The Gospel Underground Podcast

Scripture ReferencedMatthew 7:12 “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. Old TestamentGod with our first parents in the garden (Genesis 1-2)Sin as separation from God (Genesis 3)Pillar of Fire, Cloud – God with and leading his people (Exodus 13, 14)The ancient tabernacle – the presence of God among the people in the camp (Exodus 26)Moses' confidence in the Exodus was only if the presence of God went with the people (Exodus 33:12-16)Promise of presence – I will be their God, they shall be my people (Ezekiel 37:15-28)The Temple – where God's presence dwelled (2 Chronicles 5)New Testament Jesus was called Emmanuel – God with us (Matthew 1)The Word became Flesh – The Son of God dwelling/tabernacling with humanity as one of us (John 1:1-3, 14)Jesus the New Temple (Mark 11)The Church as a place of presence (Ephesians 2:11-22, 1 Corinthians 3:16-17)The Communion Table as a place of presence and fellowship (1 Corinthians 10:14-22, Revelation 3:20)He is with us in his mission (Matthew 28:18-20)He will never leave or forsake us (Hebrews 13:4, 5)The Kingdom of Heaven – The dwelling place of God in man (Revelation 21:3)

Scripture ReferencedProverbs 16:25; Matthew 7:12-14; Matthew 22:34-40Book ReferencedScot McNight, The Story of God Bible Commentary on the Sermon on the Mount

Show NotesScripture Referenced- John 14:15- 1 John 5:3- Romans 8- Matthew 7:12-14- Genesis 12:1-3- 1 Peter 3:9- Philippians 2:1-4- 1 Corinthians 13- 2 Corinthians 4:17, 18Book Review Referenced- Byron Williston, Wilfrid Laurier University, Tobias Hoffmann (ed.), Weakness of Will from Plato to the Present, The Catholic University of America Press, 2008 https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/weakness-of-will-from-plato-to-the-present/

Scripture ReferencedNumbers 13:30-32; Numbers 14:6-9Joshua 21:43-45Joshua 1:1-9Resources ReferencedHill and Walton, “Joshua” A Survey of the Old Testament, 217The Gate of the Year a selection from a Poem Called "God Knows" by Minnie Haskins. And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year:"Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown". And he replied: "Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God.That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way". So I went forth, and finding the Hand of God, trod gladly into the night.And He led me towards the hills and the breaking of day in the lone East.

Scripture ReferencedIsaiah 46:8-1Proverbs 21:31Romans 8:28Psalms 103:1-5; 136:1; 144:15James 1:2-41 Thessalonians 5:16-18Books Referenced Grit - The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth"Overwhelmingly, the evidence showed that those who accomplished great things generally combined passion with perseverance."Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins"Whenever we get swept under by life's dramas, large and small, we are forgetting that no matter how bad the pain gets, no matter how harrowing the torture, all bad things end.”

Scripture Referenced[7] You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. Deuteronomy 6:7 [29] “The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law. Deuteronomy 29:29Link ReferencedCuriosity is the Wick in the Candle of Learning, online at: https://extension.psu.edu/programs/betterkidcare/parents-families/families-count/curiosity-is-the-wick-in-the-candle-of-learningBook ReferencedShop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew B. Crawford https://www.amazon.com/Shop-Class-Soulcraft-Inquiry-Value/dp/0143117467

Movies Referenced - Free Guy - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6264654/ - The Matrix - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133093/ - Wreck it Ralph - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1772341/ Philosophical Concepts- Berkeley and Idealism - https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/berkeley/ - Don Hoffman's Conscious Realism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_D._Hoffman - Pantheism, Panentheism, Theism - https://www.theosophical.org/files/events/MahatmaLetters/About_God.pdfScriptures Referenced- Creation - Genesis 1, 2- Glitch - Genesis 3- GameWorld/History - Isaiah 46:8-11- God enters the game - John 1 - Makes a bunch of NPC's alive - John 3:5-8, Colossians 2:13-15- Gives us a knowledge of what's true and good and really going on - Ephesians 1:7-12

Show NotesScripture Referenced - Matthew 7:24-27- Psalm 69:1-3, 14-16- 2 Corinthians 4:16-18- Psalm 124 (quoted without reference)- Psalm 29:10,11Books Referenced- For Augustine's reflections on the Summon Bonum see On the Moral Teaching of the Catholic Church, On the Nature of the Good, Book 19, The City of God- The phrase Beauty and Barbed Wire can be found in John Lennox, Where is God in a Coronavirus World?

