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Not your average Christian podcast. Peals of Thunder is dedicated to being distinguished in our approach to what we do. Deep theology laid out not in episodes, but in entire series. The purpose? To be a platform dedicated to teaching deep biblical theology, church history, apologetics, and many controversial topics. We hope this goal can be reached and that all might be done for Yahweh's glory.

Paul Tkaczuk


    • Apr 28, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 35m AVG DURATION
    • 27 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Peals of Thunder

    Cults (13) - Is The Papacy Biblical?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 26:40


    Before we move on to the historical development of the papacy, we must answer the question: is the papacy biblical? In this episode, we answer by going over the main texts used by Roman Catholics to defend the Papacy. • Contact me at pealsofthunderministries@gmail.com • Follow on Instagram @pealsofthunder

    Church History (13) - Origen of Alexandria

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 61:26


    On the longest episode yet of the Church History Series, we focus on Origen of Alexandria. The episode begins with his life, then moves on to his works and allegoric influence, and finally his controversial but at times brilliant theology. • Contact me at pealsofthunderministries@gmail.com • Follow on Instagram @pealsofthunder

    Cults (12) - Office and Titles of the Pope

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 29:14


    This is the first episode of this small series on the Papacy. Keep in mind that this is not a series on Roman Catholicism as a whole, but only of the office of the Papacy. In this introductory episode, we go over the offices and titles of the Pope, and also see some symbols pertaining to the same. • Contact me at pealsofthunderministries@gmail.com • Follow on Instagram @pealsofthunder

    Church History (12) - Tertullian and Clement of Alexandria

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 42:52


    This episode is about two very different church fathers. The father of Latin theology, Tertullian, hated all forms of Greek philosophy. Clement of Alexandria applied his love of philosophy everywhere, and could not possibly think higher of it. • Contact me at pealsofthunderministries@gmail.com • Follow on Instagram @pealsofthunder

    Cults (11) - A Critique of The Islamic Allah

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 40:31


    Before moving on to the papacy as we wrap up the Cults Series, we will see how the idea of a monadic deity such as Allah leads the Islamic concept of God into absurdity. • Contact me at pealsofthunderministries@gmail.com • Follow on Instagram @pealsofthunder

    Church History (11) - Approaching the Edict of Milan

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 41:59


    On this episode, we finish tracing our line of Roman bishops all the way until Miltiades, who was pope during the Edict of Milan. Also, we meet several Roman Emperors, most of whom decreed edicts of persecution on the Christian Church. • Contact me at pealsofthunderministries@gmail.com • Follow on Instagram @pealsofthunder

    Cults (10) - The Life of Muhammad Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 31:18


    Islam came to be by the work of one man. A desert businessman whose religion now has 2 billion followers. Who was he? In this episode, we learn about the early life of Muhammad of Mecca. • Contact me at pealsofthunderministries@gmail.com • Follow on Instagram @pealsofthunder

    Church History (10) - Early Roman Popes Pt.2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2020 29:54


    We continue the line of papal succession and meet two anti-popes. • Contact me at pealsofthunderministries@gmail.com • Follow on Instagram @pealsofthunder

    Cults (9) - Mormon Soteriology and Eschatology

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 45:15


    Finally back on the show. We continue with the Cult Series, finishing up with Mormonism and then moving on to Islam. Thank you for your patience. Volume is low in the first 5 minutes because of new equipment.• Contact me at pealsofthunderministries@gmail.com • Follow on Instagram @pealsofthunder

    Church History (9) - Early Roman Popes Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 22:08


    Early Roman popes (or bishops) are not like a lot of people make them out to be. They were not authoritative, tyrannical popes from the Middle Ages. They were bishops, flawed, but not very pope-ish. • Contact me at pealsofthunderministries@gmail.com • Follow on Instagram @pealsofthunder

    Cults (8) - The Mormon Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 29:53


    This episode is all about distinguishing the Mormon Jesus from the real Jesus. We go over the person of Jesus in Mormonism, his origins, and his work. • Contact me at pealsofthunderministries@gmail.com • Follow on Instagram @pealsofthunder

    Church History (8) - Herd of Ancient Heretics

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 28:12


    This episode is all about several ancient heretics, so bear with me. • Contact me at pealsofthunderministries@gmail.com • Follow on Instagram @pealsofthunder

