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Roundtable on Scripture, theology, and culture across Christian traditions.
Do all paths lead to God? Is the Bible history or mythology? Are we saved by grace or good works? Featuring conversations with Christians from a variety traditions, this program is designed to give you a better understanding of what you believe and why you believe it.
Episodes
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Mar 22, 2026 · 1h 22m
From congregational autonomy to regional presbyteries to episcopal oversight, Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Walter Strickland, and Bob Hiller explain the scriptural reasoning and practical structures that shape how ecclesiology…
Mar 15, 2026 · 44 min
Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Walter Strickland, and Bob Hiller evaluate theological answers generated by ChatGPT and discuss how to engage people who are outsourcing life's biggest questions to AI. PARTNER WITH US -…
Mar 8, 2026 · 42 min
How are social media platforms shaping women's beliefs about identity, faith, and the good life? Mary Van Weelden joins Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Walter Strickland, and Bob Hiller to examine influential online trends and compare…
Feb 22, 2026 · 48 min
How has Nietzsche's philosophy gained traction online and in the hearts and minds of young men? Caleb Wait joins Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Walter Strickland, and Bob Hiller to trace the philosophical roots of the RedPill and…
Feb 8, 2026 · 50 min
Adam Francisco from 1517 joins Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Walter Strickland, and Bob Hiller to discuss how Muslim apologists are using YouTube and social media to reach a new generation. They examine some of the most common…
Feb 1, 2026 · 45 min
Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Walter Strickland, and Bob Hiller answer audience questions on Jonathan Edwards, deliverance ministries, dispensationalism, infant baptism, recommended reading, and more. PARTNER WITH US -…
Dec 28, 2025 · 51 min
PARTNER WITH US - https://solamedia.org/partner/?sc=AS2502V When you become a partner today, you'll receive two remarkable books as our thanks: Rediscovering the Holy Spirit by Dr. Michael Horton and Praying with Jesus by Pastor Adriel…
Dec 21, 2025 · 45 min
Sophia Holcomb joins Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Walter Strickland, and Bob Hiller to explore how C. S. Lewis portrays a theology of creation, sin, redemption, sanctification, and new creation throughout The Chronicles of Narnia. From…
Dec 14, 2025 · 46 min
Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Walter Strickland, and Bob Hiller explore Galatians 4–6, unpacking Paul's contrast between the Covenant of Works, the Covenant of Grace, and the New Covenant, as well as the freedom of life in the Spirit,…
Dec 7, 2025 · 45 min
Many have criticized the Reformation's understanding of justification, claiming it is either overstated or fundamentally mistaken. In this episode, Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Walter Strickland, and Bob Hiller walk through Galatians…
Nov 30, 2025 · 41 min
Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Walter Strickland, and Bob Hiller play a fun game ranking theologians through church history. PARTNER WITH US - https://solamedia.org/partner/?sc=AS2502V When you become a partner today, you'll receive two…
Nov 23, 2025 · 52 min
Neo-Orthodoxy, fundamentalism, and the black church. Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Walter Strickland, and Bob Hiller explore the important figures who resisted or compromised with theological liberalism in the early 20th-century.…
Nov 16, 2025 · 43 min
What do Charles Finney, Ellen G. White, and Joseph Smith have in common? They come from the "Burned-Over District." From revival tents to utopian communes, Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Walter Strickland, and Bob Hiller explore how…
Nov 9, 2025 · 41 min
Meet Friedrich Schleiermacher, the "Father of Modern Liberal Theology." Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Walter Strickland, and Bob Hiller explain how Romanticism, culture, and personal doubt shaped Schleiermacher's theology and how he…
