Patterns of Truth Podcast

Whether you create art or “enjoy artistic work” as Roy does, every one of us finds something to be captured by when it comes to art. But what is art? More specifically, can art – visual, performance, digital, literary, etc. – and Christianity go hand in hand? But what is art? In this episode entitled “Art for God’s Sake,” we’ll discuss the above and...

This episode is called “Desperate for the Right Person” and we will be dealing with the topic of dating, courting, match-making, marriage – all-of-the-above that is related to finding lifelong companionship as a Christian.  true love, the excitement, the struggle, heartbreak, the recovery, the love songs This is a topic people continue to be fascinated with because of the possibility of true...

What is the multiverse? A multiverse? Multivers- es ? It’s quite a hot topic of discussion. Films like Back to the Future and Star Wars, and books like The Cosmic Jackpot and The Privileged Planet, are examples of works, both literary and cinematic, that humans have created to explore ideas like “Are there worlds outside of our own?” and, “How did all of this happen?”...

Concluding our Be a Witness series, our conversation today includes Peter, Roy, Patricia and guest Rob Lederer talking about reaching out to the STEM audience. Our “Be a Witness” podcasts are a mini-series we’ve done to talk about how we can be a witness to people who have experienced Church Hurt , Sexual Abuse and the LGBTQ+ community . Reaching the STEM audience is our final in...

Welcome back to another Patterns of Truth podcast! Joining Patricia at the mic today are Roy, Krista, and Lars as they continue a discussion we had in a previous podcast. Our last podcast on this topic, “What’s a Good Argument?” dealt with the question should Christians argue, and how to argue well—check it out if you haven’t heard it yet! This podcast deals more specifical...

What is a good argument? Aren’t we supposed to all get along? How is arguing going to solve anything? Join us for today’s “Cat Killer” episode, where Peter, Patricia, and Roy take a good look at what arguing should and shouldn’t be, what Scripture says, and what the environment is for arguing, because in some situations it only adds to the confusion, not clarification...

Welcome! Join our podcast team: Patricia, Peter, Krista, and Roy, as they talk about what books of the Bible and books about the Bible they’re reading. There are many ways to read God’s Word. One thing that stands out from today’s podcast is that there are many ways to read God’s Word. You can take a chapter a week and incorporate some memorization, or take a study guide th...

“…We are still a group of people who are fallen and prone to make mistakes. In general, people will disappoint us, doesn’t matter if they are believers or unbelievers,” -Peter But if that’s the case, why does being hurt by Christians hurt more than some other types of hurt we can experience as believers? Peter and Krista co-host the next iteration of our “Be A W...

Faithful: adj. to be consistent/constant to; to be true/adhering to a standard. Today’s question will be addressed through a “Perspective” episode. These are episodes where we discuss a topic and try to present its different perspectives to help our audience appreciate the complexity of the subject and hopefully give guidance on finding biblical truth in a world of misinformation...

If the Bible is God’s word. . . which Bible should we read? Welcome back to another Patterns of Truth podcast, and today we’re doing a “Catkiller,” a podcast where we dive into a topic related to the Bible to understand it as much as possible. (Don’t worry, no cats were harmed in making these podcasts; we like cats!) Patricia and Peter are joined by Krista, Roy, and n...

Welcome to our new “Be a Witness” series! We’ve been working on this for a while, and with each topic have invited those with experience in these fields to help us learn how to be a witness.  Peter hosts today’s podcast, and our guest is counselor Emmanuel “Viv” John, a Christian psychologist who has served the Lord in this field for many years. Together, t...

“The Lord loves to encourage” And what an encouragement this interview was.  Welcome back to our podcast! Today, Peter is interviewing his brother-in-Christ, Eugene Vedder. Eugene’s been serving the Lord in one capacity or another for over 66 years! He’s taught Bible classes in southern schools in the 1950s, travelled to East Germany as a “tourist,” and bee...

Patricia, Krista, and guest Elyse are back in another Measure Twice episode where we “take a second look at what we think we know about Christian life and see what the Bible actually says. . .to better navigate and to find a pattern for the reason why we live our lives before God.” Today’s podcast is called “Help! My Church Doesn’t Talk About Sex Enough!”  First...

Today’s podcast brings us another “Measure Twice” episode with Patricia, where we take a second look at what we think we know and re-examine what the Scripture actually says. Joining her are guests Krista and Elyse Casimir, one of our blog authors (check out her “Living God’s Way” posts here). So here’s an age-old question: can I change God’s mind if...

Camp ministry. Why is it so impactful? Why is it so important? In this special episode, Peter interviews “uncles” Naim Sawires and Sam Jeanjaquet about their memories of camp ministry. Combining their years of service, there are over 100 years of camp ministry in this podcast! Listen along as Sam and Naim recount some of their memories—from their own years as campers, to the many they...

Can you finish the phrase? “God is good, all the time” Today we’re talking about Christianese What is it? (1:29) Should we use it? (6:24) Where should we use it? (8:03, 11:03) Join Peter, Roy, Michael, Krista, and Luke (who is new to our podcasts but a long-time part of our blog team) as they discuss this “little dialect that’s unique to Christian circles.” Any...

We continue our first discussion about truth as we discuss (Proverbs 23:23) “Buy the Truth and Sell it not”. What does it mean to “buy” the truth? And what’s the big deal about “selling it”? Subscribe so you don’t miss an episode! The post Buy The Truth And Refuse To Sell appeared first on Patterns of Truth .

Join us as we look at the benefits and pitfalls of technology , specifically video conferencing. Can video conferencing be dangerous for the Church? Does it make us complacent? Or does it reveal things  that we were not aware before in our lives? Join us on this lively discussion and don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast using your favorite app.  Subscribe so you don’t miss an episode! Th...

In February 2021 James Coates, pastor of GraceLife Church in Canada, was arrested for defying government orders on public gatherings due to COVID-19 restrictions. He was charged with holding in-person worship services in violation of Edmonton, Alberta, health orders setting attendance limits to 15% of the facility’s total capacity. Some reports in U.S. media have also indicated pastor Coates was a...

Peter Keddis along with Roy Touzeau and Brian Warren tackle the question, “What Does it Take to Find Truth?”. Does truth exist? This is a question with a long history of philosophical debate, but is it even relevant in an age of “post-modern” thinking? Is the questioning of the existence of truth just a way to justify our behavior and our individual perspective? According to various st...