Ideology

In Episode 18 of Season 2, Drew and Mick look at the shift away from cultural Christianity in the west, helpful ways of appropriating deconstruction, and decoding how our use of language can complicate or mitigate the development in the church in a "post-liberal" vision for kingdom embodiment.  

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In Episode 17 of Season 2, Drew and Mick pick back up the conversation on church history by looking at significant heresies that rocked the early church, the creeds that were formed in response, and how these early developments continue to impact us today.  

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In Episode 16 of Season 2, Mick & Stephanie Murray discuss Greg Lukianoff & Jonathan Haidt's book, The Coddling of the American Mind.  In particular, they look at "the three great untruths" of fragility, emotional reasoning, and an us-vs-them mentality that is prevalent among parenting trends today.  

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In Episode 15 of Season 2, Drew and Mick continue the exploration of themes from church history, looking at the mid-4th century through the European reformation.  

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Resources referenced:

- How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill

- The Lost History of Christianity by Philip Jenkins

In Episode 14 of Season 2, Drew and Mick begin a series of episodes looking at church history and what we can learn from the past in light of the current state of affairs in the western church.  

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Resources referenced: 

- Church History in Plain English by Bruce Shelley

- History of Christian Theology by Roger Olson

- Lost Heritage by Kim Tan

- The Rise of Christianity by Rodney Stark

- The Patient Ferment of the Early Church by Alan Kreider 

In Episode 13 of Season 2, Drew interviews Mick about his background and what led to the formation of this podcast.  Along the way, they discuss his penchant for nuclear energy, his lifelong ban from Claire's Boutique, and his hope for what God is doing in and through the church.

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In Episode 12 of Season 2, Drew and Mick continue the conversation on the person and work of the Holy Spirit, looking this week at some of the main rebuttals to the activity of the Spirit in the church today - namely cessationism.  

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Episode notes:

- Miracles by Craig Keener

- Paul, the Spirit, and the People of God by Gordon Fee

- Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem

- And select articles found at samstorms.org

In Episode 11 of Season 2, Drew and Mick explore the role of the baptism of the Spirit in the life of the church today as well as some of the confusion surrounding the work of the Spirit as a lived experience.

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Consulted authors: Frank Macchia, Gordon Fee, Wolfgang Vondey, Jean Zizioulas, and Jurgen Moltmann

In Episode 10 of Season 2, Drew and Mick interview Vincent Carpenter about his take on race in America today.  Vincent is a staff pastor at Antioch Community Church in Waco, TX, and brings a distinctly pastoral view to the conversation, delving more deeply into the Biblical teaching on ethnicity, and then looking at practical ways we can participate in healing the divides in our nation.  

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In Episode 9 of Season 2, Drew and Mick discuss the main sources of authority that arbitrate truth in our lives and the challenge for the believer to think critically about who or what we allow to be our ultimate authority.  

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