Theology in the Raw

By Preston Sprinkle

Religion & Spirituality Christianity

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Each weekday Preston Sprinkle does his best to take a fresh look at What the Bible REALLY Says. Putting down his own opinions and traditions, Preston tries to address each issue by looking at what scripture truly has to say about each topic. You can join Preston live each weekday at 2:15pm at 94.1 The Voice.

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#724 - Understanding the LG...

10.19.2020

Bill Henson is the founder and president of Lead Them Home, creator of Posture Shift, and author of Guiding Families of LGBT+ Loved Ones. Bill trains national, regional and local ministry teams across America to extend Christ to LGBT+ persons ...

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10.19.2020 #724 - Understanding the LGBTQ+ Community: Bill Henson Bill Henson is the founder and president of Lead Them Home, creator of Posture Shift, and author of Guiding Families of LGBT+ Loved Ones. Bill trains national, regional and local ministry teams across America to extend Christ to LGBT+ persons ...
10.12.2020 #723 - Trans* and Christian: Lesli Hudson-Reynolds Lesli has been a great friend and mentor over the years. We talk about all things trans*, gender, church, Jesus, pronouns, and all that fun stuff. Lesli is the Gender Identity Ministry Director for Posture Shift and a contributor to ...
10.05.2020 #722 - Purity Culture, Sexuality, and Why Christianity Is True: Dr. Sean McDowell Sean and I talk about his new book "Chasing Love" which is due to come out in Dec 2020. We focus largely on the contents of this book but we also dive deep into the so-called purity movement and clear ...
09.28.2020 #721 - Deconstruction, Progressive Christianity, and Our Cultural Moment: Dr. A.J. Swoboda A.J. Swoboda a brilliant thinker, a relational pastor, and possesses an uncanny ability to think critically about the intersection of faith and culture. In this conversation, we talk about a lot of things related to his own journey of deconstruction ...
09.21.2020 #720 - Critical Theory and Race Relations in America My buddy Ed joins me on the show to talk about Critical Theory and race relations in America. Ed has a Ph.D. in American Cultural Studies from Bowling Green University and basically spent most of his doctoral work interacting with ...
09.14.2020 #719 - An Expert's View on Covid-19, Masks, and Vaccines John is back for the 3rd time to give us an update on where we're at with all things Covid-19. Wearing masks, the future vaccine, what should churches do, where will this whole thing end up?
09.10.2020 #718 - Is the Bible Reliable? Evidence from Its Message Whenever people consider the reliability of the Bible, they usually look to historical or archaeological evidence. And indeed, I covered that in the previous video. But in this final video of our 3 part series on the reliability of the ...
09.07.2020 #717 - Is the Bible Reliable? Evidence from History and Archaeology Does archaeology prove or disprove the Bible? What about ancient historical records? Do they correlate or conflict with the biblical account? Is the Bible historically accurate or inaccurate? In this talk, I discuss the reliability of the Bible in light ...
09.03.2020 #716 - Where Did the Bible Come From? The Bible didn't just fall from heaven. There was actually a rather complex and sometimes messy journey from writing the biblical books to putting the "Bible" into your hands. In this episode, I discuss the so-called Canonization of the Old ...
08.31.2020 #715 - Same-Sex Attraction, Deconstruction, and the Problem of Evil: Tony Scarcello Tony is attracted to other guys and is married to a woman. How does that work? We talk a lot about this in our conversation. Their marriage is actually one of the most vibrant and healthiest marriages I've ever seen. ...
08.27.2020 #714 - Does the Old Testament Dehumanize Women? Dr. Sandy Richter Dr. Sandy Richter is LEGIT!! In this fascinating conversation, Sandy helps us understand the alleged "marry your rapist" law in Deuteronomy 22:28, which has been mistranslated as you'll see. She also walks us through the "marry your conquered enemy's wife" ...
08.24.2020 #713 - Reading the Bible While Black: Dr. Esau McCaulley The Rev. Canon #EsauMcCaulley, PhD is a New Testament scholar and an Anglican Priest. He completed his doctoral studies at the University of St Andrews where he studied under the direction of N.T. Wright. His research and writing focus on ...
08.20.2020 #712 - The Bible and Science, Friend or Foes? Dr. John Walton I asked THE Dr. John H. Walton to come on my YouTube channel and talk about the Bible and science, and I can't believe he say "yes!" This dude is LEGIT! I mean, this scholar is very qualified to speak ...
08.17.2020 #711 - God and Guns in America: Dr. Michael Austin Mike Austin is the author of the book "God and Guns in America" Mike navigates this super touchy subject with grace and wisdom, not coming down hard on either extreme: "Take away all the guns!" or "More guns = less ...
08.13.2020 #710 - Transgender and the Gospel: Heather Skriba Heather Skriba has experienced #genderdysphoria most of her life and transitioned from female to male a few years ago. But after encountering Jesus, she heard God telling her that she was "daddy's girl" and that God desired her to live ...
