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In this episode, we address some recent criticisms around Spencer's "The Problem with the Bible's One Unified Voice" and talk at length about the importance of defining terms and speaking to one another. Music: "Kid Kodi" Blue Dot Sessions www.sessions.blue

How do young women experience church life? How can the church better include the voices of women? How can the church be impactful moving into the future? Music: "Kid Kodi" Blue Dot Sessions www.sessions.blue

How important is the Tower of Babel to the greater biblical narrative? We discuss Genesis 11, its spiritual realm backing, and why it matters to us today in this episode. Music: "Kid Kodi" Blue Dot Sessions www.sessions.blue

The early church, as represented by the Church Fathers, reflects a Lord's Table closed to those who are not baptized. However, I believe the table began opened and only closed at the end of the first century. In the midst of this early closing of the table, Luke writes his Gospel to emphasize Jesus's table fellowship with tax collectors and sinners. Read or listen to the audio version of the artic...

Spiritual beings are involved in mankind's fall from the very beginning. In this episode, we discuss the Fall of Genesis 3, the Flood of Genesis 6, and how spiritual beings were present in bringing about rebellion against God. Music: "Kid Kodi" Blue Dot Sessions www.sessions.blue

Paul says that when we take the Lord's Supper, we must do so in a worthy manner by discerning the body. What does he mean by this? What body are we supposed to discern?

When Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, was it because he wanted the Father to keep him from dying? Is this a scene where we see the humanity of Jesus? Or, is this something else?

Did you know that God has a spiritual council He converses with and even, sometimes, allows to make decisions? Jack and Spencer discuss Psalm 82 and God's Divine Council in this episode. Music: "Kid Kodi" Blue Dot Sessions www.sessions.blue

For many, the spiritual realm or "heavenlies" as Paul calls it in Ephesians 6 is an interesting, but unclear subject. On this episode, Jack and Spencer discuss, generally, what the spiritual is, and more specifically, why it's important to study it. Music: "Kid Kodi" Blue Dot Sessions www.sessions.blue

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For the ancient world, the apocalyptic genre was not particularly difficult to understand. This is not the case today. In this episode, Spencer and Jack discuss Revelation, the genre of Apocalyptic literature, and how to interpret signs and symbols in Scripture. Music: "Kid Kodi" Blue Dot Sessions www.sessions.blue

In this episode, Spencer and Jack discuss the writings of Paul and a few key elements present in his writing style. Music: "Kid Kodi" Blue Dot Sessions www.sessions.blue

In this episode, Spencer and Jack observe the differences present within various narratives in the synoptic gospels, talk about why we shouldn't try to harmonize them and offer a better way of reading through them. Music: "Kid Kodi" Blue Dot Sessions www.sessions.blue

How should we view God's anger in the Old Testament? Jack explores the "anger" of God through the book of Exodus and how that study provides a lens for us to view the anger of God. To read the article, visit ThinkingTheologically.org

In this episode, Spencer and Jack have a discussion about the differences present in the synoptic gospels, provide an explanation as to why they might be there, and talk about how to interpret the gospels as literature. Music: "Kid Kodi" Blue Dot Sessions www.sessions.blue

In this episode, we discuss how to interpret Wisdom Literature in the Old Testament. Music: "Kid Kodi" Blue Dot Sessions www.sessions.blue

In this episode, Spencer and Jack discuss what to look out for when interpreting the Old Testament. You can find the show notes on ThinkingTheologically.org Music: "Kid Kodi" Blue Dot Sessions www.sessions.blue

This is the audio article for the article "Resurrecting the Resurrection". To read this, and other articles, check out ThinkingTheologically.org

This is an audio recording of the article "The Problem with Penal Substitutionary Atonement". You can read the article at ThinkingTheologically.org

On this episode, we conclude our discussion on the Lords Supper by making an appeal for a table that's open to all. Music: "Kid Kodi" Blue Dot Sessions www.sessions.blue

In this episode, we talk about the phrase "do this in remembrance of me" and talk about exactly what kind of things we are to remember when taking the Lord's Supper. Music: "Kid Kodi" Blue Dot Sessions www.sessions.blue

In Luke's gospel, Jesus is constantly interacting with those the text refers to as "tax collectors and sinners". Many of those times, Jesus is seated at a table, eating with them. In this episode, Spencer and Jack look at the institution of the Lords Supper in Luke's gospel narrative and connect the theme of Jesus eating with sinners to Jesus' eating with Judas. Music: "Kid Kodi" Blue Dot Sessions...

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How should siblings treat one another? How do our physical family behaviors effect our spiritual family behaviors? We navigate the maze of sibling relationships on this episode.

Luke's gospel places the discussion between the apostles about "who is the greatest?" right after the Lord's Supper implementation. Why here and what does this mean for us today? We discuss in this episode. Music: "Kid Kodi" Blue Dot Sessions www.sessions.blue