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Plodcast Ep. 103 - Boris Johnson, Apeithes, The Boys in the Boat Jul 31, 2019

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Plodcast Ep. 102 - Delayed Marriages, Apitheo, The Universe According to GK Chesterton Jul 24, 2019

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Plodcast Ep. 101 - Political Consequentialism, Apeitheia, The Man Born to be King Jul 17, 2019

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Plodcast Ep. 100 - Boycotts, Apate, CR Wiley's "Household and the War for the Cosmos" Jul 10, 2019

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Plodcast Ep. 99 - Moral Capital, Apatao, You Who Jul 03, 2019

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Podcast Ep. 97 - Equality of Outcome, Holiness, Apalgeo Jun 12, 2019

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This week Pastor Wilson address how conservatives and progressives think about equality. He also talks about J.C. Ryle’s wonderful book, “Holiness”, and Pastor Wilson finishes things off with a look at the word apalgeo. Happy plodding!

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Equality of Outcome:

We all think that equality is a good thing, but we need to look at the context of the equality

Conservatives want equality of opportunity, while Progressive’s want equality of outcome
Conservatives want equality in the rules, while Progressives want equality of the scoreboard
In order to keep everything perfectly equal, you would have to be God

Holiness:

Written by J.C. Ryle

Ryle is a master of clarity, and is a very straight forward writer
In this book he presents the classic reformed understanding of sanctification
Ryle shows what it is to grow in holiness and is an enormous help to Christians who want to be holy in God’s sight

Apalgeo:

Means to be past feeling

Only used once in the New Testament: Ephesians 4:19-20
This refers to one whose conscience is seared, whose moral sensibilities have been deadened
Guilt is a gift from God, without it we would destroy ourselves

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Plodcast Ep. 96 - So What Do We Think About Tariffs, From Silence to Song, Apaideutos Jun 05, 2019

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This week Pastor Wilson talks about how we should think about tariffs. He also talks about Peter Leithart’s wonderful book, “From Silence to Song”, calling this small book a “treasure trove”. Pastor Wilson finishes things off with a look at the word apaideutos. Happy plodding!

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So What Do We Think About Tariffs:

President Trump thinks tariffs are great and something we should be doing more of
Trump is not levying tariffs, he is threatening to levy tariffs in order to get concessions
Threatening tariffs can lead to an increase in free trade

From Silence to Song:

Wonderful book written by Peter J. Leithart
This book is about the tabernacle of David
In the tabernacle of the wilderness there is no record of music being a part of worship
But David introduces music into the equation
Leithart also shows that the tabernacle of David was very attractive to Gentiles
For those who love Biblical theology, this small book is a treasure trove

Apaideutos:

Rendered as unlearned
Found in 2 Tim. 2:23
In Prufrock, T.S. Eliot warns us against “tedious arguments”
The apostle Paul was aware of them also
The servant of the Lord must not get dragged into stupid and unprofitable quarrels

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Plodcast Ep. 95 - Deepfake Videos and the Law, The Hiding Place, Anopheles May 29, 2019

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This week Pastor Wilson talks about the problem with deepfake videos, especially in politics and criminal trials. He also talks about Corrie Ten Boom’s book, “The Hiding Place”, and his Mother’s friendship with Corrie Ten Boom herself. Pastor Wilson finishes things off with a look at the word anopheles. Happy plodding!

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Deepfake Videos and the Law:

Deepfake videos are now coming into serious possibility, especially in politics and criminal trials
Wilson believes that we ought not accept any kind of electronic evidence in a court of law without the burden of proof with regard to that evidence being shifted
How are we supposed to know if the electronic evidence condemning someone was not tinkered with?

The Hiding Place:

Written by Corrie Ten Boom
Corrie Ten Boom was good friends with Pastor Wilson’s Mother

Anopheles:

Rendered as unprofitable
Used twice in the New Testament: Titus 3:9, Heb. 7:18
This is unprofitable in the moral sense

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Plodcast Ep. 94 - The Glory of Privilege, Unbroken, Anupotaktos May 22, 2019

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This week Pastor Wilson talks about the glory of privilege, and how Christians should view our culture’s shaming of white privilege. He also talks about Laura Hillenbrand’s book, “Unbroken”, and his Father’s friendship with Louis Zamperini. Pastor Wilson finishes things off with a look at the word anupotaktos. Happy plodding!

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The Glory of Privilege:

In this uneven world some people are born ahead and others behind
In a secular framework this unevenness causes a problem
God showers His kindness in unequal portions and there is no way to object without objecting to God’s way of doing things
The issue is not whether certain people are privileged--of course they are. The issue is following the parable of the talents--what do they do with it.
White privilege does exist, and it should be used to advance the Kingdom of God not advance the kingdom of white privilege

Unbroken:

Written by Laura Hillenbrand
This book is based on the story of Louis Zamperini
Pastor Wilson’s father was friends with Louis Zamperini

Anupotaktos:

Used four times in the New Testament
One of the translations is rendered as disobedient (1 Tim. 1:9)
Rendered twice as unruly in Titus 1 and once in Hebrews 2:8
In other words, as Christ’s rule in this world is consolidated and made manifest, we will eventually see that nothing is disobedient

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Plodcast Ep. 93 - Immigration and Refugees, Romancing Opiates, Antichristos May 14, 2019

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This week Pastor Wilson talks about what he thinks is the Biblical response to the immigration and refugee problem in America. He also talks about Theodore Dalrymple’s book, “Romancing Opiates”, and the greek word antichristos. Happy plodding!

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Immigration and Refugees:

What is a biblical response to the problem of refugees?
Americans have fallen under the assumption that the state cannot run out of resources
We are assuming that the state is God
People who want to accept every single refugee into the U.S. are forgetting that the state has limited resources

Romancing Opiates:

Written by Theodore Dalrymple
He argues that there is a mythology that surrounds the use of opiates in Western culture that goes back to the 1700s
We have grown accustomed to thinking of drugged up artists in a romanticized way
Anyone who works with down and outers should read this book

Antichristos:

Rendered as antichrist
Only used 4 times in the whole bible: 1 John 2:18, 2:22, 4:3 and 2 John 1:7
The word antichrist is never used in Revelations
A common understanding is to see The Antichrist and The Beast as the same thing
In scripture, a beast is a civil ruler, persecuting the Church (like Nero, Hitler, Stalin…). An antichrist is a false teacher from within, one infected with all the latest ideational leprosy (a soft-spoken Anglican bishop for example).

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