The State of the Churches

Hosts Corey J. Mahler coreyjmahler.com @CoreyJMahler Woe aka Eschatologuy @treblewoe Knowledge is not what saves us, but faith cannot be devoid of content, for one must have faith in something. Part of being a Christian is, unsurprisingly, knowing the content of the Christian faith. Or, perhaps, this would be surprising to many, given the state of knowledge and belief among those claiming to be Christian — even among the best (in terms of knowledge and right belief) of those claiming to be Christian. In today’s episode, we return to the state of the churches. This time, we examine the general state of knowledge and belief among Christians. Do Christians even know the basics of the faith? For most, the answer is very clearly: No. Subscribe to the podcast here. Show Notes Ligonier — “State of Theology” Survey Results Pew Research Center — “Religious Landscape Study” Survey Results See Also Further Reading “The Apostle’s & Nicene Creeds, verse by verse” [PDF] Parental Warnings None. Transcript The transcript for this episode can be found here Other transcripts can be found here Support the Podcast Recurring Donation One-Time Donation Cryptocurrency Donation Mahler’s: Throne.com Wish List | Amazon.com Wish List Woe’s Amazon.com Wish List The Stone Choir 2024 Challenge Coin Comments? Join the discussion on Telegram, visit the feedback form or comment below. function waitForElement(selector, callback) { const interval = setInterval(function() { const element = document.querySelector(selector); if (element) { clearInterval(interval); callback(element); } }, 100); // check every 100 milliseconds } function updateTranscriptLink(audioSrc) { const episodeNumber = extractNumber(audioSrc); if (episodeNumber) { const transcriptLink = document.querySelector('a.transcript-link'); if (transcriptLink) { transcriptLink.setAttribute('href', `/transcripts/transcript-episode-${episodeNumber}/`); } else { console.error('Transcript link not found.'); } } else { console.error('Episode number could not be extracted. The audio source was: ' + audioSrc); } } // Function to extract the number from the audio file name function extractNumber(src) { const match = src.match(/e(\d+)\.m4a/); return match ? match[1] : null; } // Start waiting for the audio element to appear in the DOM waitForElement('audio[src*="s.stone-choir.com"]', function(audioElement) { const audioSrc = audioElement.getAttribute('src'); updateTranscriptLink(audioSrc); });