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Equipoise — 212 episodes
“Water, Wind, Wonder, Worship” - Matthew 14:22-32
"Bloodsoaked Banquet vs. Compassionate Feast" - Matthew 14:1-21
Six Sections, Six Lessons, One Message: Matthew 13:31-58
Beats and Basilicas: Navigating Culture's Effects on the Church
Seeds, Weeds, and Hell: A Victory Story: Matthew 13:24-30
A Semiquincentennial Quandary
"The Parable of the Sower" - Matthew 13:1-23
"Give Us a Sign!" - Matthew 12:38-50
"Which Spirit, Which Kingdom?" - Matthew 12:22-37
“A Pernicious Political Plot vs. a Potent Paradigm of Peace” - Matthew 12:15-21
K.O. in Two Rounds! - Matthew 12:1-14
"3 Cities, 3 Woes, 1 Mountain, 1 Yoke" - Matthew 11:20-30
Episode 200!
Dispelling the Jesus of Our Imagination - Matthew 11:1-19
When Being Wrong is Wrong
The Resurrection: The Earliest Creed
“Compassion & Commitment: Part 2 of 2” - Matthew 10
“Compassion & Commitment: Part 1 of 2” - Matthew 9:36-38
“Two Stories of Blind Men” - Matthew 9:27-35
On Thin ICE
The Hell Question, Part 3 of 3: Torment or Termination?
The Hell Question, Part 2 of 3: Hell In The Balance
The Hell Question, Part 1 of 3: A Biblical Survey of Hell
The Sin of Empathy?
“Twelve Years of Death and Life” - Matthew 9:18-26
“Near or Far?” - Matthew 9:9-17
"We Have Seen Strange Things Today" - Matthew 9:1-8
“Storm and Swine” - Matthew 8:23-34
"The Call to Covenantal Commitment" - Matthew 8:14-22
"How To Amaze Jesus" - Matthew 8:5-13
"He Will Make You Clean" - Matthew 8:1-4
"Final Warnings" - Matthew 7:13-29
"The Golden Ruler" - Matthew 7:12
"A Tension of Trust" - Matthew 7:7-11
"Judge Not" - Matthew 7:1-6
"Worry Like a Bird" - Matthew 6:25-34
"From Goals to Gods" - Matthew 6:19-24
The Lord's Prayer - Part Two of Two - Matthew 6:9-15
The Lord's Prayer - Part One of Two - Matthew 6:9-15
No Good?
Israel - A Balanced Perspective
Recognition, Reward, and Relationship - Matthew 6
Kingdom Ethic 6: A Love Without Boundaries - Matthew 5:43-48
I Went to Mass
Common Denominators
Kingdom Ethic 5: The Rejection of Retaliation - Matthew 5:38-42
Kingdom Ethic 4: “Throw Me The Rope” - Matthew 5:33-37
Kingdom Ethic 3: Marriage and Divorce - Matthew 5:31-32
Kingdom Ethic 2: Amputations, not Band-Aids - Matthew 5:27-30
Kingdom Ethic 1: Revenge and Reconciliation - Matthew 5:21-28
"From Scales to Music" - Matthew 5:17-20
"Who You Are" - Matthew 5:13-16
"The Last of the Beatitudes" - Matthew 5:10-12
Pacifism: Biblical or No?
"The Merciful, Pure-Hearted, Peacemakers, and...a Rich Young Ruler?" - Matthew 5:7-9, 19:16-24
“The Mourning, Meek, and Hungering” - Matthew 5:4-6
"The Poor In Spirit" - Matthew 5:1-3
"The Gospel of the Kingdom" - Matthew 5
“Apprentices Wanted” - Matthew 4:18-25
"The Kingdom of Heaven" - Matthew 4:12-17
"The Test" - Matthew 4:1-11
“Jesus the Baptized” - Matthew 3:13-17
"John the Baptizer" - Matthew 3:1-12
“We’ve Been Here Before” - Matthew 2:13-28
“Three Magi, Three Hearts” - Matthew 2:1-12, 16-18
“A Series of Unprecedented Events” - Matthew 1:18-25
“In the Beginning” - Matthew 1:1-17
Introduction to Matthew: Date
Introduction to Matthew: Authorship
Sunset, Sunrise: Introducing The Equipoise Commentary Edition
What Exactly Is Prayer?
