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raZe the roof

Equipping Christians to lovingly raZe the roof from the false shelters that blind the lost to the reality of sin, introduce them to Jesus, and lead them toward the safe shelter of God’s embrace. A podcast through MoreThanCake.org where the mission is to feed the mind and nourish the soul. jrmiller777.substack.com

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Ep 19: What is Biblical Critical Theory?

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2024/12/16

Tired of the culture wars? Is there a way to navigate cultural issues using the Bible without just picking sides? Join Joe Miller and Krista Bontrager for a thought-provoking discussion about the controversial new book, Biblical Critical Theory, and discover if it really offers a groundbreaking new approach to engaging with culture or falls short of its lofty goals. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit

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60:36

Ep 18: Rousseau and the Happy Beast

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2024/11/18

Ideas have consequences and so today Joe Miller and Leroy Hill are joined by Dr. Owen Anderson to offer a biblically sound and philosophically robust discussion of Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s book, Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality among Men. They show how this book you’ve never read is behind many of today’s headlines, cultural conflicts, and maybe even deformed the worldview of many Christians.REFERENCES10 Books that Screwed Up the World: And 5 Others That Didn't Help by Benjamin

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Ep 17: CRT and the Sin of Segregation

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2024/11/11

This episode of raZe the roof is an AI dialogue based on a talk by Dr. Joseph R. Miller. In the talk, he argues that Critical Race Theory (CRT), while acknowledging past racial injustices, ultimately promotes a harmful form of segregation that undermines the Christian concept of unity and shared humanity. He draws parallels between CRT and historical segregationist movements, emphasizing the dangers of dividing people based on race. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other

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52:46

Ep 16: Capturing Heretical Christianity

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2024/10/28

Dr. Ward Crocker joins Dr. Miller to discuss a YouTube event hosted by Capturing Christianity in which apologist Cameron Bertuzzi interviews atheist philosopher Philip Goff about his self-professed conversion to “heretical Christianity.” In his social media promotion on X, Betuzzi proclaimed, “Big news Philip Goff just announced his conversion to Christianity on our channel. He's been an atheist most of his life. In our interview, we discuss the specific arguments that brought him to faith.” But did

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Ep 15: The Leviathan of Christian Atheism

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2024/10/21

If we as Christians hope to Cultivate the Culture and sow the seed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, then we must understand the big ideas that have shaped the worldview of the people around us. Today, R. Scott Smith joins Joe and Leroy to explore how Thomas Hobbes'’ old ideas have shaped our political philosophy of power, leadership, and ethical narcissism. If you want to do some homework before these monthly discussions, pick up a copy of Benjamin Wiker’s book, 10 Books that Screwed Up the World

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Ep 14 – A Worldview for the 21st Century

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2024/10/14

This is the final episode of our six part series through James Sire’s classic book, The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog. This episode features a conversation with my friend Monique Duson from the Center for Biblical Unity. In this episode we discuss the Christian worldview in the 21st century. One of the big application questions we ask throughout the series is this, “how does each worldviews impact our view of race and racism." This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this

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43:36

Ep 13 - Postmodernism & Islamic Theism

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2024/10/07

This is part five of a six part series through James Sire’s classic book, The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog. This episode features a conversation with my friend Monique Duson from the Center for Biblical Unity. In this episode we unpack Postmodernism & Islamic Theism and their connection to Critical Theories. One of the big application questions we ask throughout the series is this, “how does each worldviews impact our view of race and racism."REFERENCES* James W.. Sire, The Universe

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Ep 12: Descartes and Dualist Identity

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2024/09/23

If we as Christians hope to Cultivate the Culture and sow the seed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, then we must understand the big ideas that have shaped the worldview of the people around us. Today Owen Anderson joins Joe and Leroy to explore how Rene Descartes’ old ideas on reason and reality have shaped the waters of identity we swim in. If you want to do some homework before these monthly discussions, pick up a copy of Benjamin Wiker’s book, 10 Books that Screwed Up the World. We’ll cover one

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46:46

Ep 11 - Eastern Pantheistic Monism & New Age...

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2024/09/16

This is part four of a six part series through James Sire’s classic book, The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog. This episode features a conversation with my friend Monique Duson from the Center for Biblical Unity. In this episode we unpack Eastern Pantheistic Monism & New Age Spiritualism. One of the big application questions we ask throughout the series is this, “how does each worldviews impact our view of race and racism."REFERENCES* James W.. Sire, The Universe Next Door: A Basic

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59:31

Ep 10: Nihilism and Existentialism

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2024/09/02

This is part two of a six part series through James Sire’s classic book, The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog. This episode features a conversation with my friend Monique Duson from the Center for Biblical Unity. In this episode we unpack Deism and Naturalism. One of the big application questions we ask throughout the series is this, “how does each worldviews impact our view of race and racism."REFERENCES* James W.. Sire, The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog. Get full

