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The Triclinium

by Jacob Hawley

A Podcast named after the three-sided table (the triclinium) used in the Lord’s Supper, where the listener is invited to join Aric Bergers, Nate Leid, and Jacob Hawley as they think through and discuss matters of Christian faith, practice, and community.

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Episodes

  1. 55. Should Christians Curse?

    This episode, the boys tackle the question of profanity! Cover your children’s ears… Reach out to us at [email protected] *Jacob accidentally horrifically mispronounced the name of one of the professors he got to interview at Fox. The Derrida scholar’s name is Ekaputra Tupamahu.

  2. 54. Is the Church a Business?

    This week the boys invite on a church financial expert to answer the question: Is the Church a Business? To reach out, email us at [email protected]

  3. 53. Should the Church be Entertaining?

    In this episode, the boys tackle the phenomenon of Christians hosting massive events and spectacles to earn the attention of the outsider and unbeliever. Where is the line? Reach out to us at [email protected]

  4. 52. How Can We Tell Who’s Christian?

    In this episode of the Triclinium, Jacob sets up the discussion with five gargantuan questions, with the hopes of solving them all in an hour. If you’d like to reach out, you can do so at [email protected] PS: For those wanting to see Augustine’s possible references to an Invisible...

  5. 51. How Should Christians Approach Entertainment?

    In the Triclinium’s first ever Explicit episode, the boys talk about how Christians should use media, or whether they should. Reach out to us at [email protected]

  6. 50. Number FIFTY 5️⃣0️⃣ 🥳

    This episode is a little all over the place, but hopefully you can bear with us. It is our fiftieth episode after all 🥳 Reach out to us at [email protected]

  7. 49. Are Catastrophes God’s Will? (Albert Camus, The Plague)

    This episode, the boys talk about a book by Albert Camus called the Plague. If you’d like to reach out, you can do so at [email protected]

  8. 48. Where Does Evil Come From?

    This week, the boys get into a conversation around evil, Satan, and temptation. If you’d like to reach out, please do so at [email protected]

  9. 47. Do Spirits Control the World?

    This week the boys talk about animism and the spiritual forces at work in our world. If you want to reach out, please do so at [email protected]

  10. 46. Who Should Run the Church?

    This week, the boys jump into Ecclesiology, which is the study of the structure and intricacies of the Church. If you’d like to reach out to us, you can do so at [email protected]

  11. 45. What is Evil? [CS Lewis on Dualism]

    This week the boys take to talking about Dualism and the nature of evil. If you’d like to reach out to us, you can always do so at [email protected]

  12. 44. Should We Mourn the Death of the Wicked?

    This week the boys talk about the assassination of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, and whether it is appropriate to applaud vigilantism, and how Christians should respond to the death of the wicked. Reach out to us at [email protected]

  13. 43. How Should We Think About Hell? [CS Lewis, The Great Divorce]

    This week Jacob leads the discussion in an overview of CS Lewis’s “The Great Divorce”. Reach out to us at [email protected]

  14. 42. How Should Christians Read the Old Testament?

    This week, the boys talk about the difficulties that meet us as we open up the Hebrew Scriptures, and what lenses we need to adopt as we read! Reach out to us at [email protected]

  15. 41. Can Disciples Use Violence?

    This week, the boys go back to unpacking a Christian view of the relationship between the Church and the State! Reach out to us at [email protected]

  16. 40. Let’s Talk About Marriage

    Join the gang as they talk about marriage today. Should all couples aim to have kids? What is marriage all about? What does it mean to give yourself to someone else? Reach out to us at [email protected]

  17. 39. Kicking People out of Church?

    This week, the boys talk about excommunication, when and how the Church should preform it, and who is in charge of the decision! Reach out to us at [email protected]

  18. 38. Does Jesus Call Us to Vote?

    This week, the boys discuss voting, whether or not Christians should involve themselves in matters of government, and who should carry the sword. Reach out to us at [email protected]

  19. 37. How Do We Know Which Books Are Bible?

    Welcome back! This week, the boys talk about the markers for a Book of the Bible being in the canon. What makes a writing Scripture? Are there any lost books of the Bible? Reach out to us at [email protected]

  20. 36. How is the World Going to End?

    The boys have a light discussion about the apocalypse on this episode of the Triclinium. When is Jesus coming back? How will it look when He returns? How should we read Revelation? Is Left Behind a documentary? Reach out to us at [email protected]

  21. 35. Can the Bible Make Mistakes?

    Today, the boys are back with a long one discussing how we should read the Bible. Can the Bible have errors in it? Can it have contrasting messages? How do we read hard passages in light of Jesus? Reach out to us at [email protected]

  22. 34. How Should Christians Think About War?

    The boys are back to discuss a tricky one this time. How should Christians approach the topic of war, and is there a defined Christian ethic of how we should participate or not participate in battle? If you’d like to reach out, shoot us an email at [email protected]

  23. 33. Can God Change His Mind?

    This week, the boys crack open a discussion on whether or not God is capable of feeling, whether He can change His mind, and all the other things that God “does” in the Bible that don’t seem all that God-like. If you’d like to reach out, you can do so at [email protected]

  24. 32. Can AI Preach the Gospel?

    This week the boys discuss the ins and outs of AI for the life of the Church, and whether or not AI should be seen as a positive or negative for the church! Reach out to us at [email protected]

  25. 31. Will Unreached People Be Saved?

    This week, the boys tackle the tough conversation of whether people around the world who have never heard the Gospel can be saved! Reach out to us at [email protected]!

  26. 30. Are Modern Day Apostles a Thing?

    This week the boys dive deeper on the question of Prophets and Apostles in the modern day Church! If you’d like to reach out, please do at [email protected]

  27. 29. Is Speaking in Tongues Fake?

