Episodes
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TID #227 The Mind of Christ
What is the mind of Christ and what does it mean that we have the mind of Christ according to Paul in 1 Corinthians 2:16? Well, we discuss that and more on this episode and it's a great one. Hope you enjoy and are able to get a lot of out of it. www.theologyinthedirt.com [email protected]
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TID #226 1 Corinthians 5: "I Am Present In Spirit"
What did Paul mean when he told the church at Corinth in his letter that he would be "present in spirit", but not with them physically? What do we mean when we say that? We discuss these questions and more on this new episode. Please help us out by liking, sharing, rating the podcast and social...
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tID #225 The Veil, the Rocks, & the Mysterious Resurrection at Jesus' Death
It's great to be back altogether this week as we explore another strange text from Matthew 27 where we learn about the veil being torn top to bottom, rocks being split, and saints being raised to life and resurrected after their graves were opened. What a beautiful and magnificent display of the...
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TID #224 The 80/20 Rule
Jon and Chris discuss something that has been a concern for churches for a long time, which is what is called the 80/20 rule. This is the belief that 20 percent of the people do 80 percent of the work. The guys dive into the history of that principle, whether or not it's true, consumer...
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TID #223 Daniel 5 The Handwriting On the Wall
Thanks to a great email question from one of our loyal listeners, we were excited to dive into the strange occurrence in Daniel 5 where a disembodied hand starts writing words on the wall in front of King Belshazzar, but the only one who can read it is Daniel. And the news isn't good as you can...
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TID #222 What You Talking Bout Jesus: The Conquest of Canaan (Part 2)
We are back with part two of our deep dive into the conquest of canaan, giants, nephillim, the seed war, and so much more. We hope you are enjoying this episode and series. Be sure to check out all things TID at www.theologyinthedirt.com. You can also email us anytime at…
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TID #221 What You Talking Bout Jesus - The Conquest of Canaan
We continue our series on passages of Scripture that make us stop and say: What you talking bout Jesus? This time we focus on the conquest of Canaan. We talk about Nephillim, giants, and many other fun parts of Genesis 3 and 6 and Numbers and Deuteronomy and Joshua. We had such a good time we...
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TID #220 What You Talking Bout Jesus: Balaam & the Talking Donkey
Always a fun story to talk about when it comes to Numbers 22 and the story of Balaam and the talking donkey. So much going on here and we try to cover as much of it as we can. Hope you enjoy! www.theologyinthedirt.com [email protected]
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TID #219 What You Talking Bout Jesus: Elisha & the Bears
Thanks to another passage submitted by a loyal listener of TID, we continue our series of What You Talking Bout Jesus by diving into 2 Kings 2:23-25 and the story of Elisha, Bethel, and the bears. Fun discussion about an interesting and often misunderstood story. Hope you enjoy and be sure to…
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TID #218 What You Talking Bout Jesus: 1 Corinthians 13:13
Thanks to a question sent in by a loyal listener, we jump back into our series on What You Talking Bout Jesus and look at 1 Corinthians 13:13. It's an extremely common and often quoted verse, but what does it really mean? Why is the NLT version wrong? Great conversation, enjoy!...
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TID #217 Rest, Resouces, and the Shepherd King
We take a break from our series to dive deeper into Mark chapter 6, a follow up from Mitch's sermon this past Sunday on 8/2 where we hone ino verses 14-44 and everything going on in this passage.
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TID #216 What You Talking Bout Jesus: Exodus 4
Our next episode in the What You Talking Bout Jesus focuses on Exodus 4:24-26 where the Lord seeks to kill Moses, which is something that isn't talked about much and almost never explained. We dive straight into it and talk through the convent faithfulness and obedience required for those whom…
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TID #215 What You Talking Bout Jesus: Jacob Wrestles God
For our next episode on our What You Talking Bout Jesus series, we dive into Genesis 32:22-32 and the story where Jacob wrestles God. Or is it a man? Or an angel? Is it Jesus? We answer those questions and much more on this episode so check it out. www.theologyinthedirt.com...
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TID #214 What You Talking Bout Jesus: The 3 Rebellions of Genesis
We continue our series on What You Talking Bout Jesus by diving into the three rebellions of Genesis found in Genesis 3, 6, and 11. Hear about the fall, the flood, and Babel and what those rebellions entailed including some deep dives into the parts many believers don't want to talk about. Please...
