Equipoise

In this episode, I try to bring some corrective balance toward the notion of Baptist successionism, or, as popularized by one pastor in his series of lectures-turned-booklet, "The Trail of Blood."

To read the booklet in its entirety, follow this link: https://pastortim.com/the-trail-of-blood/

To read a proper criticism of this booklet, follow this link: http://www.covenantlegacy.com/mopping-up-the-trail-of-blood-part-1/

This is an episode in which I discuss Christians' various responses to culture, and then move to illustrate culture in a way that helps us see it as something not to be defeated, but transformed by the Gospel.

...Doesn't mean it should. :)

In this episode, I talk about heuristics, which are basically pathways in the brain that think for us. Think of it as "thinking on autopilot." These can be good or bad, depending on how they're trained and restrained. I hope this helps you today!

In this short update, I provide a bit of a road map as to where we're going this season, and I also confess the need for a couple of course-corrections.

How can we listen to those who've gone before us who either didn't "have it all together" or -- worse -- who advocated for outright sins? How should we respond? I hope this episode helps you.

We are living in what one man has called a "Strange New World." Others perhaps see it as an "Animal Farm." What's going on and how do we respond? I hope this brief episode is a help to you.

In this episode, I discuss the practice of cancelling church meetings on Christmas Day when Christmas falls on a Sunday.

Here are the links to the TGC articles I mentioned in the podcast, in the order in which I mentioned them:

1. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/church-services-christmas/

2. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevin-deyoung/a-plea-to-pastors-dont-cancel-church-on-christmas/

3. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/cancel-christmas-day-service/

Thanks for listening!

I'll warn you upfront -- I get a bit preachy in this one. I've had a front row seat to some egregious imbalance, and I take issue with it in this episode.