Best Sam Raju Podcasts (2025)

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When God Seems Silent 41:15

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Send us a text In this episode Sam Raju speaks from Psalm 88 in a message titled “When God Seems Silent.” What do we do when our prayers go unanswered, when God seems absent, and hope is hard to hold onto? How do we navigate seasons of life where it seems that God is distant and our desperate cries for help are met with deafening silence?…

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The Pursuit of Happiness: A Christian Perspective 1:09:42

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Send us a text On today’s podcast, we’re exploring a topic that is often overlooked in Christian circles yet deeply woven into the human experience—the pursuit of happiness. For some, the very idea raises red flags. The pursuit of happiness? Isn’t that something to avoid—perhaps even condemn? Many view it as a slippery slope toward moral compromise…

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Answering Questions About Christianity with Sam Raju Part 1 19:39

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Send us a text On his recent visit to Estonia, Sam was interviewed by Estonian National primetime TV host and actor Hannes Hermaküla on the relationship between faith and science, the problem of evil and more.By Sam Raju

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A Call to Contend for the Faith 50:10

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Send us a text This is a sermon that Sam Raju gave during Priority One weekend at First Baptist Salem on contending for the Faith. In Jude, the apostle calls believers to contend for the Faith. Let’s dig into these words and join Sam as he speaks from Jude 1-4.By Sam Raju

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Fearless Prayer With Craig Hazen 1:10:00

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Send us a text In this episode of Faith Informed, we will delve into prayer. What is prayer? Why should we pray? Does prayer alter God’s plans and purposes? Is prayer really efficacious or is it pointless? Dr. Craig Hazen (former director of the Apologetics Program at Biola University) joins Sam Raju to answer these questions and more. We will exam…

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Responding to Some Objections to the Christian Faith with Estonian Actor Hannes Hermaküla Part 2 28:58

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Send us a text (Part 2) On his recent visit to Estonia, Sam was interviewed by Estonian National primetime TV host and actor Hannes Hermaküla on the relationship between faith and science, the problem of evil and more.By Sam Raju

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Responding to Some Questions About Christianity 20:11

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Send us a text On his recent visit to Estonia, Sam was interviewed by Estonian National primetime TV host and actor Hannes Hermaküla on the relationship between faith and science, the problem of evil and more.By Sam Raju

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Understanding and Navigating the Challenges Facing the Church in Modern Times With Dr. Rob Pochek 1:24:03

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Send us a text In today’s episode, we’re diving deep into some crucial questions about the church. What is the church? Why should believers be a part of it? What are the challenges it faces today, especially in the West? And how can we navigate disputes and show love to those we disagree with?By Sam Raju

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Counterfeit Christianity: The New Apostolic Reformation 46:41

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Send us a text In this episode, we will continue our conversation with Doug Geivett and Holly Pivec on the NAR movement. The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) began in the 1980s and has since gained a global following. Rooted in churches such as Bethel Church in Redding, CA, and the International House of Prayer (IHOP) in Kansas City, Kansas, the NAR…

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The New Apostolic Reformation With Doug Geivett and Holly Pivec 1:03:16

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Send us a text Although the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) might be unfamiliar to many, names like Bethel and IHOP likely ring a bell. Bethel, a major NAR proponent, is known for more than just popular worship songs. It's important for Christians to understand the teachings and practices associated with this movement, characterized by self-proclai…

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Faith In The Age of Science With Dr. JP Moreland Part 2 25:49

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Send us a text In this episode, we will continue our conversation with Dr. JP Moreland on the relationship between science and religion, particularly focusing on whether scientific discoveries point towards the existence of a divine creator. From the Big Bang theory to evolutionary biology, each scientific discovery has provided insights into the i…

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Has Science Buried God? God In The Age of Science With Dr. JP Moreland 40:31

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Send us a text Is there a conflict between belief in God and science? Has science rendered belief in God implausible? The prevailing idea that science has indeed made belief in God untenable is largely due to the immense cultural authority attributed to science today. When figures like Richard Dawkins assert that science has demonstrated the nonexi…

