Author and speaker Cliff Goldstein melds basic truths, literature, and popular culture to answer some of life’s most abstract questions. A former atheist, he understands firsthand the struggle with faith. Using the words of the world’s well-known thinkers, Cliff examines philosophies that have been held for thousands of years. He discusses the Christian worldview without being preachy. This is a great place to start if you want a real, logical foundation for faith. en false Cliff Goldstein https://hopetv.org/shows/cliff Cliff! episodic https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/principles-of-marriage Sun, 28 Nov 2021 16:30:00 GMT Cliff departs from his typical topics like metaphysics, cosmology, and eschatology to discuss something he has had over 35 years of experience in – marriage. 1709 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/principles-of-marriage false Principles of Marriage full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-logic-of-existence Sun, 21 Nov 2021 16:30:00 GMT Is our existence logical? Can logic be used to explain how we got here? The evidence may show that it is nothing short of miraculous. 1709 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-logic-of-existence false The Logic of Existence full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/tolstoys-confessions-1 Sun, 07 Nov 2021 16:30:00 GMT Leo Tolstoy was once the world’s most famous writer. He had all the world had to offer. So, what led him down the path to despair, despite all his worldly success? Cliff identifies what was missing. 1709 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/tolstoys-confessions-1 false Tolstoy's Confessions full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/barbara-search-for-truth Sun, 24 Oct 2021 15:30:00 GMT An atheist woman does everything she can to find “truth” outside of God, but ironically her efforts only bring her to know the God of truth. 1709 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/barbara-search-for-truth false Barbra Ehrenreich’s Search for the Truth about Everything full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-logic-of-the-miraculous Sun, 30 May 2021 15:30:00 GMT Miracles in their essence, cannot be explained. Then how about finding logic in a miracle? would not that be trying to explain it? Cliff explains in fascinating detail the logic of the miraculous. 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-logic-of-the-miraculous false The Logic of the Miraculous full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/embarrassing-the-faith Sun, 23 May 2021 15:30:00 GMT Many individuals believe in evolution. That either chance, a big-bang, or any other thought that can “explain” the universe, can be accepted as the origin of things. That can be accepted usually in the scientific community, where the backing of evolution is almost a requirement. It is unusual, however, that Christians will subscribe to this idea. Cliff goes in detail and explains why such individuals, do in fact, embarrass the faith. 1680 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/embarrassing-the-faith false Embarrassing The Faith full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/why-live-if-you-can-be-buried-for-ten-dollars Sun, 16 May 2021 15:30:00 GMT Human nature intrinsically rejects the idea of death. Even the most avid evolutionists will, at some point, have to face this reality… the reality of dying. Cliff shares what must be accepted if every person is to face this reality in peace. 1680 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/why-live-if-you-can-be-buried-for-ten-dollars false Why Live If You Can Be Buried for Ten Dollars? full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/who-gets-the-ventilator Sun, 09 May 2021 15:30:00 GMT The Theory of Evolution at its core denies basic, moral elements. The popular premise, “survival of the fittest,” goes in stark contrast to Jesus’ teachings of serving and helping the needy. Once again Cliff proves in scientific terms the dissonance between humanistic thought and heavenly teachings. 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/who-gets-the-ventilator false Who Gets the Ventilator? full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/a-deeper-reality Sun, 02 May 2021 15:30:00 GMT Science is a wonderful tool to explain many aspects of life. But it cannot explain the supernatural. When it comes to the resurrection of Christ, there is a deeper reality that science cannot explain. 1709 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/a-deeper-reality false A Deeper Reality full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-cost-of-love Sun, 25 Apr 2021 15:30:00 GMT Technology has brought changes to our daily lives. We are now able to perform amazing things, feats unimaginable 15 years ago. Despite the advancements, there is something technology will never be able to replicate – human emotions. Some argue, however, that robots can imitate all forms of human feelings, but Cliff shares deeper thoughts on the matter. 1709 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-cost-of-love false The Cost of Love full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/art-is-for-the-living-not-the-dying Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:30:00 GMT Christopher Hitchens was one of the world’s most renowned intellectuals. He was also an atheist. He wrote extensively about human life with no God, and how everything humans can obtain they can do without a higher power. At the time of his death, however, he continued writing, but Cliff shows how the tenor of his arguments changed. 1709 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/art-is-for-the-living-not-the-dying false Art Is for the Living, Not The Dying full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-physics-of-love Sun, 11 Apr 2021 15:30:00 GMT For many years, the influence of the book Principia by Isaac Newton made people see the world as an ordered, coherent place that could be fully understood through science, reason, logic and mathematics, but love cannot be defined by any of those element and Cliff explains why. 1709 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-physics-of-love false The Physics of Love full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-frankenstein-factor Sun, 04 Apr 2021 15:30:00 GMT Frankenstein, the famous Mary Shelley novel, is compared to Jesus’ resurrection. How can two unlike stories find common ground? Cliff explains that the resurrection of Jesus is not fictional, but a reality that is much easier to accept than Frankenstein’s monster resurrected from the dead. 1711 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-frankenstein-factor false The Frankenstein Factor full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/confessions-of-a-science-denier Sun, 28 Mar 2021 15:30:00 GMT Cliff admits in this episode that he is in fact a science denier. He explains his reasons as to why, and under the right circumstances, a science denier is not a bad thing to be. 1709 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/confessions-of-a-science-denier false Confessions of a Science Denier full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-reality-of-god Tue, 07 Aug 2018 20:00:49 GMT 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-reality-of-god false The Reality of God full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/certainty-second-coming Tue, 07 Aug 2018 19:51:14 GMT 1740 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/certainty-second-coming false Certainty Second Coming full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/beginnings-and-endings Tue, 07 Aug 2018 19:44:35 GMT 1680 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/beginnings-and-endings false Beginnings and Endings full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-unreasonable-effectiveness-of-mathematics-in-natural-science Tue, 07 Aug 2018 19:35:51 GMT 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-unreasonable-effectiveness-of-mathematics-in-natural-science false