About this episode

Roberta interviews Mike Tatlock about his book exploring how to maintain a compelling faith amidst cultural challenges.

Today, Roberta talks to Mike Tatlock about his new book A Compelling Faith in a Compromising Culture, available from Moody publishers. When our faith is challenged, the best response isn’t to fall back. It’s to go deeper. We’re living in a cultural storm. Perhaps you feel it. Postmodern philosophy and secular ideologies have trickled from academia to the broader culture, eroding belief in basic Christian doctrines. Christian teachings on family and sexuality, once respected by the wider culture, are now considered suspect or even dangerous. Increasingly, the Western world finds the church unnecessary, offensive, and irrelevant. Many Christians feel disoriented and discouraged. A Compelling Faith in a Compromising Culture invites and shows us how to remain steadfast and faithful in this unique and challenging time in history. Pastor and professor Mike Tatlock explores how every aspect of our lives—our identity, appetites, behavior, and the way we relate to God and each other—must be rooted in God’s purposes. Readers reflect on topics like engaging the world without being scared, discernment over deception, contending for the faith without damaging our faith, feasting on the…

People in this episode

Host: Roberta

Guest: Mike Tatlock

Topics covered

• faith
• cultural challenges
• Christian doctrine
• spiritual resilience
• identity
• engagement with culture

Keywords

• Christianity
• faith
• cultural storm
• secular ideologies
• spiritual resilience
• identity
• family
• sexuality

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Moody publishers

Books & works: A Compelling Faith in a Compromising Culture

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