Apologetics 315 Podcast 039 – The Power of Testimonies with Erik Manning

Today’s Show Notes:
Episode 039 – The Power of Testimonies with Erik Manning

In this episode, Brian Auten and Chad Gross have a conversation with Erik Manning from the Testify YouTube channel about the power of testimonies and his initiative to interview his subscribers about their experiences.

1:47 – Subscriber give-away announcement
3:36 – Intro to Erik Manning for another visit to Ap315
5:49 – About the channel and the subscriber testimonies
12:07 – The impact and power of testimonies of miracles
14:30 – The cumulative effect of lots of testimonies
15:11 – Erik Manning’s interview with Dr. Craig Keener
16:14 – Sign up for your testimony sharing HERE!
18:06 – What sort of evidence are you looking for?
23:09 – Brian suggests that Jesus agrees that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence
28:28 – The difference between a claim and an event
31:57 – Religiously charged contexts are important factors in looking at the evidence that a miracle has occurred
33:39 – Where to find out more about Bayes Theorem
35:46 – The difference between “minimal facts” and “maximal facts” and a discussion about the pros and cons
50:20 – wrapping up the minimal facts discussion
Here’s where to find it all:

• Fill out the testimony form.
• The “Testify with me!” Video that started it all.

• Support Erik on Patreon here

Testify YouTube Channel

Erik’s website: www.isjesusalive.com

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Brian Auten is the founder emeritus of Apologetics315. He is also director of Reasonable Faith Belfast. Brian holds a Masters degree in Christian Apologetics and has interviewed over 150 Christian apologists. His background is in missions, media direction, graphic design, and administration. Brian started Apologetics315 in 2007 to be an apologetics hub to equip Christians to defend the faith.

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