Thinking Biblically About Things That Matter: Recent Episodes
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This is a podcast hosted by Steve Rahn where we think about how the Bible shapes our understanding of the many questions we face today.
In today's episode on Apologetics, join Pastor Steve as he takes on the second "defeater question": Aren't Christian Morals Hateful and Intolerant?
In today's episode on Apologetics, join Pastor Steve as he takes on the first "defeater question": How can we say that Christianity is the only right religion?
Steve will be addressing the issue of unbelief and how it relates to apologetics. Why do people refuse to believe the Word of God? Steve dives into Romans 1:16-31 in today's podcast to answer this question.
Thinking Biblically is a podcast hosted by Steve Rahn, the lead pastor of First Baptist Church in Warsaw, Indiana. If you'd like to know more about our church, check us out at fbcwarsaw.com.
Steve is starting in on a new series covering the topic of apologetics! In this first episode, he dives into 1 Peter 3:15 and answers the question, "What is apologetics?"
Thinking Biblically is a podcast hosted by Steve Rahn, the lead pastor of First Baptist Church in Warsaw, Indiana. If you'd like to know more about our church, check us out at fbcwarsaw.com.
This is the final episode in our series on productivity. Steve shares with us 10 truths about prayer to encourage us toward better routines of spending time with the Lord.
Thinking Biblically is a podcast hosted by Steve Rahn, the lead pastor of First Baptist Church in Warsaw, Indiana. If you'd like to know more about our church, check us out at fbcwarsaw.com.
In this episode, Steve encourages us toward the joyful routine of reading our Bibles. And he shares 10 specific aims we should consider as we approach God's Word.
Thinking Biblically is a podcast hosted by Steve Rahn, the lead pastor of First Baptist Church in Warsaw, Indiana. If you'd like to know more about our church, check us out at fbcwarsaw.com.
In this week's episode, Steve continues in his series on productivity by looking at routines. Why should we have routines? And what are some good ones for us to cultivate?
Thinking Biblically is a podcast hosted by Steve Rahn, the lead pastor of First Baptist Church in Warsaw, Indiana. If you'd like to know more about our church, check us out at fbcwarsaw.com.
Most of us can say we're busy, but are we spending our time on things that matter? In this episode, Steve gives some practical suggestions for how to be more productive with our time in life.
Thinking Biblically is a podcast hosted by Steve Rahn, the lead pastor of First Baptist Church in Warsaw, Indiana. If you'd like to know more about our church, check us out at fbcwarsaw.com.
Steve is continuing in his series on productivity and focusing in on what we can learn from the life and letters of the apostle Paul.
Thinking Biblically is a podcast hosted by Steve Rahn, the lead pastor of First Baptist Church in Warsaw, Indiana. If you'd like to know more about our church, check us out at fbcwarsaw.com.
Steve is starting a new series on the topic of productivity! This week, he considers what the Bible has to say about productivity from the vantage point of Jesus and the wisdom literature of the Old Testament.
Thinking Biblically is a podcast hosted by Steve Rahn, the lead pastor of First Baptist Church in Warsaw, Indiana. If you'd like to know more about our church, check us out at fbcwarsaw.com.
Mark Baumgardner joins the podcast again for the second part of a mini-series on the sovereignty of God.
Thinking Biblically is a podcast hosted by Steve Rahn, the lead pastor of First Baptist Church in Warsaw, Indiana. If you'd like to know more about our church, check us out at fbcwarsaw.com.
Mark Baumgardner, an elder at FBC, joins the podcast to teach a two-part series on the sovereignty of God. In this first episode, he gives us a helpful overview of this attribute that belongs to God.
Thinking Biblically is a podcast hosted by Steve Rahn, the lead pastor of First Baptist Church in Warsaw, Indiana. If you'd like to know more about our church, check us out at fbcwarsaw.com.
If you thought Steve was done talking about gender in the last episode, you were mostly right. But here's a bonus episode where he addresses a topic from the Bible related to gender: head coverings.
Thinking Biblically is a podcast hosted by Steve Rahn, the lead pastor of First Baptist Church in Warsaw, Indiana. If you'd like to know more about our church, check us out at fbcwarsaw.com.
In the final episode of this series on gender, Pastor Steve offers three ways that the good news of Jesus Christ helps a person suffering from gender dysphoria.
Thinking Biblically is a podcast hosted by Steve Rahn, the lead pastor of First Baptist Church in Warsaw, Indiana. If you'd like to know more about our church, check us out at fbcwarsaw.com.
In this episode, Steve addresses the problem of sin. Why do we have trouble liking and living in God's good design for gender?
Thinking Biblically is a podcast hosted by Steve Rahn, the lead pastor of First Baptist Church in Warsaw, Indiana. If you'd like to know more about our church, check us out at fbcwarsaw.com.
In this episode, Steve points out five truths from God's Word about God's design for male and female.