08.10.2020 #709 - Demons, Giants, and Other Gods in the Bible: Dr. Michael Heiser Dr. Michael Heiser is a biblical scholar with a Ph.D. in Semitic Studies, and he's the author of many scholarly books related to the spiritual realm, including the best-selling book The Unseen Realm. In this challenging conversation, we talk about ...
08.06.2020 #708 - Is Adam a Historical Figure? Dr. Tremper Longman The Bible seems to say that God created on man, Adam, and the rest of humanity sprang from his loins. (Creepy image, I know.) But the science suggests otherwise. In this conversation, Old Testament scholar Dr. Tremper Longman helps us ...
08.03.2020 #707 - How Old Is the Earth? Dr. Tremper Longman Tremper is one of the top evangelical Old Testament scholars alive today, and he's an evolutionary creationist. In this conversation, Tremper explains why he believes that the science clearly shows that the universe and the earth are old and that ...
07.30.2020 #706 - What Does the Term ‘Gay Christian’ Actually Mean? Dr. Greg Coles GregColes is back! Actually, he never left. We just split our conversation into two parts. In our first conversation, Greg shared about his coming out story and what advice he'd give to parents with gay kids, and to gay Christians ...
07.27.2020 #705 - Gay, Christian, and Coming Out: Dr. Greg Coles My good friend Dr. Greg Coles hangs out with me in my basement and we talk about faith, sexuality, and what it was like to comeout as gay. Greg gives some fantastic advice to Christian parents with gay kids and ...
07.23.2020 #704 - Should Christians Wear Masks and Attend Large Gatherings? Evan Wickham Evan Wickham is a pastor, church planter, song writer, and worship leader. He's the pastor of Park Hill church in San Diego and has been wrestling with how to handle CA governor Gavin Newsom's order against indoor church gatherings. Should ...
07.20.2020 #703 - Is God Anti-Gay? Sam Allberry My friend #SamAllberry joins me to talk about the perennial question: "Is God Anti-Gay?" Many people think he is, that the Christian God has it out for gay people. But, as someone who experiences #samesexattraction and who also loves the ...
07.16.2020 #702 - Race, Repent, and Repair: With Tyler Burns Tyler Burns is the vice-president of The Witness, which is a black Christian collective that engages issues of religion, race, justice, and culture from a biblical perspective. Tyler is also the co-host of "Pass the Mic" podcast. In this extra ...
07.13.2020 #701 - Black Lives Matter and the Gospel: With Lisa Fields Lisa Fields is the founder and director of the #Jude3Project, which helps the Christian community know what they believe and why they believe it, with a strong emphasis in equipping those of African descent in the United States and abroad. ...
07.09.2020 #700 - The Trinity, the Book of Hebrews, and Women in Evangelical Education: Dr. Madison Pierce Madison Pierce is a New Testament scholar and professor at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. She did her Ph.D. on the book of Hebrews under Francis Watson at Durham University. In this conversation, we talk about various things related to her ...
07.06.2020 Is it Okay to Hug a Woman in a Post-#MeToo World? Lore Ferguson Wilbert Lore (pronounced Lor-ee) Ferguson Wilbert just released her provocative book Handle With Care: How Jesus Redeems the Power of Touch in Life and Ministry. And it addresses lots of questions that are on peoples’ minds these days—especially men. Can I ...
06.29.2020 #798 - From a Gay Designer in Hollywood to a Radical Follower of Christ: Becket Cook Becket’s story is absolutely incredible. He has one of those stories you hear from a distance and think, “this can’t be true.” But it is. Jesus is real and he is that powerful. Becket has an amazing story and he ...
06.22.2020 # 797 - The Future of Christian Education: Spencer MacCuish Spencer is a longtime friend, former boss, and the president of Eternity Bible College. We first met way back in Seminary nearly 20 years ago and have been friends ever since. Spencer is known for his towering height, shiny head, ...
06.15.2020 #796 - I Finally Discovered My Enneagram Number! A Convo with Enneagram Guru Jeff Cook I've tried taking several Enneagram tests but I can never finish them. I hate the binary answers they give: When you walk into a room, do you want to dominate everyone or hide in the corner?" Ugh! What if it's ...
06.08.2020 #795 - A Christian Response to the Death of George Floyd: A Conversation with Justin Giboney The death of George Floyd has sparked many questions related to race relations, systemic racism, the use and abuse of force and power among the police force, faith and politics, partisanship, and many other questions. To help us think through ...
06.01.2020 #794 - What If Church Centered on the Table Not the Stage? Chris Wienand Chris Wienand is like the master Yoda of church planting. From planting churches in South Africa to Los Angeles, to mentoring dozens of leaders around the globe, Chris has gained much wisdom about church and the gospel over the years. ...
05.25.2020 #793 - Covid-19 and the Politicalization of a Pandemic: Another Conversation with John C. Bivona Due to the incredible response I got from John’s first appearance on Theology in the Raw (Ep. 788), I had to have him back on! John is an infectious disease expert at the University of Chicago and he gives us ...
05.18.2020 #792 - On Being a Woman Pastor-Theologian: A Conversation with Dr. Sharon Hodde Miller Sharon is a passionate follower of Christ who’s got a sharp mind and humble heart. Preston and Sharon talk about lots of things related to being a woman in pastoral and theological ministry.