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TID #213 What You Talking Bout Jesus: Mark 5
Today we dive deeper into the story in Mark 5 of Jesus casting out the demon from the man and into the pigs. We ask why the demons wanted to stay in the region as well and why Jesus allowed them to live and go into the pigs. Enjoy and be sure to send us any passages you want us to cover during…
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TID #212 What You Talking Bout Jesus: 1 Kings 22
We begin a new series that we will go in and out of for a while called "What You Talking Bout Jesus?" where we look at Biblical passages that are confusing or have elements that need deeper dives and explanations. To begin, we talk about 1 Kings 22 and the story of Micaiah and Ahab and the host…
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TID # 211 Honor Your Father and Mother: Caring for Aging Parents in a Biblical Way
This week Chris and Jon discuss a really important topic regarding caring for aging parents and how we do that in a Biblical way. Great discussion for something many people are dealing with or will have to deal with at some point. www.theologyinthedirt.com [email protected]
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TID #210 Why Exegesis Matters
This week we thought it would be good to talk about the framework by which we preach and study Scripture. We talk through a worksheet during the podcast and you can find a link to download that below. We hope it helps encourage and enlighten you....
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TID #209 Kingdom Tactics: Part Two
Mitch and Chris finish up the two part episode on Kingdom Tactics that will also finish the mini series on the Kingdom of God. Really good discussion about tactics that are necessary and ones that churches often employ that are not as well as several other great points. Hope you enjoy!...
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TID #208 Kingdom Tactics: Part One
As we near the end of our series on the Kingdom of God, we get through the first half of two episodes on the tactics needed to "do" the Kingdom. Great discussion on this one and we are excited about coming back next week to finish it up. Hope you enjoy! Please share, comment, like, rate, and all...
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TID #207 Truth, Reality, and Perception
We continue our series on the Kingdom of God with a part three that feels like it's not really in the series, but it actually fits in perfectly here. We breakdown the phrase "perception is reality" as well as the differences between truth, reality, and perception and how all of that intertwines...
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TID #206 The Nuances of the Kingdom of God
We kind of went off script and plan today in a different direction, but had a great discussion talking about the various nuances of the Kingdom of God and what that means for us as believers and as the church. Hope you are encouraged. Would love to hear any feedback, questions, and/or topic...
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TID #205 What is the Kingdom of God?
In what is part one of at least two episodes on the Kingdom of God, we focus this episode on answering the question, what is the Kingdom of God? It can be both simple and complex, easy to explain and thorough, so we wanted to take some time and flesh that out before next week diving deeper into…
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TID #204 What Is Hell?
In response to one of the many questions we received for our mailbag episode, we focus this episode on what hell is and all about. Also enjoy a brand new theme song for the podcast and a special jingle just for Hayes Takeaways. Allow us to say in advance.....you're welcome. Enjoy and please…
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TID #203 The Ontology of AI: What Is It...Really?
In our second episode about AI, we dive into the ontology of AI to figure out what is at its core. Lots of good discussion about the current and future state of AI, what it is, what it isn't, and how that impacts us as believers. Hope you enjoy! www.theologyinthedirt.com
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TID #202 AI and the Bible: Tool or Temptation?
Chris and Jon introduce a new short series about AI and Christians and how these two things intersect, the positives and the dangers, and much more. This episode focuses on Bible reading and study as well as sermon prep amongst other similar things. Enjoy! www.theologyinthedirt.com
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TID #201 Is Creation Literal or Figurative?
Thanks to a question submitted by a listener and fan, we talk about creation and whether or not it is a literal story or figurative. To answer that we define creation and what the story is really about in Genesis 1. We also discuss the gap theory and other theories involved and whether or not...
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TID #200 Listener Mailbag: Part Two
200 Episodes!!!! Wow!! Thank you all so much. In what ended up becoming our longest episode ever (we think), we do part two of the mailbag answering questions sent in by you all. We got deeper than expected on some topics and also had a lot of fun as always. We have some great episodes and topics...
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TID #199 Listener Mailbag: Part One
We wanted to celebrate our loyal listeners as we celebrate episodes 199 and 200 so we are answering questions submitted to us by those listeners and followers and had a blast doing it. Enjoy these two episodes as they are for you. From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you all and can't wait for...
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TID #198 Praying At All Times
We conclude our time with Ephesians 6 and our series on spiritual warfare through the armor of God. This episode is all about praying at all times from Ephesians 6:18-20. We hope you enjoy and will pass it along and share it. www.theologyinthedirt.com
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TID #197 The Shield of Faith
We continue our series on the armor of God this week by talking about the shield of faith in Ephesians 6. Enjoy the episode, share with others. Follow us on IG, FB, YouTube, and TikTok. Find more content and info at www.theologyinthedirt.com.
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TID #196 Discernment in the Church
Thanks to a great question from one of our listeners/followers up in the northwest part of the country, we tackle the topic of discernment in the church this week. Hope you enjoy! Please help us out by sharing the podcast, following and engaging on social media, and visit our website for more…
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TID #195 Shoes of Readiness
As we continue our series on Spiritual Warfare and diving deep into the armor of God pieces, we discuss the shoes of readiness and the gospel of peace out of Ephesians 6:15. Hope you enjoy today's episode. Be sure to share the podcast with others, leave a five star rating and positive review if…
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TID #194 The Ascension Gifts
While Mitch was out, Chris and Jon take a short break away from the armor of God to talk about the ascension gifts that Paul writes about in Ephesians 4 from a question asked by a teenager during small group time. Great discussion that will likely need one or two follow up episodes. As always,...
