The Sean McDowell Show
Episodes
How To Ruin Your Life In 7 Steps (Don't Do These)
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joshua Broome spent five years in the porn industry and made over 1,000 adult films. He was the Male Performer of the Year (2012). And yet he left it ...
Escaping a Pseudo-Christian Polygamous Cult (w/ Naomi Wright)
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Naomi Wright is the daughter of a pseudo-Christian cult leader. She was raised, yet hidden, within mainstream culture and public school education, whe...
Human Trafficking: Stories that ROCKED me (and Gospel Hope)
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Millions of people are in slavery today. It is truly one of the greatest evils of our time. What is the church's role in ending human trafficking?...
Understanding the Gender Revolution: Christianity and the Transgender Movement
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is the worldview behind the gender revolution? Is it compatible with Christianity? How should Christians respond? This video is a recent talk I g...
Lies that Distort the Gospel (w/ Allen Parr)
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What are the most common and dangerous doctrines today that distort the gospel? Is it possible to discern biblical truth in our age of fake news? In t...
Detransition: The Latest Research (and Inconvenient Truth)
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does the current research show about transition, transition regret, and detransition? Dr. Paul Rhodes Eddy discusses his in-depth study of the la...
Mind Reading, Demonic Possession: the Bible on Demons
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Bible says a lot about demons, but as you read a passage you might have more questions like: Can demons read your mind? What powers do they really...
Can You Faithfully Follow Jesus and Affirm Same-Sex Unions?
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is the morality of same-sex unions an issue Christians can agree to disagree over? After all, Christians differ on consequential issues like the moral...
Stunned by Near-Death Experiences: A Doctor’s investigation 
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does a Doctor have to say about life after death? And what evidence convinced him to believe that the evidence for the afterlife is remarkably st...
Atheism vs. Christianity: What is the State of the Debate? (ft. Jeff Lowder)
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How would an atheist assess Christian apologetics today? How does he assess the New Atheist movement. And what do an atheist and a Christian have in c...
Answering the Problem of Evil and Suffering
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Every worldview needs to explain why the world is broken. Which worldview best accounts for evil and suffering? This video is a recent talk I gave in ...
An Unexpected Story of Salvation (ft. Preston Perry)
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How does a Christian that grew up in the South side of Chicago come to be an apologist for Jesus? My guest today Preston Perry has transformed his lif...
Can You Follow Jesus and Affirm Same-Sex Unions?
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is the morality of same-sex unions an issue Christians can agree to disagree over? After all, Christians differ on consequential issues like the moral...
Real Life Testimony of an (Ex) Psychic
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Nizza started psychic practices at 13 years old. She was quickly drawn into the occult for over two decades until having a radical life chang...
A Radical Saudi Muslim Comes to Christ
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How did a fundamentalist Muslim living in Saudi Arabia become a Christian? Al Fadi was a devout Muslim and was even planning on joining a jihadist gro...
Exorcisms: The World's Leading Psychiatric Authority Speaks Out
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is the evidence that demon possession is real? What do exorcisms entail? Today I talk with board-certified psychiatrist, professor of psychiatry,...
Hindu to Atheist to Christ: An Engineer's Fascinating Journey
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why would a brilliant Hindu engineer become an atheist and then choose to follow Christ? What evidence convinced him Christianity is true? What did it...
Why A Militant Communist Came to Christ (ft Sy Garte)
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why would a militant communist, indoctrinated to hate Christians, become a follower of Jesus? What scientific evidence and personal experiences convin...
50 Years Studying the Resurrection: Magnum Opus by Gary Habermas
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is the latest case for the resurrection? After 32,000+ hours studying the resurrection of Jesus, what does Habermas consider the strongest eviden...
12 Tough Qs on God and the Bible
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Who created God? Why is there evil? Will Dogs be in heaven? I was invited to speak at an event in Singapore and was asked these questions and many mor...
An Ex-Hindu Comes to Christ...and What it Cost Him
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nijay Gupta was a confused, superstitious Hindu and he abandoned his family religion to become a Christian. Since then he's found his place in the...
Responding to the Toughest Pro-choice Arguments
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is the current state of the debate over abortion? How should Christians lovingly defend life? Our guest today, Scott Klusendorf, is one of the le...
A Doctor’s Fascinating Investigation of Near-Death Experiences (ft. Dr. Michael Sabom)
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As a critical cardiologist, Dr. Michael Sabom first thought near-death experiences were "hogwash." After designing and implementing the firs...
From Jihad to Jesus: A Radical Muslim Converts to Christianity (ft. Tomas Samuel)
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why would a radical Muslim become a follower of Jesus? Tomas Samuel was a strict Salafi Muslim who preached and taught Islam to convert more westerner...
How to Question (and Doubt) Faith
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What are good questions we should ask? Why does God communicate with questions? My guest today Matt Anderson wants people to understand that we do not...
The Case for Life: Equipping Christians to Engage the Culture
12 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What is the role of the pro-life Christian? How should they lovingly engage in questions and objections. Our guest today Scott Klusendorf covers curre...
Morality: Christian vs Atheist
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Atheist Emery Wang co-hosted the podcast “A Christian and an Atheist” for a decade. What did he learn? Does he find any evidence for God compellin...
The Deconstruction of Christianity (ft. Alisa Childers, Tim Barnett)
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A movement called ‘deconstruction’ is sweeping through our churches and it is affecting our loved ones. What is deconstruction? Should we be conce...
Mt. Ebal Curse Tablet Defeated? "Nope!" says Scott Stripling (Update!)
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Has the "curse tablet" discovery at Mt. Ebal been proven false? Recently, three academic journal articles appeared in the Israel Exploration...
