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Scared by the Bible with Professor Brandon Grafius (Podcast)
Read more: Scared by the Bible with Professor Brandon Grafius (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Professor Brandon Grafius, who is academic dean and professor of biblical studies at Ecumenical Theological Seminary in Detroit, Michigan, and he’s the author of several works on religion and horror, including the book that we’re excited to talk about in this episode, Scared by the Bible: The Roots of…
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Final Judgment as Restorative and Transformative in this Life
Read more: Final Judgment as Restorative and Transformative in this LifePhoto Credit: “Mosaic of the Judgment of Paris (detail), 115 – 150 AD, from Antioch on the Orontes (Antakya, Turkey), Louvre Museum” by Following Hadrian is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. Over the years there have been numerous hints and veiled suggestions in Christian literature that point (though never quite fully realizing the implications of these insights, which…
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Celebrating 300 Episodes (Podcast)
Read more: Celebrating 300 Episodes (Podcast)In this episode, we’re celebrating our 300th episode, which means that this episode is full of listener comments and questions, our responses to those questions, several examples of bloopers over the past two years, new music for the next 100 episodes, some exciting announcements and updates from the team, and the names of the winners…
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The Mountains Shall Drip Sweet Wine with Dr. John Anthony Dunne (Podcast)
Read more: The Mountains Shall Drip Sweet Wine with Dr. John Anthony Dunne (Podcast)In this episode, we celebrate the release of John’s new book on wine in the Bible as we conclude our series on alcohol in the Bible and Jewish/Christian traditions. As we talk about the topic of wine and beer in the Bible, John shares many stories with us about his interests in wine and beer,…
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How Do We Reconcile the Requirement of Good Works and the Need for Perseverance in Our Faith With the Doctrine of Salvation by Faith Alone? The Answer is Christ.
Read more: How Do We Reconcile the Requirement of Good Works and the Need for Perseverance in Our Faith With the Doctrine of Salvation by Faith Alone? The Answer is Christ.Photo credit: “003/366 – Erste Schritt / First steps” by Boris Thaser is licensed under CC BY 2.0. I recently heard it preached on the topic of perseverance. The preacher started by noting that we are saved by faith alone, citing among other passages Eph. 2:8-9 (NIV): “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and…
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Drunk with Professor Edward Slingerland
Read more: Drunk with Professor Edward SlingerlandCW: Adult themes and language. In this episode we’re joined by Professor Edward Slingerland, who is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Distinguished University Scholar and Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia, and the author of Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization (published by Little,…
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An Expanded Reappraisal of Christ’s Judgment Seat (2 Cor. 5:10)
Read more: An Expanded Reappraisal of Christ’s Judgment Seat (2 Cor. 5:10)Photo credit: “Dark Creepy” by Chad Madden is marked with CC0 1.0. Those readers who have followed my series of posts on this blog know that my rendering of the Judgment Seat of Christ passage from 2 Cor. 5:10 is at odds with the conventional view. My reading would go something like this: “For we must all appear before the…
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Wine & Christian Spirituality with Dr. Gisela Kreglinger
Read more: Wine & Christian Spirituality with Dr. Gisela KreglingerIn this episode we’re joined by Dr. Gisela Kreglinger, who is the author of several books on wine, namely, The Spirituality of Wine (with Eerdmans), The Soul of Wine (with IVP), and most recently, Cup Overflowing: Wine’s Place in Faith, Feasting, and Fellowship (with Zondervan Reflective). In this conversation we discuss the nature of wine…
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Ascetic Eucharists with the Very Rev’d Dr. Andrew McGowan
Read more: Ascetic Eucharists with the Very Rev’d Dr. Andrew McGowanIn this episode we’re joined by the Very Rev’d Dr. Andrew McGowan, an Anglican priest, Dean and President of the Berkeley Divinity School of Yale University and the McFaddin Professor of Anglican Studies and Pastoral Theology, and he’s the author of Ascetic Eucharists: Food and Drink in Early Christian Ritual Meals (with Oxford University Press)….
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Sober Spirituality with Rev. Erin Jean Warde (Podcast)
Read more: Sober Spirituality with Rev. Erin Jean Warde (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Rev. Erin Jean Warde, who is an episcopal priest and recovery coach, as well as the author of the book we’re excited to discuss in this episode, Sober Spirituality: The Joy of a Mindful Relationship with Alcohol (published by Brazos). Over the course of our conversation, Rev. Warde shares…