Thinking Biblically is a podcast hosted by Steve Rahn, the lead pastor of First Baptist Church in Warsaw, Indiana. If you'd like to know more about our church, check us out at fbcwarsaw.com.
If we're going to understand all that the Bible has to say about gender confusion, we have to see that the Bible outright rejects critical theory.
Thinking Biblically is a podcast hosted by Steve Rahn, the lead pastor of First Baptist Church in Warsaw, Indiana. If you'd like to know more about our church, check us out at fbcwarsaw.com.
In this week's episode, Steve unpacks what the Bible has to say about gender confusion.
Thinking Biblically is a podcast hosted by Steve Rahn, the lead pastor of First Baptist Church in Warsaw, Indiana. If you'd like to know more about our church, check us out at fbcwarsaw.com.
In this week's episode, Steve is going to look at some reasons for gender confusion on a large-scale, societal level as well as on a personal, individual level.
Thinking Biblically is a podcast hosted by Steve Rahn, the lead pastor of First Baptist Church in Warsaw, Indiana. If you'd like to know more about our church, check us out at fbcwarsaw.com.
This is the first episode in a new series on gender! Steve asks and answers three introductory questions as a starting point for getting a handle on what the world around us is saying about gender.
In this episode, Steve wraps up the life of John Knox after the Scottish Reformation before diving into his legacy and what we can glean from it!
This is our first episode in a new, short series on the life and legacy of Scottish reformer, John Knox. In this episode, Steve dives into the life of Knox up to the Scottish Reformation.
In this episode, Mark Baumgardner is back with us to further unpack what we mean (or don't mean) when we say that God is unchanging. Is there any sense in which God does change? Mark asks and answers three questions related to this larger question.
This week, we've got a special guest on the podcast! Mark Baumgardner is an elder at FBC Warsaw, and he's joining us to teach on an attribute of God that can sometimes get overlooked: the immutability of God.
We're wrapping up our series on shame and covering the last two checklists for applying the gospel to our shame.
In this episode, we look at two (of four) checklists we can use to apply the gospel to our shame.
In this episode, we'll look at how Jesus Christ removes our shame through the great exchange. There is indeed good news in God's Word for us and our shame!
This episode has leaned heavily on the following books & articles:
- Shame Interrupted by Ed Welch
- How Penal Substitution Addresses Our Shame: The Bible's Shame Dynamics and Their Relationships to Evangelical Doctrine by David E. Rennalls
- We Are Supposed to Feel Bad About Stuff by Kevin DeYoung
- Have Theologians No Sense of Shame? How the Bible Reconciles Objective and Subjective Shame by Jackson Wu
In this week's episode, we continue our series on shame and find encouragement in three Old Testament passages that point us forward to what Jesus Christ will do to remove our shame.
In our last episode, we unpacked appropriate shame—shame we should feel because of our sinfulness. In this episode, we'll unpack inappropriate shame—when we feel shame that is misplaced.
This is the first episode in a new series covering the topic of shame. So often the word shame brings negative connotations to mind. But are there times that shame is actually appropriate? We'll answer that question from Scripture in this episode!
This is our final episode in our series on the topic of abortion. We're looking at 9 pro-abortion myths.
Here are links to articles that were referenced with each corresponding myth.
Myth 2:
https://www.cmaj.ca/content/183/12/1374.short
https://www.unfpa.org/gender-biased-sex-selection
https://www.deveber.org/womens-health-after-abortion/
Myth 3:
https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/politics-policy/political-issues/abortion/
Myth 6:
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/8-abortion-myths/
Myth 9:
https://notthebee.com/article/republicans-introduce-the-unborn-child-support-act-that-would-allow-moms-to-receive-child-support-payments-before-giving-birth
It can feel overwhelming to think and talk about the topic of abortion. What can we possibly do about an issue this huge? In this episode, we work through one really important response.
We're starting a new series covering the topic of abortion. In this first episode, we'll look at some really important passages of Scripture that teach us why abortion is never an option, and we'll also see how science and logic agree with what Scripture says.
This is the last episode in our series on technology. We'll consider some ways that technology makes it harder to be faithful to the people and responsibilities God has placed in our lives. Then we'll wrap up with a few practical suggestions about how we can cut back on our use of technology so that we can be more faithful in our circles.
Technology isolates us. And whether we realize it or not, we are lonely. In this episode, Steve helps us think through how to pursue real friendship in an internet age.
Technology has made our world incredibly distracting. So how do we pursue wisdom in it? Steve answers that question in this episode. You might be surprised how simple the answer really is.
Steve is continuing his series on how to think biblically about technology. In this episode, he'll help us see from God's Word three reasons why we need wisdom with technology.
Welcome to our first episode! This is a podcast where we look to the Bible to answer all kinds of questions on a variety of topics and issues we face in life. In this episode, we're diving into the topic of technology! Steve looks at 5 ways that God governs over technology.