Armchair Theology

We're continuing through Chronicles, this week covering Kings Asa and Jehoshaphat and their roller-coaster reigns. Thanks for listening friends. And congrats to @morgan.chatham.watch.me.now for getting over that Leviticus-sized wall!

In this week's episode Ross and Clay cover Solomon's life post temple construction, his death and the next two kings of Judah. Thanks for listening!

ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY! Thanks for listening and reading with us friends! This week Ross and Clay kickoff 2 Chronicles, Solomon's reign and the launch of the ministry of the Temple.

Clay and Ross wrap up the David Show, also known as 1 Chronicles and get ready for the one year anniversary Episode 52 next week!

Tackling one of the most in-your-face contradictions in scripture this week, we brought in long time friend and heavy hitter Dave Barnhart to help us make sense of it all. Y'all go check out davebarnhart.net and find him on Twitter at @davebarbhart

Due to a COVID exposure this week Clay and Ross record from their homes via Zoom to break down the early days of David's monarchy and John Wesley's directions for singing.

Turns out Chronicles isn't just another repeat of the history of Judah's monarchy. It's a book of hope. Join Ross and Clay as they breakdown the opening of 1 Chronicles 1-10.

What does the history of Israel's kings have to do with me today? Our friend Dr. Langer really helps us give context and meaning to this whole section of scripture. Find him on Twitter @WadeLanger and @profnoctis

Today's scriptures cover a lot of ground and end in one of the saddest moments in Israel's history - the fall of the Northern Kingdom. Join Ross and Clay and they break it all down.

New Book! In this week's episode we start 2 Kings, Elijah passes the mantle to Elisha and Ross and Clay stumble over a bunch of kings' names.

1 Kings climaxes with a series of showdowns between King Ahab and the prophet Elijah that makes for some Hollywood worthy storytelling. Join Clay and Ross this week as they wrap up the first half of the Kings.

After the death of Solomon the people of the promise split into two nations and their kings go from bad to worse. Join Ross and Clay this as they break down the kings of the divided kingdom leading up to Ahab and Elijah.

The rise and fall of Solomon. In today's episode Ross and Clay discuss Solomon's reign and wrestle with whether this marks Israel's high point as a nation or the beginning of the end. Thanks for listening friends.

In David's last days, Solomon becomes king but not unchallenged. This week Ross and Clay take on the early days of Solomon's reign including his prayer for wisdom. Thanks for listening.

Ross and Clay wrap up 2 Samuel and survey the dog's breakfast that is the end of David's reign. 

David's rise and fall all in one episode - from unifying Israel to Bathsheba to fleeing from his own son - this one is choc full friends.

Saul dies. David becomes king. Jerusalem becomes the capital. David dances naked and Crowder turns it into a worship song. It's a full podcast friends.

In this marathon episode we meet King David! Ross and Clay break down his rise to power, his defeat of Goliath, his friendship with Jonathan, and his move to the suburbs.

Israel has a new king. Meh.  Join Ross and Clay and they breakdown the train wreck rise and fall of Saul's kingship.

We have made it to Samuel friends! In this episode Ross and Clay break down the the birth of Samuel, the journey of the ark and where God plagued the Philistines with tumors. This is some great scripture.

Traci joins Ross and Clay to break down the book of Ruth and the ways that God continues to care for the least of these. TBH after the Mad Maxian ending of the book of Judges, Ruth is like a breath of fresh air. Follow Traci on Twitter at @tracesoffaith where you can subscribe to her weekly email and find her new book "Not All Who Wander (Spiritually) Are Lost"

Eleanor is back to help Ross and Clay breakdown the last five chapters of Judges and try to make some meaning out of this downward spiral into utter chaos.

We decided to dedicate an entire episode to Samson and we're so glad we did. In this episode Ross and Clay break down the good, bad and ugly with the last of the judges.

The book of Judges continues it's downward spiral with Gideon, Abimelek and Jephthah... and now we've reached the part of the Bible with child sacrifice. Ross and Clay break it down for you.

Judges 1-5 introduces us to Ehud, a lefty, and Deborah, a (pause for dramatic) woman. This week Ross and Clay take on one of the most adventurous books in all scripture. Also, Jael (another woman) kills a king with a tent peg.