Stay ConnectedLiving a Christian life that is faithful to God’s Word can be extremely challenging. Join Grayson, Blake, and Jack as they discuss how to be theologically and biblically relevant in today’s culture. If you (like us) need help navigating through the chaotic noise of our modern age, we invite you to listen in.
Each season will focus on a specific theme/topic with episodes released bi-weekly.
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Who has the greater long-term influence on the health of a church: its pastor or its elders?
Jack is joined by David Chambers to discuss why choosing ruling elders may be one of the most consequential decisions a congregation ever makes.
They examine the biblical qualifications for elders, the danger of treating the church like a corporation, and why wealth, influence, charisma, or business success should never substitute for godly character.
David also explains why a bad pastor often cannot survive a healthy session—and why a faithful pastor may struggle to survive an unhealthy one.
Along the way, Jack and David discuss church plants, elder elections, pastoral accountability, rotating versus permanent sessions, congregational responsibility, and the long-term stability faithful elders can provide through decades of pastoral transitions.
They close with an important reminder for church members: distinguish biblical principle from personal preference. Elect qualified men, trust them to shepherd faithfully, stand firm when truth is at stake, and don't divide the church over the color of the carpet.
Based on David Chambers' article, “The Most Important Decision a Church Makes,” at ChorusInTheChaos.com.
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The Lindsay Clancy case has become one of the most disturbing and morally complicated criminal cases in recent memory.
After a jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict, the case ended in a mistrial—leaving unresolved questions surrounding insanity, postpartum psychosis, criminal responsibility, and what justice ultimately requires.
In this bonus episode of The Chorus in the Chaos, Jack and Grayson discuss the facts surrounding the case, the insanity defense, the potential consequences of the mistrial, and the broader cultural implications of separating moral responsibility from human actions.
More importantly, they ask a distinctly Christian question: What does God say justice is?
The conversation explores:
• The Lindsay Clancy case and mistrial
• The insanity defense and postpartum psychosis
• Mental illness and moral responsibility
• Whether this case could influence future criminal defenses
• The difference between sympathy and justice
• The Sixth Commandment and the sanctity of human life
• Biblical principles of civil justice and punishment
• Why Christians cannot allow emotion to become the final standard of morality
• The comfort of knowing that, even when human courts fail, God judges perfectly
This is a difficult and graphic subject involving the deaths of children. Listener discretion is advised.
Ultimately, our hope is not in the perfection of human courts. Christians can grieve injustice while resting in the certainty that the Judge of all the earth will always do what is right.
In this episode of The Chorus in the Chaos, Jack walks through John 6:44 and considers what Jesus teaches about human depravity, our inability to come to Christ apart from grace, God’s sovereign work in salvation, assurance, and the perseverance of the saints.
What does it mean for the Father to “draw” someone to Christ? How can a Christian know that he or she has been drawn? And if salvation ultimately begins with God rather than us, what does that mean for our assurance?
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What does Mormonism teach about grace, works, salvation, and the afterlife?
In the final theological installment of our series on Mormonism, Jack examines the LDS plan of salvation and its emphasis on faithfulness, ordinances, covenants, temple rites, and enduring to the end. He contrasts this system with the biblical doctrine that sinners are justified entirely by the finished work of Jesus Christ.
The episode then walks through the Mormon understanding of eternity, including:
• Premortal existence and mortal life
• Spirit paradise and spirit prison
• Preaching and repentance after death
• The celestial, terrestrial, and telestial kingdoms
• The three levels of the celestial kingdom
• Eternal marriage and exaltation
• Outer darkness and the sons of perdition
• The question of assurance within Mormonism
Although Mormonism frequently uses Christian terminology, it assigns very different meanings to words such as God, Jesus, grace, salvation, heaven, and eternal life. Jack explains why these differences are not secondary disagreements, but matters that strike at the heart of the gospel itself.
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Generations
Be sure to visit our friends at Generations.org! They’ve built an incredible library of Christ-centered homeschool curriculum, books, and podcasts — all designed to help your family apply the Bible to every area of life. History, science, worldview, you name it — it all points back to Christ.
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Psalm 23:4 says, “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.”
In this episode, Jack considers one of the most familiar and comforting phrases in Scripture: “the valley of the shadow of death.” Life can move quickly from green pastures to dark valleys, but Psalm 23 reminds us that the believer is never abandoned there.
The Good Shepherd is with His sheep. He guides, protects, corrects, comforts, and leads them safely through. Through personal reflection, the story of R.F. Gates, and the remarkable survival story of Ernest Shackleton and the Endurance, this episode points us to the comfort of Christ’s presence in suffering and the hope of His victory over death.
Because Jesus laid down His life for the sheep and rose again, death has lost its sting. For the Christian, death may cast a shadow, but it cannot destroy.