Nov 2, 2025 · 45 min
Pietism promised renewal but redefined the teachings of the Reformation. Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, Walter Strickland, and Bob Hiller trace how Pietism's focus on heartfelt devotion replaced the Reformation's core doctrines, paved…
Oct 26, 2025 · 45 min
Is Anglicanism merely a "via media" without convictions? Was Cranmer only Henry's pawn? This conversation shows the depth of Anglican theology, the doctrinal weight of the Prayer Book, and the enduring mission of a communion shaped by the…
Oct 19, 2025 · 43 min
Baptists are often dismissed as anti-creedal individualists or confused Anabaptists. Walter Strickland shows instead their rich protestant heritage and why their convictions are not merely sectarian. PARTNER WITH US -…
Oct 12, 2025 · 43 min
Calvin was no tyrant presiding over a joyless Geneva. Nor was predestination the "center" of his theology. Michael Horton helps to unpack the true heart of Reformed teaching: union with Christ, God's glory in salvation, and a vision of…
Oct 5, 2025 · 45 min
Luther wasn't a mad monk or the founder of "individualism." Flawed though he was, he was a pastor-theologian gripped by the gospel. Bob Hiller helps clear away caricatures of antinomianism, antisemitism, and profligate monk, setting the…
Aug 31, 2025 · 46 min
FREE BOOKLET - https://solamedia.org/offers/thewarwecantsee/ This essential guide examines what the Bible actually teaches about Satan, demons, and spiritual warfare. Michael Horton and Justin Holcomb speak with Joseph Byamukama and…
Aug 24, 2025 · 45 min
Recording from East Africa, Michael Horton and Justin Holcomb consider how Christians today can discern between true and false spiritual influences. Drawing from 1 John, the hosts discuss how orthodoxy is spiritual warfare, how Western…
Aug 17, 2025 · 46 min
FREE BOOKLET - https://solamedia.org/offers/thewarwecantsee/ This essential guide examines what the Bible actually teaches about Satan, demons, and spiritual warfare. The hosts have an eye-opening interview with author Ashley Lande about…
Aug 10, 2025 · 42 min
Justin Holcomb, Walter Strickland, and Bob Hiller take a theological and biblical deep dive on demons. Drawing from Scripture and the Reformers, the hosts outline the origin, activity, and limits of demonic forces. FREE BOOKLET -…
Aug 3, 2025 · 41 min
Are angels real, personal beings or just ghosts from bygone eras? Justin Holcomb, Walter Strickland, and Bob Hiller unpack biblical texts, theological insights from the Reformation, and discuss the role of angels as messengers, ministers,…
Jul 27, 2025 · 39 min
Bishop Barron argues that the Reformation's legacy is 30,000 denominations and doctrinal chaos. Is Protestantism fatally fractured? Michael Horton, Bob Hiller, Walter Strickland, and Justin Holcomb address the charge of division by…
Jul 20, 2025 · 40 min
Does sola scriptura lead to chaos and individualism? Catholic theologian John Bergsma and Catholic podcaster Matt Fradd claim that rejecting the magisterium leaves Protestants without interpretive authority. Michael Horton, Bob Hiller,…
Jul 13, 2025 · 43 min
Responding to Bishop Robert Barron's interpretation of Paul and James, Michael Horton, Bob Hiller, Walter Strickland, and Justin Holcomb walk through the biblical case for justification as a forensic, declarative act. The hosts contrast…
Jul 6, 2025 · 42 min
Catholic apologist Trent Horn argues that sola fide leads to spiritual insecurity and confusion about salvation. Michael Horton, Bob Hiller, Walter Strickland, and Justin Holcomb respond and share what the Reformers meant by "faith…
Jun 29, 2025 · 39 min
What makes someone a Christian? Michael Horton, Bob Hiller, Walter Strickland, and Justin Holcomb show how the Nicene Creed draws a clear line between true faith and false gospels—then and now. From ancient heresies to modern distortions,…
Jun 22, 2025 · 40 min
What does it mean for Protestants to believe in "one holy catholic church"? Michael Horton, Bob Hiller, Walter Strickland, and Justin Holcomb unpack how the Reformers saw themselves as truly catholic—distinct from Roman claims and from…
