Redeemer Connects

It sure is hard to be content! When we're in the highs of life, we want more and when we're in the lows of life, we want out. Is contentment ever truly possible or do we just oscillate between polarities? We often fall for what could be called "counterfeit contentment." How do we avoid this and find true contentment? What do some of the philosophies and religions of the world offer to this conversation? More importantly, what does Jesus have to offer?

On this episode of the Redeemer Connects podcast, join Pastors Sam and Caleb as they discuss the secret of contentment and Philippians 4.

Pastors Sam and Caleb are back to discuss the intersection of Christ and Culture! We hope that you join us for good conversation and how to see the good news and hope of Jesus in all things.

Pastors Sam and Caleb share an update on The Table podcast about what we've been learning and our thoughts on the current state of our culture and the future of this podcast.

Grab a drink, pull up a seat and join Sam and Caleb at The Table as we talk about The Table.

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This episode is a throwback to an episode Pastors Sam and Caleb recorded along with special guest, Pastor Tim, for a conversation on why Holy Week seems to be such a big deal for some Christians. Isn't Easter all that really matters? What's with Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday? What are these days all about and why do we seem to set apart this week specifically? Do you have any memories from past Holy Weeks that have stood out to you? On this episode, we have a conversation as well as answer questions from the Facebook Live video we did simultaneously.

With everything said, we know that God works all things out for good and that Jesus is reigning on the throne! In the end, everything is going to be ok. So grab a drink and pull up a chair as we talk about celebrating Holy Week.

We're doing a throwback to the first ever episode we recorded on this podcast. We had the blessing of talking with Dr. Bob Kolb about the most difficult topic of life--Why do we suffer in this world?

Why is there pain and brokenness in the world? If God is so good, why does he allow such suffering to take place? It seems like the headlines always include shootings, crime, and death. Is there any hope in the world? Is God going to do something about all this brokenness?

Join Pastors Sam and Caleb as they talk with Dr. Bob Kolb, professor emeritus of Systematic Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, about topics including Theodicy, the school shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL and Free Will. We learn that the cross of Jesus is the best and only answer to the problem of suffering and that only through it, do we have hope in what is to come.

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Pastors Sam and Caleb return to the original focus of this podcast: "The intersection of Christ and culture". Today, we focus on the topic of Cancel Culture.

Cancel Culture is everywhere these days. Where does it come from? Is there good to it or just bad? How do we prevent ourselves being cancelled? How do we respond to being cancelled? Does the church ever cancel anyone? We mention the 8th Commandment and Luther's explanation and our call to "use our honor to cover the shame of our neighbor."

Grab a drink, pull up a seat and join Sam and Caleb at The Table as we talk about Cancel Culture.

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Pastors Sam and Caleb return to the original focus of this podcast: "The intersection of Christ and culture". Today, we focus on the topic of Honor | Shame Culture.

Sam and Caleb are joined by Emily Belvery, from Mission of Christ Network, a network that prepares missionaries to spread the gospel of Jesus. Typically, America has been a culture of Guilt | Innocence. Either you are guilty or innocent with right and wrong being black and white. However, with recent trends in the generations, it appears that we are shifting toward a culture of Honor | Shame. The underlying theme is for us to remain in places of honor with "our people" and to avoid bring shame to ourselves and "the crew" that we're part of. We also see a culture of Fear | Power, however, this is less prominent in western civilization. With all that said, how does the lens of Honor | Shame change the way we understand the good news of Jesus? How can we speak the gospel of Jesus taking our shame and replacing it with His honor?

Grab a drink, pull up a seat and join Sam and Caleb at The Table as we talk about Honor | Shame Culture and how Jesus replaces our Shame with His Honor.

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Pastors Sam and Caleb return to the original focus of this podcast: "The intersection of Christ and culture". Today, we focus on the topic of Moralistic Therapeutic Deism.

God created and orders the world and watches over life on earth. God wants people to be good, nice and fair to each other. The goal of life is to be happy and feel good about oneself. God doesn't need to be involved in one's life except when needed to resolve a problem. Good people go to heaven when they die. These are the beliefs of MTD. They sound good right? So what's wrong with them?

Grab a drink, pull up a seat and join Sam and Caleb at The Table as we talk about Moralistic Therapeutic Deism and feeling good, being happy.

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