Doctrine and Devotion

By Joe Thorn & Jimmy Fowler

Religion & Spirituality Christianity

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Doctrine and Devotion is a weekly podcast exploring Christian faith and practice from an experiential perspective marked by the fun and humor that characterize real friendship.

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Yoga Pants Panic

05.11.2023

This episode of Banter of Truth was recorded last summer, but we are sharing it everyone today in light of the returning discussion about yoga pants and modesty. Licensed Professional Counselor, Krista McDunn joins Joe to get into yoga pants, ...

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05.11.2023 Yoga Pants Panic This episode of Banter of Truth was recorded last summer, but we are sharing it everyone today in light of the returning discussion about yoga pants and modesty. Licensed Professional Counselor, Krista McDunn joins Joe to get into yoga pants, ...
05.04.2023 Denominational Investment and Exhaustion Today we’ve got Dr. Matt Henslee on the pod t talk about SBC investment, why it matters, and why it can be so tiring. Matt is the associational missionary of Collin Baptist Association and one of the pastors of First ...
05.01.2023 The First London Confession: The Trinity Today Joe and Jimmy crack open the 1LCF, Article 2, to start in on The Trinity. How should this doctrine lead us to worship? And what’s wrong with this particular article (there is an issue). Want to follow along as ...
04.27.2023 Multiples Services and Wild Hearts Today we are giving you a peek at our All Access content by sharing an episode of Banter of Truth with you all. In this episode Jimmy and Joe answer listeners’ emails about going to multiple services and the book ...
04.24.2023 First London Confession, Ch 1 on God Today the guys catch up and then begin to discuss the First London Confession, Chapter 1. The 1LC is good, but deficient. Want to follow along as we discuss? Pick up The First London Confession by PBHB, and Dr. Renihan’s ...
04.21.2023 Weekday Wisdom: Scripture, Song, and Sacraments Today we are sharing Weekday Wisdom with everyone as we continue reflecting on the Second London Confession. Today it's Chapter 22, paragraph 5. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
04.13.2023 Quest for Meekness The guys are back after Spring Break and jump into a classic, Matthew Henry’s Quest for Meekness and Quietness of Spirit. But first, they answer an email from a listener about worship cringe. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-content Advertising ...
03.27.2023 Spring Break It’s Spring Break, suckas! Joe and Jimmy are taking a much needed week off. But they will be back next week with fresh content and a new series walking through the First London Confession. Want to follow along? Get a ...
03.20.2023 Mailbag (Ep. 692) Jimmy Joe and open up the bag o’ mail and respond to two listeners about who is more woke between the two hosts, and how should a man leave the church he has been part of his whole life? Should ...
03.13.2023 Witches, Fresca, and Fake Prostetants Joe and Jimmy answer a listener’s email about the Salem Witch Trials, discuss what flavor the JMac Fresca should be, and a new/cringey publicity stunt that doesn’t seem to be getting any traction. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-content Advertising ...
03.06.2023 Christian News Today you find Joe and Jimmy catching up on something Jimmy missed in Christian news this week, and then they answer an email about good sources for Christian news. Who do they like? Who do they trust? Plus, another giveaway! ...
03.02.2023 Co-Vocational Ministry? Video is available on Youtube. We bring in Pastor Vaughn Sanders of First Baptist Church of Bolingbrook to talk about his call to ministry and why he chose to be co-vocational. What benefits and barriers might co-vocational ministry produce? It’s ...
02.23.2023 What's All This Trauma? We have David Hughes on the pod and he and Joe wind up talking about Trauma and counseling. David is a Reformed Baptist, a Christian counselor, musician, and all around great guy. You can follow him on Twitter at @DaveEvanHughes, ...
02.20.2023 The Sinner's Prayer and the Pastor's Dilemma Jimmy is back in town and today the guys get into an associate pastor’s frustration with his church's embrace of the sinner’s prayer. The guys chat briefly about what the sinner’s prayer is, where it came from, how it goes ...
02.14.2023 Banter of Truth: Revival at Asbury? Jimmy is still out of town so pastor Jason Alligood is back on and jumps in with Joe to talk about the “Asbury Revival.” Why are some immediately skeptical of what’s happening at Asbury University in Kentucky? Is it too ...
