The Extra Point

Pastor Todd responds to a thoughtful question from Exodus 1 about discerning when faithfulness means staying put and when obedience requires movement. He also reflects on a simple phrase from Deuteronomy shared by his father that beautifully captures God’s redemptive purpose: He brought us out to bring us in.

Pastor Todd answers three foundational questions about Exodus—its timeline, the Tent of Meeting versus the Tabernacle, and the reality of the supernatural. He explains how understanding genre, covenant context, and redemptive history helps believers read Exodus with clarity and confidence.

Pastor Todd explains the difference between the regulative and normative principles of worship and why he confidently embraces the normative approach. He also unpacks fasting as a forgotten but biblical discipline that positions believers to hear the Spirit with greater clarity.

Todd reflects on Psalm 139 and Sanctity of Life Sunday, explaining why David’s outrage at evil leads not to self-righteousness but to self-examination. He also shares why he feels a pastoral responsibility to address the value of human life every year with clarity, conviction, and humility.

Pastor Todd gives the answers to a trivia question from this past weekend and answers a thought provoking question from a 10-year-old about cancer, COVID, and suffering.

Does Jacob’s repeated use of “if” in Genesis 28 mean he’s negotiating with God? In this episode, Todd explains why the Hebrew context shows Jacob isn’t bargaining at all—he’s responding covenantally to promises God has already made, and that helps us better understand how to read Old Testament promises today. 

Pastor Todd wraps up the final episode of 2025 by answering five leftover questions from Ask the Pastors—covering election and evangelism, biblical discernment, political influencers, the Middle East, and prayer for church leaders.

Pastor Todd clarifies two common but unbiblical views of the Trinity—one that goes too far and one that falls too short. By examining tritheism and modalism, he helps believers better understand the beauty, coherence, and necessity of the biblical doctrine of the Trinity.

Pastor Todd reflects on the covenantal sweep of Luke 1 and shows why God often works slowly, purposefully, and over centuries. He explains how Advent trains us to wait—both for Christ’s first coming remembered and His second coming anticipated.

Todd explains why the idea that Christmas is a pagan holiday is historically inaccurate and why Christians have biblical freedom either to celebrate or abstain. Using early church evidence and Romans 14, he helps believers approach the season with clarity, charity, and confidence.

In this week’s Extra Point, Todd tackles a question he gets all the time: Do you really need seminary to be “sent”? He breaks down what churches actually look for, why training matters, and how calling and competency fit into the picture. Tune in for a clear, candid take on what it means to step […]

In this episode, Todd walks through seven diagnostic questions from 2 Timothy 4 that help believers discern between faithful, text-driven preaching and teaching that merely scratches itching ears. These practical markers equip believers to cling to truth in an age of curated voices and spiritual counterfeits.

Pastor Todd shares three key words—Word, Time, and Waves—that help us posture our hearts for the manifest presence of God. Learn how to anticipate the Spirit’s movement without trying to manufacture it.

Is it ever right to pursue suffering for the sake of Christ? Todd explores the biblical pattern of persecution and safety, showing how faithful endurance and wise stewardship both reflect obedience to God’s Word.

Should believers participate in Halloween or avoid it altogether? Pastor Todd explains how to navigate gray areas like holidays and imagination with honesty, humility, and gospel-centered freedom.

Pastor Todd answers questions about tithing, retirement giving, and what true generosity looks like under the new covenant—sacrificial, intentional, and Spirit-led.

Are we in revival, or just seeing the first signs of it? Pastor Todd explains why genuine revival always has evidence—less sin, more godliness—and shares five marks that show when refreshing has become true renewal.

Pastor Todd addresses both a question about theological wording and a question about Proverbs 18:24, showing how precision and relationships both require context and intentionality.

Why do some Bible translations of 2 Timothy 1:12 say Paul entrusted something to God, while others say God entrusted something to Paul? Pastor Todd unpacks this translation puzzle and shows how both readings lead us to the same confidence in Christ.

Pastor Todd unpacks his 11–14 Challenge and explains why gender distinction, communion unity, and spiritual gifts are essential ingredients for worship that displays the gospel.

How should Christians live in a culture that sees them as unsafe? Pastor Todd explains Aaron Renn’s “negative world” framework and why distinction, clarity, and unashamed boldness are essential for gospel witness today.

Pastor Todd explains how the Bible speaks of peace with God, the peace of God, and peace among believers—all as different aspects of the one peace given by our one God.

Pastor Todd tackles more questions about how we confront, separate from, and restore our brothers and sisters in Christ.

How do we love a brother or sister who refuses to obey God’s Word? In this episode, Pastor Todd answers questions from 2 Thessalonians 3:14–15.

On this episode of The Extra Point, Pastor Brett tackles three practical listener questions.