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Episode 2: Chad Graham on Anglicanism
Heaven & Earth features conversations between myself and another person who knows something fascinating. In these conversations, I play the role of the listener and ask questions to learn more about a topic.
How does a former evangelical free church pastor become a volunteer Anglican curate? And just what is Anglicanism anyway? Chad Graham, a lawyer and a lay Anglican curate, tells us all about Anglicanism and why he appreciates this reformed expression of faith.
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Episode 1: Craig Carter on Classical Theism
Heaven & Earth features conversations between myself and another person who knows something fascinating. In these conversations, I play the role of the listener and ask questions to learn more about a topic.
In this episode, professor Craig Carter and I talk about interpreting Scripture with the great tradition, Christian Platonism, and classical theism. I hope you enjoy the conversation.
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Announcement: Heaven & Earth, a New Podcast (What, Another One?)
For some time, I have been planning to start and release a new podcast. But I struggled to find the right process. I suppose it took the 2020 Pandemic to give me the motivation to start recording. And so I have, and I plan to start releasing episodes in June 2020!
But I suppose I need to explain why I am starting yet another podcast. As of May 3, 2020, there are 850,000 active podcasts. So why another one? Here is what I hope to accomplish and why I think it might fill in a gap that few podcasts fill right now.
At the most basic level, the podcast is called Heaven & Earth and features conversations between myself and another person who knows something fascinating. In these conversations, I play the role of the listener and ask questions to learn more about a topic.
Hopefully, this format helps you to find the joy of discovery. That forms the heart of Heaven & Earth because I am convinced most people learn through discussion, especially if the person they speak with has expertise in the topic at hand. [Read more…] about Announcement: Heaven & Earth, a New Podcast (What, Another One?)
The Coming Crises over Christology (Our Anthropology Contradicts Our Christology)
I want to argue a simple point. Since we don’t have a theological anthropology, our current Christology has little theological foundation; and, therefore, Christology will be the next theological battle that we have (and it already is).
How do we prevent this? [Read more…] about The Coming Crises over Christology (Our Anthropology Contradicts Our Christology)
Should Christians Be Nice?
Every now and again, I see a Christian make the argument that we do not need to be nice if we are Christians. Jesus turned over tables. Paul told his opponents to mutilate themselves. And therefore, boldness without the need for niceness must lead the way.
In isolation, the argument seems to make sense. But once we start to think about what that means and compare it to the total message of Scripture, we soon realize that the argument falls to pieces. And further, the argument (when acted upon) makes Christians unidentifiable to the world. And in a very real sense, harshness (an opposite of niceness) takes the Lord’s name in vain.
Why do I make such a strong and perhaps-unnice-statement? Am I a living contradiction? Well, I admit that I used strong language to make a rhetorical point, which I hope becomes clear later on. For now, let’s talk about being nice. [Read more…] about Should Christians Be Nice?