Theology in the Dirt

Today we dive deeper into the story in Mark 5 of Jesus casting out the demon from the man and into the pigs. We ask why the demons wanted to stay in the region as well and why Jesus allowed them to live and go into the pigs. Enjoy and be sure to send us any passages you want us to cover during our "What You Talking Bout Jesus" series. www.theologyinthedirt.com

We begin a new series that we will go in and out of for a while called "What You Talking Bout Jesus?" where we look at Biblical passages that are confusing or have elements that need deeper dives and explanations. To begin, we talk about 1 Kings 22 and the story of Micaiah and Ahab and the host of heaven. A lot of great discussion and deep diving in this episode. If you have a verse and/...

This week Chris and Jon discuss a really important topic regarding caring for aging parents and how we do that in a Biblical way. Great discussion for something many people are dealing with or will have to deal with at some point. www.theologyinthedirt.com theologyinthedirt@gmail.com

This week we thought it would be good to talk about the framework by which we preach and study Scripture. We talk through a worksheet during the podcast and you can find a link to download that below. We hope it helps encourage and enlighten you. https://www.theologyinthedirt.com/blog/sermon-notes-mark-313-21

Mitch and Chris finish up the two part episode on Kingdom Tactics that will also finish the mini series on the Kingdom of God. Really good discussion about tactics that are necessary and ones that churches often employ that are not as well as several other great points. Hope you enjoy! www.theologyinthedirt.com

As we near the end of our series on the Kingdom of God, we get through the first half of two episodes on the tactics needed to "do" the Kingdom. Great discussion on this one and we are excited about coming back next week to finish it up. Hope you enjoy! Please share, comment, like, rate, and all the things! www.theologyinthedirt.com

We continue our series on the Kingdom of God with a part three that feels like it's not really in the series, but it actually fits in perfectly here. We breakdown the phrase "perception is reality" as well as the differences between truth, reality, and perception and how all of that intertwines with the Kingdom and living a Jesus-centered, Kingdom-focused life. Hope it's encourag...

We kind of went off script and plan today in a different direction, but had a great discussion talking about the various nuances of the Kingdom of God and what that means for us as believers and as the church. Hope you are encouraged. Would love to hear any feedback, questions, and/or topic suggestions from you. Email us at theologyinthedirt@gmail.com. Also visit our website at www.theologyinthedi...

In what is part one of at least two episodes on the Kingdom of God, we focus this episode on answering the question, what is the Kingdom of God? It can be both simple and complex, easy to explain and thorough, so we wanted to take some time and flesh that out before next week diving deeper into the tactics and strategies for being a church that is Kingdom-focused and centered. www.theologyinthedir...

In response to one of the many questions we received for our mailbag episode, we focus this episode on what hell is and all about. Also enjoy a brand new theme song for the podcast and a special jingle just for Hayes Takeaways. Allow us to say in advance.....you're welcome. Enjoy and please share, like, comment, rate, all the things to help us grow! www.theologyinthedirt.com

In our second episode about AI, we dive into the ontology of AI to figure out what is at its core. Lots of good discussion about the current and future state of AI, what it is, what it isn't, and how that impacts us as believers. Hope you enjoy! www.theologyinthedirt.com

Chris and Jon introduce a new short series about AI and Christians and how these two things intersect, the positives and the dangers, and much more. This episode focuses on Bible reading and study as well as sermon prep amongst other similar things. Enjoy! www.theologyinthedirt.com

Thanks to a question submitted by a listener and fan, we talk about creation and whether or not it is a literal story or figurative. To answer that we define creation and what the story is really about in Genesis 1. We also discuss the gap theory and other theories involved and whether or not creation is 7 days of 24 hours or if they are not literal 24 hour days. Hope you enjoy the discussion. www...

200 Episodes!!!! Wow!! Thank you all so much. In what ended up becoming our longest episode ever (we think), we do part two of the mailbag answering questions sent in by you all. We got deeper than expected on some topics and also had a lot of fun as always. We have some great episodes and topics lined up that we will be recording over the next couple of months that we believe you will all enjoy....

We wanted to celebrate our loyal listeners as we celebrate episodes 199 and 200 so we are answering questions submitted to us by those listeners and followers and had a blast doing it. Enjoy these two episodes as they are for you. From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you all and can't wait for the next 200! www.theologyinthedirt.com

We conclude our time with Ephesians 6 and our series on spiritual warfare through the armor of God. This episode is all about praying at all times from Ephesians 6:18-20. We hope you enjoy and will pass it along and share it. www.theologyinthedirt.com

We continue our series on the armor of God this week by talking about the shield of faith in Ephesians 6. Enjoy the episode, share with others. Follow us on IG, FB, YouTube, and TikTok. Find more content and info at www.theologyinthedirt.com.

Thanks to a great question from one of our listeners/followers up in the northwest part of the country, we tackle the topic of discernment in the church this week. Hope you enjoy! Please help us out by sharing the podcast, following and engaging on social media, and visit our website for more great content. You can also email us at theologyinthedirt@gmail.com with questions, comments, and topic su...

As we continue our series on Spiritual Warfare and diving deep into the armor of God pieces, we discuss the shoes of readiness and the gospel of peace out of Ephesians 6:15. Hope you enjoy today's episode. Be sure to share the podcast with others, leave a five star rating and positive review if you can, and as always, email us at theologyinthedirt@gmail.com with any questions, comments, and/or...

While Mitch was out, Chris and Jon take a short break away from the armor of God to talk about the ascension gifts that Paul writes about in Ephesians 4 from a question asked by a teenager during small group time. Great discussion that will likely need one or two follow up episodes. As always, visit www.theologyinthedirt.com for more information, sermon notes, blogs, and a link to our merch store.

Happy New Year! We kick off 2026 by continuing our ongoing discussion of spiritual warfare by diving deep into the breastplate of righteousness as Paul outlines in Ephesians 6. Great discussion as always. We hope you enjoy! www.theologyinthedirt.com theologyinthedirt@gmail.com

We continue our conversation from last episode about the Belt of Truth by diving deeper into the truth and the importance of understanding the truth from God's perspective. Really great conversation and a lot to unpack. Hope you enjoy! www.theologyinthedirt.com theologyinthedirt@gmail.com

Mitch and Chris continue on with our deep dive into each piece of the armor of God in our ongoing series dealing with spiritual warfare. Lots of great points and discussion about truth in this episode that is sure to encourage and challenge you. Be sure to send us an email if you have any questions, comments, or topic suggestions. Also visit www.theologyinthedirt.com for sermon notes, blog posts,...

We continue our series on Spiritual Warfare by diving deep into the sword of the spirit, which is the Word of God. We talk about how and why to wield it and what that means plus a lot more and as always we mix in a few laughs. Visit www.theologyinthedirt.come for more content and information and as always, please reach out to us at theologyinthedirt@gmail.com with any questions, feedback, and/or t...

Unfortunately due to travel and holidays and this busy season, we haven't been able to record a new episode the last two weeks and will also miss next week due to Thanksgiving. So, in that spirit, we are reposting a throwback episode to TID #105 Thanksgiving that has been edited down to the primary content of the episode and we hope you enjoy it whether it's for the first time or a repeat....