Revolution Podcast

#90 This one's for everyone who wants to stop ____, but can't. Fill in the blank yourself. We all have our things. The things that eat at us, tear us down, make us less of ourselves. But somehow - at the same time - they're the things we can't stop. St. Augustine's story has had a massive influence on my life. I hope the small slice of it you hear today can help you too. For under $10, buy a copy...

#89 Scientists get disciplines. Athletes get disciplines. Well - theologians get disciplines too. Today, we're exploring these 5 fascinating areas of theological research/expertise. Exegesis Biblical Theology Historical Theology Systematic Theology Practical Theology This episode cannot only introduce you to these super interesting areas of theological study, it can also give you a glimpse into wh...

#88 If you're the sort of person who... Wonders how the Old Testament applies to us today, Is concerned about the state the church is in, And LOVES digging deep into God's word, Then this is a conversation you can't miss. Leigh is a passionate follower of God and the Messiah and has wrestled with the Bible on lots of important issues. Today, Leigh and I go deep on... The true name of God and the M...

#87 Have you ever seen a Christian make the sign of the cross? You might think this practice is a weird Catholic thing. But, when you look at the historical and biblical context for it, it looks a lot more like it's just a Christian thing. In today's episode, we're digging into the roots of the sign of the cross. When did the church start doing this? Why did they start doing it? What does the Bibl...

#86 Jesus prayed for his church to be united in purpose just as him and the Father are united in purpose. When I look around at the church today and see thousands of denominations - it seems like we're failing pretty miserably. Today, I get to sit down with Greg Thiessen, who teaches History of Christianity among his other awesome roles at Columbia Bible College. We discuss how the united Church o...

#85 Have you ever wanted to sit down with a Catholic and figure out just what they believe? Today, I get the chance to have a conversation with Father Giovanni Schiesari, the priest at a local Catholic parish. We get to talk about his journey to becoming a priest, what Catholics think about the Reformation, whether we're saved by faith or by works, and lots more. For more about Revolution and acce...

#84 To be a Christian, you must believe Jesus is God. But, if that's true, then why did Jesus never say he was God? This episode, we're exploring that highly important question like this: Steelmanning the question (i.e., making our job harder) Can't run to the Gospel of John! Let's use the earliest Gospel: Mark (1) Weak evidence from Mark (2) Interesting evidence from Mark (3) Strong evidence from...

#83 Wrapping up our Sacraments Series with a short meditation on the practical, every-day impact of your understanding of the sacraments. Tune in next week as we dive into our new series, Gender Trouble: A Christian Approach to Gender and Identity. For more about Revolution and access to our blog, check out https://www.revolutionpodcast.ca/ Check out our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/revolu...

#82 Have you ever wanted to understand why you eat bread and drink wine (or grape juice!) at church? Do Roman Catholics really believe the bread and wine are Jesus' actual body and blood? Tune in today for these and a bunch of other questions. Check out the four views of the Lord's Supper we're looking at today: The Roman Catholic View - The Elements Become Jesus' Physical Body and Blood (Transubs...

#81 After looking at the historical development of the sacraments last week, we're moving into a deep dive on baptism, examining how four major Christian denominations have understood what the Bible teaches about this important part of the Christian life. If you've ever wondered why people baptize babies (or why they don't!) this is the episode for you. Check out the four views we're looking at to...

#80 Welcome to The Sacraments Series: A Deep Dive Into History, Theology, and Practice. Today we're exploring the trajectory of baptism and the Lord's Supper throughout church history - this is a story full of drama, murder, existential questions, and more! Check out the stages of church history that we're moving through today: The Early Church The Medieval Church The Church in the Reformation Era...

#79 Check out the outline for today's episode: Fighting porn use is a lifelong journey, not a destination. How to fight porn as the addiction it is, using these 2 Key Strategies. How to fight porn as the spiritual malady it is, by unlocking true Christian spirituality. Don't miss next week as we dive into our new series, The Sacraments Series: A Deep Dive Into Their History, Theology, and Practice...