What Is There To Understand?
Heretics, All!
"Apology Accepted, Access Denied"
Methodology in Missiology - Part 2 of 2 in our Missions Miniseries
An Estimation of Deputation - Part 1 of 2 in our Missions Miniseries
The Black Dog, Part Two of Two - "Trust Christ, Not Chemicals?"
The Black Dog, Part One of Two
"Settled"
The Managahd
There’s a Method(ist) to the Madness
Can I Get An Amen?
"Wow! I Had No Idea!"
I See That Hand
Beauty Will Save The World
A Time To Speak
The Will of God
Okay, Wait - Does He Get Us or Not?
The Special Valentine's Day Episode
I Played Pickleball
The Maine Midwinter Update
Reading With Responsibility
Don't Believe Everything You Read
Sometimes You Gotta Let 'Em Roll
New Year's Resolutions: An Encouragement
Learning to Wrestle Well
Spiritual Trump Cards - Part Three of Three in our "Hearing From God" Series
What Does The Bible Say? - Part Two of Three in our "Hearing From God" Series
"God, Speak To Me!" - Part One of Three in our "Hearing From God" Series
What About Taking God's Name In Vain?
The Cussin' Conundrum
A Community in Crisis: The Lewiston Tragedy
Building a Culture of Life...with Death?
Indecisive Imprecation: How to Respond to the Hatred of Hamas
A Balanced Approach to Church Meeting Times
Information Control
The Non-Episode
Read Your Bible, Pray Every Day...An Addendum
Read Your Bible, Pray Every Day...PART TWO OF TWO
Read Your Bible, Pray Every Day...PART ONE OF TWO
Baggage Claim
Episode 100
I Want Specifics
A Parley On Piercings
Into The Void
Pride Month
"Innepennent Funnamennal Babtiss" - A Follow-Up
Fundies...Fundies Everywhere...
The Dilemma Dissected (Part Three of Three in our Disability Dilemma miniseries)
A Lion In The Streets? (Part Two in our Disability Dilemma miniseries)
The Disability Dilemma, (Part 1 of 3 in our Disability Dilemma miniseries)
Five Cautions For Those Changing Or Questioning
The Trail of Blood
A Beast Is Born
Just Because It'll Preach...
Heuristics and Gas Stoves
Podcast Direction and Course Corrections
Listening to the Dead
Clown World
I Can't Believe It's Not Better, Or, How To Argue
The Grinch Who Loved Christmas
What A Church Worships
To Ink or Not To Ink?
Balance In Our Pursuit Of Balance
The Road Ahead
The Meaning of Life
Gambling, Golfing, and God
How It All Went Down - Continued! (Part Twelve of Twelve in our Bible Translation Series)
How It All Went Down (Part Eleven of Twelve in our Bible Translation Series)
Why You Should Use The King James Translation (Part Ten of Twelve in our Bible Translation Series)
The Idolatry Of Certainty (Part Nine of Twelve in our Bible Translation Series)
One Such Example (Part Eight of Twelve in our Bible Translation Series)
Things That Are Different Are Not The Same (That's Kind Of The Point) - Featuring Isaac Thibodeau (Part Seven of Twelve in our Bible Translation Series)
The Textual Topic - Featuring Isaac Thibodeau (Part Six of Twelve in our Bible Translation Series)
How We Got Our Bible - Featuring Isaac Thibodeau (Part Five of Twelve in our Bible Translation Series)
Mythconceptions (Part Four of Twelve in our Bible Translation Series)
If It Ain't Broke... (Part Three of Twelve in our Bible Translation Series)
Examining the Landscape (Part Two of Twelve in our Bible Translation Series)
Here We Go! (Part One of Twelve in our Bible Translation Series)
Quick Update - The Calm Before The Storm
BODIES, BANS, BABIES AND BAD ARGUMENTS
Hyles In Charge
Media and the Mouse
Special Episode: Interview with Pastor Kevin Spencer
The One About Social Justice
Do The Work (Or, Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra)
