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King & Culture
by Ironwood Church
Luke Simmons and Seth Troutt discuss cultural and theological questions through a biblical lens.
Episodes
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Ep. 143 State & Church [Content Warning]
Luke and Seth discuss the AZ Supreme Court ruling of Doe vs. The President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the roles of the church and the state, and why Ironwood will continue to act as mandatory reporters of child abuse even though it's not legally required anymore.
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Ep. 142 On Sleep
Luke and Seth talk about sleep, sleeplessness, stress, trust in God, and the gift of bodily limits.
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Ep. 141 Memes & Dreams
Luke and Seth discuss the disturbing trend of Pornmaxxing, the contagious/viral nature of desire, and the origin of memes vs genes as a way that human behavior spreads.
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Ep. 140 Demonic Letters
Seth, and guest Tilly Dillehay, talk about "the schemes of the devil." Tilly's book, My Dear Hemlock, models itself on CS Lewis' Screwtape Letters, but with a focus on a female "patient" rather than a male "patient."
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Ep. 139 Q&A About Demons
Luke and Seth respond to questions Ironwood asked about Spiritual Warfare, Nephilim, Demons, and Angels.
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Ep. 138 How a Disciple Is Made
Luke and Seth talk about the ingredients that contribute to someone's growth, ministry design and architecture, and the role of suffering and discomfort in spiritual development.
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Ep. 137 Zionism and Antisemitism
Seth and Luke discuss different senses of the word "Israel," interpreting promises related to Israel, antisemitism, and whether Christians have to offer uncritical support to the modern nation-state named Israel.
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Ep. 136 How to Eat
Seth and Luke discuss biblical categories related like fueling, fasting, and feasting that support our wellbeing, why calories work, and the role of food-related technology/medicine that helps us be sick or healthy.
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Ep. 135 The Medieval Renaissance
Luke and Seth talk about how a New York Times article argued we are sliding back into the Dark Ages, "disenchantment" and "re-enchantment," and the role of angels, demons, and spiritual forces in our day to day lives.
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Ep. 134 How To Abide
Seth and Luke talk about what it means to abide or remain in Christ, how we can do that, and some of Dallas Willard's wisdom on practicing spiritual disciplines.
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Ep. 133 How To Share Your Faith (w/ Glen Scrivener)
Luke, Seth, and guest Glen Scrivener talk about how to share your faith with different types of non-Christians, the roots of the values of Western Civilization, and Glen's new book The Air We Breathe.
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Ep. 132 How Seth Wrote a Book
Luke and Seth discuss more about Seth's new book and what the process was like.
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Ep. 131 Authentic Masculinity
Luke and Seth discuss the book Authentic Masculinity: Leaving Behind the Counterfeits for God's Design. What are the virtues and roles that make for Godly, biblical masculinity?
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Ep. 130 The Blessed Life
Seth and Luke discuss the beatitudes, blessing, and how to interpret and apply the words of Jesus in the Sermon on The Mount to our lives. Gregory of Nyssa and Augustine on the beatitudes.
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Ep. 129 Christian Hedonism
Luke and Seth discuss the happiness of God, the goodness of hedonism, and what it means that "God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him." Free PDF: Desiring God Books referenced: Confessions, Desiring God, and The Weight of Glory. Sermon Luke mentioned: Undoing The Destruction...
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Ep. 128 Artificial Intelligence (Live at Redemption Arcadia)
Luke, Seth, and special guest host Frank Switzer discuss the nature, function, assets, and liabilities of so-called "artificial intelligence." Recorded live at Redemption Arcadia.
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Ep. 127 A Tribe of Mentors
Seth and Luke discuss the role of mentors, the need to gain access to wisdom, and why most of the time you shouldn't ask someone to be your mentor.
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Ep. 126 The Blood of Martyrs
Seth and Luke discuss St. Valentine and other significant martyrs in church history and consider how they inspire us unto radical faithfulness to Jesus.
