Real Seekers

A new Shroud skeptic has just agreed to enter the arena of the Shroud Wars!!! Jordan the Atheist from Reason to Doubt is currently doing a new series on the 1988 carbon-14 dating of the Shroud of Turin, he plans to finish off his solo series by April. I have brought together 3 of the top Pro-Shroud experts on the C-14 dating (Michael Kowalski, Thomas McAvoy & Joe Marino) to discuss the issues directly with Jordan. RSM Blog (with free scholarly sources) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2024/04/13/shroud-wars-c-14-panel-great-light-studios-interview/

Recently I appeared on my friend, Kevin Nontradicath's YouTube channel to speak on his objections to the Shroud of Turin. This time around, I play host and have him as a guest on my show to speak about his take on Apostolic Succession and his ratings of various Roman Catholic miracle claims.

My friends Dr. Gary Habermas and Joe Marino asked me to review a recent article by a skeptic named Jeff Davis. Davis provides 14 reasons that Christians (supposedly) don't believe in Jesus' bodily Resurrection. Well, let's just say I was not impressed with the reasoning and I will provide my response. RSM Blog (with free scholarly sources) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2024/03/31/the-resurrection-of-christ-debating-skeptic-dr-david-kemball-cook/

David KC joins me to discuss the evidence of the Empty Tomb. Happy Easter!

RSM Blog (with free scholarly sources) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2024/03/31/the-resurrection-of-christ-debating-skeptic-dr-david-kemball-cook/

I was invited onto to former Catholic, now non-religious Agnostic, Kevin Nontradicath's channel to discuss a 14-min video he made on the Shroud about a year ago now. In this episode we go over his issues regarding the Carbon-14 dating, 11389 D'Arcis Memorandum and the Hungarian Pray Codex. RSM Blog (with free scholarly sources) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2024/03/29/conversations-with-kevin-nontradicath-shroud-miracles-more/

David KC is back to go over the prior probability of Jesus' Resurrection based on the Jefferey Conditionalization Formula/Bayes and, if time, to start to get into the historical evidence for Jesus Resurrection for the Empty Tomb. RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2024/01/06/real-seekers-blogs-january-2024-beyond/

Biblical unitarian, Dr. Dale Tuggy, joins the Three Crowns Podcast with Dane Van Eyes to discuss the question of " Ss New Testament theology Trinitarian?"

Barbara With is an international peace activist, award-winning author/publisher, psychic channel, composer and performer, workshop facilitator, and inspirational speaker. She is the co-founder of Conflict REVOLUTION, a revolutionary way to resolve conflicts of the psyche based on her work channeling Albert Einstein. She lectures on her Einstein’s Unified Field Theory, Maps of Human Consciousness and the Science of Compassion. I want to evaluate what her claims are and see what a proper Christian response ought to be to such claims.

Phil Bair returns to conclude his series on water Baptism and the Lord's Supper. In this episode, we focus in on the Lord's Supper to determine if it is an essential sacrament, an symbolic ordinance/command or is it an optional remembrance.

Dr. Craig Blomberg joins us to discuss the reliability of the Gospels. Thank you to Phil Bair for connecting us with Craig.

RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2020/02/11/the-gospels-acts-discussing-reliability-with-drs-michael-r-licona-lydia-mcgrew-and-craig-keener/

I guest starred on Faith Unaltered's Open Mic Night #6- enjoy the various topics of discussions from the fans. RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2024/01/06/real-seekers-blogs-january-2024-beyond/

In Part 2B, I summarize the substantive reasons and arguments I assessed in Parts 1 and 2A in favour of the Eastern Orthodoxy's Biblical Canon claims.

RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2024/02/20/the-biblical-canon-protestantism-vs-eastern-orthodoxy/

In Part 2, we evaluate the Eastern Orthodox claim to have infallible extra-Biblical traditions that speak to the Canonicity of the Bible.

RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2024/02/20/the-biblical-canon-protestantism-vs-eastern-orthodoxy/

Continuing on with my Shroud Wars Panel Review series, we discuss the pros and cons of various Shroud image-forming mechanisms involving Radiation (both natural/ordinary and supernatural/extraordinary).

RSM Blog (with free scholarly sources) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2024/02/15/shroud-wars-panel-review-part-11-the-radiation-hypotheses-god-the-geometer-with-thomas-mcavoy/

Dr. Thomas McAvoy, from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, and Bioengineering Department, University of Maryland, joins me to discuss the relevant scientific evidence that substantiates faith in the Christian God ranging from the Big Bang to evolution and free will to miracles like the Shroud of Turin.

