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The Stone Chapel Podcast
by David Capes
"The Stone Chapel Podcast" is a weekly podcast of the friends and staff of The Lanier Theological Library and Learning Center in Houston, Texas. It is hosted by David Capes, Director of Academic Programming of the Lanier Theological Library and Learning Center. David is an engaging host, a respected New Testament scholar, and the author of Rediscovering Paul and Matthew through Old Testament Eyes. "The Stone Chapel Podcast" features theologians, scholars, and thought leaders from around the world for lively, informative, and educational discussions. With over 200 compelling, uplifting episodes that are valuable for all spiritually curious listeners, the Stone Chapel Podcast provides an unique, weekly refresh and renewal resource for pastors and church leaders.In case you're interested in going deeper and want more educational content, most of the Stone Chapel podcasts are associated with The Lanier Theological Library and Learning Center's public lecture series, programs, and classe
Episodes
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One Pastor's Journey with David Pendergrass
Ministry comes in many varieties these days. Dr. David Pendergrass is no exception. He works as a counselor, a pastor, a mentor, an author, and a consultant. And that is before breakfast. He joins David Capes on The Stone Chapel Podcast to talk about the many twists and turns ministry takes for…
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Connecting the New to the Old with Benjamin Gladd and Greg Beale
Benjamin Gladd and Greg Beale join David Capes on this episode of the Stone Chapel Podcast to talk about their new project: Connecting Scripture: New Testament. This unique project assists readers in seeing the OT quotations, allusions, and parallels by color-coding them in the text of the CSV...
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SongTheology with Tyler Newberry
Have you ever wondered whether the song you were singing in church was theologically sound? Did a phrase or statement strike you as odd? I know pastors and theologians who refuse to sing certain lines or stanzas of hymns or worship songs because they have dodgy theology. Well, there is place you...
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David Capes, On The Old Testament
This week, the conversation shifts. David Capes is interviewed by Mike Neglia on the "Expositors Collective" podcast. This podcast is dedicated to helping preachers prepare and deliver their sermons better than ever. David shares with Mike his interest in the Old Testament. More specifically from...
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David Capes, On Preaching
This week something different. In this episode David Capes is interviewed by Mike Neglia on the "Expositors Collective" podcast. This podcast is dedicated to helping preachers prepare and deliver their sermons better than ever. This is part one of their conversation. Part two is coming up. Among...
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TSCP 311 Developing Ministry with Pierre Canning
Dr. Pierre Cannings of Dallas Theological Seminary joins us on this podcast to talk about his upcoming course, LCTM 112 Developing Mission and Ministry. He earned his PhD from Dallas Baptist University in Leadership Studies. This course is just one of twelve required courses for the Lanier...
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Apostolic Writings In Aramaic with Andrew Gabriel Roth
Andrew Gabriel Roth returns to talk about a project he is passionate about. He has translated the New Testament from the earliest and best Aramaic manuscripts available to him. He joins David Capes on The Stone Chapel Podcast to talk about the reasons he feels so strongly about getting back to…
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Faith In The Workplace with Denise Daniels and Elaine Ecklund
· Denise Daniels (Wheaton College) and Elaine Ecklund (Rice University) join David Capes on the Stone Chapel Podcast to talk about their new book, Working for Better: A New Approach to Faith at Work. Based on an incredible pool of data, Elaine and Denise offer their readers an evidence-based...
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Exploring Exodus with Carmen Joy Imes
· Carmen Joy Imes, Associate Professor of Old Testament at Biola University, is giving a lecture at 7.00 pm, October 10, 2026 at the Lanier Theological Library in Houston Texas. Her title is "Exploring Exodus." She joins David Capes in this episiode of the Stone Chapel Podcast to give a preview…
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Jesus Spoke Aramaic with Ewan MacLeod
Ewan MacLeod joins David Capes on the Stone Chapel Podcast to talk about the significance of knowing Aramaic to being able to read and interpret the New Testament. He has a website you might want to see: jesusspokearamaic.com. There are lessons, older translations, and access to Ewan himself, who...
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The Origin of Hymns with Robert J. Morgan
Robert Morgan is back on the Stone Chapel Podcast to talk about his new book, The Origin of Hymns: It Is Well with My Soul (Harper Collins, 2026). The book came about in a most unusual way, but it is full of hymns and hymn stories that you want to know. Did you know that hymns are singable...