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Ep. 125 Predestination, Providence, and Free Will
Luke and Seth discuss "free will" vs "real choices", how to handle paradoxes in Scripture, and what the fruit of believing in sovereign mercy should look like in the life of a Christian. Check out episodes 46 (Heretical & Evangelical?), 47 (Anti-Hero), and 48 (Inability & Conversion) of the King…
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Ep. 124 More Ask Anything
Seth and Luke respond to more questions that were sent in during the Ask Anything service 12/28 at Ironwood Church. Paper mentioned: To Be Or Not To Be Left Behind.
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Ep. 123 How to Pray
Luke and Seth discuss prayer, how to do it, and different strategies and key Bible passages that help form us as a praying people. Previous episode we discuss: Ep. 22 Taking the Lord's Name In Vain.
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Ep. 122 Mission & Missions
Luke and Seth explore the difference between mission and missions (with an "s") and share about how missions plays out at Ironwood. While mission is comprehensive, missions are a more specific subset of mission. Then they conclude talking about a special new project in Moldova that relates to the...
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Ep. 121 BEST OF: How to Resist Entitlement & Cynicism (Ep. 96)
Enjoy this replay of one of Luke and Seth's favorite episodes. Seth and Luke consider plagues that infect all of our lives: entitlement and cynicism. Though we have so much, we are often so unhappy — grumbling and complaining about all that doesn't go the way we want. Even Christians are...
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Ep. 120 Should I Get Baptized?
Luke and Seth discuss who baptism is for, how it relates to communion, and why it plays a significant role in the life of a Christian. https://www.ironwoodchurch.org/baptism
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Ep. 119 Three Lensed Leadership
Luke and Seth discuss John Frame's framework, called Triperspectivalism, and how it relates to the Trinity, to the three offices of Jesus, and everyday leadership responsibilities.
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Ep. 118 Marks of Maturity
Luke and Seth discuss the difference between experienced and mature Christians, the need for love to be a key marker of growth in the life of a Christian, and a framework the Elders developed to help congregants evaluate themselves as they seek to follow Jesus. The Five Loves.
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Bonus Episode: Dr. Wayne Grudem on Studying Theology
We were privileged to have Dr. Wayne Grudem kickoff our CONTEND class this year. He shared the opening lecture he'd ordinarily give for his Systematic Theology classes he taught at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and Phoenix Seminary.
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Ep. 117 Charlie Kirk & Critiquing The Hell Out Of Culture
Seth and Luke discuss the nature of culture, political idolatry, revival, when we need (and don't need) to be balanced, and what being a Christian in the public square could look like in the next season. Other Relevant Episodes: Ep 108 Culture Warring Ep 94 Life in a Negative World Ep 91 Trust…
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Bonus Episode: Get to Know Luke Simmons
In this bonus episode, Luke is interviewed by his wife, Molly. They talk about his experiences in baseball, childhood acting, movies, music, advice for young dads, the journey to becoming a pastor, planting a church, and more. This conversation was recorded with a live audience at the Summer…
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Ep. 116 Build Something
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Ep. 115 Aliens, Angels, and Demons
Seth and Luke discuss the nature of the unseen realm, angels, and the demonic. How do they interact with us in our daily lives? Could these extraterrestrial beings be understood to be aliens?
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Ep. 114 Systematic Theology
Seth and Luke discuss the nature and need for "doing theology" in addition to doing Bible Study. Why do we care about creeds? Why do we need summary statements for our beliefs? CONTEND
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Ep. 113 Seven Deadly Sins
Luke and Seth dicsuss the origins, uses, and purposes of what's been called "the seven deadly sins." Are there only seven deadly sins? Isn't all sin deadly? Why these seven? What is the difference between vices and sins, virtues and holiness? Glittering Vices Vices Tree image download
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Ep. 112 Children as Gift
Luke and Seth discuss the joy and delight of children, why some are prone to view them as interuptions and burdens, and what must happen in our hearts if we are to rightly view children as gifts and blessings.
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Bonus Episode: Get to Know Molly Simmons
In this bonus episode, Luke interviews his wife, Molly. They talk about swimming, sports, growing up, her faith story, going back to work, being a pastor's wife, and more. This conversation was recorded with a live audience at the Summer Scoop at Ironwood Church.
