Basecamp: Into The Dark

This episode is the recording from ATAP's Exploration Society Fall Lecture. Dr. Joel Muddamalle taught about the spiritual world, cosmic geography, and God's plan to restore for himself sacred space here on Earth. The lecture and conversation that followed all took pla...

Is God a mountain to be climbed or a destination to arrive at? Listen in on this week's BASECAMP as Jeremy speaks to students at Clemson University and does his best to answer a question that humans have been asking for thousands of years. Subscribe to the Exploration Society J...

Brad Cooper is one of the lead pastors at NewSpring Church in South Carolina. In this episode, Brad and Jeremy discuss how to minister across generational, ethnic, and ideological lines. They also talk about the best apologetic for a world that is quickly departing from a Chri...

The Holy Spirit is the least understood person of the Trinity. So how do we explain it to non-Christians? This episode walks through the various groups we might come across and how we might begin conversations around the Holy Spirit, and God's trinitarian nature as a whole...

Who and what is God? This question forms the beginning of a conversation with Latter-day Saints about their belief in who they call "Heavenly Father". The conclusions found after exploring that question lead us to realize that not only are the LDS views on god irre...

Eddie Penney spent 20 years in the United States military, serving as a Marine and a member of the Navy's most elite unit, SEAL Team 6. He battled terrorists in Afghanistan, Africa, and Iraq throughout his 7 combat deployments. His biggest battle came at home when he becam...

Did Jesus spend his lost years in India, studying at the feet of Buddhist monks? In the eyes of some scholars, this would help explain some of the issues they have with Jesus and his teachings. Yet, their arguments fail. Listen to this episode with Jeremy from All Things...

What is the true background of yoga and how should Christians interact with it? Is there room for "Christian freedom" to play a part in this Hindu religious practice? Jeremy Jenkins, of All Things All People, walks through these questions and more as ATAP seeks t...

"What exactly are demons and where do they come from?" This question and so many more like it are inevitable when engaging with not only worldviews and religions counter to Christianity, but also when reading the Bible itself. In this episode, Dr. Joel Muddamalle gives the B...

Few people can speak to the nature of belief in the world today like Justin Brierley. Justin is the host of Unbelievable and Ask N.T. Wright Anything, and is a respected speaker and author in the world of apologetics. He joins Jeremy to discuss the special series of Unbelievab...

13,000 Latter-day Saints, protesters, hateful street preachers...and the guys from ATAP.  That is what it was like in Salt Lake City in April 2022 as Jeremy and David journeyed out to Utah to visit LDS General Conference and see Latter-day Saint culture as a whole. List...

Any trip down the "Greatest Hits" of the ATAP Podcast to this point has to include Joe Barnes. Well known as a member of Maverick City, Joe came on the show in October of 2020 and it became one of the show's most popular episodes. It is obvious why, as Joe's heart for Jesus and...

ATAP is going back into our greatest hits and pulling out some of our favorite interviews while we're on hiatus. It is tough to not start with Tim Mackie! Listen in on one of our most popular episodes!

Austin Suggs is loving across the lines with the work he does creating content on his YouTube channel Gospel Simplicity. There he can be seen going into Catholic and Orthodox settings and engaging people in fascinating interviews and conversations. In this conversation, Aust...

In this edition of BASECAMP, the ATAP guys explain the core beliefs surrounding Wicca, Neo-Paganism, New Age, and more. These belief systems are growing significantly, especially among the youngest demographics. Listen in as Josh, Ben, and Jeremy teach and share their own expe...

You're going to dwell on something, why not dwell on the Word of God? That's the sentiment of this week's guests, Vera Schmitz and Natalie Abbott. They are the co-founders of Dwell Differently, a company geared towards helping you ensure that God's Word is a part of everythi...

Gavin Ortlund is an accomplished author, scholar, and YouTuber. He is also the Pastor at First Baptist Church in Ojai, California. He can often be found engaging with some of the most difficult topics in Christendom his YouTube channel, Truth Unites. Whether introducing comple...

Lauren Chandler is an accomplished speaker, teacher, writer, and worship leader. She is also the wife of Matt Chandler, one of the lead pastors at The Village Church. She is the author of the Lifeway Study, "With Us in the Wilderness", where she walks through the Book of Numbe...

The smell of incense being burned as an offering to a false god really stays with you. You'll be able to hear it in the voices of the guys on this episode. This week, the ATAP guys detail Hinduism and the various beliefs that can be found in it. Even more, they share their o...

BASECAMP is all about going, "Into the Dark", and this episode starts with a bang...going into Scientology. One of the least understood, but most influential (at least in American pop culture), Scientology is a mystery to most. In this episode, Jeremy, Josh, and Ben detail t...

Chris Ammen and his team at Kaleidoscope are reinventing the way kids are taught the Bible. Seriously. In this conversation, Chris and Jeremy talk about how most kids are left stranded once they "grow out" of the Jesus Storybook Bible and are expected to understand the ESV o...

Pieter Valk is the founder and leader of Equip, which seeks to help churches become places where LGBT+ Christians could belong and thrive according to a traditional sexual ethic. Not only does he help pastors and parents navigate this difficult issue, but he also counsels youn...

Nathan Finochio is the founder and leader of TheosU, an exhaustive (not exhausting) library of amazing Christian teaching that rivals any college or seminary you could possibly attend. He is often found speaking at churches all over the world, and he is a fascinating guy. In t...

Dr. Travis Kerns is Associate Professor of Apologetics and World Religions at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. His research and writing interests focus on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, world religions, and the application of apologetics. He formerl...

Glen Scrivener is the Director of Speak Life in the UK. He can often be found speaking in churches, universities, producing online media, and writing. He is a leading voice on sharing the Gospel in winsome ways and letting people know that Jesus is the answer to the questions ...