The Old Roads Podcast

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O'Kelley shows how the Darwinian account of biological evolution affects our understanding of God and humanity. Can Christian teaching be synthesized with Darwinian evolution, or is the attempt to do so misguided and unbiblical?

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O'Kelley addresses questions pertaining to Adam and Eve. Were they real historical figures, or merely literary symbols? If they did really exist, were they created by the special action of God, or did they evolve from lower forms of life? Can all human beings trace their ancestry back to this single pair of human beings, or should we allow for pre-Adamite ancestors as well? We must let the clear teachings of Scripture guide us on each of these questions.

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O'Kelley examines the worldview assumptions that make the task of science possible and plausible. Far from showing a contradiction between Christianity and science, the deeper worldview assumptions of a true scientific method reveal a dependence on Christian presuppositions. Although many naturalistic scientists posit a conflict between science and Christianity today, the truth is precisely the opposite.

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O'Kelley answers questions from listeners on whether or not God created the best of all possible worlds, the nature of Scripture as God's word, and how and why different denominations/churches are governed in different ways.

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O'Kelley welcomes guest (and producer) Jeremy Rasnic for a conversation on how a believer can learn how he has been gifted by the Lord to serve and then deploy his gift(s) faithfully for the building up of the church.

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O'Kelley addresses the issue of the gift of prophecy, a major source of contention between cessationists (those who believer some spiritual gifts have ceased) and continuationists (those who affirm the continuation of all spiritual gifts to the present day). When the issue is rightly understood, it turns out that thoughtful cessationists and thoughtful continuationists need not be radically different from each other in practice as they seek to love fellow believers and build them up.

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O'Kelley addresses the question of spiritual gifts. What are they? What is their purpose? How are they to be discovered and used in the church? Looking at key New Testament passages on the subject provides clear direction on these and related questions.

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O'Kelley answers questions from listeners on whether or not it is ever permissible to lie, whether or not divorced men can be pastors, and how we should think about the practice of seeking to communicate with the dead.

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O'Kelley addresses the upcoming meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in June, at which a motion clarifying the convention's stance on female pastors will be up for consideration. Should the Southern Baptist Convention tighten its policy on this question, and what are the possible long-term ramifications of doing so or not doing so, not only for Southern Baptists but also for evangelicalism as a whole?

In this episode of the Old Roads Podcast, Dr. Aaron O'Kelley addresses the question of whether women can hold the office of pastor in a church or exercise the functions of a pastor. What are the key biblical texts that address this question, and why would God restrict the office of pastor to qualified men only? These questions have far-reaching implications for the teaching and practice of a local church or denomination.