02.13.2023 Church Discipline without Proof? While Jimmy is out of town Joe brings Dr. Alligood back on. This time they are responding to a tweet by Montgomery Loehlein on how to handle accusations of abuse when there is no evidence. Can church discipline take place ...
02.09.2023 Adding More Pastors Today Joe and Jimmy discuss the need for a plurality of pastors in each local church, and what to consider when adding more elders to the team. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
02.06.2023 Dogs in Heaven? Joe and Jimmy get an email from a listener about pets, dogs in particular, and whether or not we will see them in heaven. Is this life the only existence our pets will know? Plus, we finally get to a ...
02.02.2023 Conviction and Communication Today Jimmy and Joe wind up talking about church communication and conviction by revisiting a topic they hit on Monday’s episode, and answering one listener’s email about his own church. A brother, and member of First Baptist Church Jacksonville, pushed ...
01.30.2023 Church Covenants The guys heard about a church requiring its members to sign a statement on biblical sexuality to retain their standing in the church. The guys talk about it, church covenants, and the covenant used at Redeemer Fellowship. Support this podcast ...
01.26.2023 Discerning God's Will? This episode was originally recorded for Banter of Truth, but we are sharing it with everyone today. In this episode Joe and Jimmy answer a listener’s email about God’s will. Is it possible to be outside of God’s will apart ...
01.23.2023 Materialism in the Church Jimmy and Joe talk through a listener’s question on materialism in the church. Thanks for the message, Chad! REDEEMER FELLOWSHIP IS HIRING? You heard that Redeemer Fellowship is hiring a full-time Associate Pastor of Discipleship and a part-time Youth Leader, ...
01.19.2023 Coffee and the Church Today we talk with coffee roaster Eric Andersen of Fresh Ground Roasting about roasting, coffee, and coffee’s place in today’s church. GET FREE SHIPPING WITH YOUR FRESHGROUND ROASTING ORDER Our listeners can order some amazing coffee from FreshGround Roasting and ...
01.16.2023 More on Deconstruction Today Jimmy and Joe get back into the issue of deconstruction and caring for those who wander, while interacting with a tweet from Mark Driscoll. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
01.12.2023 Glory and Godliness We bring Dr. Jason Alligood back onto the podcast to talk about glory and godliness, or how the promise of glory is a motive to godly living. Joe and Jason wound up talking about Extreme’s 1992 album, III Sides to ...
01.11.2023 Weekday Wisdom: Repentance Defined Today we are reflecting on Chapter 15, paragraph 3, of The Second London Confession. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/doctrine-and-devotion/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
01.09.2023 Self-Appointed Prophets Jimmy and Joe are back, catching up, and talking about one of Joe’s tweets that got some pushback. Are self-appointed teachers and “reformers” helping or hurting the church? The guys get into it and have some fun along the way. ...
01.05.2023 Mormon Theology with Dr. Ed Romine Our first interview of 2023 is with our good friend Dr. Ed Romine, Pastor of Education and Evangelism at FBC Provo. Joe asks Ed what are the fundamental problems with Mormon theology, and where to take the conversation when the ...
01.03.2023 Banter of Truth: Restoring Sex Offenders Banter of Truth is a commercial-free podcast normally only available to our All Access subscribers. But Joe and Jimmy wanted to share this conversation with everyone. Recorded back in mid December the guys discuss whether or not convicted sexual offenders ...
01.02.2023 Mailbag Ep. 675 Happy New Year, suckas! We took a couple weeks off during the holidays and are excited to be back. We recorded this episode in mid December but held on to it for this first week of January. In this episode ...
12.08.2022 Sermon Prep Teams? Jump to the 15:35 mark to get to skip the banter and get to the main subject. Joe and Jimmy talk about the concept of sermon preparation teams and a twitter thread encouraging the practice. Is this a good idea? ...
12.05.2022 Dealing with Death Jimmy and Joe sit down after worship on Sunday to talk about how we deal with death as pastors, and they remember Joe’s sister, Michelle, who passed away late last week. OUR SPONSOR: LOGOS You know we use Logos Bible ...
11.28.2022 Table, Pulpit, Square Joe and Jimmy are back discussing the Table, Pulpit, and Square paradigm for understanding the life of a local church. For a full exploration of this be sure to pick up Joe’s book, The Life of the Church. OUR SPONSOR: ...
