This week I’m joined by Michael J. Lilly for a discussion of his article, “The House Church Myth.”

We examine:

* The good and bad reasons people are drawn to the house church idea

* What church history REALLY shows about what the way early Christians met

* How Christianity developed out of its infancy toward what we have today

* Some actual early church practices we might consider moving toward

You can follow Michael at testeverything.substack.com

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In recent years, I’ve learned of the tremendous health benefits of beef liver. Just one small serving per week catches you up on all kinds of vitamins and other key nutrients that we often lack now that the standard diet has moved away from liver and other organ meats.

There’s only one problem: beef liver smells absolutely horrible, and it tastes even worse.

There are ways you can package it to mitigate the poor flavor, with onions, sauces, and/or seasoning. You can combine it with something more palatable, like ground beef, to dilute the disgustingness—though you also dilute the nutrients per serving in the process.

The tough reality is, if you want to get the benefit in a strong enough dose, you’re probably going to have to deal with the unpleasantness.

Unfortunately, beef liver perfectly illustrates how a lot of people view Christianity.

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In the final video recapping my debate with Jeremiah Nortier on the essentiality of baptism for salvation, I examine 5 of the most absurd arguments Jeremiah made and show how many hoops have to be jumped through to deny baptism’s part in salvation.

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I discuss an encouraging new study by Gallup on young men's rapid return to religion, including:

* Theories on what’s driving it

* What the stats say about young men and women’s different trajectories

* The worst thing we could do with this momentum

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What do you think? Agree? Disagree? Have theories of your own? Let me know with a comment!

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As I continue to study on masculinity, femininity, and the divergence of gender roles, I have found there are three camps when it comes to interpreting Ephesians 5:22—“Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.”

* There are those who take it literally. They are a slim minority.

* There are egalitarians who perform textual mental gymnastics to try to make the verse mean the opposite of what it says. They are a sizable, vocal minority.

* There are those who say they believe it, but functionally do not take it seriously at all. This is the overwhelming majority.

That final group is the main focus of my writing on this topic. There was a time when the husband was clearly the head of his home, but in practical terms, that isn’t really the case in most Christian households anymore.

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In this debate recap video, I examine 3 arguments against baptism from my debate against Jeremiah Nortier, featuring:

* The one I wish I had answered better

* The one Jeremiah thinks was his best argument

* The actual best argument that Jeremiah forgot to use

And, why they don’t hold water.

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You can catch the full debate on the Church Reset podcast or on YouTube here

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Spencer Hall joined me to talk about the unfortunate practice of "One strike fellowship," where any disagreement is enough to get someone labeled as "unsound" or "a false teacher."

And, we discuss how to handle disagreements in the churches of Christ

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As you may have noticed in my recent material, there has been yet another dustup in the churches of Christ over alcohol.

To be honest, I’m quite sick of talking about alcohol itself, and I don’t feel the debates over oinos and shekar and all the other related points are worthwhile anymore. It just is what it is, and minds are made up.

These controversies reveal three much more significant underlying issues

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In this debate recap video, I look at the verse that those who deny baptism’s essentiality for salvation can’t get around.

And, I break down the problem with Jeremiah’s favorite defense: calling everything a “Word-concept fallacy!”

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In my first debate recap video, I look back on a bizarre claim made by Jeremiah Nortier in our debate on baptism, regarding Naaman and his ability to boast in his works.

Watch below, or listen on the Church Reset podcast (Apple, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app).

And, if you’re going to Lads 2 Leaders Nashville this weekend, stop by and say hello!

For the full debate, you can view it on the Focus Press YouTube channel, or listen on the Church Reset podcast!

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