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A podcast dedicated to Christian faith and 21st century life. Hosted by Allan R. Bevere, pastor, professor, and self-appointed Anselm Chair of Podcast Theology and Culture, Faith Seeking Understanding University.

Allan R. Bevere


    • Mar 18, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 36m AVG DURATION
    • 157 EPISODES


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    Courageous Conversations: What the Heck Is Up with Hell?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 45:28


    On this episode of "Courageous Conversations," we interview Rev. Derek Kubilus on his book, Holy Hell: A Case Against Eternal Damnation.

    Calmly Considered: Will Donald Trump Fail?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 61:56


    On this episode of "Calmly Considered," Michael and Allan offer analysis of Brendan Miller's YouTube Video, "5 Reasons Trump Will Fail (and it's already happening)." Mention is also made of the TEDx Talk, "Why do so many incompetent men become leaders?"

    Calmly Considered: Staying Sane in the Age of Trump

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2025 42:54


    Michael and Allan discuss the kakistocracy of the Trump Administration, and how to take care of ourselves and stay rational in this time.

    Calmly Considered: Year in Review 2024, Ahead to 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 54:02


    In the last episode of 2024, Michael and Allan review the events of 2024, and look ahead to 2025. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    Believing Is Seeing: Does Doctrine Matter?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 38:49


    Does doctrine matter or is it beside the point of faithful Christian living? In this episode of "Believing Is Seeing," Allan interviews Dr. Beth Felker Jones, Professor of Theology at Northern Seminary in Lisle, Illinois. She is the author of the book, Practicing Christian Doctrine: An Introduction to Thinking and Living Theologically. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    Calmly Considered: The Electoral College and Election Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 48:16


    In this episode of "Calmly Considered," Michael and Allan discuss the Electoral College and whether it continues to be relevant, and they offer their predictions on Election 2024. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    Believing Is Seeing: Living in Ordinary Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 35:21


    On this episode of "Believing Is Seeing," Allan interviews Sarah Wells on her book, Ordinary Time: Meditations from the In-Between. More information can be found on Sarah's website. Her full list of publication are found on her Amazon author page. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    Calmly Considered: Is Democracy in Trouble?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 50:14


    Authoritarianism is on the rise globally, and more and more people are supporting authoritarian minded leaders. Michael and Allan discuss whether or not democracy is in trouble in America. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    Calmly Considered: The Decline of the Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 53:12


    In this episode Michael and Allan discuss the decline of the church in the West. What are the challenges the church faces in a post-industrial and ever-increasing secular society? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    Courageous Conversations: Seeking Justice in the Justice System

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 53:14


    In Felecia Marshall's book, Grant Me Justice, she tells the story of the murder of her daughter and the frustration of dealing with the justice system as she sought justice for her child. Felecia's web page: https://www.feleciamarshall.com/ She is the founder of https://www.grantmejustice.org/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    Believing Is Seeing: Can a Scientist Believe in the Resurrection?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 49:38


    On this episode of Believing Is Seeing, we ask theologian and astrophysicist, Rev. Professor David Wilkinson about his Christian faith and whether the belief in a bodily raised Jesus is credible in the twenty-first century. David has two Ph.Ds: one in astrophysics and the other in systematic theology. David Wilkinson is Director of Equipping Christian Leadership in an Age of Science (ECLAS), an international project based at St John's College, Durham University, U.K. in which Cranmer Hall is situated. He is also a Professor in the Department of Theology and Religion. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    Calmly Considered: The Silver Tsunami

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 51:02


    On this episode of "Calmly Considered," Michael and Allan discuss the "silver tsunami," the wave of older adults growing across the world. What are the challenges of the silver tsunami? The opportunities? Is the language of silver tsunami derogatory? Michael and Allan ponder the questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    Calmly Considered: Why Ukraine Matters

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 36:51


    On this episode of "Calmly Considered," Michael and Allan discuss the continuing saga of Ukraine and why it matters to the United States and the rest of the world. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    Word Revisited: The Bible, Politics, and Imagination

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 45:06


    On this episode of "Word Revisited," Scot McKnight discusses his book, The Bible Is Not Enough: Imagination and Peacemaking in the Modern World. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    The Wesleyan Way: Our Holiness Heritage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 42:53


    On this episode of "The Wesleyan Way," we interview Rev. Craig L. Adams, retired United Methodist pastor who is the keeper of the Wesleyan Holiness Heritage Facebook group. Craig discusses the holiness roots and heritage of United Methodism. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    Believing Is Seeing: Speaking Christian in Today's World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2024 59:23


