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- Our Christmas-tastic Holy-Spirited End-of-Year SpecialIn this episode, we talk about the the meaning of the Incarnation, Gregory of Nazianzus, John Mellencamp, Athanasius, Mary, Santa Claus, and Scott's propensity for leaving one of his children behind on road trips. Also, Maggie tells us why she's having a minimalist Advent this year, Charles Wesley makes several appearances, and Scott admits that he doesn't have a favorite Christmas song (despite the fact that he was once in an acapella choir).48 min
- What's Going to Happen with the United Methodist Church?As The United Methodist Church faces an uncertain future, the Commission on a Way Forward has produced three sketches describing what that future may look like. Maggie, Scott, and David discuss these options and consider the viability of a unified denomination in the years ahead. For more information see https://davidfwatson.me/2017/11/14/lets-make-a-deal-umc-style/.41 min
- How Jews and Christians Can Talk to Each OtherIn this episode, we interview Dr. Anthony Le Donne and Larry Behrendt about their new book, Sacred Dissonance: The Blessing of Difference in Jewish-Christian Dialogue. This episode is a little longer than we normally go, but the conversation was so good we couldn't stop it! Let us know what you think. And if you like our podcast, please leave us a rating on iTunes. That helps other people find out about it.1 hr
- Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Prophecy but Were Afraid to AskIn this episode, Maggie, Scott, and David talk about prophecy. What is it? Why is it important? Is prophecy still happening today? Can prophets tell the future? Of course, if you're prophetic, you probably already know what we're going to say....34 min
- The Reformation (or, The Ongoing Attempt to Be More Jesusey)In honor of the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, Maggie, Scott, and David explore what this crazy Reformation thing was all about, including the English Reformation that eventually gave rise to Methodism.39 min
- Revival!In this episode, Maggie, Scott, and David take on the topic of revival. What has it looked like historically? What would it take for revival to break out in North America? Revival is occurring in different parts of the world, but not on a wide scale in the United States, and we talk about why this may be.36 min
- Confessing Our SinsIn this episode, Maggie, Scott, and David talk about the importance of real, authentic community, which includes letting people see your bad side as well as your good side. We start off with a discussion of Scott's new book (with Kevin Watson), The Band Meeting.32 min
- Our First Show!On our very first show, David, Scott, and Maggie break the ice with some consideration of what they should name the podcast, and they talk about Christian Scripture, the church, and faithful ways of reading.32 min
About Firebrand Podcast
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The Firebrand Podcast (formerly Plain Truth: A Holy Spirited Podcast) is the official podcast of Firebrand Magazine and features Maggie Ulmer, Scott Kisker, and David F. Watson. In addition to…
providing interviews and recordings of featured articles, Maggie, Scott and David discuss culture, theology, Bible, and the work of the Holy Spirit, through the lens of the historic faith. You can expect the same humor and lively conversation as the Firebrand Podcast crew remains dedicated to resourcing listeners with Spirit-filled, theologically grounded, (somewhat) sanctified, Wesleyan content to help them "think Christianly" in today's swiftly changing landscape.
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