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Upon This Rock
by Maxwell Thomas
Join pastor Max Thomas as he facilitates thought-provoking and theologically rich conversations around Scripture, church culture, and everyday issues of life.
Episodes
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We Are All Born Blind
A Lenten homily from John 9
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God of the Journey
A Lenten homily from Psalm 121
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Her Gates Will Never Be Shut
Part 11 in "A Theology of the Least of These"
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No Body But Yours
Part 10 in "A Theology of the Least of These"
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The Lynching Tree
Part 9 in "A Theology of the Least of These"
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Jesus Wept
Message from Pope Francis: HERE
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Justice and Mercy
Gospel According to the Minor Prophets by Chris Green
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Servant Songs
My related substack article can be readhere.
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Songs of Hope for the Poor
Part 5 in our series "Theology for the Least of These"
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Exodus and Social Justice
https://missiodeijournal.com/issues/md-2-1/authors/md-2-1-bills#footnote-19283-24 Part 4 in the series "A Theology of the Least of These"
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Empire
Part 3 in the series "Theology of the Least of the These"
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The God Who Sees
Part 2 in the series "A Theology of the Least of These"
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Where is God?
Click here for sermon by Pope Francis. Part 1 in the series "A Theology of the Least of These"
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Our Journey to Becoming Anglican
Stef and I sit down and talk about our journey into Anglicanism and a more purposeful engagement with the Tradition of the Church.
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Catholicism w/Father Robert Keller
I sit down with my dear friend and Catholic priest Robert Keller to talk about Catholicism.
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Hot Take Theology With My Wife
Things get spicy quickly here as my wife Stef and I share some theological hot takes. If you want to submit a hot take you email me at [email protected].
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The God of Contradictions
This is the third and final reflection on "When Memories Change". These episodes come from my writing on Substack. Thanks again for listening!
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Face to Face with God in a Parking Lot
Part 2 of my three part reflection on when memories change. For more content subscribe to my Substack.
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When Memories Change
Welcome back and thanks for listening. For more content, you can subscribe to my Substack here.
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BONUS: How We Prepared to Move Overseas
Today's episode is a recording of the interview Stef and I recently did with Duncan and Kate Smith on their podcast "Into the Fire".
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BONUS: Where We Can Find God
Back in July I spoke at Catch the Fire Raleigh. The sermon, as you will hear, is a kind of reflection on what our first 18 months living overseas and some of the spiritual and theological challenges we face. Primarily, I ask the question, where is God? Where can we find Him? It is a question we...
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(Not) The End of the Story
This is the last episode in our series on Ezra-Nehemiah. Thanks so much for following along. Stay tuned for the next season coming soon!
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The False Summit
Sorry for the long break, I had a family medical emergency that took my time and attention. But here we are back jumping into Ezra-Nehemiah with two more episodes. Thanks for coming along on this ride, I hope it has been helpful to you.
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SUBSTACK BONUS: Feasting Over Fasting
I recently launched a Substack feed where I publish short theological reflections. You can read more reflections like this and subscribe to my Substack feed here or by searching for "Upon This Rock" on Substack.com. Hope you enjoy.
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Standing at Sinai Again
You can download the full set of PDF notes that accompany this season here. Want more? Read and subscribe to my Substack feed to get more theological reflections and exclusive content. My email is [email protected] and you can send me a voice memo at the link below.
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The Wall Completed
You can download the full set of PDF notes that accompany this season here. Want more? Read and subscribe to my Substack feed to get more theological reflections and exclusive content. My email is [email protected] and you can send me a voice memo at the link below.
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Nehemiah the Praying Human
You can download the full set of PDF notes that accompany this season here. Want more? Read and subscribe to my Substack feed to get more theological reflections and exclusive content. My email is [email protected] and you can send me a voice memo at the link below.
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A Greater Moses
You can download the full set of PDF notes that accompany this season here. Want more? Read and subscribe to my Substack feed to get more theological reflections and exclusive content. My email is [email protected] and you can send me a voice memo at the link below.
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SUBSTACK BONUS: A Reflection on Mary the Mother of God
I recently launched a Substack feed where I publish short theological reflections. This is a reading of a reflection I wrote on Mary and how she helps us be a prophetic people. You can read more reflections like this and subscribe to my Substack feed here or by searching for "Upon This Rock" on...
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Help Wanted?
You can download the full set of PDF notes that accompany this season here. Want more? Read and subscribe to my Substack feed to get more theological reflections and exclusive content. My email is [email protected] and you can send me a voice memo at the link below.
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A New Exodus
You can download the full set of PDF notes that accompany this season here. Want more? Read and subscribe to my Substack feed to get more theological reflections and exclusive content. My email is [email protected] and you can send me a voice memo at the link below.
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The Dream of the Prophets
You can download the full set of PDF notes that accompany this season here. Want more? Read and subscribe to my Substack feed to get more theological reflections and exclusive content. My email is [email protected] and you can send me a voice memo at the link below.
