Tag Archives: Christianity

Drought

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Episode 303: Elijah the prophet once prayed for a drought. California is in the middle of a drought. So what are some connections which might be helpful or at least worth consideration given what we know about droughts in Scripture? Tune in as I “think aloud” some of these helpful considerations and how they may be relevant today.

Today in Church History: Martyrdom of 13 year old Agnes (304) AND Orthodox priest Peter Alexeyevich Bulgakov in the USSR (1931)

Question of the Day: Is America under the judgment of God?

Deeper

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Episode 302: If spiritual growth were likened unto a swimming, too many Christians would be hanging out, splashing around in the shallow end. God expects & desires for His people to learn to swim and go out into the deep end. Tune in as we see God’s rebuke of shallowness and His request for us to go deeper from Hebrews 5.11-6.3.

Today in Church History: Hilary of Poitiers dies (368)

Question of the Day: What is an Arian?

Terror in France

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Episode 301: Radical Islamic terrorists struck a French newspaper last week over its satirical depiction of the prophet Muhammad in a cartoon. And Islam is a religion of peace? Tune in as I demonstrate why Islam is a morally bankrupt as well as historically inaccurate religious system.

Previous teaching on Islam

Today in Church History: 53 Christians beheaded in Japan (1629)

Question of the Day: How are Islam & Christianity different?

Praying to Jesus

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Episode 300: Wow! The 300th episode of the podcast. And for this episode I will do what I do best and that is break down a controversy with eloquence & clarity: Can we pray to Jesus? May we pray to Jesus? Tune in as I unpack a little background on this controversy and provide a Biblical answer.

Music Credit: Led Zeppelin. “When the Levee Breaks.” Led Zeppelin IV. Atlantic, 1971.

The Necessity of Atonement

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Episode 299: God atones for sin through the vicarious sacrifice of Jesus. But why? Why was the death of Jesus, the Lord of glory, necessary for atonement? Tune in as I break down a few different views of the necessity of atonement.

Spiritual Warfare, part 2

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Episode 298: The church is engaged in a spiritual war with the spiritual forces of evil. However, we have the strength of God as well as the full armor of God. Today we examine each piece of the armor which God has given for the battle.

Spiritual Warfare, part 1

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Episode 297: We are at war. The church is at war. Every Christian is at war. But this is no physical conflict. Tune in as I unpack the spiritual warfare in which Christ’s church is engaged from Ephesians 6.10-20.

Normalization of Error

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Episode 296: How did we get to the place where Lauren from Lipscomb is the now the Preaching Intern for the 4th Avenue Church of Christ in Franklin, TN? What is the process for normalizing error? Tune in as I discuss the process and the consequences such choices can bring if left unchecked.

Question of the Day: Can women serve in leadership roles in the church?

Today in Church History: Marriage of Ruth Magongo to Enoch Litswele who serve as missionaries in Africa (1960) & the death of Karl Barth (1968).

Gender Justice

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Episode 295: Lauren from Lipscomb is the new Preaching Intern at 4th Avenue Church of Christ in Franklin, TN. It looks like she has a bright future ahead of her as a preacher. Does anyone else sense a disturbance in the Force here? Tune in as explain the situation and offer what the Bible says concerning spiritual leadership.

Today in Church History: Rose Lathrop & Alice Huber found the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, also known as Servants of Relief for Incurable Cancer. (1900)

Question of the Day: What about the women?

Thanksgiving Devotional

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Episode 294: Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Tune in as I break down Psalm 95 and explain the various reasons we should be thankful from this Psalm.

I. Thankful for the Joy He Gives (1-2)

II. Thankful for the God He Is (3-5)

III. Thankful for the Worship We Offer (6-7a)

Today in Church History: Church of Christ opens stone chapel in Australia (1899) AND Joseph Thayer dies (1901)

Question of the Day: Where did Thanksgiving come from?