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Reformed Podmatics — 231 episodes

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Growing In Your Assurance of Salvation - Episode 234

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The Oft-Neglected Principle of Tota Scriptura - Episode 233

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Did the Roman Catholic Church Give Us the Bible? A Discussion on Sola Scriptura - Episode 232

4

The Reformed View of Communion - Episode 231

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Creating A Healthy Culture of Welcome & Hospitality at Your Church - Episode 230

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Truth & Work in the Age of AI - Episode 229

7

Interview on Global Christian Education with Mario Matos of EduDeo Ministries - Episode 228

8

How Frequently Should We Have Communion? - Episode 227

9

Who Am I and What Am I Doing with My Life? Interview with Justin N. Poythress - Episode 226

10

A Tale of Two Halftime Shows - Episode 225

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The Rise & Fall of the "Young, Restless, & Reformed Movement" - Episode 224

12

Satan, Sin, & Temptation - Episode 223

13

Addressing the Overlooked Sins of Greed, Gluttony, & Grumbling - Episode 222

14

What Are the Best Go-To Books for New Christians? - Episode 221

15

A Look Back at 2025: Conspiracies, Conservatives, & the Importance of Trust - Episode 220

16

The Real Christmas Story Vs. the Pop-Christmas Story - Episode 219

17

The Reformed Tradition & the Church Calendar - Episode 218

18

Christmas Carols: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Episode 217

19

Ministry in Ripon California - Episode 216

20

The Case for the 'Long Prayer' - Episode 215

21

Is Gambling A Sin? - Episode 214

22

On Nuance, Third Way-ism, & Navigating Politically Fractious Times - Episode 213

23

Escaping the Soul-Crushing Trap of Cynicism - Episode 212

24

How to Sift through the Failures of Our Faith Heroes - Episode 211

25

Are Christians Allowed to Doubt? - Episode 210

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Jesus, the Psalms, and Reformed Worship w/ Rev. Peter Holtvlüwer - Episode 209

27

Should Churches Have A "Ministry Year"? - Episode 208

28

Union with Christ: The Shape and Structure of Salvation - Episode 207

29

Food Regulations, Haircuts, and Sexual Ethics: Navigating Old Testament Ethics as the New Testament People of God - Episode 206

30

Burial vs. Cremation - Episode 205

31

Covenant Theology in the Reformed Tradition - Episode 204

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Caricatures & Misconceptions of the Reformed Tradition - Episode 203

33

CRC Synod 2025 Preview - Episode 202

34

Can We Trust the Bible? - Episode 201

35

The Beauty of Reformed Theology and the CRCNA (w/ Simon Veenstra) - Episode 200

36

Why Should Lay Christians Move Beyond Spiritual Milk to Solid Food? - Episode 199

37

Reset, Rejoice, and Rest: 3 Ways to Have Hope - Episode 198

38

Are We Living Through A 'Quiet Revival'? - Episode 197

39

A Conversation with Todd Zuidema of Dordt University - Episode 196

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Some Spring Reading Recommendations - Episode 195

41

The Priesthood of All Believers: Comparing the Reformed & (Ana)Baptist Views - Episode 194

42

Sharing the Gospel with Family - Episode 193

43

Caring for the Poor - Episode 192

44

Am I (Or Is Someone I Know) Being Called to Ministry? - Episode 191

45

On Listening "Enough" to Pro-LGBTQ Arguments

46

Theological Humility - Episode 189

47

Young Men, Eastern Orthodoxy, and the Importance of Reformed Catholicity - Episode 188

48

Can People Really Change? - Episode 187

49

Predestination & Whether God Is A Gentleman - Episode 186

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Encouraging Trends in the Church Today - Episode 185

51

Denominations, Discernment, & Mere Christianity - Episode 184

52

Christmas Movies & the Christian Faith - Episode 183

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A Reformed Approach to Predictive Prophecy - Episode 182

54

Why the Church Needs the Elderly - Episode 181

55

The Perceptions of Neo-Calvinism - Episode 179

56

Exploring the Reformed Tradition, Pt. 4 - Dr. Gerald Bray of Beeson Divinity School - Episode 178

57

Reformation Day Special: An Interview with Lutheran Teacher, Jonathon Bolt - Episode 177

58

Rap in Worship? On the Sound of Worship Music - Episode 176

59

On Death & Funerals - Episode 174

60

Warning Passages & the Perseverance of the Saints - Episode 173

61

Where to Begin? Thinking Through the Trail Map of Christian Discipleship - Episode 172

62

Christ & Culture, Pt. 3 - Addressing the Evangelical Inferiority Complex - Episode 171

