Category Archives: Apologetics

Business, Apologetics, Commentary, Economics, Biblical Worldview, Critical Thinking, Camp American

Principles and Policies Podcast for 4/12/2014- The Basics Of Christian Economics

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday April 12, 2014. Chuck Michaelis hosts as we present the audio portion of a video filmed at Camp American. The subject is the basics of Christian economics. The presenter is Dr. Sacha Walicord, the pastor of Knox Presbyterian Church OPC in Mt. Vernon, OH. Sacha is a PhD in economics and has taught at Mt. Vernon Nazarene University, Franklin University and Ohio Christian University where he was a department chair.

There is a video version of this presentation available, complete with the Power Point portion of the presentation at Camp American’s website.

Biblical Worldview, Podcast, Critical Thinking, Camp American, Apologetics, Commentary, The Church

Principles and Policies Podcast for 3/29/2014- The Deep Implications Of Sacred Oaths

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday March 29, 2014. Chuck Michaelis hosts as we present the audio portion of a video filmed at Camp American. The presenter is Pastor David Whitney, head instructor at the Institute On The Constitution. The subject is on the sacred oath and its deeper implications.

There is a video version with the complete lecture with Power Point slides available at Camp American’s website.

Public Policy Radar, Commentary, The Church, The Vote, Biblical Worldview, Podcast, Critical Thinking, Science, Apologetics

Principles and Policies Podcast for 2/8/2014- Presuppositions And Definitions

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday February 8, 2014. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis review what they know about the reaction to the Nye-Ham debate at the Answers In Genesis Creation Museum in Kentucky. We talk about the presuppositions of both naturalistic/materialistic scientists and scientists who allow for non-materialist interpretations. We also discuss how definitions and presuppositions affect the way politicians like Barack Obama and John Kasich use and abuse the scriptures for their own political ends.

Article links- Barack Obama’s remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast

John Kasich claims the “right” to “redefine” conservatism

John Kasich stumbles while redefining conservatism on Fox News

Commentary, Public Policy Principles News, The Church, The Vote, Economics, Biblical Worldview, Podcast, Ohio Legislation, Marriage and Family, Federal Legislation, Executive Usurpation, Critical Thinking, Public Policy Radar, Apologetics

Principles and Policies Podcast for 2/1/2014- The REAL State Of The Union

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday February 1, 2014. Barry Sheets and Chuck Michaelis discuss the State of the Union and what the President should have said. We also go into some detail about what the President did not say.

Article links- Al Gore, “global warming,” and “fertility management”

Same-sex marriage push in Ohio

The “sexual revolution” and throw-away families

GOP set to fold on “debt limit”

Commentary, The Church, Biblical Worldview, Podcast, Apologetics

Principles and Policies Podcast for 1/18/2014- Spreading The Word In Lancaster

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday January 18, 2014. Chuck Michaelis interviews Pastor Larry Oldaker, the Regional Home Missionary for the Ohio Presbytery of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Larry discusses the Bible study, church planting, what a home missionary does and missions in general.

The bible study information- 

Location- Ohio Glass Museum  124 W. Main St. Lancaster OH

Time- 7 PM Thursdays starting January 16, 2014

What You’ll Be Studying- The Promise Keeper: God of The Covenants from R.C. Sproul

More info- www.reformedchurchoflancaster.com

Camp American, Apologetics, Education, Commentary, The Church, The Vote, Biblical Worldview, Constitution, Podcast, Critical Thinking

Principles and Policies Podcast for 12/14/2013- Why Christians Should Study The Constitution- The Real One This Time

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday December 14, 2013. We’ve run a show under this title before a couple of times. The titles were incorrect. This is the real thing. Chuck Michaelis hosts a Camp American lecture given by Pastor David Whitney, head instructor for the Institute On The Constitution, about why Christians should study the Constitution. This lecture is timely because Camp American and the Institute For Principled Policy are teaming up with the Ohio Constitution Party and the Westerville TEA Party to teach our 12 week Institute On The Constitution course. Details available here.

Federal Legislation, Education, Critical Thinking, Public Policy Radar, Apologetics, Private Property, Commentary, Public Policy Principles News, Economics, Biblical Worldview, Constitution, Podcast, Ohio Legislation

Principles and Policies Podcast for 11/30/2013- An Interview With An Economics Professor About Our National Debt

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday November 23, 2013. Chuck Michaelis interviews Dr. Sacha Walicord, pastor of Knox Presbyterian Church in Mt. Vernon, OH, who is also a PhD in economics, a trained commercial pilot, has a law degree (JD), and is a hockey referee, about the current debt situation in the United States. Dr. Walicord explains why Laurence Kotlikoff’s contention that the true national debt is several times higher than the figures published, over $200 trillion.

Dr. Walicord explains why simply balancing the budget cannot fix our current economic problems and further explains what it means to our wallets and our liberty. We also discuss what is really at the base of these issues.

Apologetics, Commentary, The Church, Biblical Worldview, Book Review

Principles and Policies Podcast for 9/21/2013- Helping The Church To Recover The Vision

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday September 21, 2013. Chuck Michaelis and Barry Sheets interview Phil Ross, a Christian author, publisher, and blogger. Phil has written nearly 2 dozen books and has a new book which will be published soon, Ephesians: Recovering the Vision of the Church In Christ. He discusses this book, his background as a pastor and author and talks about Christian publishing.

Article links- http://www.pilgrim-platform.org

The Church, Biblical Worldview, Podcast, Critical Thinking, Family, Apologetics, Education, Commentary

Principles and Policies Podcast for 8/31/2013- What’s Wrong With Grove City College?

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday August 31, 2013. Chuck Michaelis and Barry Sheets interview Pastor David Whitney of The Institute On The Constitution (IOTC) about attacks on IOTC and other groups which are attempting to teach the Constitution and American history and government from a Christian constitutional perspective by Dr. Warren Throckmorton. Throckmorton is a professor in the Psychology Dept. of Grove City College in Grove City PA. Grove City College is ostensibly a Christian college but we demonstrate that Grove City college is actively ignoring Throckmorton’s attempts to undermine the biblical view of sexual perversion and the biblical origins of American government using, to say the least, questionable tactics and shoddy scholarship in a blatant flouting of their mission statement.

Article links- http://www.iotconline.com

http://wthrockmorton.com/

http://www.constitution.org/vattel/vattel.htm

http://www.rickipepin.com/

http://www.teaparty911.com/info/pdf/founding-faith-conference-2013-impact-your-nation.pdf

http://www.gcc.edu/Pages/Grove-City-College.aspx

 

Education, Commentary, Biblical Worldview, Constitution, Podcast, Critical Thinking, Camp American, Apologetics

Principles and Policies Podcast for 7/6/2013- Analyzing Legislation From A Biblical And Constitutional Perspective

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Our Principles and Policies radio show for Saturday July 6, 2013. Chuck Michaelis introduces a lecture given by Barry Sheets of Principled Policy Consulting and The Institute For Principled Policy on how to biblically and constitutionally analyze legislation.