    On this episode of "Believing Is Seeing," Allan interviews Rev. Dr. Joy Moore, an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church, and Professor of Biblical Preaching at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. They discuss how Christians can speak distinctively on moral issues in today's society. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    Calmly Considered: The Year in Review 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 61:27


    In the final episode of 2023, Michael and Allan review 2023 and look to 2024. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    Word Revised: The Apostle Paul-- Follower of Jesus or Founder of Christianity?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2023 45:31


    On this episode of "Word Revisited," I chat with Dr. Michael J. Gorman, the Raymond E. Brown Professor of Biblical Studies and Theology at St. Mary's Seminary and University, Baltimore, Maryland. He is the author of numerous books and specializes on the theology and letters of the Apostle Paul. Michael's Amazon author page is here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    Calmly Considered: The Israeli Palestinian Conflict

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 60:04


    On this episode of "Calmly Considered," Michael and Allan discuss the perennial tragedy of the Israeli Palestinian conflict. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    Believing Is Seeing: Is God All Powerful?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2023 39:53


    On this episode of "Believing Is Seeing," I interview Thomas Jay Oord on his book, The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence, where he challenges the belief that the Bible teaches that God is omnipotent, that is all-powerful. Oord directs a doctoral program at Northwind Theological Seminary and directs the Center for Open and Relational Theology. More information on ORT can be found at Tom's website. https://thomasjayoord.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    Calmly Considered: Does Character Count? Does Virtue Matter?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2023 51:09


    On this episode of "Calmly Considered," Michael and Allan explore why it appears that American society has jettisoned the importance of character and virtue for leadership, particularly in the realm of politics. Does character really count? Does virtue really matter? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

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    Believing Is Seeing: Christian Faith and Extraterrestrial Intelligence

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 54:39


    On this episode of "Believing Is Seeing," Allan converses with the Reverend Professor David Wilkinson, Professor and Principal of St. John's College in the Department of Theology and Religion at the University of Durham, U.K. Dr. Wilkinson has two Ph.Ds, one in astrophysics and the other in systematic theology. They discuss the possibility of extraterrestrial intelligence and what its existence might mean for the truth of Christianity. Wilkinson's publications can be found here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    A Prophet with Honor: Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Legacy (Episode 15)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2023 34:17


    On this final episode of "A Prophet with Honor," Pidge and Allan ponder Dietrich's legacy and how it informs discipleship in the 21st century. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    Calmly Considered: The Supreme Court-- Guardians of the Constitution or Judicial Legislators?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 56:51


    On this episode of "Calmly Considered" Michael and Allan discuss the Supreme Court of the United States: its history, development and its politicization by politicians throughout the decades. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    A Prophet with Honor: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Scripture (Episode 14)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2023 25:36


    On this episode of "A Prophet with Honor," Pidge and Allan discuss Dietrich's understanding of the nature of the Bible and how he used it in his theological reflection. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    A Prophet with Honor: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Life Together (Episode 13)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 33:09


    On this episode of "A Prophet with Honor," Pidge and Allan reflect upon Dietrich's understanding of the church formed largely by his time with the underground seminary which resulted in his book Life Together. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    A Prophet with Honor: Dietrich Bonhoeffer-- Who Is Christ for Us Today? (Episode 12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 30:45


    Who is Christ for us today? That is the central question in Dietrich's theology. In episode 12, Pidge and Allan reflect upon Bonhoeffer's understanding of Jesus not as an abstract doctrine, but as one who calls his disciples to follow in his way of life, death, and resurrection. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    A Prophet with Honor: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Cost of Discipleship (Episode 11)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 33:20


    On episode 11 of "A Prophet with Honor," Bonhoeffer's book, The Cost of Discipleship is highlighted. Originally lectures he taught at the underground seminary, this book reveals how seriously Dietrich took Jesus' call to discipleship and faithful obedience. "When Christ calls a man, he bids him to come and die." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    Calmly Considered: Managing Tensions, Or How to Keep from Making Stupid Arguments

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2023 55:10


    On this episode of "Calmly Considered," Michael and Allan discuss the importance of polarity management, a way of viewing tensions not as either/or problems to be solved, but both/and tensions to be managed. When tensions are turned into problems as is so often the case in today's politics, stupidity reigns supreme and solutions remain elusive. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    A Prophet with Honor: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Letters and Papers from Prison (Episode 10)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 36:03


    In this episode of "A Prophet with Honor," Pidge and Allan discuss the book, Letters and Papers from Prison which is a compilation of Dietrich's correspondence (published posthumously) while under arrest by the Nazis. These writings reveal a deeply personal side of Bonhoeffer as well as his deep reflections on faith and suffering. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    A Prophet with Honor: Bonhoeffer the Assassin? (Episode 9)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 33:50


