Your Accidental Tonsure [Theology That Sings - Podcast]: Recent Episodes
Theology That Sings
Welcome to 'Your Accidental Tonsure', a Theology That Sings podcast. For half a decade, Dr. Nathan Paylor has delivered Christ-centred, worshipful theological training in Chester UK. In 2021, however, the world has changed - and so we must take to a new format! Join Dr. Paylor in the cloister gardens of the internet to reflect on "whatever is commendable" [Phil 4:8]. Some friendly sanctuary for wandering thoughts.
In this episode, we examine the popular idea that the Gospel is about being in a 'relationship' with God, rather than a 'religion' per se. We examine this idea, turning it like a diamond, inspecting its various facets - touching on everything from Jefferson Bethke's 2012 spoken word, Andy Stanley's 'Thou Shalt Not Obey the 10 Commandments', to Luther's preface to the Book of Romans.
CLICK: Google Ngram Viewer on 'Relationship with God'
CLICK: Bethke's "Why I Hate Religion But Love Jesus"
CLICK: Stanley on 10 Commandments
In our second episode, we look at the importance of theology. Many Churches have an 'a-theological' approach - i.e. neither positively for theological things, nor negatively against them, but rather those things simply don't seem that important. After all, aren't there more important things? The gifts of the Spirit; pastoral wisdom; sung worship; keeping unity, etc.
However, these are theological things - we can't talk about life, faith, or God himself without doing theology. Our only choice is whether we do it well. But much more than that, God has given us theology to worship him better and to love him more. Theology belongs to all God's children for exactly this purpose.
A new podcast, but you've got to start somewhere. So let's just jump right into the deep end, with a brisk study of prayer, and Jesus' prayer in particular. We learn that God doesn't just listen to us, but he delights in the hearing; your voice is music in his ears.
MUSIC:
River Flute by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4713-river-flute
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
'Farewell to Whisky', from 'Choose Your Partners'