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The Table Podcast his brought to you by the Hendricks Center at Dallas Theological Seminary. The podcast is hosted by Dr. Darrell Bock, Executive Director for Cultural Engagement and features weekly guests on a variety of topics.

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    • Jun 3, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    4.8 from 125 ratings Listeners of The Table Podcast - Issues of God and Culture that love the show mention: dts, bock, culture, issues, helpful, relevant, topics, interesting, love.


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    The Table Podcast - Issues of God and Culture is an incredibly valuable resource for anyone looking to deepen their Bible study and gain insight into difficult questions. The podcast covers a wide range of topics, with interesting guests and trustworthy hosts. Listeners can expect to learn something new with each episode and gain nuanced perspectives on important issues. This podcast is particularly helpful for those seeking practical application of theological principles in today's world.

    One of the best aspects of The Table Podcast is the diverse range of topics it covers. From deep theological discussions to current events in places like Hong Kong, this podcast offers something for everyone. The guests invited to speak on the show are knowledgeable and provide unique insights into various subjects. The hosts maintain a respectful and non-judgmental atmosphere, allowing for open and honest conversations.

    Another standout aspect of this podcast is its ability to address highly debated issues without bias. It strives to present different perspectives without judgment or taking sides. This approach allows listeners to form their own opinions while still being informed about all sides of the argument. The practical application of theological principles is also highly appreciated, as it helps listeners understand how faith can be lived out in the real world.

    While it's difficult to find any major flaws with The Table Podcast, one minor criticism could be that some episodes may not cater to everyone's specific interests. However, given the wide range of topics covered, this is not a significant drawback.

    In conclusion, The Table Podcast - Issues of God and Culture is an excellent resource for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of biblical teachings and engage with important cultural issues. It provides valuable insights from knowledgeable guests and encourages listeners to think deeply about these matters. Overall, this podcast deserves praise for its comprehensive coverage, respectful discussions, and practical applications of theological principles.



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    Latest episodes from The Table Podcast - Issues of God and Culture

    Pastors, Policy, and Partnerships

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2025 57:14


    In this episode, Darrell Bock, Steven Eng, and Bryan English discuss how church ministries engage with government through advocacy, relationship-building, and representing biblical principles in a polarized political landscape. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Understanding Different Views of the End Times

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2025 53:21


    In this episode, Kymberli Cook, Sam Storms, and Darrell Bock discuss the key differences between Christian end-times views—amillennialism, postmillennialism, and premillennialism—while affirming their shared belief in the return of Christ and the fulfillment of God's kingdom.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    From Most Unwanted to Most Wanted

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 50:16


    In this episode, Milyce Pipkin and Bill Lawrence discuss his powerful life story—from growing up as an unwanted, adopted child to becoming a pastor, professor, and mentor who has impacted thousands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Neuroscience and Spirituality

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2025 48:55


    In this episode, Kasey Olander and Ekpedeme Wade discuss how neuroscience, mindfulness, and spiritual practices shape our view of God and deepen our spiritual growth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Is the Church Coping Well with Pluralism?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 55:24


    In this episode, Darrell Bock, Vincent Bacote, Danny Carroll Rodas, and Kristen Deede Johnson discuss how Christians can navigate pluralism—the coexistence of diverse religious and cultural beliefs—with conviction, humility, and generosity.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Why Did Jesus Have to Die? - Classic

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 47:17


    In this episode, Darrell Bock and Adam Johnson discuss the various biblical approaches to understanding the doctrine of the atonement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Anxiety, Gen Z, and Smartphones

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 51:48


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    Cultural Background of Passion Week - Classic

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 64:34


    In this episode, Drs. Mikel Del Rosario, Terri Moore, and Darrell Bock discuss the cultural background of the Passion Week, focusing on what it reveals about Jesus, his self-identity, and evidence for the resurrection.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Disabilities and the Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 52:26


    In this episode, Bill Hendricks, Paul Pettit, and Jason Epps discuss how the church can move from ministering to people with disabilities to ministering with and by them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Taking Humor Seriously - Classic

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 48:01


    In this episode, Bill Hendricks and Diane Paddison discuss women in the business world, focusing on how godly mentoring can improve their lives and careers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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    Coping with Miscarriage

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 55:31


    In this episode, Bill Hendricks, Sandra Glahn, Gary Barnes, Drake Millier, and Callie Millier discuss the prevalence of miscarriage, the grieving process, and the importance of empathy, presence, and community in supporting those who experience this loss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The Ministry of Women in Scripture - Classic

