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12.07.2023

Dr. Beth Felker Jones holds the PhD from Duke University and teaches theology at Northern Seminary in Chicagoland, where she lives with her family. She is the author of many books and writes regularly at Church Blogmatics at bethfelkerjones.substack.com. In ...

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12.07.2023 S2 Ep1135: Resurrection and a Christian Theology of the Body: Dr. Beth Felker Jones Dr. Beth Felker Jones holds the PhD from Duke University and teaches theology at Northern Seminary in Chicagoland, where she lives with her family. She is the author of many books and writes regularly at Church Blogmatics at bethfelkerjones.substack.com. In ...
12.04.2023 S2 Ep1134: 700 Million People Live Without Basic Access to Clean and Safe Drinking Water! Scott Harrison After a decade of indulging his darkest vices as a nightclub promoter, Scott declared spiritual, moral, and emotional bankruptcy. He spent two years on a hospital ship off the coast of Liberia, saw the effects of dirty water firsthand, and ...
11.30.2023 S2 Ep1133: Politics, the Bible, Christian Nationalism, and Hauerwas vs. O'Donovan: Kaitlyn Schiess Kaitlyn is a writer, author, and a doctoral student at Duke Divinity School studying political theology, ethics, and biblical interpretation. She graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary in 2021 with a ThM in systematic theology and is the author of two ...
11.29.2023 S2: BONUS Q&A November 2023 Welcome to a sneak peek of the Bonus Q&A; episode, part of the Theology in the Raw premium subscription. In the full episode, we discuss: 00:00 Introduction: 0:35. What pushback did you get on your Israel/Palestine interviews? 9:21 CS Lewis ...
11.27.2023 S2 Ep1132: Responding to Claims about Being a “Heretical Liar” Jared is a pastor in Tennessee. On November 13th, Jared posted this comment on X: According to Dr. Rosaria Butterfield, What Christian ministries are heretical liars? "Revoice, Preston Sprinkle's Exiles in Babylon Conference sponsored by his heretical Center for Faith, ...
11.23.2023 S2 Ep1131: How is the Eastern Orthodox Church Different from Evangelical Protestantism? Dr. Eve Tibbs Dr. Eve (Paraskevè) Tibbs is an Affiliate Professor of Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary, where she teaches Historical Theology, Systematic Theology, and Eastern Orthodox Theology. Her research and teaching interests include: the Holy Trinity and Personhood, Ecclesiology, Early Church History ...
11.20.2023 S2 Ep1130: A Christian Perspective on Dating: Kait and J.J. Tomlin Kait and J.J. are passionate about helping Christians navigate the dating world. Kait is a best-selling author, speaker, popular relationship coach, and the founder of Heart of Dating. She helps thousands of men and women on their journeys through the ...
11.16.2023 S2 Ep1129: Why the Evangelical Church Needs Global Theology: Dr. Stephen Pardue Stephen T. Pardue (PhD, Wheaton College) directs the ThM/PhD in Theological Studies and Church History at the Asia Graduate School of Theology and teaches theology at the International Graduate School of Leadership in Manila, Philippines. He is the author of ...
11.13.2023 S2 Ep1128: A Deep-Dive into the Book of Romans: Dr. N.T. Wright N.T. Wright has held a variety of both academic and chaplaincy posts at Oxford, Cambridge, and McGill University, Montreal. He was Canon of Westminster in 2000, before serving as Bishop of Durham between 2003-2010. He is currently Research Professor Emeritus ...
11.09.2023 S2 Ep1127: A Zionist Jewish Rabbi's Perspective on the War in Israel-Palestine: Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger Hanan Schlesinger is an Orthodox rabbi and teacher, and a passionate Zionist settler who has been profoundly transformed by his encounters with Palestinians and the Palestinian People beginning in late 2013. Originally hailing from New York, Rav Hanan immigrated to ...
11.06.2023 S2 Ep1126: Do Christians Have a Theological Obligation to Support the Modern State of Israel? Dr. Gary Burge Dr. Burge received his Ph.D. in New Testament from Aberdeen University (Scotland) and has taught at King College (Tennessee), Northpark University (Illinois), Wheaton College (Illinois), and Calvain Theological Seminary (Michigan). He's the author of many books including two on the ...
11.02.2023 S2 Ep1125: An Israeli Christian's Perspective on the War in Israel-Palestine: Lisa Loden Lisa Loden immigrated to Israel in 1974, and with her husband, founded Beit Asaph Messianic congregation in Netanya. Lisa was the director of the Caspari Center for Biblical and Jewish Studies in Jerusalem from 2002–2007, and served on the faculty ...
