Faith & Fable

We recently attended the 2022 annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, so we're walking through the prominent events and issues.

"Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw, each one's work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of each one's work."

We're finishing up this series with a few more principles of generosity to think about.

We're walking through the various principles laid out in scriptures regarding giving to the church.

"Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me."

After explaining why tithing is not a practice for the church in our last episode, we are walking through the scripture passages that lay out the guiding principle for giving.

"Jesus answered them, 'Has it not been written in your Law: "I said, you are gods"? If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be nullified)...'"

We're discussing the Old Testament passages about tithing; is this tithing a practice intended for the Church?

"Where there is no prophetic vision the people cast off restraint, but blessed is he who keeps the law."

We're talking about Twitter, pastoral ministry in an ever changing culture, and when to move on from a missional relationship.

In this last episode of our Systematic Theology series, we're talking about God's transformation of all things in the new heavens and new earth.

We're starting a short series of episodes on money as it affects the Christian and the Church.

We're talking through the passages describing the final judgment.

We're fixing the common misinterpretation of 1 Corinthians 3:16 and it's similar counterpart, 1 Corinthians 6:19.

We're walking through several passages about the bodily resurrection of all believers.

We're revisiting our previous discussion parachurch ministries in an effort to clarify.

We're talking about the decisions and habits of a faithful, available, and teachable Christian.

We're discussing the different views on the return and reign of Christ.

We're talking through the proverbs about controlling your tongue; of which the Apostle James described as a destructive "fire."

We are continuing in our Eschatology, now with Cosmic Eschatology, and specifically the Return of Christ.

The Christian walk is not one of triumph and power, as Prosperity preachers would have you believe, but one of weakness and daily reliance on God; and embracing the shame of His gospel.

We're talking about what happens the moment you die.

We're talking about our experiences with parachurch ministries and seminaries, and the very real issue of mission creep.

We are hitting four points in scripture about having the fear of the Lord, a vital characteristic of enduring faith.

We're ranting about a clip from 2011 Veritas Forum, in which Tim Keller accurately represents the grave state of the western church.

We're continuing in Individual Eschatology with a discussion on physiological death and conceiving of it biblically.

We're talking about lessons we've learned as we've preached through various books of the Bible and as we've pastored.

We're beginning our discussion on Eschatology, and specifically Individual Eschatology which starts with death.

We're talking about celebrity culture, Canada's Bill C-3, church planting, the turmoil at Bethlehem Baptist, a new movement within the Muslim community called the "Insider Movement," and the overall climate of the Church in North America.

We're introducing our new subject in Systematic Theology III: the study of last things. So, why should we study this?

We're discussing Christian fellowship, a critical aspect of Christian formation and maturation.

We're finishing up our Ecclesiology by talking through 6 purposes of the Church.

Speech is a ubiquitous theme in the Proverbs, and godly speech, a vital characteristic of the wise person. We're walking through the various passages.

As part of our Systematic Theology III, ecclesiology series, we're finishing up our discussion on women's roles in the Church with an exposition of 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 in order to clarify the issue of head coverings.

We're starting a short series based upon the proverbs. In this episode, we discuss the quality of a wise person in accepting correction well.

We're continuing where we left off on our discussion of women's roles in the Church, with a walk through of all the supporting passages in scripture.

We're continuing our Spiritual Motivators series with a discussion about putting on gratitude.

We're continuing our Systematic Theology III with a few episodes about the role of women in the Church. In this introduction we'll walk through historical events that led to the defining camps in Evangelicalism: Egalitarianism and Complimentarianism.

We're talking through the various proverbs that instruct the godly one to deny folly and avoid the fool.

We're working through the very commonly misused passage: "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

We're talking about the various passages and practices of the Christian walk, in which we watch for the day of the Lord's return and guard our lives in light of that day.

We're continuing our Systematic Theology with a more in-depth look at the practice of the Lord's Supper.

What is the reason behind your decision making? We're talking about how Christians should keep honoring God and growing in Christ ever before their minds.

We're talking about the spiritual discipline of confessing your sin; both to God and neighbor.

In our final interview, we discuss the broad scope of parenting, and specifically preparing children to leave the home well, with Jon and Esme Randle.

We're picking back up this short series with a figure of the Second Great Awakening - Timothy Dwight.

We're having our second interview with the Arthur's; discussing the middle years and early teens.

We're looking at a commonly used passage to argue Arminian theology.

Matt Henry talks with the Mueller's about infancy, sleep training, and what we can learn from the early years of parenting.

We're discussing a few subjects that are capturing the news and/or evangelicalism.

Should Christians abstain from celebrating Halloween?