Knowing Faith

Dr. Ken Keathley and Kyle Worley answer the question "What's a forgotten, but essential aspect of the doctrine of creation?" “The triune God without opposition or equal, and without the use of preexisting materials, created the world by his will and for his good pleasure.” Dr. Ken Keathley Questions Covered in This Episode: What's a forgotten, but essential aspect of the doctrine of creation? If w...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley continue the discussion on Genesis 1-11 by discussing what happened before the beginning, who/what existed before the beginning, the work of God prior to creation,  when did God create angelic forces, and did Satan fall before the beginning. Questions Covered in This Episode: What was happening before the beginning? Who or what existed before the beginning?...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley begin our discussion on Genesis 1-11 by asking what is the book of Genesis, why is it named Genesis,  how old is the earth, who wrote it, and how does understanding the first 11 chapters of Genesis help with understanding the whole story of scripture? Questions Covered in This Episode: What is the book of Genesis? Why is it named “Genesis?” Original audience...

We have too much fun. Seriously, who knew sitting around with your friends talking about the biggest issues could be so fun! Knowing Faith is a podcast exploring the Christian story and Christian belief from Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is Training the Church? What’s on the docket for Season 5? Who are some guests that we have lined up for this s...

Join Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley for conversation with pastor and author, Jeremy Treat. Questions Covered in This Episode: What’s the Kingdom of God? When do I enter the Kingdom of God? Why is this a helpful paradigm for understanding the whole story of scripture? How do we communicate the idea of kingdom in our contemporary moment where we don’t really have kings and kingdoms? How do...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by pastor, author, and speaker, Sam Allberry, to talk about union with Christ. Questions Covered in This Episode: How does the doctrine of union with Christ shape your life? If I am united with Christ, how does that shape my pursuit of holiness? What about when we fail? How does this doctrine shape the way I pray? How does it shape the way I conce...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley answer listener questions—live on YouTube! Questions Covered in This Episode: How did you or have you explained the Trinity (or other theological concepts) to your kids? Is it possible that the original ending to Mark’s gospel was lost? Is it consistent to hold this view as well as inerrancy of scripture? My small group is reading Delighting in the Trinity r...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley wrap up their season-long discussion of the book of Acts. Questions Covered in This Episode: Paul gets bit by a snake? Paul ends up healing many on the island. Does God still heal like this? Paul heads to Rome and finally arrives there and it seems like he has some freedom there? Acts ends with a cliffhanger. What happened to Paul? Q&A: How are we supposed t...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley explore how to think about global crises and what the Bible says about the “last days.” Questions Covered in This Episode: It is not uncommon, in the face of global crises, for conversations to pick back up regarding the end times, the last day, the end of the world, the 2nd coming of Christ. Have you heard this or felt it during these strange days of the wo...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley continue discussing Acts. On this episode, Paul is in Felix’s custody, meets Festus and Agrippa, is sent to Rome, and ends up shipwrecked. Questions Covered in This Episode: Festus meets with Paul and Paul appeals to Caesar (Acts 25:1-12). Why can Paul do this? Who is Agrippa to Festus? What’s the chain of command here? How does Paul’s defense begin? How doe...

