Theocology

Katrina, Erik and Pastor John discuss different Bible passages that get misused or misapplied and how to learn to place passages into context and do a better job of interpreting them.

Katrina and Pastor John talk about the common misconception that students lose their faith and morals in college, but often the opposite happens.  In fact, the data shows those with higher levels of education have a higher tendency to be religious and have faith.  Katrina shares how she has grown in her faith at FGCU and she gives advice on how other students can as well. 

Katrina and PJ discuss one of the most often misquoted Bible passages, Matthew 7:1, where Jesus says "Judge not, lest you be judged." Many take it as a call to never make a judgment.  From its context, though, we see it's more about hypocrisy and making good judgments after first doing some deep self-reflection. 

AJ, Jaden, Aiden, Erin, Richard and Pastor John discuss how they have grown over the past academic year, inside and outside of the classroom and also discuss summer plans.  

Dominic joins AJ, PJ, Aiden and Jaden to discuss what it means to "love not the world" and how one can so easily get caught up with the trends and ways of the world.  They look at some quotes from Eugene Peterson's book  The Jesus Way  as well as discuss the normalizing of so many vices in society. 

In this episode Richard Butt joins AJ, PJ, Jaden, Aiden and Erin in discussing what Jesus teaches us (warns us) about money and possessions. Listen in on this discussion of greed and generosity. 

AJ, PJ, Jaden and Erin discuss how "doing your own thing" can often be living a lie that will bring disintegration rather than growth and other ways we believe and live out lies in our lives.

In this episode PJ discusses how lies are often what we end up living without realizing it,  harming ourselves and others.  AJ, Jaden, Grant and Aiden share some of the lies they have believed in their past and how they have come to the reality of God's grace.  

In this episode PJ brings up a question he heard from a student in his world religions class about Christianity.  This question basically was, "Why do Christians believe God had to punish His son for the sins of others in order to forgive? If God is forgiving, why doesn't he just do it?"  Aiden, Erin, PJ, Jaden, Grant and AJ discuss what forgiveness is all about and why Jesus did di...

Erin joins AJ, Jaden, Aiden and PJ for a discussion on how bad theology can mess people's lives up and how to discern when you might be succumbing to it.  

Some American Christians display a despair over this world, an escapist theology where they are waiting to "leave" this world behind for "heaven." When the Bible speaks of the goodness of creation and how God will renew this creation, bringing heaven and earth together.  Jaden, Aiden, AJ and Pastor John discuss the hope we can have rather than the despair over the state of the...

AJ, Jaden and Pastor John discuss human nature and how having a "low anthropology" actually brings hope since we don't have to be what we are not and the Gospel comes through most fully.  

AJ, PJ, Jaden and Aiden talk about humility, what it is, and what it is not, and how it fits in with both theology and life. Most people even when trying to be humble, aren't actually humble.  Humility may not be what you think it is.  

Jaden, Aiden, AJ and PJ discuss implications of the theology of the cross, that what Jesus went through is typical of God's way to work in this world, not incidental.  The cross is not a formula but God's means in our lives. 

AJ, Jaden, Aiden and PJ discuss the difference between the theology of the cross and the theology of glory and why it matters. 

Jaden, AJ, Aiden and PJ discuss how a sewage utility in Ohio over the holidays did the unexpected and as a result thousands of customers came to them and shared their burdens via voicemail. This is an apt metaphor for what the Church is to be. 

Aiden, Jaden, AJ and Dr. John Roth discuss why people pray and what does prayer change. 

John, Jaden, Aiden and AJ discuss why theology matters and how what you believe about God impacts everything else in your life. This first episode of Theocology sets the stage for many more in 2024

Jaden, Aiden and PJ discuss the new year and what's changing about our podcast - new name with a more deliberate focus. 

AJ, Jaden and PJ discuss how they've grown this semester and how God causes growth in people's lives - what aids in growth and what inhibits it. 

JR, Grace, AJ, Jaden and PJ discuss Law and Gospel again and how the Gospel is what a follower of Jesus needs to be empowered and to live. 

AJ, PJ, JR, Jaden, Grace and Grant discuss how easily people fall into legalism and what God's law (Ten Commandments etc.) actually used for.   This contrasts to the Gospel, which will come up more in the next podcast. 

AJ and PJ talk about depression, expectations and holidays - how these interact and also how family histories intertwine. 

AJ, PJ, JR, Jaden, Grant and Grace all discuss a second round on conflict, how to know when you're entering "the tar pits" of high conflict, how to resolve everyday conflict, and how we can help others. 

PJ, JR, Grace, Jaden, Grant, and AJ discuss how to recognize when someone is in high conflict and how to get out of the tar pits of conflict. This is the first part of a discussion on this topic taking some of its foundation from Amanda Ripley's book High Conflict.