In this AfterWord episode, Brandon is joined by special guest Daniel Burton. They venture into all kind of territory—enduring through seminary together, the bad idea that is Christian Nationalism, “tiny Christ” as an ancient slur , the nature of eternal life— while reflecting on how 1 Peter 4 challenges us to press on in faithfulness to Jesus even on the hard days.

In this AfterWord episode, Brandon and Kyle dig deeper into how 1 Peter encourages Christians to live in light of Jesus’ ultimate victory.

In this segment, Brandon and Kyle are responding to anonymous questions related to the Bible and the practice of the Christian faith. If you’d like to ask a question, you can do so here.

In this (extra long!) episode, Kyle, Brandon, and special guest Shad Durgan open up a can of worms and discuss how the church should respond to divisive social issues. They spend some time specifically thinking about how the Scriptures lead us to approach LGBTQ issues.

In this segment, Brandon and Kyle are responding to anonymous questions related to the Bible and the practice of the Christian faith. If you’d like to ask a question, you can do so here.

In this episode, Kyle and Brandon discuss the doctrine of the Trinity, its development in church history and the historical Christian creeds, and its basis in God’s revelation of himself in the biblical story.

Resources Mentioned:

Tertullian, Against Praxeas

Council of Nicea

Council of Constantinople

Michael Reeves, Delighting in the Trinity

Michael Horton, Rediscovering the Holy Spirit

In this episode, Kyle and Brandon discuss the infamously difficult text of 1 Peter 3:18-22.

In this segment, Brandon and Kyle are responding to anonymous questions related to the Bible and the practice of the Christian faith. If you’d like to ask a question, you can do so here.

In this episode, they discuss what the biblical story tells us about the purpose of the Sabbath and how Christians should think about a Sabbath rhythm as a part of their life in Christ.

In this episode, Kyle and Brandon discuss 1 Peter 3:8-17, the good and bad of the Christian apologetics movement, and how Christians are called to bear witness through our Jesus-shaped lives.

In this segment, Brandon and Kyle are responding to anonymous questions related to the Bible and the practice of the Christian faith. If you’d like to ask a question, you can do so here.

In this episode, we discuss what the biblical story tells us about trusting the justice of God, the nature of final judgment, and the eternal destiny of those in other religions who do not hear the message of gospel.

In this episode, Brandon and Kimberly recap 1 Peter 2:11-3:7, discussing some of the difficult ideas and phrases in this section of the letter and considering how we live honorably as Christians society, even in the face of suffering.

In this new segment, Brandon and Kyle are responding to anonymous questions related to the Bible and the practice of the Christian faith. If you’d like to ask a question, you can do so here.

In this episode, we consider whether or not the consumption of alcohol can negatively or positively affect a Christian’s testimony. We do so by surveying what the Bible has to say about alcohol, biblical wisdom on the human condition, the responsibility of Christians to use our freedoms for the building up others, and how all this might play out in various contexts.