Boring Theology

A casual conversation with Kylie Elyse on how we practice the 4th commandment, which is the remember the Sabbath and keep it holy. We briefly talk about the theology behind what we do, but most of this podcast is talking about how we practically observe the Lord's Day. 

In this episode, Pastor Ben Parks joins us at Boring Theology to talk through conflict, particularly Christian conflict. We set out to prioritize what is most important during conflict and how we should be working to resolve theological conflict with all kinds of people. During the conversation, you will hear about conflict that we have had with unbelievers, false converts, and even a conflict that Ben and I have had for years.

In this episode, Kylie Esch joins us to help answer 5 questions that were sent in. 1) What is the difference between Free Will and Predestination? 2) Does your eschatology change the way you act? 3) Who was Cain's wife? 4) Who was Melchizedek? 5) Are Enneagrams okay for Christians to use?

In the 8th episode of the Bible Timeline Series, we are talking about the prophets of the Old Testament and how they worked and what they did during their times. We define what a prophet is and quickly talk about the prophets we have already covered through the series. The real focus of this episode is explaining the story of the destruction of Judah, their exile, and their return. Primarily viewing that story through the lens of the prophets. If you have any questions you can contact Boring Theology through Boringtheology.com, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Twitter or you could submit a recorded question to Anchor.

This is the 7th episode in the Bible Timeline Series. We are talking about the Divided Kingdom. King Solomon had rebelled against God by establishing idol worship in Israel. God waits until King Solomon dies as a means of respecting King David. The following episode explains how the kingdom was divided into a Northern Kingdom (Israel) and a Southern Kingdom (Judah). We discuss how the Bible evaluates a good king and who is bad (most of them). We also highlight a few kings in 1st & 2nd Kings to show how they reflected their kingdoms. The whole episode sets the stage for the next episode, which is Prophets/Exile/Return.

Today is a bonus episode with my wife Kylie Esch. She joined me today to talk about Family Worship. We discuss how to read the Bible, teach the Bible, pray the Bible, and sing the Bible as a family. Some of this might be very new for some of you so we talk about good and healthy strategies to keep up with it.

This is the 6th installment in the Bible Timeline Series. The podcast begins with Ruth the great grandmother to King David, then discusses the prophet Samuel, the establishment of the first King of Israel Saul, then the fall of King Saul and the rise of King David. Then the reign of King David and the expansion of the Kingdom through military successes. Also, noting David's sins, one of which led to the birth of King Solomon. This episode ends with the accomplishments and the sins of King Solomon. The timeline we are using is summarized below B P E/E C/J EK DK P/E/R 400 Jesus EC CT R/J/R Begining, Patriarchs, Egypt/Exodus, Cannan/Judges, Early Kings, Divided Kingdom, Prophets/Exile/Return, 400 yrs, Jesus, Early Church, Church today, Return/Judgement/Reign If you have any questions you can contact Boring Theology through Michael Esch's Facebook, Instagram, Parler, or MeWe pages or by submitting a question here: https://anchor.fm/boringtheology/message

Pastor Ben and Pastor Mike wrap up the Biblical Justice and Black Lives Matter Series by finishing up the last few sections of the BLM beliefs statement. There are specific discussions on the issues that face black women, the nuclear family, authority in the family, and ageism.

In part 3 of this series on Biblical Justice, Pastor Mike and Pastor Ben continue their discussion on BLM. As we go through this podcast we are comparing and contrasting Biblical Justice and Social Justice.

In this podcast, Pastor Mike and Pastor Ben begin to explore the movement and the organization of Black Lives Matter. Specifically comparing and contrasting the organization with Biblical Justice.

In this episode, we are joined by Pastor Ben Parks from The Valley Church in Cincinnati Ohio. We begin our series on Justice that will cover: 1) What the Bible says about justice, 2) If we should and how to apply biblical justice 3) How the Bible approaches issues like social justice and specifically the organization Black Lives Matter, 4) What is the difference between mercy and justice on a governmental and personal level.

