Say Hello to my Little Friend
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Episode 057: Death, Fear, Hell, and Doubt
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Conditional immortality as a view of human persons, although biblical, comes with an emotional price. I wanted to share some thoughts about fear and d...
Episode 056: Material Salvation
19 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
What difference does it make if the Bible teaches we are physical creatures, rather than dual body-soul beings? How does that impact on anything els...
Episode 055: The Direction of Change
27 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this year, the Synod of the Anglican Church in New Zealand and Polynesia made the decision to allow the blessing of same-sex relationships alo...
Episode 054: Life is Good!
11 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Do you really need a sermon to convince you that being alive is being better than dead? Well if you weren’t sure, hopefully I can talk you around! ...
Episode 053: The Mortal God – Materialism and Christology
09 Nov 2014
Contributed by Lukas
If you hold a materialist view of human nature, can you still hold an orthodox view of Jesus as God incarnate?The post Episode 053: The Mortal God –...
Episode 052: Hell as an Apologetics Concern
21 Jul 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The traditional doctrine of hell is surely a major liability in the task of Christian apologetics. Isn’t it?The post Episode 052: Hell as an Apologe...
Episode 051: Good Friday 2014
21 Apr 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Gospel is the truth behind myths.The post Episode 051: Good Friday 2014 appeared first on Right Reason. Get full access to Glenn Peoples at glennp...
Episode 050: So what?
16 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
So what if Christianity is true?The post Episode 050: So what? appeared first on Right Reason. Get full access to Glenn Peoples at glennpeoples.substa...
Episode 049: Why don’t more people believe?
07 Jul 2013
Contributed by Lukas
If there are good reasons to believe, then why does the Christian faith have some really vehement detractors?The post Episode 049: Why don’t more pe...
Episode 048: The moral argument for God
27 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Do moral truths point to the existence of God?The post Episode 048: The moral argument for God appeared first on Right Reason. Get full access to Glen...
Episode 047: The battle of the mind – faith and reason
08 Jun 2013
Contributed by Lukas
What's the role of reason in faith?The post Episode 047: The battle of the mind – faith and reason appeared first on Right Reason. Get full access t...
Episode 046: The Non-moral Goodness of God
21 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
What do we mean when we say that God is good? If I'm right, we shouldn't mean that God is morally good.The post Episode 046: The Non-moral Goodness of...
Hell and the Chickification of Christianity
29 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Driscoll needs to man up when it comes to defending hell.The post Hell and the Chickification of Christianity appeared first on Right Reason. Get...
Episode 045: What if God Were Really Bad?
29 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
According to Stephen Law's "Evil God Challenge," the evidence for an evil god is no worse than the evidence for a good God, so we should reject both.T...
Episode 044: What is Faith?
30 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Is faith just the vice of believing things with no good reason?The post Episode 044: What is Faith? appeared first on Right Reason. Get full access to...
Episode 043: In Search of the Soul Revisited – Aristotle and Aquinas
18 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
An addendum to the series on mind and body, this episode looks at the hylemorphic view of Aristotle and Aquinas.The post Episode 043: In Search of the...
Episode 042: The Minimal Facts Approach to the Resurrection
19 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Peoples explains the "minimal facts" approach to defending the historicity of the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth.The post Episode 042: The Minim...
Episode 041: The Epistemological Objection to Divine Command Ethics
04 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
If morality comes from God's commands, does that mean that unbelievers don't know the different between right and wrong?The post Episode 041: The Epis...
Episode 040: God and the Social Nature of Morality
16 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
According to Robert Adams, moral obligations are inherently social in nature. This, he says, supports the contention that they are grounded in God.The...
Episode 039: Divine Command Ethics
26 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Here's an introductory talk on Divine Command Ethics.The post Episode 039: Divine Command Ethics appeared first on Right Reason. Get full access to Gl...
Episode 038: Zeitgeist
29 Dec 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Zeitgeist is one of the stupidest movies you could ever watch. Virtually everything contained therein is hogwash.The post Episode 038: Zeitgeist appea...
