December 21, 2025

Rogan’s episode with Wes Huff exposed large numbers of people to Christian/ biblical apologetics. His previous episode with Stephen Meyers exposed similar numbers to the arguments for God’s existence by one of the prominent thinkers in the field. Meyers is a fellow at the discovery institute and holds a PHD in philosophy of science. He has written extensively on apologetics, his books: “Signature in the Cell,” “Darwins Doubt,” and most recently “Return of the God Hypothesis,” are well argued and have caused considerable discussion. Meyers has also contributed to many other volumes, including “Four views on creation evolution and intelligent design.” While discussing Meyers and social media another key moment should be mentioned in addition to his appearance on Rogan. Meyers has debated the famous sceptic Michael Schermer many times but in a recent debate hosted by Bryan Callen Meyers seemed to have completely stumped Schermer regarding how math demonstrates the existence of God. The moment has been cut and shared many times, but I recommend watching the whole video. 

Both Huff and Meyers have seen significant growth in their exposure due to their appearances on Rogan and now many other platforms. This has done a great deal to restore the cultural credibility of faith. This is key especially given the current social climate. These however are not nearly the only individuals who have contributed to the cultural awareness of Christian truth. Several public intellectuals and social media personalities have recently expressed interest in Christianity. This adds a practical element to the discussion especially as we consider the reasoning given by these same public figures and intellectuals. I would encourage you to do some research and see who some of these are and why they changed their minds about Christianity.

To see the Stephen Meyers interview on Rogan search “Stephen Meyers Joe Rogan” To see the Meyers Schermer debate search “Meyers Schermer Byan Callen”

These videos may help you share faith with a friend or co-worker or family member especially if that person has some familiarity with the Joe Rogan Podcast. 

~ Kevin Cleary

December 14, 2025

Certain recent social media moments did a lot to bring Christian faith into the social consciousness. 

We should acknowledge the influence of Charlie Kirk but his primary emphasis was not on faith but politics. When he did speak of faith, he shared some truth, but a great deal of error. It was enough however to point many people in the right direction. Especially near the unexpected end he gave greater emphasis to faith, if only it had been more biblically accurate. His clips are still heavily featured on many platforms and are still having an impact.

Some of the credit for raising the profile of faith also has to go to the podcasters. While I will admit, at this point podcasts have become somewhat oversaturated, everyone with a following larger than 3 seems to have one. Their popularity is undeniable. The undisputed king of the podcast space is Joe Rogan who regularly speaks to larger numbers than even prime time television shows or news broadcasts. Rogan’s success is impressive especially given his relatively limited fame. Rogan featured two guests within the last year Steven Myers, and Wes Huff. Providing both with a platform far greater than either the Discovery Institute or Apologetics Canada could have possibly given. Huffs story is worth recounting as the sequence of events is truly remarkable. 

Wes Huff is a PHD candidate at the University of Toronto and vice president of Apologetics Canada. A few years ago, Wes made some content responding to a popular religious content creator named Billy Carson. Carson made frequent claims about his in-depth knowledge of ancient languages and esoteric history promoting various pseudo spiritual ideas about human capacity and religion. Wes having the much smaller audience was not gaining much traction and was not on Carson’s radar screen at all. That is until Carson was invited to debate Huff on Mark Minard’s podcast. The debate was hardly fair as Carson repeatedly demonstrated almost complete ignorance about the subject matter. I have included the link to the discussion below. The response to this discussion generated so much attention that Wes was invited to be on the Joe Rogan podcast. That interview exposed millions of people to key evidence for Christianity presented by a well reputed and highly articulate scholar. This is made all the more notable by Rogan’s previously anti-Christian stance. 

If you want to watch the Rogan interview or Billy Carson debate you can search “Wes Huff Joe Rogan” or “Wes Huff Billy Carson”

~ Kevin Cleary

November 30, 2025

I can remember when I was a kid I couldn’t wait to use the riding mower to cut the grass. When my dad was doing it I would see him and think I could do that but when I suggested it I would be told that I could when I was older. After a while I reached the age where I was able to safely operate the mower and I was not just allowed but expected to cut the grass. What happened? 

As I matured the expectations my parents had for me changed. Anyone with children knows how this works. We would not give an infant steak, and we expect a 12 year old to be able to cook if needed. Just as there is a reasonable expectation of growth for children there is also one for Christians.

The author of Hebrews wanted to make some points about Jesus priesthood as it connected to that of Melchizedek in the fifth chapter of that book. He stops short though and instead of making his point (which he will do later) he addresses a concern he has with the recipients of the letter. In verses eleven through fourteen the author expresses his frustration at the fact that the Christians he was writing to would not grasp his point. He says by this time they should be teachers but instead still need someone to teach them the basics of Christianity. 

