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A podcast for Christians with questions about theology, philosophy, and practice. Biblically informed. Slightly irreverent.
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Multiple times a year Christians around the globe take part in one of the central rituals of the faith: the Lord’s Supper or the Eucharist. This central symbol of unity also serves as a battleground between various traditions within Christianity about the nature and meaning of this ritual. Matt Colvin enters the fray to discuss his book The Lost Supper: Revisiting Passover and the Origins of the Eucharist which unravels the mysteries surrounding the Lord’s Supper by connecting this ritual to the Old Testament Passover meal. Specifically, we discuss the coded communication Jesus implements to communicate his Messianic identity to his disciples, the nature of the “fellowship” with Christ experienced in the Supper as described by the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians, and the ignorance of first century Judaism by many Christians throughout church history that led to critical misunderstandings of the Eucharist. Matt also describes the “narratival” way in which we participate in the events of the death and resurrection of Christ through the sacraments as well as the relationship between the church and Israel.
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Tuesday Nov 05, 2024
Tuesday Nov 05, 2024
A lot of ink’s been spilled over the timeline of Matthew 24, the famous “Olivet Discourse”. Jon Sedlak helps us to step back from the debates throughout church history and examine this famous discourse with fresh eyes. What if Jesus doesn’t answer his disciples’ questions in the order they’re asked? What if he intends for his disciples to hear his words as solely about the destruction of the Temple? And if so, how does that forge new pathways to understand the gospel of Matthew and resolve longstanding tensions in the text? We explore all of these questions and more.
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Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Everybody wants to know the secret of “reaching the next generation”, but as many anxious parents know there’s many obstacles to teens maintaining their faith into college. This leads to books helping teens reconcile science with faith, understand modern issues about sexuality, or offer historic apologetics for the resurrection. All of these matter, but they’re insufficient for the task at hand. Brad East joins us to talk about his book Letters to a Future Saint, a collection of letters designed to engage young minds with the history of the faith, the importance of the church, the significance of creation, and the testimony of the martyrs. Along the way we talk about ways a truncated gospel undermines our faith in Christ and sets up students for failure.
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Get Brad’s Book Letters to a Future Saint: Foundations of Faith for the Spiritually Hungry
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Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Tuesday Oct 01, 2024
Do you want a deeper connection to the historic roots of Christianity, but don’t know where to start? Dr. Matt Hoskin of the Davenant Institute joins us to tell the story of the first thousand years of Christianity through the seven ecumenical councils. Along the way we’ll discuss the controversies surrounding the divinity and humanity of Christ, the veneration of icons, and the political intrigue that surrounded it all. Buckle up for a wild tour of church history full of twists, turns, and unexpected outcomes.
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Davenant Institute: https://davenantinstitute.org/
Matt’s Podcast Devotion to Christ: Anglican Spirituality, a Tradition for Today: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/devotion-to-christ-anglican-spirituality-a/id1647857228
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Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
Tuesday Sep 17, 2024
Did you know that shyness is a sin? Well technically the term is “pusillanimity” — a smallness of soul. Theologians of the past describe this vice as a failure to trust God. We fear the opinions of others so we shrink back from taking risks for God, serving others, and standing up for our convictions. This particular vice often masquerades as humility, but in reality demonstrates self-focus that dishonors God and our own humanity.
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Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
There’s a common myth that Martin Luther cut out seven books of the Old Testament as a way to remove biblical support for Roman Catholic doctrines. In reality the early church disputed whether to include the “deuterocanon” or “apocrypha” from the Old Testament Scriptures and this debate carried on until the Council of Trent in 1545. So why did the Reformers reject books like 1-2 Maccabees, Tobit, Judith, and Wisdom of Solomon, not to mention additional chapters of both Esther and Daniel? And how does recent scholarship on this issue get to the bottom of this dispute? John Meade From Phoenix Seminary joins us to shed light on this controversy by looking at early church canon lists and little known facts about the Reformers, Trent, Augustine, Jerome, and the significance of the collection of OT Greek translations called the “Septuagint”.
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John’s Books:
Scribes and Scripture: https://a.co/d/eW0vPYT
The Biblical Canon Lists From Early Christianity: https://a.co/d/ettaa2R
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Tuesday Aug 20, 2024
Tuesday Aug 20, 2024
We rightly avoid over-indulgence in pleasure, but what happens when we under-indulge? When we refuse to enjoy the gifts of God the way he intended? In this episode we continue our series on respectable sins by talking about the sin of insensitivity. Someone may seem outwardly reverent and pious, but actually lack any affection at all for the things he believes. We’re not just talking about bare emotions, but rather a joyful disposition appropriate for Christians. Christianity is not for curmudgeons.
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Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
Tuesday Aug 06, 2024
There are few sections in the Bible more controversial than Romans 9-11. What does Paul mean when he says that “All Israel will be saved?” And why does he apply passages of the Bible reserved for the reunification of the northern and southern kingdoms of Israel to the Gentiles? And how does this affect the way we understand Israel today? Jason Staples tackles these questions head on in this episode. We’re going to talk about the difference between being an Israelite and a being a Jew, the overlooked details in Hosea’s prophecies, and the mind-bending way God purposes even the disobedience of his people for their good.
Show Notes
Jason’s books:
Paul and the Resurrection of Israel
Jason’s Website: https://www.jasonstaples.com/
Jason’s FSU Seminoles Podcast: https://www.unconqueredpodcast.com/
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Tuesday Jul 23, 2024
Tuesday Jul 23, 2024
Protestantism gets blamed for a lot of things: rampant individualism, denigration of authority, deviation from tradition, and the disenchantment of the world. But is this the true story of the Reformation? Michael Lynch from the Davenant Institute begs to differ. We talk about the theological and political underpinnings of the Reformation as well as the philosophical shifts in society that affected both Protestants and Catholics. We also talk about the contribution of Protestants to art, music, and aesthetics by looking to the post-Reformation era, specifically the Reformed scholastics. Check out this episode and find out how history is much more complicated than we think.
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Get Michael’s translation of John Davenant’s “On the Death of Christ”
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Tuesday Jul 09, 2024
Tuesday Jul 09, 2024
We continue our series on respectable sins by talking about the vice of cowardice. The virtue of courage stands between the vices of cowardice and recklessness. If you’re too reckless you’re dying on too many hills, but cowardice prevents us from taking a stand at all. In this episode we talk about why recklessness is preferable to cowardice and subtle ways fear of man creeps into our lives. We also discuss ways to counteract both cowardice and recklessness so that we develop true courage.
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