Theology in the Raw

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Church Planting, Pastoring Post-Covid, and Cultivating Resilience: Dr. Sharon Hodde Miller Jan 23, 2025

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Dr. Sharon Hodde Miller leads Bright City Church in Durham, NC with her husband, Ike. She also has a PhD on women and calling, and is the author of several books, including her most recent one, The Cost of Control. We talk a lot about pastoral ministry, church planting, and how to cultivate resilience in ministry. Register for the Exiles and Babylon conference: theologyintheraw.com

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Bonus Q&A: Is Divorce Allowed if Couple Isn't Growing Together or is a "Loveless" Marriage? and More! Jan 22, 2025

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0:00 Introduction

0:24 Is divorce allowed if couple isn't growing together or is a ""loveless"" marriage?

4:41 How do you talk to your kids about their possible future marriages or singleness? Many parents assume marriage is in their future.

8:29 What are your top 5 musicians or bands?

14:42 Does the use of non-lethal force have a place within a framework of non-violence? Policing/self defense?

18:18 Did God have to send Jesus at the time in history when he did? With such cruel ways to kill?

23:42 Is the Greek word 'skubula' a vulgar term?

29:29 Can you talk through the two words in 1 Corinthians 6:9 that are tranlated ""men having sex with men?""

37:20 What do you know about the ""Divine Council?""

40:12 What is meant by the term ""gods"" in John 10:34-35?

46:29 Why do some scholars call the first century Holy Land ""Palestine"" and others are completely opposed to this label? NT Wright even calls Jesus a Palestinian Jew.

54:11 Is contemplative prayer biblical?

58:06 Premarital sex isn't clearly outlawed in scripture, and Song of Songs seems to celebrate sexual intimacy outside of marriage. Please help.

1:01:11 ""Kephale""--you said it doesn't imply lack of power. Why does prominence have to be linked with power?

1:03:19 Why is Christmas celebrated on December 25?

1:09:04 If God is pro-life, why the flood in Genesis?

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Taking God's Name in Vain and Interpreting the David and Bathsheba Story: Dr. Carmen Imes Jan 20, 2025

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Dr. Carmen Imes is an associate professor of Old Testament at Talbot School of Theology and the author of a few books includingBearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters. She releases weekly Torah Tuesday videos on YouTube. We talk about two different debated issues in the OT: 1) what does it mean to “take” (bear) the Lord’s name in vain (hint—it’s not what you think), and 2) Was David’s sin with Bathsheba a consensual affair or something closer to rape. Carmen's article on David and Bathsheba: https://www.christianitytoday.com/2022/07/rape-david-bathsheba-adultery-sexual-sin-prophet-nathan/ Register for the Exiles and Babylon conference: theologyintheraw.com

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The Beauty of Complementarity: Dr. Gregg Allison Jan 16, 2025

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Dr. Gregg Allison is a professor of Christian theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, the secretary of the Evangelical Theological Society, and a senior fellow at the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. He has written numerous books, including his forthcoming book Complementarity: Dignity, Difference, and Interdependence, which forms the backdrop for our conversation.

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A Raw Conversation about Rock and Roll: Brian Zahnd and Jay Newman Jan 13, 2025

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This is a different sort of TITR episode. Just three dudes (but mainly Jay and Brian) bantering around about Rock and Roll. Brian Zahnd is a pastor and writer. Jay Newman is a pitmaster and BBQ artist. Both are avid students of music, specifically Rock and Roll, as you'll see. I love Rock and Roll and love the history behind it all. As far as theology goes, we don't really talk about a theology of music, but Jay does give a rather brilliant overview of why Rock music is theologically necessary toward the end of our conversation. Artists we discuss include Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, Rush, Elvis, U2, Nirvana, Eric Clapton, Motley Cru, and many others that I can't remember.

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Culture, the Election, and Rethinking Christian Community in a Digital Age: Paul VanderKlay Jan 09, 2025

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Paul is a Failed Calvinist Minister. He actually is a very faithful and thoughtful CRC pastor, who is a theological cultural critic who brings to bear loads of pastoral and theological wisdom to his ongoing analysis of our cultural moment. This conversation is very wide ranging, as we discuss the post-election period and how the church can navigate our very unique--and in many ways, groundbreaking--historical situation.

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Bonus Q&A: How Can American Masculinity Benefit From Diverse Cultural Perspectives, and More! Jan 08, 2025

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0:00 Introduction

1:53 Will we be naked in heaven?

8:42 Are there any ways that you observe American masculinity norms would benefit from a more diverse cultural perspective?

12:47 Who do you think wrote Hebrews?

14:20 What is your view of David and Bathsheba--rape rather than consensual? Couldn't she have resisted?

16:52 I am happy and flourishing in our church. My spouse is not. What do we do?

19:20 John 15:3...we're not called to be like Christ in this way right? What are your thoughts?

23:22 Do you have suggestions for how to talk to a spouse who gets hostile with key topics when genuine curiousity increases tension and elicits confrontational responses?

27:55 Old earth or young earth?

30:11 Thoughts on Luigi Mangione and the national response? Babylon seems like they want to free him. Is motive important?

33:13 Solomon's great wisdom didn't help him in the end. Shouldn't we read it through the lense that Solomon wandered from God?

36:51 Leviticus 17 prohibits eating blood. Jesus tells us to drink his blood. Can you reconcile this?

38:16 How did Christ's incarnation, death and resurrection change anything besides the need for the sacrifice? There's still so much injustice and suffering in the world.

42:08 "Leadership" has different secular and biblical meanings. Does the word "authority" differ in the Bible as well?

45:43 The new church I attended had a kids service with raffle and door prizes--it felt "icky." What are your thoughts?

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The Toxic War on Masculinity: Nancy Pearcey Jan 06, 2025

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Professor Nancy Pearcey is the author of Love Thy Body, The Soul of Science, Saving Leonardo, Finding Truth, Total Truth, and the most recently released: The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes, which is the topic of our fascinating conversation. Professor Pearcey is professor and scholar in residence at Houston Christian University. She has been quoted in The New Yorker and Newsweek, highlighted as one of the five top women apologists by Christianity Today, and hailed in The Economist as "America's preeminent evangelical Protestant female intellectual."

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Theology in the Raw 2025!! Preston Sprinkle Jan 01, 2025

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2024 has been a good year for Theology in the Raw, and we're looking to make 2025 a GREAT year! In this first of the year, I look at listener statistics and demographics, the most popular episodes, future guests, the exiles25 conference, the mission of TITR, and much more.

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A Case for Co-Vocational Ministry: Eric Hoke Dec 30, 2024

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Eric Hoke is the Founder and Director of Business Development at I Help Pastors Get Jobs. He helps pastors and ministry leaders build sustainable ministries without money stress. Eric is also the author of Market Street Pastor: Ministry Sustainability without Money Stress,which forms the backdrop to our conversation.

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