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Ezra-Nehemiah: The Design of the OT
In episode 2 of season 2 we look at the larger design of the Old Testament (TaNaK) and how the books of Ezra-Nehemiah fit into that larger story. You can download the full set of PDF notes that accompany this season here. Want more? Read and subscribe to my Substack feed to get more theological...
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Ezra-Nehemiah: Part of One Story
If you had to summarize what the Old Testament was about in a single sentence what would you say? Before we can understand what Ezra-Nehemiah says we need to understand the larger story it is a part of. In episode one of season 2 we look at the single story of the Old Testament as told by Jesus,...
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BONUS: Our First Year Living in the Middle East
Stef, aka the wifey, aka the podmother, joins the show again and we reflect back on our first year living overseas. We talk share some of our struggles, stresses, victories, defeats, and some big news. If you want to find out more about what we do you can check out our IG: @thethomasfam5. Want...
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Season 2 Trailer
Season 2 of the podcast will be a kind of podcast bible study where listeners will walk through Ezra-Nehemiah together in order that we may become better readers of Scripture. Additionally, I've written a small book/commentary on Ezra-Nehemiah that listeners will be able to download for free.…
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PreachersNSneakers
The Lord truly does work in mysterious color ways. On today's episode I had the pleasure of talking with Ben Kirby from the IG account PreachersNSneakers. We talk about the church's relationship with social media, celebrity pastors, and Ben gives me his Mount Rushmore of sneakers. Check out Ben's...
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The Apostolic Church w/ Dr. Michael Svigel
What does it mean to be part of the Apostolic Church? And what is the Patristic Period? And why the heck to do they matter to me today? On today's podcast I chat with Dr. Michael Svigel of Dallas Theological Seminary about the first 500 years of the church why we should read the authors from that...
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The Mystical Body of Christ
"Come together in common, one and all without exception in charity, in one faith and in one Jesus Christ, who is of the race of David according to the flesh, the son of man and Son of God, so that with undivided mind you may obey the bishop and the priests, and break one Bread21 which is the...
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The Mother of Us All
“She broadly expands her rivers, liberally flowing, yet her head is one, her source one; and she is one mother, plentiful in the results of fruitfulness: from her womb we are born, by her milk we are nourished, by her spirit we are animated… He can no longer have God for his Father, who has not…
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Being a Pastor w/Brian Zahnd
On today's episode I talk with Pastor Brian Zahnd. Brian is the founding pastor of Word of Life Church in St. Joseph Missouri, the author of multiple books, and the biggest Bob Dylan fan you'll ever met. Brian and I have a vary open and candid conversation about what its like being a pastor, his...
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Culture Wars w/Greg Coles
In today's episode I talk to Greg Coles about how the Church should relate to culture. We speak about the culture wars, sexuality, Harry Potter, those awkward Youth Group "sex talks", and a more. I think you are going to enjoy this conversation. Want more? Read and subscribe to my Substack feed…
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A People Made By Baptism
The is the final episode in our three part series on baptism being the foundational reality for the Church's identity. In today's episode we continue tracing to story of salvation by water from creation, to Noah, to Moses and the Exodus, to Joshua and the promised land, arriving finally at Jesus…
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Saved By Baptism
This is part two of three of our look at baptism being the foundational reality which shapes the identity of the Church. In the last episode we examined Matthew 28 and Genesis 1. Today, we tackle the story of Noah's flood, 1 Peter 3, and the age old question, "Does baptism save you?" (yes but now...
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The Church as the Baptized People of God
Over the next three episodes I want to dive deep into the idea that baptism is the foundational reality which shapes the identity of the Church; that to be the Church is to be the baptized people of God. For many baptism is not the first or fourteenth thing that comes to mind when we think about...
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When the Church Hurts You w/Dr. Glenn Kreider
In many ways the call of the Church, and of every local church body, is to model cruciform love and care for one another in a world built by Cain. But all us know that such an ideal is far from the truth. Sadly, in the church we still hurt each other, wound one another, and fail to be present…
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Corporate Worship w/Glenn Packiam
NEW SERIES: This is the first episode of a new series on what it means to be the Church and how we live as the Church in the world. On today's episode I talk with Pastor Glenn Packiam from New Life Church in Colorado Springs about corporate worship. Our discussion ranges from a theology of...
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The Power of God w/Chris Green
Dr. Chris E.W. Green is back on the pod to conclude our series on misunderstood words as we talk about the power of God; our misconceptions about it, how we have formed movements around those misconceptions, and how the cross is a better lens through which we can understand what the power of God...
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Revival
Revival. The very word conjures up dreams of sings, wonders, and miracles overtaking cities and nations. But have we missed something else in the name of revival? Let's talk about revival and revival "culture". Want more? Read and subscribe to my Substack feed to get more theological reflections...
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Heaven
You can't talk about hell without eventually talking about heaven. Sadly, I think heaven is just as misunderstood as hell and that we have built a large portion of our spirituality on that faulty dualism. Want more? Read and subscribe to my Substack feed to get more theological reflections and...
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Join pastor Max Thomas as he facilitates thought-provoking and theologically rich conversations around Scripture, church culture, and everyday issues of life.
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