Knowing Faith

Questions Covered in This Episode: How do I become a deep disciple? What is the response when you ask people, “What is a disciple”? What is a disciple? How do you define a disciple at your local church? What is ground zero for moving towards meaningful discipleship? “The heart cannot love what the mind does not know.” How can you extend that to include behavior? How does our evangelism model “full...

Kyle Worley is joined by Nancy Guthrie to answer the question, “Why is it wonderful to behold Christ?” Questions Covered in This Episode: Where does beholding Christ come from? Are the beatitudes a signpost for this assurance? Why would it be good for us to see God? Guest Bio: Nancy Guthrie (MATS, Reformed Theological Seminary) teaches the Bible at her home church, Cornerstone Presbyterian Church...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Joe Worley to discuss “The First Five: Beating the Odds and Thriving as a Ministry Leader,” co-written by Kyle and his dad, Joe. Questions Covered in This Episode: Why did we write this book? Does it seem like more and more we are hearing about ministry leaders failing out? What are the core ingredients of trustworthiness as a ministry leader?...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley host a podcast live from Camp of the Woods and answer questions submitted by campers. Questions Covered in This Episode: What are the core components of Bible Study? How do you learn to read the Bible theologically? What is the crisis of biblical literacy and why is it so important? What is your personal soapbox? What topic was the first Knowing Faith podcas...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss Old Testament sacrifices. Questions Covered in This Episode: What books of the Bible can someone learn more about Old Testament sacrifices? What about the New Testament? What did sacrifices in the OT actually do? Is anything happening in the actual forgiveness of sins? Or are they a shadow of what's to come? What is missing if Israel does not offer t...

Kyle Worley is joined by Jess Wolstenholm to discuss how the stories we watch and listen to shape and form us. Questions Covered in This Episode: Why do you care about this, and what are you doing to address this? What have you and Minno learned about the role of stories and streaming in the lives of families and kids? Can kids be spiritually formed by media?  What is the struggle with watchi...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss if you can know God truly. Questions Covered in This Episode: Is God too mysterious to truly know? Why is the emergent church problem coming up again? Why is it happening again? What is a valid response? Why are you not convinced by the argument that people don't need their Bibles and they can just come to Jesus? What are the true sources of knowledg...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss what the Bible says about marriage and divorce. Questions Covered in This Episode: Is divorce sin? What does the bible say about marriage? Is our culture diminishing marriage or deifying it? Within the church, is our current teaching on marriage and divorce in alignment with what Jesus taught? Is divorce sin? What are grounds that provoke considerati...

Kyle Worley is joined by Jen Oshman to answer the question “Why is it so hard to be happy?” Questions Covered in This Episode: Why is it so hard to be happy? What are we actually looking for? What is the rubric for happiness? Why this energy on happiness right now? If someone told you “I’m incredibly unhappy,” how would you approach them? Guest Bio: Jen Oshman is a wife, mom, and writer, and has s...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss Jen’s new book “Made Like Me.” Questions Covered in This Episode: Why did you write this book? Why is Genesis 2 important? Is the emphasis on sameness or difference? What do you lose if you don’t have sameness of distinction? What are the immediate implications for generous complementarianism? What do you hope this book will do? Resources Mentioned i...

Kyle Worley is joined by Andrew Wilson to answer the question “Is it okay to want to be happy?” Questions Covered in This Episode: What is happiness? Is it okay to want to be happy? Do some Christians think that it is wrong to be happy? Is God happy? Are happiness and holiness related? Guest Bio: Andrew Wilson (PhD, King’s College London) is the teaching pastor at King’s Church London and a column...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley answer the question “Could Jesus be tempted to sin?” Questions Covered in This Episode: Can Jesus be tempted to sin? What does it mean that Jesus is fully God and fully man? If he was fully man, could he be tempted? Was it a real temptation? Could he have sinned? What is Impeccability? What is temptation? Are there different kinds of temptation? How does the...

