Broad Oak Piety Podcast

In this episode, Joey and Ryan talk about the proposed amendment to adopt new congressional districts and how that is bad for Virginia. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

On this week’s episode Joey & Ryan stumble into a discussion about aliens. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

On this episode, Ryan & Joey discuss to goodness of hard work, the danger of a strict secular/sacred divide, and how to evaluate your vocation. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

This is the first episode of 2026! In the episode Ryan and Joey discuss how Christians should approach interpreting Scripture and future plans for the podcast. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

In this episode, Ryan and Joey discuss the differences between associations, denominations and networks and how churches should strive toward formally associating with other likeminded churches. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

In this episode, Ryan and Joey discuss the proposed amendment to Virginia’s Constitution and how Christians should think about abortion and effort toward abolishing abortion. Early Voting is September 19th.Link to the amendment This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

On this episode, Ryan and Joey share a word of appreciation for the life and ministry of Pastor John MacArthur. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

Ryan and Joey discuss a class Ryan is gearing up to teach at IRBS on pastoral theology. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

On today’s episode, Ryan and Joey discuss Samuel D. James’ article, “How to Get People to be Friends With Machines in Three Easy Steps”. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

On this episode, Ryan and Joey discuss Ephesians 4:11-12 and the significance of comma placement. Helpful, short article: https://learn.ligonier.org/articles/punctuating-bible-ephesians-411-12 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

On this episode Ryan and Joey talk about the importance of being involved in a local church. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

On this episode, Ryan and Joey talk about how bitterness chokes out everything that is true, good, and beautiful. Podcast sponsored by our good friend Andy. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

On this episode, Ryan and Joey continue their discussion about the Law of God and they discuss the three uses of the Law and the threefold division of the Law. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

This is the first podcast episode of 2025. Ryan and Joey kick off 2025 by discussing the importance of distinguishing the law and the gospel. Get a free e-copy of the book they quoted from here. Other books by John ColquhounCovenant of WorksRepentance This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

Photo by Tasi TomlinsonIn this episode, Joey & Ryan talk about the significance of partitive exegesis. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

Image by Tasi TomlinsonIn this episode, Joey and Ryan discuss the significance of the incarnation—that the eternal Son of God would assume human flesh. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

Joey & Ryan talk about Thanksgiving traditions, the importance of family, and taking time to thank the Lord for his mighty deeds. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

In this episode, Joey & Ryan share some of their thoughts about the 2024 Presidential election. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

In this episode, Ryan walks us through how we as Protestants can think through All Saints’ Day. Image:Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=112344 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

Ryan & Joey discuss the benefits of learning about church history. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

In this episode, Ryan & Joey talk about the term “gaslighting” and the strategy behind all the negative news we consume as well as the way to combat it. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

Ryan & Joey wrap up the conversation that began with Christie Davidson on education. If you missed the previous two episodes, check them out by going here and here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

Joey and Ryan sit down again with Christie Davidson, the school director at a local classical Christian school to discuss how Christians should think about public school. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

In this episode, Joey and Ryan sit with Ryan’s wife, Christie Davidson to discuss parenting and education. Christie is the School Director of Covenant Classical Community School. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

In this episode, Joey & Ryan talk about how to resist anxiety amid cultural turbulence. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

On this episode, Ryan and Joey discuss an upcoming article Joey is publishing on faux compassion. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

On this episode Joey & Ryan discuss the usage of the word “catholic” in the Apostle’s Creed and the Nicene Creed. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

On this episode Ryan and Joey discuss the “protests” at Ivy League schools, John MacArthur’s statements on mental illness, and the Law Amendment. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

Link to the article discussed: https://www.thefp.com/p/im-28-and-im-scheduled-to-die This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

In this episode, Ryan & Joey interview Dr. Timothy Decker regarding his forthcoming book “A Revolutionary Reading of Romans 13: A Biblical Case for Lawful Subjection To The Civil Magistrate and Dutiful Resistance to Tyrants. Grab a copy here.Dr. Timothy Decker is pastor at Trinity Reformed Baptist Church in Roanoke, Virginia. He is also a professor of New Testament and Greek at Covenant Baptist Theological Seminary, International Reformed Baptist Seminary, and the Blue Ridge Institute for Theological Education. He is married to Liz and together they have 4 children. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

In this episode, Ryan and Joey talk about the usefulness of the 2LCF 14.3 as it relates to our assurance of faith in Christ. Books Mentioned:James Renihan’s Commentary on the LCF: To the Judious ReaderCome and Welcome to Jesus Christ by John BunyanOn Saving Faith Chapter 14 Paragraph 3:This faith, although it be in different stages, and may be weak or strong,11 yet it is in the least degree of it different in the kind or nature of it, as is all other saving grace, from the faith and common grace of temporary believers;12 and therefore, though it may be many times assailed and weakened, yet it gets the victory,13 growing up in many to the attainment of a full assurance through Christ,14 who is both the author and finisher of our faith.1511 Heb. 5:13–14; Matt. 6:30; Rom. 4:19–2012 2 Pet. 1:113 Eph. 6:16; 1 John 5:4–514 Heb. 6:11–12; Col. 2:215 Heb. 12:2 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

