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Christians shouldn’t just think. They should think Christian. Join Dr. James Spencer and guests for calm, thoughtful, theological discussions about a variety of topics Christians face every day. The Thinking Christian Podcast will help you grow spiritually and learn theology as you seek to be faithful in a world that is becoming increasingly proficient at telling stories that deny Christ.

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Gregg Quiggle and Jerry Root | The English Reformation and C. S. Lewis

Recent Episodes

Oct. 7, 2025

Gregg Quiggle and Jerry Root | The English Reformation and C. S. Lewis

In this episode of Thinking Christian, Dr. James Spencer engages with Dr. Greg Quiggle and Dr. Jerry Root to discuss an upcoming study tour focused on the English Reformation and the works of C.S. Lewis. The conversation delv...
Oct. 6, 2025

Georgette Beck | Junk to Jewels: Beauty from Ashes

Dr. James Spencer welcomes Georgette Beck —author of Junk to Jewels: A Journey from Brokenness and Despair to Beauty and Delight and founder of the Bella Healing Hearts Foundation . Georgette shares her path from low self-wor...
Oct. 3, 2025

Debbie D'Souza | The Dragon’s Prophecy Film

James talks with Debbie D’Souza (co-writer/co-director) about the new film The Dragon’s Prophecy —why the project accelerated after Oct 7th, how Revelation 12’s “dragon” frames Israel’s story, what recent archaeology (City of...
Oct. 2, 2025

Peter Y. Hong | True Globalization: Reconciling Humanity in Christ

Dr. James Spencer sits down with Dr. Peter Y. Hong —federal prison chaplain and author of The Reconciliation of Humanity in Christ —to explore how a prison chapel became his living parable for our “shrinking” world. Peter des...
Sept. 29, 2025

Jonathan P. Walton | Beauty & Resistance: Practicing a Life That Forms You

Dr. James Spencer talks with Jonathan P. Walton —author of Beauty and Resistance and 12 Lies That Hold America Captive —about moving beyond “thinking Christian” to living as a Christian. Jonathan shares how grief, burnout, an...
Sept. 25, 2025

Peter Greer | How Leaders Lose Their Way—and Finish Well Instead

Dr. James Spencer talks with Peter Greer —CEO/President of HOPE International and author of How Leaders Lose Their Way (and How to Make Sure It Doesn’t Happen to You) —about why organizations drift when leaders first drift pe...

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