In this episode we will be talking about how God and Moses set up the new leader of the Israelites to be Joshua. In the book of Joshua, we see that God begins with baptizing His people by parting the Jordan River, having them remember the promises that God has given to the tribes through circumcision (which had been neglected) and Passover. After the Israelites are reminded that God has and will always be faithful to His people, they attack the city of Jericho and begin their long battles of clearing the Canaanites out of the land of Canaan. The book ends with the tribes being split up and given different lands and no specific leader is ordained. The Israelites are largely spread out and ruled by elders and priests. These leaders are not strong and they rebelled against God, so God sends Canaanites to rule over them. The people cry out and God sends Judges to save them. In this episode we talk about the different Judges and how they execute judgement on behalf of God. These judges spiral with the people of God out of control. The end of Judges ends with just a disgusting story. Some of this podcast is not suitable for young children. There are parts of Judges that are very graphic and I thought it was necessary to cover those stories. I hope this podcast is edifying to you.

This 4th installment of the Bibletime line Series starts 400 years after Israel entered into Egypt to be saved from the famine. They stayed there and became slaves. Pharaoh is murdering the Israelite children and one is saved. His name is Moses. Moses will lead God's people out of Egypt and to the promised land. On there way they receive the law (moral, ceremonial, and judical). The law was a means of sanctification, not of salvation, because God's people had already been saved. Throughout God giving the law to Moses and moving towards the promised land there is a constant rebellion from God's people. In this podcast, we cover Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deutormony.  If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please contact me through facebook, instagram or through the anchor app by sending a voice message. 

We had our first caller call in with a question about the garden story from the first episode of the Bible Timeline Series. Ben calls in and asked, "Did the Holy Spirit or the Pre-Incarnated Christ call out to Adam after he had sinned?" If you are interested in leaving a question you can reach out to Boring Theology on Instagram or Facebook pages, Michael Esch on Twitter, or to leave a voicemail, like Ben, you can click the link below. https://anchor.fm/boringtheology/message

In the Bible Timeline Series, we are going through the unified story of the Bible from beginning to end. I have summarized the series in the timeline posted below: B P E/E C/J EK DK P/E/R 400 Jesus EC CT R/J/R In this episode, we are covering how Jacob and his 12 sons end up in Egypt. If you are reading along we are covering Genesis 37-50. If you have any questions about the series, the bible, Christian living, or just about anything you can click on the link below and record a question: https://anchor.fm/boringtheology/message

In this bonus episode, Ben Parks joins us at Boring Theology to talk about his life story and discuss theology. Topics covered are Oneness Pentecostals, a cult, tongues, true and false holiness, true conversion, and his experience of becoming a pastor at The Valley Church.

In the second episode of Boring Theology we explore the Patriarchs. We begin right where we left off last episode with Adam and Eve's descendants. Before we get to the Patriarchs we learn about Noah, then move on to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Theologically we are discussing Total Depravity, Baptism, Predestination, Christophany, Priesthood of Christ from the line of Melchizedek, Faith, Works, Salvation, Administrations of the Covenant of Grace, Everlasting Covenants, and defining Israel. This episode is packed full and it was hard to keep under an hour. There is a lot of big concepts I cover quickly in the overview of the Biblical Timeline. If you have any questions, comments, thoughts, or feedback you can contact me [Michael Esch] on social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, maybe tic toc...well see). But the most preferred method of contact is to send in a voice mail to https://anchor.fm/boringtheology/message Hope you all enjoy!

Welcome to the Boring Theology podcast where we will be digging our way through the Bible from a Reformed Confessional Perspective. This episode is the first in the "Bible Timeline" series, where we are looking at the bible from a macro lens. This episode is going over the creation story and the fall of man. In the episode, I give an overview of the series and as promised here is the timeline: B P E/E C/J EK DK P/E/R 400 Jesus EC CT R/J/R If you are interested in contacting me with comments or questions for the mailbag episode the link is below: https://anchor.fm/boringtheology/message