The Perspectivalist: Recent Episodes
Dr. Uri Brito
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Our guests are Pastor Steve Wilkins and Mr. Jarrod Richey from Church of the Redeemer in Monroe, LA. We discuss the place of the arts in modern culture, especially within the Church.
Steve Wilkins is the President of the RSA Board of Governors. Jarrod Richey is Academic Dean of RSA and Board member.
Students can pursue a one —or two-year Arts certificate at the Redeemer School of the Arts (RSA) in Music, Visual arts, or Culinary Arts. Our inaugural class will begin this Fall 2024. Find out more at RSALA.org.
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Pastor Kip Chelashaw summarizes the place of Animism and Christianity in Kenya's history. He articulates how Nairobi is deeply diverse culturally and religiously. Kenya is a Christian place unashamed of following Jesus, though the faith is not deeply theological.
We also discuss the CREC's place in Nairobi and his labors in planting our first CREC body in Africa. You can follow Kip on X here.
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What happens when you take your son to the office during the first days of Summer? You record an episode on the end of the old world. Seems reasonable, right?
We discuss what is preterism and answer some questions on the role of time-clues in Revelation.
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The Perspectivalist welcomes Toby Sumpter to discuss the philosophy behind some recent declarations from Columbia rioters and the overreaction among some on the right. There is a pendulum swing from Gnosticism to materialism, and this is reflected in many of the anti-Jewish sentiments expressed by those on our side of the aisle.
Read Toby's article:
"The hatred of “whiteness” is not really, fundamentally about the skin color. Yes, I am well aware that many are openly saying they hate whites, and I’m sure a great deal of animosity has come to fixate on that superficial feature – just as it has in the history of our country from whites toward blacks. I’m not denying that, but I am denying that we should simply take what people say at face value. For example, why do men sodomize one another? Ask them, and they will tell you because they are attracted to men, they love men, they are gay, etc. But the Bible says that the real reason they do that to one another is because they have rejected God and refused to give Him thanks (Rom. 1:21). There is a theological and spiritual reality driving it all. "
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Dr. Chase Davis returns to the Perpsectivalist to discuss what is taking place at ACTS 29 as well as the bill that passed overwhelmingly by the House of Representatives called the Antisemitism Awareness Act, which puts serious limitations on free speech as well as hinders Christians from speaking clearly on the role of the Jewish leaders in the death of Jesus.
You can follow Chase on X
Chase is the Pastor of the Well Church
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For so many people, Easter Sunday is a one-day event. However glorious it may be for the church's life, it ceases when the day ends. But what if Easter were this 50-day extravaganza meant to mock evil and increase the Christian's joy?
In this episode, I offer ten practical ways to keep Easter alive in the home for the next 40 days of Eastertide. This is especially helpful for moms out there.
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We discuss Aaron's new book, Life in the Negative World. We walk through his taxonomy of positive, neutral, and negative world. Then, we speak about the role of the Church in an age antagonistic to the Gospel and how Christians can respond to our present discourse.
Resources:
Life in the Negative World by Aaron Renn
The Aaron Renn Show
Aaron Renn's Substack
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Keith is an example of someone who takes himself lightly and takes denominational differences as a reason for good dialogues but also an opportunity to comedically address our theological idiosyncracies. I have benefited from his YouTube channel and had the joy of hosting him in Pensacola for a talk to our men. This interview will solidify Chesterton's theme that we should be more like angels because they take themselves lightly.
Resources:
YourCalvinist Podcast
My interview on the CREC
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Welcome to our inaugural episode of Season 5!
I love talking to good friends, and Jarrod is among the best of them all. I have known him for a long time and receive a double-portion of musical inspiration every time we are together. I cannot recommend his Substack enough to be filled with musical gems. You will also get an intro to RSA, one of the coolest things in the market.
In this episode, we wax eloquently and sillily into the dialogue of church music, a topic we cherish and have dedicated much time to in the last couple of decades.