Show NotesBooks Referenced John Lennox, 2084 - Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity https://www.amazon.com/2084-Artificial-Intelligence-Future-Humanity/dp/0310109566/The Deep Learning Revolution by Terrance Sejnowsky - https://www.academia.edu/38223831/Sejnowski_Terrence_J_The_deep_learning_revolution_2018_pdfAI Superpowers Kai Fu Lee, https://www.amazon.com/AI-Superpowers-China-Silicon-Valley/dp/132854639XLinks ReferencedRosalind Picard Testimony https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2019/april/rosalind-picard-mit-professor-meets-author-knowledge.htmlEpisode 4 - Technology and a Human Future - The Gospel Underground Podcast https://www.gospelunderground.org/podcast/2017/9/29/episode-4-technology-and-our-human-future

Show NotesScripture ReferencedGenesis 1; Psalm 19; John 1:1, 14; Philippians 2Links ReferencedReason to Believe - https://reasons.org/?s=aliensAliens, AI, and God: The Search for Superintelligence by Sean Oesch - https://reasons.org/explore/blogs/voices/aliens-ai-and-god-the-search-for-superintelligenceStand to Reason - https://www.str.org/homeCosmological Distances and the Nearest Star - https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/alpha-centauri-triple-star-system-about-4-light-years-from-earth/Fermi's Paradox - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_paradoxThe Movie Contact - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118884/characters/nm0000190

Show NotesScripture ReferencedJoshua 1:9 1 Kings 2:1-4Psalm 23; Psalm 34:18; Psalm 46Zephaniah 3:172 Corinthians 4:16-182 Corinthians 4:7-12Books ReferencedA Praying Life by Paul MillerWhere is God when it Hurts by Philip Yancey

Show NotesScriptures ReferencedThe universe and the Earth are created by God. Creation implies ownership. (Psalm 24:1,2)We are called to care and cultivate the world as God created and placed humanity in dominion over creation. (Genesis 1, 2)The creation is a gift and kindness from God to us. The earth provides for our needs for food, air, water, and shelter. (Genesis 9:3; Acts 14:15-17)We should work and employ creation for human flourishing, multiplication, and honoring God. (Genesis 1, 3, Genesis 9:7)Books Referenced Norman Geisler, Christian Ethics, Options and IssuesWendell Berry, The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell BerryChristopher Camuto, Hunting from Home: A Year Afield in the Blue Ridge Mountains TM Moore, Consider the Lillies, A Plea for Creational TheologyHelpful LinksJame Schaefer, Ecological Ethics https://www.saet.ac.uk/Christianity/EcologicalEthics

Scripture ReferencedGenesis 1; Genesis 9; Deuteronomy 24; Psalm 8; Matthew 5:21-26; Luke 6:27-31; Ephesians 2; Revelation 7; James 2; Galatians 3:23-29Books ReferencedDemon Unrest by Erik LarsonSix Frigaites by Ian TollEmpires of the Sea by Roger CrowleyHow Africa Shaped the Christian Mind by Thomas OdenLinks Referenced The Clapham Sect - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clapham_SectThe Reverend Richard Allen https://www.powerofchange.org/blog/2011/2/18/the-rev-richard-allen.html

Show Notes Scripture Referenced Matthew 22:17-22; Romans 13:1-4; 1 Peter 2:13-17; Titus 3:1-5Books and Links Referenced Ryan Burge, Graphs About Religion, https://www.graphsaboutreligion.com/ Good and Bad Ways to Think about Religion and Politics by Robert Benne, https://www.amazon.com/Good-Think-about-Religion-Politics/dp/0802863647

Scripture ReferencedNehemiah 4; Romans 15:6, 7; Titus 3Links ReferencedVirginia Tech Wrestling

Scripture Referenced1 Peter 3:15; Colossians 4:2-6;Links ReferencedThe Rivendell Institute https://www.rivendellinstitute.org/about/Jesse Furey, What is Culture? Haus Journal. Online at https://www.bonhoefferhaus.com/hausjournal/whatiscultureThe Daily Liturgy https://dailyliturgy.comThree Body Problem https://www.netflix.com/title/81024821

Reviewish - Dune Part 2IMDB - Dune Part 2 - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15239678/ The Gospel Coalition - Dune Part 2 - https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/dune-two-spectacle-skeptical/ Scripture ReferencesFulfillment of Messianic Prophecies 1. Human Race – Born of Woman, Genesis 3:15 2. Ethnic Group – Abraham, Genesis 12:3 3. Tribe – Judah, Genesis 49:10 4. Dynasty – David, 2 Samuel 7:12 5. Manner of Birth – Virgin, Isaiah 7:14 6. Birthplace – Bethlehem, Micah 5:2 7. When he would die – Approx AD 33, Daniel 9:24 8. Way he would die – Isaiah 53Psalm 19:7–11[7] The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; [8] the precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes; [9] the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether. [10] More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.[11] Moreover, by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward. (ESV)2 Timothy 3:14–17 [14] But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it [15] and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. [16] All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, [17] that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. (ESV)Psalm 119:105 - Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Books Recommended In Defense of the Bible: A Comprehensive Apologetic for the Authority of Scripture edited by Steven Cowan https://www.amazon.com/Defense-Bible-Comprehensive-Apologetic-Authority/dp/1433676788 Canon Revisited: Establishing the Origins and Authority of the New Testament Books by Michael J. Kruger https://www.amazon.com/Canon-Revisited-Establishing-Authority-Testament/dp/1433505002 Why Believe? A Reasoned Approach to Christianity by Neil Shenvi https://www.amazon.com/Why-Believe-Reasoned-Approach-Christianity-ebook/dp/B09GYV79JT/ The Journey from Texts to Translations by Paul Wegner https://www.amazon.com/Journey-Texts-Translations-Origin-Development/dp/0801027993

