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Podcast | The Importance of Christian Dialogue
In this episode, we address some recent criticisms around Spencer’s “The Problem with the Bible’s One Unified Voice” and talk at length about the importance of defining terms and speaking to one another.
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Podcast | Creation Corruption Continued
How important is the Tower of Babel to the greater biblical narrative? We discuss Genesis 11, its spiritual realm backing, and why it matters to us today in this episode.
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Podcast | Creation Corruption
Spiritual beings are involved in mankind’s fall from the very beginning. In this episode, we discuss the Fall of Genesis 3, the Flood of Genesis 6, and how spiritual beings were present in bringing about rebellion against God.
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Article | Did Jesus Want to Die?
Recently, I have seen several discussions about Jesus’s prayer in the garden of Gethsemane, asking if Jesus was praying not to face the cross or for something else. One explanation I have seen is that Jesus was not praying to avoid the cross but that the Father’s wrath would not be eternal and that the…
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Podcast | The “Divine Council” of God
Did you know that God has a spiritual council He converses with and even, sometimes, allows to make decisions? Jack and Spencer discuss Psalm 82 and God’s Divine Council in this episode. Music:“Kid Kodi”Blue Dot Sessionswww.sessions.blue _________________________________ Episode 66 -The Divine Council of God Introduction In our last episode, we discussed the importance of studying…
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Podcast | Why We Need to Study the Spiritual Realm
For many, the spiritual realm or “heavenlies” as Paul calls it in Ephesians 6 is an interesting, but unclear subject. On this episode, Jack and Spencer discuss, generally, what the spiritual is, and more specifically, why it’s important to study it. Music:“Kid Kodi”Blue Dot Sessionswww.sessions.blue ____________________________ Introduction to the Spiritual Realm ”Finally, be strong in the…
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Article | “He Gets Us” and the Question “Who is Jesus?”
Sunday, during the Super Bowl, there was a commercial produced by the campaign “He Gets Us.” The commercial showed people washing the feet of a woman seeking an abortion, a transgender man/woman, an immigrant, etc. The purpose was to say that Jesus didn’t hate but rather washed feet. This commercial has received praise but seemingly…
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Podcast | How to Interpret…Paul
Not all biblical authors write the same way. In this episode, we discuss how Paul wrote his letters, and why it’s so important to identify the unique styles among various Bible writers.
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Podcast | The Synoptic Problem
In this episode, Spencer and Jack observe the differences present within various narratives in the synoptic gospels, talk about why we shouldn’t try to harmonize them and offer a better way of reading through them.
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Article | Why Does God Get Angry?
How should we respond to the anger of God in the Old Testament? We look at the word “anger” in Exodus to provide an interpretive lens.
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