In this episode, Ryan and Joey talk about the benefits of reading biographies and autobiographies. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

In this episode Joey and Ryan sit down with author Jeremy Johnston to talk about his biography, “J.R.R. Tolkien: Christian Maker of Middle Earth”Buy the BookBuy Jeremy’s other booksStay up to date with Jeremy’s projects This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

In this episode, Ryan & Joey discuss common expressions of pride and the negative outcomes of those expressions. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

In this episode, Ryan & Joey discuss the article that was posted earlier this week called Men and Despair: 10 Common Characteristics of the Despairing Man This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

In this episode, Ryan and Joey talk about the freedom of celebrating Christmas and the joy of giving gifts. photo by Les Anderson on Unsplash This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

In this episode, Ryan confesses how much better the Tolkien books are than the movies. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

In this episode, Ryan and Joey flesh out certain elements of the article Joey published last week called Politics, Voting, and the Gospel. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

On this episode Ryan & Joey interview Dr. Craig A. Carter. Here is Dr. Carter’s bio from his website: craigcarter.caDr. Craig A. Carter retired from teaching and was appointed Research Professor of Theology at Tyndale University in Toronto, Ontario at the end of 2020. He continues as Theologian in Residence at Westney Heights Baptist Church in Ajax, Ontario, where he has served since 2008. He is an ordained minister in the Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches of Canada. He is married to Bonnie and they have three adult children and five grandchildren. To relax he likes gardening, camping, hiking, canoeing and reading historical novels.Dr. Carter’s main academic interests lie at the intersection of the interpretation of Scripture, the doctrine of God and the metaphysical doctrines we derive from our doctrine of God and bring to the interpretation of Scripture. A second area of interest is the theology of culture and, in particular, the meaning of Western modernity.He is in the process of publishing the Great Tradition trilogy with Baker Academic. Interpreting Scripture with the Great Tradition: Recovering the Genius of Premodern Exegesis was published in April 2018. Contemplating God with the Great Tradition: Recovering Trinitarian Classical Theism comes out on April 20, 2021. The third volume will be Doing Philosophy with the Great Tradition: Recovering the Metaphysics of Nicaea (tentative title, anticipated publication in 2023). He is working on an Introduction to Christian Theology in the Great Tradition, which will be published by Baker Academic in 2024. He is also in the process of writing a multi-volume, theological commentary on Isaiah for the International Theological Commentary series published by T. & T. Clark. It is intended to be the first postcritical commentary on Isaiah and will be published, Lord willing, in 2025 and 2026.He is also writing several smaller books and articles along the way, including a chapter in a Five Views of Christ in the Old Testament book for Zondervan and a short introduction to Divine Providence. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

In this episode, Joey discusses some changes at Broad Oak Piety as well as the need for Christians to have and grow in discernment. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

Joey & Ryan discuss some projects they’ve been working on. Purchase Serious Joy here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

In this episode, Ryan & Joey discuss the role of the church in Bible reading and interpretation. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

On this episode, Ryan & Joey discuss the weaker/stronger brother distinction and how often 1 Corinthians 8 can be misapplied and used to bind the consciences of others in a way the Bible does not prescribe. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

After a month hiatus, Joey & Ryan talk about priorities in ministry and the danger of overcorrecting… This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

On this episode, Joey interviews Ryan about strategies to prevent burn-out. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

On this episode, Joey and Ryan talk briefly about Matthew Barrett’s new book “The Reformation as Renewal: Retrieving the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church” This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

On this episode, Ryan & Joey talk about Target, Bud Light, Boycotts, and Christian Liberty. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

On this episode, Joey & Ryan discuss why there is safety in a multitude of counselors (Proverbs 11:4). This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

On this episode, Joey & Ryan talk about the Surgeon General’s Advisory on what has been labeled an “epidemic”—loneliness. You can find the statement here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org

In this episode, Joey & Ryan discuss their view of baptism and why they do not baptize infants. CHAPTER 29 LCF: OF BAPTISMPARAGRAPH 1Baptism is an ordinance of the New Testament, ordained by Jesus Christ, to be unto the party baptized, a sign of his fellowship with him, in his death and resurrection; of his being engrafted into him;1 of remission of sins;2 and of giving up into God, through Jesus Christ, to live and walk in newness of life.31 Rom. 6:3–5; Col. 2:12; Gal. 3:272 Mark 1:4; Acts 22:163 Rom. 6:4—PARAGRAPH 2Those who do actually profess repentance towards God, faith in, and obedience to, our Lord Jesus Christ, are the only proper subjects of this ordinance.44 Mark 16:16; Acts 8:36–37, 2:41, 8:12, 18:8—PARAGRAPH 3The outward element to be used in this ordinance is water, wherein the party is to be baptized, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.55 Matt. 28:19–20; Acts 8:38—PARAGRAPH 4Immersion, or dipping of the person in water, is necessary to the due administration of this ordinance.66 Matt. 3:16; John 3:23 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.broadoakpiety.org