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The Dialog

The Dialog

By: Josh Craft
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Ancient philosophers used the dialog to find answers to life’s greatest questions. The Dialog is a search for truth in modern life through the lens of ancient philosophy, history, and theology. This podcast will challenge your assumptions, change your thinking and show you how to master modern living.
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  • 23. What did it cost you to believe that?

    23. What did it cost you to believe that?
    Mar 18 2026
    In this episode of The Dialog, we ask a question most people never stop to consider: what did it cost you to believe what you believe? Not just financially, but in time, study, humility, and truth. Because most of us didn’t arrive at our beliefs through deep examination, we inherited them. From culture, from family, from church, from experience. And over time, those beliefs can feel like truth, even if they were never tested.

    We explore how traditions form and how easily they can be elevated above what God actually says. From money and prosperity to theology and everyday thinking, we unpack how beliefs are shaped and why so many people defend positions they’ve never truly examined. Just like Jesus confronted the Pharisees for elevating tradition over truth, we wrestle with how that same pattern shows up in our lives today.

    Ultimately, this conversation is an invitation to do the work. To slow down, examine what you believe, and ask a harder question: is it actually true, and is it producing the kind of life God promises? Because if your beliefs don’t line up with truth, the answer isn’t to reshape truth. It’s to have the humility to change your mind.


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    38 mins
  • 22. When conviction meets compassion

    22. When conviction meets compassion
    Mar 10 2026
    In this episode of The Dialog, we talk about what it means to hold real conviction without losing compassion. In a world that keeps confusing tolerance with agreement, and kindness with compromise, we wrestle with a hard question: how do you stand firmly on truth without becoming harsh, cold, or self righteous? Because grace without truth can leave people bound, but truth without grace can leave people wounded.

    We explore the difference between what God recognizes and what culture normalizes, and why not every issue is just a matter of personal preference. From abortion to marriage to broader cultural and ideological conflict, this conversation gets underneath the surface and asks what is actually a principle, what is a preference, and how should a Christian respond when those lines are no longer clear. We also talk about identity, external validation, and why so many people keep searching for approval from culture when what they really need is peace with God.

    Ultimately, this episode is about learning how to live with both courage and love. If truth matters, then we cannot compromise it. But if people matter, then we cannot weaponize truth against them. Real maturity is learning how to carry conviction and compassion at the same time. That tension is hard, but it is also where the character of God is revealed most clearly.


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    40 mins
  • 21. Your opinion is only as valuable as the price paid to form it

    21. Your opinion is only as valuable as the price paid to form it
    Mar 4 2026
    In this episode of The Dialogue, we unpack a simple but convicting idea: your opinion is only as valuable as the price you paid to form it. In a world where everyone has a hot take, we talk about what it actually means to earn an opinion through study, experience, sacrifice, and intellectual honesty instead of scrolling headlines and repeating talking points.

    From there, we go deeper into the difference between beliefs and convictions and why most cultural conflict isn’t really about preferences at all. Some things are negotiable. Some things are not. We explore how to tell the difference, why compromise can build great families and societies, and why compromise becomes impossible when you’re dealing with ideological and spiritual foundations.

    If you’ve ever felt the tension between wanting to be thoughtful and wanting to be faithful, this conversation will help you slow down, sharpen your categories, and ask a better question before you speak: what did it cost me to say this with confidence?


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    28 mins
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