Kyle Worley is joined by Samuel James to discuss his book on teens & technology: “Scroll Less, Live More: 10 Healthy Tech Habits for Teens.” Questions Covered in This Episode: Why do you feel like a book for teens is important to add? Is it too far gone? What meaningful change can happen? How? What is one habit that is explored in the book? Guest Bio: Samuel James is Director of Content Develo...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss Caroline’s book “But What Do I Wear?” and trace the larger themes of clothing throughout Scripture,  Questions Covered in This Episode: Why did you write a book about what we wear? Where would you find this in the Bible? What are the tricky parts of this conversation? What if you come to a different conclusion than someone else? How do you give...

Kyle Worley is joined by Laura Story to discuss her book, “Stand in Awe: How Reverence Transforms Our Worship and Our Lives.” Questions Covered in This Episode: Is there a right way to worship? What marks that right way to worship? How do you pursue reverent worship that is also warm and hospitable? How can someone worship God in a biblically faithful way? What are the ditches people need to be aw...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss what the Reformation is, why it happened, and what it led to. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is the Reformation and why did it happen? Was the Reformation good? Does the Reformation hinge on the creation of the printing press? Why? What does it mean to be a Reformed theologian? Was the disintegration of Protestantism an unintended consequenc...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the doctrine of hell. Questions Covered in This Episode: Is hell part of the good news? What is hell? What does the Bible have to say about hell? What do you lose if you lose this doctrine? Do you preach hellfire and brimstone sermons? Who does it benefit? For Christians for sanctification or unbelievers for conversion? How is hell part of the good n...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss how we can approach theologians who had slaves in a way that is helpful and honest. Questions Covered in This Episode: Can we learn from theologians who had slaves? What's the why/who behind this question? How do we approach learning from theologians who had slaves? The Bible doesn’t condemn the institution of slavery - does it?  How do we make...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss what roles men & women can have in the local church and why it matters. Questions Covered in This Episode: Why are we talking about this? What/who is a pastor? What is preaching? What is the qualification for the office of pastor? Who can preach to the assembled congregation? Who can make disciples in the life of the local church? What about 1 Timoth...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley have a thought-level discussion on what Christians should think of public schools requiring bible reading. Questions Covered in This Episode: What should Christians think of public schools requiring Bible reading? Are public schools a place where religious education happens or should happen? What is the role of education? Is education a human right? Whose is...

Season 17 of the Knowing Faith podcast begins on August 13th! In this episode, Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley give you a preview of what is to come in Season 17. Questions Covered in This Episode: What topics are we covering in Season 17? How is the question episode format going? How can I submit a question for this season? How can I listen to episodes early? What episode are you most loo...

Kyle Worley is joined by Shane Pruitt and Shelly Melia to discuss their book “Reaching Generation Alpha: A Ministry Guide for Discipling the Church Beyond the Screen.” Questions Covered in This Episode: Why Gen Alpha and why now? Who is Gen Alpha? How do we reach them with the gospel? What are some misunderstandings of Gen Alpha? Does the church strategically withdraw or strategically engage them?...

Kyle Worley is joined by Lauren & Tyler to discuss the story of “The Pilgrim’s Progress.” Questions Covered in This Episode: What is Lithos? What is Pilgrims' Progress? Why should everyone read it? What is it an allegory for? Why did the book's popularity fade?  Why is there a renewed interest? Why would you tell a family that this story is worth their time? What resources would you recommend are...

Kyle Worley discusses the importance of deep discipleship and how you can become a deep disciple. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is the discipleship crisis facing the church? What is the goal of Christian living? How does someone go deep in their discipleship? What is the Deep Discipleship Program? How do I access the program? Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Deep Discipleship Program...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley talk about Jen’s new book about aging, “Dust to Dust.” Questions Covered in This Episode: Why did you write this book? What does the Bible have to say about aging? Did you learn anything new? What is a false story? How do we view our bodies? What is the purpose of our bodies? What are two ditches people can tend to fall into when they think about their bodie...