x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

The Blue Collar Scholar

This podcast will cover the topics covered by the history lectures, sermons, and Bible/theology studies of Will Reitz.

history christianity

All Episodes

01:03:12

Ambassador Academy, episode 22: Creationism

The Blue Collar Scholar ·

2025/10/24

Genesis chapter 1 is probably not intended by God to be a scientific text. Rather, it appears likely that it is a polemic written against all of the polytheistic nature gods from the nations around Israel, and Genesis 1 is a bold statement that YHWH is transcendent above His creation and that all of the things that all the weaker gods govern - the waters, livestock, the moon, etc. - were all created by God in a week, almost as an afterthought. This episode includes such an analysis, and ends with

en

00:51:04

Ambassador Academy, episode 21: Evolution and...

The Blue Collar Scholar ·

2025/10/23

The ultimate Teleological Argument for the Existence of God is Creationism. Creationism comes in 3 forms: Young Earth Creationism, Old Earth Creationism, and Evolutionary Creationism (otherwise known as theistic evolution). Creationism's strongest counter-argument is Neo-Darwinian Evolution. So this episode digs into Neo-Darwinism and other forms of evolutionary theories, as well as Intelligent Design, the movement to push back against macro-evolutionary theory. Intelligent Design is merely a

en

00:52:14

Ambassador Academy, episode 20 - The Teleological...

The Blue Collar Scholar ·

2025/10/22

The apologetics subsection of the Ambassador Academy curriculum continues with an examination of the fine-tuning of the universe and how that strongly supports the existence of a mighty Designer.

en

00:53:31

Ambassador Academy, episode 19: The Kalam...

The Blue Collar Scholar ·

2025/10/21

In 2018, I was more critical of Dr. William Lane Craig and his theological paradigm than I am today. And yet, even in 2018, I was a big believer in the power of Dr. Craig's "Kalam Cosmological Argument." (1) Everything that begins to exist has a cause. (2) The universe began to exist. (3) Therefore, the universe has a cause. This argument feels both common sense but also underwhelming. However, when proving these premises, we begin to see just what kind of Cause this has to be. It has to be

en

00:40:58

Ambassador Academy, episode 18: St. Thomas Aquinas'...

The Blue Collar Scholar ·

2025/10/20

This episode analyzes the apologetics arguments of St. Thomas Aquinas. Most of his arguments are cosmological arguments or are cosmological-argument-adjacent.

en

00:33:44

Ambassador Academy, episode 17: The Ontological...

The Blue Collar Scholar ·

2025/10/19

Okay. So, I'm not fully convinced that the Ontological Argument is a persuasive argument for the existence of God. But Anselm of Canterbury and Dr. Alvin Plantiga swear by it, so who am I to ignore it amidst a series on apologetics arguments? Therefore, this episode is my fumbling attempt to explain and defend this complex and oft-misunderstood argument.

en

00:41:28

Ambassador Academy, episode 16: New Testament...

The Blue Collar Scholar ·

2025/10/18

This episode begins with an impromptu discussion of various English translations of the Bible. Then, we discuss the different kinds of apologetics and the different philosophies apologists use to defend the Christian faith. Then the main point of this episode: we see how the Apostles Paul & Peter engage in apologetics in the New Testament.

en

00:55:33

Ambassador Academy, episode 15: Personal Testimony...

The Blue Collar Scholar ·

2025/10/17

After the New Year 2018, our Ambassador Academy class switched from a heavy emphasis on theology to a heavy emphasis on apologetics. (Note: a rough definition of "apologetics" is the intellectual defense of the Christian faith.) In preparing for the new series, I came to the conclusion that I ought to tell my story so that it would be clear why apologetics is so important to me. So this episode is mostly my personal testimony: about how I came to Christ, about our family history of various times we

en

00:55:32

Ambassador Academy, episode 14: The Incarnation, part 2

The Blue Collar Scholar ·

2025/10/15

This is the final episode in the theology section of the Ambassador Academy lectures. Starting in the next episode, we will switch to apologetics. This theology lecture, about the Incarnation (given just before Christmas 2017), provides analysis for the scriptural data presented in the previous episode.

en

00:51:21

Ambassador Academy, episode 13: The Incarnation, part 1

The Blue Collar Scholar ·

2025/10/14

This episode introduces the theological topic of the Incarnation, which is when God the Son became flesh (John 1:14) and dwelt with us humans as one of us humans. This episode, part 1, presents the texts of Scripture regarding the Incarnation in order to flesh them out in the next episode, part 2.

