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If you want to understand how feminism has shaped the mind of American women over the last seventy years—and the cultural arc from Doris Day, to Buffy the Vampire Slayer; from Ruth Bader Ginsberg to Rosanne; fromTaylor Swift to Dylan Mulvaney, the man who Bud Light imagines is a woman—then join Joe Miller and his co-host Leroy Hill as they unpack Betty Friedan’s 1963 book, The Feminine Mystique. Her book did more than critique the suburban housewife of the Leave it to Beaver era; it succeeded in redefining womanhood and femininity in modern American life. The conversation wraps with practical guidance for Christian women seeking to stand firm and flourish in a culture saturated with sexual confusion, fear of families, and a female identity crisis. REFERENCES 10 Books that Screwed Up the World: And 5 Others That Didn't Help by Benjamin Wiker This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jrmiller777.substack.com/subscribe

Ideas have consequences and so today Joe Miller and Leroy Hill and I are joined by Alex Fogassy to offer a biblically sound and philosophically robust discussion of Alfred Kinsey’s 1948 book, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male. hey expose how Kinsey—along with W.B. Pomeroy and C.E. Martin—manipulated data, rewrote sexual norms, and helped distort America’s moral imagination. The conversation wraps with practical guidance for Christian men seeking to stand firm and flourish in a culture saturated with sexual confusion and deviance. REFERENCES 10 Books that Screwed Up the World: And 5 Others That Didn't Help by Benjamin Wiker This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jrmiller777.substack.com/subscribe

The good news is that in addition to friends like Sarah Palin, back in 2014 I had friend like Barack Obama who gave me the difficult assignment of saving America because he knew I was tough enough to withstand and slings and arrows of the political machine. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jrmiller777.substack.com/subscribe

In 1925, the Scopes ‘Monkey Trial’ turned a small Tennessee courtroom into a national showdown between the Bible and Darwin. A hundred years later, that clash of worldviews still shapes our laws, our schools, and how culture misrepresents Christianity. In today’s show, Dr. Miller is joined by Casey Luskin and Rick Townsend help parents, students, teachers, philosophers, historians, and scientists navigate the turbulent waters of human origins through the lens of a Christian worldview. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jrmiller777.substack.com/subscribe

Ideas have consequences and so today Joe Miller and Leroy Hill offer a biblically sound and philosophically robust discussion of Margaret Mead’s book The Pivot of Civilization and how her agnostic worldview has shaped many of today’s conflicts over sex, undermined science, vilified religion, and deformed the worldview of many Christians. Tune in live to see how these ideas have shaped the Western worldview, and maybe even deformed the worldview of many Christians. REFERENCES 10 Books that Screwed Up the World: And 5 Others That Didn't Help by Benjamin Wiker This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jrmiller777.substack.com/subscribe

Ideas have consequences and so today Joe Miller and Leroy Hill offer a biblically sound and philosophically robust discussion of Sigmund Freud’s book The Future of an Illusion and how his Atheist wish-casting of stand behind many of today’s conflicts over sex, science, and religion, shaped the Western worldview, and maybe even deformed the worldview of many Christians. Through their witty banter, the guys till the soil of culture to sow the seed of the Gospel. REFERENCES 10 Books that Screwed Up the World: And 5 Others That Didn't Help by Benjamin Wiker This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jrmiller777.substack.com/subscribe

This special episode of raZe the roof features Sean Myers, elder and lead pastor at Pella Communities in Glendale, Arizona. Sean casts a positive vision for formational worship, a practice rooted in Christian tradition designed to shape believers over time through active participation, contemplative practices, and an intergenerational style. To help contextualize Pella’s liturgical practice, Sean contrasts it with the dominant evangelical model of functional liturgy, which is built on seeker-sensitive methods like quick-fix sermons addressing felt needs and passive engagement, high-energy music, and age-segregated services. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jrmiller777.substack.com/subscribe

