There is a quiet assumption running beneath modern life: faith belongs in one room, reason in another. Faith handles meaning. Reason handles truth. And if the two ever meet, reason does the talking.

This episode challenges that arrangement — not with sentiment, but with argument.

The Reasoning God puts the Christian worldview through every major mode of human reasoning. Deductive logic: can Christianity be expressed in valid arguments? Inductive evidence: does Christianity fit what we actually observe in the world? Abductive reasoning: of all the worldviews available to us, which one best explains the totality of reality?

The answers are more compelling than most people expect.

But the episode does not stop there. Because the deeper question is not whether Christianity passes these tests. It is why Christianity — uniquely among worldviews — can account for why reasoning itself works at all.

Drawing on Scripture, philosophy, and thinkers from Aquinas to Plantinga, this episode builds the intellectual foundation for the Following Truth series launching in July.

If you have ever been told that faith requires the surrender of your mind — this is where that conversation begins.

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Many people admire Jesus.

They see Him as an activist, a revolutionary, a moral teacher, a champion of the oppressed, or simply an inspiring figure whose story continues to shape the world.

Penuel the Black Pen is one of them.

But admiration raises a deeper question:

Which Jesus are we talking about?

In this final episode of the Responding to Penuel series, we examine the modern tendency to recreate Jesus in our own image and ask whether the historical Christ allows us that option.

We explore:

• The difference between admiring Jesus and submitting to Him
• Why the "moral teacher" view of Jesus is difficult to sustain
• Christianity's exclusive truth claims
• Paganism, nature, and the Creator-creature distinction
• Penualism and the rise of self-authored spirituality
• Revelation, authority, and the question of who gets the final word

Drawing on Scripture, philosophy, history, Albert Schweitzer, C. S. Lewis, and Charles Taylor, we argue that the central issue is not whether Jesus is inspiring, but whether He is who He claimed to be.

Because the question is not simply:

Do you believe in Jesus?

The question is:

Which Jesus?

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Every age creates a Jesus it finds acceptable. Progressive Jesus. Conservative Jesus. Revolutionary Jesus. Nationalist Jesus. Therapeutic Jesus.

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Christianity, Colonialism, and the African Question

Crusades, Apartheid, Empire, and Historical Complexity

In Episode 3 of our Responding to Penuel the Black Pen series, we tackle one of the most difficult objections to Christianity in Africa: colonialism, apartheid, the Crusades, and the historical abuses committed by people who called themselves Christians.

Penuel raises a question that millions of Africans continue to wrestle with: If Christianity was used to justify oppression, can it still be true?

Rather than avoiding the painful parts of history, we confront them head-on. We examine the relationship between Christianity and colonialism, the misuse of Scripture during apartheid, the reality of Christian hypocrisy, the African roots of the Christian faith, and the distinction between Christ and those who have claimed His name.

Along the way, we explore:

• Whether Christian atrocities disprove Christianity
• The difference between Christ and Christendom
• Africa's foundational role in early Christianity
• How apartheid theology distorted Scripture
• The historical complexity of the Crusades
• Why hypocrisy cannot determine the truth of a worldview
• What Christianity actually teaches about human nature and power

This is not an attempt to defend colonialism or excuse historical injustice. It is an invitation to think carefully, honestly, and consistently about what follows from the facts of history—and what does not.

The question is not whether Christians have failed.

The question is whether Christ did.

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