05.11.2020 #791 - What’s Wrong with Calling it the “Chinese Virus,” and Other Controversial Topics: Eugene Cho Oh boy, are you in for a good one! Preston and Eugene talk about politics, so-called “Chinese viruses,” multiethnic churches, and much more in this controversy-laden podcast. We also talk about Eugene’s latest book Thou Shalt Not Be a Jerk, ...
05.04.2020 #790 - White Evangelicalism, Anti-Trumpism, Dialoging across the Divide, and Mitch Claiborne (you'll see). In this long overdue Q & A podcast, Preston works through a fistful of scintillating questions sent in from his followers: Why he's not a fan of the documentary hypothesis, is his podcast anti-Trump, how to dialogue with people you ...
04.27.2020 #789 - Church in a Post-Covid-19 World: Hugh Halter Of all of Preston's favorite church planters, Hugh is definitely at the top of his list. In this podcast, Preston and Hugh talk about simplifying church in a post-Covid-19 world and exploring other ways of integrating discipleship into the marketplace, ...
04.20.2020 #788 - The Truth about Covid-19: John C. Bivona In this podcast, John C. Bivona shares a wealth of information about the truth about Covid-19. John is a Senior Biosafety Officer for The University of Chicago – Howard T. Ricketts Laboratory, a Regional Biocontainment Laboratory, as well as a ...
04.13.2020 #787 - Sex, Female Sexuality, and 50 Shades of Grey: Dr. Juli Slattery Juli Slattery is an expert in all things related to sex, sexuality, purity culture, female sexuality, true intimacy, and sexual discipleship--a super helpful term she unpacks in this thought provoking episode. Preston and Juli talk about a lot of things ...
04.06.2020 #786 - Pride Parades, Vaccines, Corporal Punishment, and More Preston is working through a stack of questions in this Q & A podcast. Would he ever participate in a pride parade? How should gay/SSA Christians build healthy relationships with people of the same sex? What are his thoughts on ...
03.30.2020 #785 - Rethinking Church: A Conversation with Dr. John Whittaker Preston sits down with his good friend and fellow Boise resident John Whittaker to talk about all things related to the church. Church structure, the role of the Sunday gathering, how preaching needs to change, the heightened need for discipleship, ...
03.23.2020 #784 - Still a Christian: A Conversation with Justin Brierley Justin Brierley is the host of the very popular radio show (and podcast) Unbelievable. He’s interviewed many scholars, theologians, apologists, and atheists. He’s also hosted many debates between Christians and non-Christians--and he’s still a Christian. In this show, Preston and ...
03.16.2020 #783 - Trinitarianism Versus Unitarianism? A Conversation with Chris Date and Sam Adams In this different sort of podcast, Preston moderates a discussion between Chris Date (Trinitarian) and Sam Adams (Unitarian) about whether God is three in one or just one. Sam argues that there’s one God and Jesus and the Spirit are ...
03.12.2020 Old Testament in the Raw Week 6: Genesis 12-22 This week in OT in the Raw, Preston discusses the Abrahamic Covenant and how it relates to the gospel, Abraham’s fragile faith, the weird covenant ceremony of Genesis 15, and the startling incident of Genesis 22--“go kill your son.
03.09.2020 #782 - Gay Christian, Celibacy, and the Lord's Prayer: Dr. Wesley Hill Preston sits down with one of his "mentors from a distance"--the one and only, Wes Hill. Wes is a celibate gay Christian (or a Christian who happens to be attracted to the same sex and not the opposite sex) and ...
03.05.2020 Old Testament in the Raw Week 5: Genesis 6-9 This week, we dive into the flood of Genesis 6-9, God’s covenant with Noah, the shady stuff that went on with Noah and his son Ham, and God’s promised seed of redemption named Abram.
03.02.2020 #781 - People of Color and Women in Evangelicalism: Nijay Gupta Preston reconnects with an old friend from his Ph.D. days in the U.K. Nijay has quickly become a leading N.T. scholar and, as a person of color, is alert to the white-dominated culture of American evangelicalism, especially in the academy. ...
02.27.2020 Old Testament in the Raw Week 4: Genesis 3:15 This week in OT in the Raw, we continue looking at the fall in Genesis 3, God’s promise of redemption in 3:15, how this promise works itself out through genealogical lines, the story of Cain and Able, and other figures ...
02.24.2020 #780 - Born Again This Way: Rachel Gilson Rachel has a fascinating story and a witty pen. She's the director of theological development for the northeast for CRU and is the author of the forthcoming book "Born Again This Way." She's attracted to women, married to a man, ...
02.17.2020 #779 - Is Technology Enslaving Us? Jay Kim Preston talks with his friend Jay Kim, who’s a pastor at Vintage Church in Santa Cruz, CA, and the author of the forthcoming book Analogy Church. Jay has been rethinking how we go about using technology in church and how ...
02.10.2020 #778 - Annihilation View of Hell: Q & A Questions Covered in Today’s show: -Why has most church fathers and theologians held to eternal conscious torment? -What about the parable in Luke 16 where the rich man was suffering “in torment”? -What about Revelation 20:10-15, where it explicitly says ...

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