Real Life Theology Podcast

Mark Moore on Discipleship: From Written Scripture to Jesus and the Spoken Word Bobby introduces Bible teacher and author Mark Moore (Core 52), who speaks on discipling people through Scripture in a church context where many are new to the Bible. Moore explains barriers to Bible engagement and describes reducing biblical essentials to 52 core verses, then highlights three passages about Scripture:...

Ajai Lall shares his personal background and the history of the Restoration Movement, explaining why he believes it calls the church back to the New Testament blueprint: Christ as head, Scripture as final authority, and a commitment to unity and missional disciple making. He highlights the movement's 19th‑century origins, its core principles — Christ alone, Scripture alone, unity in essentials, li...

Josh and Lashi Howard share a message challenging listeners to live as true disciples who make disciples across generations. This episode exposes the cost, courage, and transformative power of life-on-life discipleship, prayer, and immediate obedience. Listeners are invited to examine their own faith, commit to training and releasing others, and join in prayer and sacrificial action so one obedien...

Building a Disciple Making Church: One-to-One, Scripture, and Multi-Generational Ministry In this session, Matt Wilson shares how Ecclesia Christian Church grew over 11 years from a living-room gathering to more than 2,000 weekly attendees by centering everything on discipleship and community rather than platform-building or treating churches as stepping stones. He emphasizes loyalty to where God...

Obedience-Based Disciple Making Ajai Lall emphasizes sacrificial obedience, noting Barna research and reporting severe persecution, including 125,000 Christians killed yearly and 14,600 church buildings and properties destroyed in India in 2024. Yet describing continued growth in places like Iran, Iraq, and India. He shares examples of believers worshiping and preaching at a police station after b...

Jesus Is King: The Discipleship Gospel Jonathan Storment, argues that entering God’s kingdom requires repentance—surrendering to Jesus as King under His authority. Using stories ranging from a traffic-stop misunderstanding to conversion, he explains that rebellion against authority runs deep in humanity. He warns that American churches can become “sociological, not Christological,” reshaping Jesus...

This video comes from the 2025 RENEW.org Driven Conference. This video features Orpheus Heyward, teaching on why the Word of God must be preeminent. Heyward argues that Scripture should hold first place in Christian faith, local ministry, and global impact, not competing with Jesus’ preeminence but revealing it as God’s documented revelation. Using 1 Corinthians 2, he contrasts worldly wisdom with...

View the article at RENEW.org -- https://renew.org/review-the-desecration-of-man/ Renew Review of Carl Trueman’s ‘The Desecration of Man’ Using an analogy of sentient inflatables denying the existence of air pumps, the script summarizes Carl Truman’s book The Desecration of Man and its thesis. Building on themes from The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self, Truman argues that without God nothing r...

What is “the machine,” and how is technology reshaping our culture, identity, and faith? Explore more Christian insights on technology: https://renew.org/a-jesus-centered-approach-to-technology/ In this RENEW Review, we examine Paul Kingsnorth’s Against the Machine and its warning that modern culture has traded human roots for efficiency, control, and technological power. Kingsnorth argues that he...

Book Review: 'Practicing the Way' by John Mark Comer - Transforming Discipleship in the Church In this Renew Review, we explore John Mark Comer's book 'Practicing the Way: Be With Jesus, Become Like Jesus, Do as He Did.' This book is the cornerstone of Comer's ministry, aimed at making discipleship central in churches. We dive into the three core goals of being with Jesus, becoming like Jesus, and...

This episode features a renew review of Kyle Idleman and Mark Moore’s The Missing Messiah, explaining what it means for Jesus to be the Christ/Messiah.   Download the free RENEW.org App - https://renew.org/renew-app/   Visit RENEW: https://renew.org/   Check out the following from RENEW.org: Events: https://renew.org/resources/events/ Videos: https://renew.org/media/videos/ Podcasts: https://renew...

This episode features a review of The Case for Christian Patriotism. The review distinguishes patriotism from Christian nationalism and argues that Christians should love their country as an expression of gratitude to God and neighbor love while avoiding both naïve idealization and cynical rejection of America.   Download the free RENEW.org App - https://renew.org/renew-app/   Visit RENEW: https:/...

This episode features a RENEW.org Review of ‘Does the Bible Support Same-Sex Marriage?’ by Preston Sprinkle. For more information view this article by John Whittaker: https://renew.org/review-of-does-the-bible-support-same-sex-marriage-by-preston-sprinkle/     Download the free RENEW.org App - https://renew.org/renew-app/   Visit RENEW: https://renew.org/   Check out the following from RENEW.org:...

