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This week we discuss Lewis' writing wrestling with what are we to make of Jesus' claims to deity. We look at Lewis' use of logic and how he arrives at the conclusion of truth or lunacy.

*Light SPOILERS for "The Girl Who Wore Freedom" documentary This week Christian Taylor, director of "The Girl Who Wore Freedom" and co-host of "The Holy Post Podcast", joins us to talk about her upcoming movie! "The Girl Who Wore Freedom" is a documentary / celebration of D-Day and how it is celebrated in Normandy, France. This movie has many Christian themes such as love, gratitude, and freedom....

The summer semester starts today and it's been chosen by the listeners what we will be studying. Our journey into some of C. S. Lewis's writings and my old sermons starts now.

This week's episode is our tenth installation of our "Dividing Scriptures" series. We talk about the many different ways the story of Sodom has been interpreted, what is the sin of Sodom, and how can we remain united despite these differences of opinions. We ask what the sin of Sodom is, so the topic of homosexuality does come up but we do not address the arguments of whether same sex acts are sin...

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This week Joshua and TJ interview their good friend, Chris Brissey, about his podcast "Homegrown Discipleship" and his new Pastoral role at Cornerstone Church of God of Prophecy at Camden, SC. We talk about Chris' testimony, Joshua car accident, and how discipleship can lead us all to better Church unity. . Listen to other COGOP Pastors with this link: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/14e174...

In this episode I recap what we have been talking about these past few weeks, highlight a few things that didn't make it onto the show, and give you a few of my thoughts on what I thought should have covered in the class.

This week Father Jonathan Mettasophia and Professor Chris Moreland join us again! Fr Jonathan, representing the Orthodox Church; Professor Chris, representing the Catholic Church; and, our co-hosts, Joshua and TJ represent the Protestant Church. We discuss the split in the Church during the "Great Schism" over the Filioque clause, the problems the Church faces with Christian nationalism, the diffe...

Professor Chris Moreland joins the boys to talk about his faith, having grown up in the Catholic Church. We discuss the differences between how the Catholic and Protestant Churches view baptism, confirmation, the liturgy, the eucharist, and more! We discover these differences enrich our faith and do not need to be hinderances to seeing one another as a united Christian body. This is our introducti...

In this episode I give you the high level version of my Theology of Sanctification paper. Here I define what sanctification is, how suffering plays a role, and a personal example that supports my view.

Dr Tremper Longman III joins our hosts to discuss how he has been able to work with both fundamentalist and liberal scholars in the Church, how hermeneutics impact our ability to maintain Church unity, gender roles, and how God gave us a gift of intimacy meant to be experienced well. We cover a great multitude of topics, including his friendship with Pete Enns, and are left with the challenge to b...

In this week's show we walk through a Christian classic as Lloyd-Jones breaks down John 17:17-19 for us. I give you my thoughts on his book after rambling about high school English class for a bit

Ken Hagerman joins our co-hosts this week to talk about salvation and the Church. He shares his own testimony and leads us to think about some big questions for how we do Church today. How can satire challenge us and help build up our faith? What kind of culture shock should we all experience as Christians? If we simply Church people for the numbers, what could our churches be missing out on? And,...

This week we discuss how God uses other people in the body of Christ to grow us up, and how being in community does not mean losing our individuality.

Does God participate in or encourage violence? There have been many different views in the Church on this subject throughout history and there is still a great divide over the subject today. Joshua and TJ will go over the Biblical arguments on the topic of pacifism, we will hear different perspectives from the Whole Church think tank (consisting of Church leaders from all different walks and denom...

This week we talk about how God can use the dark night of the soul as a way to grow us up. We also talk about lament and why we should not rush through the pain of the dark nights.

We have Dr Keith Sherlin back as a return guest to discuss his beliefs on the millennia and how we can keep from letting these types of debated keep us from greater Church unity. Dr Sherlin brings a friend too! He brought on Pastor Brannon Poore to represent a different side of the debate. One of them believes in a Pre-tribulation millennia and the other believes in an Amillennial view. How do the...

Here are my thoughts and experiences after doing prayer journals for my class over the pass three weeks.

Niles Merrit joins Joshua and TJ this week to talk about his testimony and his experience with various different church denominations. He suggests many of the arguments in the Church today comes down to semantics. . Check out some of the books Niles suggested in our new "The Whole Church Podcast - Reading List": https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fCffbWx3GNt3nJtUSwlby4iJaupjoIxvQWmU1vV-N8o/edit?u...

In our discussion of "The Pressure's Off" Brandon will reflect on his views of Prosperity Gospel, Christian Hedonism, and Existentialism

Pastor Will Rose, of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Chapel Hill, NC, joins us to talk about faith, science, and comic books! We talk about our favorite comic book moments, and how science and faith can relate better. His church includes many science professors and students, including one professor who worked on the Higgs boson (God particle) project. He creates a safe place in his church to ask b...

We have a bonus round! We just made this episode to reiterate where our Church stands on creationism, and to help provide a more extensive history of the arguments in the Church over creationism. This is all history going from Augustine's view of creation to Billy Graham and John Piper's views. If you enjoy history, this one is for you! . To hear more on Genesis, listen to our "Dividing Scriptures...

The journey begins...again. Join me for the next eight weeks as I reflect on my first class back in seminary, Spiritual Formation.

Pastor J.R. Martin, of Summerville Family Worship Center, joins Joshua and TJ to talk about the Church of God of Prophecy and what the Church will be like after the pandemic. He encourages us all to love and not hate; and, to not let fear stop us once we can congregate together again. . Hear from others in the Church of God of Prophecy on our show: https://player.captivate.fm/collection/14e17462-c...

Joshua and TJ continue our "Dividing Scriptures" series with Genesis 14. Today, we ask if tithing applies to believers in the New Covenant. We look at what the Church has believed historically, as well as arguments from both sides today. Finally, we ask how our disagreements in this area might impact Church unity. . Check out the rest of our "Dividing Scriptures" series by clicking the link below:...