Tyler Fowler, one of the hosts of Faith Unaltered, is my friend and brother in Christ. Recently, he has decided to commit himself to Eastern Orthodoxy. One of the main reasons he left Protestantism and got interested in Orthodoxy was due to the issue of Biblical Canonicity. Orthodoxy makes the claim that they have infallible extra-biblical traditions that warrant their inclusion of deuterocanonical books in the inspired Bible; I assess whether such claims are really warranted or not! RSM Blog = TO BE POSTED WITH PART 2

Phil Bair joins me to discuss whether or not water baptism is a necessary condition for justification.

RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2024/01/06/real-seekers-blogs-january-2024-beyond/

Following up my conversation with skeptical apostate David Kemball-Cook on the prior probability of miracles and the Atheist David Hume's take on it by explaining the proper use of Bayes Theorem and the Jefferey Conditionalization Formula (for the Prior Probability) in particular. RSM Blog (with free sources and slides) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2024/01/06/real-seekers-blogs-january-2024-beyond/

Dr. David Kemball-Cook returns to discuss why he lost his faith in Jesus's Resurrection. He adopts David Hume's reasoning and thinks miracles are a priori highly improbable. I help refute this notion.

Marvin Wallace and Jaime Castro join me to discuss Transgenderism and the LGBTQ+ movement from a proper Biblical understanding.

I provide a quick (less than 1 hour) video response on my take on the objections raised to the Ontological Argument during the debate's rebuttal section. I hope it is helpful for people. The follow up show on the rest of the debate with Jordan, David J. and Phil Bair will be on at 7:30 pm EST tonight.

RSM Blog (with free scholarly sources) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2024/01/21/the-great-god-debate-tag-team-is-there-a-supreme-foundation-to-ultimate-reality-with-travis-worth-atheists-jordan-david-j/

Christian philosopher and apologist, Phil Bair, watched the Great God Debate I did with Travis Worth, David J. and Jordan form Reasons to Doubt and he wanted to do a follow up show on that debate with the two Atheists. Phil is the author of "Machines Don't Laugh: Confronting the Fallacies of Atheism . . . Again" which refutes the New Atheists and wanted to engage some of the Atheists points during the debate, David and Jordan were kind enough to oblige- so enjoy the conversation between them.

RSM Blog (with free scholarly sources) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2024/01/21/the-great-god-debate-tag-team-is-there-a-supreme-foundation-to-ultimate-reality-with-travis-worth-atheists-jordan-david-j/

Christians Travis Worth and myself debate Atheists Jordan from Reasons to Doubt and David Johnson from Skeptics and Seekers on the Ontological Argument, Rasmussen's Contingency argument from arbitrary limits, the Hiddenness of God and the Problem of Evil.

I guest star on the 5th Open Mic night on Faith Unaltered.

Experts Bob Rucker and Hugh Farey join me to analyze Pesce Delfino's "Hot Bas-Relief" method as well as what I (Dale) think is the best of the "Ordinary Artistic" hypotheses, Dr. Colin Berry's "Toastograph" hypothesis; otherwise known as his “FILM-SET” Model 10 method. Shroud skeptic Dr. Colin Berry has been and remains invited to be guest on this Panel show to defend his theory- just let me know :)

RSM Blog (with free scholarly sources) = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2024/01/08/shroud-panel-review-part-10-the-scorch-toastograph-aka-film-set-model-10-hypotheses/

In this Open Mic night form Faith Unaltered, many of us get together to evaluate Presuppositionalism, including a clip of Darth Dawkins engaging with me, David Russell and David Pallmann back in the day.

RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2024/01/06/real-seekers-blogs-january-2024-beyond/

I guest star with Phil Bair and Jordan Hatfield on Faith Unaltered to refute Calvinism.

I was asked to guest star to discuss Christianity with the Atheist YouTuber, Jimmy Tux, on Tux TV. I provide him with a healthy dose of rationality for a change and prove Christianity is the only logical choice!P.S.- Jimmy Tux seems to be starting up a new series demonstrating his ignorance on the Shroud of Turin, in other words, he has chosen.... death.

Look out for Shroud experts to refute his nonsense when it comes out; meantime, look at his promo = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiug9nZEYZc

John Loken joins me to present his case against Galatians 3:1 for the Shroud and also in favour of his Eusebius text on the Abgar legend.

Dr. Gilbert Lavoie shares his expertise as a medical expert on the Shroud Man's anatomy and bloodstains and discusses his own theory that the Shroud Man was vertically upright and levitating at the time the body images were encoded. Lots of great info in this episode with one of the "greats" of Pro-Shroud research!