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Exploring the Reformed Tradition, Pt. 3 - Aaron Renn, author of Life in the Negative World - Episode 170

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Christ & Culture, Pt. 2 - The Olympics, the Last Supper, & Handling Offense and Mockery - Episode 169

65

Christ & Culture, Pt. 1 - Is Modern Western Culture Progressive or Conservative? - Episode 168

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Exploring the Reformed Tradition, Pt. 2: Dr. Gayle Doornbos of Dordt University - Episode 167

67

Making Sense of the Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump - Episode 166

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Exploring the Reformed Tradition, Pt. 1: Dr. Michael Allen of RTS-Orlando - Episode 165

69

Reflections on CRC Synod 2024 - Episode 164

70

3 Ways to Improve Your Vacation Bible School - Episode 163

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Synod, Gravamen, & Confessional Subscription - Episode 162

72

Good Books for Summer Reading - Episode 161

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It Matters More Than You Think (Pt. 6): Church Attire & Church Polity - Episode 160

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It Matters More Than You Think (Pt. 5): Family Discipleship - Episode 159

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It Matters More Than You Think (Pt. 4): The Use of Humor in the Pulpit - Episode 158

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It Matters More Than You Think (Pt. 3): The Order of Worship - Episode 157

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It Matters More Than You Think (Pt. 2): A Pastor's Seminary Education - Episode 156

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It Matters More Than You Think (Pt. 1): Church Architecture & Expository Preaching - Episode 155

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What Is Christianity For? - Episode 153

80

Learning to Love the CRC - Episode 152

81

Toothpaste & Ministry Decisions - Episode 151

82

Our Vision for the CRC - Episode 150

83

Ordination Exams - Episode 149

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Church Membership - Episode 148

85

The Fall of Rome? - Episode 147

86

CRCNA Year in Review 2023 - Episode 146

87

The Perception of Christianity in Modern Culture - Episode 145

88

CS Lewis, The Abolition of Man, & Ministry Today - Episode 144

89

The Dangers (and Benefits) of Listening to Podcasts - Episode 143

90

Artificial Intelligence - Episode 142

91

The Blessings of Other Denominations - Episode 141

92

Masculinity - Episode 140

93

Israel and the Church - Episode 139

94

Conversation with Simon Veenstra on the Value of the Reformed Faith - Episode 138

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Conversation with Pete VanderBeek on Revisionism and ”Relational Theology” in the CRC - Episode 137

96

Conversation with Stephen Hamidu of the CRC-Nigeria - Episode 136

97

Conversation with Anthony Selvaggio on Reformed Identity - Episode 135

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Conversation with Paul Van Maaren on the RCA and the ARC - Episode 134

99

Perspectives on the Reformed World (Series Intro) - Episode 133

100

A Christian in the Culture Wars - Episode 132

101

How to Talk About Baptism - Episode 131

102

Sabbatical, Worship, and Lessons Learned on Pilgrimage - Episode 130

103

A Theology of Rest

104

CRC Synod 2023 Roundtable - Episode 128

105

Just War Theory - Episode 127

106

Two ”CRC Outsiders” & the Three Forms of Unity - Episode 126

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Synod 2023 & John 17 - Episode 125

108

How Reformed Christians Pray - Episode 124

109

Pastor Sabbaticals - Episode 123

110

”What Will People Say?” (The Idol of Reputation) - Episode 122

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Who Controls the Conversation in the CRC? - Episode 121

112

Is Hell Real? - Episode 120

113

What does the Bible say about swearing? - Episode 119

114

What’s On Your Bookshelf? - Episode 118

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What is the purpose of theology? - Episode 117

116

Streams in the Reformed Faith (Part 2) - Episode 116

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Streams in the Reformed Faith - Episode 115

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Who is John Bunyan? - Episode 114

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Conversation with Paul VanderKlay - Episode 113

120

Life in a Rural Church - Episdoe 112

121

Who Chose the Books of the Bible? - Episode 111

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Recognizing God’s Work in a ”Regular Church” - Episode 110

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What is Hanukkah? - Episode 109

124

What Happened Between the Old and New Testaments? - Episode 108

125

Theology of Sports - Episode 107

126

Gracious Separation in the CRCNA - Episode 106

127

Christian Nationalism - Episode 105

128

Be Fruitful and Multiply - Episode 104

129

Charismatic Spiritual Gifts - Episode 103

130

The Perils (and Promises) of Theology - Episode 102

131

Altar Calls - Episode 101

132

EPISODE 100! - Looking Back, Looking Ahead

133

Reformed Podmatics DESTROY Political Pundits - Episode 99

134

Theology for Middle Schoolers - Episode 98

135

Enjoying Your Church (Despite Its Faults) - Episode 97

136

Dr. Michael Heiser and the Unseen Realm - Episode 96

137

Old Testament 201 - Episode 95

138

How to Be Offensive - Episode 94

139

The Image of God vs. Regeneration? - Episode 93

140

Faith in a Strange New World - Episode 92

141

Synod 2022: Where Do We Go From Here?