Scripture ReferencedExodus 24:1-4Jeremiah 30:1,22 Timothy 3:16, 172 Peter 1:19-21Exodus 20:16, Psalm 15:2Ephesians 4:25, Revelation 22:15Books ReferencedScaling the Secular City by JP Moreland, Jesus and the Eyewitnesses : The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony by Richard BauckhamReviewish The Deep Learning Revolution by Terrence J. Sejnowski

Scripture ReferencedDaniel 2:47; Genesis 1-3; Acts 17; Psalm 19; Romans 1-2; Matthew 5:45What the Bible teaches about Human SalvationNot Every from Every - The Bible does not teach that every person from every nation will be rescued from sin, death, and hell. Not all from Some - Nor does God favor any group of people in that all from only some nations will be saved. Some from Every - The Scriptures are clear that there will be some from every people, tribe, and language in the Kingdom of heaven (Revelation 7:9-12). In a unique way, Jesus' message was as open as can be imagined, yet only some respond. His open call is clear:The Call of JesusAll who are weary and heavy burdened...come to Jesus (Matthew 11:25-30)All who are thirsty...drink (Revelation 22:17)All who are in darkness...he is light (Matthew 4:12-17; 2 Corinthians 4:1-6)All who are hungry...come eat and be satisfied (John 6:35-40)The Deity of Jesus the ChristHe claimed to forgive sin, only what God could do (Mark 2:1-12)He claimed to be the divine "Son of Man" (Daniel 7:13, 14; Mark 13:24-27)He claimed to exist before Abraham was born as the "I AM" - the unique name of God in the Old Testament (John 8:48-59)He claimed that he was "one" with the Father (John 10)He claimed that if you saw him, you saw the Father (John 14)He was called "King of Kings and Lord of Lords" superseding the grandeur and authority of all earthly kings and rulers (Philippians 2:9-11; 1 Timothy 6:11-16; Revelation 9:11-16)Books ReferencedHuston Smith and Huston Smith, The World's Religions : Our Great Wisdom Traditions (San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1991, 378.Jean Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, trans. Henry Beveridge (Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, 1997), I, xi, 8.John Hick, Dennis L. Okholm, and Timothy R. Phillips, More Than One Way? : Four Views on Salvation in a Pluralistic World (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan Pub. House, 1995), 47-51.The Blind Men and the Elephant is a very old Indian folk tale. John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887) wrote a poem based on the story which you can read at John Godfrey Saxe, WordInfo, accessed 1/30/2018, 2018. http://www.wordinfo.info/Blind-Men-and-Elephant-crop.htmlJames W. Sire, Naming the Elephant : Worldview as a Concept, Second edition. ed. (Downers Grove, Illinois: IVP Academic, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, 2015)Robert M. Bowman and J. Ed Komoszewski, Putting Jesus in His Place : The Case for the Deity of Christ (Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 2007)

Scriptures Referenced:Matthew 27:62–66; Mark 15:42-47; Acts 17:31; 1 Corinthians 15:51-58Links ReferencedJesus' Resurrection and Christian Origins. Originallypublished in Gregorianum, 2002, 83/4, 615–635. Reproduced by permission of the author https://ntwrightpage.com/2016/07/12/jesus-resurrection-and-christian-origins/Edwin Yamauchi, Easter: Myth, Hallucination, or History? Available online www.leaderu.com/everystudent/easter/articles/yama.htmlGary Habermas' website has many helpful articles on all things Resurrectional as well—http://www.garyhabermas.com/articles/articles.htmWorks Referenced- John Stott, Basic Christianity- William Lane Craig in Copan and Tacelli, Jesus' Resurrection , Fact or Figment—A Debate Between William Lane Craig and Gerd Lüdemann (Downers Grover, Intervarsity Press, 2000) - Gary Habermas and Mike Licona, The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus (Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2004). - NT Wright, The Resurrection of the Son of God, (Minneapolis, Fortress Press, 2003)

Scriptures Referenced:1 Corinthians 15:1-3, 17Mark 15, 16; Luke 24; Matthew 28; John 20-21; Acts 1Works ReferencedWilliam Lane Craig in Copan and Tacelli, Jesus' Resurrection , Fact or Figment—A Debate Between William Lane Craig and Gerd Lüdemann (Downers Grover, Intervarsity Press, 2000) 31.Gary Habermas and Mike Licona, The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus (Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2004) 49, 50. Habermas and Licona, 68, 69. NT Wright, The Resurrection of the Son of God, (Minneapolis, Fortress Press, 2003) 686.

