Inverted Orthodoxy

In episode #310, Pastors Doug, Blake, and Kyle discuss the following: AER: I’m curious about Doug’s comments regarding the nepotism conversation on the board. If a couple serves as “one voice” on the board wouldn’t that be the same for a couple working in the church? And I’m wondering if the answer is no, does that mean Doug and Loralie have never spoken even of ideas for the church at home? I gue...

In episode #309, Pastors Kyle and Blake discuss the following: 1. I am graduating this year and hoping to attend school to become a pastor. I’m curious if you can talk about what credentials you need to preach? Additionally, if there aren’t necessarily credentials, how do you go about preaching in a church? How does one go about becoming a leadership staff?  2.Is there a scriptural basis for the C...

1. Mark 3:29 says, “but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.” Please help me understand this statement from Jesus. What does it look like to blaspheme the Holy Spirit? 2. Treat this question as fun or serious as you want: Could we be living in a simulation? Could God be the original programmer of that simulation? Jesus is his avatar...

In episode #307 Pastors Doug, Kyle, and Blake discuss the following: 1. Less than 200 years after the flood,, Peleg was born, and Genesis 10 says his name means Division because “in his day, the earth was divided”. My Bible uses earth when they men the physical earth. Is it possible this is talking about the division of the continents? 2. Further to the question on earth division: do we know wheth...

On Q&A episode #306 Pastors Doug, Kyle and Blake discuss the following 1. Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God? Just considering the conflict over God’s promise to Abraham as being through Isaac or Ishmael. 2. What if the universe is 6,000 years old but also billions of years old? When God created Adam and Eve the understanding is he created them mature, and assuming that he would also m...

In episode #305, Pastors Doug and Blake discuss the following: 1. For each of you individually, why do you believe that there is a God? 2. What are your thoughts on Christian’s and AI? I’ve heard some pastors are integrating it into their sermons and having it write parts for them.. is this problematic? 3. If God existed in perfect love within the trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Why did God...

Q&A episode #304 Marks Pastor Doug's return from sabbatical! Doug, Kyle, and Blake discuss the following: 1. Do you need to be married to be a pastor? 2. What lens do you use when reading the Old Testament to discern what is literally God’s word when he is attributed a quotation (I.e. “God said …”) vs. what is someone’s (the author’s) overextension to have an excuse to destroy another nation and/o...

In episode #303, Pastors Kyle and Blake discuss the following: 1. What do you mean by God being outside of time? You say that a lot, I’ve said it before, but it doesn’t really make sense? How do we know that God exists outside of time, how do we know anything can even be outside of time? if God is outside of time, then that would be God knows all things past present and future, so that wouldn’t wo...

In episode #301, Pastors Kyle and Blake discuss the following: Hi Pastors, twice today you mentioned the name of a podcast! I didn't quite catch the name of it! What was it, please? Thank you, Lorraine  I feel very conflicted as a regular WM attender about the upcoming bonfire. Is it in poor taste to be hosting one when most of the province is on fire? I’m not trying to be negative and I’ve come t...

it's finally here! The long awaited, much anticipated, 300th episode! In this milestone episode, Pastors Doug, Kyle, and Blake reflect on the podcast, where we started, what the future looks like. We read listener feedback and responses, announce our gift card winners, and maybe even get to some new questions. We'd like to thank all of our listeners for their participation in the podcast. Without...

Pastors Doug, Kyle and Blake return for episode #298 discussing the following: And a reminder! Only two weeks left to share your thoughts, learnings, feedback, etc for episode #300! Submit your response to be entered to win a gift card 1.A good friend of mine is struggling badly with addiction. I'm stuck between keeping them in my life to try to help them out of this but also not enabling their be...

In episode #297, Pastors Doug and Blake discuss the following: Don't forget to send us your feedback, things you've learned, or things you want addressed for our. 300th episode to be entered to win a prize for your loyal listenership. 1. Okay, I feel like you sometimes skirt questions with semantics... can I ask some follow up on the gay board question... let's say this: Scenario 1: someone servin...

In episode #296, Pastors Doug, Kyle, and Blake discuss the following: 1. If someone currently going to the church and is gay, would they be allowed to be on the board? 2. What’s the difference between the terms “Hebrew”, “Israelite”, “Jew”, and “Semite” when referring to the people group of the Old Testament? When should we use each of them and/or how do they differ from one another 3. I’ve been t...

***Please note this episode discusses sensitive topics around women's rights, Please take care while listening*** Pastors Blake, and Kyle return as a team to discuss the following: 1. In your opinion, do you think since the 2016 election in the US they've further blurred the lines between church and state? Looking at the evangelical push if you will to abolish laws that protect human rights, how p...

In episode #295, Pastors Doug, Blake, and Kyle discuss the following: 1. Blake and Doug, what led you to adoption? We are starting to walk that path and I would love to hear how you and your wives got there 2.Do you think that the inter generational relationships within churches are important? Why? Should churches be putting more of an emphasis on that in their congregations?  3.Genesis 1: 31 (NIV...

 In episode #294, Pastors Doug, Kyle, and Blake discuss the following 1. What’s the difference between a demonic possession and oppression? 2.Suffering is very much apart of this world. It seems like suffering causes us to grow and deepen our relationship with God. How is growth and deepening going to happen in heaven where there will be no suffering 3.Blake and Doug, what led you to adoption? We...

In episode 293, Pastors Doug and Kyle tackle the following questions and open the podcast with AER: AER - In episode #291 you mentioned the evangelism can often be covert-colonialism, how do you think we avoid that? How would you then disciple a new believer from a different culture?  AER: Further explanation: Thank you for addressing the Sabbath question, but I have yet another question then. If,...

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1.Explanation? One of you said on the last Q&A, that we celebrate the Sabbath on Sunday because that’s when Jesus was risen, but the women went to put spices on Jesus’ body very early on Sunday morning, and he wasn’t there. Why do we assume he was not risen on Saturday? It seems to me that we would have been able to relate better to the Jewish people if we had kept the proper Sabbath. 2.No questio...

In episode #291 pastors Doug, Kyle, and Blake discuss the following: 1. If you were blessed with a large amount of resources how would you expand your ministry ? 2. Would you consider personal sacrifice a love language? Is this healthy within a relationship even if it causes feelings of guilt and resentment? 3. What Old Testament character would you like to see adapted into a film? If you have a q...

In episode #290 Pastors Doug, Kyle, and Blake discuss the following: 1. Jesus says in Matthew 5:19 that whoever sets aside any command of Moses that seems unimportant (are wrong). I understand the concept of then and now (Scot McKnight—Blue Parakeet), etc., but how do we square this very direct statement? I can’t, but nor will I be stoning people any time soon. P. S. I do u deist and that Jesus ha...

In episode #289, Pastors Doug and Kyle discuss the following: 1.Do you think the purity culture movement caused more 25-30 year olds to walk away from the church? Did it cause irreparable harm? Even as a married person I still feel guilty and the effects of it as a whole. 2. In most churches, is the dynamic for one “senior pastor” always the case? And is the idea to have the other pastors replace...

1.Does God know the future? 2.Who is the best superhero, and why is it Bible-man? 3.In your opinion, does God have a gender? Or would God be non-binary? 4.Do you think the purity culture movement caused more 25-30 year olds to walk away from the church? Did it cause irreparable harm? Even as a married person I still feel guilty and the effects of it as a whole.