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A conversation about Theology, the Church, and Christian living, with a little nonsense in between.

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    • Dec 5, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 1h 17m AVG DURATION
    • 54 EPISODES


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    Spiritual Disciplines - Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2019 76:05


    The gloves come off in the Season 3 Finale, as Andrew and Ian debate the definition of biblical community, as well as spiritual disciplines at large. Grab a piping hot cup of cocoa and tune in - this podcast will never be the same!

    Spiritual Disciplines - Stewardship

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 79:54


    How broadly can stewardship be defined? If nothing belongs to us, is it acceptable to steal? Tune in to hear Andrew and Ian work through all this and more!

    Spiritual Disciplines - Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 70:31


    Andrew and Ian jump into the deep end of prayer as a discipline! Besides discussing the action of prayer itself, you'll hear them work through prayer's relation to repentance, to God's creation, and to its declarative nature. Tune in to find out why Andrew got slapped and what Ian still does not understand about prayer.

    Thoughts From The Back Row - 50th Episode Retrospective

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 13:00


    What is a Back Row Theologian? Andrew and Ian think back on the past 50 episodes, discussing the history of this podcast and their relationship over the years, before looking forward to what the next 50 episodes might have in store!

    Spiritual Disciplines - Scripture

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2019 91:11


    Andrew and Ian explore the spiritual discipline of studying Scripture. Tune in to find out difference between ideas vs. ideologies, and which Back Row Theologian is more outraged!

    Spiritual Disciplines - Introduction to Spiritual Disciplines

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2019 73:13


    Andrew and Ian kick off a new series, defining a Theology of Disciplines and debating the purpose of spiritual disciplines in a grace-based faith. There's also a brand new show structure, with a new section that you can help name! Leave a review and let what to christen the new segment that debuts in this episode. If you're lucky, your title might be featured on the next show!

    Thoughts on Revelation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2019 35:41


    How does God reveal himself to mankind? Are there other sources of God's truth outside of his Word? Is the last book of the Bible supposed to be plural? Smash that play button to hear Ian single-handedly address all this and more - and stay tuned to find out what topic we'll tackle in our next Series!

    Thoughts on Church Order

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2019 93:06


    Andrew and Ian discuss how different churches have historically structured and organized themselves. Press play to find out whether some branches of the faith act more like people on a beach or an amateur sports team, and keep listening to find out who'd like to poo poo on the episocpas!

    Thoughts on Church Opportunities

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2019 74:58


    If you don't listen to this podcast, are you morally culpable for that decision? Is it better to be fed to animals or fed to Twitter? What kind of writing assignment could melt Ian's brain? Tune in to find answers to these burning questions, as Ian and Andrew discuss opportunities currently facing the modern Church!

    Thoughts on Church Challenges

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2019 79:15


    This podcast is officially 2 years old! Ian and Andrew spend their tenured time discussing the challenges that are uniquely facing the modern Church in the West. Tune in to see if they have enough time to cover it all!

    Church Practice - Preaching

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2019 78:00


    Why does Andrew like pyramids? Why doesn't Ian like sermon applications? Is preaching a sermon more like a sacrament or a TED Talk? Do we even need the church and all of its weird rituals? Find out what sayeth the Back Row on of final episode of the Church Practice series!

    Church Practice - Marriage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2019 94:26


    Discover why BRT is the "Type 8 of Theology Podcasts." Then Andrew and Ian discuss Marriage from the angle of a church practice.

    Thoughts on the Visible Church (3.8)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2019 83:30


    Church Practice - Church Discipline (3.7)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2019 93:10


    Church Practice - Leadership (3.6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 97:08


    Church Practice - Baptism (3.5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2019 92:02


    Church Practice - Death & Dying (3.4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2019 86:36


    Church Practice - Eucharist (3.3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2019 89:13


    Church Practice - What is a Sacrament (3.2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2019 90:23


    Church Practice - Symbols (3.1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 47:28


    Thoughts on Rhythms in Life (2.20)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2018 87:30


    Anthropology - Cultures (2.19)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018 82:10


    Reformation Day Special (2.18)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2018 76:10


    Anthropology - Death (2.17)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2018 96:45


    Anthropology - Sexuality (2.16)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2018 96:50


    Anthropology - Federal Headship (2.15)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2018 90:00


    Anthropology - Historical Adam (2.14)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2018 66:50


    Anthropology - Imago Dei (2.13)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2018 88:35


    Anthropology - Introduction (2.11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2018 82:35


    Thoughts on the Old Testament (2.10)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2018 93:03


    Mosaic Law - Sacrifice (2.9)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2018 88:56


    Mosaic Law - Law Before Law (2.7)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2018 87:45


    Mosaic Law - Grace in in the Law (2.6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2018 84:55


    Mosaic Law - Purpose of the Law (2.3)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2018 79:26


    Mosaic Law - Introduction (2.2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2018 73:20


    Thoughts on Chalcedon (2.1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2018 78:51


    Soteriology - Regeneration (1.14)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2018 67:26


    Soteriology - Salvation and the Defeat of Evil (1.13)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2017 85:21


    ETS Special (1.12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2017 75:01


    Soteriology - Election and Predestination (1.11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2017 60:00


    Soteriology - Repentance (1.10)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2017 79:49


    Soteriology - What is the Gospel? (1.9)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2017 75:50


    Thoughts on Unity & Diversity (1.8)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2017 67:00


    Hermeneutics Summary (1.7)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2017 53:31


    Hermeneutics - Galatians & Inspiration (1.6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2017 68:38


    Hermeneutics - Typology & Allegory (1.5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2017 71:00


    Hermeneutics - Context Case Studies (1.4)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2017 74:00


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