We invite you to our annual Christmas Wrap-up. Meet our team and listen in as we talk about the highlights of 2023, share our favourite parts of the Christmas story, and challenge each other with some Christmas Story Trivia.

As Christmas approaches, we remember that Jesus is the hope of the world. Forgiveness of sin and peace with God is for everyone who puts their trust in him. This is why we do what we do to help Christians stand firm in their faith and witness for Jesus!

From our PTA family to yours, we wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas filled with love, joy, and cherished memories!

📖 Resources mentioned in this episode:

• “Encountering God” series, by Truth Snack
• Truth Snack YouTube Channel
• “So Much More Than Sex” series, coming soon by Prepared to Answer
• Youth Pastor Theologian’s website

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Why does the Bible give us so many warnings about sexual immorality? Does God truly care? Scott welcomes Dr. Kirk Durston to delve into this critical topic. Dr. Kirk's expertise in biophysics, education, and Christian ministry provides profound insights into the biblical discussion surrounding sexuality.

This captivating discussion explores the intertwined relationship between the body and the soul. Dr. Kirk unveils how lust and passion have the power to turn the body against the soul, leading to spiritual warfare within ourselves.

Dr. Kirk suggests that what we witness in our culture today may be the prolonged scream of humanity losing its soul. This eye-opening revelation highlights the urgency of understanding why God warns us so clearly and frequently against sexual immorality.

Join us in this transformative conversation about sexual immorality, spiritual warfare, and the battle for the soul. Gain a deeper understanding of the battle against sexual sin and the importance of nurturing a strong Christian identity.

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📖 Recommended Resources:

• Kirk’s website 
• “Sex and the War Against the Human Soul” by Kirk Durston
• “Quest for a Beautiful Mind” video by Kirk Durston
• Holy Sexuality and the Gospel, by Christopher Yuan 
• Love Thy Body, by Nancy Pearcey
• The Pursuit of Holiness, by Jerry Bridges

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How can we place our sexual attractions into a biblical context?

Listen in as Scott and Shawn challenge the modern trend to use sexual orientation as the framework that defines us. They tackle the problem that our modern, secular notion of sexual orientation is a virtual catch-all for who and what we are.

They go on to encourage Christians to stop using aspects of our fallen nature for describing our identity in Christ. Rather, to “Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.” (Colossians 3:5)

Sexual orientation does not define us. Join Scott and Shawn as they focus on claiming our identity in Christ.

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📖 Recommended Resources: 

• Holy Sexuality and the Gospel, by Christopher Yuan 
• The Holy Sexuality Project

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What's the Deal with Sexual Orientation? Is there really such a thing as a heterosexual, homosexual, or even a bisexual person?

Have you ever questioned the seemingly obvious answers?

In this episode, we delve into the perplexing world of sexual orientation. Scott and Shawn challenge us to stop and ask: Why does it feel so natural to label people as heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual? When and how did sexual orientation become such a clear and fixed category in our minds such that the question itself just makes sense to us? Is sexual orientation really a core, fixed, and essential aspect of human nature?

Join Scott and Shawn as they dive into these really important questions, you might find some unexpected conclusions. Listen now! 

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📖 Resources mentioned in this episode: 

• The Invention of Heterosexuality, by Jonathan Ned Katz 
• The History of Sexuality: An Introduction, by Michel Foucault 
• “Sexual Matters: On Conceptualizing Sexuality in History,” by Robert A. Padgug 
• The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self, by Carl R. Trueman 
• Holy Sexuality and the Gospel, by Christopher Yuan 
• “What Is the Opposite of Homosexuality? Why Marriage Is Not My Mission”, by Christopher Yuan
• Openness Unhindered, by Rosaria Butterfield 
• “A Safe Place for Sexual Sinners”, by Phillip Holmes, featuring Rosaria Butterfield
• “Against Heterosexuality”, by Michael W. Hannon

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Our culture is obsessed with sex, and Christians are not immune from its impact. Records show that internet porn sites receive more online traffic than ‘X’ (Twitter), Instagram, Netflix, Pinterest, and LinkedIn combined. 

Living in such a culture means that Christian young people especially are feeling pressure and asking questions never imagined by previous generations. So, we can’t be squeamish. For Millennials and Gen ‘Z’ believers, questions about sexuality saturate their everyday reality. We need to talk about sex! 