10.30.2023 S2 Ep1124: Talking Back to Purity Culture: Rachel Joy Welcher Rachel Joy Welcher is a poet and author living in South Dakota with her husband, Pastor Evan Welcher, and their longed for daughter, Hildegaard. Rachel works as an editor at Fathom Magazine and Lexham Press and received her Master of ...
10.26.2023 S2 Ep1123: Is God Real? Lee Strobel Lee Strobel is a former atheist and investigative journalist, who came to faith by trying to disprove the faith, which is documented in his well-known book A Case for Christ. In his most recent book, Is God Real? Lee looks ...
10.25.2023 S2: Church and Israel, Same-sex weddings, Halloween, Authority of Scripture, Justified lies, and other questions Welcome to a sneak peek of the Bonus Q&A; episode, part of the Theology in the Raw premium subscription. In the full episode, we discuss: 00:00 Introduction 00:35 What is the relationship between the church and Israel? Has the church ...
10.23.2023 S2 Ep1122: A Palestinian Christian's Perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian War: Daniel Bannoura Daniel was born in Jerusalem and grew up in a Christian family from the little town of Bethlehem in Palestine. He holds a BS from University of Florida, an MA from London School of Theology, another MA from University of ...
10.19.2023 S2 Ep1121: How the Old Testament Humanizes Women: Dr. Katie McCoy Dr. Katie McCoy serves as Director of Women’s Ministry at The Southern Baptist Convention, Texas. She holds a PhD in systematic theology and her research focuses on Old Testament laws about women and justice for the vulnerable. Her most recent ...
10.16.2023 S2 Ep1120: Army Officer Turned Conscientious Objector: Spencer Goldstein Spencer is the former director of development for the Center on Conscience & War. He has recently separated from the Army on reasons of conscience due to his Christian faith. He is a graduate from West Point, has his masters ...
10.12.2023 S2 Ep1119: The (Im)morality of Birth Control and Potential Problems with Adoption: Dr. Matthew Lee Anderson Matthew Lee Anderson is an Assistant Research Professor of Ethics and Theology at Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion and the Associate Director of Baylor in Washington. He is an Associate Fellow at the McDonald Centre for Theology, Ethics, ...
10.09.2023 S2 Ep1118: Worry Free Parenting: Sissy Goff Sissy Goff, LPC-MHSP, has worked as the director of child and adolescent counseling at Daystar Counseling Ministries since 1993. Sissy Goff is the author of 13 books including her latest, The Worry-Free Parent. She co-hosts the popular Raising Boys and ...
10.06.2023 A Raw Response to Andy Stanley and the Unconditional Conference Andy Stanley is a pastor, speaker, author, and founder of North Point Ministries. He recently preached a sermon on how he and his church approaches the LGBTQ conversation, and specifically how they have walked with Christian parents with LGBTQ kids. ...
10.05.2023 S2 Ep1117: Paying Attention to the Literary Artistry of the Bible: Dr. Tim Mackie Tim holds a Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible and Jewish Studies from the University of Madison-Wisconsin and is the co-founder and content creator for The Bible Project. Tim is passionate about reading the Bbile for all its worth, which includes paying ...
10.02.2023 S2 Ep1116: How 1776 Created the Post-Christian West: Dr. Andrew Wilson Andrew is Teaching Pastor at King’s Church London, and has degrees in history and theology from Cambridge (MA) and King’s College London (PhD). He is a columnist for Christianity Today, and has written several award-winning books, most recently Remaking the ...
09.28.2023 S2 Ep1115: Is the Abortion Industry Systemically Racist? Treneé McGee In November 2019, Treneé won a seat as Councilwoman of the 7th District of West Haven City Council, becoming the youngest person to hold this position. She currently serves as a State Representative elected to represent the 116th District in ...
09.27.2023 Bonus Q & A (Patreon Special): Masturbation, Annihilation, Cussing, LGBTQ, and How to Share the Gospel Welcome to a sneak peek of the Bonus Q&A; episode, part of the Theology in the Raw premium subscription. In the full episode, we discuss: 00:00 Introduction 00:50 What is the best Biblical argument against masturbation? I've always heard it ...
