THEOTIVITY | Theology, Creativity & Culture

Many churches underestimate the impact their worship could have on culture. Yet it is a vitally important conversation if we are to truly be salt and light in the world as faithful covenant communities. Henry VanTil famously said that culture is religion externalized. Thus, how we worship will inevitably affect the type of culture we produce. In this episode, we sit down with Doug Wilson to discus...

Eschatology (the study of last things) is an area of theology that is often considered highly controversial, debatable and divisive. However, what we believe about the End Times affects our times and the way we live today in significant ways, which are often overlooked. Many people can indeed be adamantly and even aggressively committed to their particular understanding of the unfolding of history...

We greatly underestimate the greatness of the Great Commission. It feels like we’ve lost ground, and Christians face many trials in our present culture. It’s no wonder so many Christians feel defeated these days – as if things are destined to only get worse and worse without any hope of success of the Gospel in the broader culture. Practically speaking, this has left many Christians discouraged ab...

Many Evangelical churches suffer from a shallow understanding of church history and theology. However, many Christians today are rediscovering the wisdom of the Historic Creeds and Reformed Confessions and Catechisms. These historic documents, grounded in Scripture, bring clarity to Christian beliefs, foster unity across congregations, and offer depth to personal faith. In this talk, we cover thei...

How do we build God's Kingdom? What is the Kingdom? This talk explores these important topics for the Christian life with practical examples of how we can build the Kingdom strategically, incrementally, and generationally. This talk was originally delivered at Faith Baptist Muskoka to a men's group. I hope that it helps inspire and equip more Christians to seek first the Kingdom and see the LORD b...

What does the book of Revelation and mission work have to do with each other? Dave Forsythe is a missionary and church planter who has written a commentary based on Puritan expositions of John's Apocalypse published by Founders Press. In this episode we talk about his experience on the mission field and what role eschatology plays in mission work as well as his journey to his eschatological vi...

Ryan Eras, headmaster of Niagara Classical Academy sits down to talk with us about why they're starting a Classical Christian Academy in the Niagara region, what it's about and why it's important. A classical and Christian education is a method of teaching and of seeing the world. It has its origins in the classical, Greco-Roman era of history. It is a very time-tested method of educat...

Author and seminary professor, Dr. Stephen J. Wellum discusses some of his thoughts on various interviews he did on Christian Nationalism on the Christ Over All Podcast. We talked about the renewed interest in public engagement and Political Theology by many Christians today and different models of political theory. We also discussed how Dr. Wellum thinks about politics from a Biblical perspective...

Dr. Tony Costa discusses several problematic issues with Pope Francis and analyzes the various problems with the Roman Catholic doctrine of Papal Infallibility. In this episode, we discuss some of the scandals that Pope Francis has been through including changing views on divorce, universalism, the denial of Hell, being accused of heresy by Catholic theologians and more. We examine the top theolog...

Kerwin Springer is the visionary behind The Student Hub, a learning platform that has revolutionized the education industry in the Caribbean. He sits down with us to talk about Christian entrepreneurship and education sharing his journey to becoming the Caribbean's most successful academic gurus. ---------------- Connect with Kerwin: 🔗 https://kerwinspringer.com/ 🔗 https://thestudenthub.onli...

Dr. P. Andrew Sandlin compares various approaches to political thought and discusses the need for a Biblical and Christian view of politics today. 📘 Get your copy of his book Virtuous Liberty here: ⁠https://amzn.to/4bcJS6b We discuss the rising interest in political theory by many Christians today and some of the pros and cons of the Christian Nationalism movement. Dr. Sandlin gives some needed c...

Author and Pastor Zachary Garris talks about the problem of the feminization of the Evangelical Church and the need to recover the masculine nature of Biblical Christianity. We discuss some compromises of Complementarianism, how feminism crept into the church and how God's design for the sexes extends beyond just the home and church. Complementarianism, which started off as a movement with goo...

