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Ecclesiology 101: What is the Church? Oct 14, 2021

Show notes

The term "Church" can mean a variety of things to different people, some good, some not so good. But what does the Bible say the Church is and what does the Word command us about relating to "The Bride of Christ"?

RD references the sermon he preached entitled New Family about the church’s role in our lives as we become new people, in a new family on a new mission.

Greg mentions Off Stage episode 3: Deep Dive: The Bible is God Breathed.

Greg references a passage in 1 Corinthians 11:19

Greg references the past episodes Reactions to the Rise and Fall of Mars Hill and When Leaders Fall

Greg references the Parable of the Weeds from Matthew 13:24-20:22

Greg talks about Fellowship Church’s leadership structure.

RD references 1 Thessalonians 2:8

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Faith vs Fear Oct 07, 2021

Show notes

This week, Greg and RD assess the phrase "faith over fear" in light of the Bible.

RD references our Deep Dive episode on How to Study the Bible

Greg references last week’s wild episode Hot Take America, check it out.

Greg references Matthew 10:28

RD references Hebrews 11:1

Greg references Proverbs 9:10

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Hot Take America Sep 30, 2021

Show notes

This week, Greg and RD venture into the tumultuous world of hot takes. Buckle up folks, it's a wild one.

Here’s the Luther insult generator, you bungling magpies.

Greg references Galatians 6:6-10

Creed was a band in the early 2000’s that some parents wouldn’t allow their kids to listen to.

Greg and RD reference the 2003 film Love Actually

RD References James 1:26

RD References Proverbs 15:4

The podcast editor felt left out and would like to offer a hot take: The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy is pretty good.

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The Church and Its Missional Call Sep 23, 2021

Show notes

This week, Greg and R.D. are digging into missions and what it means for the church.

Greg references Galatians 2 and Acts 15.

RD references 1 Peter 2:8-10

RD references Colossians 1:28-29

Greg references Galatians 6:10

Greg references Ephesians 2:8-10

RD references James 2:14-26

RD references Isaiah 6:8

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Purity Culture- Its Costs and Cultures Sep 16, 2021

Show notes

Greg and RD investigate “Purity Culture” and its effects on the lives of Christians in the past and present.

Greg mentions a previous episode on the Rise and Fall of Mars Hill podcast.

Greg and RD discuss Joshua Harris’s appearance on the Rise and Fall of Mars Hill as well as his controversial book, I Kissed Dating Goodbye.

Greg and RD reference the book “Every Man’s Battle”

Greg of course references Romans 3:23 - 26

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Aftermath: 20 Years after 9/11 Sep 09, 2021

Show notes

Greg and RD reference the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center.

Greg references the Oklahoma City Bombing in 1995.

Greg and RD reference the Soviet Union Invasion of Afghanistan in 1979.

RD references Isaiah 25.

Greg references Isaiah 6.

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Reactions to “The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill” Sep 02, 2021

Show notes

Greg and RD are talking about the new podcast series from Christianity Today “The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill”

Greg references the Theranos scandal and the trial of former CEO, Elizabeth Holmes.

RD references the recent resignation of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

RD references the 2015 film, Spotlight.

RD references the book The Cult of We: WeWork, Adam Neumann and the Great Startup Delusion.

RD uses the example of Steve Job and Apple.

Greg and RD spend considerable time talking about the emerging church.

RD reads a passage from Matthew 20:24-28.

Rd references Paul on Mars Hill from Acts 17:22-31

The Delta Variant, Vaccines and Is There a Way Forward? Aug 26, 2021

Show notes

In today’s episode, Greg and R.D. discuss a wide range of issues regarding Covid, vaccines and ways we have to think about moving forward. This episode was recorded weeks ago so some of the information has been modified. We wanted to provide some examples of information that we discuss.

The Delta variant is a large percentage of the new cases https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/health/2021/08/24/tennessee-surpasses-one-million-covid-19-infections-amid-delta-surge/8250606002/

The alpha variant was the first identified variant of Covid-19, not the original virus.

The contagion level of the Delta variant was considered possibly the most infectious respiratory virus known to us. As information grew, it settled to a position in the most contagious ones. https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/08/11/1026190062/covid-delta-variant-transmission-cdc-chickenpox

The Lambda variant of Covid-19 is causing researchers to wonder if it will be resistant to vaccines. https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamhaseltine/2021/08/10/it-is-time-to-pay-close-attention-to-the-lambda-variant-now-devastating-south-america/?sh=2407d2c84348

Greg mentions stories about Russian intelligence operations pushing false information about vaccines into the American culture before 2019. Here is an example of one- https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/23/health/russia-trolls-vaccine-debate-study/index.html

The CDC has been asked by the press on several issues about ways it was reporting false or misleading information. Here is an example- https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/05/cdc-and-states-are-misreporting-covid-19-test-data-pennsylvania-georgia-texas/611935/

Another

https://slate.com/technology/2021/07/noble-lies-covid-fauci-cdc-masks.html

The vaccine controversy began with a false claim linking autism to vaccines. https://time.com/5175704/andrew-wakefield-vaccine-autism/

The show note writers were kind enough to provide a link to a google search for "Russia Anti-Vax" as Greg suggested.
"Man's nature, so to speak, is a perpetual factory of idols"- John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion