Podcast Episodes

Matt Smith talks about his time at the Billy Joel concert. Nathan and Greg discuss principles for wisdom in music and entertainment choices. Matt challenges some traditional paradigms in preaching.

It’s just Nathan and Greg tonight. Fresh from the Orioles
game Greg shares a theology of fandom. Nathan asks Greg some probing questions about
his second book on Satan. Finally they discuss whether or not Christians take
the Ephesians 6- Armor of God passage too far.

Fresh from a Taylor Swift concert, pastor and author Joe Thorn stops by to talk about his first book- Note To Self. Our friends at Reformed Pub did a great podcast with Joe recently on his second book- Experiencing The Trinity. Greg asks how Christians can PRACTICALLY preach the gospel to themselves each day. Nathan asks Joe questions about pastors, anxiety, depression and the potential role of medication for these problems.

Calvinist Batman- aka "Bruce" stops in to join the show. While committed to reformed theology, he is equally committed to continuationism regarding all of the spiritual gifts. Nathan shares some of his negative experiences in his own past with hyper-Pentecostalism. Greg asks him why 1 Corinthians 12-14 convinces Bruce that the spectacular sign gifts weren't just for the apostles.

Nathan has it easy this week- being a non-baseball guy he simply turns it over to the guys who bleed orange! MASN Network writer and 105.7 The Fan radio personality, Steve Milewski, returns to give his take on the Orioles just before the All Star Break. His good friend, Scott Perry, joins the podcast to add his two cents (the dude sounds like a DJ himself!). Greg has a blast picking the brains of these Orioles experts!

Having just celebrated the 4th of July, Nathan asks Greg and Steve a series of tough questions. Are we allowed to be American patriots as Christians? Should churches have American flags in their sanctuaries? Is pledging "allegiance" to our country (or any country) wrong? The guys tackle these questions and leave some room for differing opinions.

Unless you've been living under a rock, you've heard about the 5-4 verdict legalizing gay marriage in all 50 states last week. Nathan does not want to engage on the POLITICAL response to this issue but the CHURCH'S response. Greg recaps his recent sermon addressing the issue. Steve Hartland also shares some provocative thoughts on not being too "apocalyptic" in our response to this issue. How does the church continue to fulfill its mission? How do we engage homosexuals in gospel conversations?

This one is NOT a debate but a conversation. We recognize there is no way to "go academic" on such a sensitive issue. Nathan asks Greg a series of questions about the destiny of children who perish. Does Scripture speak to the issue? Is there room for disagreement among Christians? How do we seek to comfort parents who have lost a child? Please let us know if this is a helpful conversation to think through such a sensitive issue.

Nathan reviews the Scriptures both Greg and Dave cited at the end of part 1. Dave argues for a position often called "corporate election-" that God' s choice is not of individuals regarding their eternal destiny but of nations/entities for redemptive historical purposes in the world. Greg and Dave get into the nitty gritty of specific verses in Romans 9-10.

After months of hinting about it and brushing up against it in every podcast, we finally take on Calvinism. Dave Shive is a mentor and friend to Greg. They have for 18 years now never seen eye-to-eye on the issue of God's sovereignty in the salvation of sinners. Nathan asks them how their friendship has endured this divide then rings the bell to let the debate begin. This is PART ONE of a two part episode.