Ideas have consequences and so today Joe Miller and Leroy Hill are joined by Richard Weikart to offer a biblically sound and philosophically robust discussion of Adolf Hitler’s book Mein Kampf and how these ideas stand behind many of today’s moral conflicts, shaped the Western worldview, and maybe even deformed the worldview of many Christians. Through their witty banter, the guys till the soil of culture to sow the seed of the Gospel. REFERENCES 10 Books that Screwed Up the World: And 5 Others That Didn't Help by Benjamin Wiker This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jrmiller777.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of raZe the roof we go back in time to April 2020 when Dr. Miller went 1 on 1 with Clay Jones to talk about his book, Immortal: How the Fear of Death Drives Us and What We Can Do About It. This was a timely conversation in the midst of the global fears about COVID-19. Our conversation exposed the failed attempts, even by some Christians, to rationalize our fear of death and run away from risk. We’ll showed, instead, how real hope comes only through the healing gospel of Jesus that promises us immortality. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jrmiller777.substack.com/subscribe

Ideas have consequences and so today Joe Miller and Leroy Hill are joined by Kevin Briggins to offer a biblically sound and philosophically robust discussion of Margret Sanger’s 1922 book The Pivot of Civilization. They’ll show how Sanger’s Social Darwinism shaped the eugenic mission of Planned Parenthood, influenced the Western worldview, and maybe even deformed the theology of many Christians. Through their witty banter, the guys till the soil of culture to sow the seed of the Gospel. REFERENCES 10 Books that Screwed Up the World: And 5 Others That Didn't Help by Benjamin Wiker This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jrmiller777.substack.com/subscribe

Ideas have consequences and so today Joe Miller and Leroy Hill are joined by the president of Ratio Christi Corey Miller to offer a biblically sound and philosophically robust discussion of Vladimir Lenin’s 1917 book The State and Revolution. They’ll show how Lenin applied the philosophy of Marx and Engels to justify the killing of millions and how many folks today practice Lenin’s politics of violence. Through their witty banter, the guys till the soil of culture to sow the seed of the Gospel. Listen in to see how Lenin’s communist ideals have shaped the Western worldview, and maybe even deformed the worldview of many Christians. REFERENCES 10 Books that Screwed Up the World: And 5 Others That Didn't Help by Benjamin Wiker This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jrmiller777.substack.com/subscribe

Back in December 2021, I had the chance to sit down with Dr. Casey Luskin to talk about the science of human origins in William Lane Craig’s book, In Quest of the Historical Adam. Given Casey’s expertise in both the scientific and legal dimensions of the debate over evolution, I think you will find his observations insightful. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jrmiller777.substack.com/subscribe

The culture is shifting, but transgenderism remains a divisive issue among many Christians. Today we’re going back in time to 2020 when Dr. Miller went 1 on 1 with Professor Nancy Pearcey, the author of the powerful book, Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions About Life and Sexuality. Professor Pearcey shares her research and advice to parents of transgender kids on how to navigate the medical minefield and help their children. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jrmiller777.substack.com/subscribe

Ideas have consequences so today Joe Miller and Leroy Hill are joined by Owen Anderson to offer a biblically sound and philosophically robust discussion of Friedrich Nietzsche 1886 book Beyond Good and Evil. They’ll show how Nietzsche’s atheist morality lies beneath many of today’s social conflicts. Through their witty banter, the guys till the soil of culture to sow the seed of the Gospel. Listen to discover how these ideas have shaped the Western worldview and maybe even deformed the worldview of many Christians. REFERENCES 10 Books that Screwed Up the World: And 5 Others That Didn't Help by Benjamin Wiker This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jrmiller777.substack.com/subscribe

Joseph R. Miller is joined by co-host Leroy Hill and their friends Kevin Briggins and Owen Anderson to talk about Christian education and the influence of progressive politics. Today, they unpack Charlie Sykes’ interview of Wesleyan University President Michael Roth—another Blind Fox—who’s positioned himself as the brave defender of liberal education and academic freedom, Gandalf standing in the gap against the fascist attacks of President Donald Trump. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jrmiller777.substack.com/subscribe

