Theology for the Rest of Us

This episode is a part of the mini-series on the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Herein Kenny examines the historical nature and historical evolution of the holiday that we now called Easter Sunday. There are many contemporary revisionist historians and liberal theologians that would seek to discredit the Christian faith by making claims that the early church did not celebrate the same things we cel...

There are many skeptics that claim the resurrection never happened, but rather it was a fabrication by the early Christians, led by the Apostles. But this does not make sense. When we consider the persecution they faced, it is both illogical and irrational to believe that they would have conspired to fabricate it. In this episode, Kenny examines several elements surrounding the resurrection narrat...

The central and foundational truth upon which Christianity is built is the physical resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is the lynch-pin of our faith. If Jesus did not raise from the dead, then Christianity is false. The question has been asked many times: What are the evidences for the resurrection? In addition, many people have asked: Are there any historical documents or reliable ancient sources t...

In this episode, Kenny records on-location, from Guatemala City, while on a mission trip. He talks about the importance of loving people from all over the world, not just your own backyard. Kenny makes the point that God loves all peoples, and if we are going to be His followers and His ambassadors, then we need to love the same things that He loves, mainly all the peoples of the Earth. Recommende...

Our special guest in this episode Alexis Muscarella covers the topic of suffering and the importance of viewing suffering as an opportunity to know God better. As she has faced a myriad of health issues in her life, including many weeks spent in a hospital, she has found herself in multiple “bad circumstances” where she was faced with grappling through her own understanding of sufferin...

There are a variety of theories surrounding Judas, the disciple whom betrayed Jesus. Sometimes the question arises: Is Judas in heaven or hell? Most Christians assume that Judas is in hell, but the Bible doesn’t clearly state that. In this episode, Kenny addresses why we cannot know for sure where Judas went. Some say that Satan entered Judas, so that is evidence that he’s in hell. Oth...

Ever wonder what God thinks of you? Or what type of potential He sees in you? The answer is simple: God sees greatness in you, and it’s because He put it there. In this short episode, Kenny explains what we learn about ourselves from the simple name changing of an inconsistent fisherman named Simon, whom Jesus renamed “Peter” which can be translated “rock” or “b...

Another way to ask this question: Should Christians tithe? This is a great question. The word “tithing” can easily seem completely foreign to many people. But to some others, it’s a perfectly normal part of their lives and budgeting. Should Christians tithe? The tithe was a component of the Old Covenant and today Christians are no longer under the Old Testament law therefore Chri...

The Church is the group of people who are followers of Jesus, called to “live life” together. Christians are called to meet together on a regular basis for worship, prayer, fellowship, building relationships, hearing teachings, and for the sacraments (ie: baptism and communion). We as Christians are at our best when we have quality Christ-centered friendships in our regular everyday li...

In this short episode, Kenny answers the question as to why we attend church services on Sundays opposed to any other day of the week. The Bible encourages us to meet with other believers on a regular basis for things such as prayer, worship, teaching, fellowship, and the sacraments (ie: baptism and communion). The early Church were mostly Jews, so they observed the Sabbath (Friday evening thru Sa...

Many times we see worship as something that is segmented from the rest of our lives. But everything in our lives is a form of worship. In this episode we are joined by pastor, author, blogger, podcaster, and book publisher Casey Cease. In our conversation, Casey beautifully highlights the importance of seeing temptation as an opportunity to worship God. Every time we are tempted to sin and disobey...

Orthodox Christianity holds to high Christology, meaning we believe that Christ is “higher” than other beings, not just a good human. We believe that Jesus was both fully human and fully God. Jesus was not half God and have man, but rather He was simultaneously 100% God and 100% human. His divinity and His humanity united together perfectly, this is what we call the “hypostatic u...

We recognize that in life there are going to be things about the character and nature of God that we simply do not understand. God is complex and infinite, therefore He is beyond our comprehension. We can, however, observe lots of things about God and His attributes, and we ought to seek to understand Him as much as possible, even with the presupposition that we’ll never fully comprehend Him...

There are more than 40,000 Christian denominations in the world today. But this wasn’t always the case. For the first several centuries of the church, there was only one branch of Christianity. But in 1054 the Great Schism took place, separating the eastern churches from the western churches. This formed the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church, and the beginning of major fa...

Praying in the name of Jesus is extremely powerful. Through prayer, we can literally change the course of human history. Unfortunately, most people do not understand what it means to pray “in Jesus’ name.” Most people just say a prayer and then simply tack on the words “in Jesus’ name” at the end of the prayer, but this is done out of ritual, and becomes a form...

Our friend Mike Adams returns to the podcast for a second time to talk about God’s affection for us. In our previous episode with Mike, we talked about “performance based” Christianity. In this episode, Mike talks about our fear of embracing grace and our misunderstanding of God’s love. Mike spends time making clear to us that God’s affection is always “full on&...

Discipleship is the process of becoming a better disciple of Jesus and the process of intentionally building and cultivating relationships with others in order to help them become better disciples of Jesus. Tragically, discipleship is often misunderstood and simply relegated to a Sunday school class or curriculum, but discipleship is learning how to live a life fully engaged with the God, not just...

In this episode, guest host Ricky Jones talks about the Trinity being a “spiral of delight” between three distinct Divine persons (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) wherein they are absolutely in love with one another, gushing over one another, crazy about one another. Ricky paints the picture of incredible love between the members of the Trinity. In addition, Ricky makes clear that God’...

Jesus didn’t say, “It is MOSTLY Finished!” Of course, most Christians know that Jesus actually proclaimed: “It is finished!” while He was hanging on the cross, but so many of us sometimes live as if He didn’t finish the job; like we’ve got to come up with the finishing touches. Many Christians believe they must “perform” for God. Many of us can...

Sanctification is the process that God takes us through to make us more like Jesus. The goal of sanctification is that we will live and love the way Jesus did. This process is ignited when we place our faith in Christ, which is the moment that God fully justifies us and also fully transforms us and indwells us with the Holy Spirit. The process of sanctification continues in our lives as the Holy S...

Justification is the central doctrine at the heart of the Gospel message. Justification is the act of God whereby God chooses to completely remove the guilt sin. Justification was the central doctrine by which the entire Protestant Reformation was ignited, and brought massive change and revival across Europe in the 16th century. Justification is much greater than merely a pardon. A pardon is decla...

If you’ve been around Christian circles for a while, at some point you’ve probably heard someone talk about legalism, or at minimum you’ve probably heard someone mention something they found to be legalistic. Legalism is relying upon your own effort to get God to like you more or make yourself feel more spiritual. Legalism can take several different forms. Regardless of the form,...

We’ve all heard someone say, “Don’t judge me!” Should we follow that request? Or we’ve heard someone say, “Only God can judge me!” But is this true? What does the Bible say? In this episode, Kenny defines the word “judge” and points out how the words of Jesus have often been manipulated. Some people claim that we should never judge, but the tru...

In this short episode, Kenny answers a few simple questions about the word “Amen”? Kenny also makes several jokes, talks about his love for Chick-fil-a sauce, and there’s even an appearance from the Beetles. For centuries, it has been the tradition of Christians to say “Amen” quite often. Many times we say it after a prayer, and sometimes we say it when we agree with...

In this episode, Kenny continues his interview with author and speaker Blaise Foret, talking about the power and importance of discovering and embracing grace. When we truly see grace, it greatly impacts our lives. In this interview, Blaise talks about fear-based church ministry cultures, his journey away from the mainstream Charasmatic church, and his discovery of grace-filled ministry. Blaise ch...