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S2 Ep1130: A Christian Perspective on Dating: Kait and J.J. Tomlin Nov 20, 2023

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Kait and J.J. are passionate about helping Christians navigate the dating world. Kait is a best-selling author, speaker, popular relationship coach, and the founder of Heart of Dating. She helps thousands of men and women on their journeys through the conversations on the Heart of Dating Podcast, which launched in 2018. Through her ministry, Kait’s mission is to empower both men and women to have the courage to own their story, walk in victory, thrive with purpose, and discover clarity and vision in their life and relationships. J.J. and Kait got married in 2022, and now J.J. helps coach men through the Heart of Dating ministry.
I talk to Kait and J.J. about all things related to dating: what are the most common questions people who are dating ask? How far is too far? Where are all the good Christian guys? What are some problems that purity culture created for dating? Does anything good happen after 10pm? What's the difference between wise and legalistic dating practices? Should people date to have fun, or only for marriage? And should teenagers date?
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S2 Ep1129: Why the Evangelical Church Needs Global Theology: Dr. Stephen Pardue Nov 16, 2023

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Stephen T. Pardue (PhD, Wheaton College) directs the ThM/PhD in Theological Studies and Church History at the Asia Graduate School of Theology and teaches theology at the International Graduate School of Leadership in Manila, Philippines. He is the author of The Mind of Christ: Humility and the Intellect in Early Christian Theology and the co-editor of ten books, including Majority World Theology and Asian Christian Theology. In this conversation, we talk about Steve's latest book: Why Evangelical Theology Needs the Global Church.
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S2 Ep1128: A Deep-Dive into the Book of Romans: Dr. N.T. Wright Nov 13, 2023

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N.T. Wright has held a variety of both academic and chaplaincy posts at Oxford, Cambridge, and McGill University, Montreal. He was Canon of Westminster in 2000, before serving as Bishop of Durham between 2003-2010. He is currently Research Professor Emeritus of New Testament and Early Christianity at St Mary’s College in the University of St Andrews and Senior Research Fellow at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. Professor Wright has written over 80 books including his recently released:Into the Heart of Romans: A Deep Dive into Paul's Greatest Letter, which forms the basis for our conversation.
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S2 Ep1127: A Zionist Jewish Rabbi's Perspective on the War in Israel-Palestine: Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger Nov 09, 2023

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Hanan Schlesinger is an Orthodox rabbi and teacher, and a passionate Zionist settler who has been profoundly transformed by his encounters with Palestinians and the Palestinian People beginning in late 2013. Originally hailing from New York, Rav Hanan immigrated to Israel on his own at the age of 20 and has lived in Alon Shvut, Gush Etzion, for almost 35 years. His family background is Reform, but already at the end of high school he began delving into observant Judaism. Following his B.A., he spent over 10 years in advanced Jewish study, primarily at the Har Etzion College of Jewish Studies and in the M.A. program of the Dept. of Jewish Philosophy at the Hebrew University. In early 2014, Ali Abu Awwad and an Israeli partner Shaul Judelman, together with Rav Hanan and other Israelis and Palestinians, founded Roots/Judur/Shorashim. Rav Hanan currently serves as its Director of International Relations. He also is the founder of the American Friends of Roots, a multi-faith organization dedicated to supporting the work of Roots/Shorashim/Judur. Rav Hanan frequently speaks in the USA together with one of his Palestinian partner about the amazing work that Roots/Shorashim/Judur is doing in Judea/Palestine.
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S2 Ep1126: Do Christians Have a Theological Obligation to Support the Modern State of Israel? Dr. Gary Burge Nov 06, 2023

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Dr. Burge received his Ph.D. in New Testament from Aberdeen University (Scotland) and has taught at King College (Tennessee), Northpark University (Illinois), Wheaton College (Illinois), and Calvain Theological Seminary (Michigan). He's the author of many books including two on the theology of the land promise: Jesus and the Land and Whose Land? Whose Promise? In this podcast conversation, we wrestle with the question: Do Chrisitans have a thoelogical obligation to support the modern state of Israel?

