Faith and Culture Now

In this episode, Scott and Christine discuss the issue of inclusivism as it relates to Christ being the only path to salvation.

In this episode, Erin and I discuss LGBTQ+ issues as they relate to deconstruction in the conservative church.

In this episode, Scott and Erin discuss issues related to women in ministry. It is suggested that women have a seat at the table and be seen as an integral part of all ministry.

In this episode, I talk with Scott H. about the concept of following Christ, worshiping the Bible, and rightly understanding the Word of God.

In this episode, Randall and I discuss having to do damage control with congregations when pastors make false or inaccurate claims as well as ideas associated with proper missions work as opposed to viewing missions work as Americanizing other cultures.

In this episode, Scott and Steve talk about the anti-evangelical or exvangelical movement, explaining what it is and important terms to know when discussing it such as deconstruction, progressive Christian, etc. We also discuss the need of the church to listen to the critiques and challenges made by those leaving in order to learn from mistakes, clarify beliefs, and help reconstruct Christian prac...

In this special episode of the FCN Podcast, Scott speaks with Dr. Matthew Baird about the importance of small churches, the blessings they are, and the way to think about spiritual growth in these congregations.

In the final episode about Purity Culture, Scott and Randall talk about issues related to human dignity and sexual abuses.

In this episode, Michael and I discuss how the church should properly teach about purity/sexual integrity.

In this episode Scott and Steve discuss further critiques of purity culture and introduce the concept of sexual integrity.

In this episode, Scott and Christine begin the discussion about what purity culture is, how it somehow went off track, and how the result has been traumatic and difficult for some who grew up in that culture.

In this episode Erin and Randall join me to discuss issues related to the child tax credit refunds hitting people's bank accounts until December, we discuss the idea of life out their and its bearing on the work of Christ, as well as what it means to say that God works out all things for the Good.

In this episode Dr. Lance Higginbotham and I discuss the importance of the Psalms and specifically of Imprecatory Psalms that deal with asking for God to bring about justice by stopping evil.

In this Special Episode of the Faith and Culture Now Podcast, I speak with Thomas Brandon who is working in the film industry and writing for the show Legacies on the CW and Netflix. We discuss the issue of faith in Hollywood as well as the importance of perseverance, work-ethic, and just being a blue color worker in an often glamorized field of work.

In this episode Scott and Michael discuss the problems with policing derogatory terms and the need for us to stop using some terms. They also discuss the importance and the pitfalls of having mountain top spiritual experiences such as youth camps or church retreats.

We are not promised a future, but we often live as if we have certainty that things will happen as we have planned. In this episode, Stephen Stanley and I discuss several issues surrounding the fact that we live in a world where things do not always go as planned including how we often do not understand why things are happening around us as they do, because we do not have all the details.

In this episode, Scott H. and I discuss the importance of viewing all the aspects of people in history as well as looking at modern news from multiple perspectives to get a better understanding of the truth.

In this episode Scott and Erin discuss stewardship of animal life once thought extinct, the case of a man on death row who has asked for a firing squad to end his life instead of lethal injection, and how Christians should respond when they work for companies that celebrate pride month.

In this episode I talk with Dr. Brian Franklin about the political buzz around Critical Race Theory and the proposed changes to Texas Education regarding how we teach history in our schools. We find that history is messy and while we can learn from it, we need not clean it up or ignore parts of it just because they are ugly.

In this episode, Scott talks with Scott Higginbotham and Michael Dennis about transparency, integrity, and honesty as it relates to App tracking data, caring for the world, and locating good resources for helping people read the Bible more accurately.

In this episode, Scott talks with James Crockett about personal identity, being a whole person, and compartmentalizing who we are in light of specific things about ourselves.

In this episode Scott talks with Dr. Damien Williams about his experiences in church planting and about what his church regularly does to meet the needs of their urban community.

What do the SBC views on women in ministry, the fighting in Jerusalem, and Personality Tests have in common? Listen to find out!! In this episode Scott talks with Erin Newton and Dr. Randall Worley.

In this episode, Scott talks with Dr. Christine Jones and Stephen Stanley about the Grammy awards, political privilege, and reverence towards God in worship and daily life.

In this special episode, Scott talks with Dr. Joseph Cathey about the phrases "sons of God" and "daughters of men" in the Hebrew Scriptures as they relate to the Great Flood.