Finally, you really need to show some appreciation for Mr. George Reed, whose music in season 5 is strikingly bueno. I owe the editing work and the sound quality to his labors.
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In Full-Time: Work and the Meaning of Life, David Bahnsen makes the case that our understanding of work and its role in our lives is deeply flawed – we are unmoored from what he calls “created purpose.” He argues that the time has come to stop tiptoeing around the issues that matter, that separating one’s identity from what they do is demonstrably false, and that this era of alienation is for many a direct result of a low view of work. It is in work -- effort, service, striving -- of every kind that we discover our meaning and purpose; a significant and successful life is one rooted in full-time productivity and cultivation of God’s created world.
Purchase now!
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Magnus Gautestad is a composer and entrepreneur from Norway, committed to the revival of beauty in Western arts and church life. Through his podcasts Beauty and the Faith and SDG Music Radio, Magnus hopes to unite the voices ready to transcend the dehumanizing aspects of modernism to deepen worship and empower evangelism. He is starting a chain of cinema and arts centers called Beauty and the Faith to take dominion of culture while helping CREC start churches in beautiful buildings in central locations, and Composers for Beauty to reform music to the appropriateness of the present Kingdom of God.
The Beauty and the Faith podcast on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@beautyandthefaith
Composers For Beauty - official website:
https://www.composersforbeauty.org/
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I joined Dr. Steve Jeffery on this episode to discuss the growth of the CREC and our expectations for the years to come. Steve is an accomplished debater and lecturer, and it was a joy to chat and encourage his congregation in Fort Worth, TX.
Steve contributed to a wonderful book on the atonement.
For more on the CREC, visit our website.
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I had Jim Hunter come on the show to discuss gold. Jim has been a strong proponent of gold and views its role as fundamental in the current market.
This will be a highly informative discussion, and even if you approach the entire subject from a different angle, you learn a significant amount about its history and has happened since gold was divorced from the modern economic conversation.
You can find a lengthier interview with Jim Hunter at CROSSPOLITIC.
Jim has made his information available for anyone interested in learning more:
1) Phone call or text: 251-377-2197
2) E-mail:
jhunter@alpspmg.com
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It is always a delight to talk with my friend, Dustin Messer. Dr. Messer is vicar of All Saints Dallas and visiting professor at Reformed Theological Seminary in Dallas. Messer has contributed dozens of articles at Kuyperian Commentary and has co-hosted dozens of podcasts with me over the years. We re-gather the band to talk about Advent: its practices and meaning and generosity.
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I had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Mitch Chase, Professor at Southern Theological Seminary, on a recent substack making the case for Church Membership. You can subscribe to Dr. Chase's excellent substack and support his writing.
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I interacted with a TikTok bible teacher who raised the question and offered a response to his analysis, as well as considered the phrasing of the question itself.
For more details, see my summary of the life of Samson in this episode.
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My old friend, Alastair Roberts, joins me to discuss the Advent Calendar and its relation to Christmas. This is a really important conversation about the calendar and biblical chronology.
This episode looks at the Season of Advent with new eyes; contemplating its place in the Calendar of the Church. Advent precedes Christmas because the emotional and normative demands the meditation of promise before fulfillment.
Dr. Alastair concludes with some practical thoughts on celebrating Advent.
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In this video, I answer Lecrae's most recent monologue against the institutional church.
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This episode offers a quick overview of Thanksgiving and the distinctive nature of giving thanks. Tomorrow, we celebrate a more sacred, religious holiday than Christmas in the U.S. Even unbelievers sit around sharing their reasons for gratitude, but they have to borrow the Christian language of Thanksgiving in order to give thanks.
Gratitude has always been a Christian virtue, and it is articulated most clearly at the table of the Lord. When we feel grateful, we are moved to share our received goodness with others.