Excavating Babylon (with Joel Kramer)
29 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Babylon is the second most mentioned city in the Bible yet few archaeologists have been able to excavate the area. Joel Kramer has made multiple trips...
5 Dangerous Lies of Our Modern Age (w/ Rosaria Butterfield)
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Should Christians use preferred gender pronouns? Is same-sex attraction a sin, or is it the behavior? Sean talks with Rosaria Butterfield about her la...
A Homicide Detective Investigates the Gospels (J. Warner Wallace)
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How does a former Atheist detective use skills help us determine the historical reliability of the Bible? J Warner Wallace applied the same step-by-st...
Christian Universalism: 12 Questions
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Can Satan be redeemed? Is Christian universalism a valid option for Christians? These are just a few of the questions I explore with Dr. Michael McCly...
10 Questions on the Atonement
08 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is substitutionary atonement essential to the gospel? How is it fair for Jesus to die for the sins of others? In this interview, I talk with pastor an...
Surprising Stories from Former Atheists (Dr. Jana Harmon)
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why would 50 atheists leave naturalism behind and become Christians? What experiences or arguments convinced them? And what can we learn from them? Se...
How Near Death Experiences Support Christianity
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For decades, John Burke has been studying accounts of survivors brought back from near death who lived to tell of both heavenly and hellish experience...
The Surprising Genius of Jesus (ft. Peter Williams)
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Genius” is often not the first word that comes to mind when people think about Jesus. But when studied in detail, Jesus’s teachings portray bri...
From Buddha to Jesus
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How does a former Buddhist convert to Christianity and use history to help bolster the Christian faith? Susan Lim unpacks how the history of the Bible...
7 Great Bible Translations (ft. Mark Ward)
18 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What makes a Bible translation good? What are some of the best Bible translations and when should we use them? Sean welcomes back scholar and YouTuber...
9 Reasons People Deconstruct (and what to do about it)
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is deconstruction? Why are so many people deconstructing their faith? Well, there's a right way and a wrong way to do it. In this interview, ...
An Agnostic Considers God
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What would happen if an agnostic committed to thinking about God for a year? In this episode, Sean and Scott discuss the recent book "My Year wit...
The Battle Over Porn
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is the state of the current debate over the morality and legality of pornography? Is porn really harmful? Can pro-porn and anti-porn groups find ...
Is Christianity Outdated and Irrelevant?
29 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is it wrong to doubt your beliefs? What does it mean to doubt well? My son and I sat down for an interview (for Biola’s Torrey Conference) to better...
The Latest Case for God (w/ Lee Strobel)
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Has science had made the idea of a Creator irrelevant? Lee Strobel, best known for his books like Case for a Creator and The Case for Christ, talks ab...
Life After Polygamy: The Real-Life Testimony of Jared Larson
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jared Larson was living in a state constant fear from the control of a cult leader. His daily life was consumed with the second coming of Jesus, until...
The Babylon Bee Guide to Gender (ft. Kyle Mann)
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What have you wanted to know about gender but been afraid to ask? Search no further! In this interview, Sean talks with Kyle Mann, managing editor for...
A Deep Look: “Do Not Commit Adultery"
13 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this video, we'll unpack the meaning and importance of the 7th Commandment, which states, "You shall not commit adultery." It's i...
The Rise of Social Justice Ideology (ft Neil Shenvi & Pat Sawyer)
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Where Are Critical Theory and the Social Justice Movement Taking Us? Critical theory and its expression in fields such as critical race theory, critic...
Why Grace is Still Amazing (25-year update!)
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most impactful books in my own personal life is getting an update after 25 years! Millions of lives have been changed by award-winning auth...
Unraveling 7 Gens of Mormon Faith
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What lessons can Christians learn from a former Mormon? Can we take lessons from Corey Miller in responding to Mormonism? After 7 generations of being...
A Megachurch Pastor Leaves His Faith
24 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why would a megachurch pastor leave his faith? What questions are raised through his journey that we need to address, and how can we better love peopl...
Horrifying Story out of Witchcraft (w/ Julie Lopez)
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why would a 5th generation witch leave her practice and follow Christ? Julie Lopez was practicing as a witch until her father's suicide completely...
BEST Case for the Existence of the Soul (w/ JP Moreland)
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is the soul? What is does it mean to have a soul? JP Moreland delivers a defense of contemporary substance dualism, which claims that the human p...
Was the Exodus Real? (with Titus Kennedy)
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Titus Kennedy is to talk about some of his favorite evidences for the Exodus of Moses and the Israelites from Egypt. Join us for some more context...
Is the New Testament Reliable?
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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The Latest Textual Discoveries of the Bible (ft. Dan Wallace)
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What recent discoveries have there been of biblical manuscripts? And what do they mean for the textual transmission of the New Testament. In this vide...
5 FATAL Flaws in Transgender Ideology (ft. Frank Turek)
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Is there anything wrong with transgenderism? Who could possibly be hurt? Dr. Frank Turek uses sound reason and evidence—not religion— to show that...
Coming to Faith through Richard Dawkins
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why are there so many Christians converting from Atheism from Dawkins? Alister McGrath is a theologian, Christian apologist, and public intellectual g...
The (Updated) Story of Jon Steingard
09 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What would cause a devout Christian rockstar to deconvert from his faith in Christianity? In this video, I catch up with Jon Steingard, who was the le...
7 Bad Bible Translations (ft. Mark Ward)
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What makes a Bible translation bad? What are some of the most common "bad" translations and how can we avoid them? Sean talks with author an...
A Former Abortion Doctor Speaks Out (ft. Tony Levatino)
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why would an abortion doctor quit? Dr. Levatino has been a practicing OBGYN since 1980, but in 1985 he had a radical experience that turned his life u...