Overcoming Common ‘Mistruths‘ We‘ve Heard in Church (Brent Strawn)

What this episode covers

Somewhere along the line, we have inherited many "mistruths" about Scripture, as Dr. Brent Strawn calls them. These are conceptions that aren't completely false, but are misleading—and sometimes pose a greater threat to truth than complete falsehoods do. He discusses his latest book, Lies My Preacher Told Me, and how misconceptions have seeped their way into the church, affecting their views of Scripture, God, and their faith.  Brent doesn't mean to pick on pastors per se, but his book explores various ways in which mistruths have taken hold. He identifies key mistruths—such as excessive christocentrism and neglect of or aversion to the Old Testament—in the church and suggests how we might overcome them. Show notes: 0:26 Lies My Preacher Told Me 2:44 Dru Johnson, children's pastor 4:21 The formative years 6:05 Examples of the lies 7:55 The Jesus question  12:20 Preaching is not King of the Hill 15:21 The conceptual world of the biblical authors 19:20 Constructing views of canon 20:50 Openness to different views 22:49 Stories 23:57 Poetic qualities 27:42 Dispositions toward God's means of revelation Show notes by Dominique LaCroix  Credits for the music used in TBM podcast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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