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  1. Matthew 13:44-52 – Pentecost 9 (A)

    book
    07/24/23
    4 mins
    By John W. Hoyum | Steven Paulson
    On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the parable of buried treasure.
    Matthew 13:44-52 – Pentecost 9 (A)

  2. Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 – Pentecost 8 (A)

    book
    07/18/23
    4 mins
    By John W. Hoyum | Steven Paulson
    On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the parable of the seed that grows while the hired men are sleeping.
    Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 – Pentecost 8 (A)

  3. 315: Girard - The End of Scapegoating

    book
    07/15/23
    9 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Hey Man, Nice Shot. In this episode, we discuss Rene Girard’s argument for why Jesus’ death as a scapegoat is unique to all other sacrifices in human history. What is violence for? What is a scapegoat, and why is one necessary for peace and good order? How does Jesus break the law machinery that demands a victim?
    315: Girard - The End of Scapegoating

  4. Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 – Pentecost 7 (A)

    book
    07/10/23
    4 mins
    By John W. Hoyum | Steven Paulson
    On this episode of Preaching the Text, Steve Paulson unpacks the famous parable of the sower.
    Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 – Pentecost 7 (A)

  5. The Limits and Expanse of Christian Belief with Sarah Hinlicky Wilson

    book
    07/04/23
    6 mins
    By Kelsi Klembara
    Sarah Hinlicky Wilson joins Kelsi to talk about her new novel, A Tumblin' Down, the good and bad of church community, and how the Christian belief isn't always best defined by our own self-reflection.
    The Limits and Expanse of Christian Belief with Sarah Hinlicky Wilson

  6. Deism

    book
    06/21/23
    4 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    In this episode of The Outlaw God, Dr. Paulson outlines the issues with deism.
    Deism

  7. Is Christianity a Religion of Doctrines?

    book
    06/20/23
    4 mins
    By Adam Francisco | Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Bruce Hillman
    In this episode, the Thinking Fellows discuss the centrality and importance of Christians' doctrinal content and confessions.
    Is Christianity a Religion of Doctrines?

  8. Reshaping Bible History

    book
    06/13/23
    2 mins
    By Caleb Keith | Steven Paulson
    Dr. Paulson outlines some of the major interpretive issues of modern Bible historians.
    Reshaping Bible History

  9. Sacred Spaces

    book
    06/08/23
    2 mins
    By Adam Francisco | Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Bruce Hillman
    In this episode, the Thinking Fellows ask, what are sacred spaces, and do we need them?
    Sacred Spaces

  10. 309: Sprinkle - Charis: God's Scandalous Grace for Us

    book
    05/30/23
    6 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Diving for Gomers. In this episode, we have a much-needed conversation about slavery to sin, Ezekiel’s whore metaphor for God’s relationship with his people, and why it’s important that Christians not shy away from difficult conversations about how God describes sin and grace in the Bible.
    309: Sprinkle - Charis: God's Scandalous Grace for Us

  11. Identity and Holistic Spirituality with John Kleinig

    book
    05/25/23
    4 mins
    By Kelsi Klembara
    Theologian and Biblical Scholar, John Kleinig, joins Kelsi to discuss the vision the Bible gives us for God's redemptive plan as a wholly physical, spiritual, mental, and emotional endeavor.
    Identity and Holistic Spirituality with John Kleinig

  12. The Tough Texts of Scripture

    book
    05/24/23
    2 mins
    By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith | Daniel Emery Price
    This week, Caleb and Scott are joined by Dan Price to introduce the latest 1517 Podcast, "Tough Texts." On Tough Texts, Dan and Scott address classically tricky passages of Scripture and meet these texts with a plain reading.
    The Tough Texts of Scripture