Sacred City Life Podcast

The Bible contains words and things that can feel hard to the everyday listener, but how are Christians to engage these hard words? Should we ignore them and pretend that they aren't there? Should we apologize for them? On today's episode, the guys discuss the purpose and grace of hard sayings in Scripture and the role that they play in the mission of God.

Is Cremation Biblical? Does Scripture allow Christians to burn their dead? In today's podcast, the guys look at the biblical and historical context of Christian burial and seek to answer how Scripture provides guidance on how we look at funeral practices. We pray this conversation is beneficial.

On today's episode Pastor Justin talks through two of his favorite advent movies; The Road and Children of Men. Throughout the conversation he defines the markers of an advent movie and how themes like hope in the face of a hopeless world are reflected and fulfilled in Christ's Incarnation. We pray the conversation is fruitful.

On this episode, the guys discuss a doctrinal statement put out by the ELCA church a couple of years ago called, "Faith, Sexism and Justice: A Call to Action" in which they deny several foundational aspects of Scripture such as inerrancy, infallibility and sufficiency. In today's episode the guys dig into different aspects of this document to highlight the slippery slope to liberalism so many chur...

This year Christmas falls on the Lord's Day. In today's podcast, the guys discuss why Sacred City is holding a worship service on Christmas Day this year, what it will look like and why you and your families should join us for this joyful service celebrating the arrival of our Lord.

Link to Article: https://www.firstthings.com/article/2022/02/the-three-worlds-of-evangelicalism The guys talk through an article from First Things titles, "The Three Worlds of Evangelicalism" that describes Christianity's movement in the eyes of the culture from a positive good for culture to a neutral religion and finally into the negative view that many outside the Church - and some within the C...

How should Christians be thinking through gambling and games of chance? Does the Bible speak to the issue of gambling? On today's episode, the guys dig into a few Biblical principles to help you, the listener, engage the issue of gambling wisely.

In today's episode, Pastor Justin is joined by his wife Amanda Dean to talk through their family's holiday rhythms and to discuss the blessings of worshipping Christ intentionally through the holiday season. We hope you enjoy!

In today's episode the guys round out the five lies Christian parents often believe with lie number five: The Lie of the Noble Savage. This lie suggests that what children need most in their lives is for their parents to get out of their way and approve of everything that they do so that the child can manifest their perfect inner being. If this lie sounds like Secular Humanism to you, you're not f...

In this episode the guys confront the parenting lie that our children cannot do hard things. Too often parents want to lower the standard of parenting from God's Word to their own standard. In today's episode we confront this lie and offer a Biblical reorientation for parents.