In Authentic, the flagship television and radio program of the Voice of Prophecy, Pastor Shawn Boonstra pursues the deepest questions of human existence. Check out the most recent episodes below.
As the Voice of Prophecy team ramps up work on summer events, we're also tuning up the studio for a new season of Authentic that comes out September 13. Stay tuned! If you're interested, we do actually run weekly encore episodes—check out our Facebook for those releases: www.facebook.com/vopministry
The internet has supercharged the spread of conspiracy theories and urban legends both old and new. Many Christians have been caught up in its web. But their evangelizing, as Shawn Boonstra explains, has little to do with the core message of the Gospel. It may even be poisoning the faith for others. This week on Authentic: a plea for a return to Bible basics in a conversation that's gone off the walls and down weird rabbit holes.
If you were to build the perfect society, how would you do it? In this episode of Authentic, Shawn Boonstra breaks out his old copy of Plato's "Republic" to examine some of the allegedly best ideas for creating utopia. Somewhere between philosopher-kings, warrior-kings, and despots, the dream starts to dissolve... Can we find it for real?