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Thinking About It (Grandview Church) — 281 episodes

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Finding Balance on Artificial Intelligence

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Christian Approaches to Video Games

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Is our dependence on cars making us lonely?

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Christian Approaches to IVF

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Tattoos, Transhumanism, and Technology

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Parenting and Social Media

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Should Christians use social media?

8

Four Ways to Evaluate Ethical Decisions

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A Biblical View of Technology

10

Seven Laws of Technology

11

Living the Spiritually-Disciplined Life

12

Rejoice and Weep

13

Love God with Your Mind

14

Should Christians Journal?

15

You Should Be Serving, Guilt-Free

16

On Sharing Your Faith

17

When, Why, and How to Fast

18

Taking Care of Your Body

19

The Neglected Virtue of Friendship

20

Have we removed God from the Christian life? (with Kelly Kapic)

21

Be Quiet

22

Live a Simple Life

23

Your Car Isn't Really Yours (Stewardship)

24

Take a "Me Day" or a "God Day"?

25

Building Annual Rhythms: The Church Calendar

26

Is Your Weekly Worship Weak?

27

Is Work-Life Balance Biblical?

28

How To Talk To God

29

Scripture Intake: Why, What, and How?

30

You can grow. Here's how.

31

Living Like a Christian With a Rule of Life

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Q52: What Hope Does Everlasting Life Hold for Us?

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Q51: Of What Advantage to Us is Christ’s Ascension?

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Q50: What Does Christ’s Resurrection Mean for Us?

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Q49: Where is Christ Now?

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Q48: What is the Church? (with our new co-host!)

37

Q47: Does the Lord’s Supper Add Anything to Christ’s Atoning Work?

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Q46: What is the Lord’s Supper?

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Q45: Is Baptism with Water the Washing Away of Sin Itself?

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Q44: What is Baptism?

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Q43: What Are the Sacraments or Ordinances?

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Q42: How is the Word of God to be Read and Heard?

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Q41: What is the Lord’s Prayer?

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Q40: What Should We Pray?

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Q39: With What Attitude Should We Pray?

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Q38: What is Prayer?

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Q37: How Does the Holy Spirit Help Us?

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Q36: What Do We Believe About the Holy Spirit?

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Remembering Stan Fowler (with Bob MacGregor)

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Q35: Since We Are Redeemed by Grace Alone, Through Faith Alone, Where Does This Faith Come From?

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Q34: Since We Are Redeemed by Grace Alone, Through Christ Alone, Must We Still Do Good Works and Obey God’s Word?

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Q33: Should Those Who Have Faith in Christ Seek Their Salvation Through Their Own Works, or Anywhere Else?

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Q32: What Do Justification and Sanctification Mean?

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Q31: What Do We Believe by True Faith?

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Q30: What is Faith in Jesus Christ?

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Q29: How Can We Be Saved?

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Q28: What Happens After Death to Those Not United to Christ by Faith?

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Q27: Are all people, just as they were lost through Adam, saved through Christ?

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Q26: What Else Does Christ’s Death Redeem?

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Q25: Does Christ’s Death Mean All Our Sins Can Be Forgiven?

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Q24: Why Was it Necessary for Christ, the Redeemer, to Die?

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Q23: Why Must the Redeemer Be Truly God?

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Q22: Why Must the Redeemer Be Truly Human?

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Q21: What Sort of Redeemer is Needed to Bring Us Back to God?

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Q20: Who is the Redeemer?

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Q19: Is There Any Way to Escape Punishment and Be Brought Back into God’s Favor?

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Q18: Will God Allow Our Disobedience and Idolatry To Go Unpunished?

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Q17: What is Idolatry?

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Q16: What is Sin?

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Q15: Since no one can keep the law, what is its purpose?

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Q14. Did God Create Us Unable to Keep His Law?

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Q13: Can Anyone Keep the Law of God Perfectly?

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Q12: What Does God Require in the Ninth and Tenth Commandments?

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Q11: What Does God Require in the Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Commandments?

