Altars and Ashes Podcast

Not every bad idea comes from bad people. And not every theological error starts with rebellion. In Episode 21 of the Altars & Ashes Podcast, we open the vault: honestly, humbly, and with a good dose of laughter and talk about the bad theology we once held, why it made sense at the time, and how God patiently, graciously outgrew us out of it. This is not a hit piece. It’s a testimony of formation....

This episode is a pause from the heavy subjects we’ve covered over the last few weeks. In Episode 20 of Altars & Ashes , we slow down and talk honestly about formation , specifically, the books that didn’t just inform us, but worked on us . The books that corrected us, unsettled us, cost us something, and quietly reshaped how we live. These are not necessarily our favorite books. They’re the ones...

Not every doctrine carries the same weight, but every doctrine does shape a household. In this episode of Altars & Ashes , the guys apply the framework of theological triage , popularized by Al Mohler, to the everyday work of Christian life. Drawing from Scripture, the historic creeds, and the pastoral wisdom of the church catholic Lower case ‘C’ catholic meaning truth in latin), we ask a crucial...

Education is never neutral. It never has been. It never will be. In Episode 018 of the Altars & Ashes Podcast, we take up one of the most contested—and most misunderstood—questions of our moment: What is education actually for? Not test scores. Not credentials. Not career pipelines. But formation. Faithfulness. Dominion. This episode was originally planned as a multi-part series. But the deeper we...

Marriage is not collapsing by accident, it is under deliberate, sustained assault. In this episode, we name the threats plainly: pornography, feminism, careerism, and secular norms (among others) that have reshaped desire, reordered priorities, and hollowed out covenant faithfulness. Drawing from Scripture, we argue that these forces are not neutral cultural trends, but spiritually charged powers...

In this week’s episode of Altars & Ashes Podcast, we addressed one of the most contested, misunderstood, and resisted doctrines in the modern Church: God’s design for marriage. “Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” (Genesis 2:24) In the episode, we talk about the fact that marriage is not a social experiment, but a coven...

Modern marriage is collapsing because we’ve forgotten what God created it to be. In this episode of Altars & Ashes , we turn from the spheres of authority to the covenant that stands at the center of them all: marriage. We begin by recovering God’s original design in Genesis, a covenantal union He Himself establishes, older than culture, older than nations, the very foundation upon which human civ...

Here is a complimentary unabridged reading of Day Four from Heaven’s Battle Cry From Heaven’s Battle Cry , serialized for Gracepointe Church. Scripture Reading “Judah, your brothers shall praise you; your hand shall be on the neck of your enemies; your father’s sons shall bow down before you. Judah is a lion’s cub; from the prey, my son, you have gone up. He stooped down; he crouched as a lion and...

Before the Lord called him home days ago, Pastor Eric Gervais walked through the valley of the shadow of death with a faith that burned bright in the darkness. In this intimate and wide-ranging conversation, originally recorded last summer, Eric speaks with raw honesty about his cancer diagnosis, the illusion of control, the weight of mortality, and the deep, marrow-level hope found only in Jesus...

Welcome back to Part 3 of the Sphere Sovereignty Series. This is the Final Part, and we discussed the role of government under the Lordship of Christ. This one could have gone on twice as long and we could have taken it multiple directions. I think it landed in a good spot though. Summary: The role of the government, rightly understood, is to uphold and reward good and to punish evil. The governme...

Welcome back to part 2 of the Sphere Sovereignty 3-episode arc. In this episode, Bethlehem Doxology Fleming, Austin, and Robbie turn from the hearth to the sanctuary to examine the second, God-ordained sphere: the Church, the pillar and ground of the truth . What We Cover 1. The Church as Christ’s Covenant Assembly The guys lay the biblical groundwork for what the Church is and what Christ gave he...

Altars & Ashes Podcast — Season 2: Formation & Legacy Series Graciously Sponsored by The Old Forge Press In Episode 012, Bryan, Austin, and Robbie open the Sphere Sovereignty Series with a foundational truth: before pulpits or parliaments, there was the household, the first government under God. We unpack sphere sovereignty as God’s design for ordered authority: the Family forms and educates, the...