Ideas have consequences and so today Joe Miller and Leroy Hill are joined by Richard Weikart to offer a biblically sound and philosophically robust discussion of Darwin's 1871 book, The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex. They’ll show how Darwin’s embrace of the godless philosophy of human evolution stands behind many of today’s moral conflicts. Through their witty banter, the guys till the soil of culture to sow the seed of the Gospel. Tune in live to see how these ideas have shaped the Western view of humanity, and maybe even deformed the worldview of many Christians. REFERENCES 10 Books that Screwed Up the World: And 5 Others That Didn't Help by Benjamin Wiker This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jrmiller777.substack.com/subscribe

Today Joe interviewsSteven B Sherman, his colleague at Grand Canyon University, about his new book, An Introduction to Philosophy: A Christian Guide to the Things that Really Matter which is coauthored by Richard A Holland, Gary S. Osmundsen, and Peter J. Rasor. About the Book Designed for students in Christian colleges and seminaries, An Introduction to Philosophy surveys the four main areas of philosophy - logic, metaphysics, epistemology, and ethics - in an accessible and engaging manner. Yet, it also covers important topics sometimes left unaddressed in introductions, including: * why philosophy matters in our day * critical thinking and intellectual virtue * a brief history of philosophy * philosophical hermeneutics * the relationship between philosophy, faith, and worldview * religious epistemology * bioethics, sexual ethics, other types of ethics * a Christian philosophy of life Grounded in the Christian intellectual tradition, each chapter in An Introduction to Philosophy includes student-friendly features such as chapter summaries, explanatory sidebars, reflection questions, vocabulary words and definitions, and suggestions for further reading. Professors and students will find it to be a broad and useful overview, perfect for undergraduate and seminary students alike. Endorsement This book is a wonderful, practical, insightful, and balanced introduction to philoso-phy. It brings together the intellectual and the practical, the bigger picture and personal application. If you are a newcomer to philosophy-or even if you've been at it for a while— you'll find this a helpful guide to steer you into the way of wisdom. The book is quite comprehensive, but not daunting. Since every human being has a worldview or philosophy of life (and, so, we are all philosophers), this book will assist you in "taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ." —Paul Copan, Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics, Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach (Florida); author, Loving Wisdom: A Guide to Philosophy and Christian This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jrmiller777.substack.com/subscribe

There are many methods of teaching the Bible, and not all of them are created equal. My name is Joe Miller and in this episode of the 10 Minute Teacher, I introduce you to the Narrative Method of sermon preparation used by many men and women for their Study and Style of Preaching. I pray you are challenged to experiment with and equipped to be more discerning as you seek to strengthen your preaching of God's Word to His people. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jrmiller777.substack.com/subscribe

Ideas have consequences, and so today Joe Miller and Leroy Hill offer a biblically sound and philosophically robust discussion of John Stuart Mill’s 1863 essay titled Utilitarianism. They’ll show how Mill’s loveless atheism stands behind many of today’s moral conflicts, shaped the Western worldview, and maybe even deformed the worldview of many Christians. Through their witty banter, the guys till the soil of culture to sow the seed of the Gospel. Tune in live to see how these ideas have shaped the Western worldview, and maybe even deformed the worldview of many Christians. REFERENCES 10 Books that Screwed Up the World: And 5 Others That Didn't Help by Benjamin Wiker This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jrmiller777.substack.com/subscribe

Today we’re going back in time to 2020 when Dr. Miller went 1 on 1 with Richard Weikart to discuss how the Darwinian worldview helped create the scientific racisms of the 20th century through the eugenics movement. The show goes beyond the history and explores how this Darwinian thinking influences science, religion, and public policy today. RESOURCES FROM THE SHOW * The Death of Humanity: And the Case for Life by Weikart * Hitler’s Ethic: The Nazi Pursuit of Evolutionary Progress by Weikart * Preaching Eugenics: Religious Leaders and the American Eugenics Movement by Christine Rosen (Author) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jrmiller777.substack.com/subscribe