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Lets talk about theology! The Shoreline Conversations podcast takes a conversational approach to theology and the ways it relates to our lives, beliefs, culture, and more at Shoreline Church in Monterey, California. Join us each week!

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    • Nov 16, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 49m AVG DURATION
    • 42 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Shoreline Conversations

    Get Real About Your Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2022 71:20


    Keith sits down with Dr. Rick Alexander and talks about the lifelong journey of faith

    Gary Thomas - Toxic Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2022 38:45


    Kevin Harney sits down with Gary Thomas to talk about Toxic Relationships

    Get Real About Sleep

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 49:09


    Keith talks to Lori Mazza, a Doctor of Nursing Practice, about the importance and science behind sleep as we explore taking our health seriously.

    Shoreline Conversations: Get Real About Finances

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2022 62:17


    Keith talks to Doug Gutshall about finances.

    Organic Disciples #8

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022 63:59


    Keith and Kevin talk about Organic Outreach in the final episode in the Organic Disciples series.

    Organic Disciples #7

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 59:47


    Keith and Kevin talk about consistent community 

    Organic Disciples #6

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2022 52:59


    Kevin and Keith talk about joyful generosity.

    Organic Disciples #5

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 47:12


    Keith and Kevin talk about humble service, the 4th spiritual marker in our Organic Disciples series.

    Organic Disciples #4

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2022 44:47


    Keith and Kevin chat about the 3rd spiritual marker in our Organic Disciples series: Wholehearted Worship!

    Organic Disciples #3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 57:17


    Kevin and Sherry Harney are back with Keith to talk about the second spiritual marker of Organic Disciples: prayer!

    Organic Disciples #2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 56:22


    Keith and Kevin talk about the first spiritual marker of organic discipleship: bible engagement.

    Organic Disciples #1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 41:22


    Keith talks to Kevin and Sherry Harney about their new book Organic Disciples in this first of eight episode mini-series!

    #29 Christmas Special!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 34:19


    A special Christmas episode with Keith and Kevin!

    #28: Greg Kelley of World Mission

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 43:17


    Keith sits down with Greg Kelley, CEO of World Mission to talk about missionary work, the dangers of doing it wrong, and his organization's mission of humanitarian work and solar powered audio bibles in unreached parts of the world.

    #27: The Church

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 62:34


    Keith and Kevin talk about the Church, its history, purpose, the ways it's changed and the ways it's stayed the same.

    #26: Death & Resurrection of Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 44:15


    Keith and Kevin talk about the cornerstone of Christian faith just in time for Easter weekend.

    #25: The Incarnation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 59:57


    Kevin and Thomas talk about the incarnation; Jesus on earth as both human and God and the theology behind it. How does that work? Why did he come?

    #24: God

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 68:57


    We're back! Kevin and Thomas sit down to talk about what Christians believe about God. What is God? Who is God? This is the first in a series about the beliefs and theology of the Christian faith we're calling Pillars.

    #23: The Historicity of Jesus (part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 50:44


    Part 2 of our conversation with Zach Harney about what history has to say about Jesus, who he was, the events of his life, and the claims of the bible!

    #22: The Historicity of Jesus (part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 31:23


    Throwback episode! Long ago We had a conversation with then-pastor Zach Harney about the historicity of Jesus. Enjoy this 2 part episode.

    #21: Pathways part 2 - Kevin and Sherry Harney

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 39:42


    A special 2nd episode on the 9 Spiritual Pathways! We thought there was a lot more to talk about after our first Pathways podcast, so this time both Kevin and Sherry Harney are with us to go deeper into the concept. Keith returns to host the conversation!

    #20: Tactics - Name Calling and Facts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 45:00


    The final episode of our Tactics series! Dennis takes us through the final 2 tactics on how to respond when the conversation devolves into name-calling, and how to strip claims down to the facts.

    #19: Gary Thomas - Sacred Pathways

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2021 47:05


    Kevin Harney interviews Gary Thomas about his book Sacred Pathways. Kevin and Gary have a long history and an insightful conversation debunking the idea that Christians connect with God in a set, uniform way.

    #18: Tactics - The Steamroller and the Rhodes Scholar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 39:35


    Thomas and Dennis talk about 2 more tactics when having conversations or debates about beliefs. Dennis explains how to respond when someone won't let you get a word in, and how to respond when an argument is based purely on appealing to authority.

    #17: Tactics - Taking the Roof Off

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 31:01


    Dennis and Thomas talk about reductio ad absurdum, how to spot and deal with implications of an argument, and how to self-reflect on your own beliefs.

