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In this episode, Pastor Brewer sits down with Pastor Cogbill to answer a question sent in by a couple of different congregants about the possibility of losing your salvation and the often related questions about the doctrine of election, predestination, and regeneration. Tune in for a fly by and feel free to send in more questions, as 40 minutes on this topic is likely not nearly enough.

In this episode, Pastor Brewer sits down to talk with Pastor Cogbill about his recent sabbatical. They discuss where he went, what he did, and some of the things he studied while he was away. After a three month absence, there's a lot to catch up on!

In this episode, Pastor Brewer welcomes back Pastor Cogbill to discuss Martin Luther's famous book, The Bondage of the Will. This book, published in 1525, was a significant work from Luther that has influenced generations since. In celebration of its 500th anniversary, Pastors Brewer and Cogbill discuss its history, significance, and its important message.

In this episode, Pastor Brewer gives some more book recommendations to help you understand and apply the Bible better in your life. If you are looking for your next read or trying to plan for future study, we hope these are edifying resources for you. Links for the books are below. True Spirituality, by Francis Schaeffer The Hope of Israel, by Brandon Crowe Who Shall Ascend the Mountain of the Lor...

In this episode, Pastor Brewer sits down with Pastor Smith from Trinity Reformed Church to discuss James 2. According to some, James 2 is a direct contradiction to the Reformation principle of sola fide. Does James contradict Paul? Does James challenge the Reformers' commitment to justification by faith alone? What is James talking about when he speaks of justification by works and how we ought to...

In this episode, Pastor Brewer is joined again by Pastor Daut to discuss Doug Wilson's Confessions of a Food Catholic and the implications for how Christians ought to relate to one another as they make different decisions about food and lifestyle. How should I think of my dietary restrictions as I engage others? How should I think of the health decisions of another person and consider them? How ca...

In this episode, Pastor Brewer continues his conversation with Dr. Jonathan Shaw, a long-time friend and former member of RCC, on a Christian approach to AI. How should Christians think about AI? What is AI? What distinguishes AI's abilities from human abilities? How should the imago Dei inform our approach to AI and technology in general? Listen to find out! This episode was recorded remotely, so...

In this episode (our first remote episode), Pastor Brewer talks with Dr. Jonathan Shaw, a long-time friend and former member of RCC, on a Christian approach to AI. How should Christians think about AI? What is AI? What distinguishes AI's abilities from human abilities? How should the imago Dei inform our approach to AI and technology in general? Listen to find out! This is a two-part episode, so l...

In this episode, Pastor Brewer sits down again with Pastor Smith from Trinity Reformed Church to discuss and apply 1 Peter 3:1–6. How ought this text inform the ways wives consider their relationships to their husbands? What does this mean in the middle of conflict? What is the overarching context of our obedience and disobedience according to Peter? And how does this text inform husbands? Listen...

In this episode, Pastor Devin Smith of Trinity Reformed Church joins Pastor Brewer to continue the conversation begun with Brad Hangartner on older children. What does discipline look like for children beyond the spanking years? How can we encourage our children in abilities and freedoms they have in their burdgeoning adulthood? And what other things ought we to consider when addressing our childr...

In this episode, Pastor Brewer sits down with Brad Hangarter to follow up the conversation with Pastor Dau on parenting. We often talk a lot about discipling and disciplining younger children, but what does that look like as the child ages? How should we deal with sin in our older children? What does discipline look like in those later years? What does discipling our children even as they enter ad...

In this episode, Pastors Brewer and Dau continue their discussion on the upcoming parenting Sunday School class. This time they address parents who may feel discouraged by their past failures and give recommendations for further resources and texts that parents should consider. Tune in to hear what they say!

In this episode, Pastors Brewer and Dau discuss an upcoming Sunday School class beginning this August. Pastor Barnard, Dau, and others will be working through Shepherding a Child's Heart by Ted Tripp. Should you attend the class? What is the main point of the book? What might be some areas that people find difficult to follow? And why do Presbyterians care so much about training their children? Li...

In this episode, Pastor Brewer does something a little different and recommends some books he's read recently. Are you interested in devoting some time to a particular topic? Are you interested in adding some helpful books to your summer reading list? What resource does Pastor Brewer recommend for those who might want to do a deep dive on Acts? Tune in to find out what made the list!

In this episode, Pastor Brewer and Cogbill continue to answer some questions they received about the opening chapters of Acts. How should Christians understand the role of tongues and miraculous signs in the Bible? Do they have a continuing place in the life of the church today? Listen to find out!

In this episode, Pastor Brewer and Cogbill answer some questions regarding the topic of the ongoing practice of circumcision in the life of the Christian. Given the prominence of the rite in the Bible, newer Christians regularly ask questions like: Ought we to circumcise our boys? I understand that we no longer need to be circumcised to be a part of God's people but is God in any way pleased with...

In this episode, Pastor Cogbill sits down with Family Camp speaker, Pastor Rich Lusk, to discuss a couple of controversial topics in the American Church today: head coverings and women pastors. Did God ever require women cover their heads in worship, and if so, does He still? What role might Paul's continual use of sarcasm to the Corinthians play in the text? Also, how does his other "hair passage...

In this episode, Pastor Brewer and Cogbill continue to answer some questions they received after a sermon prached on 05/18 regarding Jesus, the Lens and Pastor Cogbill's statement: A-b-u-s-e - a veil that may keep you from seeing clearly and may turn you into the very kind of person you think is the problem. How should we think about Abuse? What is it about the term that our pastors find troubleso...

In this episode, Pastors Brewer and Cogbill answer some questions they received after a sermon preached on 05/18 regarding Jesus, the Lens and Pastor Cogbill's statement: Trauma - an interpretive lens that may well increase your pain rather than free you from it. How should we think about Trauma? What is it about the term that our pastors find troublesome? Listen to find out!

In this episode, Pastors Brewer and Cogbill answer some questions they received after Sunday's sermon (05/18). Would the pastors have any books or other educational resources to recommend for Learning-to-Read-With-Bible-Eyes-For-Dummies? A crash course for beginners? Where to go when you find yourself in a Bible cross-reference loop that keeps taking you back to where you started?

In this episode, Pastors Brewer and Cogbill discuss the difficult and controversial topic of intimacy between spouses in marriage. 1 Corinthians 7 is often misused and misapplied with disastrous effects, so our pastors are here to help us read and understand what Paul is and definitely isn't talking about as it pertains to how each spouse is called to love the other, particularly in the marriage b...

In this episode, Pastors Brewer and Cogbill continue discussing the topic of unity and diversity within the Church, this time talking about how historic confessions can actually help with unity because they bring clarity to where godly men differ.

In this episode, Pastors Brewer and Cogbill discuss the topic of unity and diversity in the capital C Church. Two ditches people can fall into are 1) Every doctrine is an essential doctrine and 2) doctrine divides, so we shouldn't voice our disagreements. Pastor Brewer and Cogbill discuss how neither approach is right or even good; rather we can look at Church history for the essentials, maintain...

In this first episode, Pastors Brewer and Cogbill discuss their concerns with podcasts and with getting information from social media, in general, and then why they've decided to try this particular form of communication as a service to the saints at RCC. Verses Referenced: 2 Timothy 3:16-4:2 Luke 7:35 Ephesians 5:15-17 1 Peter 5:2 2 Timothy 4:1-5 2 Timothy 2:22-26 Resources: The Vice of Curiosity...