Grounded with Steve Hartland

Is Masculinity Toxic? (Guest: Nancy Pearcey) - The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes - Grounded Ep. 28

October 11th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  55 mins 3 secs

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Is Masculinity Toxic?

In today's episode, Steve interviews Nancy Pearcey, who is the author of The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes, as well as Love Thy Body, The Soul of Science, Saving Leonardo, Finding Truth, and Total Truth. She is professor and scholar in residence at Houston Christian University. She has been quoted in The New Yorker and Newsweek, highlighted as one of the five top women apologists by Christianity Today, and hailed in The Economist as "America's pre-eminent evangelical Protestant female intellectual."

(You can learn more about her book here:)

The Toxic War on Masculinity: https://www.amazon.com/Toxic-War-Masculinity-Christianity-Reconciles/dp/0801075734

Is there something we're giving up? - Grounded Ep. 27

September 27th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 8 mins

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God's Good Design, written by Michael Clary, is an excellent observation of what the Bible has to say about our identity as men and women. We are similar, yet the differences between us matter, and are profound by the Bible's standards.

Wait... we can worship God wrongly!? - Scott Aniol Interview - Grounded Ep. 26

September 13th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  54 mins 11 secs

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Is there a right way to worship God?

Dr. Scott Aniol, Professor of Pastoral Theology, sits down with Pastor Steve to discuss Scott's book as well as other timely topics pertaining to Church and Worship.

Your Pastor and You - Grounded Ep. 25

August 30th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  44 mins 10 secs

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Pastor Steve discusses a tender topic in the church at large. How do you manage the relationship that you have with your Pastor?

A Tale of Two Pastors: Matt Fortunado Interview - Grounded Ep. 24

August 9th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  42 mins 13 secs

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Steve and Matt discuss a variety of church and pastoring topics.

Bearable Bible Passages (Learning about Bears in the Bible...?) - Grounded Ep. 23

July 26th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  33 mins 36 secs

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Where did Steve come up with the idea for this episode? It probably won't make sense to you until part way, but give it a chance! We hope that today's episode will both be intriguing and also challenging to your understanding of the Bible, God, and yes, bears.

The Sins of Women (Guest: Taylor Wallace) - Grounded Ep. 22

July 12th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 13 mins

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Taylor Wallace and Steve Hartland sit down to discuss a controversial topic, are there sins that are more specific to women versus men? And if so, what are they and what can we do about them? This is the follow-up episode to Grounded episode 21, The Sins of Men.

The Sins of Men (Guest: Steve Peck) - Grounded Ep. 21

June 28th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  1 hr 2 mins

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Is it really necessary to do a whole episode on sins that men are more prone to commit? Pastor Steve and guest Steve Peck think so, and tackle as many as they can in an hour (with minimal sidetracking). So, is it alright to imply that there are sins that men are more likely to fall prey to?

The State of the Church (Guest: Tom Ascol) - Grounded Ep. 20

June 14th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  43 mins 3 secs

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Pastor Tom Ascol sits down to talk with Steve about the affairs of the church of today. They also spend some time on the ministry that Tom was one of the people involved in its beginnings, Founders Ministries.

Hold the Line: Erik Reed interview - Grounded Ep. 18

May 10th, 2023  |  Season 2  |  50 mins 23 secs

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Pastor and author Erik Reed sits down to discuss his book and some other topics with Pastor Steve. Erik's book, Hold the Line, goes over the importance of standing strong with our Christian convictions in the midst of the cultural confusion around us.