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 48:01


    In this episode, Kymberli Cook, Milyce Pipkin, Sue Edwards and Kelley Mathews discuss the lives of various women in Scripture and their powerful contributions to the lives of those around them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Reading Literature Well

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 53:56


    In this episode, Darrell Bock, Kasey Olander, and Karen Swallow Prior discuss how reading literature shapes character—highlighting how reading fosters empathy—and share practical tips for choosing and engaging with meaningful books.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    How Mentors Empower Women - Classic

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 47:44


    In this episode, Bill Hendricks and Diane Paddison discuss women in the business world, focusing on how godly mentoring can improve their lives and careers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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    Misconceptions about the Bible's Red Letters

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 36:50


    In this episode, Kymberli Cook, Mikel Del Rosario, and Michael Burer discuss the history of red letters in the Bible and their impact on how we interpret Scripture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Is Christianity a Western Religion?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 60:41


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    Engaging Culture Through Film

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 55:29


    In this episode, Darrell Bock and Kasey Olander discuss with Claude Alexander and Ryann Heim the intersection of faith and culture through films, emphasizing how movies can foster empathy, open dialogue, and offer valuable insights for Christian communities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    A Glimpse of the African-American Church: Classic

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 50:48


    In this classic episode, Drs. Darrell L. Bock and Eric C. Redmond discuss key distinctives of African-American churches, including worship, preaching style, and the importance of tradition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The Church in Nigeria

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 51:02


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    Winning Hearts with the Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 46:30


    In this episode, Jeremiah Chandler and Preston Perry discuss Preston's book, How to Tell the Truth: The Story of How God Saved Me to Win Hearts—Not Just Arguments, focusing on how your heart posture and conduct in evangelism are just as important as what you share, and while we are all called to be evangelists, our methods may look different based on how God has uniquely created us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Beholding Beauty

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 53:47


    In this episode, Kasey Olander and Brian Chan discuss the objective nature of beauty, its reflection of God's character, and its role in spiritual formation.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Depravity and the Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 53:16


    In this episode, Kymberli Cook, Rankin Wilbourne, Thomas Dunham, and Lanier Burns discuss how sin impacts the mind and brain, expanding the understanding of sin beyond moral failures to its effects on neural pathways and physical processes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Dealing with Doubt on the Journey of Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024 44:39


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    Law and Justice

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 55:00


    In this episode, Darrell Bock and Matthew Martens discuss the intersection of Christian theology and the criminal justice system, emphasizing the need for a biblically informed approach to justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Using AI in Ministry

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 52:01


    In this episode, Kasey Olander, Bill Hendricks, John Dyer, and Drew Dickens explore the rapidly growing phenomenon of Artificial Intelligence and its implications for humanity and the Christian faith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Theology, Culture, and the Global Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 54:43


    In this episode, Jeremiah Chandler, Heather Preston, and Stephen Pardue discuss how culture and diverse cultural perspectives enrich our theology and deepen our understanding of God and His Word.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Christians Need Relational Skills Too

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 37:29


    In this episode, Kymberli Cook and Ken Sande discuss Sande's work at Relational Wisdom 360 and how the tools and principles they teach can help us be more like Christ and have flourishing relationships.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Persecution Facing the Global Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 53:50


    In this episode, Bill Hendricks and Ryan Brown, CEO of Open Doors US, discuss the persecution faced by 365 million Christians worldwide, highlighting the physical violence and societal discrimination they endure as well as their inspiring prayers for strength to remain faithful.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Why Bible Exposition Matters

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 48:22


    In this episode, Darrell Bock and Elliott Johnson discuss the role of the Bible Exposition department at DTS, exposition's distinction from exegesis, and how biblical exposition helps congregations better understand Scripture in local churches. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Board Games and the Church?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 49:13


    In this episode, Kasey Olander, John Adair, and Travis Cook discuss how board games, when approached thoughtfully, provide a meaningful way for Christians to connect with each other and the world around them.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Ministry Investigations

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 45:37


    In this episode, Kymberli Cook and Theresa Lynn Sidebotham discuss best practices for conducting investigations within churches and ministries, common mistakes to avoid, and how to ensure integrity and fairness throughout the process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    A Look at the IVF Controversy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 54:34


    In this episode, Darrell Bock and Scott Rae discuss the Southern Baptist Convention's stance on in vitro fertilization (IVF) and the moral and theological conversations around the use of IVF.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Current Trends in Christian Philanthropy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 53:58