Episode 037: Classical Liberalism and Natural Law
25 Sep 2010
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second time I have ever actually apologised for an episode. It’s long. It’s dry. You might fall asleep. I’m sorry. Go ahead and skip...
Episode 036: Alvin Plantinga and Properly Basic Beliefs
10 Jun 2010
Contributed by Lukas
This is a discussion of Alvin Plantinga's account of belief in God as a "properly basic" belief.The post Episode 036: Alvin Plantinga and Properly Bas...
Episode 035: Sam Harris, Science and Morality
24 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Harris believes that religion doesn't provide a basis for morality, science does. He's wrong, and here's (partly) why.The post Episode 035: Sam Ha...
Episode 034: On Original Sin
07 Apr 2010
Contributed by Lukas
What is "original sin?"The post Episode 034: On Original Sin appeared first on Right Reason. Get full access to Glenn Peoples at glennpeoples.substack...
Episode 033: In Search of the Soul, Part 5
06 Feb 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Peoples surveys some of the biblical material that addresses human nature. The dualism that many Christians embrace is notable by its absence.The p...
Episode 032: In Search of the Soul, Part 4
21 Jan 2010
Contributed by Lukas
Does the doctrine of a future life present a fatal objection to a materialist view of human nature?The post Episode 032: In Search of the Soul, Part 4...
Episode 031: In Search of the Soul, Part 3
13 Dec 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Here’s part three of the series on philosophy of mind. We’ve moved from dualism in part one through to physicalism in this episode. I look at epip...
Episode 030: Religion in the Public Square: Is it Justified?
13 Sep 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A talk given at the University of Canterbury in July 2009.The post Episode 030: Religion in the Public Square: Is it Justified? appeared first on Righ...
Episode 029: Is Abortion Immoral, and Should it be Illegal?
03 Aug 2009
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a recording of a talk I gave last week at the University of Canterbury on abortion. As promised in the episode, here’s a summary of ...
Episode 028: Psalm 69 – Looking for God
15 Jul 2009
Contributed by Lukas
A sermon on the psalms of lamentThe post Episode 028: Psalm 69 – Looking for God appeared first on Right Reason. Get full access to Glenn Peoples at...
Episode 027: In Search of the Soul, Part 2
26 May 2009
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we'll take a look at emergentism.The post Episode 027: In Search of the Soul, Part 2 appeared first on Right Reason. Get full access t...
Episode 026: In Search of the Soul, part 1
18 Apr 2009
Contributed by Lukas
In part one of the series on the mind and body, let's look at substance dualism.The post Episode 026: In Search of the Soul, part 1 appeared first on ...
Episode 025: Stop being a Christian and start being a person!
12 Mar 2009
Contributed by Lukas
We need to stop separating Christian faith from normal life.The post Episode 025: Stop being a Christian and start being a person! appeared first on R...
Episode 024: Breaking the (Obama) Spell
30 Jan 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Here it is, Episode 24. The United States of America has a new president: Barack Hussein Obama. Like a lot of people, I have a few thoughts about tha...
Episode 023: Imagine There’s No Heaven
05 Jan 2009
Contributed by Lukas
Is salvation really all about going to heaven?The post Episode 023: Imagine There’s No Heaven appeared first on Right Reason. Get full access to Gle...
Episode 022: Merry CHRISTmas!
16 Dec 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Hey everyone, this is my last podcast episode for 2008, So I thought I’d do something light hearted. Here’s a brief glimpse at purgatory, aka “w...
Episode 021: Sexing up Early Church History
13 Dec 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Did the Church conspire to hide the truth about other Gospels that did not make it into the Bible?The post Episode 021: Sexing up Early Church History...
Episode 020: The Argument from Atrocity
21 Nov 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Should you really reject religious beliefs because of the violence that religious people have carried out?The post Episode 020: The Argument from Atro...
Episode 019: Osiris and Jesus
18 Oct 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Is Jesus just a recycled version of Osiris? In a word: No.The post Episode 019: Osiris and Jesus appeared first on Right Reason. Get full access to Gl...
