Should churches be quick to adopt therapeutic approaches when caring for their members? Do therapeutic categories help or hinder good pastoral care? In this episode, we seek to answer these questions by discussing a recent article from Jake Meador at Mere Orthodoxy.

https://blogs.mereorthodoxy.com/jake/church-and-the-therapeutic-ctd/

This episode aired in December 2020.

Atonement and the Kingdom of God are two important themes in the bible that many theologians often disagree about. After reading 'The Crucified King' by Jeremy Treat, Coram Deo intern Travis Barrett helps summarize how these two themes come together in scripture and help deepen our understanding of the gospel.

Samuel James's recent review of Chuck DeGroat's book "When Narcissism Comes to Church" critiques DeGroat for replacing biblical categories with therapeutic ones. In this episode, we discuss the book review and the broader question of whether therapeutic language helps or hinders us in addressing sin.

What does it mean to be called to faith in Christ? That's what Herman Bavinck seeks to explain in chapter 20 of 'The Wonderful Works of God.' In this Third Wednesday Theology episode, we explore the work of salvation in a Christian's life.

Environmental care is an area of cultural concern that's often dominated by leftist & secular voices. What is a Christian's responsibility toward the environment? That's the question we ask in this episode. Using Jake Meador's chapter in the new book 'Protestant Social Teaching,' we discuss how good biblical theology leads us to be good stewards of God's creation.

With the US midterm elections less than a week away, we discuss some of the tensions Christians are facing. Are we to live quiet, peaceable lives? Or is political activism required? In this episode, we explore these questions & discuss how Christians should engage in political life.

With the global fertility rate continuing to decline, author & pastor Kevin DeYoung makes "the case for kids" in a recently published article for First Things. In this episode, we discuss DeYoung's article & its implications for Christians, churches, and society at large.

Article: https://www.firstthings.com/article/2022/11/the-case-for-kids

It's Third Wednesday Theology & we are in chapter 19 of 'The Wonderful Works of God' by Herman Bavinck. In this episode, we explore how the Holy Spirit's role in the life of a Christian is to bring us into fuller & deeper communion with the Father & the Son.

It was announced in August that Matt Chandler would take a leave of absence from his teaching responsibilities at The Village Church after exchanging “unwise” direct messages with a woman who was not his wife. In this episode, we discuss the response of The Village Church elders to this situation & why many Christians seem to display increased cynicism when issues like this come to light.

In a recent sermon, Bob briefly mentioned the split that occurred between fundamentalists & liberals in America in the 1920s. In this episode, we explore this moment in history & how it has shaped the American church today.