In episode 2 of season 2 we look at the larger design of the Old Testament (TaNaK) and how the books of Ezra-Nehemiah fit into that larger story. You can download the full set of PDF notes that accompany this season here. Want more? Read and subscribe to my Substack feed to get more theological reflections and exclusive content. My email is [email protected] and you can send me a voice memo at the link below.

If you had to summarize what the Old Testament was about in a single sentence what would you say? Before we can understand what Ezra-Nehemiah says we need to understand the larger story it is a part of. In episode one of season 2 we look at the single story of the Old Testament as told by Jesus, Paul, and two dead prophets.  Download the full set of notes in PDF format here.  Want more? Read and subscribe to my Substack feed to get more theological reflections and exclusive content. My email is [email protected] and you can send me a voice memo at the link below.

Stef, aka the wifey, aka the podmother, joins the show again and we reflect back on our first year living overseas. We talk share some of our struggles, stresses, victories, defeats, and some big news. If you want to find out more about what we do you can check out our IG: @thethomasfam5.

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Season 2 of the podcast will be a kind of podcast bible study where listeners will walk through Ezra-Nehemiah together in order that we may become better readers of Scripture. Additionally, I've written a small book/commentary on Ezra-Nehemiah that listeners will be able to download for free.  Want more? Read and subscribe to my Substack feed to get more theological reflections and exclusive content. My email is [email protected] and you can send me a voice memo at the link below.

The Lord truly does work in mysterious color ways. On today's episode I had the pleasure of talking with Ben Kirby from the IG account PreachersNSneakers. We talk about the church's relationship with social media, celebrity pastors, and Ben gives me his Mount Rushmore of sneakers. Check out Ben's work at https://preachersnsneakers.com. 

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What does it mean to be part of the Apostolic Church? And what is the Patristic Period? And why the heck to do they matter to me today? On today's podcast I chat with Dr. Michael Svigel of Dallas Theological Seminary about the first 500 years of the church why we should read the authors from that period. We talk about tradition, communion, baptism, Scripture, and where to start reading the the Church Fathers.  

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"Come together in common, one and all without exception in charity, in one faith and in one Jesus Christ, who is of the race of David according to the flesh, the son of man and Son of God, so that with undivided mind you may obey the bishop and the priests, and break one Bread21 which is the medicine of immortality and the antidote against death, enabling us to live for ever in Jesus Christ." - St. Ignatius 

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“She broadly expands her rivers, liberally flowing, yet her head is one, her source one; and she is one mother, plentiful in the results of fruitfulness: from her womb we are born, by her milk we are nourished, by her spirit we are animated… He can no longer have God for his Father, who has not the Church for his mother. If any one could escape who was outside the ark of Noah, then he also may escape who shall be outside of the Church." - Saint Cyprian of Carthage 

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On today's episode I talk with Pastor Brian Zahnd. Brian is the founding pastor of Word of Life Church in St. Joseph Missouri, the author of multiple books, and the biggest Bob Dylan fan you'll ever met. Brian and I have a vary open and candid conversation about what its like being a pastor, his sense of vocation and calling, and what he wishes the average congregant knew about being a pastor.  

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In today's episode I talk to Greg Coles about how the Church should relate to culture. We speak about the culture wars, sexuality, Harry Potter, those awkward Youth Group "sex talks", and a more. I think you are going to enjoy this conversation. 

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