    Cults (7) - Mormon Doctrine of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 33:39


    In this episode, we consider the Mormon Doctrine of God from Mormon scriptures and various Mormon authors. We cover the being and works of God according to Mormonism. • Contact me at pealsofthunderministries@gmail.com • Follow on Instagram @pealsofthunder

    Church History (7) - Church Fathers Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2020 27:52


    In this new episode of the series, we meet three Church Fathers and the arch-heretic, Marcion. • Contact me at pealsofthunderministries@gmail.com • Follow on Instagram @pealsofthunder

    Cults (6) - Mormon Scriptures

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020 36:48


    Coming back to the cults series, we go over the different Mormon scriptures and their contents, and we also see their alleged origins and transmission and relevant issues with such. • Contact me at pealsofthunderministries@gmail.com • Follow on Instagram @pealsofthunder

    Church History (6) - The Apologists

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 41:58


    Meet some of the Apologists, the earliest defenders of Christianity against the onslaught of Gnosticism, chief among which were the likes of Justin Martyr, Athenagoras, and the bishop of Lyon, Irenaeus. • Contact me at pealsofthunderministries@gmail.com • Follow on Instagram @pealsofthunder

    Cults (5) - Origins of Mormonism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 33:18


    We begin our look at Mormonism with a survey of its origins in the 19th century in the mind of Joseph Smith Jr., "The Seer." • Contact me at pealsofthunderministries@gmail.com • Follow on Instagram @pealsofthunder

    Church History (5) - Early Christian Works

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 32:21


    We tend to think that the very early church didn't write much and we barely have anything from that era. In this episode, we go through various of these works and meet an acquaintance of Polycarp of Smyrna. • Contact me at pealsofthunderministries@gmail.com • Follow on Instagram @pealsofthunder

    Cults (4) - More Watchtower Theology and the NWT

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 52:42


    We wrap up on Jehovah's Witnesses by offering more refutations to their arguments. We also go through some information of the NWT, and we finish with some misapplied terminology. • Contact me at pealsofthunderministries@gmail.com • Follow on Instagram @pealsofthunder

    Church History (4) - Apostolic Fathers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2020 37:34


    Part of our list of Apostolic Fathers. In this episode, we meet men like Clement of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch, and Polycarp. • Contact me at pealsofthunderministries@gmail.com • Follow on Instagram @pealsofthunder

    Cults (3) - Refutation of Watchtower Fundamentals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 42:38


    Today's episode concerns the fundamental teachings of the Watchtower about the Trinity and the Deity of Christ. We examine these in some depth and then provide the Biblical refutation. • Contact me at pealsofthunderministries@gmail.com • Follow on Instagram @pealsofthunder

    Church History (3) - Nero and Domitian

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 34:18


    In this relatively dark episode, we meet two of the most infamous governors in history: Emperors Nero and Domitian. We also touch on quite a few tangents. • Contact me at pealsofthunderministries@gmail.com • Follow on Instagram @pealsofthunder

    Cults (2) - Miracle Wheat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 26:25


    In the second episode of the Cult Series, we see the deceptive founder of the Jehovah's Witnesses and some helpful information about him and subsequent leaders. • Contact me at pealsofthunderministries@gmail.com • Follow on Instagram @pealsofthunder

    Church History (2) - Philosophy and Judaism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 36:52


    In the second episode of the series, we cover the major branches of ancient philosophy and the different sections of Judaism. • Contact me at pealsofthunderministries@gmail.com • Follow on Instagram @pealsofthunder

    Cults (1) - The Cultic Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 43:02


    To start off the Cults Series, we have a look at how the mind of a cult-member works and how to approach them in an effective way. • Contact me at pealsofthunderministries@gmail.com • Follow on Instagram @pealsofthunder

    Church History (1) - Background

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2020 33:30


    The first episode of the Church History Series (CHS for future reference) is about the background context of where the church was born, namely, the Roman Empire. Israel and the Jews were only mentioned in this episode. We will go through both in the second episode of the series. • Contact me at pealsofthunderministries@gmail.com • Follow on Instagram @pealsofthunder

    Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2020 16:45


    This simple introductory episode is about what the podcast will be, how I want to engage you, the listeners, and some information about me, the host. • Contact me at pealsofthunderministries@gmail.com • Follow on Instagram @pealsofthunder

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