Ideology

In Episode 35, Drew and Mick give some practical tips on how to study the Bible as we continue to see the need to become more biblically grounded in today's complex cultural context.   

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Episode notes:  

- App: YouVersion Bible Bible Project Videos (Tim Mackie) 

- How to Read the Bible for All It's Worth by Gordon Fee & Douglas Stuart 

- ESV Study Bible blueletterbible.org 

- List of commentaries at https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/what-commentaries-does-dg-recommend 

- Bible dictionaries by Zondervan, Strongs, Vines 

- The New Testament in Antiquity by Gary Burge & Gene Green 

- Reading the Bible Book by Book by Gordon Fee

In Episode 34, Drew & Mick continue the conversation regarding the church and colonialism.  In this installment, Drew suggests that colonialism is still a problem today, but that in the modern era it is actually the onslaught of secular humanism rather than the imposition of Christianity.  Then he turns a corner to discuss the state and future of the global church.  Take a listen to hear more! 

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In Episode 33, Drew & Mick look at the state of missions in a globalized society and address the critique that mission work has been complicit with colonialism over the past several centuries.  

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Episode notes: 

- Christopher J.H. Wright - The Mission of God

- David Bosch - Transforming Mission

- Other resources: Robert Woodberry, Lamin Sanneh, Dana Roberts, Andrew Walls

In Episode 32, Drew and Mick discuss the relative importance of the Sunday morning gathering in light of the current trends to pull back from traditional models of corporate worship.  

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Episode reference:

- Justin Martyr, First Apology, Chapter 36

- Lost Heritage, by Dr. Kim Tan

In Episode 31, Mick & Drew continue a dialogue about sexual ethics and the various challenges and considerations the church must face moving forward.

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In Episode 30, Mick & Drew begin to unpack the very complex issue of human sexuality relative to the scriptures and modern society.  In part 1, they look at the historical and biblical narrative underpinning human sexuality and begin to extrapolate the implications for our lives.  

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In Episode 29, Drew and Mick review the biblical and historical significance of Jesus' death and resurrection, as well as the period in between referred to as Holy (or Black) Saturday.  Take a listen and enjoy the episode!

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In Episode 28, Drew and Mick unpack what it means to be saved in terms of redemption, justification, reconciliation, sanctification, adoption, participation, and resurrection.  They also take a look at how fundamentally the salvation narratives differ between Christianity and secularism, and some of the implications that arise from those differences.

**We also apologize for the poor sound quality.  We messed up when setting up the mics for the recording this episode and last week's episode but still wanted to bring you the content.  Hope it's not too distracting!  We should be back to normal next week.

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In Episode 27, Drew & Mick unpack the potential pitfalls of Liberal Theology when it is rooted in Modernist notions of ontology and how robust trinitarian theology serves as a strong antidote to a relativistic culture.  

**Please forgive the poor sound quality on Mick's microphone... we're not quite sure what happened!  

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In Episode 26, Drew & Mick continue a dialogue around whether and in what ways science complements faith.  Is science an effective epistemology on its own?  How can the believer's faith be bolstered by the various scientific disciplines?  Listen in to find out.  

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