11.24.2022 What is Thankfulness? Happy Thanksgiving, suckas! We have Dr. Jason “All Good” Alligood back on to talk about thankfulness: what it is, what interrupts it, and how to cultivate it. You can follow the good doctor on Twitter. OUR SPONSOR: LOGOS You know ...
11.21.2022 Seminary and Serving Jimmy and Joe answer a couple listeners’ emails. One about choosing the right seminary and another about plugging into a new church after leaving a toxic one. OUR SPONSOR: LOGOS You know we use Logos Bible Software everyday, and with ...
11.17.2022 A Different Downgrade Today Joe hangs out with Dean Lentini to talk about theological downgrade of a different sort. We most often heard of liberal drift, but what about conservative drift? The pharisees weren’t liberal, yet their conservatism was corrupt. Listen in as ...
11.14.2022 Making Disciples Joe and Jimmy address a listener’s questions about making disciples. What does discipleship look like in the local church? Who should be doing it? What guards (if any) should be in place? Does Ephesians 4:11 come into it? Support this ...
11.08.2022 Banter of Truth: Doctrines that Make Healthy Churches Banter of Truth is a commercial-free podcast (normally) only available to our All Access subscribers. But today we are giving to everyone! Following up on yesterday’s episode, Joe and Jimmy get into the doctrines that support healthy churches and church ...
11.07.2022 Our Churches' Idols Joe and Jimmy start a conversation about where our churches, denominations, and networks often put their confidence in attempting to plant or revitalize healthy churches. Part two will drop on tomorrow's episode of Banter of Truth (which will be available ...
11.03.2022 10 Ways to Handle Criticism Today we have Jason “All Good” Alligood back on the pod, and he and Joe discuss 10 ways to handle criticism, fair and unfair, when it comes our way: 1. Don’t get Defensive 2. Listen to Understand 3. Pray On ...
10.31.2022 We Need Good Systematic Theology We are excited to have Dr. Matthew Barrett back on the podcast. This time we are talking about the value of systematic theology, why some of the modern works done’t measure up, and his upcoming volume on systematic theology. OUR ...
10.27.2022 The Value of Conflict and Controversy Pastor Steve Meister is back on the pod’ and we discuss the value of controversy among christians and in the church. It can be discouraging to see fighting and conflict, but these are often tools God uses to sharpen his ...
10.24.2022 Mistakes Pastors Make Jimmy and Joe discuss 11 common mistakes pastors make in ministry: Under Communicating with the Congregation Too Eager to Promote Leaders Afraid to Promote Leaders Sharing Confidential or Sensitive Information Teaching Christian Myths in Sermons Not Apologizing When Wrong Neglecting ...
10.20.2022 Mailbag: Episode 662 Jimmy and Joe open up the mailbag to talk through why Christians pray with their eyes closed, and what they would recommend to elders and teachers in the church to read. PBHB GIVEAWAY We have partnered with Particular Baptist Heritage ...
10.17.2022 He Gets Us? Joe and Jimmy sit down to talk about the He Gets Us campaign, how NAMB got involved and then pulled out after pushback from critics. What’s wrong with He Gets Us? And what can we learn from this mess? PBHB ...
10.13.2022 Who Was C.H. Spurgeon? We bring on our good friend Dr. Ed Romine (PhD): the musician, the theologian, and the preacher who has spent a lot of time researching, studying, and writing about Charles Spurgeon. Ed joins us to talk about the 19th century ...
10.11.2022 Who Was John Gill? We have a special episode of Banter of Truth today, and we are giving it away to everyone. Jordan Steffaniak is back on the podcast, this time to talk about the great baptist theologian, John Gill, and The John Gill ...
10.10.2022 Assurance and Aspirations Jump to the 5:28 mark to skip the banter and get to the questions. On this episode the guys discuss some questions that came in from two listeners relating to the assurance of salvation, and aspirations for ministry. This was ...
10.06.2022 Looking Ahead to Glory We have Jason Alligood back on the podcast to talk about the doctrine of glory–not the glory of God, but the state of glory for believers. Why is there so little written about it? Why does it get less time ...
10.04.2022 Banter of Truth: When Loved Ones Die Without Faith in Christ Banter of Truth is a commercial-free podcast only available to our All Access subscribers, but today we are sharing another episode with the entire Doctrine and Devotion family! Today Joe calls up Jimmy while he is working in England to ...

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