The PodCatechist

Modern pastor's kids have earned the reputation of graduating high school and becoming the worst kinds of atheists. But Pastor Young's family is a different story. He has served faithfully in the ministry for decades while raising 5 children who today still love and serve the Lord as adults. The natural question is, how'd he do it? In this episode, Pastor Dave talks about parenting and...

Patrick Henry. CS Lewis. John Newton. Time traveling animals following fire clouds to Noah's ark. Author Jenny Cote gives us the full rundown! Make sure to visit epicorderoftheseven.net to find everything Jenny Cote! Our family has been loving her Epic Order Of The Seven Podcast which you can find here: https://open.spotify.com/show/74CiBeAx2oTuzkWsKyH0OL?si=S2SofW2RQDe_GWX6i-ZFzg Pre-order Je...

Is Pope Leo XIV the last Pope? Is 2027 the end of the world? Baylor reacts to a Ninja's Are Butterflies clip asking those same questions and offers some answers. Spurgeon's A Puritan Catechism: 21 - Q. What offices does Christ execute as our Redeemer? A. Christ as our Redeemer executes the offices of a prophet (Acts 3:22), of a priest (Heb. 5:6), and of a king (Ps. 2:6), both in his state...

Today, what's called right wing religious extremism, your grandma would have called... Normal. How did we get here? And how do we fix it? Enter the "Overton Window". Spurgeon's A Puritan Catechism: Q 20. How did Christ, being the Son of God, become man? A. Christ, the son of God, became man by taking to himself a true body (Heb. 2:14), and a reasonable soul (Matt. 26:38; Heb. 4:1...

Many Christian parents send their children as "missionaries" to the public schools. Is this a good or biblical idea? Spurgeon's A Puritan Catechism: 19 Q. Who is the Redeemer of God's elect? A. The only Redeemer of God's elect is the Lord Jesus Christ (1 Tim. 2:5), who being the eternal Son of God, became man (Jn. 1:14), and so was and continues to be God and man, in two dist...

The PodCatechist sits down with Adam Morgan, who is the producer and voice of Commodore in Patch the Pirate! Visit majestymusic.com and patchthepirate.org to find Gospel centered audio adventures your kids are guaranteed to love. The PodCatechist is a production of New Catechist Press. Visit newcatechistpress.com to find more resources like this.

Are school voucher programs a good idea? Spurgeon’s A Puritan Catechism: Q. Did God leave all mankind to perish in the state of sin and misery? A. God having, out of his good pleasure from all eternity, elected some to everlasting life (2 Thess. 2:13), did enter into a covenant of grace to deliver them out of the state of sin and misery, and to bring them into a state of salvation by a Redeemer (R...

Paul gives us a principle: give your kids a Christian education. Are the majority of parents in the West today actually doing it? Spurgeon's A Puritan Catechism: 17 Q. What is the misery of that state whereinto man fell? A. All mankind, by their fall, lost communion with God (Gen. 3:8, 24), are under his wrath and curse (Eph. 2:3; Gal. 3:10), and so made liable to all the miseries in this life...

Paul tells fathers to raise their children in the "Paideia" of God. What is that? And what does it mean for us? Spurgeon's A Puritan Catechism: 16 Q. Wherein consists the sinfulness of that state whereinto man fell? A. The sinfulness of that state whereinto man fell, consists in the guilt of Adam's first sin (Rom. 5:19), the want of original righteousness, (Rom. 3:10) and the cor...

Are we "stranded in the present"? Spurgeon's A Puritan Catechism:15 Q. Did all mankind fall in Adam's first transgression? A. The covenant being made with Adam, not only for himself but for his posterity, all mankind descending from him by ordinary generation, sinned in him, and fell with him in his first transgression (1 Cor. 15:22; Rom. 5:12). Book Review: Man of Sorrows, King of Glory by Jonty...

In this episode, Baylor walks through the implications of this simple phrase: All of Christ, for All of Life. Spurgeon's A Puritan Catechism: 14 Q. What is sin? A. Sin is any want of conformity to, or transgression of the law of God (1 Jn. 3:4). Book Review: In The Year of Our Lord by Sinclair Ferguson Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/4c3RAkJ

There's a whole movement of young people rebelling against an insane secular culture turning to what would be considered traditional values and practices. How do we think Christianly about it? Spurgeon's A Puritan Catechism: Q 13. Did our first parents continue in the state wherein they were created? A. Our first parents being left to the freedom of their own will, fell from the state wher...