This episode features a RENEW.org Review of Preston Sprinkle’s ‘From Genesis to Junia’. For more information view this article by John Whittaker: https://renew.org/review-from-genesis-to-junia/     Download the free RENEW.org App - https://renew.org/renew-app/   Visit RENEW: https://renew.org/   Check out the following from RENEW.org: Events: https://renew.org/resources/events/ Videos: https://ren...

This episode features a RENEW.org Review of ‘Joyful Outsiders: Six Ways to Live Like Jesus in a Disorienting Culture’. For more information view this article by Chad Ragsdale: https://renew.org/review-of-joyful-outsiders/     Download the free RENEW.org App - https://renew.org/renew-app/   Visit RENEW: https://renew.org/   Check out the following from RENEW.org: Events: https://renew.org/resources...

This episode features a RENEW.org Review of ‘The Greatest Story Ever Told: An Eyewitness Account,’ by Bear Grylls. For more information view this article by John Whittaker: https://renew.org/review-of-the-greatest-story-ever-told-bear-grylls/     Download the free RENEW.org App - https://renew.org/renew-app/   Visit RENEW: https://renew.org/   Check out the following from RENEW.org: Events: https:...

This episode evaluates Jordan Peterson’s book "We Who Wrestle With God" by examining his theology and approach to Scripture.   Download the free RENEW.org App - https://renew.org/renew-app/   Visit RENEW: https://renew.org/   Check out the following from RENEW.org: Events: https://renew.org/resources/events/ Videos: https://renew.org/media/videos/ Podcasts: https://renew.org/media/podcasts/ Articl...

In this episode on the Real Life Theology Podcast you’l hear a review of the book 'Believe' by Ross Douthat.'   A brief review of Ross Douthat's book defending religious belief, explaining how it argues that belief best fits reality (through design/fine-tuning, consciousness, and widespread spiritual experiences).   Download the free RENEW.org App - https://renew.org/renew-app/   Visit RENEW: http...

This episode features a RENEW.org Review of Austin Fischer’s ‘Young, Restless, and No Longer Reformed’. For more information view this article by John Whittaker: https://renew.org/review-of-young-restless-and-no-longer-reformed/     Download the free RENEW.org App - https://renew.org/renew-app/   Visit RENEW: https://renew.org/   Check out the following from RENEW.org: Events: https://renew.org/re...

Dallas Willard's Insights on Discipleship: A Review of 'The Scandal of the Kingdom' In this Renew book review, John Whitaker explores Dallas Willard's posthumous work, 'The Scandal of the Kingdom,' which dissects the parables of Jesus to offer a deeper understanding of discipleship and life in the Kingdom of God. Released in 2024, the book builds on Willard's profound teaching legacy, focusing on...

In this episode on the Real Life Theology Podcast you’l hear a review of the book ‘The Anxious Generation’ by Jonathan Haidt. The book shows evidence-based case that Gen Z’s surge in anxiety and other mental-health problems aligns with the rise of smartphones and social media.   Download the free RENEW.org App - https://renew.org/renew-app/   Visit RENEW: https://renew.org/   Check out the followi...

This episode features a review of Review of Andrew Rillera’s ‘Lamb of the Free’.   Download the free RENEW.org App - https://renew.org/renew-app/   Visit RENEW: https://renew.org/   Check out the following from RENEW.org: Events: https://renew.org/resources/events/ Videos: https://renew.org/media/videos/ Podcasts: https://renew.org/media/podcasts/ Articles: https://renew.org/articles/ Free eBooks:...

In What Happens Next: A Traveler's Guide Through the End of the Age, popular writer Max Lucado walks through what he calls "heaven's timeline" in order to bring the reader hope in the midst of chaos and uncertainty. New Testament theologian John Whittaker offers an overview of Lucado's book, including its strengths and weaknesses.   Download the free RENEW.org App - https://renew.org/renew-app/  ...

Is Christian faith dying in the Western world? Have the “new atheists” succeeded in souring Christianity for thinking people? There are actually some fascinating signs of a resurgence of interest in Christianity. John Whittaker reviews Justin Brierley’s The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God: Why New Atheism Grew Old and Secular Thinkers Are Considering Christianity Again.   Download the free REN...

This episode features a RENEW.org Review of Richard and Christopher Hays’s ‘The Widening of God’s Mercy’. For more information view this article by John Whittaker: https://renew.org/review-of-the-widening-of-gods-mercy/     Download the free RENEW.org App - https://renew.org/renew-app/   Visit RENEW: https://renew.org/   Check out the following from RENEW.org: Events: https://renew.org/resources/e...