Resources:
Thanksgiving and the Church Calendar
The Discipline of Thanksgiving by Joel Ellis
Music and Editing by George Reed
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What if I provided a dummies' guide to the life of Samson in 15 minutes? Would you listen to it?
Judges 13-16 is fraught with misunderstandings because people want to treat Samson like a 21st-century monk. But Samson is a Nazarite/Priest chosen from his mother's womb. His covenantal context and calling are radically different than just about anything in the Old Testament Scriptures, which means the Bible compels us to see him with different eyes.
Music and Editing by George Reed
Resources:
Sermons Series on Samson -15 Sermons
Through New Eyes by James B. Jordan
Tyndale Commentary on Judges by Arthur Cundall
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I had a great time chatting with Brandon Lansdown from Reformation Coffee. We met at the Grace Agenda in Moscow, ID and I was really pleased with the coffee beans and the robust quality of their coffee.
This was a back porch conversation about coffee experiences and how to move our culture to a more mature coffee-drinking corpus.
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The rise of Oliver Anthony with his hit song, "Rich Men of North Richmond," was a prime example of the anger of the average American with what goes by the mainstream. It is evident that such tyrannical attempts to shape our imagination are not bringing in the ratings they thought they would. Thus, alternative voices have risen from the music, media, and movie industries. Netflix no longer holds the monopoly on entertainment.
In this episode, I speak with Loor.TV CEO and Founder, Marcus Pittman, about their project to bring a new standard to Christian movies. Christians shouldn't suck at their efforts, and Loor is a worthy attempt to provide quality movie entertainment.
Visit these guys who were endorsed by Eric Metaxas and many others.
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If you are not listening to or watching The Wade Show With Wade, you are missing out on five exhilarating minutes of humor and insight. Wade has brought a unique flavor to comedy. He's Trinitarian and he is embarrassed about the God who made a funny world. So, he looks at the world and ponders, "What's Stupid About it?" then he navigates the news through those lenses. Truly, the enemy makes a mockery of their own lives, and the Christian sees the world with the eyes of laughter.
In this interview, we talk about how God's creation is funny in its biblical narrative, its historical realities, and in our own lives. Without humor, we can't take ourselves lightly like angels.
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Dr. Scott Aniol is a Reformed Baptist scholar working at G3. His works on worship are essential for anyone interested in developing a rich Psalmic community.
On this episode, I sat down with Scott in Monroe, LA, to discuss the richness of worship and why the evangelical church must recapture a mature perspective on God's requirements for the worship of his Church.
We then discuss our differences in eschatology and where we can find common ground in the modern Christian Nationalism discourse.
My gratitude to Jarrod Richey for the excellent audio quality and George Reed for the intro and outro music.
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This week's guest is Rev. Zach Parker, Assistant Pastor and Athanasius Press Managing Editor in Monroe, LA. Zach is an award-winning journalist, gifted writer, and thinker. We sat down in his office to discuss the role of typology in biblical interpretation and how typology strengthens our reading of good literature.
Zach shares some of his unique insights into Moby Dick and other pieces from Herman Melville.
Follow Zach's substack
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The ACTS 29 Network, once the undeniable powerhouse in the Church Planting universe, has significantly declined in the last ten years. Pastors Chase Davis and Matt Patrick speak openly in this American Reformer piece about the root causes of this abysmal failure among the leadership and what eventually led them to leave the Network.
Chase and Matt exposed the video interaction where they were officially disfellowshipped from the network. Since then, God has blessed their labors in Boulder, CO, and the Network continues declining significantly and turning the leadership over to woke ideologues. As Chase observes in the article:
Acts 29 was always committed to gospel-centered ministry, complementarian theology, missional innovation, Spirit-led pneumatology, and Calvinist soteriology. However, the scandal-plagued organization has failed to meet the needs of the hour with grace and truth. Churning through leaders and tolerating trans ideology in pulpits, this once strong church network has outkicked its coverage, losing the moral clarity our times of disorder and particular depravity demand and the courageous conviction it once possessed. Constant board turnover, network realignment, and bloated bureaucracy speak to an organization building the plane as it flies rather than instilling confidence and stability in its member churches.This is a fascinating interview to give you a summary of the past, present, and future of ACTS 29.
