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Tom and Greg debate whether or not it's a good idea to be "performing" in our worship services. Things get heated.

Greg and Tom try to answer the questions of whom are our worship services meant for and what should we do with visitors? And Greg makes fun of Tom's idea for a room to greet them in. With good reason.

Is our model of church biblical? If it isn't, is that wrong? What does it mean to be a church consumer? Tom and Greg talk through what it means to be a part of the church, our responsibilities and roles.

What makes "Christian fellowship" true fellowship? What makes it Christian? Is it different from friendship? Tom and Greg talk, with help from their friend and producer Rocco.

What is righteousness? Why is it important? And why can I trust God? A couple topics brought up in this psalm

There are lots of reasons to go to one church or another, and so many reasons why people choose one church over another, it causes a lot of disagreement, anger, resentment and all the rest. Tom and Greg hope to avoid those arguments and talk about why they have attended the churches they have.

David's in trouble, and the lessons learned from Psalm 2 don't seem to be helping. So what should he do now that he's been chased from Jerusalem by his son and is fleeing for his life? Sit down and write this psalm, apparently.

There are many different interpretive philosophies, but the one that we think is best for understanding the meaning text, or any text, is Author's Intent. We dive in, exploring the difference between "meaning" and "applicability."