Scripture ReferencesGenesis 1:1; Hebrews 11:3; Romans 1-3Books ReferencedDarwin Devolves by Michael BeheMere Christianity by CS LewisNo Exit by Jean Paul SartreThe God Hypothesis by Stephen C. MeyerReasonable Faith, Christian Truth and Apologetics by William Lane CraigReasonable Faith Animated Videos https://www.reasonablefaith.org/animated-videos The Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin

Scripture ReferencedEcclesiastes 7:10 Say not, “Why were the former days better than these?” For it is not from wisdom that you ask this.Psalm 90:12-1712] So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. [13] Return, O LORD! How long? Have pity on your servants! [14] Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days. [15] Make us glad for as many days as you have afflicted us, and for as many years as we have seen evil. [16] Let your work be shown to your servants, and your glorious power to their children. [17] Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, and establish the work of our hands upon us; yes, establish the work of our hands!Ecclesiastes 12[1] Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”; …[7] and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. [8] Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher; all is vanity.[9] Besides being wise, the Preacher also taught the people knowledge, weighing and studying and arranging many proverbs with great care. [10] The Preacher sought to find words of delight, and uprightly he wrote words of truth.[11] The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails firmly fixed are the collected sayings; they are given by one Shepherd. [12] My son, beware of anything beyond these. Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.[13] The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. [14] For God will bring every deed into judgment, with every secret thing, whether good or evil.

Links The Creator - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11858890/Scripture ReferencedRevelation 1:8[8] “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”Revelation 21:5–8[5] And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” [6] And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. [7] The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son. [8] But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.” Revelation 22:12–13[12] “Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done. [13] I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.” Ecclesiastes 12:1–8[1] Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near of which you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”; [2] before the sun and the light and the moon and the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain, [3] in the day when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men are bent, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those who look through the windows are dimmed, [4] and the doors on the street are shut—when the sound of the grinding is low, and one rises up at the sound of a bird, and all the daughters of song are brought low—[5] they are afraid also of what is high, and terrors are in the way; the almond tree blossoms, the grasshopper drags itself along, and desire fails, because man is going to his eternal home, and the mourners go about the streets—[6] before the silver cord is snapped, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is shattered at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern, [7] and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it. [8] Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher; all is vanity.

Show NotesDavid Ritchie's Biography https://www.davidaritchie.com/aboutBook Link Why Do the Nations Rage?: The Demonic Origin of Nationalism. Mending Divisions Curriculum https://www.mendingdivisionacademy.com

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Show NotesScripture Referenced[13] Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? [14] But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, [15] but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, [16] having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame. [17] For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God's will, than for doing evil.1 Peter 3:13-17Links ReferencedReid S. Monaghan Resourceshttps://ftc.co/resource-library/blog-entries/the-place-of-apologetics/ https://www.powerofchange.org/blog/?category=Apologetics https://www.powerofchange.org/blog/2011/10/5/apologetics-series-summary.html https://www.powerofchange.org/blog/2011/9/22/the-practice-of-apologetics-a-football-metaphor.html Apologetics ResourcesNo, we do not agree with everything, everyone believes. So, as always, use discernment with any and all recommended resources. Tim Keller, In Defense of Apologetics https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/in-defense-of-apologetics Stand to Reason - Str.org Reasonable Faith - ReasonableFaith.org Jude 3 Project https://jude3project.org johMama Bear Apologetics mamabearapologetics.com Alisa Childers https://alisachilders.com Gospel in Life gospelinlife.com Amy Orr-Ewing amyorr-ewing.com Ligonier Ministries https://www.ligonier.org John Lennox https://www.johnlennox.org/resources

Scripture ReferencedMark 11:27-331 Timothy 1:15-17Links ReferencedWhy Men Love Ken by Louise Perry https://louiseperry.substack.com/p/why-men-love-kenIn Defense of Apologetics by Tim Keller https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/in-defense-of-apologeticsWhat Moves Someone from Skeptic to Believer - Part 1 https://worldviewbulletin.substack.com/p/what-moves-someone-from-skeptic-to by Jana HarmonWhat Moves Someone from Skeptic to Believer - Part 2 https://worldviewbulletin.substack.com/p/what-moves-someone-from-skeptic-to-52c by Jana HarmonReview - Questions and the Gospel DiamondCreation - what's all this then?!Questions we can ask:Where did all this amazing stuff come from?Do you ever wonder why we are here? Any purpose to any of it?What do we make of beauty? Standing on a mountain? Before the immensity of the ocean?We are very small in the universe? Does that mean our lives have no significance?Fall/Promise - what's wrong with the world? And us?Questions we can ask:Does the world seem to be a good place? A rough place?Why is there so much injustice?If people are good, why do they act so bad?Is evil doing really just the business of your political enemies?Why is the world full of pain and suffering? Why do we think this is WRONG?Why do we think things are WRONG, EVIL, UNJUST if we are just atoms and there is no God?Redemption - how do we get fixed up?Questions we can ask:Why do you think Jesus made such a huge impact on our world?Who do you think that Jesus was/is?Why do you think Jesus died?Would it be a big deal to you if it is true that Jesus rose from the dead?Do you think people need to be forgiven in life? Why? How does this change people?Kingdom/Future - what's the future?Questions we can ask:What are some of the causes that are important to you?What is your view of the future of planet earth?Do you think things are getting better or worse? Why?Where do people find hope for their future? Where do you? What happens if those things fail? For example, money, health, influence, power, pleasures etc. can be lost.

