The Weird Christian Podcast

John was born in Montreal to Christian parents from Hungary and moved to Toronto when he was nine years old. In his teen years, he began to explore how we know that Christianity is true, sparking an intense commitment to Christian apologetics. John graduated with a B.A.Sc. degree in chemical engineering from the University of Toronto (1985) and worked almost six years in industry, during which time he taught Bible studies at church, at his home, and in his workplace. Concluding that his role in the kingdom was teaching and apologetics, John earned an M.Div. (Pastoral) from Ontario Theological Seminary in 1996; his master’s thesis was “The Westcott-Hort Theory Re-examined.” He became a pastor, first at Toronto Formosan Presbyterian Church and then at Mississauga Christian Church. He has taught on apologetics topics at several local churches and has done presentations for Teen’s Conference, Toronto Christian Homeschoolers (TORCH), and for Intervarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF) and The Navigators group meetings. In 2005, he, along with some dedicated coworkers, founded the apologetics ministry Truth In My Days. In this episode we discuss the majority v. critical text debate and everything that goes with it. We discussed Bible transitions, the differences in the text including examples, how to choose between textual differences and much more!

Brian enjoys guiding students toward a better understanding of the culture and setting of the Bible and helping them acquire the tools to exegete and apply it in a responsible and life-changing way. His areas of teaching and research are Old Testament interpretation, Hebrew, Joel and Amos, eschatology, and Israelite history and religion. Brian is frequently invited as a guest lecturer and preacher in a variety of denominational settings. He is an active member of Glenbrook Presbyterian Church, Mississauga. In this episode we discuss how his view of the end times has moved away from dispensationalism, why eschatology matters, reading the Bible literally, the time of the gentiles (Luke 21.24. Ro. 11.25), the re-establishment of the nation of Israel, the Gog and Magog war, Ezekiel’s temple, the four horseman of the apocalypse and much more!

I take questions about The Nephilim Myth.I talk about guests that I have had on the show and their stories and interactions with hybrids, I talk about how I changed my view, Ezekiel 1, how I would react to an alien landing, why the angelic view of the Nephilim is so popular and much more!

Rev. George Eves is a retired Anglican Priest.  Raised in the Pentecostal tradition and originally following a brief career in Life Insurance Administration, George felt the call to ministry and enrolled at Wycliffe College at the University of Toronto. There, he obtained the degrees of Master of Religion (MRel) and Master of Theology (ThM). After graduation, he and his wife, Deborah, moved to Winnipeg, MB where he was ordained deacon on January 6, 1980, and priest on November 1, 1980. In this episode, we discuss his book, In the Bosom of Abraham: How Three Ancient Promises Embrace the Biblical Story—Part One: From Creation to the Morning Star of New Creation. We talk about the promises made to Abraham seen in creation, the curses after the fall, in Jacob, the Israelite Conquest, the Davidic dynasty, the Sinai and Davidic covenants, and ultimately finding fulfillment in Christ.

Mitchell Chase moved to Louisville in 2010 to be a student in the SBTS doctoral program. Mitch graduated in 2013 with his PhD in Biblical Studies, and he taught for eight years as an adjunct for Boyce College and SBTS. In 2022 he joined SBTS faculty. He has written articles for online and print publications, and he is the author of several books in the areas of biblical studies, hermeneutics, and discipleship. Mitch currently serves as the Preaching Pastor at Kosmosdale Baptist Church, where he has been since 2012. In this episode we discuss his book 40 Questions About Typology and Allegory. We talk about Jesus foreshadowed in the old testament through types and allegory including, Jonah, the brazen serpent, Esther, Daniel, Ruth and Boaz, the Exodus, the Israelite conquest, building the temple and much more!  

Dr. Stokes joined the faculty of Carson-Newman in 2019, having taught previously at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He teaches courses in both the Old and New Testaments and serves as Director of the Master of Arts in Applied Theology program. In addition to numerous scholarly articles and essays about the Bible, Dr. Stokes has authored the book The Satan: How God’s Executioner Became the Enemy (Eerdmans, 2019). As an ordained Baptist minister who has pastored congregations in Connecticut and Kentucky, Dr. Stokes also enjoys preaching and teaching the Bible in churches. Dr. Stokes lives in Jefferson County, Tennessee, with his wife and two sons. In this episode we discuss Satan. We talk about the difference between Satan in the old and New Testament, the serpent in the garden, Isaiah 14, Ezekiel 28, Revelation 12, the fall of Satan, Satan’s abilities, his physical nature, his army, his responsibility for the evils of the world and much more!

