Optiv Theology Podcast

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Episodes: 137

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Andy Schmitt discusses theology, culture, and Christian living with current Christians leaders, authors, and pastors.

Episode Date
#102 // Why Should Christians Write Stories? (ft. Kathryn Butler)
Apr 23, 2024
#101 // How Does The Old Testament Point Towards Christ? (ft. Dr. Vern Poythress)
Apr 15, 2024
#100 // Can We Trust Our Bible Translations? (ft. Dr. Stephen Carlson)
Apr 08, 2024
#99 // Is The New Covenant Better Than The Old Covenant? (ft. Jared Compton)
Mar 25, 2024
#98 // How Should Christians Make Decisions (With The Holy Spirit)? (ft. Vince Pierri)
Mar 18, 2024
#97 // What Is Holy Sexuality? (ft. Dr. Christopher Yuan)
Mar 11, 2024
#96 // Why Is Narnia So Important? (ft. Hal Poe & David C. Downing)
Mar 05, 2024
#95 // How Did The Church Start? (ft. Clifton Ward)
Feb 19, 2024
#94 // Why Do Protestants Convert? (ft. Brad Littlejohn)
Feb 12, 2024
#93 // What Is Orthodoxy?
Feb 05, 2024
#92 // What Does Jesus Teach Us Through His Miracles? (ft. Vern S. Poythress)
Jan 30, 2024
#91 // Is Theistic Evolution Biblical? (ft. Ken Ham)
Jan 22, 2024
#90 // Has Israel Gone Too Far? (And Other Questions Related To The War In Israel)
Jan 16, 2024
Bonus: Nic And Andy Answer 1/4 Of A Listeners Question
Jan 08, 2024
#89 // How Can Christians Be Intimate With Christ? (ft. Tom Flaherty)
Jan 03, 2024
G.K. Chesterton: Orthodoxy (Pt. II)
Dec 27, 2023
#88 // Can You Fall Away From Salvation? (ft. Jared Compton)
Dec 12, 2023
G.K. Chesterton: Orthodoxy (Pt. I)
Dec 06, 2023
#87 // Should Christians Support Israel? | Is Preston Sprinkle A Heretic?
Nov 22, 2023
#86 // When Should I Leave My Church? (ft. Vince Pierri)
Nov 16, 2023
Testimony: Chris Dolson
Nov 09, 2023
Five Lies of Our Anti - Christian Age: Interview with Rosaria Butterfield
Oct 19, 2023
Street Smarts: Interview with Gregory Koukl
Oct 11, 2023
#85 // What Is Greed? (ft. Craig Blomberg)
Sep 29, 2023
#84 // Should I Become A Pastor? (ft. Vince Pierri)
Sep 23, 2023
The Discussion with Andy Schmitt
Sep 06, 2023
C.S. Lewis: The Pilgrim's Regress (Plus Bonus Content At The End)
Sep 01, 2023
#83 // What Is Anger? (ft. Jill Reasa)
Aug 29, 2023
#82 // Is Christianity Liberal Or Conservative?
Aug 04, 2023
#81 // What Is Natural Law? (ft. Dr. Samuel Gregg)
Jul 05, 2023
Bonus: What’s Up With Optiv Network? (And We Talk About Other Things Too)
Jun 19, 2023
#80 // Did Jesus Descend Into Hell?
Jun 07, 2023
Testimony: Michael Beresford
May 24, 2023
#79 // How Can Christians Turn Their Heart Towards God?
May 19, 2023
Interview: Mike Woodruff
May 10, 2023
Bonus: Nic Gibson And Andy Schmitt Discuss Why Most People Are Too Stressed To Function, What It Means To Be A Conservative, The Current Political Landscape, And Much More
May 08, 2023
#78 // What Is Making Me Sin?
Apr 11, 2023
Bonus: Nashville School Shooting
Apr 03, 2023
#77 // What Does It Mean To Be A Missionary? (ft. Manohar James)
Mar 31, 2023
#76 // Should Christians Swear?
Mar 24, 2023
Testimony: Anneliese
Feb 25, 2023
#75 // What Is Revival?
Feb 17, 2023
#74 // Can You Be A "Red Letter" Christian?
Feb 08, 2023
#73 // Is Church Membership Biblical?
Feb 02, 2023
#72 // How Should Christians Parent? (pt. II)
Jan 11, 2023
Merry Christmas & Happy New year
Dec 30, 2022
Catholicism vs. Protestantism (ft. David Deavel)
Dec 29, 2022
#71 // How Should Christians Parent? (Pt. I)
Dec 14, 2022
Oaks Ministry Collaborative: Interview with Jill Reasa
Nov 30, 2022
#70 // Can a Christian be Enlightened?
Nov 16, 2022
In Sunshine or in Shadow: Interview with Bethany Peterson, Matthew Flaherty, and Anne Angel
Nov 09, 2022
#69 // How should Christians talk about transgenderism?
Nov 02, 2022
#68 // Is Hierarchy Tyranny?
Oct 19, 2022
#67 // What is deconstruction as it applies to faith in Jesus? (Part II)
Oct 14, 2022
#66 // What is deconstruction as it applies to faith in Jesus? (Part I)
Oct 05, 2022
#65 // What does it mean to be a woman? (ft. Anneliese/ Feminine_not_feminist)
Sep 14, 2022
#64 // How can Christians practice affirmation? (ft. Sam Crabtree)
Aug 31, 2022
#63 // Education Series | Homeschool (ft. Alexi Gibson)
Aug 17, 2022
#62 // Education Series | Private Schools (ft. Chuck Moore)
Aug 03, 2022
#61 // Education Series | Government Schools (ft. Adam Clausen)
Jul 20, 2022
#60 // Are megachurches Biblical? (ft. Vince Pierri)
Jul 14, 2022
