Category Archives: Faith Debate

Blog posts for the Frederick Faith Debate.

Program Air Date: Sunday, June 7th, 2020 – 9am

The Lock Down Tapes #4 Fear versus faith.  Perspective and reality.  Church buildings closed.  Divide over Romans chapter 13.  Quotes for encouragement.  Words of challenge. During the shutdowns spurred on by the coronavirus outbreak, a series of Faith Debate shows were recorded in April.  They feature comments, arguments, and thoughts first articulated in February and…read more »

Program Air Date: Sunday, May 31st, 2020 – 9am

The Lock Down Tapes #3 Fear versus faith.  Perspective and reality.  Church buildings closed.  Divide over Romans chapter 13.  Quotes for encouragement.  Words of challenge. During the shutdowns spurred on by the coronavirus outbreak, a series of Faith Debate shows were recorded in April.  They feature comments, arguments, and thoughts first articulated in February and…read more »

Program Air Date: Sunday, May 24th, 2020 – 9am

The Lock Down Tapes #2 Fear versus faith.  Perspective and reality.  Church buildings closed.  Divide over Romans chapter 13.  Quotes for encouragement.  Words of challenge. During the shutdowns spurred on by the coronavirus outbreak, a series of Faith Debate shows were recorded in April.  They feature comments, arguments, and thoughts first articulated in February and…read more »

Program Air Date: Sunday, May 17th, 2020 – 9am

The Lock Down Tapes #1 Fear versus faith.  Perspective and reality.  Church buildings closed.  Divide over Romans chapter 13.  Quotes for encouragement.  Words of challenge. During the shutdowns spurred on by the coronavirus outbreak, a series of Faith Debate shows were recorded in April.  They feature comments, arguments, and thoughts first articulated in February and…read more »

Program Air Date: Sunday, May 10th, 2020 – 9am

Is the Old Testament About Jesus? How does the Bible take the reader from Genesis to Jesus?  Is the foreknowledge of the Messiah’s arrival something that has always interested you?  It has Craig Longcor, and he’s hitting up Jonathan Switzer for some basic Christian education.  He says that his questions for Jon are coming from…read more »

Program Air Date: Sunday, May 3rd, 2020 – 9am

Foundational Questions About the Messiah A month or two ago Craig Longcor was a guest on the Faith Debate for several weeks as we talked about the split that’s happening in the United Methodist Church and also the opioid crisis faced by our community.  The past couple of weeks he’s been back in the guest…read more »

Program Air Date: Sunday, April 26th, 2020 – 9am

Prophecies Pointing to Christ Craig Longcor is a Christian who went to eight years of Catholic school.  As such, he says he has a foundation of teachings about Christ that many don’t.  And yet, Craig says he doesn’t know all that much about the prophecies pointing to Christ, and he assumes he’s not alone.  So,…read more »

Program Air Date: Sunday, April 19th, 2020 – 9am

Did the Hebrew Scriptures Anticipate Christ? What does the Old Testament say about the coming of Jesus Christ, and how does His coming fulfill these prophecies?  These are questions Craig Longcor is asking, and he thinks Jonathan Switzer could possibly have some answers.  Craig is a self-described young-in-the-faith Christian.  Jon is a pastor and the…read more »

Program Air Date: Sunday, April 12th, 2020 – 9am

The Darkness of Opioids On the panel for this show is a man who’s very thoughtful and who brings great questions and an engaging style.  Jonathan Switzer came to know Craig Longcor in September of 2019 when they worked shoulder-to-shoulder on the “Go Purple” campaign in Frederick.  This show talks about the opioid crisis that’s…read more »

Program Air Date: Sunday, April 5th, 2020 – 9am

Do Jews Need Jesus? There’s a man named Craig Longcor who has recently become a Christ follower.  He’s begun attending a United Methodist Church and, very sweetly, his wife attends with him even though she’s Jewish.  Well, one of the questions his wife has is why she can’t be saved without Jesus.  We explore the…read more »