Sunday Rewind

This week Brian looks at Creation. How did God create the world? What are the different theories on creation and what is their relation to evolution? What are macroevolution and microevolution, and what role do they play in the different theories, if any? Brian is then joined by HCC - Lowertown attendees Ben and Emily Jones to discuss their views on creation and how it is approached in our various present day contexts (30:04).

***Additional resources referenced in this podcast***

Book --- "The Scientific Approach to Evolution: What They Didn't Teach You in Biology" by Rob Stadler

This week Brian looks at the Trinity. How can God be three persons, and yet, one? What are different ways we can try to conceptualize the Trinity from Scripture? What analogies do we often use that fall short of describing the Trinity? Brian is then joined by HCC - Lowertown attendees Jon and Alyssa Oliversen to discuss how important this doctrine actually is in our day-to-day lives (29:11).

***Additional resources referenced in this podcast***

1. "Christian 'Trinity' Explained in 3 Minutes (Father, Spirit, Son) Christian God" (YouTube link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQkFlzFJ3kA)

2. "St. Patrick's Bad Analogies" (YouTube link - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQLfgaUoQCw)

3. Dr. Fred Sanders' website (www.fredfredfred.com)

This week Brian looks at the Attributes of God. What are God’s attributes? Which attributes are specific to God (incommunicable) and which ones do we share with Him (communicable)? In what ways can these names expand our understanding of the awesomeness of God? Brian is then joined by HCC - Lowertown attendee Zach Abrams to grapple with these attributes; clarifying what they mean, which ones they resonate with most, and how we, as finite humans, often have trouble expressing God’s communicable attributes well (31:34).

This week Brian looks at A History of Fundamentalism. What is fundamentalism? How was it established and how has it changed throughout history? How does knowledge of this history allow us to have meaningful conversations with those that might have been hurt by the fundamentalist church? Through his experience of growing up in the Independent Fundamental Baptist (IFB) church, Brian sheds light on what it means to ultimately start conversations with the Gospel, not an overly conservative set of rules that determine your worthiness as a Christian (37:06).

This week Brian looks at the Existence of God. How can we believe in the existence of the God of the Bible? How can we use apologetics to defend the existence of God? How do people view the world, and their own existence, based on their belief (or lack thereof) in God? Following this exploration, Brian is joined by HCC - Lowertown attendees Amy Overgaard and Chaz Fenske to explore how this doctrine presents itself in various spiritual conversations we encounter on a daily basis (25:06).

This week Brian looks at Scripture. How does God communicate with humanity through it? How did we get the Bible? Is it without error? What does it look like to use it as our highest authority and standard of truth? After addressing these questions, Brian is joined by HCC - Lowertown attendees Matt Almquist (The TPM Podcast) and Nolan Bauer to discuss why this doctrine is so essential to the lives Christians live (33:36).

This week Brian is joined by Hope Lowertown's worship leader Andrew Blaufuss, digging into the topic of Biblical Hermeneutics; mainly, how we can increase our understanding of the Bible in order to be more faithful and accurate stewards of it (3:02).

In this premier episode, Brian kicks things off by laying a foundation for the podcast, detailing systematic theology and the profound impact it can have on our capacity to interact with the God of the Bible. He also describes how systematic theology compares to other theological approaches, as well as how we can use it to interpret Scripture appropriately in our present-day context.

A brief introduction to Sunday Rewind, including background on the host, Brian Silver, what the aim of the podcast is, and why the topics to be discussed are important in our lives.