The Unlikely Seminarian: Recent Episodes
Dan Cook
A podcast by Dan Cook about living out a Seminary education. Please visit www.unlikelyseminarian.com
Preached this brief message on Ash Wednesday at Genesis Church in Robbinsdale, MN. What does it mean to "Repent and Believe the Gospel" and why are those words so appropriate in this Lent season.
In this episode I bring you a sermon I did for Seminary last year as a way to announce that I've created a "Sermon Archive" at my website: unlikelyseminarian.com
There you can find all of my previous sermons from church and Seminary. As always, feedback is very much welcome!
This is a sermon I gave at Genesis East Covenant Church on January 23, 2022. It's the final part of a three-sermon series about God's love. This week I talk about the nature of God's love and what it looks like as we try to live it out. Based on: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13.
This is a sermon I gave at Genesis East Covenant Church on January 16, 2022. It's part of a three-sermon series about God's love. This week I talk about the vertical and horizontal nature of God's love and how they're inextricably linked together.
In this episode I answer a common question that I hear when talking about studying Biblical Greek - "Why?" Why do we study Greek and Hebrew? Aren't the English translations enough? Take a listen to find out why.
In this episode, I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas. And while I encourage you all to enjoy the secular elements of the holiday to their full, I hope you'll also take some time to celebrate the coming of the light into our lives once again.
This is the fourth and final installment of my 4-part series on soteriology (salvation) and eschatology (what happens at the end).
My guest is Steve Wiens, the Senior Pastor of Genesis Covenant Church and an accomplished author. He's my pastor, my mentor and my friend.
In this episode we discuss which of the three theological theories we'd previously discussed we find the most convincing and what the ultimate importance of the conversation really is.
This is Part 3 of a 4-part series on soteriology (salvation) and eschatology (what happens at the end).
My guest is Steve Wiens, the Senior Pastor of Genesis Covenant Church and an accomplished author. He's my pastor, my mentor and my friend.
In this episode we are discussing one of three theological theories: Christian Universalism.
This is Part 2 of a 4-part series on soteriology (salvation) and eschatology (what happens at the end)
My guest is Steve Wiens is the Senior Pastor of Genesis Covenant Church and an accomplished author. He's my pastor, my mentor and my friend.
In this episode we are discussing one of three theological theories: Annihilationism .
Two momentous things in this podcast... One, I welcome my first ever guest. Steve Wiens is the Senior Pastor of Genesis Covenant Church and an accomplished author. He's my pastor, my mentor and my friend, and it's an honor to have him be the first voice other than mine on The Unlikely Seminarian.
Two, we begin a 4-part series on soteriology (salvation) and eschatology (what happens at the end), or as Steve coined it "What the Hell?"
In this episode we begin by discussing one of three theological theories: eternal conscious torment.
I'm back! Why has it been so long since I've released a podcast? I'll do my best to explain and set up what's to come.
In the third and final episode in my series on the Psalms of lament, I finish my breakdown of Psalm 14 and summarize why the Psalms of Lament are important and what they have to teach us about our relationship with God.
In this episode, I continue my series on the Psalms of Lament, reviewing their function and beginning to go through an example - Psalm 14
In this episode I begin a two-part series on the Psalms of Lament. In E21 I talk about the idea of lament, where it comes from, why we sometimes feel guilty bringing it before God, and why it's so important that we still do.
In this episode, I wrap up my series on conversion. How does the Holy Spirit call, illuminate the path for, and enable us to come into relationship with God?
In this episode, I continue my series on the process of conversion - focusing now on the role of the Holy Spirit. How does the Spirit's conviction of us help us find our way into relationship with God?
In this episode I continue my series on "conversion" and the human element involved by talking about faith - how it comes about, how it's inextricably linked with repentance, and how it plays a role in forming our relationship with God.
In this episode I begin a series on "conversion". What role do we as humans have? What role does God and the Holy Spirit have? And how does that all fit together to bring us into relationship with God? In this episode, I talk about repentance, why that word gets misunderstood and how it factors into our relationship with God.
In this episode I conclude my discussion of the "Problem of Evil" by discussing the practical implications of the things discussed in the previous two episodes - what do we "do" about what we've learned? Why is "choice" so important?
In this episode, I continue my discussion of the "Problem of Evil" by talking about free will and our limited understanding of creation.
In this episode I start a series on the Problem of Evil. What is it? Why does it keep people from faith? And what is its fundamental flaw?
In this episode I conclude the series on revelation by discussing "special" or "specific" revelation, how it relates to general revelation and why the question of which is more important is the wrong question.
In this episode I start a two-part series on revelation. Not the "Book of", rather God's revealing of Himself to us. First, I talk about "universal" or "general" revelation, what it means and why it's important.
In this episode I discuss why there are so many bible translations, how to approach the different versions and which tend to be the most useful.
In this episode I discuss where I land with the issue of gender roles in the church, and which arguments I find the most convincing. Moreover, I discuss why I think it's important not to polarize an issue like this and why our focus in the church should be on unity.
In this episode, I review the concept of Complementarianism, explain the concept of Egalitarianism and discuss how each addresses the other.
In this episode I introduce a new series by defining and discussing Complimentarianism.
In this episode I give another answer to the question "Why?" when it comes to the "Messianic Secret" with a more spiritual idea, and finish by explaining why this idea is important to understand.
In this episode I begin to answer the question "Why?" as it pertains to the "Messianic Secret" with a practial reason.
In this episode I talk about what the "Messianic Secret" is, where you find it and give some examples.
In this episode I conclude the story of my new tattoo - which you can see here - what it means and how that verse helped me on my path to a relationship with God.
Here's the sermon I reference in the episode.
In this episode, I begin the story about my new tattoo - which you can see here - what it means, and how that verse helped me on my path to a relationship with God.
Here's the sermon I mention in the episode.
In this episode I talk about what the "Unlikely" portion of The Unlikely Seminarian means, and what I hope to accomplish through this podcast
In this episode I introduce you to how the podcast is going to work, and the "Seminarian" portion of The Unlikely Seminarian.