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Q10: What Does God Require in the Fourth and Fifth Commandments?

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Q9: What Does God Require in the First, Second, and Third Commandments?

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Q8: What is the Law of God Stated in the Ten Commandments?

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Q7: What Does the Law of God Require?

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Q6: How Can We Glorify God?

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Q5: What Else Did God Create?

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Q4: How and Why Did God Create Us?

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Q3: How Many Persons Are There in God?

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Q2: What is God?

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Q1: What Is Our Only Hope in Life and Death?

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Big News! Introducing... Thinking About The Faith!

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The Pastoral Prayer

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The Proper Age To Enter Ministry?

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Choosing When To Retire

89

Multicultural Congregations

90

Public Reading of Scripture

91

Is Music and Lighting Manipulation? With Pastor Jacob

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Altar Calls

93

Supporting Missions That Aren't Church Plants With Pastor James

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How Does a Christian Engage In Culture? With Pastor James

95

The History of Heritage College & Seminary with Jon Cleland (part two)

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The History of Heritage College & Seminary with Jon Cleland

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Grow Friendship in Ministry

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Are You Called To Ministry?

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It's Good To Waste Time Sometimes

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How Pastors Can Become More "Catholic"

101

Virtual Baptisms? Cultural Expressions Part 2

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Ways To Encourage Different Cultural Expressions In Church (Part One)

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Skipping Sermons For Christmas? with Kevin Deane

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Masculinity, with Richard Christy (part 2)

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What is Masculinity? with Richard Christy (part 1)

106

Engaging With Bible Skeptics

107

Misconceptions About Dechurching

108

Reflections on Romans 14 - The Weaker Brother

109

How Can Preachers Do Better (feat. Dr. Rick Reed)

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Preaching vs Teaching (feat. Dr. Rick Reed)

111

Conflict in Israel (How To Pray For Those At War)

112

Does Anyone Miss The O.T. Festivals?

113

Phones in Church and A.I. Part 2 (with Andrew Noble)

114

A.I. In The Pulpit (with Andrew Noble)

115

The Role of Worship in the Church (with Jacob Elliott)

116

164: Sabbaticals

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163. Can You Be An Introvert And A Good Leader?

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162. The Lords Table

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161: Vocational Ministry

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160. Faith In Politics (feat. Dave Schneider)

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159: Church Buildings That Work

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158: Pastoring Young Adults

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157. For the Praise of His Glorious Grace (Part 2)

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156. For the Praise of His Glorious Grace

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155. Getting History Right (feat. Dr. Michael Haykin)

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154: Revival With Dr. Michael Haykin

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153: Revival with Dr. David Barker

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Episode 152: The "Us" Among Us (feat. Tonya Verburg- Ray of Hope) Part II

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Episode 151: The "Us" Among Us (feat. Tonya Verburg- Ray of Hope) Part I

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Episode 150: Hopeful Living In An Anxious Age (feat. Andrew Noble with Dr. Kelly Kapic) Part II

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Episode 149: Hopeful Living In An Anxious Age (feat. Dr. Kelly Kapic) Part I

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Episode 148: Biblical Counselling (Feat. David Robinson- Grace Bible Church)

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Episode 147: What About The Homeless Encampment?

134

Episode 146: Christian Schools- Yes or No

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Episode 145: Affirming vs Welcoming

136

Episode 144: Responding To Criticism About Bible Versions

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Episode 143: Leadership Styles

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Episode 142: Biblical Theology

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Episode 141: Poinsettia Sunday

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Episode 140: Church Covenants

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Episode 139: Remembrance Day In The Church

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Episode 138: Why Are There 2 Testaments?

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Episode 137: Halloween?

144

Episode 136: Is It more Loving To "Affirm"?

