PODCAST · religion
A Time to Think
by Downtown Mission Church
Careful engagement and thoughtful responses to important issues in culture and the church.
Episodes
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Spiritual Formation: Justification and Sanctification
How can we rest and work at the same time? In spiritual formation we can make two equal and opposite mistakes. The first is to base our spiritual confidence in our spiritual growth. The second is to become complacent in our Christian life by believing that since we are accepted, we do not need to...
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Spiritual Formation: The Movement and its Methods
How is someone formed spiritually? Chris and Josh discuss one answer to this question - the Spiritual Formation Movement. What are the motives and methods? Where is the movement misguided?
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Spiritual Formation: Introduction
How is growth related to the Christian life? Do Christians need to grow, or is grace free no matter what? Should Christians constantly look at their growth in order to know if they are truly Christians? Chris and Josh begin a series on spiritual formation by talking about growth in the Christian...
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The True Church
How do you know a true church? How do you know a healthy church? Chris and Josh discuss what any church must be and what a healthy church should pursue.
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East and West: Evaluating Eastern Orthodox theology
Why talk about something you’re not thinking about? Chris and Josh discuss Eastern Orthodox theology - something that may not have yet been on your radar but has grown in its popularity recently amongst the younger generation. Chris and Josh discuss the the claim to exclusivity in the Eastern...
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Pluralism (a failed project): Catholicism
This episode differs from others where Chris and Josh have distinguished between Christianity and false religion. On this episode of A Time to Think, theological basics of Catholicism are overviewed in order to discuss the practices they inform.
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Pluralism (a failed project): Liberalism and New Age
Is all we see all there is? Or, is the universe charged with divine energy? Chris and Josh discuss two opposite ways to view the modern world. Each is based on denial or acceptance of the supernatural.
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Pluralism (a failed project): Jehovah's Witnesses RD #3
Who is the Holy Spirit? For the Jehovah's Witness, this is the wrong question. For them, the Spirit is not a who, but rather a what. Chris and Josh discuss this enormous difference between Christianity and Jehovah's Witness theology.
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Pluralism (a failed project): Jehovah's Witnesses Rd#2
On this episode of A Time to Think, Chris and Josh dig into the nitty gritty of debates over the divinity of Jesus. How do we respond to technical arguments from the Greek language? And, how do we read the Bible in away that we see the largest theological truths are not dependent on grammatical...
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Pluralism (a failed project): Jehovah's Witnesses Rd #1
Chris and Josh discuss the historical development of the Jehovah's witness movement. During this, they highlight the dangerous nature of equivocating on biblical issues. They also highlight the nature of authority and how to understand and demonstrate true expertise.
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Pluralism (a failed project): Mormonism Rd #3
Chris and Josh reflect on the "good news" of Mormonism. How does the salvation offered in the Mormon church pale in comparison to salvation in Christ by his grace alone? This episode helps not only discuss problems with the Mormon vision of salvation, but also points to the greater news of…
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Pluralism (a failed project): Mormonism Rd #2
Why won't you just answer the question? Our culture struggles to answer plain questions plainly. Josh and Chris talk about clarity in communication in order to show how necessary clarity is when talking about Mormonism.
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Pluralism (a failed project): Mormonism Rd #1
Chris and Josh begin their discussion of Mormonism by discussing the historical roots of the Mormon movement alongside the nature of of false religions wanting to use Christian words while meaning different things.
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Pluralism (a failed project): Islam Rd #3
Josh and Chris finish their discussion of Islam by talking about the Trinity along with how Christians can engage with Muslims when they meet.
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Pluralism (a failed project): Islam Rd #2
Chris and Josh continue their conversation about Islam focusing on living in the midst of competing worldviews. They specifically address the nature of biblical revelation and continued revelation as it pertains to the Quran and other religious sources.
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Pluralism (a failed project): Islam Rd #1
Chris and Josh continue the series on pluralism and begin discussing the specific beliefs of Islam. How do we understand the distinctives of Islam and see them in contrast to the core of Christianity? Further, how do we analyze this in a pluralistic age?
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Failed Project: Pluralism
Pluralism is a cultural value in the modern West. Chris and Josh define pluralism and describe its influence upon popular thinking. Then they move to discuss why Christians need to be able to disagree well with pluralistic claims.
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A Time to Ponder: Conferences and Devotion
Chris and Josh take a moment between podcast series to reflect on a recently attended pastors' conference. Listen in to ponder the role of abnormal times of devotion and reflection in the Christian life.
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What We Affirm: The Restoration of All Things
Our focus is often diverted from the right things when we think of the last things. "End timess" discussions tend to focus on disagreements over the timing of the return of Christ. But, in this podcast Chris and Josh focus on what Christians should agree on, namely the sure judgment of Christ and...
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What We Affirm: Baptism and the Lord's Supper
Josh and Chris continue the What We Affirm series by talking about the two means of grace. In baptism and the Lord's Supper, God promises blessing to his people.
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What We Love: Friendship in the Church
During a tangentially related episode to our What We Affirm series, Chris and Josh discuss the nature and necessity of friendship within the church.
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What We Affirm: God's New People
We believe that God’s new covenant people have already come to the heavenly Jerusalem; they are already seated with Christ in the heavens. This universal church is manifest in local churches of which Christ is the only Head; thus each “local church” is, in fact, the church, the household of God,...
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What We Affirm: Kingdom of God
We believe that those who have been saved by the grace of God through union with Christ by faith and through regeneration by the Holy Spirit enter the kingdom of God and delight in the blessings of the new covenant: the forgiveness of sins, the inward transformation that awakens a desire to...
