What lessons can modern Christians take from saints who have lived through oppressive government regimes? Nic interviews Vasiliy about life behind the Iron Curtain.

E&E #275

Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.

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Music: HOME—Before The Night, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)

Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.

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Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)

What kills Christianity? Nic interviews Nilay Saiya about his thesis of Christian privilege, laid out in this article.

E&E #274

Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.

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Music: HOME—Before The Night, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)

Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.

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Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)

For the month of July, we're taking a break from releasing new content on the Engage & Equip podcast. However, we think you should check out the Living Room podcast—you can find it at highpointchurch.org/thelivingroom.

E&E #273

Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.

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Music: HOME—If I’m Wrong (youtu.be/HBynMB054zw)

Remixed by John Sekutowski

Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.

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Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)

Niccole and Nic discuss your questions from the book of Ezekiel.

Questions covered:

01:12 — What's bad about not thinking your idols are bad?
06:25 — From God's perspective, isn't a sin a sin?
12:00 — I get we should lament the detestable. But shouldn't we also do the right things?
14:20 — Do you think God detests things in the American church?
22:38 — What would you say to the 25-year-old who stopped attending church because they have LGBTQ friends?
30:14 — Should you be a watchman to friends you aren't close with?
33:02 — In parenting, how do you balance "bad cop" with "loving parent"?
35:10 — Are nominal Christians truly saved?
37:28 — Is the complexity of solutions a direct effect of the fall?
42:47 — A closing exhortation

E&E #272

Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.

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Music: HOME—If I’m Wrong (youtu.be/HBynMB054zw)

Remixed by John Sekutowski

Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.

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Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)

In this standalone episode, Nic interviews Dan Hays about rites of passage: what they are and how they can be used on the path of godly discipleship.

E&E #271

Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.

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Music: HOME—If I’m Wrong (youtu.be/HBynMB054zw)

Remixed by John Sekutowski

Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.

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Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)

Nic interviews Glenn Smith about caring for pastors in our current cultural moment.

E&E #270

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Music: HOME—If I’m Wrong (youtu.be/HBynMB054zw)

Remixed by John Sekutowski

Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.

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Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)

This is part two of an interview with Dr Nathaniel Jeanson about his new book, Replacing Darwin: The New Origin of Species, which you can find here. Dr Jeanson takes a young-earth view of creation.

E&E #269

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Music: HOME—If I’m Wrong (youtu.be/HBynMB054zw)

Remixed by John Sekutowski

Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.

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Nic interviews Chris Walker about evolution and the majesty of God.

E&E #268

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Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.

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This is part one of an interview with Dr Nathaniel Jeanson about his new book, Replacing Darwin: The New Origin of Species, which you can find here. Dr Jeanson takes a young-earth view of creation.

E&E #267

Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.

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Music: HOME—If I’m Wrong (youtu.be/HBynMB054zw)

Remixed by John Sekutowski

Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.

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Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)

Pastor Nic Gibson and Stan Gibson interview S. Joshua Swamidass about evolutionary science, the genealogical Adam and Eve, and weighing the priority of Jesus with the importance of thinking through secondary issues such as these. This is part two of a two-part podcast.

Joshua's book:
The Genealogical Adam and Eve: The Surprising Science of Universal Ancestry by S. Joshua Swamidass

E&E #266

Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.

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Music: HOME—If I’m Wrong (youtu.be/HBynMB054zw)

Remixed by John Sekutowski

Engage & Equip is a resource designed to help form substantive disciples for the local church.

Find more episodes at highpointchurch.org/podcast

Music: HOME—We're Finally Landing, Nosebleed, If I'm Wrong (https://midwestcollective.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-night)