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60. What is the Foundation for Christian Ethics? Apr 12, 2022

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Guest: Dr. Kenneth Magnuson | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Magnuson on the foundation for Christian ethics. Topics of conversation include 1) Why it is important for Christians to develop a strong ethical foundation, 2) Various perspectives for framing ethics, such as deontology, consequentialism, virtue ethics, and teleology, 3) Scriptural guidelines for determining a Christian ethic, 4) Why churches aren’t addressing ethical issues today, 5) Recommended resources for further study on Christian ethics.

Dr. Kenneth Magnuson serves as professor of Christian Ethics at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the executive director of the Evangelical Theological Society, and is the author of several books, including Invitation to Christian Ethics: Moral Reasoning and Contemporary Issues (Kregel Academic, 2020).

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59. How Do We Impart the Gospel to Our Children? Apr 06, 2022

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Guest: Jared Kennedy | Dr. Arnold interviews Jared Kennedy about sharing the gospel with children. Topics of conversation include 1) A story from First Clement about a wayward teenager, 2) Rhythms and habits to consider when discipling children, 3) Encouragement for those working in children’s ministry, 4) Encouragement for parents 5) Resources for family discipleship.

Jared Kennedy is an editor at The Gospel Coalition and an adjunct instructor at Boyce College. He serves on the Theological Advisory Council for Harbor Network, and is the author of several books, including The Beginner’s Gospel Story Bible (New Growth Press, 2017), and Keeping Your Children’s Ministry on Mission: Practical Strategies for Discipling the Next Generation (The Gospel Coalition, 2022).

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58. How Can We Reach the Nations with the Gospel? Mar 30, 2022

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Guest: Elliot Clark | Dr. Arnold interviews Elliot Clark on how Christians should think about missions. Topics of conversation include, 1) What is missions? 2) What should our motivation for missions be? 3) How should our desire for doing missions be regulated? 4) How can we avoid imperialism while engaging in missionary work? 5) Encouragement for all Christians to be involved in missions, whether going or staying.

Elliot Clark has served as a missionary and church planter in Central Asia, and currently works at Training Leaders International. He is the author of Evangelism as Exiles: Life on Mission as Strangers in our Own Land (The Gospel Coalition, 2019), and Mission Affirmed: Recovering the Missionary Motivation of Paul (The Gospel Coalition, 2022).

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57. How Should Christians Engage with Technology? Mar 23, 2022

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Guest: Tony Reinke | Dr. Arnold interviews Tony Reinke on how Christians should think about and engage with technology. Topics of conversation include, 1) A definition of technology, 2) A proper theology of God’s sovereignty as it relates to the limits of technology, 3) The categories of tech-optimists and tech-pessimists, 4) How Christians can help their children steward technology well, and 5) Resources for thinking through issues of technology.

Tony Reinke is a nonprofit journalist who serves as a senior teacher for Desiring God. He is the producer and host of the Ask Dr. John podcast, and is the author of several books, including 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You (Crossway, 2017), Competing Spectacles: Treasuring Christ in the Digital Age (Crossway, 2019), and God, Technology, and the Christian Life (Crossway, 2022).

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56. Why Does Doctrine Divide? Mar 16, 2022

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Guest: Dr. Rhyne Putman | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Putman on why doctrine divides Christians. Topics of conversation include, 1) Why doctrine is important, 2) Reasons why doctrinal disagreements arise, 3) When doctrinal issues should divide Christians, 4) Some of the issues dividing the church right now, 5) How Christians should approach disagreements over doctrine, while still seeking unity.

Dr. Rhyne Putman serves as the associate vice president for Academic Affairs and director of Worldview Formation at Williams Baptist University in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. He is the author of several books, including In Defense of Doctrine: Evangelicalism, Theology, and Scripture (Fortress Press, 2015), The Method of Christian Theology: A Basic Introduction (B&H Academic, 2021), and When Doctrine Divides the People of God: An Evangelical Approach to Theological Diversity (Crossway, 2020).

