180: Why Communist Ideas FAIL (S2:E3)

Your children need a sense of identity and purpose, ultimately grounded in Jesus Christ. What better way of helping them discover and develop these things through great stories? Dr. Heather Holleman has written a 4-book series on a girl named Elita Brown and the adventures in her life. Heather talked with Nate about how stories shape and mold us, and why reading is so important for kids.Heather's website: https://heatherholleman.com/ARC's website: https://arcanswers.org/

In this final episode of their season series, Dr. Paul Cleveland and Nate Williams discuss what the Bible says about money. They then walk through certain Old Testament and New Testament practices. Finally, they apply biblical principles to modern economic systems.

In this special episode, Dr. Gregg Quiggle joins Nate Williams to discuss the differences between Karl Marx's and D.L. Moody's view of helping the poor. Gregg co-authored a book with Dr. Erwin Lutzer on this topic, titled Marx and Moody.Gregg's email: [email protected]'s website: https://arcanswers.org/

It is fashionable in today's culture to bash capitalism and blame it for all of our problems. Dr. Paul Cleveland and Nate Williams offer, instead, a defense of capitalism (free market enterprise), and explain why it actually is a great economic system.

One of the biggest problems when fighting communist policies is that they always sound good. It's hard to persuade people that "freezing the rent" and "government run grocery stores" are terrible ideas, but we have to take the time to explain why communist ideas are failures every time they've been tried. Dr. Paul Cleveland shows Nate how it's done.

Dr. Paul Cleveland shares about the brutal history of Communism. They also talk about specific collectivistic policies that have crept into the United States.

Nate Williams is joined by Dr. Paul Cleveland to discuss communism, socialism, and capitalism. Along the way, they discuss a couple issues with communism/socialism (such as what happens to a nation's healthcare system!). They also set the record straight on "fake" versions of capitalism.

When we talk about deconstruction and deconversion, Christians often ask, "Why did they go? Why did they leave? What did we do wrong?" Ron Hunter, in his book Backward Discipleship, tells us that we are starting in the wrong place.He talks with Nate Williams about going to people who stayed in the Church and in the faith and asking them "Why?" He shares his fascinating findings with us.Dr. Hunter's ministry: https://d6family.com/ARC's website: https://arcanswers.org/

Grief is a shadow that never fully goes away. It changes you, interrupts your plans, and reshapes your future. For those carrying loss, and for the friends and family walking beside them, the question becomes: How do you keep living when life will never be the same?To discuss these weighty matters, Dave Keehn joins Nate Williams to share about his book Living in the Shadow of Grief.Dave's ministry: https://adamkeehnfoundation.com/ARC's website: https://arcanswers.org/

What do you do when there is turmoil around you? According to Mike Tatlock (A Compelling Faith in a Compromising Culture), the answer is to develop a deeper faith and orient your entire life around God.Ministry website: https://verticalpursuit.org/Mike's IG: https://www.instagram.com/mike_tatlock/ARC website: https://arcanswers.org/