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One Faith, One People with Andrew Roth
Andrew Gabriel Roth, a respected Aramaic specialist and his wife Jaye were visiting fellows at the Lanier Theological Library for a time. He launched One Faith One People Ministries in order to demonstrate that the two testaments of the Christian Bible are essentially one story. He is working on…
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Good Ground with Beth Madison
Dr. Beth Madison was a resident scholar at the Lanier Theological Library. She and her husband were in Houston a few weeks ago as she was writing a new book. She agreed to sit down with David Capes and talk about her work as a soil scientist and professor at Union University in Jackson, TN. She…
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David's Heart with Ben Johnson
Recently, Dr. Benjamin Johnson was resident at the Lanier Theological Library to work on a book. So, Dr. Capes coaxed him to sit down and record an episode of The Stone Chapel Podcast. Johnson is an Old Testament specialist and is interested in stories and how characters develop in them. For his...
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When Judaism Began with Steven Bob
Today on the Stone Chapel Podcast, one of my favorite rabbis, Rabbi Steven Bob. We became acquainted when I taught at Wheaton College. After decades of working on and becoming an expert on Jonah, he has now turned his attention to the books of Ezra & Nehemiah. Largely forgotten by Christians and...
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Mesa Global with Milton Acosta, David Baer and Jack Messara
Mesa Global is truly a global organization operating in 50 countries across six continents. Today, three of their key leaders join David Capes on the Stone Chapel Podcast to discuss their history and mission: Milton Acosta, David Baer, and Jack Messara. They are deeply invested in theological...
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Walking With God with N.T. Wright
For our 300th episode N. T. (Tom) Wright joins David Capes to discuss questions that arose from Beth Moore's book, Walking with God: A Five Week Journey in Step with the Savior. In fact, he helped David with his homework! Tom rehearses his growing up years and spiritual influences that has led…
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Saving New Testament Manuscripts with Denis Salgado and Pete Forde
Denis Salgado and Pete Forde join David Capes today on The Stone Chapel Podcast. They are both working for the Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts (csntm.org). Their mission is to discover and preserve through high quality images the 5000 plus manuscripts of the Greek New Testament....
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God's Homecoming with N.T. Wright
Dr. N. T. Wright has lectured at the Lanier Theological Library in Houston seven times. He was in Houston recently to give a lecture in the Stone Chapel: "Reading the Bible the Right Way Up." You can find that on our YouTube channel. He joined David Capes on the podcast to talk about his lecture...
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TSCP 297 Masculinity in Paul's Letters with Mattie Mae Motl
Maggie Mae Motl is writing an interesting dissertation at the University of St. Andrews (Scotland). She is exploring Paul's letter to the Romans to see what the apostle had to say about masculinity. In secular culture these days masculinity is often criticized and branded "toxic." Is there a…
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George Washington's Sacred Fire with Peter Lillback
Dr. Peter Lillback joins David Capes on The Stone Chapel Podcast to talk about George Washington. He has written an important book entitled George Washington's Sacred Fire. He tackles the historical question: Was George Washington a Deist? A good historian will not answer that question until…
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Disability and The Church with Benjamin Wall
Dr. Benjamin Wall is back on The Stone Chapel Podcast. This time he talks with David Capes about disabilities and the church. Rather than seeing disabilities as something we have to "accommodate" Wall asks us to consider some other deeper, more abiding questions about all of us. What are they?…
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From Genesis to Junia with Preston Sprinkle
Preston Sprinkle has gone from uncertainty to certainty on the question of women in leadership in the churches. He sets his reasoning and thinking through scripture in a new book, From Genesis to Junia. The subtitle describes it as an honest search for what the Bible really says about women in...
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The "Job Girl" with Ellie Paley
Dr. Ellie Paley is a newly minted PhD from Cambridge University. She has been dubbed "the Job girl" by friends because she has written a "crackin'" thesis on Job AND she has memorized Job in the Hebrew. That's quite a feat. She joins David Capes on the Stone Chapel Podcast to talk about her work...
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C.S. Lewis: On the Good Life with Benjamin Wall
Dr. Benjamin Wall joins David Capes today on The Stone Chapel Podcast. He and his family have been resident for a few months at the Lanier Theological Library and Learning Center. Dr. Wall is a theologian and an ethicist. He has been working on several articles related to C. S. Lewis' notion of...