The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in Natural Science full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/christians-culture-and-evolution Tue, 07 Aug 2018 19:27:09 GMT 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/christians-culture-and-evolution false Christians Culture and Evolution full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/choose-this-day Tue, 07 Aug 2018 19:20:04 GMT 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/choose-this-day false Choose this Day full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/brahms-second-symphony Tue, 07 Aug 2018 19:12:34 GMT 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/brahms-second-symphony false Brahms Second Symphony full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/galileos-legacy Tue, 07 Aug 2018 19:06:03 GMT 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/galileos-legacy false Galileo's Legacy full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/unweaving-the-rainbow Tue, 07 Aug 2018 18:58:39 GMT 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/unweaving-the-rainbow false Unweaving The Rainbow full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/einsteins-brain Tue, 07 Aug 2018 18:47:02 GMT 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/einsteins-brain false Einstein's Brain full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-fifth-and-forever Tue, 07 Aug 2018 18:37:12 GMT 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-fifth-and-forever false The Fifth and Forever full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/harold-erwin-jimmy-and-george Tue, 07 Aug 2018 18:20:18 GMT 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/harold-erwin-jimmy-and-george false Harold, Erwin, Jimmy and George full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/just-set-down-here Tue, 07 Aug 2018 17:55:57 GMT 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/just-set-down-here false Just Set Down Here full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-room-and-the-light Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT 372 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-room-and-the-light false The Room and the Light full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-demarcation-problem Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:22:00 GMT 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-demarcation-problem false The Demarcation Problem full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/moral-authority Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:22:00 GMT 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/moral-authority false Moral Authority full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-meaning-of-life Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:22:00 GMT When a baby is born, we have such great hopes for their future. We hope they find purpose in their lives and fulfill their dreams. Yet, life can become so dismal and negative. Is there really a God that “plans to give [us] a hope and future? 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-meaning-of-life false The Meaning of Life full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/interpretations-all-the-way-down Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:22:00 GMT You say poTAto, I say POtato. Can both pronunciations be correct? When it comes to life, how do we know if we are correctly interpreting life or are we just sharing our mixed up opinion of thoughts and ideas? 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/interpretations-all-the-way-down false Interpretations All the Way Down full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/einmal-ist-keinmal Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:22:00 GMT The German phrase: Einmal is keinmal is translated “one time is no time.” It’s an idiomatic expression that means if something happens only once, it really doesn’t matter. Does this mean that our one shot at life on this earth is meaningless? 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/einmal-ist-keinmal false Einmal ist Keinmal full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-superstitions-of-science Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:22:00 GMT 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-superstitions-of-science false The Superstitions of Science full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/guilty-as-sin Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:22:00 GMT 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/guilty-as-sin false Guilty As Sin full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/law-and-freedom Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:22:00 GMT Our universe relies on morals. We have an opportunity to choose what is right and wrong. Millennia ago, Satan contested that we really don’t have the freedom to choose God’s law. 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/law-and-freedom false Law and Freedom full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/what-aristotle-got-wrong Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:22:00 GMT 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/what-aristotle-got-wrong false What Aristotle Got Wrong full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/what-aristotle-got-right Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:22:00 GMT 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/what-aristotle-got-right false What Aristotle Got Right full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-enormous-radio Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:22:00 GMT 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-enormous-radio false The Enormous Radio full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/satin-romeo Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:22:00 GMT 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/satin-romeo false Satin Romeo full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/epistemological-tools Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:22:00 GMT 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/epistemological-tools false Epistemological Tools full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-grand-inquisitor Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:22:00 GMT 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-grand-inquisitor false The Grand Inquisitor full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-atheist-guide-to-unreality Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:22:00 GMT 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-atheist-guide-to-unreality false The Atheist Guide to Unreality full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/math-problem Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:22:00 GMT 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/math-problem false Math Problem full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/on-means-and-ends Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:22:00 GMT 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/on-means-and-ends false On Means and Ends full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-glitter-of-new-galaxies Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:22:00 GMT 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-glitter-of-new-galaxies false The Glitter of New Galaxies full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/madame-bovarys-dreams Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:22:00 GMT 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/madame-bovarys-dreams false Madame Bovary’s Dreams full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-darwin-dilemma Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:22:00 GMT 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-darwin-dilemma false The Darwin Dilemma full https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-book-of-beauty Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:22:00 GMT 1710 https://hopetv.org/undefined/shows/cliff/the-book-of-beauty false The Book of Beauty full