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Learning To Be a Christian

Father James Linton, the Rector of Saint John's in Salt Lake City, hosts an informal discussion with a handful of ACNA priests through one question per day in the catechism. Priests featured: Ron Offringa: Church Planter in Rancho Cucamonga, CAJosh Misner: Rector of Saint David's in Post Falls, ID J. Harman Thomas: Curate at Sts. Peter and Paul in Ottawa, ON, CanadaAlex Leighton: Church Planter in Bozeman, MTAndy Rutkowski: Curate in SLCThe authorized version of the catechism can be found here in pdf form: https://anglicanchurch.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/To-Be-a-Christian.pdf

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  1. 164

    Q204: You Sin Because You Want to... and Because They Want You to

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Harman Thomas to discuss question 204 from To Be a Christian: What are the sources of temptation?

  2. 163

    Q202-203: Objective and Subjective Temptation

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Ron Offringa to discuss questions 202 and 203 from To Be a Christian:202. What is the sixth petition?; and203. What is temptation?

  3. 162

    Q201: Forgiveness and Reconciliation

    Today, Father James and Father Andy Rutkowski to discuss question 201 from To Be a Christian: "Will your forgiveness of others always result in reconciliation?"

  4. 161

    Q200: It's Not Okay, But We are Okay

    Today, Father Ron Offringa joins Father James Linton to discuss question 200 from To Be a Christian: "How do you forgive others?"

  5. 160

    Q199: Playing on House Money

    Today, Father James is joined by Harman Thomas to discuss question 199 from To Be a Christian: Why should you forgive others?

  6. 159

    Q198: God Outruns Us in Forgiveness

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Alex Leighton to discuss question 198 from To Be a Christian: Does God forgive your sins?

  7. 158

    Q197: You Belong to Christ, Not Your Sins

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Josh Misner to discuss question 197 from To Be a Christian: On What Basis do you ask for forgiveness?

  8. 157

    Q196: Forgiveness Doesn't Care About Your Feelings

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Andy Rutkowski to discuss question 196 from To Be a Christian: What is God's forgiveness?

  9. 156

    Q195: Invited to Make Beautiful Music

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Ron Offringa to discuss question 195 from To Be a Christian: "Do you sin against God's Law?"

  10. 155

    Q193 and Q194: Sinners, Repenters, and Forgivers, That's Us!

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Harman Thomas to discuss questions 193 and 194 from To Be a Christian: 193. What is the fifth petition?; and194. What are trespasses?

  11. 154

    Q192: God Will Do it Again Tomorrow

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Alex Leighton to discuss question 192 from To Be a Christian: Why does God give you daily bread?

  12. 153

    Q191: Praying in Light of Who We Are

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Josh Misner to discuss question 191 from To Be a Christian: Why should you pray for daily bread?

  13. 152

    Q190: We need God Today and in Forty Years

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Andy Rutkowski to discuss question 190 from To Be a Christian: What does "our daily bread" mean?

  14. 151

    Q223: Genoito!

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Harman Thomas to discuss question 223 from To Be a Christian: Why do you end the Lord's Prayer by saying "Amen"?

  15. 150

    Q188 and Q189: Living in God's Abundance

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Harman Thomas to discuss questions 188 and 189 from To Be a Christian:188. What is the fourth petition?; and189. Having prayed first for God’s glory, kingdom, and will, what do you now pray?

  16. 149

    Q187: We Want All God's Promises!

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Ron Offringa to discuss 187 from To Be a Christian: Why do you pray, “on earth as it is in heaven”?

  17. 148

    Q186: God's Will... It Ain't So Hard

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Alex Leighton to discuss question 186 from To Be a Christian: How can you do God’s will?

  18. 147

    Q185: The World Becomes the Church

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Josh Misner to discuss question 185 from To Be a Christian: What do you pray for as you seek God’s will?

  19. 146

    Q183-184: Your Will Be Done

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Andy Rutkowski to discuss questions 183 and 184 from To Be a Christian:183. What is the third petition?; and184. What is God's will?

  20. 145

    Q182: Image Bearers, Co-Creators, Co-Regents, and Priests

    Today, Father Harman Thomas and Father James Linton discuss question 182 from To Be a Christian: How do you live in God's kingdom?

  21. 144

    Q180: Longing for Kingdom

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Josh Misner to discuss question 180 from To Be a Christian: When you pray for God’s kingdom to come, what are youasking?

  22. 143

    Q181: God Answers our Prayer for the Kingdom

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Ron Offringa to discuss question 181 from To Be a Christian: How does God's Kingdom come?

  23. 142

    Q178-179: Kingdom Allegiance

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Andy Rutkowski to discuss questions 178 and 179 from To Be a Christian:178. What is the second petition?; and179. What is God’s kingdom?

  24. 141

    Q177: Playing with God

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Harman Thomas to discuss question 177 from To Be a Christian: How can you hallow God's name?

