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February 15, 2024 S2 Ep1153: The Truth of Fiction and the Limits of My World: Dr. Greg Coles
Gregory Coles is the author of Single, Gay, Christian, No Longer Strangers, and the recently released dystopian-ish novel, The Limits of My World. He holds a PhD in English from Penn State and lives in Boise, Idaho, where he works as a writer and speaker. Greg is a Senior Research Fellow at The Center for Faith, Sexuality & Gender.

In this podcast conversation, we talk about his book The Limits of My World, which includes themes around the philosophy of language, anthropology, gender, and the nature of reality. This leads to a broader conversation around fiction vs. nonfiction literature (including the Bible), the role of genre for determining meaning, and the possibility that fiction helps us see the truth more than non-fiction.

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59 min
February 12, 2024 S2 Ep1152: Terrorism, ISIS, and Understanding the Israel-Hamas War: Dr. Austin Knuppe
Dr. Austin Knuppe has a Ph.D. in political science from The Ohio State University and currently serves asan assistant professor of political science at Utah State University. Prior to Utah State, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth College. His research interests include civilian survival during wartime, Middle East politics, and the role of religion in international politics. His first book, Surviving the Islamic State: Contention, Cooperation, and Neutrality in Wartime Iraq explores how ordinary Iraqis survived Islamic State control of their communities between 2014 and 2018.

In this conversation, we begin talking about understanding terrorism and politics in the Middle-East, the rise of ISIS in particular, U.S. intervention in Middle-Eastern affairs, and then we spend the bulk of our time understanding the history and current events surrounding the Israel-Palestine conflict, including the current war between Israel and Hamas.

Here are some links to sources mentioned during our conversation:

South Africa’s 84 page report indicting Israel of genocide:
https://d3i6fh83elv35t.cloudfront.net/static/2024/01/192-20231228-app-01-00-en.pdfn

Quotes from Israeli leaders that reflect genocidal rhetoric:
https://normanfinkelstein.substack.com/p/fighting-amalek-in-gaza-what-israelis

Evidence of Israel indiscriminate bombing of (and targeting) civilians and civilian structures:
https://www.972mag.com/mass-assassination-factory-israel-calculated-bombing-gaza/ And
https://euromedmonitor.org/en/article/6058/Euro-Med-Monitor-sends-UN-rapporteurs,-
ICC-Prosecutor-primary-report-documenting-dozens-of-field-execution-cases-in-Gaza

Evidence that the IDF killed (and was directed to kill) at least some Israelis:
https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/asa-winstanley/israeli-hq-ordered-troops-shoot-israeli-
captives-7-october And https://electronicintifada.net/content/evidence-israel-killed-its-own-
citizens-7-october/41156

Evidence that the Netanyahu and his administration supported or helped create, on some level,
Hamas:
https://theintercept.com/2018/02/19/hamas-israel-palestine-conflict/ And
https://www.upi.com/Archives/2001/02/24/Israel-gave-major-to-aid-to-
Hamas/6023982990800/ And https://original.antiwar.com/scott/2023/10/27/netanyahus-
support-for-hamas-backfired-2/

Some books mentioned at the end of the podcast:

Khalidi, The 100 Years War on Palestine
https://www.amazon.com/Hundred-Years-War-
Palestine-Colonialism/dp/1250787653

Pappe, The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine
https://www.amazon.com/Ethnic-Cleansing-Palestine-
Ilan-Pappe/dp/1851685553

Morris, Righteous Victims
https://www.amazon.com/Righteous-Victims-Zionist-Arab-Conflict-
1881-2001/dp/0679744754/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2LLCMUSIM520Y&keywords=benny+morris&qid=17067
40859&s=books&sprefix=benny+morri%2Cstripbooks%2C182&sr=1-2

See also the 6-part (30 hour) series “Fear and Loathing” and “War all the time” at the martyrmade podcast with Darryl Cooper.

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1 hr 29 min
February 08, 2024 S2 Ep1151: Same-Sex Attraction, Female Sexuality, and Parenting LGBTQ Kids: Ellen Radcliff
Ellen Radcliff, a therapist and the author of the forthcoming book: Love Covers Over: A Guide for Christian Parents Raising Kids in an LGBTQ+ World. Ellen channels her love for God, her clinical expertise, and her experience as a former lesbian to walk alongside individuals, couples, and families as they navigate the nuances of sex, sexuality, and gender in our modern world, while remaining rooted in their faith.

In this conversation, we talk about her journey in faith and sexuality, the fluidity of female sexuality, and about healthy ways to parent LGBTQ kids. Learn more about Ellen's ministries: Strength in Weakness Ministries, Home from Home Podcast, and Heart Set Above.

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1 hr 15 min
February 05, 2024 S2 Ep1150: Sex, Violence, Profanity, and the Death of Christian Art: Josh Porter
Joshua S. Porter is pastor of teaching and creative vision at Van City Church in Vancouver, Washington. He is also a former member of the experimental art-punk band, Showbread, and the author of the novel Punk Rock Vs. the Lizard People. His most recent book is With All Its Teeth: Sex, Violence, Profanity, and the Death of Christian Art, which examines a biblical theology of art.

Find out more and connect with Joshua at joshuasporter.com.

