Some psalms offer praise to God simply for who God is. In this episode, Ron and John take up this kind of praise psalm and focus on Psalm 8 as an example. We also connect with how the New Testament understood Psalm 8. These psalms of praise help to lead us today in our created purpose to worship God, and we explore that potential in the discussion as well.

Psalms express real life, including the low places of grief, frustration, despair, and even anger at God. Can we complain to God at such times? Can we be exasperated and faithful at the same time? In this episode, Ron and John explore psalms of lament, which can help to lead us in those seasons of anguish, and to cling to God in life’s storms. We look at Psalms 13, 22, and 85 as examples of how this works.

In this new series called Journey through the Psalms, Ron and John begin the trek by introducing the Book of Psalms as a whole and discussing the role of Psalms in Jewish and Christian tradition. Next, we examine the “front door” of this magnificent book, Psalm 1. How does it invite us onto the journey? What choice does it encourage us to make as we seek a life that ultimately leads to the core of our created purpose: the pure, unbridled praise of God?

Ron and John explain what they set about to accomplish with their podcast on Orthodocs.faith.

In this episode, we wrap up our series on Resurrection from 1 Corinthians 15. What do we know about our future rising from the dead and the resurrection bodies that we will have? How does this all connect to the bigger picture of what God is doing? Listen in as we follow how Paul brings his discussion of resurrection and hope in this chapter to a close with an important command that should encourage every Christian.

In this second of three episodes on 1 Corinthians 15, Ron and John continue the discussion of resurrection and why the hope of the Christian faith rests so heavily on it. How does the logic work? What should our response be? And what is the “big-picture” point of it all? We look at First Corinthians 15:12-34 for some answers.

With a dive into 1 Corinthians 15, Ron and John continue the conversation about resurrection and why it is an essential foundation for the Christian faith. In this episode, we discuss 1 Corinthians as a whole and begin to work through chapter 15 and its crucial resurrection message for us with a look at verses 1-11.

In this special Easter weekend episode, Ron and John explore the core Christian doctrine of resurrection from the dead. Why is it such a critical, indispensable foundation for our faith? Why does it matter so much, and how can reflecting on this topic nourish our hope in our own challenging times?

In this last episode in our series on basic Christian theology, Ron and John explore some essentials of Christian belief about the end times. 

John and Ron take up the question of the church.  What is the church? What role does it play in the lives of Christians?