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Ep. 111 Are Mormons Christians
Luke and Seth discuss The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. What is a Christian? Where do we agree with the LDS Church and where do we disagree? How significant and meaningful are the differences? A Tale of Two Stories Three Questions to Ask Your Mormon Friends Ten Most Important…
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Ep. 110 You Can Trust The Bible Pt. 2
Seth and guest Dr. John Meade discuss the history of the Bible, why Roman Catholics have extra books in their bibles, and issues related to how the New Testament authors quote the Old Testament in ways that, on the surface, seem like a problem. _________ Buy Scribes & Scripture Book -...
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Ep. 109 You Can Trust The Bible Pt. 1
Seth and guest Dr. Peter Gurry discuss New Testament manuscripts, textual variants, scribal errors, and challenges Christians may face in holding to the belief that the Scriptures are without error in the original writings. Can you say your ESV Bible is God's Word? Do the writers of the gospels...
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Ep. 108 Culture Warring
Luke and Seth discuss how demonic powers typically operate, the nature of "culture" and "war," and different approaches Christians take to establishing and contending for norms at various levels. Should Christians engage in "culture war"? If so, how?
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Ep. 107 The Reason For Church
Luke, Seth, and guest Brad Edwards discuss The Reason for Church, Brad's new book, and various reasons why it's harder than ever to convince people that the local church is a good thing, sometimes even harder to convince them that Jesus is God or that he's risen from the dead. Why does local…
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Ep. 106 Comparison is Not the Thief of Joy
Seth and Luke discuss the good side and bad side of comparing yourself to others, letting the tenth commandment serve as a guide. What is envy? How do we fight it? When is being motivated by the success of other's productive or destructive?
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Ep. 105 Ruthless Elimination of Folly
Luke and Seth discuss the wisdom literature and how to apply it to various seasons of life. Wisdom, or skill, is seasonal and contextual. How do we apply the Song of Songs? What dangers are there if we apply the book of Ecclesiastes too quickly? Can we run before we walk when it comes to wisdom?
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Ep. 104 Union With Christ: Home With God
Luke, Seth, and guest Kyle Worley discuss the doctrine of our Union with Christ. Kyle's new book focuses on how you and I are invited to live at home with God in Christ Jesus. Union with Christ is one of the most unbelievable and overlooked realities of Christian salvation. Home With God
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Ep. 103 Roman Catholicism
Seth and Luke discuss the Roman Catholic Church, looking at places where there is agreement and disagreement with Evangelical Protestantism. Issues like Scripture, tradition, Mary, sacraments, eucharist, the Pope, and justification all factor into how we make sense of the points of overlap and...
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Ep. 102 MORE Ask Anything
Seth and Luke tackle more of the questions that were submitted during Ask Anything. They tackle these questions: • What is the church's structure for leadership and accountability from a leadership perspective with the pastors and elders? And how does the church approach addressing unrepentant…
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Ep. 101 Joyful Outsiders
Luke, Seth, and guest Patrick Miller dicuss different ways Christians can respond to being outsiders and exiles in the midst of our complex cultural realities. Patrick gives us six practical ways that Christians can seek the welfare of the dark world into which we've been sent all while…
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Ep. 100 Going Deeper On Christ & Culture
Seth and Luke take a few minutes to reflect on the origins of the podcast as they reflect on 100 episodes. Then they talk through Ironwood Church's conviction about "Christ & Culture," which forms much of the approach to the King & Culture podcast. Read the conviction statement here:...
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Ep. 99 An Overview of Hebrews
Luke and Seth talk about the sermon series that will occupy much of 2025 — the book of Hebrews. Luke shares about the process for deciding what to preach and arranging the preaching calendar, and then they discuss the key themes, authorship, favorite passages, and other hopes for Ironwood as we...
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Ep. 98 The Rule of Life
Luke, Seth, and guest Trevin Wax discuss various strategies and approaches to connecting with God in a meaningful and reugular way in prayer. They explore the merits of strcuture and routine while considering the issues tha arise if we simply view time with God as self-improvement project or a...
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Ep. 97 Joy and Sorrow
Seth and Luke explore the tensions of Advent. While so much of the Christmas season seems happy and bright, it's also filled with loss and disappointment. They also explore how the early church approached the Advent season in comparison to how most of us think of it. Whether you're in a season of...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Luke Simmons and Seth Troutt discuss cultural and theological questions through a biblical lens.
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