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  • Are Protestant Churches Valid? Examining Apostolic Succession
    Dec 17 2025

    Gavin Ortlund examines whether Protestant churches—and their Eucharist—are truly valid by critically assessing apostolic succession through biblical, historical, and theological lenses.


    Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth.


    Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.


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    32 min
  • Should We Pray to the Holy Spirit?
    Dec 15 2025

    Gavin Ortlund shows why praying to the Holy Spirit is not only theologically sound but crucial for living with the Spirit’s guidance, intimacy, and strength.


    Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth.


    Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.


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    11 min
  • Is Annihilationism Heresy? (The Internet Is Shaping Us)
    Dec 12 2025

    Gavin Ortlund uses the conversation around Kirk Cameron’s views on annihilationism to reflect on how Christians can cultivate healthier, more charitable disagreement online.


    Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth.


    Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.


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    15 min
  • Calvinism: What Everyone Misses
    Dec 10 2025

    Gavin Ortlund explores a popular misunderstanding about Calvinism and why a clearer grasp of “dual causation” can help us disagree with far more patience and charity.Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.SUPPORT:Tax Deductible Support: https://truthunites.org/donate/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truthunites

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    15 min
  • What Jesus Prays For Now (Most Christians Miss This)
    Dec 8 2025

    Gavin Ortlund reveals what most Christians overlook about Jesus’s present ministry, and why His intercession changes everything.Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.SUPPORT:Tax Deductible Support: https://truthunites.org/donate/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/truthunites

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    50 min
  • Jon Stewart Just Challenged Believers (The Problem of Evil)
    Dec 4 2025

    Gavin Ortlund responds to Jon Stewart’s reflections on belief and explores why the problem of evil raises even harder questions for atheism than for theism.


    Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth.


    Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.


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    16 min
  • Why Protestant Is More Catholic
    Dec 2 2025

    Gavin Ortlund examines recent ecumenical developments and argues for a broader, more biblically grounded understanding of catholicity.


    Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth.


    Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.


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    23 min
  • The Night Tolkien Convinced C.S. Lewis of Christ (The Power of Myth)
    Dec 1 2025

    Gavin Ortlund explores the famous 1931 conversation between Lewis, Tolkien, and Dyson to explore how myth and storytelling might point to the truth of Christianity.


    Truth Unites (https://truthunites.org) exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth.


    Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites, Visiting Professor of Historical Theology at Phoenix Seminary, and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville.


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    21 min