Scripture referenced: Psalm 23:4, John 10, Mark 4:35–41, Hebrews 12:6–11, 1 Corinthians 15
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Be sure to visit our friends at Generations.org! They’ve built an incredible library of Christ-centered homeschool curriculum, books, and podcasts — all designed to help your family apply the Bible to every area of life. History, science, worldview, you name it — it all points back to Christ.
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This conversation explores the LDS view of the Fall, sin, atonement, grace, works, assurance, and eternal progression. Mormonism often uses Christian language, but the meanings behind those words are radically different from historic biblical Christianity.
Jack and Grayson compare Mormonism’s teaching on Adam and Eve, original sin, ordinances, temple rites, baptism for the dead, and exaltation with the biblical gospel of salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.
At the heart of the episode is a major contrast: Mormonism points man toward self-exaltation, while biblical Christianity points sinners to the finished work of Jesus Christ.
Topics include:
The Mormon view of the Fall
Original sin and human guilt in Adam
LDS theology of atonement and Gethsemane
Grace, works, and assurance
Baptism for the dead
Eternal progression and exaltation
Why Christ’s finished work is the only true hope
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Be sure to visit our friends at Generations.org! They’ve built an incredible library of Christ-centered homeschool curriculum, books, and podcasts — all designed to help your family apply the Bible to every area of life. History, science, worldview, you name it — it all points back to Christ.
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In this bonus episode of The Chorus in the Chaos, Blake is joined by his wife, Jackie, for a personal and practical conversation about their first year of homeschooling.
Blake and Jackie share why homeschooling was never originally their plan, how rising tuition costs forced them to reconsider their options, and why their deeper motivation became much bigger than finances. They talk honestly about the fears they had going in, including feeling unqualified, worrying about time, managing little kids during school, and the ever-present question of socialization.
They also explain why they landed on the Charlotte Mason approach, what drew them to living books, nature study, narration, habit formation, short lessons, and family-style learning. Along the way, they reflect on how homeschooling has shaped their family culture, strengthened sibling relationships, created more outdoor time, and helped them know their children more deeply.
This episode is not presented as a one-size-fits-all formula, but as an encouragement for parents who are considering home education and wondering whether they can really do it.
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Does Matthew 16 prove the papacy? In this short bonus episode, Jack examines Rome’s claim that the Pope, as successor of Peter, possesses supreme authority over the universal Church. Looking at Matthew 16 and the Book of Acts, Jack argues that Peter is important and influential — but that Scripture does not present him as supreme over the other apostles.
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Be sure to visit our friends at Generations.org! They’ve built an incredible library of Christ-centered homeschool curriculum, books, and podcasts — all designed to help your family apply the Bible to every area of life. History, science, worldview, you name it — it all points back to Christ.
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In this episode, we begin examining Mormon theology and explain why Mormonism is not Christianity in any historic, biblical sense. Using the language of theology, apologetics, and Scripture, we walk through key LDS beliefs about God, Jesus, salvation, exaltation, and pre-mortal existence, showing how Mormonism uses familiar Christian terms but means something entirely different by them.
This conversation is part of our ongoing series on cults, and it gets to the heart of the issue: not just Mormon history, but Mormon doctrine. If you have ever asked whether Mormons are Christians, or how LDS teaching compares to biblical Christianity, this episode will help clarify the differences.
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Be sure to visit our friends at Generations.org! They’ve built an incredible library of Christ-centered homeschool curriculum, books, and podcasts — all designed to help your family apply the Bible to every area of life. History, science, worldview, you name it — it all points back to Christ.
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In this episode, Jack sits down with Pastor Braden Patterson to hear his powerful testimony of growing up in Mormonism, coming to faith in Jesus Christ, and now serving as a pastor in biblical Christianity.
Braden shares what life was like in a deeply committed LDS home, how he viewed Christians while growing up, and how Mormon theology shaped his understanding of God, salvation, and purpose. He also explains the crushing burden of works-based religion and the peace he found in the finished work of Christ.
The conversation walks through the turning point that began his departure from Mormonism, the role Scripture played in exposing error, and the dramatic moment when he could no longer deny that Jesus is Lord and God. Braden also gives thoughtful, practical advice for Christians who want to engage Mormons faithfully, biblically, and lovingly.
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Be sure to visit our friends at Generations.org! They’ve built an incredible library of Christ-centered homeschool curriculum, books, and podcasts — all designed to help your family apply the Bible to every area of life. History, science, worldview, you name it — it all points back to Christ.
Use the code CHORUS at checkout for 15% off your order.
This is a helpful and sobering conversation about false religion, true conversion, the necessity of sound doctrine, and the beauty of the gospel of grace.
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