The Think Well Debate Series

In this ongoing live series, Ryan invites anyone (believers, skeptics, and everyone in between) to call in and debate the big questions of life and faith. No pre-screened guests, no scripts, just real conversations about whether Christianity is true and why it matters. While every call is different, the goal is always to pursue truth with clarity and respect.

Episode 1: Christian Faith Isn’t Blind
What is faith, and how does it help us know what’s true? Ryan explores the meaning of “the evidence of things unseen” in Hebrews 11:1 and explains why Christian faith is rooted in evidence, not blind belief.
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Episode 2: Is Christianity True?
Ryan takes live calls from skeptics and believers to tackle the biggest question of all: Is Christianity true? Topics include objections to the faith, whether the Bible teaches a flat Earth, and how science and Scripture fit together.
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Episode 3: The Trinity is Logical and Biblical
The Trinity is one of Christianity’s most unique and debated doctrines. In this episode, Ryan speaks with three callers about whether God is a person, if social science challenges the Trinity, and how the biblical view differs from the Mormon understanding.
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Episode 4: Does God Exist? – Nov 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM PT
How can we show that God exists? Ryan will take live calls to discuss the evidence for and against God’s existence.
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Episode 5: Does Objective Morality Exist? – Dec 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM PT
Can right and wrong exist without God? Join the show to discuss whether morality is merely subjective or objective and grounded in God.
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Episode 6: TBD – Dec 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM PT
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Episode 7: TBD – Dec 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM PT
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Ryan Pauly

Ryan Pauly is the founder and president of Think Well and the Director of Immersive Experiences at MAVEN. He has been working with junior high, high school, and college students for over a decade as a missionary, school teacher, field guide and speaker. After graduating from college he became a missionary in the Dominican Republic where he spent four years teaching English, Worldview, Apologetics, and Leadership to junior high and high school students. Ryan moved back to Southern California in 2015 and started teaching Historical Christian Doctrine and Apologetics, Comparative Religions and Worldviews, and Philosophy of Ethics at a Southern California Christian high school. He taught high school full-time for 12 years until 2023 when he left to work with Think Well and MAVEN. Ryan started in the apologetics world back in 2015 with his blog, Coffeehouse Questions. This led to the podcast in 2016 and YouTube in 2020. Think Well was officially launched in June of 2022. Ryan joined MAVEN as a field guide in 2017 and was promoted to Director of Immersive Experiences in 2023. He also serves as a faculty member at Summit Ministries, a member of the Evangelical Theological Society and the Reasons to Believe Scholar Community, and a volunteer at www.talkaboutdoubts.com. Ryan received a Bachelor’s degree in Theology with an emphasis in youth leadership from Vanguard University. He completed his Master’s degree in Christian apologetics from Talbot School of Theology and is currently working toward a Doctor of Ministry in Practical Theology. His research is focused on what Scripture says about the most pressing practical issues of our day like gender and sexuality, race, technology, politics, deconstruction, and more. He also holds a certificate in Science Apologetics from the Reasons Institute.

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November 12, 2025

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Orange County Rescue Mission December 24, 2025 at 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Apologetics Discussion Group
Mission Hills Church March 8, 2026 at 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Summit Ministries August 16, 2026 at 4:00 pm – August 28, 2026 at 11:00 am Faculty in Residence