Small Catechisms

Small Catechisms

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Small Catechisms episodes

  • Sunday Sermon (5.10.26)

    This week, Nativity's graduating seniors reflect on John 14:15-21 and their experiences at church as the prepare for the next phase in their lives. You can find all the readings for this Sunday here.

    To learn more about Nativity, visit our website at nativityarden.org.

    15 min
  • Pilgrimage with Melody Bellefeuille-Frost (S4, E8)

    On today's episode our host, Dr. Aaron Davis, talks with the Rev. Dr. Melody Bellefeuille-Frost about the concept and practice of pilgrimage. They talk about what the term means, where we see pilgirmages playing a role in church history, how we might benefit from participating in them today, and more.

    Links

    Nativity's website - Link

    St Andrews Encyclopedia of Theology, "Pilgrimage" - Link

    Dr. Bellefeuille-Frost's website - Link

    Questions or Suggestions?

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

    1 hr 1 min
  • Sunday Sermon (5.3.26)

    Pastor Sean Barrett preaches from Acts 7:55-60, 1 Peter 2:2-10, and John 14:1-4. You can find all the readings for this Sunday here.

    To learn more about Nativity, visit our website at nativityarden.org.

    14 min
  • Reasons for Deconversion: Moral issues (S4, E7)

    In this episode our host, Dr. Aaron Davis, continues a mini-series discussing reasons why he once became an atheist and things that helped him return to the Church. Today's subject is the difficulties he had concerning various moral issues.

    Links

    • Nativity's website - Link

    Questions or Suggestions?

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

    52 min
  • Sunday Sermon (4.26.26)

    Pastor Sean Barrett preaches from Acts 2:42-47, 1 Peter 2:19-25, and John 10:1-10. You can find all the readings for this Sunday here.

    To learn more about Nativity, visit our website at nativityarden.org.

    13 min
  • Interview - Free Will with Taylor Cyr (S4, E6)

    On this episode Dr. Aaron Davis interviews Dr. Taylor Cyr (Samford University) about free will. They talk about the concept of free will, theological issues related to human freedom, whether God is truly free or not, and more.

    Links

    • Nativity's website - Link
    • Dr. Cyr's website - Link
    • The Free Will Show - Link
    • How Free Are We? Conversations from the Free Will Show (OUP, 2024) - Link

    Questions or Suggestions?

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

    1 hr 6 min
  • Sunday Sermon (4.19.26)

    Pastor Sean Barrett preaches from Acts 2:14a, 36-41, 1 Peter 1:17-23, and Luke 24:13-35. You can find all the readings for this Sunday here.

    To learn more about Nativity, visit our website at nativityarden.org.

    14 min
  • Conversations w/Pr. Sean: Councils of the Church (S4, E5)

    On this episode, Dr. Aaron Davis talks with Nativity's pastor, the Rev. Dr. Sean Barrett, about the various councils of Christianity. They talk about the different sorts of councils, why they're important, how they fit into a Lutheran understanding of the Church, and more.

    Links

    • Nativity's website - Link
    • Church councils (Papal Encyclicals Online) - Link
    • Conciliar Christology by Tim Pawl - Link

    Questions or Suggestions?

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

    52 min
  • Sunday Sermon (4.12.26)

    Dr. Aaron Davis preaches from Acts 2:14a, 22-32, 1 Peter 1:3-9, and John 20:19-31. You can find all the readings for this Sunday here.

    To learn more about Nativity, visit our website at nativityarden.org.

    17 min
  • Easter Sunday Sermon (4.5.26)

    Pastor Sean Barrett preaches from Acts 10:34-43, Colossians 3:1-4, Matthew 28:1-10. You can find the readings for this Sunday here.

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

    11 min

About Small Catechisms

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Small Catechisms is a ministry of Lutheran Church of the Nativity in Arden, North Carolina. Aaron Davis (PhD, St Andrews) hosts conversations with Nativity's pastor, the Rev. Sean Barrett (DMin, MTSO), interviews scholars and Christian leaders, and discusses resources for faith formation.