Scripture Referenced [2] Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. [3] At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison—[4] that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak. [5] Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. [6] Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.Colossians 4:2-6 [15] but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect1 Peter 3:15 Key ThemesCurtis Chang, Engaging Unbelief - A Captivating Strategy from Augustine and Aquinas. ENTERRETELL the story exposing the tragic flawCAPTURE/COMPLETE the story with the true story of the Gospel

Scripture ReferencedJohn 15:15, Mark 10, Luke 19:10, John 20:21 Book Referenced A Meal with Jesus: Discovering Grace, Community, and Mission around the Table. by Tim Chester.Gospel DiamondCreation – There is one God who created all things. The universe, energy, matter, rocks trees and you and I were created by God. He created all things good and in harmony with him and other things. As the crown of creation God created human beings in his image and likeness to be in relationship with him and one another. Reading: Genesis 1-2Questions we can ask:Where did all this amazing stuff come from? Do you ever wonder why we are here? Any purpose to any of it? What do we make of beauty? Standing on a mountain? Before the immensity of the ocean? We are very small in the universe? Does that mean our lives have no significance? Fall/Promise – God gave graciously to the first man and woman and told them that all of creation was theirs to steward yet they were to live by following God and his way. Our first parents chose to disobey God and do life their way and sinned against God. The world as a result has been living in a state of fracture, out of rhythm with God. Human beings, because of sin, now live separated from God and are under his just wrath and condemnation for sin. We feel life doesn't work, suffering is everywhere, and we stand guilty before God either in active rebellion or passive indifference to our creator. Reading: Genesis 3 Yet concurrently, even as we sinned, God set out on his plan for humanity. God promised to redeem people from sin and death and promised to do so through his own work in history. God himself promised to come and handle the problem of our sin. Reading Galatians 4:4, 5Questions we can ask:Does the world seem to be a good place? A rough place? Why is there so much injustice? If people are good, why do they act so bad?Is evil doing really just the business of your political enemies? Why is the world full of pain and suffering? Why do we think this is WRONG?Why do we think things are WRONG, EVIL, UNJUST if we are just atoms and there is no God? How do you think God wants you to treat your family? People at work? The referee of your kids sports game? Why? Cross – The person of Jesus was God come to earth to die for sin and forgive sinners. He displayed to us in his life and teaching who God is and what he has done. His death is the darkest day in human history (the unjust murder of the Son of God) and at the same time the brightest day in history (Jesus death for sin pays our penalty, satisfies God's wrath and brings us back in relationship with our creator). Reading – Romans 5:1-11Questions we can ask:Why do you think Jesus made such a huge impact on our world? Who do you think that Jesus was/is? Why do you think Jesus died? Would it be a big deal to you if it is true that Jesus rose from the dead? Do you think people need to be forgiven in life? Why? How does this change people? Mission/Redemption – Jesus' mission on earth was to save us from sin, death and hell and bring his Kingdom, a new way of life, to the earth. His resurrection from the dead was a sign of this coming new age where sin, death and hell will be ultimately defeated. This mission intersects our lives when we hear of the love of God expressed towards sinners through Jesus' death on the cross we are called to repent (change our minds and turn away from) of our sin and receive his forgiveness by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8, 9). The gospel teaches us that Jesus died a death that we deserve, his death for sin. Additionally, he lived the life we could not live, a life without sin. By placing our trust/faith in him we receive forgiveness and pardon from God for our sins and are counted righteous before God in him. In Jesus we are brought back into relationship with God and given eternal life as the gift of his grace and love. We are then transferred from a dark path into the path of redemption and mission in the world. We intersect with eternity on Jesus' mission which is manifesting and ultimately bringing into fullness the Kingdom of God. All who trust in him and follow him become a part of his church, a community on mission to see others meet Jesus, have their sins forgiven and then together represent his Kingdom in our community. At the end of time King Jesus will fully bring a Kingdom (heaven) where sin will be gone, death is defeated, and every tear will be wiped away. All who trust in him will be with him forever, those who persisted in denying God and living their sinful path will be separated from him forever in Hell.Questions we can ask: What are some of the causes that are important to you? What is your view of the future of planet earth? Do you think things are getting better or worse? Why?Where do people find hope for their future? Where do you? What happens if those things fail? For example, money, health, influence, power, pleasures etc. can be lost.A Dozen or so Gospel ThemesRevolution – Jesus overcame the authority of sin, Satan, death, and hellLiberation – Jesus came to set captive people freeKingdom – Jesus came to bring a different rule and reignSuffering – Jesus suffered for us and he suffers with usUnity/Reconciliation/Relationship – By grace Jesus brings us back to the Father and reconciles relationship, we live in union with JesusFamily – God is our Father, we are sons, daughters, brothers, and sisters, in his familyAdoption – God intentionally chooses and adopts sinful kidsBirth/New Birth/New Life – We are born new, new slate, new lifeJudicial – God forgives the guilty by grace at great cost to himselfFarming – God plants seeds that grow in us; he appoints us to bear fruitDarkness and Light – we can now see; God brings light to a dark world through Jesus the light of the world. The church then shines his light into the darknessDeath and Life – Jesus did not come to make bad people good; he came to make dead people live...now, and forever. Jesus overcomes death and brings a promised resurrection and eternal life.