    This week, the gang discusses the more eccentric gifts of the Spirit, and whether they have a place, or even whether they exist still at all. Reach out to us at [email protected]

  28. 28. A Calvinist, a Barthian, and an Arminian Walk into a Bar

    This week, the boys tackle the scope of the atonement. Is free will a thing? Did Jesus die for everyone? How do I know I’m saved? If you’re wanting to reach out: [email protected]

  29. 27. Was Jesus Punished by the Father?

    This week, the gang talks about the different theories of the atonement, and ends up discussing at length about the details of Penal Substitutionary Atonement. If you have any thoughts on this episode, please reach out at [email protected]

  30. 26. Can Anybody Baptize?

    This week, the boys tackle the question of who in the Church is authorized to baptized. Is it anyone? Anyone under the authority of the elders? Only the pastor? If you have any thoughts you’d like to share with us, you can reach out at [email protected]

  31. 25. How Important is Communion?

    This week, the boys probe a bit into the mystery of practicing communion. If something here nagged you or confused you, feel free to reach out at [email protected]

  32. 24. What Happens to Us When We Die?

    This week on the Triclinium, the boys ponder their inescapable mortality, and talk through matters of death 💀 To reach out to us, email [email protected]

  33. 23. Can Anything Be Worship?

    Today, the boys are talking about worship, and all the questions around its forms and essence! If you have any comments or questions, email [email protected]

  34. 22. Should We Make Images of God?

    This week, the boys are talking about the Second Commandment and how that relates to Christology and its depictions in the Church. If you have questions or comments, email [email protected]

  35. 21. What’s Going on When We Fast?

    This week, the boys discuss fasting in the Church, and what we think it is and why it matters. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email us at [email protected]

  36. 20. Should Jesus Followers Defend Themselves?

    The day after Christmas, the boys got together while everyone was in one place, and recorded the 20th episode of The Triclinium 🥳 The topic they chose was self-defense and owning firearms as Christians. Enjoy, and if you have any comments or suggestions, please email: [email protected]

  37. 19. Does God Love Everyone?

    This episode is a tough topic. The boys tackle the question of whether we can rightly and with full confidence say and preach that God loves everyone. Is there a group that God’s love wanes from? For comments or questions, or to suggest a topic, email: [email protected]

  38. 18. Christians and Booze?

    Today the boys get into a discussion about alcohol, and the current attitude of the Church toward it. They wonder aloud together what attitude a Christian ought to have toward this powerful drink. For comments and questions, or to suggest a topic, email: [email protected]

  39. 17. How Should Believers Treat Animals?

    This week, the boys talk about the relationship between humans and animals and what the Scriptures teach us about how we should treat animals! If you have a comment or question, email us at: [email protected]

  40. 16. Should Christians Celebrate Halloween?

    This episode is all about Christian engagement with holidays like Halloween and what our practice of Halloween says about our culture. For comments or questions, email: [email protected]

  41. 15. Why are Christian Movies Bad?

    This episode the boys talk about the Christian abandonment of the arts, and the effects that has had on our Churches and our productions. For comments or questions, email [email protected]

  42. 14. Exploring and Questioning Natural Law

    This week, the boys discuss the possible pros and cons of natural law theory in regards to ethics. This one is a bit meandering and confusing to listen to unless you’re in the conversation already. Thanks for your patience as you listen, and sorry for any confusion along the way....

  43. 13. Can the Protestants Ever Unify?

    Welcome back! This week the boys discuss the potential of a unified Protestant Church and whether this idea is feasible. Responding to YoungAnglican’s video: https://youtu.be/lfqzcdXJHJU Reach out to us at [email protected]

  44. 12. How Big is Jesus’ Humanity? [The Athanasian Creed Pt. 2]

    This week, the boys talk about the way in which Christ is human and what it means that we are His Body! There is also some brief discussion of dogmatic theology and explorative theology. Enjoy :)

  45. 11. What Will Happen to the Heretics? [The Athanasian Creed Pt. 1]

    This week, Nate, Aric, and Jacob get into a long and deep conversation about whether or not certain doctrinal propositions can hold the weight of our eternal destination…

  46. 10. He Descended Into Hell [The Apostles’ Creed Pt. 3]

    This week, the boys chat about the third stanza of the Apostles’ Creed! The descent to the dead, the Holy Catholic Church, the Resurrection of the Body…oh Boy!! For Questions or Comments, email: [email protected]

  47. 9. To Judge the Living and the Dead [The Apostles’ Creed Pt. 2]

    Welcome back, and sorry for the one week break! This week, Nate, Aric, and Jacob continue their discussion of the Apostles’ Creed, branching out into the depth of the Second Stanza (concerning the Son). Contact us at [email protected]

  48. 8. I Believe in God the Father [The Apostles’ Creed Pt. 1]

    Good day! This week Nate, Aric, and Jacob discuss the history and first clause of the Apostle’s Creed, and the role that this Creed might play in discipleship both in the Church and in the Home!

  49. 7. Should the Church Use Creeds?

    Welcome back to the Triclinium! This week Nate, Aric, and Jacob talk about the place of Creeds in the Church’s Worship! Enjoy :)

  50. 6. Slavery in the Church? [Philemon Pt. 2]

    Welcome back to the Triclinium Podcast! On this episode, Nate, Aric and Jacob finish up discussing the small book of Philemon, and ask questions about the history of slavery in the Church and what Philemon might have to teach us about how we relate to one another, whether as slaves and masters or...

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A Podcast named after the three-sided table (the triclinium) used in the Lord’s Supper, where the listener is invited to join Aric Bergers, Nate Leid, and Jacob Hawley as they think through and discuss matters of Christian faith, practice, and community.

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