You can follow Chase on Twitter.
Read his book on discipleship
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Adam McIntosh, the pastor of St. David's Reformed, published a great article at Theopolis with a provocative title, "Christians Should Baptize Their Children, but Not Because of Circumcision." Adam builds on the biblical theology of the Old Testament and argues that the infant baptism argument, which equates circumcision and baptism, can be confusing and unhelpful at times. Instead, Rev. McIntosh says that the case for infant baptism is infant baptism all throughout the Bible. A baptismal theology must begin in creation.
We also touch on the mode of baptism at the end of the conversation.
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In light of Trinity Sunday, I wanted to describe the Trinitarian union as a paradigm for historical relations. This episode was designed for those new to covenant theology. I am hoping to offer a few more episodes on the topic.
Also, my gratitude to those who read my short essay on History and Headcovering. It's now the second-most-read substack in 2023.
Resources:
On Biblical Theology by James B. Jordan
The Christ of the Covenants by O. Palmer Robertson
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Getting Joffree on the podcast is always a blast of fresh insights. This giant Brazilian has just published a gem of a work! It's brief, but its brevity encompasses the longevity of the human experience. Poetry on pipes and martyrdom, food and manly churchmen.
I think this is just in time for Father's Day. Ladies get two joys in purchasing this for their husbands/sons:
a) Men fully in touch with their masculine whole.
b) Men who think poetically about life.
Made In The Image: Plain Poems by Joffre Swait
To wield a world, to work a deed,
To speak it soft or stern, at need,
Whether with much chanting, or cheering with delight,
Or thundering strength forth from the height,
This is to gods only given, and getting should be dear.
But the Lord of love, who allows no peer,
Has untwisted our tongues and tooled us new,
To wield our words and whole worlds hew.
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We are quite pleased to see this work available for purchase. The book is entitled "The Devil's Diet: The Seven Deadly Sins Revisited." I speak with my friend and editor, Rev. Jack Phelps, about the nature of the book. We especially talk about the two contributions from the late R.J. Rushdoony. These are unpublished works, and we are honored to see these essays published for the first time. And we also delve into the applicability of these seven deadly sins to the political and religious world of the 21st century.
Here's an overview of the book:
Introduction.......................................................................................Jack E. Phelps
Pride.....................................................................................................Jack E. Phelps
Envy....................................................................................................Otto Scott
Anger..................................................................................................Dennis R. Tuuri
Sloth....................................................................................................Rousas J. Rushdoony
Avarice................................................................................................Marcus Van Eichrodt
Gluttony............................................................................................Jack E Phelps
Lust....................................................................................................Ben House
Appendix A: Docilitas.....................................................................Rousas J. Rushdoony
Appendix B: Pharisaism..................................................................Jack E. Phelps
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I sat down with Mr. Jordan Bush, a contributor to Thank God for Bitcoin: The Creation, Corruption, and Redemption of Money.
We had a good conversation on the nature of Bitcoin and why it offers a dramatic shift in how to think about money in our day. We discuss the favorability of it among missionaries and its future among evangelical ministries. In an age of devaluation of values and morals by our political legislators, is it time to begin thinking about a currency that cannot be devalued by central banking?
We hope you will join the conversation.
Follow Jordan on Twitter
Music by George Reed
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Welcome to this new season of The Perspectivalist!
Episode 1 of Season 4 begins with an interview with one of the world's foremost scholars on full-preterism, Dr. Samuel Frost. This movement has gained some notoriety recently due to controversies that erupted on social media. Sam was deeply invested in the movement speaking at their main conferences and engaging their main leaders. Still, he recognized that the movement lacked biblical ground and sought to re-invent central doctrines of the Christian faith. He wrote a book to tell his story. You can purchase his book here.