145

Episode 135: Living with Same Sex Attraction in the Church

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Episode 134: Tithing Today (Part II)

147

Episode 133. Tithing Today (Part I)

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Episode 132: Developing a Gospel Vocabulary (with Andrew Noble)

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Episode 131: Catechism- Revisiting Ancient Paths (with Dr. Craig Carter)

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Episode 130: The Queen and Gospel Tradition (with Dr. David Barker)

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Episode 129: Those New Communion Cups (with Dr. David Barker and Jacob Elliott)

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Episode 128: The Place of the Pastoral Prayer (with Dr. David Barker)

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Episode 127: Why Does Youth Ministry Matter? (with Tim Mudde and Kevin Deane)

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Episode 126: The Gospel In Our Secular Age (with Tim Mudde and Kevin Deane)

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Episode 125: Doctrinal Requirements For Membership (with Dr. David Barker)

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Episode 124: When Your Pastor Has To Go (with Dr. David Barker)

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Episode 123: 15 Minute Sermons - Yes or No? (with Dr. David Barker)

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Episode 122: When the Right to Die Becomes the Obligation to Die (with Dr. David Barker)

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Episode 121: Do You Love Your Body (with Dr. David Barker)

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Episode 120: Are We Really Pro Life? (with Dr. David Barker)

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Episode 119: The Church in Today's World - Part 3 (with Dr David Barker)

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Episode 118: The Church in Today's World - Part 2 (with Dr David Barker)

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Episode 117: The Church in Today's World - Part 1 (with Dr. David Barker)

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Episode 116: Entrusted with the Deposit (with Dr. David Barker)

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Episode 115: Leadership Matters (with Dr. David Barker)

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Episode 114: Art in the Church (with Dr. David Barker & Kevin Deane)

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Episode 113: Thinking About Hell (with Dr. David Barker)

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Episode 112: Pre-evangelism - Does It Matter? (with Dr. David Barker)

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Episode 111: A Pastor's Tone - Combative or Conciliatory? (with Dr. David Barker)

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Episode 110: Christ & the Homeless (with Jeff Hesselink)

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Episode 109: Youth Internships (with Alex Burns)

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Episode 108: When Christians Despair (with Dr David Barker)

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Episode 107: Christian Schools - Is It Time? (with Dr. David Barker)

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Episode 106: The Afghan Church (with Javed)

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Episode 105: Rejoicing and Weeping (with Dr. David Barker)

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Episode 104: Why Denominations? (with Steve Jones)

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Episode 103: Responding to Federal Mandates (with Steve Jones)

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Episode 102: Melting Pot or Mosaic? (with Dr. David Barker)

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Episode 101: War In Ukraine (with Dr. Dave Barker)

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Episode 100: When to Leave a Church (with Dr. David Barker)

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Episode 99: God's Law & The Christian (with Dr. Dave Barker)

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Episode 98: When to Hire (with Bob Howard)

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Episode 97: Should Pastors Give Up Their License To Marry? (feat. Dr. David Barker)

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Episode 96: Reflections on the Christian and Bill C4 (feat. Dr. David Barker)

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Episode 95: The Heart of a Shepherd pt2 (feat. Dr. David Barker)

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Episode 94: The Heart of a Shepherd pt1 (feat. Dr. David Barker)

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Episode 93: Internships (feat. Andrew Noble)

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Episode 92: When Leaders Fall Away (feat. Dr. David Barker)

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Episode 91: COVID vs Communion (feat. Dr. David Barker)

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Episode 90: Deacons in Acts 6? (Featuring Dr. David Barker)

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Episode 89: Campus Evangelism (feat. Ryan Kreuzer)

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Episode 88: Preaching The Liturgical Calendar

193

Episode 87: Church Liturgy Today

194

Episode 86: Christians and Climate Change

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Episode 84: Assessing Your Discipleship

196

Episode 83: Should I Leave the Church to go to Seminary?

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Episode 82: Thinking About Truth and Reconciliation Day

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Episode 81: From Firefighting to Church Planting

199

Episode 80: Bringing the Old Testament into the Church

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Episode 79: What to Preach?

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Episode 78: Authoritarian Leaders

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Episode 77: When to Compromise?

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Episode 76: Pastor or Pastors?

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Episode 75: Post COVID Livestream

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SPECIAL: Discipleship by Design

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SPECIAL on Stan Fowler: Worshiping & Lamenting

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Episode 74: Topical Preaching?

