PREPPED with James Spencer, PhD
Hosted by James Spencer and Ashish Varma · James Spencer - Christian Theology Author and Speaker
5.0from 3 ratings
- 398
- Episodes
- 17
- Transcribed
- 3
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 71K
- YouTube views
About PREPPED with James Spencer, PhD
Thinking Christian is a podcast hosted by Dr. James Spencer, president of the D. L. Moody Center and author of Digital Discernment (InterVarsity Press), with co-host Dr. Ashish Varma. Reading the Bible as the final authority for life and faith means questioning the assumptions of our culture, even our Christian culture, so that we don't settle for a narrower vision than God's word offers. James and Ashish talk with scholars, pastors, and authors about Scripture and theology, biblical manhood and discipleship, technology and AI, Christian nationalism and politics, church history, and faith and mental health. Unsettling convention. Cultivating conviction. Episodes, transcripts, articles, and questions: https://www.thinkingchristian.org
- Publisher
- James Spencer - Christian Theology Author and Speaker
- Category
- religion & spirituality
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 15 Oct 2023
- Latest episode
- 22 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
17 of 398 episodes have a transcript.
22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Who Pays for the Data Center? AI, Politics, and Faith: Politics and Faith #14
22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Michael Rhodes on What the Bible Says About Politics | #12
21 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Be Afraid: Horror, Trauma, and What Our Fears Are Discipling Us Into (Kutter Callaway)
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Who Pays for the Data Center? AI, Politics, and Faith: Politics and Faith #14
Published 22 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] We still have finite resources. We still have a finite world. And so there has to be some cognizance about not only when we talk about data centers, how much water are they using? Where is all this power coming from? What happens to the land underneath? Like those are important questions. But on our everyday level, we need to be asking ourselves, where did all the time go? Right. What's happening to like, why didn't I go outside today? If I become a hermit that's living in my house and just having groceries delivered. You know, like we have to begin thinking about some of those things as well. […]
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- Michael Rhodes
- Kutter Callaway
- Shane J Wood
- Michael McDuffee
- William T Cavanaugh
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- YouTube views
- 71,105
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 3 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 70 / 100
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- Quality
- 77
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 32
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