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S2 Ep1125: An Israeli Christian's Perspective on the War in Israel-Palestine: Lisa Loden Nov 02, 2023

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Lisa Loden immigrated to Israel in 1974, and with her husband, founded Beit Asaph Messianic congregation in Netanya. Lisa was the director of the Caspari Center for Biblical and Jewish Studies in Jerusalem from 2002–2007, and served on the faculty of the Nazareth Evangelical Theological Seminary from 2008–2013. She currently serving on several peace and reconciliation-related boards - Global Peace Heroes, Advisory Board of the Bethlehem Institute of Peace and Justice and other initiatives. She is the co–chair of the Lausanne Initiative for Reconciliation in Israel and Palestine, and is a member of several ecumenical theological dialogue groups. Lisa writes on reconciliation and related issues for various publications. She and Salim Munayer edited a book on the theology of the land – The Land Cries Out (Wipf and Stock, 2011) – and co–authored Through My Enemy’s Eyes (Paternoster, 2014).
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S2 Ep1124: Talking Back to Purity Culture: Rachel Joy Welcher Oct 30, 2023

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Rachel Joy Welcher is a poet and author living in South Dakota with her husband, Pastor Evan Welcher, and their longed for daughter, Hildegaard. Rachel works as an editor at Fathom Magazine and Lexham Press and received her Master of Letters in theology from The University of St. Andrews in Scotland. She is the author of four books: "Blue Tarp" (Finishing Line Press, 2016), "Two Funerals, Then Easter" (Dustlings Press, 2018), "Talking Back to Purity Culture: Rediscovering Faithful Christian Sexuality" (InterVarsity Press, 2020), and "Sometimes Women Lie About Being Okay" (Dustlings Press, 2022). This podcast conversation is based on her book Talking Back to Purity Culture and it's a raw and honest one!
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S2 Ep1123: Is God Real? Lee Strobel Oct 26, 2023

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Lee Strobel is a former atheist and investigative journalist, who came to faith by trying to disprove the faith, which is documented in his well-known book A Case for Christ. In his most recent book, Is God Real?Lee looks at the best arguments for the existence of the God of the Bible and responds to some of the best counterarguments to this.
In this conversation, we begin by discussing the historical evidence for the resurrection of Christ, and then we wrestle with the argument from design, specifically DNA, and the so-called problem of Evil.
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S2: Church and Israel, Same-sex weddings, Halloween, Authority of Scripture, Justified lies, and other questions Oct 25, 2023

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Welcome to a sneak peek of the Bonus Q&A episode, part of the Theology in the Raw premium subscription.
In the full episode, we discuss:
00:00 Introduction
00:35 What is the relationship between the church and Israel? Has the church replaced Israel? Should Christians be more concerned about Israel than any other country?
11:55 Where are your personal boundaries around attending/participating in a same-sex wedding? A close gay friend just got engaged, so am having to think about this. 17:49 What are your thoughts on a “justified lie”? Something like Rahab or similar situations of protecting life through lying?
21:36 Halloween, Harry Potter, etc... should we? Tolkien and Lewis are full of magic and even occultist things, but people LOVE them.
27:13 I am curious why over 80% of the LGBTQ community were raised in the church. I’m interested in your perspective.
29:26 How can we have confidence that the story of Noah is the true depiction of the flood when so many religions also have their own versions of a major flood?
34:51 Do you believe any part of the Bible is NOT God breathed? I.e. authoritative. 42:15 Is there any scriptural evidence to believe people who lack the cognitive ability (I.e. people with disabilities) to understand the Gospel will be saved?
44:38 In Mark 1, Jesus confronts many demons and those demon possessed. How did this manifest socially in the first century? Is there a modern day comparison to this?
47:56 Have there been any interviews you haven't aired or regretted airing?
50:33 As Christians, indwelled by the Holy Spirit, can we be influenced (or even possessed) by demonic beings?
53:04 Which books/arguments/places in Scripture did you find most winsome for and against just war theory and killing in self-defense?
59:09 Does God ever actively discipline Christians? If so, when and how does it happen? What does the Bible tell us about God’s discipline of Christians?
1:04:57 What do we do with prophecies in OT & NT that are unfulfilled regarding Israel? If prophecy relating to Jesus were literal shouldn’t we treat these similarly? 1:10:09 Thoughts on importance of spiritual discipline such as fasting or solitude to support and advance discipleship?
1:15:10 Rapid Fire Questions…
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S2 Ep1122: A Palestinian Christian's Perspective on the Israeli-Palestinian War: Daniel Bannoura Oct 23, 2023

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Daniel was born in Jerusalem and grew up in a Christian family from the little town of Bethlehem in Palestine. He holds a BS from University of Florida, an MA from London School of Theology, another MA from University of Chicago, and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Theology from Notre Dame University. In this podcast conversation, Daniel gives a 150 year historical and political overview of Jewish and Palestinian relations, which has led to the recent war in Gaza.
Daniel has put together a lengthy list of resources on the topic: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JHWbiYVQ4sD5gX-o0yHC-5hXnY1KPf0kBvw2rZSJfiE/edit
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