Episode 018: Athanasius, Atonement and Annihilation
05 Oct 2008
Contributed by Lukas
In Athanasius' work on the Incarnation, he offers what turn out to be a surprising line of argument for annihilationism.The post Episode 018: Athanasi...
Episode 017: Intelligent Design
27 Sep 2008
Contributed by Lukas
A discussion of intelligent design. Right or wrong, is it fair to discard it as non-science?The post Episode 017: Intelligent Design appeared first on...
Episode 016: The Liberal Theocracy
16 Sep 2008
Contributed by Lukas
The Liberal Theocracy? “What?!” You ask in disbelief. A contradiction in terms, you might think. Not so. This episode is, well, long. I noted the ...
Episode 015: Why become an atheist?
01 Sep 2008
Contributed by Lukas
What reasons are there, to adopt atheism - even if it is true?The post Episode 015: Why become an atheist? appeared first on Right Reason. Get full ac...
Episode 014: Preterism from the pulpit
30 Jul 2008
Contributed by Lukas
A sermon on the Olivet discourse and the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem.The post Episode 014: Preterism from the pulpit appeared first on Righ...
Episode 013: Plantinga and Presuppositional Apologetics part 2
20 Jul 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Part two of a discussion about Alvin Plantinga and presuppositional apologetics.The post Episode 013: Plantinga and Presuppositional Apologetics part ...
Episode 012: Plantinga and Presuppositional Apologetics
13 Jul 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Might Alvin Plantinga be best construed as a presuppositional apologist?The post Episode 012: Plantinga and Presuppositional Apologetics appeared firs...
Episode 011: What is Presuppositional Apologetics?
07 Jul 2008
Contributed by Lukas
An explanation of presuppositional apologetics.The post Episode 011: What is Presuppositional Apologetics? appeared first on Right Reason. Get full ac...
Episode 010: The Moral Argument, Part 2
26 Jun 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Can there be any moral truths if God does not exist? Part 2.The post Episode 010: The Moral Argument, Part 2 appeared first on Right Reason. Get full ...
Episode 009: The Moral Argument, Part 1
24 Jun 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Can there be any moral truths if God does not exist?The post Episode 009: The Moral Argument, Part 1 appeared first on Right Reason. Get full access t...
Episode 008b: Promote this podcast!
22 Jun 2008
Contributed by Lukas
This isn’t a real episode, just a message to other podcasters out there about how to promote this podcast. I’m more than happy to do the same for ...
Episode 008: Secularism and Equality
22 Jun 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Does the doctrine of human equality need a religious foundation?The post Episode 008: Secularism and Equality appeared first on Right Reason. Get full...
Episode 007: The Hell series crashes and burns, finally
19 Jun 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Part 3 in a series on hell, where we look at the case for annihilationism and respond to critics.The post Episode 007: The Hell series crashes and bur...
Episode 006: Hell, part 2 – Tradition Strikes Back!
17 Jun 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Examining the traditional case against annihilationism.The post Episode 006: Hell, part 2 – Tradition Strikes Back! appeared first on Right Reason. ...
Episode 005: It’s one Hell of an episode!
14 Jun 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Let's look at the doctrine of hell and the case for annihilationism.The post Episode 005: It’s one Hell of an episode! appeared first on Right Reaso...
Episode 004: Parodying Plato
10 Jun 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 4 already. One more episode and I’m halfway to 10! The main feature of this show is an audio dialogue, “A New Euthyphro.” This dialogue ...
Episode 003: Religion in the Public Square, Part 2
06 Jun 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Part 2 of a 2 part series on Religion in the Public Square. For those interested, here’s the transcript for this episode, and here‘s the transcrip...
Episode 002: Religion in the Public Square, Part 1
28 May 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Part one of a two part series on the role of religious beliefs in modern political life.The post Episode 002: Religion in the Public Square, Part 1 ap...
Episode 001: The BerettaCast Launches
22 May 2008
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 1 of “Say Hello to my Little Friend: The BerettaCast” has launched.Enjoy!The post Episode 001: The BerettaCast Launches appeared first on ...