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LCMS Christian who desires to grow in grace and knowledge. This podcast is not meant to be me teaching you, but for myself and any listeners to learn and grow in knowledge together. I mainly discuss C... more
FAQs about The Church Layman:How many episodes does The Church Layman have?The podcast currently has 48 episodes available.
May 07, 2022Doctrine of Purgatory in Origen, and Changes to the PodcastIn this episode, I read Origen's 35th homily on Luke and discuss some of what it says in regards to debts incurred by one's sins that need to be paid off in "prison". I also discuss the changes to the podcast and the goal of the podcast as well....more30minPlay
December 15, 2021The Early Church Was the Catholic Church: Chapter on Baptism, My Quick ThoughtsIn this episode I give a quick summary of my thoughts on Joe Heshmeyer's new book The Early Church Was the Catholic Church, starting off with his chapter on Baptism. Thanks for listening....more17minPlay
April 20, 2021Update: Thank You for One Thousand ViewsThank you for listening to my podcast; I pray you benefited from my podcast in what you heard in some meaningful way. I may or may not continue to make episodes after this; if I do, I'll talk to you then. If I don't, God bless you, thank you for listening, and I bid you continue in the faith unto life everlasting....more6minPlay
January 01, 2021Reading the Hadith: Sahih Al-Bukhari - Ep. 2I continue reading some hadith I find interesting and insightful for learning about Islamic theology. In this episode we learn more about the Salat and its rewards, a bit about the afterlife, and other things as well....more30minPlay
December 30, 2020Athanasius' 39th Festal Letter, the Protestant Canon in the Early ChurchIn this episode I read Athanasius' 39th festal letter and discuss what it says regarding the books included in the canon of Scripture and Sola Scriptura....more15minPlay
December 26, 2020Mormon Sermons: Joseph F. Smith on the Immortality of Man and the Work of Christ, June 18th, 1882In this episode I read a sermon by Joseph Fielding Smith, in which he discusses the mortality and immortality of man, the three states of man, the incompletion of Christ's work before the resurrection, and sons of perdition....more19minPlay
December 24, 2020Reading the Hadith: Sahih Al-Bukhari - Ep. 1In this episode I begin reading and talking about certain Hadiths from Sahih Al Bukhari that I find most interesting and helpful for understanding Islam and its teachings. This is done from a Christian perspective as one who genuinely wants to learn more about Islam. In this episode we read hadiths that give particular understandings of sin, the salat (5 daily prayers), a very important event in the life of Muhammed, and more....more1h 8minPlay
December 21, 2020James 2 and the LDS Doctrine of ExaltationIn this episode I read James 2 and exegete it, and then I read the section on Exaltation in the Gospel Library app, which is an app created by the LDS church itself. Are both documents consistent with one another? Does James 2 refute the doctrine of Justification by Faith Alone as held by the reformers? This episode answers both questions....more38minPlay
December 21, 2020Why Are There Changes in the Book of Mormon?In this episode, I ask the question "why are there changes in the Book of Mormon?" And explain why such a question is extremely important to ask to any LDS missionary, and why any LDS missionary should be able to answer it....more32minPlay
December 21, 2020Sahih Al-Bukhari and Variants in the Qu'ranIn this episode I read from Sahih-Al Bukhari, a sound hadith source, where it discusses the historical reality that the text of the Qu'ran has had variation in how it was written down, recited, and memorized by the muslim people since the days of Muhammed himself....more37minPlay
FAQs about The Church Layman:How many episodes does The Church Layman have?The podcast currently has 48 episodes available.