence and proposed a possible solution. In this episode, Tyson James of Sound Faith Consulting and Reasonable Faith joins us to examine the debate, unpack the philosophical issues at stake, and evaluate whether the alleged contradiction is genuine or whether William Lane Craig's formulation of Molinism remains coherent. Check out Ryan's work at: https://www.rtmullins.com/ Specific podcast referenced: https://www.rtmullins.com/podcast/episode/de00b8b6/ep-194-molinism Check out Sound Faith: https://soundfaithconsulting.com/ Join the FTM Team: https://www.freethinkingministries.com/donate ➡️ CHAPTERS ⬅️ 00:00 Introducing Dr. Mullins and Tyson 07:45 What Are the Strengths of Molinism? 13:30 Handling the Grounding Objection 30:00 Would God's Knowledge of His Own Counterfactuals Lead to Fatalism or Undermine Freedom? 46:24 The Issue with Logical Moments Prior to Creation 58:09 Ryan Mullins' Challenge: Is William Lane Craig's Molinism Incoherent? 1:13:00 Dr. Mullins Offers a Solution 1:28:08 Parting Words and Concluding Thoughts ➡️ TOPICS DISCUSSED ⬅️ Molinism, William Lane Craig, Ryan T. Mullins, middle knowledge, libertarian free will, divine sovereignty, divine foreknowledge, counterfactuals of creaturely freedom, the grounding objection, fatalism, providence, logical moments, Christian philosophy, theology, and apologetics. ➡️ SOCIALS ⬅️ Website: https://freethinkingministries.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreeThinkInc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freethinkinc X: https://x.com/freethinkmin TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freethinkinc #Apologetics #Molinism #WilliamLaneCraig #RyanMullins #MiddleKnowledge #FreeWill #ChristianPhilosophy #Theology #Christianity #FreeThinkingMinistries

  7. Jun 2

    Alex O'Connor vs William Lane Craig | What Really Happened?

    Recently, Dr. William Lane Craig and  @CosmicSkeptic  met in England for a major discussion on arguments for God's existence, the Kalam Cosmological Argument, the beginning of the universe, and the problem of animal suffering. In this video, Dr. Tim Stratton and Josh Klein are joined by Tyson James (founder of ⁨@soundfaithconsulting⁩ and connected with ⁨@ReasonableFaithOrg⁩ leadership) to analyze 7 major segments from the discussion and explain what REALLY happened. Together, they examine Alex O'Connor's objections, William Lane Craig's responses, and whether Alex's arguments against Christianity and theism ultimately succeed. Topics include: Hilbert's Hotel (actual and potential infinity) The beginning of the universe Time and causation Truth-making and correspondence theory Animal suffering Consciousness and human pain The hiddenness of God Full Conversation on ⁨@CosmicSkeptic⁩'s Channel: https://youtu.be/OEBTtMjm_4U?si=5-lWaNz9qIw8OayE Full Conversation on ⁨@PremierUnbelievable⁩'s Channel: https://youtu.be/TAW6-_L4z9M?si=lH6ABV65ZzMwoV2d Tim's Article Responding to Alex's Animal Suffering Argument: https://www.freethinkingministries.com/post/animal-suffering-alex-o-connor-and-defeating-defeaters  "Animal Pain Revisited" (article referenced by Tyson):https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/question-answer/animal-pain-re-visited The "Patient R" Study: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3425501/ Support FreeThinking Ministries: https://www.freethinkingministries.com/donate ➡️ CHAPTERS ⬅️ 00:00 Preliminary Thoughts on Alex O'Connor 02:50 A Healthy Respect for ⁨@CosmicSkeptic⁩ 08:13 Dismantling Hilbert's Hotel? 16:51 Updating Our Intuitions — But With GOOD Reason  25:50 On the Beginning of the Universe 39:16 The First Change Argument  41:01 Alex's Bold Time Argument 50:17 Truth-Making and Correspondence Theory 1:07:16 The Animal Suffering Objection 1:15:35 Steel-Manning Alex's Objection 1:20:49 Dismantling the Objection With Reasonable Hope 1:28:33 The Difference Between Animal and Human Pain 1:35:48 Higher-Order Thought and the Brain 1:41:24 Patient R and Alex's Misreading of the Data 1:46:37 The Uniqueness of Human Pain and Why Christianity Makes the Most Sense of It 1:53:00 How Impactful Are Alex's Objections? 1:54:13 Is Alex O'Connor REALLY a Non-Resistant Nonbeliever? 1:56:31 Concluding Thoughts ➡️ SOCIALS ⬅️ Website: https://freethinkingministries.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FreeThinkInc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freethinkinc X: https://x.com/freethinkmin TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freethinkinc #Apologetics #Christianity #WilliamLaneCraig #AlexOConnor #CosmicSkeptic #Debate #Atheism #Theism #FreeThinking #KalamCosmologicalArgument

