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Theology Central episodes

  • A 1974 Warning
    In 1974, a preacher warned that Christians were already abandoning real Bible study in favor of shallow preaching and random reading. In this episode, we examine that sermon and discover how accurately it describes the state of the church today—and how little has changed in 50 years.
    1 hr 25 min
  • When A Church Dies
    Churches in America close every week, usually quietly and without much notice. In this episode, we look at what it actually means when a church comes to an end. Using a recently featured "sermon" that is really a congregational meeting about a church on the brink of closure — and reflecting on the recent end of my own church
    1 hr 27 min
  • Why Daniel 12:2 Comes So Late?
    Daniel 12:2 is the first—and last—clear Old Testament passage to explicitly teach resurrection and judgment after death. So why does such a crucial doctrine appear so late in Israel's Scriptures?
    56 min
  • Ruth 2:4-7: Workday
    Ruth 2 does not move with speeches or miracles—it moves with a workday. In this episode, we walk through Ruth 2:4–7 as Boaz arrives at his fields, notices a stranger, and asks a simple question that begins to shift the direction of the story. We watch how the narrator introduces Boaz, how Ruth is described by others before she ever speaks, and how nothing is resolved yet—only observed. This is not the moment of redemption. It is the quiet beginning of attention, recognition, and possibility, set in the middle of ordinary labor.
    1 hr 10 min
  • The Most Dangerous Sentence in a Sermon
    A single, harmless-sounding sentence can determine an entire theology before a sermon ever opens the Bible. In this episode, we examine how one unchallenged assumption about the world, God, and history quietly reshapes the gospel into something very different—and why our starting points matter more than we think.
    49 min
  • Is AI Gnosticism?
    AI is no longer "coming someday." It's here, and it's already reshaping how people learn, think, write, and even read the Bible. A recent Christianity Today article claims that AI represents a new form of "digital gnosticism" and that the church is therefore needed more than ever as the embodied alternative. But is that actually true?
    1 hr 21 min
  • Do We Still Need Hermeneutics?
    A listener asks for book recommendations on hermeneutics—and in the same email raises questions about continuationism, prophecy, and "hearing the voice of God." That combination exposes a serious problem: if God is still giving direct revelation, do we actually need interpretation at all?
    51 min

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Theology Central is a podcast dedicated to deep theological analysis, critical sermon reviews, and doctrinal clarity in an age of confusion. Each episode explores Scripture through a confessional, law…