    It is generally believed that Dietrich Bonhoeffer was involved in a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. He certainly knew of plots, but did he in some way participate in the planning? Pidge and Allan discuss the matter. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    A Prophet with Honor: Dietrich Bonhoeffer on Stupidity (Episode 8)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 33:41


    In his Letters and Papers from Prison, Dietrich Bonhoeffer writes, "Never again will we try to persuade the stupid person with reasons, for it is senseless and dangerous." What does Bonhoeffer mean by "stupidity?" Is he referring to those who lack intelligence or is it something more complicated? Who is he referring to in his context of Nazi Germany? Pidge and Allan discuss the matter. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    A Prophet with Honor: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Confessing Church (Episode 7)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 38:51


    The Confessing Church was formed in Germany in May 1934 as an alternative to the German Nationalist Church which was complicit with Nazism. Dietrich would play a key role in its formation and work. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    A Prophet with Honor: Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Harlem (Episode 6)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 36:04


    In 1930, Dietrich spends a year in New York City. He spends time in Harlem with the black community there. One of the shocking incidents that happens to Bonhoeffer is that one night he and an African American friend are refused service at a restaurant because of his friend's skin color. Bonhoeffer cannot fathom this. In this episode of A Prophet with Honor, Pidge and Allan reflect on Dietrich's time in Harlem and how it transformed his life and theology. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    Calmly Considered: A Discussion on Deconstruction

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2023 43:33


    On this episode of Calmly Considered, Michael and Allan discuss deconstruction particularly as it relates to religion and faith. What is deconstruction? Is it new or something that's been around for a long time? Is deconstruction present in the Bible? Was Jesus a deconstructionist? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    A Prophet with Honor: Dietrich Bonhoeffer in America (Episode 5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 38:07


    In 1930, Dietrich comes to the United States for a year of study at Union Theological Seminary in New York. It will be a formative experience that he will take back to Germany. In episode five of fifteen, Pidge and Allan reflect on Bonhoeffer's transformative experience in America. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    Courageous Conversations: Immigration, the Bible, and Current Realities

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 57:07


    On this episode of Courageous Conversations, we interview Christy Staats of the National Immigration Forum. We discuss the current situation at the border between the United States and Mexico and separate fact from fiction. Christy also offers a Christian perspective on immigration and how the followers of Jesus can respond to those seeking asylum. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    A Prophet with Honor: Dietrich Bonhoeffer - 1938-1945 (Episode 4)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 38:50


    In 1939, Dietrich Bonhoeffer travels to New York for a second time hoping to avoid being drafted into the German army. When he arrives, he immediately begins to regret it, feeling he has abandoned his friends and the cause of the resistance. Six weeks later, he returns to Germany to continue the struggle. Episode four of A Prophet with Honor, looks at Dietrich Bonhoeffer's life as a secret agent for the resistance until his imprisonment and execution. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    A Prophet with Honor: Dietrich Bonhoeffer - 1933-1937 (Episode 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023 38:13


    In January 1933, Adolf Hitler is made Chancellor of Germany. Two days later, while Dietrich is giving a radio address critical of the Nazis, the broadcast is taken off the air and Bonhoeffer has a direct encounter with Hitler's fascism. On episode three of A Prophet with Honor, Allan and Pidge highlight the important events of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's life from 1933-1937. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    A Prophet with Honor: Dietrich Bonhoeffer - 1906-1932 (Episode 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2023 35:06


    On April 1, 1933, the Nazis proclaimed a boycott of Jewish businesses in Germany in an attempt to intimidate German Jews and discourage others from doing business with Jews. The morning of April 1st, Dietrich's 91 year old grandmother, Julie went into town passing Nazi guards entering a Jewish owned department store and purchasing what she desired. She said, "No one is going to tell where I can and cannot shop." In the second of fifteen episodes on Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Allan and Pidge converse over the important details of Dietrich's Life from his birth in 1906 to the eve of Hitler's rise to power in Germany. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    Calmly Considered: The Mainstream Media-- Purveyors of Truth or Peddlers of Propaganda?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023 58:05


    On this episode of Calmly Considered, Michael and Allan discuss today's media in America and whether or not it can be trusted to give to the public a reliable picture of newsworthy events. They also ponder the implications for Christians who believe in telling and discerning the truth in a world of information overload. Episode Visuals: Media Bias Chart, Ground News. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    A Prophet with Honor: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Post World War I Germany (Episode 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 34:58


