Coffee Grounds | Apologetic Foundations: Worldview

In our first episode in the series, “Coffee Grounds: Apologetic Foundations,” we share the analogy that one “cannot learn algebra by looking at the answers in the back of the book” and how that applies to only giving answers to our young people without teaching them the thoughts and processes behind the answers to the big questions of our faith. Along with some analogies, we look over the statistics from the American Worldview Inventory conducted by Arizona Christian University with George Barna. Lastly, we examine our first topic of Worldview, by first reviewing the 4 questions all worldviews attempt to answer: Where did we come from, what is our problem, what is the solution, and how will things end for us? We end with an analysis of the metanarrative of scripture and how this forms the basis of the Christian Worldview: The best explanation of reality.

In This Episode:

• “Math and Apologetics”
• Personal anecdotes and The American Worldview Inventory
• What is a worldview?
• The four questions all worldviews answer
• The Christian Worldview
• Why does this matter?

Resources Mentioned:

• Cultural Research Center, Arizona Christian University https://azcu.edu/culturalresearchcenter/research/
• Cultural Research Center. “Study Finds Few Signs of U.S. Spiritual Renewal as Biblical Worldview Levels Remain Stalled.” Arizona Christian University, March 3, 2026. https://azcu.edu/culturalresearchcenter/2026/03/03/study-finds-few-signs-of-u-s-spiritual-renewal-as-biblical-worldview-levels-remain-stalled/
• The Story of Reality: How the World Began, How it Ends, and Everything Important In-Between, Greg Koukl https://a.co/d/0dRpPJu2

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