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What Christians Ought to Believe with Michael Bird
Dr. Michael Bird joins David Capes on the Stone Chapel Podcast to talk about his book What Christians Ought to Believe: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine through the Apostles Creed. This book is essential Christian doctrine taught through the lens of the Apostle's Creed. Dr. Bird is a…
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God Hasn't Forgotten You with Robert J. Morgan
"Before there was Joseph, Mary, and the baby Jesus; there was Zechariah, Elizabeth, and the baby John." Dr. Robert Morgan joins David Capes for this episode of "The Stone Chapel Podcast." He is a prolific author who loves Scripture, theology, and the great hymns of the faith. He has written a...
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Reframing Biblical Theology with Dan Fredericks
Veteran Old Testament scholar, Dr. Dan Fredericks, joins David Capes today on The Stone Chapel Podcast to talk about his book, Reframing Biblical Theology: The Eternal Design. Why does it need to be reframed? Well, stop what you're doing right now and listen! Dr. Fredericks is about to tell you....
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Who Was Joanna? with Nancy Dawson
Dr. Nancy Dawson is back on The Stone Chapel Podcast to talk with Dr. Capes about a woman in the New Testament who followed Jesus. Few could name her or tell us anything about her. Her name is Joanna. She came from elite circles to follow the Nazarene in a less than luxurious life. Luke tells us...
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5 Key Movements In Early Christianity, with George Kalantzis
George Kalantzis, professor of theology at Wheaton College, joins David Capes on the Stone Chapel Podcast to discuss five key movements in early Christianity. He is at the Lanier Theological Library to teach a course for the Lanier Certificate in Theology and Ministry. He planned to cover 500…
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Paul, the Stoic Rabbi with Joey Dodson
Since the work of W. D. Davies, the Jewishness of Paul has been well established. But there have been other scholars like Dr. Joseph Dodson who regard Paul's Greek background as also formative to Paul's thinking and ethics. He joins David Capes on The Stone Chapel Podcast to discuss his new book,...
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Who Is the Beloved Disciple? with Ben Witherington
Veteran New Testament scholar, Ben Witherington III, is coming to lecture at the Lanier Theological Library April 18, 2026. He joins David Capes on this episode of the podcast to give the audience a preview of the kinds of insights and arguments he will make regarding the identity of "the Beloved...
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Staying Christian In College with Karl Johnson
Many parents (and grandparents) are concerned to send their sons and daughters off to secular colleges because they may lose their faith. But Karl Johnson, Executive Director of the Consortium of Christian Study Centers, thinks this is a good time to send them to certain elite universities. Why?...
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Did the Disciples have Doubts with J.D. Atkins
J. D. Atkins was a scholar-in-residence at the Lanier Theological Library in Autumn 2025. He stopped by to talk with David Capes on the Stone Chapel Podcast about his book, The Doubt of the Apostles and the Resurrection Faith of the Early Church: The Post Resurrection Appearance Stories of The...
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Matthew and Luke on Jesus' Birth, with Caleb Freideman
This is part two of David Capes' discussion with Caleb Friedeman about his book Gospel Birth Narrative and Historiography: Reopening a Closed Case (Baylor University Press, 2025). In this podcast Friedeman comments on the historical sources behind the birth stories in Matthew and Luke. There are...
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Jesus' Birth Stories with Caleb Friedeman
For decades historical Jesus scholars assumed the birth stories in the Gospels (Matthew 1 & 2 and Luke 1 & 2) were not historical accounts; but they were legends or myths. Case Closed. Not so fast. Caleb Friedeman is reopening the cold case and asking the right kinds of questions. Not just of the...
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Surrendered Leadership with Nicole Martin
Nicole Martin is coming to lecture at the Lanier Theological Library February 27—March 1, 2026. She is the newly appointed CEO and president of Christianity Today. Dr. Martin is a marvelous leader and influencer. She's written a number of books on leadership. We discuss one of her recent books,...
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Study in Jerusalem with Baruch Kvasnica
Starting a seminary in Jerusalem has been no easy task with the Covid-pandemic and the war in Gaza since 2022. But somehow, providentially, it is not only surviving in Jerusalem, it is thriving. You can study in Jerusalem with some gifted and committed teachers. Earn a certificate or a MA in...