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Episode 73: The Right Hill to Die On

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Episode 72: Baptists and Baptism

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Episode 71: Dealing with Demons

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Episode 70: Baptist Elders?

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SPECIAL: Oh, Canada Day

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Episode 69: When Christians Disagree

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Episode 68: Lessons From COVID

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Episode 67: Winsome Witness

216

Episode 66: When It's Time For a Pastor To Leave

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Episode 65: Church Unity During The Pandemic

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Episode 64: Should Staff & Elders Work Together?

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Episode 63: Biblical Masculinity

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Episode 62: Christian Cohabitation?

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Episode 61: Who Leads the Church?

222

Episode 60: Hate Speech?

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Episode 59: What Is The Modern Self?

224

Episode 58: Should Churches Be Informing The Government?

225

Easter Special! Episode 57: God's Wrath and the Atonement

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Episode 56: Questions About Ravi Part 2

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Episode 55: Questions About Ravi Part 1

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Episode 54: When Should Pastors Become Political?

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Episode 53: What About The Christian Calendar?

230

Episode 52: Fear or Faith?

231

Episode 51: An Unforgivable Sin?

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Episode 50: What Do You Think About Critical Theory?

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Episode 49: Jesus Or The Bible?

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Episode 48: How Can We Be Encouraged in the Pandemic?

235

Episode 47: How Should We Pray For Politicians?

236

Episode 46: Bodily Resurrection: So What?

237

Episode 45: Where in the world is Heaven?

238

Episode 44: So what, is Jesus really human?

239

Episode 43: To post or not to post?

240

Episode 42: What about Globalism?

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Episode 41: What is Dominion Theology?

242

Episode 40: How should we think about Baptist Autonomy?

243

Episode 39: Celebrating Unity

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Episode 38: What about the Niagara 2020 Declaration?

245

Episode 37: Ethnic Church Plants?

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Episode 36: How do we care for people in the Covid Era?

247

Episode 35: Is it time for civil disobedience?

248

Episode 34: How to handle when Doctrine Divides?

249

Episode 33: When the Church takes the Government to Court?

250

Episode 32: Evangelicals becoming Catholic?

251

Episode 31: Do we really believe what we believe?

252

Episode 30: Is the Family a Church?

253

Episode 29: Socialism or Capitalism Pt2

254

Episode 28: Socialism or Capitalism

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Episode 27: Civil Disobedience?

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Episode 26: Responding to John MacAurthur's call for Civil Disobedience?

257

Episode 25: Education as Ministry? Pt2

258

Episode 24: Education as Ministry? Pt1

259

Episode 23: Is it time to talk about the 2nd Coming? Part 2

260

Episode 22: Is it time to talk about the 2nd Coming? Part 1

261

Episode 21: Should we cancel "Cancel Culture"?

262

Episode 20: Can there be unity even we we disagree?

263

Episode 19 (Can we worship in the church if we're not allowed to sing?)

264

Episode 18 (Racism in the church?) Feat. Dr. Ernest Osei

265

Episode 17 (Why do we need church membership?)

266

Can discipleship happen in the home?

267

What does a Pastor do in the Covid Era?

268

Drive In Church?

269

Episode 13: Government or God?

270

Epsiode 12: What Can We Learn from the Bible about COVID-19?

271

Episode 11: Worshipping Together in Light of COVID?

272

Episode 10: Worship...To Each Other?

273

Episode 9: What's the Point of Gathering Together?

274

Episode 8: Are There Any Benefits to Using the Old Testament?

275

Episode 7: Should We Unhitch from the Old Testament?

276

Episode 6: The Great Stuff about Church Planting

277

Episode 5: Why Plant Churches?

278

Episode 4: Live Long and Prosper?

279

Episode 3: Should I Attend a Same Sex Wedding?

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Episode 2: Speaking Graciously on Issues of Sexuality

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Episode 1: How to Respond to Church Leadership that Affirms Same Sex Marriage