In the finale of Season One, we confront the missing center of modern Christianity: the holiness of God. Our culture has rebranded sin as identity and holiness as fanaticism, but the God of Scripture has not changed. He is still holy, holy, holy! In this episode, we trace the holiness of God through Isaiah’s vision, Sinai’s fire, and Calvary’s cross, showing that judgment, atonement, and sanctific...

Persecution always begins softly. Normally, it begins with pressure, not blood. This episode maps the three fronts every believer must be ready to face. The first comes quietly through exclusion, mockery, and loss. This is the “soft war” that’s meant to isolate believers and shame conviction. The second front rises when culture codifies laws that exclude or punish Christians, turning mockery into...

In this episode of Altars & Ashes , Basil Desmond Fleming, Robbie Stringer, and Austin Tucker dismantle one of the great modern lies, the myth of neutrality. Every culture bows to something. Every law, every classroom, every household is an altar, either to Christ or to idols. Drawing from Abraham Kuyper’s famous declaration that “there is not a square inch” outside Christ’s claim, the hosts explo...

Welcome back to Altars & Ashes Podcast, a show for saints called to faithfulness in a hostile age. In this episode, we open the book of Daniel to learn what it means to live as exiles in a world that demands our compromise. What We Cover 1. Exiles in Babylon — Faithfulness in the small things: Daniel refusing the king’s food, friends standing in the furnace, prayer that couldn’t be silenced. 2. Bu...

Every generation builds altars. The only question is: to whom? From Cain and Abel to Elijah on Mount Carmel, Scripture reminds us that worship is never neutral. We either bow before the Living God, or we sacrifice on altars that leave nothing but ashes. Our age is no different. In this episode of Altars & Ashes , Robbie Stringer, Austin Tucker, and B.D. Fleming take a hard look at the false altars...

In this episode, we move from the household altar to the church as a living temple. Scripture shows us that the temple is no longer brick and stone but a people indwelt by the Spirit, with Christ Himself as the cornerstone and believers as living stones. The church is not an event or a brand, it is the dwelling place of God on earth. We examine how Israel’s history reveals the danger of forgetting...

In this episode, we explore the biblical vision of the household as an altar of worship, sacrifice, covenant renewal, and mission. From Noah, Abraham, and Joshua to the Puritans, Scripture and history show that homes are meant to burn with covenant faithfulness, not sit cold as storage units of distraction. We confront the ashes of our age: fractured families, outsourced discipleship, and absent f...

Dangerous to the Spirit of the Age A Special Episode of the Altars & Ashes Podcast On Wednesday, Charlie Kirk was brutally and cowardly shot and killed. And yesterday, when we recorded this, it was September 11th. Twenty-four years later, the ache is raw again. Many of us feel numb. The anger rises, the sorrow lingers, and clarity can feel far away. But one truth burns brighter than the grief: the...

Thanks for reading Dust & Glory Media! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. It was just Austin and me this week. Robbie couldn’t make it (we teased him about hemorrhoids (don’t worry, he’s fine). But the absence gave us room to dive deep into the theme of this episode: Reading the Times with Wisdom. The Bible describes the men of Issachar as those who “understood the times...

Thanks for reading Dust & Glory Media! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. The most dangerous words in the world are these: Jesus Christ is Lord. That confession leaves no neutral ground. If Christ is Lord, then Caesar is not. The State is not. Your boss is not. And you are not. Every false throne is unseated by that truth, which is why the world resists it with hostility....

In every age of ruin, God’s people have always known where to begin: at the altar. From Noah stepping off the ark, to Abraham staking God’s claim in enemy territory, to Elijah rebuilding the altar on Mount Carmel, worship has always been the first act of faithfulness. In this episode, Bennet Dale Fleming, joined by Robbie Stringer and Austin Tucker, unpacks why altars still matter today. We look a...

The world is burning. Not just in headlines, but in the streets we walk, the homes we live in, and in the churches we love. And in a time when the temptation is to hunker down until the smoke clears, we’re convinced God is calling His people to something bolder: to build in the fire. That’s why Robbie, Austin, and I have launched Altars and Ashes Podcast . Altars are places of worship, obedience,...