We discussed many things, including the history, appeal, and esoteric nature of the movement, questions concerning infinity, Christology, and a look at the central Ascension text in Acts 1.
In addition, we will provide tomorrow another 30-minute conversation for our paid subscribers, where we discuss the Gary Demar controversy and a few pertinent biblical passages in this present discussion.You can subscribe for special episodes and interviews for $1 a month.
Our music for this season is from Mr. George Reed.
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In our last episode of the season, I argue that the devil is finally vanquished at the end of history, which is at the end of 1,000 years. His death is narrated in three themes:
a) The Devil Descends from Misery to Misery: His life is a history of failures and head-crushing.
b) The Devil Cannot Keep the Gospel From Going to the Ends of the Earth: While he had much liberty in deceiving the nations in the Old Covenant, he is bound and, therefore, cannot prevent the Gospel from reaching the world.
c) The Devil is released at the end of history for his final humiliation: He will be destroyed, but prior he will be maximally humiliated. The triumph of Jesus will lead to his mockery before all the nations.
Intro and Outro Music by George Reed
Resources:
See Season 3, Episode 7, for the first part of this short series
Subscribe for $1 a month as we prepare to launch season 4
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The letter sent to Gary DeMar a few weeks ago carries immense repercussions for the life of the Church. Anyone who cherishes the ecclesia for whom Christ died must find refuge in the hope of the resurrection. To deviate from such hope is to lose hope.
If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised.
In this episode, I offer a brief sketch of Satan's progressive defeat in history, showing that such a final defeat could not have happened in the first century but is dependent on a longer historical model that accentuates the defeat of the devil and progressively builds on his humiliation.
Resources:
Letter to Gary DeMar
Ecclesiastical Dogma and Practice
Douglas Wilson on Preterism
What is Preterism?
Intro & outro music by George Reed
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In the last episode, I argued that DeMar was playing with historical fire. His interest in re-considering the CREEDs carry far more repercussions than he may assume. To deny a physical, glorious Second Coming is to deny the very life of the Church in its liturgical and organizational form.
I do not believe that the issue is to ask the question, "What does the Bible say?" through the lens of interpretive neutrality. I believe the question deserves a bigger platform that includes the normative, situations, and existential, but more than that, the work of the Spirit in the Scriptures.
The question "What does the Bible Say?" assumes an interpretation of the priesthood of the believer. I believe Gary is assuming a papal interpretive perspective which sets a terrible precedent for future students to question the very core of redemptive history.
My hope is that DeMar would see the need to restore a proper perspective on reading the Bible and return to Luther's priesthood, which is a re-statement of the corpus of all biblical priesthood.
INTRO & OUTRO by George Reed
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Andrew Sandlin and many others (myself included) sent an open letter to Gary Demar concerning his theological transitions. We posed a few straightforward questions for him to consider. Gary offered an initial podcast response today.
In this episode, I begin by addressing the gravity of the matter and whether this is simply a topic for dialogue or whether this trespasses historical boundaries. While Gary Demar has done much good in his public ministry, we hope that these exchanges will draw him back to the biblical and historical position of the Church.
Resources:
An Open Letter to Gary Demar
A Statement on Unorthodox Eschatology
Five Ways the Second Coming Motivates our Obedience
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Church music is generally relegated to some preference. We are at ease with musical segregation. After all, why would children appreciate great hymns? But does God ordain a certain kind of music for congregational worship that encompasses young and old? Should the Psalms saturate our worship or is it merely a matter of taste? What is Paul's wisdom for singing?
We discuss these questions in this episode.