142

Synod 2022 - Theology at Synod

143

Synod 2022: What Happened? - Episode 89

144

Synod 2022: Sexuality Report Counterarguments - Episode 88

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Synod 2022: How did we get here? - Episode 87

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Synod 2022: Synod as a ”Deliberative Body?” - Episode 86

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Introverts & Extroverts - Episode 85

148

The Tone and Tenor of a Good Sermon - Episode 84

149

Twisted Christianity: Liberalism - Episode 83

150

A Very Reformed Holy Week - Episode 82

151

Twisted Christianity: Fundamentalism - Episode 81

152

The Slap Heard Round the World - Episode 80

153

Media Matters - Episode 79

154

War in Ukraine - Episode 78

155

Church History for Everyone - Episode 77

156

Denominations: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Episode 76

157

The Reformed Way to Hope - Episode 75

158

Deconstruction and Doubt - Episode 74

159

Dealing with Death - Episode 73

160

”Theology’s Not For Me” - Episode 72

161

Should I Attend a Same-Sex Wedding? - Episode 71

162

Preaching Allergies - Episode 70

163

Honoring MLK? - Episode 69

164

Superstition In the Church - Episode 68

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Lessons from ”The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill” - Episode 67

166

What Is Holy Communion? - Episode 66

167

The CRC: Yesterday and Today - Episode 65

168

Pastoral Burnout - Episode 64

169

Alcohol - Episode 63

170

Church Membership - Episode 62

171

COVID Vaccines: A Pastoral Conversation - Episode 61

172

The Case for Confessions - Episode 60

173

Singleness and Celibacy - Episode 59

174

Is God Active Outside the Church? (Common Grace) - Episode 58

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Can Churches Who Disagree Cooperate? - Episode 57

176

Do I Attend a ”Mars Hill?” - Episode 56

177

Who Is C.S. Lewis? - Episode 55

178

Where Grace Goes Wrong in the Church - Episode 54

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Review of Jesus and John Wayne - Episode 53

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To Catch an Obfuscator - Episode 52

181

Do You Take the Bible Literally? - Episode 51

182

Calvinism Today - Episode 50

183

Who Is Herman Bavinck? - Episode 49

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Criticism & Encouragement - Episode 48

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Beauty and Aesthetics - Episode 47

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Critical Race Theory - Episode 46

187

Modest Is Hottest? - Episode 45

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A Word for Argumentative Calvinists - Reformed Podmatics: Episode 44

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Women's Ordination - Reformed Podmatics: Episode 43

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Ingredients of a Good Sermon - Reformed Podmatics: Episode 42

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The Case for Christian Education - Reformed Podmatics: Episode 41

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The Charismatic Movement - Reformed Podmatics: Episode 40

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Roman Catholicism - Reformed Podmatics: Episode 39

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3 Good Arguments Against Christianity - Reformed Podmatics: Episode 38

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 37: A Catalog of Bad Arguments Against Christianity

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 36: Youth Ministry

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 35: Non-Reformed Voices

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 34: Nomadic Spirituality

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 33: Easter

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 32: Fallen Leaders

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 31: Identity

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 30: Sola Scriptura vs. Tradition?

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 29: Biblical Authority

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 28: Repentance

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 27: Church Music

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 26: Favorite Bible Verses

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 25: The Future of the CRC

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 24: Joy

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 23: Church & State

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 22: The CRC, Part 2

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 21: The CRC, Part 1

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 20: Review of "Soul"

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 19: The Incarnation

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 18: COVID-19

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 17:Christmas

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 16: Homosexuality

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 15: High Church vs. Low Church

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 14: Eschatology

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 13: Who Despises the Day of Small Things?

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 12: Infant Baptism

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 11: Bible Translations

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 10: Worship

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 9: Reformed Theology, Part 2

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 8: Reformed Theology Part 1

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 7: Mystery

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 6: Black Lives Matter

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 5: The Role of a Reformed Pastor

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 4: Our "Heroes"

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 3: Revival

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 2: Are Reformed Christians Evangelical?

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Reformed Podmatics - Episode 1: Shattering False Dichotomies