In Focus

The household code passages have been common go-to prooftexts for advocates of "Christian" patriarchy. In today's episode, we revisit Ephesians 5-6, Colossians 3, and 1 Peter 2-3 giving attention to their content in light of both context and consistency.

• Ephesians 5-6
• Colossians 3
• 1 Peter 2-3

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Episode link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/806117/episodes/9154224

Today's episode builds into one of a couple passages most commonly used as proof-texts for the subjugation of women in the church (1 Timothy 2). This passage and this episode force a high degree of thoughtfulness in order to reconcile this brief statement with the rest of the teaching and practice of Paul in the New Testament (and God's design as we examined it in episode #1 of this series). This hard work of discernment and interpretation is unavoidable if we are to retain all of Scripture as a unified whole. 

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Episode link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/806117/episodes/8514469

Just under the surface, the conversations about women in the Church, women in Church leadership, and women in ministry are very familiar. The sticky points about women in the church regarding church polity have to do with greatness and titles. Fortunately, the disciples and the religious leaders of Jesus' time were also obsessed with greatness and titles, so Jesus had multiple opportunities to provide teaching for us on these matters. This may not answer all the questions we are asking on this broad topic, but it does provide another layer of context within which the questions are being asked. 

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Contact episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/806117/episodes/8524436

Today's episode in the first in a series on Women: Women and God's Design, Women in the Church, Women in Ministry, etc. This topic is often conflated with other cultural and ecclesiological matters, especially regarding biblical interpretation and authority. Today's episode offers a nuanced perspective on the connection between the subjugation of women in the Church and another hot topic - homosexuality.  Ultimately, they both boil down to God's design for humanity and our willingness (or lack thereof) to submit to God's design regardless of how it might contradict our preferences and sensibilities. 

Practically speaking, there are massive limitations on any single podcast episode. Please understand that this episode is NOT meant to be an all-inclusive discussion on either women in the Church or homosexuality. Both are complex topics to work out in the real world with real people with real stories living real lives, many of whom genuinely love Jesus. But the complexity of a matter or the inability to speak of it fully in one setting also cannot dictate silence.  Toward that end, further episodes will follow specifically on the topic of women in the Church.

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Episode link:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/806117/episodes/8493167

Today we reflect on a famous prophecy from Deuteronomy about the One who will succeed Moses in speaking to the people on behalf of the holy God. 

Episode link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/806117/episodes/8435620

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Today's episode is a brief reflection on a conversation between God and Moses in Exodus 33. It is all about what makes God's people distinct from all of the people around them.

Link to today's episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/806117/episodes/8342709

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Pilot (Justin's new book)

Jesus concluded his most famous sermon with some wisdom for those staring at a stormy horizon with the tide rolling in. We're facing a similar situation today and ready for the wisdom that Jesus has to offer us.

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Pilot (Justin's new book on Amazon)

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Today's show kicks off a series on doing the Sermon on the Mount. 

Takeaways in thinking and living and being from Matthew 5:3-11:

1. Perspective. We have to think and live and speak in light of what God is up to in the world.
2. Christlikeness. Jesus' way is not the world's way. His is the way of the cross and so is ours as his followers, even as we live in hope and anticipation of resurrection.

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Episode link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/806117/episodes/6313864

This episode is something of a prequel to "Getting Down to Business" at least in terms of the chronology of God's story. After another overview, it focuses in on Jesus and how the whole story comes together in him. Enjoy!

Episode link: https://www.buzzsprout.com/806117/episodes/5604601

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Here's an effort to grab ahold of the fire that's burning in my heart. God is at work. It's an exciting time. And the stakes couldn't be higher. It's time to get down to business. Today's episode is a little bit of the why and the what to all this. 

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Here's the link to this episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/806117/episodes/5350474