The Laymens Lounge
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Episodes: 156
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Podcast interviews for everyday Christians trying to navigate normal everyday stuff that make up our wonderful (yet often horrible) existence. Listen-in as we (an appliance salesman and a business process analyst) interview Theologians about normal stuff - a Theology of, and for, us laymen (you know, our stuff like: work, leisure, hiking, sex, fighting, art, beer, music, self-image, doubt, the Gospel, depression, sales, baseball, the church, hippies, annoying neighbors, family, etc.).
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156. J. Chase Davis: Jesus Flipped Tables… We Made Him a Life Coach
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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155. Head Coverings: Yes, It's A Timeless Command (and No Its Not Hair)—Stop Pretending They’re Not (With Dale Partridge)
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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154. Saint and Sinner/Simul Justus et Peccator: The Joy of Knowing Where We Stand Before God and Not Being Crushed as we Stand Before Man (with Luke Kjolhaug)
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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153. Luther Rising: The Storm Before the Theses (With Adam Francisco)
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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152. The Afscheiding: The Other October Reformation - A Brief History of the Dutch Church Secession of 1834 w/ Robert P. Swierenga
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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151. Joel Beeke: The Doctrine of Man, Obedience, and the State of the Church
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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150. What Now? America (One Million Charlie Kirks)
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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149. Robert Swierenga: Who is Albertus Van Raalte (1811-1876)?
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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148. William Boekestein: A Guide for Finding Your Vocation & Humanity
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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147. Forrest Dickison: When A Children's Book Gets Gender Right
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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146. Megan Basham: What Happens When Bootlickers and Sellouts Get Called Out
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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145. Aaron Renn: The Moral Minority
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May 29, 2024 |
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144. Scott Hatch: Cornelius Van Til's Christian Ethics of Telos
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May 23, 2024 |
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143. David Bahnsen: Bid "Dark Night of the Soul Christianity" Adieu
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May 09, 2024 |
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142. Stephen Eccher: Zwingli the Third-Wheel of the Reformers
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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141. Ernst Conradie: AA Van Ruler asks was Jesus an "Emergency Measure"?
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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140. David Fowler: Adam and Steve? Eating Caesar’s Apple
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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139. Stephen O. Presley: Benedict Option? Kuyperian Option? Or The Early Church Option?
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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138. Timothy Decker: Does Romans 13 Require Unqualified Obedience to the State?
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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137. Paula Maddox: Humble Conversations by Listening
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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136. Andrew Crapuchettes: Job Opportunities Beyond Woke Culture & Mandatory "Microagression" Training
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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135. Stephen Wolfe: What Does Christian Nationalism Look Like Applied?
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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134. Uri Brito: What is the “CREC” & Why am I Just Now Hearing About This Jolly Bunch?
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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133. Jay Hewitt: "This is my Account of How I am Weak Yet I am Strong"
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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132. Zach Garris: "Wives, Submit to Your Husband..." But What if He's a Clueless Jerk?
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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131. DFM Strauss: Discovering Herman Dooyeweerd
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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130. Douglas Wilson: Mere Christendom, the Blessings of Trolls, and Carrying a Kuyperian Torch into the 21st Century
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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129. Bnonn Tennant: It's A Good to be a Man
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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128. Johan Snel: The Seven Lives of Abraham Kuyper
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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127. The Old Man and the New
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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126. Mike McKinley: What is Friendship With God?
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May 17, 2023 |
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125. Will the Real Neo-Calvinists Please Stand Up (And All the Liberals Sit Down)? Recovering an appropriated tradition
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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124. Leah Savas: The Story of Abortion in America 1652–2022
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Abraham Kuyper Book Club "Pro Rege: Living under Christ’s Kingship (Vol. 3) Starting Feb 1!
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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123. Meet the Hosts of The Laymen's Lounge as we Chat the Law/Gospel Distinction
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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122: Ian Vaillancourt: Gettin’ Pickled in the Pentateuch
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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121. Trevin Wax: Orthodoxy Applied to Hot Takes, Heresy & Errors
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Dec 03, 2022 |
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120. Joe Boot: Govt. Overreach & the False god of “Unity”
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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119. Todd Hains: Martin Luther is Not A One Trick Pony
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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118. Chad Bird: Limping With God
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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117. Richard Gaffin: Luke & Paul, Kingdom & Jesus, Ridderbos & Vos, Kuyper & Bavinck, Barth & Berkouwer
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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116: Michael Haykin: The Lord’s Supper as Remembrance or Spiritual Feeding?
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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115. Thomas Kidd: How on Earth Did Christians try to "Justify" Slavery?
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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114. Harry van Dyke: A Neo-Calvinist's Retrospect of Lament and Celebration
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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113. Jack Collins: Applying Biblical Narratives
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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112. Sam Storms: I Keep Sinning... Will God Keep Forgiving?
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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111. Greg Parker: Bavinck on "What is Christianity?"