  25. 140

    Q176: God Gives us His Name

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Josh Misner to discuss question 176 from To Be a Christian: How does God hallow his name?

  26. 139

    Q175: Hallowed

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Josh Misner to discuss question 175 from To Be a Christian: What does "hallowed" mean?

  27. 138

    Q174: God's other names

    Today, Father James and Father Alex Leighton discuss question 174 from To Be a Christian: What are some other names for God given in Scripture?

  28. 137

    Q172-173: He Gives Us His Name

    Today, Father James Linton is joined by Father Ron Offringa to discuss questions 172 and 173 from To Be a Christian: 172: What is the first petition?; and 173: What is God's Name?

  29. 136

    Q171- God upholds the birds

    Today, Father James and Father Josh Misner discusses question 171 from To Be a Christian: How does your Father in heaven help you here on earth?

  30. 135

    Q170: Heaven is Here!

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Alex Leighton to discuss question 170 from To Be a Christian: What is heaven?

  31. 134

    Q169: Not Like Us

    Today, Father Andy Rutkowski joins Father James Linton to discuss question 169 from To Be a Christian: How is God unlike earthly fathers?

  32. 133

    Q168: How God is like a Father

    Today, Father Alex Leighton joins Father James to discuss question 168 from To Be a Christian: How is God like earthly fathers?

  33. 132

    Q167: We Have the Same Father

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Josh Misner to discuss question 167 from To Be a Christian: Why does Jesus teach us to pray “our” Father?

  34. 131

    Q166: Children by Grace

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Ron Offringa to discuss question 166 from To Be a Christian: Who are God's children?

  35. 130

    Q165: Calling God Father

    Father Harman Thomas and Father James Linton discuss question 165 from To Be a Christian: Why do we call God "Father"?

  36. 129

    Q164: Invited into the Devotional Life of Jesus

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Alex Leighton to discuss question 164 from To Be a Christian: What are the parts of the Lord's Prayer?

  37. 128

    Q163: Pattern of Prayer

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Josh Misner to discuss question 163 from To Be a Christian: How is the Lord's Prayer a pattern for prayer?

  38. 127

    Q162: A Cast for Broken Souls

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Harman Thomas to discuss question 162 from To Be a Christian: Why should you practice the Lord's Prayer?

  39. 126

    Q160 and Q161: A Pattern and a Prayer

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Andy Rutkowski to discuss questions 160 and 161 from To Be a Christian: 160: What is the prayer our Lord Jesus taught his disciples to pray?; and 161: Why should you learn the Lord's Prayer?

  40. 125

    Q159: Small Steps Toward Praying Continually

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Harman Thomas to discuss question 159 from To Be a Christian: When should you pray?

  41. 124

    Q158: What'chu Prayin About, Willis?

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Andy Rutkowski to discuss question 158 from To Be a Christian: What should you pray?

  42. 123

    Q157: The God Who Wants to Relate with Us

    Today, Father Josh Misner joins Father James to discuss question 157 from To Be a Christian: Why should you pray?

  43. 122

    Q156: Fellowship with God through the Church

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Josh Misner to discuss question 156 from To Be a Christian: How can you have fellowship with God?

  44. 121

    Q155: Meet with God, Ask Him for Stuff

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Harman Thomas to discuss question 155 from To Be A Christian: What should you seek in prayer?

  45. 120

    Q154: Turning Our Hearts Toward God

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Ron Offringa to discuss question 154 in To Be a Christian: What is prayer?

  46. 119

    Q153: Healing Oil for Both our Death Beds and our Sore Throats

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Andy Rutkowski to discuss question 153 from To Be a Christian: What grace does God give in the anointing of the sick?

  47. 118

    Q152: Healing through Oil and other Common Stuff

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Josh Misner to discuss question 152 from To Be a Christian: What is the anointing of the sick?

  48. 117

    Q151: Repent Quickly

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Josh Misner to discuss question 151 from To Be a Christian: What is necessary to receive the grace of absolution?

  49. 116

    Q150: Preaching to Ourselves and Demons

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Harman Thomas to discuss question 150 from To Be a Christian: What grace does God give to you in absolution?

  50. 115

    Q149: Absolution? Absolutely!

    Today, Father James is joined by Father Andy Rutkowski to discuss question 149 from To Be a Christian: What is Absolution?

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Father James Linton, the Rector of Saint John's in Salt Lake City, hosts an informal discussion with a handful of ACNA priests through one question per day in the catechism. Priests featured: Ron Offringa: Church Planter in Rancho Cucamonga, CAJosh Misner: Rector of Saint David's in Post Falls, ID J. Harman Thomas: Curate at Sts. Peter and Paul in Ottawa, ON, CanadaAlex Leighton: Church Planter in Bozeman, MTAndy Rutkowski: Curate in SLCThe authorized version of the catechism can be found here in pdf form: https://anglicanchurch.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/To-Be-a-Christian.pdf

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