#78 Check out some of the material from today's episode: Case study: How popular porn site Girls Do Porn used sex trafficking to fuel its business. The wide-spread abuse and trafficking prevalent in the porn industry. Stats on child sex trafficking. How the porn industry inevitably leads to child pornography. Where do we go from here? Don't miss next week as we wrap up this series, examining how w...

#77 Apologies for the audio quality on this one! Check out this episode's outline: How does your porn use affect your spouse? How does your porn use affect your kids or kids around you? How does pornography affect kids who are exposed to it? How does your porn use affect your friends? Don't miss next week as we continue this series, looking at The People Behind Porn: Women, Children, and Slaves Re...

#76 If you have watched porn, are watching porn, or know somebody who is addicted to porn, tune in. We're diving into the ways pornography affects those who watch it even once - exposing its highly addictive nature and destructive influence on your mind, body, and soul. Check out this episode's outline: Welcome to the show! How does porn affect your mind? How does porn affect your body? How does p...

#75 Perhaps the most important series we've done to date. Join us as we seek to live like the Apostle John, who called out the evils of Rome, unveiling the slavery, idolatry, and mockery of God that made the empire rich. Our target? Modern day Babylon: the Western porn industry. Check out this episode's outline: What we're covering in our new series, Behind The Fantasy: A Christian Response To The...

#74 Why not level up the controversy? Reformed theology (i.e., the entire Bible's teachings) explains same-sex attraction with a cultural relevance and biblical faithfulness that few Christians can articulate these days. Wait? The Calvinists are culturally relevant? Yup. Join us on this episode as we unpack how to engage with a culture which views any biblical stance on homosexuality as homophobic...

#73 This one gets heated. If you search for the topic of "Singleness" among Christian podcasts, you'll find a plethora of episodes centred around this idea of the Single Season. Have you heard of that? Singleness is this time to focus on your relationship with God as you get ready for marriage. One problem. That's unbiblical, and actually hurts Christians more than it helps them. Tune in to today'...

#72 I wish I could say our world is as sexually confused as it has ever been. But it's not. It just looks different nowadays. From ancient times, people have been living sexual lives far outside our normal experience - polygamy, raping children, harems for rulers. Our culture rarely practices these (although polygamy is on the rise - who knows when pedophilia will become acceptable again). But, ou...

#71 TIMESTAMPS HERE IN SHOW NOTES. Over the summer we did a series on Calvinism. However, that series was missing serious interaction from beliefs on the other side of the theological spectrum, namely Arminianism. Today, I get to interact with the head of the Biblical Studies department at Columbia Bible College, Jerry Pauls, on this very subject. This was a fascinating conversation with Jerry, an...

#70 It's one thing to receive letters or messengers from a distant relative, letters full of love and good news. It's quite another for that person to appear, in your life - to see them face to face. This is what God has done for us. In this ultimate episode in our series, When God Speaks: The Doctrine of Revelation, we're exploring these strange and fascinating statements the Bible makes about Je...

#69 The universe has to be 6,000 years old, right? And God had to have created the earth exactly as we find it in six 24-hour days, dropping cosmic bodies and flora and fauna around the globe like decorations on a Christmas tree, right? And if you don't believe this, you're a hell-bound heretic, right? Not quite. The relationship between science and Christianity disintegrated badly in the 20th cen...

#68 The as-promised follow up to our last two episodes. We have talked about how the Bible truly is God's word, and that God's Spirit does in fact still speak to the church today. But how do those two things play into my life? I don't want to be so wrapped up in the Bible that I miss out on what the Spirit is saying today. How can I healthily incorporate the Bible into my life? Don't miss our upco...

#67 I think I need to adjust the expectations from 20 minutes to 30... Maybe you believe God speaks through the Bible - but does he actually speak to us today? In a fresh way? Like... are there really prophets around? Check out the questions we're tackling in today's episode! Would modern prophets undermine the sufficiency of Scripture? Does the Bible teach us that miraculous, sign gifts ceased wi...

#66 Up this week, we ask a whole bunch of questions about the Bible. Is it really God's word? After tackling the nature of the Bible, we move into some tough practical questions. Check out what we've got lined up: Aren't there contradictions in the Bible? Why do we only have 66 books in our Bibles? Why not more, like Roman Catholics? The Bible seems like something for pastors and scholars - how ca...