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55. What is the Significance of the Resurrection? Mar 09, 2022

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Guest: Dr. Mitchell Chase | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Chase on the subject of the resurrection. Topics of conversation include, 1) How Christians should view death, 2) How death and resurrection fit into the storyline of Scripture, 3) How the resurrection of Lazarus is different from the final resurrection that Christians anticipate, 4) Why the physical, bodily resurrection of Jesus is important, 5) Thoughts on how our future bodies will reflect our earthly bodies, and 6) Further resources on the topic of resurrection.

Dr. Mitchell Chase serves as the preaching pastor at Kosmosdale Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. He is an adjunct professor at Boyce College and the author of several books, including Behold Our Sovereign God (Lucid Books, 2012), Hope for All the Earth: Understanding the Story of the Old Testament (10Publishing, 2022), and Resurrection Hope and the Death of Death (Crossway, 2022).

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54. What is a Christian Response to Abuse? Mar 02, 2022

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Guest: Dr. Steve Tracy | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Tracy on the subject of abuse. Topics of conversation include, 1) Why churches have become havens for abusers, 2) Defining the five categories of abuse (sexual, physical, verbal, spiritual, neglect), 3) The effects of shame and how to heal from it, 4) How Christians can help victims of abuse.

Dr. Steve Tracy serves as professor of Theology and Ethics at Phoenix Seminary. He and his wife are co-founders of Mending the Soul Ministries, and have ministered in the United States and around the world, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and Mexico. Dr. Tracy is the author of Mending the Soul: Understanding and Healing Abuse (Zondervan, 2008).

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53. How Do We Understand the Book of Revelation? Feb 23, 2022

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Guest: Dr. Jeffrey Weima | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Weima on the book of Revelation. Topics of conversation include, 1) The genre of the book of Revelation, 2) The purpose and structure of the book of Revelation, 3) The figurative and symbolic use of numbers in Revelation, 4) The main message to each of the 7 churches and how that message applies to the church today, and 5) Resources for further study on the book of Revelation.

Dr. Jeffrey Weimar is professor of New Testament at Calvin Theological Seminary. He leads preaching seminars for pastors and church leaders, and has taught as a visiting professor for Phoenix Seminary’s Doctor of Ministry program. Dr. Weima is the author of several books, including 1-2 Thessalonians in the Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament series (Baker Academic, 2014), and The Sermons to the Seven Churches of Revelation: A Commentary and Guide (Baker Academic, 2021).

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52. What is the Church's Role in Counseling? Feb 16, 2022

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Guest: Dr. Deepak Reju | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Reju on the subject of counseling. Topics of conversation include, 1) The difference between discipleship and counseling, 2) How the church congregation can engage in counseling one another, 3) When pastors should seek additional counseling support outside of the church, 4) How to think about secular therapy and biblical counseling, 5) Resources for equipping believers to care for and counsel one another.

Dr. Deepak Reju is the pastor of biblical counseling and family ministry at Capitol Hill Baptist Church. He serves on the board of directors of the Biblical Counseling Coalition, and is also a trustee for the Christian Counseling and Education Foundation. Dr. Reju is the author of several books, including Great Kings of the Bible (Christian Focus, 2014), The Pastor and Counseling (Crossway, 2015), She’s Got the Wrong Guy (New Growth Press, 2017), and Pornography (P & R Publishing, 2018).

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51. What Is Christology? Feb 09, 2022

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Guest: Dr. Steve Duby | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Duby on the subject of Christology. Topics of conversation include, 1) What are God’s incommunicable attributes? 2) God’s aseity, and why it matters for Christology, 3) The importance of Philippians 2 in understanding Christology, 4) God’s immutability as it relates to the incarnation, 5) The mystery of Jesus’s humanity and divine power, 6) Resources for further reading on Christology.

Dr. Steve Duby serves as associate professor of Theology at Phoenix Seminary. He holds a PhD in Systematic Theology from the University of St. Andrews, and is the author of several books, including Divine Simplicity: A Dogmatic Account (T&T Clark, 2015), God In Himself: Scripture, Metaphysics, and the Task of Christian Theology (IVP Academic, 2019), and soon to be released, Jesus and the God of Classical Theism (Baker Academic, 2022).

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