NLCC After Sunday: Recent Episodes
North Langley Community Church
In this episode, we discuss the new Jesus Revolution series and dive specifically into the topic of equality. We chat about human rights, the influence of Christianity in the western world, and the importance of the Incarnation. Also: our sons Micah and Max like to try out new words, we chat about our holidays, and we discuss our love for Andrew Garfield- who is simply awesome.
Cory and Matthew have another conversation about what feels like a contradiction between Jesus love for enemies and the violence we see in the Old Testament. We walk through several helpful and un-helpful ways to understand the violence in the Bible. Also- you should hear Corys serious distaste for one of Matthews points, we chat about truth in the TV show Shetland, and we hear about little Maxs concern for Goliaths mom.
Cory and Matthew have a conversation about current events in Russia & the reality of Putins holy war. We then unpack Revelation 13 and have a conversation about the two beasts we find there- a political beast and a religious beast. Also- we chat about Stanley Tuccis new book on food which Cory is devouring, how Philip Yancey always keeps us honest, Micahs new haircut, and the amazing Emily Doyle and her text message at just the wrong time.
Cory and Matthew have a conversation centred around our new church series Digitology- following Jesus in the digital age. We chat about silence and boredom giving us the opportunity to think, we discuss CS Lewis notion of chronological snobbery and James KA Smiths premise that you are what you love. Also- we chat about Corys fascination with Vietnamese food, how to pronounce places like Guadalajara, Montreal and Amarillo, and how we have the attention span of a goldfish.
Cory and Matthew chat about our new church series Digitology- following Jesus in the digital age. We chat about living as a digital immigrant, law vs. wisdom, how to put technology in its proper place, the rich young ruler, and the need to unplug. Also- we chat about a new Hillsong worship video everyone should watch, getting Omicron, the life of John Wesley, and David Bentley Hart talking to his dog.
Tim McCarthy joins us on this one! Buckle up -- it's a long one. Matthew pushes back with 5 different points relating to the idea of corporate confession. We talk about whether North Langley is just virtue signaling and chat about forgiveness, Marxism, identity politics, and the need to pursue clarity when trying to apologize. Also featured in this episode -- Dodo birds and bologna sandwiches.
In light of growing Covid numbers, multiple variants, and vaccine rollouts across the country we thought it would be important to have a conversation about vaccines! Matthew and Cory are joined by Laura Kroeker- a nurse who shares her story and helps us navigate the science around vaccines. Together we walk through 5 common objections to getting vaccinated. Also- we chat some more about Cory's ongoing rat problems, Taylor Swift, and trying to learn like chimpanzees. READ THE QA
In this episode of the podcast Cory and Matthew explore the process of deconstructing faith. Matthew suggests that the term "renovation" might be a better way to explain the process, they talk about doubt, and about the need to doubt our doubts and question our reasons for deconstruction. Also in this podcast- they reminisce about the movie Inception, they try to find a better metaphor for "throwing the baby out with the bathwater", they chat about Rob Bell's Velvet Elvis, and Cory deals with rats in his BBQ.
In light of the Ravi Zacharias scandal that has rocked the Christian world Cory and Matthew sit down with Robby and Sue Rhea to have a discussion about sexual sin among Christian leaders. Sue shares her own story of experiencing the pain and damaging impact of a Christian leader in her life that had an affair. We talk about the importance of accountability, the need for confession, the Billy Graham rule, how to give women opportunities to lead, and the "hero culture" present in the modern church.
This is our fifth podcast within our Shalom series. In this episode, we chat about the New Testament and its teaching on gentleness. We acknowledge that the church has a gentleness problem, that there has been a dangerous lack of teaching on gentleness, and we discuss how gentleness is actually the power of Christ- a power that can bring healing to our relationships. Also in this episode- we chat about Frankenstein, the Social Dilemma, Ravi Zacharias, our love for Waco Texas, preachers that yell, and the fact that Chris Tomlin's parents are really really nice people.
This is our fourth podcast within our Shalom series. In this episode, we are joined by our special guest: Tim McCarthy! Following up from his Sunday sermon we chat with him about brain science, living as the faithful presence of Jesus amidst a polarized age, and the Biblical images of salt, mustard seeds, and yeast. Also in this episode- we chat about the Super Bowl, Tim being Cory's "super fan", Matthew and Cory both forgetting Tim's job title, and Cory 'kind of' apologizes for sharing a debunked coronavirus theory.