  8. May 26

    If Dogs Go to Heaven… Why Not My Child? The Question That Broke a Mother's Heart

    It's Question Time, and today's episode features an engaging question from one of our listeners based on Tim's argument that animals (including beloved pets) go to heaven. If that's true, says this listener, then how is God good if my child who I love MORE than my pet might be going to Hell? Josh and Tim tackle this philosophically, theologically, and pastorally. Want to ask a question? Go to our website: https://www.freethinkingministries.co... Check out Tim's Second Edition of Mere Molinism: https://us.amazon.com/Freedom-Divine-... Check out Josh's Novel: https://us.amazon.com/Fracture-Joshua... Tim's Article and Argument for pets going to heave: https://www.freethinkingministries.co... The full e-mail: I love my dog, but I love my child more. The following may reveal my own selfishness in that I don't want my child to choose what he desires (a life without Christ). Though I believe in freewill, I am almost to the point where I wish God did not grant it. I'd rather have my child "a robot" in Heaven with God and me than have him freely choose his eternal destination. I am concerned for a day when my son's sin takes him to the point of a totally seared conscience. Though my son is not a drug addict, a drug addict gets to the point of addiction when he knows not what he does in harming his own body, mind, etc. Isn't any sin this way? We know not what we do. We, as fallible creatures, don't know what's best for us. Only our Creator knows this, and yet He allows us to choose wrongly?!? Why?!? Why would God take an animal to heaven while allowing a mother or father who would die for their child (a human being made in God's image, unlike an animal, and "worth more than the birds of the air") to be separated from him for eternity? It is said that to have loved and then lost is better than to have never loved at all, but I'm not so sure right now. Pictures and memories of my son's "innocence" in childhood haunt me. Yet some say God wipes away such memories in Heaven, but don't you think we will know more, not less, in Eternity? To wipe that child from one's memory seems diminishing. Even to suggest annihilation (a theory I don't favor) would not soften the wounds of loss to a mother's heart. No longer existing seems to delegitimize any life. Even the truth of someday having a better understanding of God's holiness and justice regarding my own flesh and blood is gut wrenching (I agree we all deserve Hell). Why are we to lay down our lives for sinners now in reaching them for Christ but will eventually rejoice in jubilation when the time of their destruction comes? Why would God have fashioned such motherly sentiments to unconditionally love and sacrificially nurture if we were to suffer this pain of eternal separation? If God loves me and if God knew my child would not follow Him, why did He bring about a world allowing him to be created? Or to survive infancy? Theoretically, even abortion (God forbid!) would have been a better outcome as, if I'm correct in my theology, such would eventually reunite us. Is abortion a virtue in that all babes are saved from damnation? God forgive the thought! We are told to be fruitful and multiply, but why even risk having children if there's a possibility of having even one child…or grandchild or great grandchild or a great-great separated from you forever? Obedience beyond understanding? I don't want one from my family tree or one acquaintance or even one stranger to be lost! The only remedy I see to this scenario as we are to love even our enemies is universal reconciliation, also a theory I do not favor...because of free will! Can you help me with these excruciating dilemmas? For my sanity's sake I have to believe all my children will be with God in eternity, but since I don't believe universalism is biblical, what of those others who will be separated eternally from loved ones? Is the only answer to trust God? Thank you greatly for your time; I appreciate any help you may provide this hurting mama. ➡️ CHAPTERS ⬅️  00:00 Introduction 04:00 What Led to An Argument About Animals Going to Heaven? 05:35 The Reasonable Hope That Pets Go To Heaven Argument 11:00 Introducing Kim's E-mail - I Kind of Wish My Child Was a Robot 16:48 Why Would God Take an Animal and not my Son? 38:55 Will We Not Remember Pain In Heaven? 47:52 We Will Rejoice with Jubilation When People Go to Hell? 53:13 Why Would God Give Me A Child He KNOWS Will Reject Him? 1:04:00 Why Even Risk Having Children If They COULD Go to Hell? 1:10:30 Is Universalism the Only REAL Hope? 1:19:23 Concluding Thoughts ➡️ SOCIALS ⬅️ Website: https://freethinkingministries.com F acebook:   / freethinkinc   Instagram:   / freethinkinc   X: https://x.com/freethinkmin TikTok:   / freethinkinc   #Apologetics #FreeThinking #Christianity

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The Freethinking Podcast is a product of FreeThinking ministries featuring the work of Dr. Tim Stratton. Multiple hosts produce shows for FreeThinking Podcasts, Tim focuses on topics like metaphysics, free will and determinism and often cohosts with Scott Olson and Josh Klein focuses on Cultural issues and biblical theology.

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