Pastor Nate Wright talks about his journey to becoming convicted of Family Integrated Worship and some challenges and blessings along this journey. We discuss why the Evangelical family is so weak today, what can be done to remedy this situation, and the Biblical reasons for Family Integrated Worship in churches. We also discuss the interesting connection to his Postmillennial worldview and how th...

Building strong Christian Communities is even more important in the troubled times that we live in. With a rising anti-Christian sentiment in much of our culture, Bible-believing Christians are facing more discrimination in the workplace, schools, entertainment, culture and even legally. Everything from DEI to ESG to BLM and CRT, and all the other ominous 3-letter acronyms for ungodly ideologies c...

With economic recession, inflation and increasing national debt, how are Christians supposed to think about their money and building wealth to leave an inheritance? In this episode, we interview Jonathan Wellum from Rocklinc Investment Partners Inc. on how God's Law helps us understand economics from a Christian perspective. He talks about how the Bible's economic principles help build str...

Secularism has failed and it is doomed to run its course. Big words, but our guest today, Dr. Tony Costa thinks he can back it up. We interview him about his forthcoming book, "No King But Christ" and how Christians today need to fully embrace and live in accordance with the total Lordship of Jesus Christ in all spheres of life. He unpacks how the failure to realize the totalizing nature...

In this episode, we sit down with Pastor Alex Kloosterman from City Hill Baptist Church and Dominion Press in Peterborough, Ontario to discuss an open letter to the churches of Canada in April 2023 written at Dominion Press concerning the issue of the response to the lockdowns. We talk about the effort to recast the situation in a different light and why that's concerning. We also touch on why...

These are confusing times to live in as Christians and we need to be equipped to live faithfully. Here are my top 5 book recommendations for 2023 for books that I think will help Christians to be better equipped to think and live in our world today. They cover a range of important topics such as marriage and family, politics and government, eschatology (End Times), social justice and understanding...

In this episode, we interview Deanna McLeod, Principal and Lead Strategist at Kaleidoscope Strategic about her experience as a Christian working in the pharmaceutical industry and some of the issues she faced during COVID as she did research on vaccines. She exposes some of the concerning conflicts of interest in the pharmaceutical industry, their lobbying power, and what the data actually shows c...

With Feminism, the "Red-Pill" movement, and all the gender confusion happening in our societies today, how should Christian men understand God's design for the sexes? In this episode, we interview Michael Foster, the author of the book "It's Good To Be A Man" and pastor of East River Church, about the topic of Biblical Patriarchy. We explore some insights about the book...

Should Christian parents send their kids to public school? Does the Bible say anything about how we should educate our children? Many are afraid to give a clear word on this controversial topic. Many think that God's Word leaves it up to us to choose what we think is best or most convenient. However, our children's education is one of the most important responsibilities of parents, and spe...

A lot of modern Evangelical Churches provide some form of Kids Ministry service during their Sunday gatherings. Many Christians take it for granted that this is normal. However, how many have stopped to ask the question, "Is this actually Biblical?" In this episode, we consider the Biblical texts that are usually used to support Kids Ministry to see if this practice is actually supported...

Many Christians today are confused about how to make sense of the crazy world we live in. Our present moment has many challenges to navigate with ideologies labelled as "Cultural Marxism" in the public square. With the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, Critical Race Theory and Intersectionality, the radical Climate Alarmism, plus the rapid expanse of tyrannical governmental polici...

In many Evangelical churches, people are leaving or switching churches over various issues, some of which are theological. People were wrestling with a lot of cultural issues over the past 3 years and it has caused a lot of Christians to re-examine their beliefs in certain doctrines and pertinent areas of theology. It seems like all of a sudden, people are talking about things like Theonomy, Patri...

It's Christmas time and with all the hustle and bustle of this season - it is easy to forget the reason why we intentionally make a fuss about it. It is sad that sometimes the real meaning of Christmas can be lost in the busyness of the season. However, when we take some time to reflect on this marvellous truth - that the Creator God of all the Universe stepped into time and was born of a virgin a...