Pastor, professor, and author, Dr. Gregg Allison, joins Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley for a discussion on the Holy Spirit. Questions Covered in This Episode: Who is the Holy Spirit? What does the Spirit do? What is the chief confusion you find among students when considering the doctrine of the Holy Spirit? How do you discern if something is actually the work of the Spirit? The role of t...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley join Paul as he is on trial before people, rulers, and tribunals and eventually ends up in prison. Questions Covered in This Episode: Last time we left off with Paul standing on the steps outside of the military barracks, he was just about to speak to the people who had almost just killed him. What does he say? Why does the crowd react this way? Paul does so...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley continue their discussion of Acts 20 and 21, talking about Paul's time in Ephesus, Agabus, and his speech to the Ephesian elders. Questions Covered in This Episode: Acts 20 opens up with what is essentially a map. We then get this fascinating story with Eutychus. Does Paul raise Eutychus from the dead? What is Paul saying in his speech to the Ephesian elders...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley wrap up their discussion of the Apostles' Creed that they began last fall. Tune in as they talk about big takeaways and why the Creed is so important. Questions Covered in This Episode: What stood out to you from our look at the creed? What do you find yourself going back to? Why does it end with “Amen?” Why is creedal orthodoxy so essential for us to recove...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley continue walking through the book of Acts. On this episode, they explore chapters 20 and 21 where we read about a speech from Paul, the story of Eutychus, and an introduction to the phrase, "The Way." Questions Covered in This Episode: In Acts 16, Paul and Silas are in jail, an earthquake happens and then the jailer is saved, what compels him to believe? Pau...

On this episode, Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss the last line of the Apostles’ Creed, “Life everlasting.” They talk about the difference between “eternal” and “forever,” and what we are promised in Scripture. Questions Covered in This Episode: Are we promised eternal life in scripture? Why is this in the creed? What different modes of living forever exist? Are there different stat...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley continue through the book of Acts, digging into the story of a seller of purple goods, a Philippian jailer, and an unknown god. Questions Covered in This Episode: Right off the bat in Acts 16 we encounter a friend and co-worker of Paul who will factor in heavily to his future ministry from here on in: Timothy. What does he share in common with Paul? What sho...

On this special episode of Knowing Faith, Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley are joined by Jackie Hill Perry, live from Proclaim Truth, as they discuss the illumination and inspiration of Scripture. Questions Covered in This Episode: When someone uses the phrase “Word and Spirit” what does that mean? When someone says they are “Spirit-filled” what does that mean? What is “the Word?” Do you al...

On episode 70 of Knowing Faith, Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley continue working their way through the Apostles’ Creed—this time talking about bodily resurrection, future resurrection, and Gnosticism. Questions Covered in This Episode: What is resurrection? Is this talking about Jesus’ resurrection? Does the creed mean to say that all of us will one day experience a bodily resurrection? Wi...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley continue their discussion of Acts, beginning a journey with Paul and Barnabas as they head to Jerusalem. Questions Covered in This Episode: Why are we studying Acts and what did we find in the first 13 chapters? Who are Paul and Barnabas? How’d they link up? Is this a John Lennon/Paul McCartney kind of collaboration? They encounter resistance to their messag...

On the first After the Fact mini-sode of season 4, Kyle Worley and JT English discuss theology and worship—specifically, how theology ought to lead us to worship and how we can be charitable when worship is theologically "off." Questions Covered in This Episode: What do I do when I think something is off with a song we are singing in the church? Sponsored by HOPE International: Christ calls us to...

On episode 68, Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley continue talking about the Apostles' Creed. They talk about what "sin" and "forgiveness" mean. Questions Covered in This Episode: Why are we looking at the creed? What is the creed? When is the creed? Why does it matter for us? Today turning our attention to: “the forgiveness of sins.” Is it significant that this line is here? What is sin? Is...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley catch up from the break and discuss what you can expect from season 4 of Knowing Faith! Questions Covered in This Episode: If you had to explain Knowing Faith to an alien, who didn’t know what podcasts were, how would you explain it? Why do we do this? How does this connect to our unique visions for theological education, biblical literacy, local church, and...

Author, pastor, preacher, and professor—Dr. Jonathan Pennington—joins Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley to talk about his studies of the gospel of Matthew and his upcoming book, Jesus the Great Philosopher: Rediscovering the Way to a Whole, Meaningful, and Flourishing Life. Questions Covered in This Episode: How long have you studied Matthew? What does rediscovery look like for someone who i...

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley answer questions from listeners. Questions Covered in This Episode: How do you deal with someone being indwelt with the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament (Exodus 31:1)? How were people able to write under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit if they were not indwelt with the Spirit? What do you think is the biggest need is for college kids? When a church fills...