Grounded with Steve Hartland

What Boys Really Need (Toby Sumpter Interview) - Grounded Ep. 95

October 29th, 2025  |  Season 2  |  17 mins 22 secs

bible, boy, christian, cross politic, fight laugh feast, girl, man, theology, toby sumpter, woman

Toby Sumpter teaches us about stewarding our children in this strange age.

President, Powers & Prestige (A Conversation with Doug Wilson) — Grounded Episode 94

October 22nd, 2025  |  Season 2  |  11 mins 4 secs

christian, doctrine, doug wilson, fight laugh feast, moscow mood, podcast, politics, theology

Doug Wilson sits down for a brief chat with us about his recent letter to the president, among other things. This was during the '25 Fight Laugh Feast Conference.

Anxiety, Anger and What We Worship (Janet Aucoin Interview) — Grounded Ep. 93

October 15th, 2025  |  Season 2  |  40 mins 11 secs

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Biblical counselor, Janet Aucoin, joins Steve today in an important discussion about distinctions. What is actual Biblical counseling, and why aren't many believers getting the real thing?

What the Church Lost in 2025 — Grounded Ep. 92

October 8th, 2025  |  Season 2  |  26 mins 47 secs

bible, charlie kirk, christian, church, john macarthur, theology, voddie baucham

Steve and Jason riff about what they liked most about each of these influential Christian's ministries and more.

No-Fault Divorce has Infiltrated the Church (Interview with Jeff Leubecker) — Grounded Ep. 91

October 1st, 2025  |  Season 2  |  41 mins 22 secs

christian, christian growth, christian podcast, covenant baptist theological seminary, doctrine, sam waldron, sola scriptura, sufficiency of scripture, theology, theology podcast

Divorce has long been more and more allowable in our world, and even in the Church! Jeff Leubecker joins us today to discuss what has been happening, and what the Bible has to say about it.

Lexical Babel, Christian Egalitarianism and Grimké (Interview with Dr. Doug Ponder) — Grounded Ep. 90

September 24th, 2025  |  Season 2  |  52 mins 1 sec

christian, concept creep, egalitarianism, the grimké podcast, theology, word creep

Today, we have Dr. Doug Ponder on the podcast to discuss modern Christian word soup, the slippery slope of allowing egalitarianism, and various Grimké resources.

Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Off Limits? (Interview with Dr. Greg Gifford) — Grounded Ep. 89

September 17th, 2025  |  Season 2  |  36 mins 38 secs

bible, christian, dr. greg gifford, psychology, theology, therapist

In the world of psychology and therapy, what can Christians trust? Dr. Greg Gifford speaks with us today about concepts from his book, Lies My Therapist Told Me.

Transhumanism and AI Ethics (Interview with C. R. Wiley) — Grounded Episode 88

September 10th, 2025  |  Season 2  |  49 mins 6 secs

artificial intelligence, bible, c. r. wiley, christian, pugcast, theology, transhumanism

Artificial Intelligence. We hear about what this technology will bring to us, and C. R. Wiley and Steve want to warn us that the implications of it aren't just something we need to think about in the future far off. These are real ethical dilemmas that entire nations and the whole of Christendom will need to form stances on.

Rebellion Against God's World (Interview with David Schrock) — Grounded Ep. 87

September 3rd, 2025  |  Season 2  |  45 mins 1 sec

bible, christian, christian podcast, creation, dr. david schrock, female, gender, male, maryland, reformation heritage books, role, the business of is-ness, theology, theology podcast

Without the baseline of God's created order our culture will continue to plummet into all sorts of confusion. Dr. David Schrock joins Steve today to talk about his book that has the aim of helping reframe the church on our fundamental mandates, from the Bible.

Do's and Don'ts for Christian Dating — Grounded Ep. 86

August 27th, 2025  |  Season 2  |  23 mins 13 secs

Christian dating can be a complex and divisive topic in our day, but should it be? Steve lays out a treatise of what dating the Biblical way should look like.

A Conversation with Matt Papa, Getty Music Songwriter (Here in Concert Oct. 7) — Grounded Episode 85

August 20th, 2025  |  Season 2  |  42 mins 43 secs

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Steve and Jason sit down to interview Matt Papa, a Christian hymn-minded Songwriter who collaborates with the Gettys and has several hymns that are sung church wide.

Matt will be in person for a concert at our Church in Joppa, Maryland on Oct. 7th, tickets can be purchased here:

https://www.shazam.com/event/f560cc31-4990-497e-894f-77881b421471

An Epidemic of Abusive Wives — Grounded Episode 84

August 13th, 2025  |  Season 2  |  54 mins 26 secs

bible, christian, christian podcast, counseling, dr. david edgington, marriage, nouthetic counseling, theology, wife

Ever wondered why marriage is going down, even among churches? Today, we have a very special guest, Dr. David Edgington, who is going to shed some light on this disturbing trend.

What's Really Wrong with the Modern Church? — Grounded Episode 83

August 6th, 2025  |  Season 2  |  25 mins 23 secs

christian, christianity is messed up, church, messed up church, modern church

Steve gives us a run down of what he thinks is wrong with the modern church.

How Should Christians Think About Israel? — Grounded Episode 82

July 30th, 2025  |  Season 2  |  11 mins 46 secs

bible, christian, christian podcast, christian politics, israel, theology, theology podcast

Is Israel actually God's people? Listen as Steve shows us the answer, straight from the Bible.

Bully Pastors and Bully Pulpits — Grounded Episode 81

July 23rd, 2025  |  Season 2  |  31 mins 45 secs

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Ever heard of a "Bully Pulpit"? Steve will be tackling that in today's Grounded episode, he read the book so you don't have to. Let's be mindful of this topic as a church, to point out when a pastor has just gone plain too far.

What's Up With the Southern Baptist Convention? — Grounded Ep. 80

July 16th, 2025  |  Season 2  |  56 mins 34 secs

al mohler, christian, christian podcast, church, michael clary, sbc, southern baptist convention, southern baptist theological seminary, theology

Steve sits down once again with Michael Clary, this time to discuss all things Southern Baptist Convention. What are the good, the bad and the ugly of what has been going on, and how should we, as individual Christians and churches think about the SBC?