Scriptures Referenced1 Corinthians 15:32-34; James 4:4; John 3:16; 1 John 2:15; Matthew 5:14-16; Matthew 6; 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12Book Referenced* Edith Schaeffer, The Hidden Art of Homemaking

Books Referenced * Leslie Newbegin, Foolishness to the Greeks* Rosaria Butterfield, The Gospel Comes with a House KeyScripture Referenced* John 4; Acts 17; * Psalm 104:14, 15; Ephesians 5:18

Show NotesReviewish - Recommended Smokers- Recteq - Recteq.com- Grilla Grills - Grillagrills.comLinks Referenced- Tweet by our friend Garrett KellScripture Referenced- Acts 1:8, Matthew 29:18-20, John 20:20-22- Matthew 9:36-38, 2 Corinthians 5:11-15, Colossians 4:2-6

Quotations MentionedGood philosophy must exist, if for no other reason, because bad philosophy needs to be answered. CS Lewis, The Weight of GloryAthanasias Contra Mundum, See https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/one-mans-joy-stood-against-the-whole-world Scriptures Referenced- Romans 12:14-21- Matthew 7:1-6- 2 Timothy 2:24-26- Proverbs 26:4, 5

Links ReferencedGuy Itzchakov and Avraham N. (Avi) Kluger, The Power of Listening in Helping People ChangeBen Sasse, America's True Divide Books ReferencedLife Together by Dietrich, Bonhoeffer https://www.amazon.com/Together-Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Readers-Bonhoeffer-Works/dp/1506402763Randy Newman, Questioning Evangelism https://www.amazon.com/Questioning-Evangelism-Randy-Newman/dp/082543324XScripture ReferencedProverbs 15:1-4 1 A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. 2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly. 3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good. 4 A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.James 1:19-21 19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. 21Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.Proverbs 18:13 If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.Proverbs 10: 19 When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent or in the New Living Paraphrase - Too much talk leads to sin. Be sensible and keep your mouth shut.Proverbs 16:7 When a man's ways please the LORD, he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Show NotesGK Chesterton, Orthodoxy - https://ccel.org/ccel/chesterton/orthodoxy/orthodoxy.vi.htmlNancy Murphy - Bodies and Souls or Spirited Bodies. Reviewed here: https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/bodies-and-souls-or-spirited-bodies/The Implications of Nancey Murphy's Non Reductive Physicalism on Confessional Christian Theology. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5021315e24acdbbf56e6893f/t/5e94cde451cce06b0ffa343f/1586810340968/non_reductive_physicalism.pdfScriptures ReferencedGenesis 1:26, 27, Genesis 9:5,6, Psalm 8, Job 31:15-23, Matthew 5:21-22, 2 Corinthians 10:5, James 3:7-10

SHOW NOTESLinks Referenced Caring Bridge - Morgan Paulette https://www.caringbridge.org/visit/morgan-paulette

Books RecommendedHow to Stay Christian in College J. BudzizewskiWelcome to College: A Christ-Follower's Guide for the Journey Jonathan Morrow

Books Referenced Carl Avon Clausewitz, Vom Krieg (On War) THOMAS HOBBES, THE LEVIATHAN (1651) Hunter and Nedelesky, Science and the GoodLinks Referenced John Adams to Massachusetts Militia, 11 October 1798.https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/99-02-02-3102University of Virginia Center for Politics and Project Home Fire, https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/new-initiative-explores-deep-persistent-divides-between-biden-and-trump-voters/David French, A Whiff of Civil War in the Air - Malice and misinformation are driving national division. https://thedispatch.com/newsletter/frenchpress/a-whiff-of-civil-war-in-the-air/Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, Question 40, War. https://www.newadvent.org/summa/3040.htmScriptures ReferencedMatthew 5, Matthew 26:52, James 3:18, Romans 1:25, Romans 12, 13