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TID #193 The Breastplate of Righteousness
Happy New Year! We kick off 2026 by continuing our ongoing discussion of spiritual warfare by diving deep into the breastplate of righteousness as Paul outlines in Ephesians 6. Great discussion as always. We hope you enjoy! www.theologyinthedirt.com [email protected]
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TID #69 The Forgotten Characters of Christmas: Revisited
In keeping with the Christmas theme, this episode the guys dive into the stories and significance of the shepherds and wise men in relation to the Christmas story and the birth of Jesus. This will finish the 2022 year for us so we pray that you and your families have a Merry Christmas and Happy…
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TID #68 The History Behind Santa Claus: Revisited
As we get closer to Christmas time, Mitch and Chris educate on the history behind Santa Claus and the origins of the legend and how it relates to Christ and then they also give us some takeaways and pointers around Christmas and balancing everything while keeping the focus on Jesus. We hope you…
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TID #192 The Truth As How God Sees It
We continue our conversation from last episode about the Belt of Truth by diving deeper into the truth and the importance of understanding the truth from God's perspective. Really great conversation and a lot to unpack. Hope you enjoy! www.theologyinthedirt.com [email protected]
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TID #191 The Belt of Truth
Mitch and Chris continue on with our deep dive into each piece of the armor of God in our ongoing series dealing with spiritual warfare. Lots of great points and discussion about truth in this episode that is sure to encourage and challenge you. Be sure to send us an email if you have any...
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TID #190 The Sword of the Spirit
We continue our series on Spiritual Warfare by diving deep into the sword of the spirit, which is the Word of God. We talk about how and why to wield it and what that means plus a lot more and as always we mix in a few laughs. Visit www.theologyinthedirt.come for more content and information and…
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TID Throwback Episode: Thanksgiving
Unfortunately due to travel and holidays and this busy season, we haven't been able to record a new episode the last two weeks and will also miss next week due to Thanksgiving. So, in that spirit, we are reposting a throwback episode to TID #105 Thanksgiving that has been edited down to the…
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TID #189 Knowing Our Enemy: Who Are the Powers We Fight?
We having a blast talking about spiritual warfare and the unseen realm and this episode we focus in even more on defining and knowing our enemy as outlined in passages such as Ephesians 6:12, Psalm 82, Genesis 1, 6, and 11, and Deuteronomy 32 amongst others. We hope you are being challenged and...
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TID #188 Spiritual Warfare: Who Is Our Enemy?
Looking back at Ephesians 6:12, we take some time to talk about who our enemy is that Paul is referring to and the organized, nuanced, army of evil that is seeking to attack us. What transpires is a fantastic discussion that is likely going to lead to a part two of this topic next week so we hope...
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TID #187 Prayer As Spiritual Warfare
Mitch and Chris continue this topic of spiritual warfare finishing up the passage in Ephesians focusing on Ephesians 6:18-20 regarding prayer and how it is not simply a part of spiritual warfare, but how we use prayer as spiritual warfare. Great discussion on prayer that we hope will encourage…
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TID #186 Spiritual Warfare is Ordinary Christian Living
This week we continue talking about spiritual warfare like we began in a recent episode. We focus this time on the fact that spiritual warfare is just every day ordinary Christian living and dive into Ephesians 6:10-20 where Paul writes about the armor of God. Hope you enjoy!...
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TID #185 Rearranged: When God Shifts the Furniture in Your Soul
Fun, yet personal topic this week as we talk about how the Lord has rearranged the theological furniture in our minds and souls through the years and what that has meant for us. We hope you enjoy this peeled back sort of episode that was very introspective for us.
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TID #184 The Normalization of Sin
This episode has been on our list for a while and today we decided to dive right in and talk about how sin has become normalized and almost accepted in our culture today as well as sadly within the church amongst Christians. We define sin, discuss why and how sin has become normalized, and then…
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TID #183 Waging Spiritual Warfare
In light of an email we got from one of our best and most loyal listeners, we take this episode to answer some questions about spiritual warfare, how to recognize and identify it, and how to wage war against the devil and his evil schemes. Great episode that we hope you enjoy. Be sure to follow…
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TID #182 The Charlie Kirk Assassination
Today we discuss the brutal, inexplicable, and tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk that occurred at a college campus in Utah on Wednesday, September 10th. We talk about this, the current state of the political climate, and how we as Christians should respond. Please pray for the Kirk family and...
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TID #181 Rediscovering Our Supernatural Worldview
It's impossible to truly believe the Bible and an all powerful God without embracing and living with a supernatural worldview. There is much more to this world and beyond that we can't see, but the Scriptures make it clear this is the case. We discuss this in the newest episode. We also reference...
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