After doing loads of interviews this Fall, Preston is back to responding to some questions sent in by his listeners. Is the Bible political? What’s the difference between being political and partisan? Do we throw away books written by Christians after they’ve slept with their secretary? How can Christians who believe in nonviolence also believe in hell? And many other questions.

#767 - Politics & the Bible, Hell and Nonviolence, Learning from Morally Compromised Christians

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Dr. Michael F. Bird is a biblical scholar and theologian who serves as the Deputy Principle and Lecturer in Theology at Ridley College (Melbourne, Aus), and is the author of over a dozen books, including his recently released Jesus and the Powers, which he co-authored with N.T. Wright. 

In this podcast conversation, we talk all about politics and the gospel, agreeing on so many things and disagreeing about a few other things. 

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What Does Faithful Political Engagement Look Like? Dr. Michael F. Bird

Ed Uszynski sits down with Preston in his basement the day after the "Exiles in Babylon" conference to debrief. This is a raw and authentic convo where we discuss and react to various sessions and speakers. We talk about the GenZ evening, the Israel-Palestine conversation, Deconstruction and Reconstruction, Women, Power & Abuse in the church, and many other topics and speakers at the conference.
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A Raw Debrief of the Exiles in Babylon Conference 2024: Ed Uszynski and Preston Sprinkle

Welcome to a sneak peek of the Bonus Q&A episode, part of the Theology in the Raw premium subscription.

In the full episode, we discuss:
0:00 Introduction
0:38 Thoughts on Christians and masturbation--is it always sinful or is there room for conversation?
5:35 What do you when the the God in the Bible isn't acting the way Jesus would?
12:15. What are your top 5 all-time books, any subject?
19:35 Best pastoral advice for same-sex married couple that recently accepted Jesus?
28:35 Is praying before a meal just tradition or is there warrant for this?
32:10 Jesus' teaching about love is often conditional, but God's love is unconditional. Can you explain this?
35:34 How do you handle sporting events where members of the military are honored? Stand and clap? Don't stand?
37:48 Is post mortem salvation or Christian universalism orthodox doctrines?
41:37 How can we pray for your ministry?
43:54 Are the stories of the lost sheep, the lost coin, prodigal son about newly saved believers, believers who have wandered away, or both?
45:38 Update on Alisa Childers and her discussions with Rosaria Butterfield and Christopher Yuan?
49:23 Do you see a difference between academic complementarianism and how it's lived out in a lot of churches?
52:21 What's the best steel man arguments for tithing being applicable today?
55:07 RAPID FIRE

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Bonus Q&A: Lust, Same-Sex weddings, Academic Complementarianism, Patriotism, and more

Dr. David Fitch (Ph.D Northwestern University) is the Betty R. Lindner Chair of Evangelical Theology at Northern Seminary and has pastored for 30 years, and has been involved in 8 church plants over the course of his ministry. He is married to Rae Ann and they have one son named Max. He is an ordained pastor in the Christian and Missionary Alliance.
He’s coached hockey for the YMCA USA Hockey program for seven years. David teaches, speaks, and writes within the fields of Neo-Anabaptist theology, missiology, culture studies, political theory, and ethics. He writes from time to time on his own page at Missio Alliance, on his own substack, for Christianity Today, Outreach Magazine, ChurchLeaders.com, EthicsDaily, and multiple other sites, magazines and journals.
He leads discussion on his facebook page (fitchest) and on twitter at @fitchest. He is co-host of the Theology of Mission podcast.
His most recent book is Reckoning with Power: Why the Church Fails When It's on the Wrong Side of Power, which forms the backdrop for our conversion.
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Why the Church Fails When It's on the Wrong Side of Power: Dr. David Fitch

Angela McArdle currently serves as Chair of the national Libertarian Party, serves as Co-Organizer for the Rage Against The War Machine, and is a two time candidate for California’s 34th Congressional District. Angela was a key organizer for the Los Angeles 2021 initiative to overturn the Los Angeles vaccine mandate. Angela believes strongly in the sanctity of personal choice and allowing people to govern their own lives. Angela’s professional background includes 14 years of litigation practice as a paralegal, and organizational leadership in nonprofit organizations. She received her Bachelor’s Degree from Biola University and her paralegal certificate from UCLA. In this podcast conversation, we talk about Rage Against the War Machine, Libertarian politics, U.S. foreign affair policies, the deep state, the war in Gaza, and the Russian war on Ukraine.
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#767 - Politics & the Bible, Hell and Nonviolence, Learning from Morally Compromised Christians

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