    #16: Tactics - Self Defeating Arguments

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 34:27


    Thomas and Dennis talk about arguments that defeat themselves and how to listen for the signs that someone is making one of these self-destructive claims.

    #15: Tactics - The Colombo Tactic

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 40:43


    Thomas takes over as host as we film the next few episodes remotely. Dennis McFadden is back to talk about our first "tactic" when having conversations about beliefs and apologetics!

    #14 - Josh Laxton

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 61:16


    We're taking a quick break from our Tactics series to sit down with Josh Laxton. Josh has a PhD in Missiology and works as the Assistant Director of the Billy Graham Center and Assistant Director of Lausanne North America at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL. Cole and Josh have a conversation about music, missions, and more!

    #13 - Tactics - Debate, Conversation, Apologetics

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 72:12


    New series! We'll be talking to Dennis McFadden about Greg Koukl's book, Tactics. In this episode we introduce the concept of Tactics, address some concerns in recognizing debate vs. conversation, and talk about the value of having some well thought out tactics in approaching debate or conversation involving apologetics and beliefs.

    #12 - Romans: Division, Relativism, Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 41:26


    Keith Krueger is our guest host back with Kevin Harney to discuss division in the church, how to disagree without being the cause of that division, warnings from Romans of people and things that mislead us, and more! This is the last episode in our Romans series, next week we talk apologetics!

    #11 - Romans: Authenticity, Organic Outreach, Proclaiming the Gospel

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 55:02


    Kevin is back! Cole and Kevin sit down and talk about proclaiming the gospel, the importance of being authentic and natural when sharing your faith, and the dangers of forcing it upon others.

    #10 - Romans - Judging Others, Christian Perception, Racial Reconciliation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 47:12


    Cole chats with special guest Clint Dupin about the importance and value of not judging others, reflects on how Christians are often among the most guilty of this, and gives us some tips and encouragement on how to surrender that mentality over to Jesus.

    #9 - Romans: LOVE!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 75:52


    This week's episode is on the most important commandment in the bible: LOVE! Cole and Pastor Keith Krueger have a long conversation about what real love is, popular problematic perceptions of love, and how our command to love applies to our current divided world.

    #8 - Romans: Spiritual Gifts, Service, Unity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 65:27


    This is a long one! Cole and Kevin talk about spiritual gifts, what they are, why they're so important, how to assess what your spiritual gifts are, and more! Kevin spent years studying this in particular and his passion for it shows. They also cover using those gifts for service and unity in the church.

    #7 - Romans: Orthopraxy, Surrender, Activism

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 54:46


    Relativism, hedonism, consumerism, social media... Cole and Kevin have a jam-packed conversation about more than I could hope to fit in the title or description!

    #6.5 - Romans: Sovereignty, Free Will, Labels, Tribalism (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 32:32


    The second half of Cole and Kevin's conversation revolving around God's Sovereignty. They dig deeper into thoughts from the previous episode and dive into new angles like discerning your purpose and the difficulty of imagining that God can be in control when you're in the midst of pain and suffering.

    #6 - Romans: Sovereignty, Free Will, Labels, Tribalism (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2020 34:28


    Cole and Kevin talk about the Sovereignty of God, Free Will, how different camps on issues like this can devolve into tribalism, and more! Things get off-topic in the best kind of way, so we split this episode into two. The second half will release on Wednesday, which going forward is our new weekly release day. For more details, click the play button!

    #5 - Romans: Salvation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2020 41:44


    Cole and Kevin discuss the topic of salvation, what that really means, whether we can lose our salvation, and the dangers of trying to judge who is and isn't "saved."

    #4 - Romans: Anxiety, Peace, & Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2020 54:27


    Pastor Dennis Mcfadden is a licensed therapist and has years of professional counseling experience. Cole talks with him about anxiety, peace, and hope in our fourth entry to our Romans series.

    #3 - Romans: Faithfulness, Biblical Interpretation, "Sola Fide"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2020 44:48


    Faithfulness to each other, faithfulness to God, Biblical Interpretation, "Sola Fide." Pastor Kevin and Cole are back with another insightful conversation in our 3rd episode on Romans.

    #2 - Romans: Righteousness, Legalism, Judging

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 45:15


    Pastor Kevin Harney is back with us to talk about what makes us righteous according to Romans, the pitfalls of legalism and judging others that leads to self-righteousness, and more!

    #1 - Romans: Orthodoxy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2020 32:27


    In the inaugural episode of Shoreline Conversations, join host Cole Lovelace and Pastor Kevin Harney as they introduce our series on the book of Romans, talk about digital ministry in the midst of current events, and discuss orthodoxy and orthopraxy.  -- music buy Scott Holmeshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode

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