The Fire and Bones Podcast

Does the Trinity matter when it comes to the cross? Surely the Trinity is a deep doctrine but doesn't matter when it comes to the cross? In this episode we discuss the nature of the Trinity in Scripture, the Trinity's place in church history, and the necessity of the Trinity in the gospel itself.

Here are some resources from the episode:

Delighting in the Trinity, Michael Reeves

Michael Reeves offers a great introduction into the Trinity for Christians of ever maturity.

St Patrick's Bad Analogies

Check out this video as a great introduction to bad illustrations of the Trinity for children and adults alike.

Baptist Catechism

Catechism comes from the work for "instruct" or "teach" in the NT (katecheo).

This series takes the events of Holy Week day by day.

Come back to this podcast feed on Monday the 11th, for the beginning of our day-by-day retelling of the events of holy week.

We are experiencing a dramatic shift in the spiritual landscape of western Christianity. Ground zero for the secularization of the west is the home. Who is discipling the next generation? The church has largely tried to disciple the next generation via modern ideals of youth group fun. Now task forces like at the NAMB are recommended we encourage Bible reading. Bible reading. We can't disagree.

Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2021/03/29/church-membership-fallen-below-majority/

Barna Research

https://www.barna.com/research/resilient-disciples/

LifeWay Research

https://research.lifeway.com/2019/01/15/most-teenagers-drop-out-of-church-as-young-adults/

The recently released film "Turning Red" has brought the question of media in the home to the forefront once again. What do we watch in our homes? How important is this in family discipleship?

In episode we discuss the benefits of preaching through books of the Bible and the downsides of the "sermon-series" approach to preaching.

This episode was recorded on the first day of the Russian invasion into Ukraine. These events bring up questions about the place of nations today and the history the Bible foresees. In particular, it draws to several images and symbols in the Bible. How do we understand nations of the earth and the symbols in Revelations? How should Christians think about themselves in light of the images we have about the end of world when Christ returns?

In this episode we consider what presence actually is and whether or not virtual reality solves the problems of "online church." For reference, the announcement video from Meta is discussed throughout the podcast. You can find that video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uvufun6xer8

Christ is the uniting factor for God's plan in all time in heaven and on earth. "In Christ" is the dominating theme in the book of Ephesians and a dominating theme for the Christian life. Everything the Christian has he has in Christ. We have not thought of Christ enough and we cannot overestimate the centrality of Christ to the Christian's life.

On the front end we discuss the Simeon Trust Workshop and its helpfulness. Find out more here: https://simeontrust.org

In this episode we discuss a corporate view of the great commission. Jesus' entire body was commissioned to make disciples, and that includes more than merely evangelizing the lost.