The Eikon Podcast

Author and minister, Steve Saindon, joins the podcast in a special bonus episode to speak about his new book, "Better than Wine: How Healthy Intimacy in Marriage Reveals God," as well as the upcoming 2nd annual Shameless Conference which Steve created. 

You can discover more about Steve's ministry at www.n2fm.org 

On this episode, Michael, Jason, and Gianna continue their look at a Roman culture that was so divided by status that they wouldn't eat or even die with one another. But they had become so blind to the ways in which they were reflecting the inequities of their culture in the life of the church that they did not even see when they were guilty of allowing the great lie to impact their partaking together in the Lord's Supper. This has some very challenging implications for today's church that are often left unexamined.

Michael, Jason and Gianna discuss the responsibilities that social media giants have versus personal responsibility in light of the revelations that Facebook operated under an algorithm that favored controversial and anger-inducing posts. After that they dive back into 1 Corinthians, discussing how the great lie was impacting the church in Corinth where spiritual gifts are involved. They then turn focus to Paul's solutions to how to address the inequities in the body caused by the culture and the world around them as well as by allowing aspects of this great lie take root in the life of the church.  

Michael, Jason, and Gianna Hearn dive back into our look at 1 Corinthians and its relationship to the theme of the great lie. They wade through the swampy ground of 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 and discuss what women wearing head coverings have to do with image bearing and superiority of the elite and ask if women shouldn't be covering their heads in worship after all.

The episode begins, though, with a riveting discussion of the ultimate "proof" of the existence of sasquatch and how that might relate to how we decide to believe what is true or not.

The discussion on Corinth begins at 19:04.

If you have ever wondered how you can make a real difference in your community, especially in the places that are seemingly paralyzed with drug addiction, homelessness, people hopelessly entangled in the criminal justice system, and other maladies, then you will not want to miss this episode. Mel & LaTasha Harris lead ODAAT (One Day At a Time) in some of the toughest communities in Philadelphia. They are followers of Jesus truly bringing hope to those places that need it most. Michael and Jason talk with them as well as Chip Mitchell, Evangelist in the Greater Philadelphia Church of Christ about their partnership with the GPCC, their amazing work in Philly and how you can bring your own ODAAT-type miracle to your community.

But first, Jason and Michael talk about alien abductions and their possible cause according to a new scientific study. 

The discussion with Mel, LaTasha, and Chip begins at 17:18.

For more information on ODAAT and the GPCC:

Twitter & Instagram: OriginalODAAT

www.ODAATphilly.org

Instagram: TWBundles

www.Hopeforkids.org

www.gpcc.org

 You will not want to miss this episode. Dr. Douglas Jacoby has written over 30 books, and taught God's word in over 120 countries and 100 universities. Today, he joins Michael and Jason to discuss the topic of justice. He explains what the difference is between biblical justice and some of the more contemporary versions of justice and offers some important challenges to the church and the culture when it comes to embracing God's vision of justice. 

But first, Michael and Jason talk through one of the wildest "News of the Squatch" reports yet.

The discussion with Dr. Jacoby begins at  14:33.

"All things are permissible for me," is not a phrase that would have sounded uncommon to the ears of first century Corinth.  Finding out who used this phrase in Roman culture and for what purposes continue to help us understand how the great lie of superiority was infecting the Corinthian church and how Paul was discipling them through it. Understanding both the problem and they ways that Paul continues to work towards the solution are vital to us finding our way biblically through our own modern version of the great lie.

But first, Michael and Jason have a little fun talking about resurrecting mammoths and why Michael's mom is a little peeved with him after listening to a previous episode. They also discuss the reality of making mistakes as biblical teachers and the need for an ongoing pursuit of humility, as well as the important and relevant lessons from another very popular podcast.

The serious discussion begins at 17:30.

What does a young man sleeping with his step mother and one Christian suing another in first-century Corinth have to do with the Great Lie? That's exactly what Michael and Jason discuss in this continuing look at the impact of the Great Lie in Corinth and why it is vital for us to learn the same lessons that Paul wanted to teach to the Corinthians. But first, they examine what we can learn from Blue's Clues about the Millennials and Gen Z. And yes, Michael incorrectly states that it was a PBS show when everyone who's anyone knows it's a Nick Jr. show.

The discussion on Corinth and the Great Lie begins at 22:08.

Michael and Jason continue their look through the letter of Paul to the Corinthians as he challenges them with the explosive truth of the gospel and shows the saints how they have dangerously built the church on the wood, straw, and hay of the culture around them without even realizing they were doing so. Reading Paul's letter in this context helps us to see just how deeply subversive it is and how challenging it is for us in the modern context.

The discussion begins at 19:19.

Jason and Michael look at 1 Corinthians 1 and the explosive ways in which the gospel challenged them to look at the world, but also to examine themselves and see how the lie that some humans are superior and others are inferior had infected the church and was causing division among them. But this discussion doesn't just stay in the first century, it starts to look ahead to the ways that today's churches can struggle with our own versions of this same lie.

The discussion begins around 16:30 after "News of the Squatch."