    In this episode, Bill Hendricks, David Wills, and Josh Kwan discuss the evolving landscape of Christian philanthropy, focusing on how to steward wealth in a godly way through redemptive entrepreneurship, impact investing, and passing on a legacy of generosity to future generations.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Understanding Dispensationalism

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 60:11


    In this episode, Kymberli Cook, Glenn Kreider, and Craig Blaising discuss the history, core beliefs, and diversity within dispensationalism, including its view of salvation and the relationship between Israel and the Church.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Black Dignity and the Dead Sea Scrolls

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 58:52


    In this episode, Jeremiah Chandler, Jamal-Dominique Hopkins, and Kevin Hawkins delve into Jamal's research on the Dead Sea Scrolls and how it reshapes the narrative around Blackness, affirming dignity in a context where that has not always been granted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Urban Ministry and Cross-Cultural Ministry - Classic

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 48:04


    In this classic episode, Dr. Darrell Bock and Christopher Brooks discuss the challenges and opportunities of urban ministries in diverse and ethnic neighborhoods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Servant Leadership in Hierarchical Organizations

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 53:05


    In this episode, Bill Hendricks and Ken Cochrum discuss Ken's extensive experience in Christian ministry and leadership in large organizations.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Early African Christianity

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 57:23


    In this episode, Jeremiah Chandler, Scott Horrell, and Vince Bantu discuss the history of Christianity in Africa and the profound impact it had on Christianity as a whole.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Nature, God, and Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 57:35


    In this episode, Bill Hendricks and Amos Smith discuss Smith's work with A Christian Ministry in the National Parks, focusing on how the ministry helps people connect with nature and deepen their understanding of God and themselves.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    The Role of Apologetics in the Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 55:26


    In this episode, Jeremiah Chandler, Eric Mason, and Frank Turek delve into the vital role of apologetics in the church, covering its significance in evangelism, discipleship, and guarding against false teachings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Probing the Pressures of the Press

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 49:24


    In this episode, Milyce Pipkin sits down with Timothy C. Morgan, Radha Vyas, and Warren L. Maye to discuss the challenges they encounter in their careers and how they manage to handle them.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Christianity in South Africa

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 48:26


    In this episode, Darrell Bock and Greg Seghers discuss Greg's missionary work with ZEMA in South Africa amongst the AmaZioni people and how God is in working that part of the world.     Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Feminism and Womanism: What's the Difference?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 51:11


    In this episode, Darrell Bock, Christina Crenshaw, Cheyenne Coote and Sandra Glahn discuss the difference between womanist and feminist theology and how Christians should respond to ideologies different than their own.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Why the Church Needs Drama and the Arts - Classic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 49:25


    In this classic episode, Bill Hendricks and Reg Grant explore the need for art and drama, focusing on the Sunday worship experience and everyday Christian living.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Should Christians Use IVF? - Classic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 51:26


    In this classic episode, Darrell Bock, Jeff Barrows, Scott Rae and Christina Crenshaw discuss the ethical, medical and theological implications of IVF highlighting their medical, professional and personal experiences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Fashion and Theology - Classic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 44:05


    In this classic episode, Kym Cook, Jacob Taylor and Robert Covolo discuss fashion and faith, focusing on how what you wear can communicate Christ in the world around you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    A Healthy Approach to Sexual Attraction - Classic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 50:11


    In this classic episode, Bill Hendricks, Debby Wade, and Gary Barnes discuss a healthy Christian approach to sexual attraction, focusing on the ideas of respect and stewardship of human sexuality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Cultural Engagement and Apologetics - Classic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 57:57


    In this classic episode, Mikel Del Rosario and Drs. Darrell Bock and Josh Chatraw discuss cultural engagement, focusing on how to strategically interact with a variety of cultures while defending the faith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    When Faith and Art Collide

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 57:06


    In this episode, Bill Hendricks hosts a discussion with Marissa and Guy Delcambre about their work at Art House Dallas and the important role that artists play in the world.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Is Self-Care Selfish?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 53:10


    In this episode, Kasey Olander, French Jones, and Michelle Pokorny discuss why self-care is essential to living the life that God calls us to live.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    How Jewish is Christianity?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 49:06


    In this episode, Darrell Bock is joined by Vladmir Pikman to discuss the relationship between Judaism and Christianity and the new program devoted to Jewish Studies.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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