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Good Theology episodes

August 16, 2022Listener Questions on the Holy Spirit
What was the role of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament?
Was the Holy Spirit even present even before Jesus came to this world?
Jake and David, along with Michael, engage in this biblical discourse that hopes to enlighten the Christians with a deeper understanding of the Holy Spirit through connecting the fulfillment of the prophecies in the Old and New Testaments.
Specifically, this episode highlights the following themes:
The biblical evidence that manifests the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament
How the New Testament fulfilled the Old Testament's hopes
A prophetic spirit—the hallmark of a Christian

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12 min
August 09, 2022Listener Questions on Gender
What exactly is God’s view on gender?
Inspired by some tough questions on gender, Jake and Mike discuss with David Campbell the Biblical basis of gender and what this means to Christians, particularly in contrast to beliefs influenced by personal preferences and other schools of thoughts.
In this episode, we highlight these themes:
Biblical texts that clearly define genders
The ancient and modern disciplines that influence gender beliefs
Insights on how to understand gender as Christians

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18 min
July 29, 2022 E47: Jordan Peterson and His Message to the Christian Churches
Dave and Jake discuss Jordan Peterson and his recent "Message to the Christian Churches."
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48 min
July 20, 2022 E46: Three Pastors in Progressive Cities Talking About Hard Things w/ Adam Smallcombe
Jake & Mike talk with Adam Smallcombe about the complexities of pastoring in progressive cities, how to have conversations about difficult topics (gender, abortion, LGBTQ+) & whether or not its okay to disagree with something in the Bible.
Pastors Adam and Keira Smallcombe moved from Australia in response to the call of God to plant a church in Silicon Valley – and through their step of faith, VIVE Church was born, which has grown to ten locations across the world in just 9 years They encouraged an innovative and bold culture, which resulted impacting many peoples' perceptions of the church.
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47 min
July 15, 2022 Kings & Priests: Cards, Crypto & Christ w/ Pratyush Buddiga
Michael talks with former pro poker player, spelling bee champion and investor Pratyush Buddiga. Pratyush tells the story of how he torched his net worth by 90% (2x), how He chased after money, status, and glory, and how he finally found freedom + redemption in Jesus.
Pratyush is on the investing team at Susa Ventures, where his current primary interests are crypto and education.
Prior to investing at Susa, he spent six years playing high stakes poker and was ranked #2 in the world for tournaments. After poker, he worked on a crypto gaming project at Three Arrows Capital and as the Chief of Staff to the CEO at Volley, a voice-controlled entertainment startup.
He writes about investing at www.pratyushbuddiga.substack.com.
"On Cards, Crypto, and Christ" - https://pratyushbuddiga.substack.com/p/on-cards-crypto-and-christ
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42 min
July 13, 2022 E45: Killer Churches & Christian Buddhists w/ Nathan Finochio
Are our churches killing us? Dave and Jake talk with Nathan Finochio about his new book KILLER CHURCH.
Killer Church walks readers through a Biblical study of life and death at the altar of God, and attempts to answer the question: are our churches making us sick?
The Church has become peripheral to many Christians today, but throughout the New Testament it remains the epicenter of worship. Where have we gone wrong? And how can we recover the spiritual vitality of the Acts Church? Nathan suggests a way forward both theologically and pastorally in the chapters in this book.
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56 min
July 06, 2022 E44: Expanding The Aesthetic Of Christian Subculture w/ Andy Squyres
Jake and Mike have a conversation with Andy Squyres about expanding the aesthetic of Christian subculture through art, beauty and words.
Andy Squyres is a writer of albums, books, essays and newsletters that dig deeply into the human experience of walking by faith. You can check him out on Instagram, Twitter or his website.
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59 min
June 28, 2022 E43: Love Who You Want?
Dave and Jake follow up last weeks conversation with a discussion around the popular cultural phrase "love who you want."
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48 min
June 22, 2022 E42: Love is Love?
Jake and Dave are back with a conversation about the popular cultural phrase "love is love" and how Christians should think about it from a biblical perspective.
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54 min
June 15, 2022 E41: Biblical Unity & Justice w/ Monique Duson
Jake & Mike talk with Monique Duson, co-founder of Center for Biblical Unity about her story of founding CBFU and her mission to promote a vision for racial healing based on the historic Christian worldview.
About the Center for Biblical Unity:
In a culture polarized by race, and where conversations about race often lead to division, strife, and blame, the Center For Biblical Unity exists to lead respectful and Bible-centered conversations on race, unity, and justice.
They believe that the solution to these issues must start with Scripture. They begin with defining terms according to Scripture, not culture. Their aim is to use Scripture to define terms like humanity, race, love, and justice. We also want to bring practical tools for clergy and lay people to walk out the ideals of racial unity and biblical justice.
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We’ve got an overwhelming, unrelenting stream of ideas being thrown at us on a daily basis - many of which contradict long standing theological traditions that are the bedrock of our faith. Every week we’ll examine those ideas, hold them up against scripture, and attempt to better understand how we’re supposed to think about life, faith and culture in this wild world we’re living in.