I (Dale) guest star on Luis Dizon’s “1P3” segment of the Reason and Theology Podcast to outline my own nuanced version of an argument from Messianic Prophecies whereby I argue that a unique set of circumstances arises with either the “bona fide” unfalsified claims about Jesus being a viable Messianic candidate are true or else no one is the Jewish Messiah (i.e., the “Bust” option) obtains. I argue this is a rather “extraordinary” circumstance as it is unique despite there being ample opportunity for others to equally qualify based on their own claims and/or in other religions for a similar situation to arise such as in Islam, which claims many Biblical prophecies about Muhammed; unfortunately we see that Islam fails to establish a “Muhammed or Bust” circumstance where as Jesus does so!

Join us as we discuss Dale’s presentation on the Axiology of Theism; If God exists, is that more or less valuable than Atheism?

I was invited onto the brand new Shroud skeptic YouTube channel called the "Ignotus Channel" with Oliver Pearce. We cover various issues including the 1988 C-14 Dating, the bloodstains, the Limestone Dust findings and textile studies.

Phil Bair returns to discuss with Dale Glover whether it is logically possible for God to tell a lie. Dale will be arguing the affirmative position and Phil the negative. Enjoy :)

This is another fan requested video as Harry Stark, edited my personal testimony show on Reason & Theology and improved the visuals and shortened the length as well he provided me with an edited version of Carolyn Weber's conversion testimony from the Unbelievable show and I provide my own commentary. RSM Blog = https://realseekerministries.wordpress.com/2023/11/25/my-testimony-from-agnostic-to-christian-dale-guest-stars-on-reason-theology-podcast/

I was asked to guest star on Michael Loftus' "Reason and Theology" podcast for the 1P3 segment with Luis Dizon. I gave my own personal testimony on the intellectual arguments and evidences, as well as my methodology, for how I went from Agnostic to Bible-believing Christian.

Some in the Pro-Shroud crowd have mentioned that my previous Panel Review Summary show was too long (4.5 hours) and so I wanted to provide this summarized and condensed 30 min version of the show for people.

Shroud skeptic Hugh Farey joins me to discuss Nicholas Allen's Proto-Photo and Nathan D. Wilson's Shadow image-forming hypotheses. While, Hugh is a Shroud skeptic regarding the Shroud in general, nevertheless he takes a "Pro-Shroud" position with respect to the validity of these two Shroud skeptical mechanisms. Finally, we also briefly discuss Picknett and Prince's absurd notion that the Shroud Man's images were made by Leonardo Davinci.

In this rather long episode (due to updates and corrections in my knowledge), I go over all of the textual and archeological evidence we have for the existence of the Shroud of Turin's images from 30 A.D. to 500 A.D.I assess two Pro-Shroud hypotheses; Ian Wilson's Image of Edessa/Mandylion theory and its use of the Abgar Legend in ancient Edessa and compare that with Jack Markwardt's Image of God Incarnate theory and Jack's notion of the Shroud having been in ancient Antioch for the first 5 centuries. Finally, I also assess the Shroud skeptic's hypothesis that all texts from this period must be referring to something other than Shroud images.

Christian Egyptologist, Dr. David Falk, has chosen to weigh in on the Shroud debate and make a short 20 min video outlining his reasons for thinking the Shroud is a Byzantine painting dating sometime before the 4th Crusade in 1204 A.D. in Constantinople. Interestingly, I was part of his motivation for his doing so and so I take it as my responsibility to refute the 4-5 substantive points he makes as to why the Shroud is not historically authentic as Jesus' burial shroud.

I was a guest on Tyler Vela's podcast to discuss the Molinism via the Libertarian freewill vs. Compatibilism debate from a philosophical perspective. Enjoy!

Here is the Grand Finale on spiritual abuse- we cover lessons learned from the Jim Jones cult and also the phases of spiritual abuse.

Jaime returns to provide some more depth on spiritual abuse, this time from a strictly Biblical perspective. What does the Scripture itself say about this topic?Next time, will be the Grand Finale on spiritual abuse to close out the series on this topic!

I guest starred on Guy Powell's Podcast to go over an illustration of the application of my "MRF Approach" for assessing various Shroud image forming mechanisms.

In this episode, Dale and SJ will explore the traditional painting hypothesis, which was proposed by Walter McCrone from a scientific perspective.

Harry Stark returns to critique Bart Ehrman's foolish take on the Laws of Nature.

Unfortunately, for the past couple months I have been wrapped up in an Investigation Committee investigating some allegations as to potential spiritual abuses by my former Pastor at my old church, Midland Park. That investigation has now concluded and I wanted to share some generalized and helpful lessons from my own experiences attending that church and what I learned from the investigation process. Atheist and former Church of Christ member David Johnson, along with David Russell, Dr. Tony Costa and Jamie Castro all join me to discuss how we tell the difference between a Bible-believing Pastor and healthy church environment vs. a cult leader in a toxic cult-like gathering masquerading as a church. The truth is not always as clear cut as one might hope and there are often gray zones involved.