#59 // How should Christians educate their kids?
Jul 07, 2022
Bonus: Roe v. Wade Update & Response
Jul 07, 2022
#58 // What is expressive individualism?
Jun 13, 2022
#57 // What is the purpose of marriage? (ft. Mike Beresford)
Jun 01, 2022
#56 // Why is abortion wrong? (Part II)
May 25, 2022
#55 // Why is abortion wrong? (Part I)
May 19, 2022
#54 // How should the church disciple Gen Z? (ft. Rachel Gibson)
May 11, 2022
#53 // What is Easter?
May 04, 2022
The Truth and Beauty: Interview with Andrew Klavan
Apr 29, 2022
#52 // Should Christians use social media?
Apr 27, 2022
#51 // Biblical Anthropology Series (Part V) | How is image bound to sanctification?
Apr 21, 2022
Great Theologians: C. S. Lewis (ft. Hal Poe)
Apr 19, 2022
#50 // Biblical Anthropology Series (Part IV) | How is Jesus the image of man and the image of God?
Apr 13, 2022
#49 // What is a Christians role in the government? (ft. Michael Matheson Miller)
Apr 10, 2022
#48 // Biblical Anthropology Series (Part III) | How has the fall affected men?
Apr 06, 2022
Great Theologians: Martin Luther (ft. H. J. Selderhuis)
Mar 28, 2022
#47 // What does it mean to be a person? (ft. Michael Matheson Miller)
Mar 27, 2022
#46 // Biblical Anthropology Series (Part II) | How has the fall affected women? (ft. Niccole Khail)
Mar 23, 2022
#45 // How can a single woman live out Biblical femininity? (ft. Christina Sekutowski)
Mar 18, 2022
#44 // Biblical Anthropology Series (Part I) | What is the image of God?
Mar 16, 2022
Great Theologians: G. K. Chesterton (ft. David P. Deavel)
Mar 14, 2022
#43 // What is wisdom?
Feb 05, 2022
#42 // Should Christians drink alcohol?
Jan 21, 2022
Bonus: Nic Gibson and Andy Schmitt discuss theology, politics, economics, and much more
Jan 04, 2022
Bonus | Christmas Special (ft. Andy Schmitt, Reagan Kramer, Bev Coniaris, Nic Gibson, Ty Schmitt, Kerry Schmitt)
Dec 22, 2021
#41 // What does it mean to be a man?
Dec 15, 2021
#40 // What is essential?
Dec 10, 2021
#39 // How should Christians interact with politics? (Pt. II) (Ft. Lacy Johnson)
Dec 02, 2021
Testimony: Jill Reasa
Nov 23, 2021
#38 // How should Christians interact with politics? (Pt. I)
Nov 11, 2021
Testimony: Greg Fogarty
Sep 24, 2021
#37 // How should we do Church?
Sep 20, 2021
#36 // What does it mean to be made in the image of God?
Aug 19, 2021
#35 // How should we interact with the Holy Spirit?
Aug 06, 2021
Testimony: Bev Coniaris
Jul 23, 2021
#34 // How should we date? (Part IV)
Jul 17, 2021
#33 // What is Spiritual Warfare?
Jun 09, 2021
#32 // Can Christians get divorced? (Part II)
May 07, 2021
#31 // Can Christians get divorced? (Part I)
Apr 20, 2021
Testimony: Tom Flaherty
Apr 13, 2021
#30 // Can a non-believer truly love?
Mar 28, 2021
Testimony: Kerry Schmitt
Mar 19, 2021
#29 // Do we have free will?
Mar 07, 2021
#28 // What is starlight theory?
Mar 01, 2021
#27 // How was the Earth created? (Part II)
Feb 21, 2021
Testimony: Reagan Kramer
Feb 10, 2021
#26 // How was the Earth created? (Part I)
Feb 05, 2021
Testimony: Ty Schmitt
Jan 14, 2021
#25 // What is Hell? (Part III)
Dec 07, 2020
#24 // What is Hell? (Part II)
Nov 30, 2020
#23 // What is Hell? (Part I)
Nov 16, 2020
Testimony: Nic Gibson
Nov 02, 2020
#22 // What is the Myers-Briggs? (Part II)
Oct 31, 2020
Testimony: Andy Schmitt
Oct 15, 2020
#21 // What is the Myers-Briggs? (Part I)
Sep 29, 2020
Testimony: John Sekutowski
Sep 29, 2020
#20 // What should I do with my life?
Aug 27, 2020
#19 // What is the Charismatic church?
Aug 03, 2020
#18 // What are gender roles in marriage?
Jul 30, 2020
#17 // What are gender roles in the church?
Jul 26, 2020
#16 // What are the gifts of the Spirit?
Jul 07, 2020
#15 // How should we deal with racism?
Jun 21, 2020
#14 // Can the dead speak to us? What is Prophecy?
May 27, 2020
#13 // How should we date? (Part III)
Apr 17, 2020
#12 // How should we deal with depression?
Apr 10, 2020
#11 // What are gender roles?
Mar 30, 2020
#10 // How should we deal with coronavirus?
Mar 15, 2020
#9 // What is evangelism?
Feb 28, 2020
#8 // How should Christians engage with music?
Feb 11, 2020
#7 // What is the full armor of God? (Part III)
Jan 24, 2020
#6 // What is the full armor of God? (Part II)
Jan 10, 2020
#5 // What is the full armor of God? (Part I)
Jan 03, 2020
#4 // How should we date? (Part II)
Dec 13, 2019
#3 // How should we date? (Part I)
Nov 22, 2019
#2 // What is the Trinity?
Nov 15, 2019
#1 // Can you lose your salvation?
Nov 08, 2019