Resources:
10 Reasons to Sing the Psalms
Singing Together: Bonhoeffer's Lessons to the Evangelical Church
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This is the longest episode I have done so far! I wanted to offer an accessible episode focusing on the nature of Gnosticism and how it has crept into the Church today. The episode delves into its origin, its leader, Marcion, and the evangelical absorption of gnostic thought in worship and practice. I conclude the episode by discussing ways to rid ourselves of this monster.
Resources:
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Creation in Six Days by James B. Jordan
Gnosis: The Nature and History of Gnosticism
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What happens when you explore Mr. Collins' character in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice?" The answer is that you gain an accurate critique of high-churchism; a Collins syndrome that offers the epitome of boredom to those in attendance.
In this episode, I explore the nature of high-churchism and how to criticize your own people with a dose of mockery.
"There is plenty to mock in the pastor-as-CEO business-tie combo. It conveys little seriousness and glory, but I think we should spend most of our time mocking the high-churchism of gay egalitarianism robed in white outwardly and spandex beneath."
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Welcome to season 3!
I wanted to begin this season with an overview of crucial relational components that help us think more clearly about how spheres interact. Here are the first five:
a) Each sphere possesses distinct responsibilities and hierarchies (Church, Family, and State).
b) The Church is the headquarters since it is fundamentally Edenic in symbols and types.
c) Roles may overlap, but they should be fundamentally distinct.
d) The Church should speak into the civil sphere because she is the mouthpiece of the kingdom.
e) The Church cannot impose ordinary habits and rituals upon families outside her formal gathering.
Note: I will be in Monroe, LA speaking at the Christendom Lectures from January 9-11. Here is the registration link: https://redeemertwincities.org/christendom
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I offer my observations as a participant in the National Conservatism Conference in Miami, Fl. The #natcon was a considerable success primarily because of the Protestant conservative voices. This episode summarizes the three days of lectures and fellowship and is also a bit of a case for why such movements need to blossom. This is my subtle attempt to bring Moscow, ID, Theopolis, and #natcon together.
Resources:
Prayer at #natcon 2022 by Rev. Uriesou Brito
Ten Theses of Ecclesiastical Conservatism
TALKS AT NATCON:
Florida is a model for America by Gov. DeSantis
Your God Will Have Been Supplanted by an Idol by Dr. Al Mohler
The Tao in America: The Abolition of Man and the Culture War by Dr. Joe Rigney
How Pastors are Compromising the Gospel to Appease the Left by Megan Basham
A Christian Case for an 'America First' Government by William Wolfe
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In this episode, I read an essay that I wrote in the last edition of the "Fight, Laugh, Feast" edition. My essay is entitled: "Culture Wars and the Land God Promised." I argue that the church needs to be prepared to fight the greater battles to win the lesser ones. Further, I offer five suggestions as the Church in conservative states begins to receive folks from leftist parts of the country.
The essay has been well received, and I am eager to offer it to you all for free.
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This is the first of many podcasts offering an overview of Through New Eyes by James B. Jordan. In this episode, we discuss the nature of symbols and types and how creational language serves as patterns throughout the Scriptures. This is a quick-and-dirty intro to stir your appetite for more content.
My Interview with Canon Calls on "Who is James B. Jordan" is here.
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This is a follow-up episode to the primer on food. These ten delicious minutes communicate the three purposes of food: a) Dependence, b) Dominion, and Divine Worship. I argue, among other things, that the eucharist is not an appendix to our worship, it is the response to our worship. Christians are theological gastronomers. Further, I make the point that only Christians have the intellectual and emotional capacity to consume with true gratitude. So, pour a glass of wine and listen with your mouths.
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In seven minutes, I discuss the role of food in the creation account and I try to lay an outline for a future episode on the purpose of food for Christian consumption. This should be a quick meal, but a delicious primer.
Music theme: Wake Up
by George Reed
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In this episode, I argue against weird Christendom. This expression adds strange practices to their lives in order to show their different-ness from others in the Christian community. It's a form of exalted separationism. The case against weird Christendom can only find a solution in mere Christendom: mere creeds, mere lives, mere wine, and mere merriment.
