Pastor Bryan Windle joins Henry to count down the Top Ten Discoveries from Biblical Archaeology for the 2020 calendar year. 2020 was a difficult and challenging year to be sure, and many excavations in the world of the Bible were cancelled. Nonetheless, there were still many important discoveries...

Henry and Bryan Windle discuss the Assyrian Empire of the Ancient Near Eastern and its relationship with the Israelites during the divided monarchy. Discussion centers on Tiglath Pileser III in particular, one of the most powerful Assyrian kings from this era. Tiglath Pileser was also known as P...

Dr. Craig Evans joins Henry to talk about his book, “Jesus and the Manuscripts.” They'll discuss the earliest evidence for the preservation and transmission of the New Testament. Topics include the Gospels of Thomas and Peter, and the longevity of NT manuscripts.

Original airdate: March 14, 2021

Dr. Craig Evans joins us again for part two of our conversation about his book, “Jesus and the Manuscripts.” Dr. Evans will be sharing with us about early pagan magical texts which mention Jesus. We’ll also be discussing other so called Gospels, such as the Gospel of Peter and the Gospel of Thoma...

According to the OT, the Israelites were instructed by the LORD to wage war upon the nations in Canaan, to make no treaty with them, to show them no mercy. Skeptics claim that this makes the God of the Bible a genocidal maniac and killer, unworthy of our devotion. Is God a moral monster? Did God ...

Skeptics claim that the Israelite invasion of Canaan makes the God of the Bible a genocidal maniac and killer, unworthy of our devotion. Did God commit “genocide” in Canaan? How does Jesus Himself deal with the issue of death and judgment? Topics include: humans as instruments of God's judgment, ...

Dr. Boyd Seevers will be joining us to talk about the use of slingstones in the biblical world. We’ll be talking about depictions of slinging on coins and reliefs, and we’ll also discuss the deadly accuracy and effectiveness of ancient slingers. How did a shepherd boy named David take down the in...

Even though he is mentioned by name over 1000 times in the Bible, some skeptics and minimalist scholars claim that King David never existed, or, if he did exist, he had just a few hundred followers and controlled only a small territory. Archaeologist Dr. Michael Hasel joins us to talk about the f...

Bryan Windle joins us from Canada to apply archaeology to the life story of one of the most powerful kings in antiquity: King Nebuchadnezzar. Nebuchadnezzar is mentioned over 80 times by name in Scripture in the books of 2 Kings, 1 & 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and of...

Bryan Windle will be on the program to talk about Pharaoh Shishak of Egypt. In I Kings 14, the biblical text claims that Shishak attacked the city of Jerusalem, and plundered the Temple. Do we have archaeological evidence about this Pharaoh and can we trust what the Bible says about this king? Co...

To say that western society is destroying itself from within might very well be the understatement of the century. Our public educational institutions have played a significant role in the spiritual, moral, and intellectual demise of western culture. Public education is now steeped in a worldview...

On these next two episodes of Digging for Truth, we'll be tackling on thorny problem of conflicts and disagreements among believers in Jesus Christ. Our approach will be pastoral as we seek to encourage our viewers to be faithful to the Bible, to distinguish essential biblical doctrine from non-e...

Scott Lanser and Henry Smith will be continuing their discussion on a pastoral approach in dealing with conflict and differences of opinion. What does the Bible say about conflict? How do we discern issues of essential biblical truth verses those subjects of secondary importance? And lastly, how ...

Some evangelicals are claiming the present-day Temple Mount is not where the Temple was located in the days of Solomon and Herod. We’ll be responding to these dubious claims by carefully evaluating the biblical, historical, and archaeological evidence, in a 3-part virtual round table discussion a...

Part two of a three part virtual round table discussion about the location of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem! Archaeologist Dr. Scott Stripling joins us from Katy, Texas. Some evangelicals are claiming the present-day Temple Mount is not where the Temple was located in the days of Solomon and Hero...

Some evangelicals are claiming the present-day Temple Mount is not where the Temple was located in the days of Solomon and Herod. We’ll be responding to these dubious claims by carefully evaluating the biblical, historical, and archaeological evidence. Join us for part three of a three part virtu...

Theological precision. Biblical fidelity. The Holiness of God. These dimensions of the Christian faith, along with many others, characterized the life and ministry of one Robert Charles Sproul. In today's episode of Digging For Truth, Dr. Stephen Nichols, author of RC Sproul: A Life, joins us to...

Today, we are beginning a two-part episode with our friend and New Testament scholar, Dr. Craig Evans of Houston Baptist University. He is here to talk about “Jesus and the Mythicists.” What is mythicism and why does the Church need to know about it? Dr. Evans is here to break it all down for us....

On this episode of Digging for Truth, we will continue to examine the absurd but all too common claim that Jesus of Nazareth never existed. New Testament scholar Dr. Craig Evans of Houston Baptist University will join us again to refute this falsehood. Is Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection just...

This week, Scott Lanser & Bryan Windle look at the top ten best archaeological discoveries related to the Apostle Paul.

Original airdate: August 1, 2021

Join Scott Lanser & Pastor Bryan Windle as they discuss the all-time top ten archaeological discovers related to Jesus of Nazareth.

Original airdate: August 8, 2021

Bryan Windle & Scott Lanser break down the top ten archaeological discoveries related to Abraham.

Original Airdate: August 15, 2021

Bryan Windle & Scott Lanser break down the top ten archaeological discoveries related to King David.

Original Airdate: August 22, 2021

Archaeologist Dr. Michael Hasel join us to talk about the city of Lachish. Dr. Hasel is the Co-Director of the Fourth Expedition to Lachish. Destroyed by the Assyrians in 701 BC, Lachish was second most important city in Judah after Jerusalem and is of great importance in the formation of Judah a...