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A Gameplan for Effectively Sharing Your Faith With Greg Koukl Part 2 17:26

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Send us a text In our culture today, it is increasingly difficult to have honest conversations on faith and God without being labeled as bigoted or intolerant. How do we have meaningful conversations with our non-Christian friends and family? In this episode we will continue our conversation with Greg Koukl on how to effectively engage in conversat…

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A Game Plan for Effectively Sharing Your Faith with Greg Koukl 1:10:19

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Send us a text In this episode of Faith Informed, well known apologist Greg Koukl gives some tried and tested tactics to engage non-believers. If you want to have spiritual conversations with others but lack a game plan, this discussion will give you a place to start. We will learn how to winsomely engage in conversations on God and how asking ques…

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A Winsome Apologetic 46:56

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Send us a text In this talk we will listen to Sam Raju give a talk at the Thinkwell Conference titled “A Winsome Apologetic.” As disciples, we are called to live exemplary, Godly lives in this fallen world that those who watch will be provoked to ask us for the reason for the hope within. Sam argues that the most powerful and persuasive apologetic …

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Atonement and The Death of Christ With William Lane Craig 54:24

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Send us a text Many have raised moral and theological objections on the justness, theological coherence and compatibility of the atonement. In this episode of Faith Informed, Dr. William Lane Craig joins me to discuss the crucial doctrine of the atonement and more specifically, penal substitution. How does Christ’s atoning death reconcile us to God…

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If God, Why Evil? 42:38

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Send us a text If an all powerful, perfectly good God exists then how come there is so much evil in the world. Is it possible to reconcile the existence of evil and suffering with an all powerful and perfectly good God? This is a question that has been debated by theologians, philosophers, and scholars for centuries. In this episode, Sam Raju speak…

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Is God A Vindictive Bully? With Paul Copan 1:10:35

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Send us a text In today’s episode, Dr. Paul Copan joins us to help make sense of some troubling passages in the Old Testament. Paul is a theologian and an analytic philosopher who has written/edited over 40 books including “Is God a Moral Monster” and “Is God a Vindictive Bully.” He is a professor at Palm Beach Atlantic University and travels exten…

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A Good and True Story With Paul Gould 1:10:37

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Send us a text In today’s podcast we are joined by apologist and philosopher, Dr. Paul Gould, author of “A Good and True Story: Eleven Clues to Understanding Our Universe and Your Place in it.” We will look at 11 features of the universe that point us to the true story of the world. We will examine if the Christian story offers the best explanation…

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Wandering Toward God: Finding Faith Amidst Doubts and Big Questions with Travis Dickinson Part 2 33:15

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Send us a text In Part 1, Travis shared how he began to doubt his Christian faith in seminary. He found he didn’t have good reasons to believe, but neither did he have good reasons to doubt. We all have questions about our faith that we wish we had a more satisfactory answer to. What should we do when we are faced with such questions? In this podca…

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Wandering Toward God: Finding Faith Amidst Doubts and Big Questions with Travis Dickinson Part 1 48:42

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Send us a text Travis Dickinson encountered doubt in the most unlikely of places - seminary. He felt his faith was “accidental” because he was born into a Christian family. Since he didn’t have good reasons to believe Christianity to be true, he thought it might be false. Learn how he navigated his season of doubt and found that Christianity values…

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Why I Still Believe Part 2 With Mary Jo Sharp 22:14

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Send us a text In this episode we continue our conversation with author and apologist Mary Jo Sharp, discussing the importance of the local church, what to look for when choosing a church, and the hope we have despite the brokenness we encounter. Mary Jo, a former atheist, was drawn by the beauty she found in the Christian story, but because of her…

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Why I Still Believe Part 1 with Mary Jo Sharp 41:51

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Send us a text Have you considered giving up on your faith because of hypocrisy, legalism, and judgmentalism encountered in the church? More and more we are hearing stories of de-conversion, people once professing Christ turn skeptical and ultimately reject their faith altogether. Author and apologist, Mary Jo Sharp, was a likely candidate to do ju…