en

00:57:17

Ambassador Academy, episode 12: The Trinity, part 2

The Blue Collar Scholar ·

2025/10/13

Having established the biblical data regarding the Trinity in the previous episode, this episode digs into the philosophical, logical, and theological implications of the doctrine of the Trinity.

en

01:07:51

Ambassador Academy, episode 11: The Trinity, part 1

The Blue Collar Scholar ·

2025/10/12

In discussing the attributes of God, this series touched on the topic of the Trinity frequently. Now the Ambassador Academy switches from the attributes of God to the Trinity as the main topic. In this episode, we lay the Scriptural foundations of the Trinity, setting up the next episode where we analyze the Trinity philosophically and theologically.

en

00:57:15

Ambassador Academy, episode 10: The Attributes of...

The Blue Collar Scholar ·

2025/10/11

This is the 5th of a 5-part series on the attributes of God. We close out with discussions of God's Wisdom, Mercy/Grace, Immutability, (or Unchangeableness), Jealousy, Justice/Wrath, Infinity, & Perfection.

en

00:49:52

Ambassador Academy, episode 9: The Attributes of God,...

The Blue Collar Scholar ·

2025/10/09

Part 4 of "The Attributes of God" switches from attributes of God's abilities to attributes of God's character. This episode discusses God's Love, Holiness, Righteousness, Impeccability, Veracity (or Truthfulness), & Goodness (or Omnibenevolence).

en

01:00:08

Ambassador Academy, episode 8: The Attributes of God,...

The Blue Collar Scholar ·

2025/10/01

In this series, I divide God's attributes into Abilities (or *what* God is) and Character (or *who* God is). This episode sees us complete the Abilities category by examining God's Omniscience, Providence, Incomprehensibility, & Invisibility.

en

00:50:15

Ambassador Academy, episode 7: The Attributes of God,...

The Blue Collar Scholar ·

2025/09/30

In the previous episode, we only got through 2 of God's many attributes. This episode represents a welcome increase in pace. This episode examines 5 of God's many attributes: Sovereignty, Transcendence, Eternity, Omnipresence, & Omnipotence.

en

00:49:30

Ambassador Academy, episode 6: The Attributes of God,...

The Blue Collar Scholar ·

2025/09/28

The next five episodes (including this one) will be about the attributes (or traits) of God. But first, what is the definition of God? The definition I came up with is thus: God is the uncreated Creator and the greatest possible Being, entirely unique in being, manifesting Himself in three Persons; and He is the Source of all reality and life, perfect in love and holiness, with all possible power and knowledge. The first two attributes on the list are the subject of this episode: God's Oneness

en

01:00:36

Ambassador Academy, episode 5 - The Doctrine of...

The Blue Collar Scholar ·

2025/09/27

In the previous episode we learned that the Bible has two attributes: Authority, and Inerrancy. In this episode we examine the other three attributes of Scripture: Clarity, Necessity, & Sufficiency. The clarity of Scripture means that, while not every single verse of the Bible is crystal clear, the Holy Bible is readily available to any reader or listener, and that the Word of God can be understood by literally anyone. To say that Scripture has necessity is to say that the Bible is necessary to know

en

00:56:32

Ambassador Academy, episode 4 - The Doctrine of...

The Blue Collar Scholar ·

2025/09/25

Christianity is a doctrinal religion that is entirely dependent upon God's revealed Word in the Holy Bible. But what is the Bible? In this episode, we will look at 2 aspects of Scripture: Authority & Inerrancy. The Authority of Scripture means that the words of Scripture are God's Word in such a way that to disbelieve or to disobey Scripture is to disbelieve or disobey God. Inerrancy, a doctrine that many Christians do not defend, is the teaching that the Bible is without error. The logic here is

en

00:56:53

Ambassador Academy, episode 3: General Revelation

The Blue Collar Scholar ·

2025/09/22

Epistemology - or, how we know things - is important. We humans know things through logic, reason, observation, empirical research, etc. One way to know things is through revelation. So, for instance, what number am I thinking of right now? The answer is 42. How do you know that the answer is 42? Because I *revealed* it to you. And by the nature of the knowable thing in question, you can only ever know it by such revelation. God reveals Himself in Scripture and through direct communication with

en

243 results

Similar Podcasts

The Old Front Line

Paul Reed

Today In History with The Retrospectors

The Retrospectors

جنود خلدهم التاريخ

ALSUMOOD PODCAST

Film History - Daily

Inception Point Ai

Madonna - Biography Flash

Inception Point Ai