In this podcast conversation, we talk a lot about how Christians should think through offensive themes in movies and music. We discuss the genre of horror and why it's intrinsically spiritual. We talk about Christian themes in secular movies and music, the meaning of "Christian" music and film, whether sex and nudity in films should also be rejected, the theme of nudity in historic Christian art, and some problems with contemporary "Christian" worship music.

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1 hr 26 min
February 01, 2024 S2 Ep1149: The Leadership Crisis in the Church: Dr. J.R. Woodward
JR Woodward, PhD (University of Manchester, UK) is a catalyst, author, and teacher. He is the national director of the V3 church planting movement. See jrwoodward.com. He's also the author of The Scandal of Leadership, which forms the backdrop of our conversation.

We discuss the need for polycentric leadership, the problems with hierarchical leadership, the temptation for church leaders to build their own kingdoms, why it seems like so many leaders are failing (or are they?), and how to make sure our churches are more focused on the kingdom of God than sustaining and building their own brand.

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1 hr 13 min
January 31, 2024 S2: Patreon Q&A Preview: January 2024
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:

0:00 Introduction
2:02 My wife has recently become affirming and I am not. I'm concerned about how she reads the Bible and what to do?
11:30 How important is it that you and your wife Chris are in step in your theology?
16:08 How would you counsel a youth pastor to incorporate LGBT kids into a youth group setting?
22:13 Would you ever do a podcast again like you did with Jared?
25:08. Christians don't have to follow OT Law. Why are the Ten Commandments different?
32:25. All scripture is inspired by God. How do we know the NT writers considered their writings to be scripture?
39:52. Hebrews 4:15--does this mean Jesus experienced every kind of specific temptation or is it referring to general human temptation?
41:10. Why does John include Jesus' ""I AM"" statements and the synoptics do not?
43:42. Any updates on taking the EXILES conference to different cities?
43:59. What are some disarming ""in-love"" questions that can get friends who disagree with pronoun hospitality to stop and think and not just give knee-jerk reactions?
53:44. How do we reconcile the story of Jonah with the historical evidence that the Assyrians ever repented of their atrocities?
59:01. What does Jesus mean when he says, ""The eye is the lamp of the body."" If the light within you is darkness, how deep is that darkness?
1:02:57. Rapid Fire!"

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28 min
January 29, 2024 S2 Ep1148: Jesus, the Flesh, and the War of Wants: Dr. A.J. Swoboda
Dr. A.J. Swoboda (Ph.D., Birmingham) is an associate professor of Bible and Theology at Bushnell University and lead mentor for the Doctor of Ministry Program on Spiritual Formation and Soul Care at Friends University. He is the author of many books, including The Gift of Thorns (Zondervan), After Doubt (Brazos), and the award-winning Subversive Sabbath (Brazos). He lives and works on an urban farm with his wife and son in Eugene, Oregon.

In this podcast conversation, we talk about the content of his forthcoming book The Gift of Thorns. We discuss the nature of desire, how our desires play into discipleship, how saying "no" to our wants actually increases our joy, the therapeutic benefit of communal confession of sin, the pleasure of self-denial, why we need more slow thinking/writing on tough topics, and how we can become incapacitated over all the books and articles and "things" we feel like we need to know.

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1 hr 4 min
January 25, 2024 S2 Ep1147: What Does Christian Political Engagement Look Like? Dr. Daniel Hill
Dr. Daniel Lee Hill (Ph.D. Wheaton) is an assistant professor of Christian Theology at George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University. He, his wife, and his young son live in Waco, TX with a jar of sourdough starter and a persistent jug of kombucha scoby.

In this conversation, Daniel and I wrestle with a Hauerwasian approach to political theology, and while we find ourselves in much agreement, we try to play Devil's advocate with ourselves and wrestle with some of the challenges to this position.

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1 hr 3 min
January 22, 2024 S2 Ep1146: Biblical Languages, Linguistics, and Husbands being the "Head" of their Wives (Eph 5:23): Dr. Kevin Grasso
Dr. Kevin Grasso (Ph.D. Hebrew University) lives in the Atlanta area and is the founder of Biblingo: an innovative and effective way to actually learn biblical Greek and Hebrew. Dr. Grasso is a biblical scholar, author, linguist, and a husband and father of 4. In the academic space, he applies theoretical linguistics to exegetical problems, such as the pistis Christou phrase and the interpretation of the Shema, and he tries to figure out what Paul said, especially about the messiah, law, faith, and justification.

For Biblingo, he primarily writes content (he is currently working on Greek and Hebrew textbooks to be paired with the app) in addition to doing all the things that entrepreneurs do to run a business. The first half of our podcast conversation focuses on learning biblical languages and the second half focuses on the meaning of kephale ("head") in Eph 5:23, where Paul says that husbands are "head" of their wives.

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1 hr 21 min
January 18, 2024 S2 Ep1145: How to Be an Inclusive and Biblical Church with LGBTQ/SSA People: Evan Wickham
Evan Wickham is a worship leader, songwriter, speaker, and lead pastor of Park Hill Church in San Diego, CA, which he co-founded in 2017 with Sandy, his wife of 23 years (and their five kids).

In addition to helping people encounter Jesus through teaching and meaningful, rooted worship experiences, he has released four albums of worship songs, several of which are sung across the world. He holds an MDiv from Western Seminary and helped launch Searock Sessions, a cohort and growing community for hundreds of leaders seeking renewal in the Western church.

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1 hr 4 min

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