Brian Tabb oversees academic programs at Bethlehem College & Seminary and teaches courses in hermeneutics, biblical languages, exegesis, and research. His research interests include suffering, the use of the OT in the NT, Acts, and Revelation. He also serves as general editor for Themelios, published by The Gospel Coalition. In this episode, we discuss his book, All Things New: Revelation as a Canonical Capstone. We talk about Revelation encompassing the entire church age, Revelation “from” vs. “of” Jesus, the meaning of “soon” to take place, a priestly kingdom and the church as true Israel, the beast, the antichrist and end times.

Joseph Marino, former Benedictine monk and Catholic Priest, who is a long-time sindonologist (one who studies the Shroud of Turin), takes it one step further by linking these scientific findings to religious interpretations and looking at their possible significance. Marino has a B.A. in Theological Studies from St. Louis University and has lectured and written extensively on the Shroud for over 40 years. In addition to having published a Shroud newsletter, he has appeared on various radio and television programs discussing the Shroud. In this episode we discuss the history of the shroud, and address some objections to it’s authenticity.

Dr. Paul Williamson teaches Old Testament at Moore Theological College in Australia. He has a BD from Hons and his PhD from Belfast. He specializes in Hebrew and Aramaic. In this episode, we discuss his book, Death and Afterlife: Biblical Perspectives on Ultimate Questions. We discuss the intermediate state, ghosts, Lazarus and the rich man, hell (temporal or permanent), judgement and near death experiences and much more!

Jennifer Nizza is an ex-psychic, saved by Jesus Christ. In this episode, we discuss how God took her from a professional psychic to an minister of the gospel, as told in her book, From Psychic to Saved. We discuss demons, tarot cards, astrology, numerology, ghosts, and much more!

Meredith Swift is an author and blogger who has come out of the New Age. In this episode we talk about her autobiography, From New Age to New Creation: Set Free. We discuss séances, past lives, alternative healing, abortion, domestic violence, trauma, hearing God’s voice, demonic possession, messed up Bible heroes and much more! 

Craig Keener did his Ph.D. work in New Testament and Christian Origins at Duke University and is known for his work as a New Testament scholar on Bible background (commentaries on the New Testament in its early Jewish and Greco-Roman settings). Well over a million of his thirty-plus books are in circulation and have won thirteen national and international awards. In this episode we discuss his book Miracles Today. We talk about lying signs and wonders, the lame walking, blind seeing, deaf hearing, weather miracles, walking on water, multiplying food, and even raising the dead!

Rev. Dr. Gregory K. Beale (PhD, Cambridge) ha held the position of the J. Gresham Machen chair of New Testament and is research professor of New Testament and biblical interpretation at Westminster Theological Seminary, but is now building graduate program at Reformed Theological Seminary in Dallas. Dr. Beale’s academic interests include the New Testament’s use of the Old Testament, the book of Revelation, the biblical-theological theme of temple as the dwelling place of God, and the topic of inerrancy, among others. In this episode, we discuss is shorter commentary on Revelation. We discuss the date the book was written, the main views of how to interpret the book of Revelation, how to determine what is to be understood as literal v. symbolic, how the seals, trumpets, and bowls parallel each other, the beast and the mortal head wound, 666 and the mark of the beast, the two witnesses, the Gog and Magog War of Ezekiel 38 & 39, the millennium, and much more!

Sam storms is a pastor, author and podcaster. He’s been the lead pastor at Bridgeway Church in Oklahoma City since 2008, an author of several books on various topics, including spiritual gifts, eschatology and personal devotions, and host to the Exploring Word and Spirit podcast. In this episode we discuss the amillennial viewpoint. We get into the ideal view of the book of revelation, the binding of satan, the first resurrection, Israel and the fullness of the gentiles, Gog and Magog, the mark of the beast, Daniel's 70th week, the antichrist and more!

Brian Godawa is a best selling author, Hollywood screenwriter and filmmaker. He is known for his Chronicles series of novels. His book, End Times Prophecy is the topic of our discussion in this episode. He explains the partial preterist, postmillennial viewpoint, which views most of biblical prophecy having been fulfilled. Topics discussed include the olivet discourse, the millennium, Daniel’s 70 weeks prophecy, Israel, the antichrist and much more!  

Guest Website: https://godawa.com/

David Rainer is the pastor of discipleship at Concord Baptist Church in Chattanooga TN. He graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has served as a pastor in South Carolina and as a missionary in Japan. His testimony sheds light on the passion he has for discipleship today. We talk about the state of the church in America, discipleship in the local church and much more!