Adventures in Theology

Today's episode covers Revelation 21:5-8, and then we also talk about what the Bible says our resurrection bodies will be like in the new creation. We will not be raised to eternal life disembodied, no way! We will have a resurrected, glorified, new... body. This is central to the Christian hope.  Like the podcast? Subscribe and give a five-star rating on Apple podcasts, iTunes, Spotify, or w...

We have been talking about how God's endgame plan is not to discard his creation, but to make a new creation: a new universe, even a new earth! Today's episode covers Revelation 21:1-4, which is about the future hope of all who trust in Jesus. What will the new earth be like? We get a few details here. What John chooses to use as symbolism is quite surprising! Get ready for a great adventure in a...

In this bonus episode, I want to briefly introduce you to a few reasons why we can't read the book of Revelation the same way we would read some other books of the Bible. To read it literally is to ignore the literary genre the message is written in. For example, we wouldn't watch a Sci-Fi movie with the same expectations and rules that we would impose on a documentary. Why is that? Because these...

Revelation Chapters 4-5 presents a single vision of "Heaven." So, what is this look behind the scenes show us? Well, I'll tell you that it does not answer any of our questions that we ask about Heaven. What does it mean, then? What is the purpose of this vision when we enter the text without imposing our own agenda on it? We are going to see how this vision of Heaven does show us something that ch...

What if I told you that heaven is not God's endgame plan for His people? Listen in as we begin our series on one of the most misunderstood topics within the Christian faith. Join us as we reimagine heaven according to the Bible! Check out my book , " The Dawn of the New Creation ":  https://amzn.to/2YVLuws  Like the podcast? Subscribe and give a five-star rating on Apple podcasts, iTunes...

In this final episode of our series in Joshua, we cover what is the most important message Joshua ever spoke! We are looking at two verses from Joshua's final address to the people of God.  As we sit as some of the listeners, we quickly discover that this message transcends time and is for every generation. The underlying question Joshua lays out before the people is the question we must answ...

In this packed episode I have a wonderful conversation with Old Testament Professor, Dr. Sandra Richter, who quickly has become a friend. This two-part conversation is lengthy, yet a rewarding one. In our time together we tackle two discussion topics: 1) First, we clear the air with all of the confusion regarding the Old Testament. Isn't it an outdated book for those who are ethnically Jewish? Sho...

What does your word mean to you? When you give a promise or an oath does that stand through the storm of life's circumstances? What if the oath was made under false pretensions and imperfect motives? Joshua 9-11 make for a great story! I walked away from this episode incredibly challenged in how to better "carry the name" of our God! We learn a lot about what representing God means in a messy worl...

The story of Jericho is one of the most famous in the book of Joshua. But don't let the commonality fool you, this is a strange story! I have never seen such a bizarre military strategy. So, what is God trying to communicate through this?  Let me say that I was surprised how much these chapters ministered to me. I will never read these three chapters the same! Like the podcast? Please subscri...

This is a strange part of the story... From the strange being Joshua encounters, to having to take off his sandals because he stood on "holy ground," this passage can feel out of place. What is the point of this? Let's see what we can learn from Joshua's "holy ground" moment. I bet you'll never look at the removal of sandals to step on holy ground the same again! P.S. Listen in after the outro mus...

Do you know what the arch nemesis of faith is? Um... oh... wait... what was it again? Gotcha!! Forgetfulness is the enemy of faith. Therefore, the friend of faith is memory. Commemoration is so important for our spiritual journey in recounting God's faithfulness in the grand story as shown in the Bible and also in our own lives. Joshua 3-4 will be our text today. And we will see how the crossing o...

Today we will learn more about what it means to have the courage to trust. And we will learn from the most unlikely of people… a prostitute! In the story of Rahab we see that before any conquest takes place in the narrative of Joshua, mercy gets precedence. Listen in as I express how baffling, yet befitting, this story is in the grand narrative of the Bible. This goes to show that God's prefe...

Last episode we concluded with highlighting what made Joshua and Caleb such a great leaders to take the people into the promised land. They had what the Bible called "a different spirit" about them. I suggest that the "different spirit" was the courage to trust God, despite the obstacles in their way.  Okay, cool. So we should desire to have the courage to trust. But how do we cultivate that?...

As we open up the text of Joshua it becomes clear that this "promised land" is REALLY important to these people. But why? What is the big deal about this plot of land? And why should I care about Joshua's quest to take the promised land? This is what we want to tackle on today's episode. And hey, if you think we are just talking ancient history, you will be surprised how encouraging this is for us...

We begin a series of episodes dedicated to exploring the book of Joshua! But like most books of the Bible, somethings have to be prefaced...  In this case, the elephant in the room with this book of the Bible is the violence and war due to it being a conquest narrative. Many Christians struggle with how to reconcile the love of God with the command to go eradicate this plot of land of its cur...

Ready to start the adventure?  In the first of many more episodes to come, I introduce the inspiration behind the title of this podcast, then I give you three reasons why you should dive deeper into the Bible. Hey, every inaugural episode has to be more introductory in nature, right?  Let's get ready to explore God's word for the purpose of getting caught up into the story ourselves! Let...