Fluent Grace Podcast

**DISCLAIMER** This podcast was recorded the week after the Super Bowl. Since Tim has to do all the editing and post production and doesn't really have the time or necessary skills it has taken this long to get published.

In this episode Tim and Tyler discuss the two biggest cultural events in the world of sports to date in 2020; Kobe Bryant's death and the controversial Super Bowl Halftime Show. We specifically talk about how the Gospel should influence our response to these events, and how in the case of death the Gospel is our only hope when faced with the question of eternity.

We're back!! Our first episode of 2020 is finally here. Don't get too excited though... Tim had the flu, Tyler was at a coffee shop, and Collin was busy saving someones life so our first episode was all over the place. That being said, we're glad to be back and look forward to getting into a more consistent recording routine.

It's Christmas!! In this episode the guys bat around all things Christmas, from Elf on the Shelf, to Lifetime movies, to what about the Christmas story they find most amazing. From each of us, we hope you have had a great Christmas season, and may you live the other eleven months of the year in the reality that God sent his son to become Immanuel.

Merry Christmas!!

Tim, Tyler, and Collin

This episode was recorded before 28; we were just not able to get it published. Because of that, some of the content is a bit dated (it was recorded on Veterans Day).

In this episode we talk through a listener submitted question on Psalm 25:10. Within the question we talk about God's love and faithfulness, along with our responsibility as followers of Christ as we respond to Him. This springboards us into a discussion of a number of other passages in the Psalms, all of which point to the faithful love of God.

The problem has been around since the beginning of time... why is there sin and evil. More specifically, did God create evil, does He orchestrate it, or as some might say, can He not even look upon it? In no way do we fully answer these timeless questions; in fact, we would submit that in many ways this is a subject that will never be fully understood until we are living in eternity with Jesus. Still, we will always try to answer an honest question and so in this episode we discuss the problem of evil, and talk about whether or not God can even look upon sin.

In this episode, we discuss denominations. Is there one that is right and all the others are wrong? Are they all basically the same thing? What's the difference between them? While none of these get answered exhaustively we touch on them and leave you with our thoughts on how we should approach those who may be part of a different denomination than we are. We also touch on the difference between a cult and a denomination, AND we define what Lafoying would be.

In this episode the guys talk about celebrity Christians. What should our response be when high profile celebrities with questionable lifestyles turn to Christ? What about celebrity pastors? We talk specifically about the recent conversion of Kanye West, and the profession made by Justin Bieber in recent years. The reality is that we are all saved by grace, regardless of our level of celebrity. If Christ is being proclaimed, as Paul said in Philippians 1 we rejoice!!

This week we are re-posting one of the episodes we published a few months ago related to salvation. The doctrine of salvation is a non-negotiable for one desiring to follow Christ, but what about predestination and election? How do we make sense of something that has been discussed and even argued about for thousands of years?

If we were to make a list of the most confusing or misunderstood verses in scripture, John 12:25 would definitely be on the list. One of our students asked about this verse, specifically if Jesus is telling us to hate our life. In this episode we interact with the verse and hopefully provide a bit of clarity around this admittedly strange statement.

In this episode we answer a question that has been submitted to us related to James chapter 1. We talk about the context of wisdom in this passage and how we should approach God in requesting this wisdom. We also draft our three ingredient Subway sandwiches and have a new segment called "Someone argues something stupid." You don't want to miss out!!