P.S. I play a rendition of "religious man." Please leave tips.
"Wake Up" Intro and Outro music by George Reed
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Thanks for tuning in! I am really grateful for the increase in listeners these last couple of weeks.
In this episode, we offer a few crumbs from the rich table of weekly communion for your consideration.
Resource: Given For You: Reclaiming Calvin's View of the Lord's Supper by Keith Mathison
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In this episode, we talk about three kinds of liturgies: a liturgy of life, a nominal liturgy, and a dead liturgy. I offer a description of each and conclude with a few practical applications, and there is the expected Nacho quote.
The theme music is "Exuberance" by George Reed.
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This episode shares two tributes to the late Rev. Dr. Gregg Strawbridge. The first one is a moving tribute by his daughter Joy, and the second is by a pastor trained under Gregg for Gospel ministry. Both offer a powerful glimpse into the life of this image-bearer who now stands before the presence of God. The episode concludes with the sermon I delivered at the Memorial Service.
You can watch the entire memorial service here.
You can read Rev. Steven Wedgeworth's In Memoriam piece at Mere Orthodoxy.
You can listen to Dr. Strawbridge's sermons and lectures on wordmp3.com
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Have you ever wanted a quick and dirty guide to the old, dead, white guy by the name of Abraham Kuyper? The demand was overwhelming, and I obliged the need of the masses. In this episode, I discuss the five principles that guide a Kuyperian viewpoint, namely,
a) Trinitarianism
b) Great Commission
c) Incarnational Lenses
d) Doxological
e) Church as Didactic
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We sit down with a large glass of orange juice to discuss one of my favorite people in the world, James B. Jordan. We discuss his impact on the hermeneutical revolution and how his method known as interpretive maximalism helps shape and beautify our interpretation of the text of Scriptures.
Resources:
What is Interpretive Maximalism? by James B. Jordan
Who is Theologian James B. Jordan - Interview with Canon Calls
Through New Eyes by James B. Jordan
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Lecrae started a fire on Twitter with a post that he had wheat bread and apple juice for communion. He said, "he hoped it counts." While many have criticized Lecrae for his actions, others defended him on the basis of his intentions behind the act. In this episode, I rap in favor of Lecrae and think he is acting out the present evangelical age.
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It's been a few weeks, so I went above and beyond in offering reasons for why Christians should consider the use of the Church Calendar as we approach Advent. Please share your thoughts and questions.
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This episode should make dudes uncomfortable and acting like hooligans simultaneously. I discuss why men loving other men is biblical and what happens when we forsake that vision.
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In this episode, I discuss the vicious antagonist spirit of public schools towards Trinitarian religion, and also offer some ideas on how the Church can encourage parents to remove their children. And of course, one Nacho Libri impression!
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Why are men not singing in Church? Various articles have attempted to answer that question recently. But before we can try to offer a rationale for such a spectacular question, we need to observe that some are entirely comfortable allowing this trend to continue. After all, music plays a minimal role in their worship expressions. Others find the issue of congregational singing irrelevant due to the trained praise bands that lead worship each Sunday. “Let the professionals lead.”
With this in mind, where do we go from here?
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Strategizing should be a standard procedure in the life of the Christian. We are strategists as image-bearers. God, by decree, executed his strategy of creation perfectly. There were no divine blunders, but only “very-goodness” flowing from the Persons of the Godhead. In this episode, we look at the strategy for killing dragons instead of taming them.
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We discuss in this episode the importance of the coffee table as a place of strategizing for future reign.
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In this episode, we discuss a bit of the biblical foundation for keeping children in worship on Sunday morning together with their parents. Please comment and share this episode.
MUSIC BY GEORGE REED
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Welcome to my new podcast. I hope to produce 2-3 of these a week. Let's see where this goes.
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