This reveals that God has expectations for us to mature at a certain rate. It’s hard to tell how long the recipients of Hebrews had been Christians but however long it was they were not maturing at a pace that was acceptable. This is a hard passage to face since it challenges us to grow. It implies that it is not okay to remain at the same level of development in our Christian lives. Just as my parents reached a point where the expected a certain level of maturity. God expects certain things of us as we go through our Christian lives. 

This begs the question, how old are you spiritually? Are you meeting the reasonable expectations God has for you based on your time spent as a Christian? Are we doing so as a Church? Let’s make it our goal to press on to mature manhood to the level of the stature of the fullness of Christ.

You may say, I want to grow I’m just not sure how. 

There are some simple things that may help. 

First we can develop better study habits. Notice I said better, you may already have good habits but the question is not how can I do more, but how can I be better? This may mean reading some new books, or taking a different approach than your usual. 

Second, this one is much harder. We can spend some time each day in prayer and reflection. We can ask honestly what sin do I struggle with? What good do I neglect? What habit takes me too close to compromise? The point is not to anxiously overanalyze every second of our day. Rather it’s to look to the areas we have neglected maybe even purposely and submit them to God.

May God help us all grow into his likeness in all things.

~ Kevin Cleary

November 23, 2025

This time Jack Wilkie describes a common problem with Bible Study. Sometimes even when sincere we go to the bible looking for confirmation instead of revelation. 

Robin Hood didn’t become good at archery by shooting arrows at random and then drawing a bullseye around them wherever they landed. Neither will we become good Bible students by coming to the text with a conclusion and then drawing a bullseye around it by finding a way to make the Scriptures say what we want.

One of the best ways to guard against this error is to apply two of the previous steps: keep everything in context, and don’t pit the Bible against itself. Finding what the Bible says rather than what I want it to say requires me to dig deep into the context of the verses in question. That way I can understand them the way the original writer (and, more importantly, the Holy Spirit) intended before applying them. If I come looking for a conclusion, on the other hand, I can simply pull out a concordance and look up any verses that talk about my topic of interest and then string them together to say what I want them.

The name for this approach to Bible Study is commonly called proof texting. This bad habit has become all the easier with the ability to do a computer search and get a list of passages. I am not saying that topical research is bad. I do want to say that we need to engage in detailed study of all passages which are relevant to our topic. This is very time consuming and often difficult but our understanding of a topic will be deeper and more complete if we are willing to put in the work. We will be much less likely to make mistakes and miss the point that God is trying to make. Further we will be more able to defend our conclusions should the need arise. 

A good question to consider is what biases we are bringing to the text and how those biases might impact our understanding. 

Kevin Cleary

November 16, 2025

The next point that Jack makes is a very good one. He offers some examples, but I will give you the two I hear most frequently. It really looks like we are living in the end times. Another one is Jesus loved and accepted everyone. Both of these have a grain of truth but are missing two key things. First citations, if you are going to talk about what the Bible says you should know where it says that. Second as discussed previously is context. 

Jack Wilkie says:

This one seems like an oxymoron, but it’s sadly not all that uncommon. This happens when we start understanding the Bible based on what we think it says rather than what it actually says. Consider, for example, how much has been said about money being the root of all evil. What Paul actually wrote is that the love of money is the root of all sorts of evil. That’s a pretty big difference, no? While that example is a less consequential one, there are plenty of opportunities to make the same mistake with more impactful teachings, too.

When we get into this habit, it’s a short trip to get to saying things like “I don’t think God would prohibit women from preaching,” or “God wouldn’t tell some people they aren’t allowed to be married,” or “Jesus wouldn’t care about (insert pet issue).” Don’t get in the dangerous habit of drawing conclusions about God without consulting His Word.

There is a common habit these days of using the internet for Bible Study, there is much that can be learned but there is also a great deal of bad information. What are some principals that can help us

Jacks last point is especially challenging which combined with my complaint above. It’s easy to google a Bible verse or topic and get a result that may look like it goes with what we are trying to say. This is very dangerous as there is a good chance that we miss the point of the passage because we have taken it out of context. 

A good rule of thumb is to back up what you say with a citation. It’s also a good idea to look up citations that others have used to be sure you are sharing the right one. I have regularly had typos in my sermon outlines for example, so were someone to simply copy my work they would also copy my mistake. Good Bible Study is careful and accurate. 

Kevin Cleary