You can start singing the Psalms today, and enjoy it, without learning anything you don't already know. Plus, some other great resources for your Psalm singing journey! Spurgeon's A Puritan Catechism:Q 12: What special act of providence did God exercise toward man in the state wherein he was created? A. When God had created man, he entered into a covenant of life with him, upon condition of perfec...

How do we think Christianly about immigration? Spurgeon’s A Puritan Catechism:Q 11. What are God's works of providence? A. God's works of providence are his most holy (Ps. 145:17), wise, (Isa. 28:29) and powerful (Heb. 1:3), preserving and governing all his creatures, and all their actions (Ps. 103:19; Matt. 10:29).Book Review: The Four Loves by CS LewisAffiliate Link: https://amzn.to/4aVA...

Paul tells us twice to sing Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs. Did he have something specific in mind? I believe he did. Spurgeon's A Puritan Catechism:Q 10. How did God create man? A. God created man, male and female, after his own image (Gen. 1:27), in knowledge, righteousness, and holiness (Col 3:10; Eph. 4:24) with dominion over the creatures (Gen. 1:28).Book: The Treasury of David by CH Spur...

Post-modernism. What is it? Why is it disappearing? And what’s coming after it? This episode is about the era that is upon us already, whether you realize it or not. For now let’s call it, post-post-modernism. Q 9. What is the work of creation? A. The work of creation is God's making all things (Gen. 1:1) of nothing, by the Word of his power (Heb. 11:3), in six normal consecutive days (Exod. 20:11...

Introducing CateKids Corner with Charity! Where parents and educators can find resources to help train your kids in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Today’s resource is “Valentine”, the 5th book in the Courageous Series produced by Voice of The Martyrs, for ages (generally speaking) 3-8 years old. Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/3WV8fR7Affiliate Link to Full Courageous Series (6 Books): htt...

Those pesky verses. We are called to something much harder and much more glorious than simply ignoring or explaining away the portions of scripture we don’t like. This episode is about having no problem passages. Q. 8. How does God execute his decrees? A. God executes his decrees in the works of creation (Rev. 4:11), and providence (Dan. 4:35) Book Review: For Christ's Crown by Richard M. Hann...

This episode is about what led me to leave the big evangelical, charismatic worship movement behind and why I now go to a church where we sing from a hymnal and a psalter.

God is the greatest author of all time, and you have the honor of being a character in His story! The question is, are you reading it? Q7: What are the decrees of God? A. The decrees of God are his eternal purpose according to the counsel of his own will, whereby for his own glory he has foreordained whatever comes to pass ( Eph 1:11-12 ). Book: The Great Divorce by CS Lewis Amazon Affiliate Link:...

In this episode, Baylor confesses why he is against Bible reading plans, and what he does instead. 30 Day Shred: https://www.bible.com/reading-plans/13745-30-day-shred If you're doing the Shred, let me know! Reach out on Instagram  @baylorgriffin  or email me at info@baylorgriffinmusic.com Everhard Reading Plan Page Download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B__wL9T6X1mXM1FtWERBYnBSOWtKei03bDRNbXl...

LINKS BELOW! Yeah. I know. I procrastinated too. But we're in this together now. And hopefully I can help. This is a procrastinators round up! Here's a scattershot of book recommendations for your kids, your husband, your wife, and others you want to help think Christianly. In the video I said that I didn't have any way to make money on this. At the time of recording that was true. But since then,...

Young men are more interested in Christianity and tradition than they have been in a century. The nation also overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump and generally moved in the right wing conservative direction this election. What's going on? How do we think Christianly about this? Maybe, after years of the secular lefts moral insanity and cultural decay, America has smelled the pig food and is fina...

Happy Thanksgiving! In 1 Timothy, Paul warns against a "seared conscience". What exactly is that? Well, it might look like someone who doesn't know how to enjoy a good gravy boat. Book Review: Be Thou My Vision by Jonathan Gibson Link: https://www.amazon.com/Be-Thou-My-Vision-Liturgy/dp/1433578190

Rehoboam wrecked his forefathers kingdom because he ignored the advice of time tested tutors. How can we learn from his error? Hint: CS Lewis has entered the chat. Baylor also chips away at question 4 of Spurgeon's A Puritan Catechism, and wraps up the episode by recommended Pilgrim's Progress by that great puritan John Bunyan. If you've been helped by or enjoyed the podcast and want to support th...