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"The Africa God Wants" with Master Obi
Dr. Obi is Secretary General of the Association of Evangelicals in Africa, AEA. His organization represents 380 million evangelicals and Pentecostals in Africa. There are more Christians in Africa than people in the United States. In this podcast David Capes talks with Master Obi about "the…
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Technology's Transforming Power with Lyndon Drake
Lyndon Drake, a research fellow at the University of Oxford, joins David Capes on The Stone Chapel Podcast to talk about his upcoming lecture at Lanier Theological Library in Houston. Dr. Drake has two doctorates: one in Artificial Intelligence; and another in Theology. He brings his expertise to...
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Reconstructing the Deconstructed with Melissa Cain Travis
Many people today are on a journey of deconstruction, that is, deconstructing their faith because of doubts, injury, or some other issue. Often, deconstruction comes in a college classroom when a university professor endeavors to help his/her students shed their unreasonable beliefs. Melissa Cain...
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Did Jesus Replace Moses' Law? with Paul Sloan
Jesus is often depicted as a prophet who is replacing Moses' law with his own, distinct law. In his book Jesus and the Law of Moses: The Gospels and The Restoration of Israel Within First Century Judaism, Paul Sloan challenges that portrayal for another that places Jesus at the heart of Judaism.…
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How Horror Movies Can Save Your Soul with Phil Tallon
Horror Movies. What do you think about them? Do you love them? Do you hate them? Well, you're not alone. Horror movies are the most divisive genre of film. Dr. Phil Tallon and his co-writer, Cameron McAllister, are writing a book on horror movies and how they can save your soul. How could that…
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"Desperately Needed" with Christopher Hays
Dr Christopher Hays returns with how Scholar Leaders is addressing sexual abuse in churches and seminaries and the challenge of getting good digital resources into the hands of majority world scholars, pastors, and church leaders. We cannot believe how generous the publishers are! To learn more…
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Bombs, Books, Building Back with Christopher Hays
Russian bombs started falling on Ukraine in February 2022. Christopher Hays and his organization, ScholarLeaders, were on the ground in Ukraine to help the refugees of war and to be the best friend majority world scholars and leaders in Ukraine could have. Dr. Hays stops by to talk with David…
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One Scholar Plus Forty Pastors with Chris Dolson
Chris Dolson has a terrific idea he inherited from his professor and mentor, Haddon Robinson: bring together an expert on a book of the Bible with 35-40 pastors who are experts on their churches and tasked with the responsibility to teach and preach. The result is the DIDASKO seminars that are...
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Ascension: A Lost Doctrine with Ross Hastings
When is the last time you heard a strong, inspiring sermon on the ascension of Christ? Ross Hastings has noticed how churches, Protestant churches in particular, neglect the doctrine of the ascension in their preaching and teaching. Why is that? It is central to the New Testament story and the...
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Hall of Reason: Science Meets Faith with Janet Siefert
TSCP 269 Hall of Reason: Science Meets Faith with Janet Siefert Janet Siefert joins David Capes on this episode to discuss where science meets faith. Janet hosts 6-8 events called "Hall of Reason" annually at the Lanier Theological Library and Learning Center. As a scientist and a Christian, she...
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Another Awakening in Germany?
TSCP 268 Another Awakening in Germany? with Benjamin Marx and Jurgen Schulz In 1958 a quiet awakening came to an area of southern Germany, led by a German Lutheran Pastor. That awakening spread to southern Germany and into parts of France. As it came, a movement was founded which fostered a...
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A Call for Papers, with David Capes
TSCP 267 A Call for Papers with David Capes Today's podcast is a bit different. David Capes, our host, extends a call for papers for the Evangelical Foundation for Biblical Research (https://efbr.net/). The foundation covers all expenses for the scholars and their spouses to Myrtle Beach, SC, for...
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"The Stone Chapel Podcast" is a weekly podcast of the friends and staff of The Lanier Theological Library and Learning Center in Houston, Texas. It is hosted by David Capes, Director of Academic Programming of the Lanier Theological Library and Learning Center. David is an engaging host, a respected New Testament scholar, and the author of Rediscovering Paul and Matthew through Old Testament Eyes. "The Stone Chapel Podcast" features theologians, scholars, and thought leaders from around the world for lively, informative, and educational discussions. With over 200 compelling, uplifting episodes that are valuable for all spiritually curious listeners, the Stone Chapel Podcast provides an unique, weekly refresh and renewal resource for pastors and church leaders.In case you're interested in going deeper and want more educational content, most of the Stone Chapel podcasts are associated with The Lanier Theological Library and Learning Center's public lecture series, programs, and classe
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