{"podcast":{"title":"The Ezra Institute Podcast for Cultural Reformation","slug":"the-ezra-institute-podcast-for-cultural-reformation-5285519","podcast_index_feed_id":5285519,"rss_url":"https://app.dropwave.io/feed/show/the-ezra-institute-podcast-for-cultural-reformation","website_url":"https://dropwave.io","image_url":"https://assets-cdn2.dropwave.io/1c3a97bd-65b0-4aec-bb35-3a1b6eec5d2c/cover-art/1aHwDWeIeJN7YV2tcpMTq1QaVFLDhsbGp1roFUQ8.jpg","author":"Dr. Joseph Boot","episode_count":220,"summary":"The Ezra Institute Podcast for Cultural Reformation on the Fight Laugh Feast Network","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T10:19:24.906187+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ezra-institute-podcast-for-cultural-reformation-5285519"},"episode":{"title":"Think Christianly About Apologetics","slug":"think-christianly-about-apologetics","published_at":"2026-03-18T20:25:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ezra-institute-podcast-for-cultural-reformation-5285519/think-christianly-about-apologetics","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ezra-institute-podcast-for-cultural-reformation-5285519","url":"https://app.dropwave.io/episode/409811a2-cb47-463d-bf32-d4c935d6be89/think-christianly-about-apologetics.mp3","audio_url":"https://app.dropwave.io/episode/409811a2-cb47-463d-bf32-d4c935d6be89/think-christianly-about-apologetics.mp3","summary":"What does it really mean to defend the Christian faith? Pastor Nate Wright, Dr. Michael Thiessen, and Dr. Joe Boot challenge the popular notion that apologetics is about winning arguments or piling up evidence for God's existence. Drawing from 1 Peter 3:15, they make the case that faithful apologetics begins with Christ set apart as Lord — and flows outward as bold proclamation, not intellectual competition. The team explores how the collapse of a shared Christian worldview has transformed the apologetic landscape, why pragmatism has gutted the church's witness, and why true evangelism means confronting the idols of the age with humility, confidence, and total dependence on the Holy Spirit.","meta_description":"What does it really mean to defend the Christian faith? Pastor Nate Wright, Dr. Michael Thiessen, and Dr. Joe Boot challenge the popular notion that apolo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4229,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-ezra-institute-podcast-for-cultural-reformation-5285519/episodes/think-christianly-about-apologetics/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ezra-institute-podcast-for-cultural-reformation-5285519/think-christianly-about-apologetics.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}