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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110. Marinus De Jong: A Primer on Klaas Schilder (1890 - 1952)
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May 31, 2022 |
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108. Ross Hastings: The Practical & Theological Implications of the Resurrection
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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107. Christopher Holmes: A Theology of the Christian Life
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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106. Dan Strange: Is Everything A “Gospel Issue”?
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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105. Bill Dyrness: How to Glorify & Enjoy God by Considering the Lilies of the Field
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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104. Bruce Ashford: Politics for Christians Who Aren’t Political
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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103. John Walton vs. the World (of man-made Interpretive grids)
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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102. Jan Boer: Reflections from A Neo-Calvinist Missionary in Nigeria
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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101. Dennis Greeson: Herman Bavinck, Theosis & T.F. Torrance
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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100. David Zahl: The Law/Gospel Distinction as Highest Theological Importance
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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99. Joustra: A Kuyperian Calvinism for a Secular Age
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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98. Jonathan Gibson: Is True “Spirituality” Known or Experienced?
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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97. Steve Garber: The Core Longings of the Human Heart
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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96. George Harinck: The State of Neo-Calvinisim in the Netherlands and Abroad
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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95. Myk Habets: The Joy of a Trinitarian Christmas
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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94. Chad Bird: When the Old Testament Sprouts Wings & It All Starts to Make Sense
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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93. Tom Schreiner: A Christmas Survey of Matthew 1:1-25
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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92. Gary Colledge: Who was Charles Dickens?
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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91. James Houston: 99 Years of Insight on Spiritual Formation
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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90. Michael Cooper: Is Church Planting Biblical?
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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89. Thomas Kidd: Literally the Best Thanksgiving & Pilgrim Interview Ever
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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88. A History & Theology of Contemporary Worship
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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87. Collin Hansen: 15 Years After Young, Restless and Reformed... Where Are They Now?
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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86. Pierce Hibbs: Gratitude Isn’t just for Hippie Girls with Hairy Armpits Weeping over the Ocean, Rainbows and Organic Granola Bars
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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85. Benji Magness: Christians, the Twilight Zone, Punk Rock and Creepy Cultural Goods
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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84. Sandra Richter: Hermeneutics, Meredith Kline and Isaiah
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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83. Matthew Barrett: The Eternal Relations of Origin in the Trinity
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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82. Byron Borger: To Be A Christian Everything
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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81. Gene Veith: Johnny Cash, Martin Luther & Jesus
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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80. Fred Sanders: Father, Son & Spirit Does it Matter?
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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79. Eve Tibbs: A Primer on Eastern Orthodoxy
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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78. John Bolt: Herman Bavinck’s Ethics & the Motivation for Good Works
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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77. Matthew Kaemingk: Reformed Public Theology
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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76. Jon Tyson: The Intentional Father
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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75. Gene Veith: The Lutheran Option (Part 1)
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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74. J. Richard Middleton: What Should Image Bearers be Doing?
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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73. Courtney Reissig: A Theology of Being A Stay at Home Mom
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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72. Makoto Fujimura: A Theology of Making - Created to Create
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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71. Winn Collier: Eugene Peterson for the Butcher, Baker & Befuddled Cement Layers
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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70. Bruce Pass: Herman Bavinck’s Theology as a Living Being
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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69. Mark Roques: Cheeky Stories as Evangelism, Cultural Critique & A Compelling Challenge to Idolatry
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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68. Matt Merker: Is Worship an Experience of Transaction?
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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67. Michael Kruger: The 10 Commandments of Progressive Christianity
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May 31, 2021 |
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66. Michael Berg: Ok, So You’re Saved… Now What? Vocation as the Setting for Flourishing
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May 26, 2021 |
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65. Matthew B. Redmond: The God of the Mundane - Ordinary Life for Ordinary People
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May 18, 2021 |
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64. Katherine Sonderegger: God’s Internal Fellowship Prior to Time and Creation
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May 12, 2021 |
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63. Ross Hastings: What is Our Motivation & Fuel for Good Works?
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May 04, 2021 |
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62. Charles Cotherman: Francis Schaeffer & L'Abri, James Houston & Regent College, & Places to Think Christianly
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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61. Michael Svigel: Fact Checking Urban Legends of Church History
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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60. Vincent Bacote: A Thoughtful Conversation on Race, Tension & Finding A Way (Part 2 of 2)
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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59. Vincent Bacote: A Thoughtful Conversation on Race, Tension & Finding A Way (1 of 2)
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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58. Bray & Keane: A Primer on The Book of Common Prayer
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Apr 13, 2021 |
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57. Seth Dillon: The Babylon Bee’s Divine Use of Ridicule
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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56. Jordan Ballor: Being Discipled by Abraham Kuyper in 2021
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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55. Stephen J. Nichols: A Primer on J. Gresham Machen
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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54. Danny Hyde: A Primer on the Belgic Confession That's Not Boring (Part 1 of 3 on the Three Forms of Unity)
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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53. Guy Waters: A Covenant Theology Primer
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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52. Craig Keener: How to be Biblically Charismatic
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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51. T. Desmond Alexander: Nuanced Questions on the Garden, Heaven & the Telos of Humanity
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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50. Mitch Chase: Typology, Allegory and Actually Being Excited About Reading the Bible
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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49. Winfield Bevins: Young, Restless, and Anglican - Theology in Motion
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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48. John Goldingay: How Should a Busy Mom Read Genesis?