Books ReferencedÉmile Cammaerts, The Laughing Prophet: The Seven Virtues and G.K. ChestertonPhilip Zimbardo, Man Interrupted https://www.amazon.com/Man-Interrupted-Young-Struggling-About/dp/1573246891/Timothy Keller, Counterfeit Gods, https://www.amazon.com/Counterfeit-Gods-Empty-Promises-Matters/dp/0525951369/Wired for Intimacy by William Struthers https://www.amazon.com/Wired-Intimacy-Pornography-Hijacks-Brain/dp/0830837000/Thomas Charmers, The Expulsive Power of a New Affection, https://www.amazon.com/dp/143357067XThomas A'Kempis, The Imitation of Christ, https://www.amazon.com/Imitation-Christ-Dover-Thrift-Editions/dp/0486431851/Ross Douthat, The Decadent Society, https://www.amazon.com/Decadent-Society-America-Before-Pandemic/dp/1476785252/Links Referenced Christianity and the Obesity Epidemic, What We Can Do by Laney Greer https://laineygreer.com/christianity-and-the-obesity-epidemic-what-can-we-do/Feeding and Caring for the Body https://www.gospelunderground.org/podcast/2022/1/17/episode-120-feeding-and-caringRevolution du Corps - https://www.gospelunderground.org/podcast/2022/3/9/episode-122-revolution-of-the-bodyThomas Chalmers, the expulsive power of a new affectionAugustine, Homily 2 on the first epistle of John https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/170202.htmScriptures ReferencedEphesians 4:17-24

Books Referenced - Tara Isabella Burton, Strange Rites - New Religions for a Godless World https://www.publicaffairsbooks.com/titles/tara-isabella-burton/strange-rites/9781541762510/- Slouching Towards Utopia an Economic History of the 20th Century. https://bookshop.org/p/books/slouching-towards-utopia-an-economic-history-of-the-twentieth-century-j-bradford-delong/17984370?ean=9780465019595- Tom Nelson, The Economics of Neighborly Love, https://www.amazon.com/Economics-Neighborly-Love-Communitys-Compassion/dp/0830843922/Links Referenced - The Gospel Underground Annual Report https://www.gospelunderground.org/s/Annual-Report-2022-V3.pdf- The Cult of Mac - https://www.cultofmac.com/about/- The Kings Loot - https://kingsloot.com/pages/secret-story- The Mindscape podcast episode 209, Brad DeLong Why the the 20th Century Fell Short of Utopia https://www.preposterousuniverse.com/podcast/2022/09/05/209-brad-delong-on-why-the-20th-century-fell-short-of-utopia/Scripture ReferencedProverbs 12:1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.Ecclesiastes 2:24 So I decided there is nothing better than to enjoy food and drink and to find satisfaction in work. Then I realized that these pleasures are from the hand of God. Ecclesiastes 5:18-20 [18] Behold, what I have seen to be good and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of his life that God has given him, for this is his lot. [19] Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is the gift of God. [20] For he will not much remember the days of his life because God keeps him occupied with joy in his heart.1 John 3:16-18 [16] By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. [17] But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him? [18] Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.Ephesians 4:28 [28] Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need..

Links ReferencedAlvin Plantinga, "The Dawkins Confusion: Naturalism ad absurdum", Christianity Today,http://www.christianitytoday.com/bc/2007/002/1.21.htmlGK Chesterton, Orthodoxy, Chapter 5 https://www.ccel.org/ccel/chesterton/orthodoxy.viii.htmlScriptures ReferencedPhilippians 4:10-13[10] I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity. [11] Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. [12] I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. [13] I can do all things through him who strengthens me.Philippians 3:12-14[12] Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. [13] Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, [14] I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.Matthew 5:6[6] “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied/filled

Books ReferencedTara Isabella Burton, Strange Rites - New Religions for a Godless World https://www.publicaffairsbooks.com/titles/tara-isabella-burton/strange-rites/9781541762510/Robert Putnam, Bowling Alone http://bowlingalone.comWendell Berry, Sex, Economy, Freedom and Community - 8 Essays https://amzn.to/3xrE7QVSebastian Junger, Tribe http://www.sebastianjunger.com/tribe-by-sebastian-jungerLinks ReferencedThey Tried to Start a Church Without God. By Faith Hill https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/07/secular-churches-rethink-their-sales-pitch/594109/Scripture Referenced1 Timothy 5:8Ephesians 4

Show NotesLinks CitedLuck https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luck_(2022_film)RC Sproul, Chance Has No Power, October 21, 2020.https://www.ligonier.org/posts/chance-has-no-power, accessed August 23, 2022.Westminster Confession - https://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/westminster-confession-faithBooks ReferencedThe Immortal Irishman by Timothy Egan https://www.amazon.com/Immortal-Irishman-Revolutionary-Became-American/dp/0544272889/Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Norther Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe, https://www.amazon.com/Say-Nothing-Murder-Northern-Ireland/dp/0385521316

Books Referenced Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan - CHAPTER XIII - OF THE NATURAL CONDITION OF MANKIND AS CONCERNING THEIR FELICITY AND MISERYC. S. Lewis, “Learning in War-Time,” in The Weight of Glory and Other Addresses.O Carter Snead, What it Means to be Human, 84, 85.Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt, The Coddling of the American Mind Links Referenced Jonathan Haidt, Why the last 10 years of American Life have been Uniquely Stupid Crossman, Ashley. "Power Definitions and Examples in Sociology." (accessed August 2, 2022).Scriptures ReferencedPhilippians 21 Peter 32 Corinthians 4:1-5Mark 10:42-45