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Ep 9 - Deism and Naturalism

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2024/08/19

This is part two of a six part series through James Sire’s classic book, The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog. This episode features a conversation with my friend Monique Duson from the Center for Biblical Unity. In this episode we unpack Deism and Naturalism. One of the big application questions we ask throughout the series is this, “how does each worldviews impact our view of race and racism."REFERENCES* James W.. Sire, The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog. Get full

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Ep 8 - Worldviews and Christianity

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2024/08/05

This is part one of a six part series through James Sire’s classic book, The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog. This episode features a conversation with my friend Monique Duson from the Center for Biblical Unity. In this episode we unpack the basics of worldview thinking and it’s relevance to Christian theism. One of the big application questions we ask throughout the series is this, “how do different worldviews impact our view of race and racism."REFERENCESJames W.. Sire, The Universe

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Ep 7 - Machiavelli and the Art of Power

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2024/07/22

Based on his study of Popes and Kings, The Prince by Machiavelli offers strategies for taking and keeping power. Machiavelli’s ideal of ruthless pragmatism has profoundly influenced political theory and leadership models in the West. Some of his advice includes the importance of appearing virtuous while being willing to act immorally and the effectiveness of fear over love. Joe and Leroy analyze Machiavelli’s book using the six worldview questions to show how his art of power has deformed our

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Ep 6 - Your Quest Begins with Worldview

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2024/07/08

In this episode, Dr. Miller explores three analogies for understanding worldview. First, the Treasure Hunt analogy which helps us understand the relationship between our six worldview questions. Second, the Family Tree analogy which helps us understand the relationship between Naturalism and Supernaturalism. Third, the Orchestra analogy which helps us understand the three worldview tests used to find the treasure trove of joy, peace, and love.SHOW NOTESThe Treasure Hunt Analogy helps us understand

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Ep 5 - Cultivating Culture in a Secular University

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2024/06/24

Dr. Miller sits down with Dr. Owen Anderson who is a philosophy professor at Arizona State University. Dr. Anderson shares some of his experience of anti-Christian bias and he’ll raZe the roof on these five atheist myths: 1) Christian can’t be scholars, 2) Christians can’t be philosophers, 3) Christians can’t be critical thinkers, 4) Christians can’t be good doctors, and 5) Christians can’t be objective. The guys close with a look at how Christian professors can positively engage and teach their

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Ep 4 - Your Worldview Matters

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2024/06/10

DESCRIPTIONDr. Miller defines the concept of worldview and answers four big questions: Where does the idea of worldview come from?, Is worldview thinking biblical?, Why should Christians study different worldviews?, and What is the foundation for the Christian worldview?SHOW NOTES* A worldview is the lens we use to interpret the world and focus our observations into a clear picture that best answers the questions of origin, meaning, morality, and destiny.* Studying worldview matters because it helps

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Ep 3 - Cultivating Culture: Kristi Noem, AI and the...

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2024/05/27

DESCRIPTIONJoe Miller and Leroy Hill offer a biblically sound and philosophically robust worldview perspective on the most interesting events including Kristi Noem the dog killer, WEF advisor who says AI will eventually write the correct bible, the United Methodist Church goes woke, the Boy Scouts become gender inclusive, the unchecked sex abuse in our K-12 government run schools, the Apple commercial that killed humanity, and fears that Harrison Butker kicked women to the curb. Through their

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Ep 2 - Unreasonable Faith

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2024/05/13

DESCRIPTIONDr. Miller encourages Christians to embrace an incarnational apologetic that accepts the unreasonableness of faith and trusts in the power of God’s community to persuade. Our Christian ministry of presence is critical to the Gospel because without it we’ll no longer be able to raze the roof off the world’s wisdom and soon we’ll discover that a reasonable faith without Spirit-empowered community leads to culturally impotent religion.SHOW NOTES- Incarnational Apologetics is an affirmation

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Ep 1 - Apologetics is Incarnational

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2024/04/29

DESCRIPTIONDr. Miller casts a vision for apologetics that is more than reason, more than storytelling, and more than cultural engagement. He explores both Peter and Paul’s use of "apologia," alongside the work of Francis Schaeffer, to cast a vision for Christian apologetics that is incarnational.SHOW NOTES* Incarnational Apologetics IS NOT primarily s theoretical disciple that occasionally breaks out in practical application.* Incarnational apologetics IS primarily a relational discipline that

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It's Time to Raze the Roof

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2024/04/23

Hi my name is Joe Miller. I’d like to welcome you to my newest venture in podcasting called raze the roof which is hosted through my website MoreThanCake.org where the mission over the years has been to feed the mind and nourish the soul with the solid food of God’s word. Over the past few decades I’ve done podcasts on leadership, culture, current events, and theology… but this new podcast offers something different.My goal is to empower Christians to lovingly raZe the roof from the false shelters

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