    In this first of fifteen episodes on the life and witness of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Allan and Dr. Pidge Bannin discuss the reasons for the rise of Hitler and the Nazis after the First World War (1914-1918), and why Bonhoeffer was able to recognize the threat while many other Christians were not. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    Word Revisited: Major Matters on the Minor Prophets

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2023 50:19


    On this episode of Word Revisited, Allan interviews Dr. David W. Baker, Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages at Ashland Theological Seminary in Ashland, Ohio. The conversation centers around the minor prophets. Why are they referred to as minor? What are the major themes of these twelve preachers? What is their relevance for us today? Dr. Baker is the author and editor of numerous books on the Old Testament which can be found on his Amazon author page. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    The Wesleyan Way: Active Faith and Resisting Dangerous Ideologies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 59:22


    On the episode of The Wesleyan Way, Allan interviews Paul Chilcote, Wesleyan historian and theologian on how a Wesleyan theological perspective can help us avoid the dangerous ideologies of legalism, nationalism, dispensationalism, and antinomianism. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    Calmly Considered: Global Population-- Will It Become Standing Room Only?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2023 50:05


    On this episode of Calmly Considered, Michael and Allan discuss the growing global population, its implications for the future and why it's important for the followers of Jesus. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    Believing Is Seeing: The Character of Virtue-- A Conversation with Stanley Hauerwas

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 43:07


    On this episode of "Seeing Is Believing," Allan interviews Stanley Hauerwas on his book, The Character of Virtue: Letters to a Godson. Among the topics discussed, Stanley wonders if Protestantism still makes sense, and he asks Allan why he remains a United Methodist. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    Calmly Considered: Does Social Security Have a Future?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2023 46:57


    On this episode of Calmly Considered, Michael and Allan discuss the sustainability of Social Security and the necessity of seeking the common good. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    The Wesleyan Way: Revival-- Real or Ridiculous?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 45:24


    On this episode of The Wesleyan Way, Allan interviews Rev. Dr. Ben Witherington III on the phenomenon of religious revival and specifically the 2023 awakening taking place at Asbury University in Wilmore, KY. What is revival? Is it something to take seriously as a movement of the Holy Spirit, or should it be dismissed as emotional hype? Rev. Dr. Ben Witherington III is Amos Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary and on the doctoral faculty at St. Andrews University in Scotland. He is the author of over sixty book and many, many essays and articles. One of his most recent works is Who God Is: Meditations on the Character of Our God. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    Courageous Conversations: Abortion-- Toward a Better Understanding

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 71:05


    In this episode of "Calmly Considered," Allan converses with Joy Moore and Michael Gorman on the subject of abortion. How can Christians offer a more robust understanding of abortion that moves beyond the pitting of rights against each other? How does Christian doctrine inform the discussion? If the church is an alternative to the way of society, how do Christians utilize their unique witness to be an incarnational presence to women in difficult pregnancies and the unborn children they carry? How does abortion affect ethnic minorities? Rev. Dr. Joy J. Moore is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church and is the Professor of Biblical Preaching at Luther Seminary in St. Paul Minnesota. She participates in two weekly podcasts: "Sermon Brainwave," a conversation on the Revised Common Lectionary readings for the coming Sunday and "I Love to Tell the Story," a conversation on the Narrative Lectionary readings for the coming Sunday. Dr. Michael J. Gorman holds the Raymond E. Brown Chair in Biblical Studies and Theology at St. Mary's Seminary & University in Baltimore, Maryland. He has written many books including Reading Revelation Responsibly and Paul, a New Covenant Jew: Rethinking Pauline Theology. His Amazon author page has a full listing of his publications. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    Calmly Considered: The Sport of Gambling-- Should Christians Take the Bet?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 49:18


    In this episode of "Calmly Considered," Michael and Allan discuss the rise of betting on sports in America and gambling in general. Does legalized gambling boost the economy? What are the challenges gambling presents to communities? Is it appropriate for Christians to gamble? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

    The Wesleyan Way: Methodist Beginnings Through the Eyes of Women

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2023 52:21


    In this episode of "The Wesleyan Way," we interview Rev. Dr. Donna L. Fowler-Marchant on her book Mothers in Israel: Methodist Beginnings Through the Eyes of Women. Rev. Fowler has done Methodism a great service in writing this book. She demonstrates that women were indeed the backbone of the earliest Methodist movement. These Mothers in Israel as they were called (if you want to know why, read the book) from Suzanna Wesley, the mother of John and Charles to Sarah Crosby and others had a formative impact on the first generation of Methodists. Their influence is seen to this day. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/allan-r-bevere/support

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