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211: Tocqueville - Life is neither a pleasure nor a sorrow

07/12/21

4 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

Faith in What? Faith in Who? In this episode, we read Robert J. Delahunty’s article about Alex de Tocqueville’s faith. Tocqueville is a remarkable study in Enlightenment faith because he straddles the line between Christianity and the Enlightenment: Law and religion, belief and despair that concerns the relationships between Church and State in the United States and France.
- Christian History
- Ministry of the Church
"Holy, Holy, Holy" (Episode 226) Featuring Pastor Paul Koch

07/11/21

1 min

By Paul Koch

Pastor Koch Teaches On Isaiah 6: 1-8
- Preaching
- Ministry of the Church
You want me to . . . what?

07/09/21

1 min

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Jesus sends out His Twelve Sent-Ones on their first mission. Why does He give them the instructions that He gives . . . and what's up with the staff?
Water and the Word: Baptism

07/08/21

1 min

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

In this episode, Gretchen and Katie tackle a question from a listener about baptism. What do we believe? What does it mean? What does it do?
- Baptism
- Ministry of the Church
Andrew Cagle - Filmmaker and Farmer

07/07/21

1 min

By Blake Flattley

In this episode, Blake sits down with filmmaker and urban farmer, Andrew Cagle. They discuss the philosophy to the approach to farming at Elmwood farms in Dallas, TX, and the connection we as people have to creation.
- ARTS AND CULTURE
- Vocation
"What Have I Done To Deserve This?" (Episode 225) Featuring Pastor Bob Hiller

07/04/21

1 min

By Bob Hiller

Pastor Hiller Teaches On Luke 13:1-9
- Preaching
- Ministry of the Church
The harvest is plentiful

07/02/21

1 min

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Jesus does Jesus stuff, but more Jesus workers are needed to do Jesus stuff, so Jesus apostles His disciples so that more Jesus stuff can get done . . . or something like that.
Freedom

07/01/21

2 mins

By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik

In this episode, Katie and Gretchen attempt to define 2 separate terms: Christian freedom and American freedom.
- Christian Freedom
- Vocation
210b: Hitchens - Eschatology is inseparable from religious faith

06/30/21

6 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

“Religion is predicated on the idea that our time here is short and should be shorter, that our job is to bring on the end of days. This is just a veil of tears and guilt and shame. This, the only life we have—the only life we have that contains music and art and literature and solidarity and sex and love—all of this should be swept away. We can’t wait for the end times to come. That’s what they all have to believe.”
- Christian History
- Ministry of the Church
Storymakers - Creative Team

06/30/21

1 min

By Blake Flattley

In this episode, Blake sits down with the Creative Team from Storymakers. They discuss their process of bringing a story to life through the crafting of words and the use of color and illustrations, as well as their intention to always point people toward the Gospel.
- ARTS AND CULTURE
- Vocation
"Have You Still No Faith?" (Episode 224) Featuring Pastor Ron Hodel

06/27/21

1 min

By Ron Hodel

Pastor Hodel Teaches on Mark 4:34-41
- Preaching
- Ministry of the Church
210a: Hitchens - Religion is the first chance to explain human nature and the natural order

06/23/21

6 mins

By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley

“We were baffled by climatic and cataclysmic events: earthquakes, tidal waves, storms, lightning. All of this was to us terrifying. Religion works as an attempt, then, to make sense of things. We are pattern-seeking mammals, after all. It’s a good thing that we are, because if we weren’t pattern-seeking mammals, our curiosity would have no outlet and we wouldn’t be capable of the great innovations that have liberated us from so many things, including religion.”
- Christian History
- Ministry of the Church