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Feb 18, 2021 |
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47. Pieter Vos: Virtue Ethics, Theology & Our Desire for the Good Life
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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46. Tish Harrison Warren: Real Talk on Prayer in Everyday Life
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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45. Cornelis van der Kooi: If Theology is Only Academic Throw it in the Trash
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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44. Julie Canlis: A Theology of the Ordinary
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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43. Paul Putz: A Theology of Sports & the Super Bowl
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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42. Chad Bird: You’re Still the Same Sinner You Were a Year Ago (Nothing has Changed... But Neither Has Jesus)
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Dec 31, 2020 |
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Tim Challies: Belonging to the Global Christian Family - A Few Relics, Tokens & Anecdotes
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Dec 26, 2020 |
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Tom Schreiner: A Christmas Survey of Luke 1:1 - 2:21
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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Michael Bird: The Gospel in all Loci of Systematic Theology
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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Adam English: Historical Truth on Santa Claus/St. Nicholas of Myra, The Red Suit & Punching Heretics
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Dec 09, 2020 |
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Andrew Abernethy: Biblical Expectations on What the Messiah Would Actually Do?
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Greg Lanier: Why Jesus was Born of a Virgin & Other Incarnation Questions
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Dec 03, 2020 |
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Richard Mouw: Christmas Carols as a Vehicle for Truth, Joy & Human Longing
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Dec 01, 2020 |
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Gordon Nickel: The Quran with Christian Commentary
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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Robert McKenzie: Historical Truth on Pilgrims, Thanksgiving &The Mayflower
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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J.V. Fesko: Creeds, Confessions and Cage-Stagers
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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Duvall & Hays: God's Relational Presence is the Cohesive Center of Biblical Theology
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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Craig Bartholomew: An Invitation for Christians & Humans to Flourish
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Kristyn Getty: Sanctifying the Night, Songs & Family Worship
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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Carl Trueman: Here's Why Martin Luther is the People's Theologian
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Oct 31, 2020 |
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Nelson Kloosterman: Herman Bavinck's Application of the Imago Dei to All of Life
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Mike Wagenman: Appropriating Abraham Kuyper for 2020
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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Michael Horton: Strange Notions on Justification Diagnosed - & Remedies for Our Heresies
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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Jordan Cooper: The Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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Matthew Barrett: Help! The Old Testament is Bizarre
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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Danny Olinger: A Beginner’s Guide to Geerhardus Vos
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Oct 25, 2020 |
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N.T. Wright: How Christianity Makes Sense of the World (And C.S. Lewis, Demons, Lament, etc.)
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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Leopoldo Sánchez: Did Jesus Need the Spirit? Jesus' Life in the Spirit and How We Share In that Life
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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Jeffrey Niehaus: Talking Snakes? Magical Trees? “We can’t even touch it!”, & Other Eden Q&As
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Oct 03, 2020 |
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R. Scott Clark: A Proper Expectation of the Christian Life
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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56 Million People Have Watched “The Chosen” TV Series: Why? A Chat with Associate Producer Justen Overlander
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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James Eglinton: A Discussion on "Herman Bavinck A Critical Biography"
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Sep 03, 2020 |
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Robert Covolo: Fashion Theology
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Aug 29, 2020 |
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Dr. Jack Deere (Part 1): A Conversation With A Healer (Yes, You Read That Right)
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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Chad Bird: Good News for Failures, Know-it-Alls & Jerks
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Aug 15, 2020 |
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G.K. Beale: The Garden of Eden, God, Adam, Eve & Me?
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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Chris Bruno: Hawaii Christianity, "Biblical Theology" & How to Read the Bible as One Joyful Story
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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Pierce Hibbs: Anxiety, Suffering & God's Wonderful Plan for it in Our Lives
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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Matthew Kaemingk: "Work and Worship: Reconnecting Our Labor and Liturgy" A Discussion
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Jul 18, 2020 |
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Are We Saved by Grace but Kept-Saved by Good Works? A Conversation with Theocast about Resting in Jesus (Part 1)
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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Richard Mouw: God Delights in Sacred Prayers and Songs, but What About Family BBQs, Pagan Art and Baseball?
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Jul 07, 2020 |
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Danny Hyde: Reasons for a Historic Christianity (Resting and Reformation)
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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Sam Storms: A Reformed Pastor who speaks in tounges, has visions, seen healings... Reminds Christians that we are commanded to pursue the gifts
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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Edwin van Driel: What is Jesus Doing? Is He on the move or asleep? How can we be a part of His activity?
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May 21, 2020 |
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John Walton: "Why did God 'rest' on the 7th day?" and Other Genesis Questions for the Modern Bible Reader
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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Amos Yong: Exploring the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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Bruce Ashford: Storyline of the Bible & Cleaning Cats
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Feb 07, 2020 |