09.25.2023 S2 Ep1114: Theology and Narrative in John's Gospel and the Meaning of Jesus' "Son of Man" Statements: Dr. Ben Reynolds Dr. Ben Reynolds has an MDiv and ThM from Gordon-Conwell Theological seminary and a Ph.D. in New Testament from Aberdeen University--which is where I met Ben. We both studied together under Simon Gathercole at Aberdeen and have been friends ever ...
09.21.2023 S2 Ep1113: Rethinking Church, Discipleship, and Why We Do the Things We Do: David Kinnaman David Kinnaman is the author of the bestselling books Faith For Exiles, Good Faith, You Lost Me and unChristian. He is CEO of Barna Group, a leading research and communications company that works with churches, nonprofits, and businesses ranging from ...
09.18.2023 S2 Ep1112: Understanding Deconstruction: Dr. Sean McDowell Sean McDowell (Ph.D.) is a professor at Biola University and Talbot School of Theology. He's also a speaker, YouTuber, and author of many books including his latest one co-authored with John Marriott, called: Set Adrift: How to Deconstruct What You ...
09.14.2023 S2 Ep1111: Women in Ministry, 1 Corinthians 11, Ephesians 5, and the Meaning of "Head" (kephale): Andrew Bartlett Andrew Bartlett is a lawyer, judge, and international arbitrator. He has a degree in theology from University of Gloucestershire. He has served in several churches as elder or churchwarden and is the author of book Men and Women in Christ: ...
09.11.2023 S2 Ep1110: The Role of Our Bodies in Worship: Dr. W. David O. Taylor Dr. W. David O. Taylor joined the Fuller faculty in 2014. Prior to his appointment at Fuller, Dr. Taylor served as a pastor for ten years in Austin, Texas. Born and raised in Guatemala City, he has lectured widely on ...
09.07.2023 S2 Ep1109: Understanding the Hebraic Thought World of the Bible and How the Old Testament Challenges Classism: Dr. Dru Johnson Dr. Dru Johnson (Ph.D. St. Andrews University) is visiting associate professor at Hope College in Holland, MI (was a professor at The King’s College in New York City), director of the Center for Hebraic Thought, editor at The Biblical Mind, ...
09.04.2023 S2 Ep1108: Parenting LGBTQ Kids: Bill Henson Bill Henson founded Posture Shift Ministries, Inc. in 2006. Posture Shift is a credentialed missional training curriculum on LGBT+ inclusion and care. Over 100,000 church, school and youth leaders have experienced Posture Shift across the globe. Bill is also the ...
08.31.2023 S2 Ep1107: Learning from the Race Conversations in 2020: Dr. Efrem Smith Pastor Efrem Smith is an internationally recognized leader who uses motivational speaking and preaching to equip people for a life of transformation. He consults on issues of multi-ethnicity, leadership, and community development. Efrem is the former president and CEO of ...
08.28.2023 S2 Ep1106: Addicted to Grace: Max Lucado Max Lucado is a pastor, speaker, and author of more than 40 books that have sold over 140 million copies. Most of all, Max is a humble Christian leader who's built his legacy on being addicted to grace. His latest ...
08.24.2023 S2 Ep1105: Purity Culture, Female Sexuality, Shame, Body Positivity, Lust, Modesty, and a Theology of Menopause: Dr. Carol Tanksley Dr. Carol Tanksley practiced medicine as an OB-Gyn physician and Reproductive Endocrinologist for over 29 years. While continuing to practice medicine, I also obtained an M.Div. (Master of Divinity), and then a D.Min. (Doctor of Ministry) from Oral Roberts University, ...
08.23.2023 S2: Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit, Rick Warren, Female Leaders in the Early Church, and much more: Q & A with Preston Sprinkle 00:00 Introduction 0:48 What’s the best definition you have for blasphemy of the Holy Spirit? 4:26 What was the Most compelling part of your interview with Rick Warren? 11:14 Are we certain as Rick Warren claimed that women Christians did ...
08.21.2023 S2 Ep1104: Leading a Church When People No Longer Trust Leaders: Léonce Crump Pastor Léonce B. Crump Jr. is an author, international speaker, and co-founder—along with his wife Breanna—of Renovation Church in Atlanta. Before committing his life to pastoral ministry, and civil rights activism, Léonce was a collegiate All American in wrestling, nearly ...
08.17.2023 S2 Ep1103: Sexual Ethics and Christ's Upside Down Kingdom: Dr. Branson Parler Dr. Branson Parler (Ph.D., Calvin Theological Seminary) is Director of Theological Education and Professor of Theology at The Foundryin Grand Rapids, Michigan and a pastor, author, and speaker. He teaches and writes on a wide variety of topics in theology, ...