Revisiting Bias (In Light of the Present Russia/Ukraine Conflict)
Søren, Simplicity, and Saints (A follow-up to "I'm Just A Simple Man")
"I'm Just A Simple Man"
The Word of God - Why Getting It Right Matters (Part 2 of 2 in our "Word of God" series)
The Word of God - Authorial Intent (Part 1 of 2 in our "Word of God" series)
15 Tips for Achieving Balance
"Off the Deep End," So They Say
Santa, Trees, and Mistletoe: A Christmas Conundrum
Just Me an' My Jesus (Part Two of Two in our "Individualism Hurts" series)
Just Me an' My Bible (Part One of Two in our "Individualism Hurts" series)
Just Checking In
T'was the Night Before Hallowmas
Dear AEBC
Final Objections and Conclusion (Part Seven of Seven in our "Vino or Volstead" Series)
What about those verses...? (Part Six of Seven in our "Vino or Volstead" Series)
Unscheduled Interruption: Mental Meanderings
Drinking Alcohol to the Glory of God (Part Five of Seven in our "Vino or Volstead" Series)
The Case for Abstinence from Alcohol (Part Four of Seven in our "Vino or Volstead" Series)
A History of Christians and Drinking (Part Three of Seven in our "Vino or Volstead" Series)
A History of Abstaining (Part Two of Seven in our "Vino or Volstead" Series)
Pint-Sized Preface (Part One of Seven in our "Vino or Volstead" Series)
The Postman Postulate
Pastors, People, and Painkillers
"Dress Your Best"
The Blame Game (Part Three of Three in our "Hearts and Hemlines" Series)
The Naked Truth (Part Two of Three in our "Hearts and Hemlines" Series)
Modestly Speaking (Part One of Three in our "Hearts and Hemlines" Series)
The Gospel of Greenwood
The FORBIDDEN AISLES!!!
Extra Episode: Some Responses
WeLL, bRoThEr, iT sAyS iN tHe gReEk...
Mutual Submission?
Has the Church Failed? (Part Two of Two)
Has The Church Failed? (Part One of Two)
What About Those Ordinances? (Part Five of Four in our Church Series -- Yes, I know what I typed. It's not a typo.)
The Point and Purpose (Part Four of Four in our Church Miniseries)
RAPID FIRE ROUND 6 of 6: The TRUE Church, Haymen?!? (Part of our Church Miniseries)
RAPID FIRE ROUND 5 of 6: Multi-Service and Multi-Campus Model (Part of our Church Miniseries)
RAPID FIRE ROUND 4 of 6: Israel and the Church (Part of our Church Miniseries)
RAPID FIRE ROUND 3 of 6: What about Church Membership? (Part of our Church Miniseries)
RAPID FIRE ROUND 2 of 6: When Did the Church Begin? (Part of our Church Miniseries)
RAPID FIRE ROUND 1 of 6: What Makes a Church a Church (Part of our Church Miniseries)
Episode Twelve: Local, Universal, or Something Else? (Part Three of Four...ish in our Church Miniseries)
Episode Eleven: Clearing the Brush (Part Two of Four...ish in our Church Miniseries)
Episode Ten: What's In A Name? (Part One of Four...ish in our Church Miniseries)
Episode Nine: Let's Talk About Relationships (Part Two of Two in our Religion vs. Relationship Series)
Episode Eight: What's So Bad about Religion? (Part One of Two in our Religion vs. Relationship Series)
Episode Seven: Propositional Space
Episode Six: Bunnies and Eggs and Ishtar, Oh My!
Episode Five: 3 Days? The Timing of the Crucifixion
Episode Four and a Half: How to Have a More Productive Conversation with Almost Anyone (another addendum to our bias series)
Episode Four: Battling Bias (Part 3 of 3 in our Bias Series)
Episode Three: House of Cards (Part 2 of 3 in our Bias Series)
Episode Two and a Half: One More Kind -- Chronological Bias (an addendum to our bias series)
Episode Two: Balance or Bias (Part 1 of 3 in our Bias Series)
Episode One: Introduction