Holy Joys Podcast

David Fry and Johnathan Arnold discuss plagiarism and the need for preachers to show integrity in their public speaking. Support the show

In this episode, David Fry and Johnathan Arnold discuss the doctrine of Mary. What is the Roman Catholic doctrine of Mary (four Marian dogmas)? Should we call Mary the "Mother of God" (Theotokos)? Should we venerate Mary? Did Mary remain a virgin (perpetual virginity)? Was Mary born without original sin (immaculate conception)? Was Mary a co-redemptrix? Was Mary assumed into heaven? Shou...

In this episode, Johnathan Arnold and David Fry address four questions about the incarnation: Why did the Son come at Christmas instead of the Father? Would God have become incarnate if Adam had never sinned? Did Mary give birth to God? (Did God die on the cross?) Did Christ really leave his Father’s throne above? Notes: It was fitting for the one who is divinely generated by the Father eternally...

In this episode, David Fry and Johnathan Arnold discuss resources for understanding the Christian calendar and preparing for Christmas during the Advent season. For links to resources, see " Q&A on Advent and the Christian Year ." See also " Understanding Advent and the Liturgical Calendar " (previous podcast episode). Support the show

In this episode of the Holy Joys Podcast, David Fry and Johnathan Arnold discuss the Advent season and how it fits into the church calendar. Support the show

In this episode, David Fry and Johnathan Arnold discuss practical ways that Christian parents can nurture their children in the faith. Topics addressed include: Praying the Lord's Prayer as a family Reciting the Creed at the dinner table Singing and memorizing hymns Scripture memorization Children's Bibles and translations Using the Proverbs Catechesis Deuteronomy 6 Support the show

In this episode, David Fry and Johnathan Arnold discuss the salvation of children and the early Methodist practice of infant baptism, nurture, and confirmation. Topics addressed include: Sunday School and Christian nurture movement Child salvation Infant baptism and communion Confirmation Christian parenting The church's role in forming children Support the show

Johnathan Arnold and David Fry discuss the long tradition of infant baptism in early Methodism, the Reformers, and the church fathers, its scriptural basis, and what it means for Christian parenting. Support the show

In this episode, David Fry and Johnathan Arnold discuss several questions about concerns about a recent article on "The Church’s Authority and Responsibility to Forgive Sins." Topics addressed include: The church's authority to forgive sins (John 20:23) The office of the keys (Matthew 16; 18) Corporate salvation The sacraments and excommunication Protestant vs. Catholic understandin...

David Fry and Johnathan Arnold discuss the church's role in a believer's salvation and assurance, the church in God's plan of redemption,  various images of the church in Scripture and the Great Tradition (ark, bride, guardian, mother), and the ecclesiology of the church fathers and Reformers. Support the show

In this episode,  David Fry and Johnathan Arnold continue their discussion of holiness metaphors, focusing on what it means to be filled with the Spirit and how it relates to perfect love. Support the show

Sonja Vernon joins David Fry and Johnathan Arnold to discuss singleness, celibacy, and the church. Support the show

Johnathan Arnold and David Fry discuss several common metaphors for entire sanctification: eradication, cleansing or purification, the removal of the root of sin, and the removal of the bent towards sinning. Support the show

Johnathan Arnold and David Fry discuss ways in which the CHM is more Baptist than classically Methodist. Support the show

In this episode, Dr. David Fry and Johnathan Arnold discuss the church membership crisis and why the church needs to retrieve a biblical understanding of membership for every baptized believer. The relationship between church membership, discipleship, and church discipline is discussed. Support the show

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In this episode of the Holy Joys Podcast, Johnathan Arnold and David Fry discuss moralistic preaching and related themes: Moralism in the Pelagian controversy Monergism vs. Synergism God as the initiator of all good Human cooperation with grace Premodern exegesis and the fourfold method of interpretation Examples such as David & Goliath and the Temptation of Jesus in the Wilderness Transformat...

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Dr. Fry and Johnathan Arnold discuss a Christian view of caring for the environment and how it relates to a physical theology. The church's redemptive presence is discussed in relation to Earth Day and other holidays that many Christians avoid such as Halloween. Support the show

Dr. Fry and Johnathan Arnold discuss the ascension of Christ and subsequent outpouring of the Spirit at Pentecost. Support the show

Quotes from David Fry: If I am not in a series and I do not have a particular sermon that I want to preach, I always default to one of the lectionary readings for my Sunday preaching. I follow the Revised Common Lectionary . We live at peace because on the third day He rose from the dead and with the same body in which He suffered, He arose, and He ascended. Saints of God, we have peace because Je...

Quotes from David Fry: We must distinguish between BLM the concept, BLM the organization, and BLM the movement. Eyewitness testimony or video of an event doesn’t mean that there won’t be different interpretations. It's wise as believers to be patient, listen, and suspend judgment as long as we can. It takes patience to live in a multicultural context. Christians need to get out in front of th...

In this final episode of a series on prevenient grace, Dr. David Fry and Johnathan Arnold discuss whether or not Wesleyan prevenient grace is biblical and what it means for something to be biblical. Support the show

In this episode, Clair Sams joins David Fry and Johnathan Arnold to discuss board culture and church government. Support the show