08.14.2023 S2 Ep1102: A Raw Conversation with Katie McCoy, John Hammett, and Dr. Marc Cortez Dr. John Hammett is the John L. Dagg Senior Professor of Systematic Theology at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he has taught since 1995. Dr. Katie McCoy serves as director of Women’s Ministry at Texas Baptists (Baptist General Convention of ...
08.10.2023 S2 Ep1101: The Brain, the Body, and Dealing with Trauma: Dr. Lee Warren Dr. W. Lee Warren, M.D. is a brain surgeon, inventor, Iraq War veteran, and author of several books including his recently released Hope Is the First Dose: A Treatment Plan for Recovering from Trauma, Tragedy, and Other Massive Things. Dr. ...
08.07.2023 S2 Ep1100: Women Pastors and Saddleback Getting Kicked out of the SBC: Dr. Rick Warren Dr. Rick Warren is a pastor, author, speaker, and the executive director of "Finishing the Task"--a global network that exists to convene and to catalyze the global body of Christ towards the goal of ensuring that everyone, everywhere has access ...
08.03.2023 S2 Ep1099: Will AI Kill Us All or Help Us Write Better Sermons? Dr. Joshua K. Smith Josh smith is a pastor, author, and scholar who specializes in a theology of robotics and technology. He holds a Ph.D. in theology from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and is the autohr of three books including his most recent book: ...
07.31.2023 S2 Ep1098: Ruslan Interviews Preston about the LGBTQ Conversation This is an episode hosted and produced by the Ruslan's Bless God Podcast Original Aired Date: 7/16/23 Almost a decade into his career, San Diego-based rapper Ruslan is Christian hip hop’s jack of all trades. When he isn’t writing and ...
07.27.2023 S2 Ep1097: Why Secularism is Good for Christianity: Dr. Michael F Bird Dr. Michael Fn. Bird is deputy principal and Lecturer in Theology at Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia, and has authored more than 30 books. Mike is a world renown New Testament scholar and theologian, and he's recently engaged modern questions ...
07.26.2023 S2: BONUS Q&A: Patreon Special (July 2023) Patreon Monthly Q&A; Welcome to a sneak peek of the Bonus Q&A; episode, part of the Theology in the Raw premium subscription. In the full episode, we discuss: 00:00 Introduction 00:55 What are your thoughts on the SBC kicking out ...
07.24.2023 S2 Ep1096: Christianity, New Atheism, and the Rise of Public Intellectuals Exploring Christianity: Justin Brierley Justin Brierley is a freelance writer, speaker and broadcaster known for creating dialogues between Christians and non-Christians. Justin is passionate about conversations around faith, science, theology and culture. Through creative use of podcast, radio, print, video and social media, he ...
07.20.2023 S2 Ep1095: A Raw Conversation with Christian Rapper nobigdyl. nobigdyl. (born Dylan Philips) is an artist from Middle Tennesee and part of the "indie tribe" collective. Personally, he's one of my favorite musicians. Learn more about dyl from his website: https://www.dyllie.com/about In this conversation, we talk about the Christian ...
07.17.2023 S2 Ep1094: A Raw Conversation with the Master Yoda of the Faith and LGBTQ Conversation: Dr. Mark Yarhouse Dr. Mark A. Yarhouse, Psy.D., is a clinical psychologist who specializes in conflicts tied to religious identity and sexual and gender identity. He assists people who are navigating the complex relationship between their sexual or gender identity and Christian faith. ...
07.13.2023 S2 Ep1093: Does the Bible Support Same-Sex Marriage, Part 2: Preston Sprinkle Does the Bible Support Same Sex Marriage, part 2, continues our discussion from the last episode. In this episode, I address the top 5 arguements (that my Patreon suppporters voted on) agianst the traditional view of marriage, which include: 1) ...
07.10.2023 S2 Ep1092: Does the Bible Support Same-Sex Marriage, Part 1: Preston Sprinkle I recently wrote a book titled Does the Bible Support Same-Sex Marriage? 21 Conversations From a Historically Christian Perspective, which releases on Aug 1, 20223, but you can preorder on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Does-Bible-Support-Same-Sex-Marriage/dp/0830785671/ref=zg_bs_271630011_sccl_1/147-3145573-9069658?psc=1 In this first of a two part series, ...

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