Books Referenced or Mentioned The Human Condition Hannah ArendtOrthodoxy by GK ChestertonThe Gay Science by Friedrich Nietzsche What it Means to Human by O Carter SneadStrange Rights: New Religions for a Godless Age Tara Isabella BurtonScriptures ReferencedProverbs 16:25 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.1 Corinthians 15:32 What do I gain if, humanly speaking, I fought with beasts at Ephesus? If the dead are not raised, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.”1 Timothy 6:9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

Books Referenced Guy Land by Michael Kimmel https://www.amazon.com/Guyland-Perilous-World-Where-Become/dp/0062885731/Man Interrupted by Philip Zimbardo https://www.amazon.com/Man-Interrupted-Young-Struggling-About/dp/1511364785Links ReferencedWhere have all the good men gone? by Brad Wilcox, Emily Fuentes, Michael Krieger Episode 20 – dad up! https://www.gospelunderground.org/podcast/2018/6/23/episode-20-dad-upEpisode 23 -Man Up! Is there a crisis with young men? https://www.gospelunderground.org/podcast/2018/8/1/episode-23-man-up-is-there-a-crisis-with-young-menEpisode 50 Men going their own Way #MGTOW https://www.gospelunderground.org/podcast/2019/6/12/episode-50-men-going-their-own-wayEpisode 52 - Girl Power https://www.gospelunderground.org/podcast/2019/7/20/episode-52-girl-powerEpisode 65 - Boys to Men https://www.gospelunderground.org/podcast/2019/12/21/episode-65-boys-to-menEpisode 80 – men, marriage and fatherhood https://www.gospelunderground.org/podcast/2020/5/14/episode-80-men-marriage-and-fatherhoodThe Demise of Guys - TED Talk by Philip Zimbardo https://www.ted.com/talks/philip_zimbardo_the_demise_of_guys

Links ReferencedTop Gun Maverick - Box Office Mojo https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2500036097/What's in the Borderlands https://www.gospelunderground.org/podcast/2020/9/24/episode-92-whats-in-them-borderlands

The Parable of the Madman by Friedrich Nietzsche, found in Friedrich Nietzsche, The Gay Science (1882, 1887) para.125; Walter Kaufmann ed. (New York: Vintage, 1974), pp.181-82."How shall we comfort ourselves, the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet owned has bled to death under our knives: who will wipe this blood off us? What water is there for us to clean ourselves? What festivals of atonement, what sacred games shall we have to invent? Is not the greatness of this deed too great for us? Must we ourselves not become gods simply to appear worthy of it? There has never been a greater deed; and whoever is born after us -- for the sake of this deed he will belong to a higher history than all history hitherto."

Scriptures ReferencedProverbs 30:32-33[32] If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, or if you have been devising evil, put your hand on your mouth. [33] For pressing milk produces curds, pressing the nose produces blood, and pressing anger produces strife.Romans 1:5-7[5] through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, [6] including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ, [7] To all those in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.3 John 1:5-8[5] Beloved, it is a faithful thing you do in all your efforts for these brothers, strangers as they are, [6] who testified to your love before the church. You will do well to send them on their journey in a manner worthy of God. [7] For they have gone out for the sake of the name, accepting nothing from the Gentiles. [8] Therefore we ought to support people like these, that we may be fellow workers for the truth.Psalm 115:1–3[1] Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness! [2] Why should the nations say,“Where is their God?”[3] Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases. (ESV)Matthew 6:30–34[30] But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? [31] Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?' or ‘What shall we drink?' or ‘What shall we wear?' [32] For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. [33] But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. [34] “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. (ESV)Books ReferencedGlory Hunger by JR Vassar https://www.amazon.com/Glory-Hunger-Gospel-Quest-Something/dp/143354010XEmbracing Obscurity by Anonymous Author https://www.amazon.com/Embracing-Obscurity-Becoming-Nothing-Everything/dp/1433677814The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell https://www.amazon.com/Thousand-Faces-Collected-Joseph-Campbell/dp/1577315936/

ReviewishPig staring Nicholas Cage - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11003218/Links and Data ReferencedNIH statistics on alcohol https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/brochures-and-fact-sheets/alcohol-facts-and-statisticsHeath Effects of Obesity https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/obesity-prevention-source/obesity-consequences/health-effects/Sexual Assault Statistics https://www.rainn.org/statistics/scope-problemBooks ReferencedO. Carter Snead, What it means to be Human: The Case for the Body in Public Bioethics. https://www.amazon.com/What-Means-Be-Human-Bioethics/dp/0674987721Nancey Pearcey, Love Thy Body https://www.amazon.com/Love-Thy-Body-Answering-Questions/dp/0801075726Scripture Referenced1 Corinthians 15Matthew 22:37, 38Revelation 21