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What We Affirm: The Holy Spirit
We believe that this salvation, attested in all Scripture and secured by Jesus Christ, is applied to his people by the Holy Spirit. Sent by the Father and the Son, the Holy Spirit glorifies the Lord Jesus Christ, and is present with and in believers. He convicts the world of sin, righteousness…
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What We Affirm: The Justification of Sinners
We believe that Christ, by his obedience and death, fully discharged the debt of all those who are justified. By his sacrifice, he bore in our stead the punishment due us for our sins, making a proper, real, and full satisfaction to God’s justice on our behalf. By his perfect obedience he…
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What We Affirm: The Redemption of Christ
We believe that, moved by love and in obedience to his Father, the eternal Son became human: the Word became flesh, fully God and fully human being, one Person in two natures. The man Jesus, the promised Messiah of Israel, was conceived through the miraculous agency of the Holy Spirit, and was…
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What We Affirm: Good News!
We believe that the gospel is the good news of Jesus Christ—God’s very wisdom. Utter folly to the world, even though it is the power of God to those who are being saved, this good news is christological, centering on the cross and resurrection: the gospel is not proclaimed if Christ is not...
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What We Affirm: The Plan of God
We believe that from all eternity God determined in grace to save a great multitude of guilty sinners from every tribe and language and people and nation, and to this end foreknew them and chose them.
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What We Affirm: The Fall
Chris and Josh discuss the fall: We believe that Adam, made in the image of God, distorted that image and forfeited his original blessedness—for himself and all his progeny—by falling into sin through Satan’s temptation.
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What We Affirm: Creation of Humanity
Chris and Josh discuss the creation of humanity: we believe that God created human beings, male and female, in his own image.
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What We Affirm: Revelation from God
Chris and Josh cover what we affirm regarding how God communicates outwardly with us.
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What We Affirm: The Trinity
Chris and Josh start of a new series about the affirmation of our faith, starting with the triune God.
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Questions in Genesis: Evolution and AI
Chris and Josh discuss the current scientific consensus of evolution and how Christians can challenge it.
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Questions In Genesis: What is Man?
Chris and Josh tackle the core issue of today, what is man?
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Questions in Genesis: Creation Days
Chris and Josh talk about the different viewpoints on the days of creation.
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Problems in the Evangelical Sub-Culture
How do we judge what is truly impressive? Often what man sees in outward appearance hides what the Lord is seeing and judging in the heart. On this episode of A Time to Think, Josh and Chris discuss various fallouts in the evangelical church and music industry. They tie together a thread that…
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Questions in Genesis: Sabbath, a Literal 24 Hours?
Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. This teaching from Jesus declares that the Sabbath day of rest is a day meant not to burden but to bless God's people. So, should Christians take a literal 24 hours each week off from work? Chris and Josh take some time to think.
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Apology Accepted: Apologetic Community
The church is a witnessing community that operates differently than the rest of the world.
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Apology Accepted: Goodness of the Body
We are unified beings and thus problems arise when we divorce the body and mind.
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Apology Accepted: Evil and Suffering
Content Note: This episode contains mentions of violence and may be inappropriate for some listeners. This is the one we feel the most. How could a good God exist while evil and suffering continue? This problem is not merely intellectual, but is existential driving at the core of our emotions and...
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Apology Accepted: Bible or Science
The Bible and science are often pitted against each other with questions like, "can we trust the Bible or Science?" This question and others make it seem that to trust one is to banish the other. Chris and Josh discuss how scientific study is dependent on Christian truth while showing that...
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Apology Accepted: Existence of Personal Absolute
Pastor Chis and Pastor Josh break down the presuppositional worldview approach to apologetics.
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Apology Accepted: Resurrection, Our Only Hope
Without the resurrection, life is hopeless. Pastor Josh and Pastor Chris defend this bold claim then show you how to use evidences for the resurrection of Jesus to defend the Christian worldview.
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Apology Accepted: Many Methods
What is the right way to defend the Christian faith? Chris and Josh describe three basic methods and tip their hands as to which of the three they think is most helpful.
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Apology Accepted: Be Prepared!
What is apologetics and why should we do it? On A Time to Think, Chris and Josh discuss the what and why behind defending the faith as well as giving warnings for bad motivations during apologetics.
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This Old Book: Final Questions
What about all the rest of the questions? On this episode of A Time to Think, Chris and Josh discuss various final thoughts on common objections to trusting the New Testament.
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This Old Book: Books That Don’t Belong
What about other gospels which aren't included in the New Testament? One of the major modern objections to the New Testament is so-called "gospels" which are left out. On this episode of A Time to Think, Chris and Josh discuss the nature of these books and why their content displays that they…
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This Old Book: Relevance and Rationality
Pastor Josh and Pastor Chris speak on the relevance of discussing canon issues and how to engage with a culture which prizes rationality.
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This Old Book: The Oldest Books We Have
Often times critical New Testament scholars fail to prioritize the oldest Gospels and letters we possess which witness to the beliefs of the early Christian community. These early witnesses are found in the books we know as the New Testament! Chris and Josh discuss the early confessions and...
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This Old Book: Continuity
One of the most compelling qualities of the Bible is how it tells one story of salvation over 66 books written by dozens of authors and thousands of years. This is not only cause for the Christian to delight in, but also reason to have confidence in the New Testament. Pastor Chris and Pastor Josh...
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