Since Biblical times, God has used dreams to talk to people.

In this episode, Gabe interviews Connie Svob, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and the Whitaker Scholar in Developmental Neuropsychiatry.

They discuss the significance of dreams and memories and how they intersect our faith and mental health. Connie shares from her research and makes the distinction between nightmares, existential and transcendent dreams. She also describes her work to bridge autobiographical memory, religious beliefs and mental health.

Listen in as Connie reveals how dreams can help us make sense of the world around us.

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Is there intelligent life outside of earth?

In this episode, Gabe poses this question and many others to Dr. Luke Barnes, a theoretical astrophysicist, cosmologist and postdoctoral researcher at Western Sydney University. Dr. Barnes is a Christian whose faith inspires him in his work to explore God’s unique creation and look for patterns and reasons behind what’s happening in the universe as a whole.

Tune in as they talk about stars, planets, galaxies, and supercomputer simulations that reveal what would happen if even one particle or force is changed in the universe.

Resources:

• A Fortunate Universe: Life in a Finely Tuned Cosmos
• Closer to Truth episodes
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In this episode, Gabe discuss people’s perceptions of God with Dr. Kathryn Johnson, an associate research professor in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University.

Dr. Johnson has developed a scale for measuring how people think about God, based on the theory that people generally view God as either authoritarian or benevolent.

Listen in as they discuss how these perceptions direct people’s values, beliefs, and behaviors. Plus, hear how non-human agents, like diseases, artificial intelligence, and demons, also play into people’s perceptions and how they interface with God.

Resources:

• Exorcisms & Demonology - Adam Blai
• Spiritual Warfare Q&A – Adam Blai and Gabe Lyons
• Confronting Demons – Fr. Carlos Martins
• Demons and Exorcisms Q&A – Fr. Carlos Martins and Ryan Bethea
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