In this first of a series of episodes about sexuality, Scott and Shawn begin by looking at some of the foundational ideas behind our culture’s sex obsession. They talk about the difference that a biblical view of sexuality makes and warn about some impacts we can expect which highlight the church’s need to address the subject of sex thoughtfully, graciously, and above all biblically. 

Join Scott and Shawn for this important conversation to help Christians begin thinking biblically about sex. 

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📖 Resources mentioned in this episode: 

• The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self, by Carl R. Trueman
• Love Thy Body, by Nancy Pearcey

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Christians can sometimes be accused of cherry picking the Bible, especially from among Old Testament laws and commands. For example, quoting commands that prohibit homosexual behaviour (Leviticus 18:22), but then completely ignoring commands that prohibit weaving two different fabrics together. (Leviticus 19:19).

In truth, Christians can be guilty of selective Bible reading. We dismiss some commands as no longer applicable while affirming others as still binding without really knowing or explaining why. When we do, it does tend to look like we're just picking the commands that reflect the values we already hold.

The solution is to allow the Bible to speak for itself.

In this throw-back episode, Scott and Shawn discuss three principles to use to determine from the Bible when to consider laws or commandments as particular to Israel, and only for a time in the past, and when to take them as universal for all people in all places and for all times.

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“The church is too judgmental… I’m done with it.”

Starting with the exit of young people from the church, Scott and Shawn take a close look at the criticism. It’s pretty common to hear young people express disdain for the judgments the church brings down on their generation. Is the church really too judgmental? Does the church even have a role in judging?

Scott and Shawn launch into the discussion by taking us through a better understanding of shifts happening in our culture; from belief to skepticism. Then they unravel some of the theological drift happening in churches. The Greek word we translate to mean “judge” had a different meaning in the original.

To sum it all up, they go back to Jesus, looking at what he tells his disciples to do. To judge or not to judge… that is the question. You might be caught in the judgment cycle or feel the tension of judgment and critique. Watch now… and let us know what you think.

📖 Resources mentioned in this episode:
“What Does Deconstruction Even Mean?” by John Bloom

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Are we living in the end times? The Bible tells us that wars, rumours of war, earthquakes and abnormal weather events will be the signs of the coming of the end.

Scott and Shawn take a closer look at what Jesus said about the last days before his return. He told his disciples to be on their guard, for no one knows the exact time of Jesus return.

Today, we see wars, growing international conflict, persecution, social and political unrest, and natural disasters. Are these signs of Jesus soon return? And if so, what should we do about it?

Listen in with Scott and Shawn to learn how we can live with the end so near.

📖 Resources mentioned in this episode:
“Can that be Right? The Use of Old Testament Prophecy in the New Testament”, by Kevin DeYoung 

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Jesus challenged the norm by saying to love as God loves is to love our enemies and those who hate us.

Scott and Shawn work through Jesus’ teaching in the context of real-life examples and the Scripture. Corrie ten Boom, who lived an extraordinary life of forgiveness and love, was dumbfounded when her sister forgave the man who put the entire family in prison. Loving as Jesus loved is impossible—we can’t do it on our own.

How can we love our enemies?

Scott and Shawn give practical examples of loving your enemy and living out the hard teachings of Jesus.

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In Matthew, Jesus says He did not come to abolish the Old Testament Law, but to fulfill them.

Some popular pastors like Andy Stanley think Christians should distance themselves from the Old Testament, as if its commandments are no longer applicable for Christians. 

Scott and Shawn discuss the place of the Old Testament and Moses’ Law in understanding the full truth of Jesus. Should we continue to keep the 613 laws set out in Leviticus?

The truth is that Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount goes far beyond Old Testament laws. Join Scott and Shawn as they work through the Scriptures and the place of the Old Testament law in our lives.

📖 Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Seeing the World as Jesus Sees It, a series by Prepared to Answer 
• You Are What (Animal) You Eat, by Peter Leithart 
• Five Reasons to Obey the Ten Commandments, by Kevin DeYoung
• 10 Reasons the Old Testament is Important for Christians, by Jason S. DeRouchie
• The Law of Moses and the Christian: A Compromise, by David A. Dorsey 
• How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth, by Gordon D. Fee & Douglas Stuart
• Why We Can’t Unhitch from the Old Testament, by Michael J. Kruger

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