In this Christmas Special Dr. Aaron Davis and the Rev. Dr. Sean Barrett discuss Christmas memories, traditions, and more!

Links

• Nativity's website - Link

Questions or Suggestions?

Contact Dr. Davis with your input: [email protected].

Pastor Sean Barrett preaches from Isaiah 7:10-16, Romans 1:1-7, and Matthew 1:18-25. You can find all the readings for this Sunday here.

To learn more about Lutheran Church of the Nativity, visit our website at NativityArden.org.

On this episode Dr. Aaron Davis interviews Prof. Kevin Hector (University of Chicago) about his book, Christianity as a Way of Life: A Systeamtic Theology. They talk about what systematic theology is, the role of sin and redemption in Christian theology, how homemaking practices are important to Christian living, and much more.

Links

• Nativity's website - Link
• Christianity as a Way of Life (Yale University Press, 2023) - Link
• Kevin's website - Link

Questions or Suggestions?

Contact Dr. Davis with your input: [email protected].

In this episode Dr. Aaron Davis hosts a conversation with Nativity's pastor, the Rev. Dr. Sean Barrett, about theology and extraterrestrial life. They talk about some of their favorite sci-fi depictions of aliens, whether aliens have ever been discussed in theological history, how the existence of extraterrestrial life could relate to various Christian doctrines, and more.

Questions or comments about the episode? Send a message to [email protected].

Links

Nativity's website - Link

On today's episode, Dr. Aaron Davis answers several questions inspired by his Nov. 23 sermon.

Carolyn Anderson preaches from Isaiah 2:1-5, Romans 13:11-14, and Matthew 24:36-44. You can find all the readings for this Sunday here.

To learn more about Lutheran Church of the Nativity, visit our website at NativityArden.org.

In this episode, Dr. Aaron Davis discusses C.S. Lewis's book The Great Divorce. He talks about the use it can have for contemporary Christians, reads some excerpts and comments on their contents, and more.

Questions or comments about the episode? Send a message to [email protected].

Links

Nativity's website - Link

In this episode Dr. Aaron Davis hosts a conversation with Nativity's pastor, the Rev. Dr. Sean Barrett, about how different Christian denominations understand Holy Communion/the Lord's Supper/the Eucharist/the Mass. They discuss things like what what the major streams of thought are about Communion, how these play out in different traditions, similarities and differences churches have between one another, and much more.

Questions or comments about the episode? Send a message to [email protected].

Links

Nativity's website - Link

Dr. Aaron Davis preaches from Jeremiah 23:1-6, Colossians 1:11-20, and Luke 23:33-43. You can find all the readings for this Sunday here.

To learn more about Lutheran Church of the Nativity, visit our website at NativityArden.org.

On today's episode, Dr. Aaron Davis answers the following question: "You said something about repenting and seeking forgiveness as individuals and as a nation. What does it look like for the United states to repent and seek God's forgiveness? The prophets certainly made it clear that the nation of Israel often needs to repent and seek God's forgiveness. But we as a nation are not in a covenant relationship with God. We are not the new Israel. In fact, we are a secular republic. The U.S. constitution isn't a covenant with God; the name of God doesn't appear. In short, we're not the biblical Israel. Can we still apply to the U.S. the language of repentance that comes out of the covenantal relationship between God and Israel?"

Links

Nativity's website - Link