This Is The Good Life

Steve and Dean are joined by their producer and confessed Millennial, Jonas as they wrap up this season on heretics with a further conversation on what it means to be a Christian.

Following the example of G.K. Chesterton, Steve and Dean finish up their conversation on heretics with a conversation on what it means to be orthodox.

To insure they have offended every friend they have left, Steve and Dean discuss how the “Good Person” is, in fact, a heretic.

Steve and Dean turn to the dominant moral philosophy of our present age, Emotivism, and how it has erased the entire concept of heresy and heretics, which makes it one of the most dangerous of all heresies.

Steve and Dean discuss the persistent influence of Humanists and Humanism on the basic assumptions that form many of today’s dominant worldviews resulting in heresy and heretics.

Having taken on their own professional fields, Steve and Dean turn the conversation towards their friends by addressing some of the more heretical aspects of both Science and Psychology.

Following Steve’s comments about Dean as a heretical Bureaucrat in Episode Three, the conversation moves over to the heretical side of Steve’s field of Philosophy.

Steve and Dean address MacIntyre’s concept of The Bureaucrat in terms of how such a person would, in fact, be a heretic with Steve providing pointed examples from Dean’s professional career.

Steve and Dean continue to discuss what it means to be a heretic and how this particular season will most likely end their respective careers.

Steve and Dean launch a new season with a conversation about what it means to be a heretic because…they’ve got nothing to lose at this point.

In this final episode of Season 4, Steve and Dean are joined by Matt Hastings, Pastor of Hermitage Church of the Nazarene for a conversation on the practice of time within the Christian tradition.

The practice of mercy is central to living together as the people of God. As those who have received mercy, we offer mercy. Steve and Dean share how mercy has shaped their lives and helped them to enter into this difficult but essential practice.

As Christians, we have a better story to tell, and we tell it through our every word and action. Steve and Dean discuss the practice of being good witnesses to the story of God.

Steve and Dean talk about discipleship as a practice that includes mentoring and caring for one another in addition to Bible study and devotions.

In this episode, Steve and Dean transition from individual practices to those practices we share as the body of Christ. and central to the virtue and character of a good church is good worship.

The good life requires a rhythm of work, play, and rest that resonates with the life of God. Steve and Dean talk about the necessity of true rest amid the hectic pace of modern life.

Generosity is essential to living a good life and in this episode Steve and Dean explore the ways in which the practice of giving requires not only being generous with our money but also our time, talents, and other resources.

Steve and Dean discuss how reading, whether for the purpose of study, devotion, or leisure, is an essential practice for developing the virtues.

Steve and Dean talk about prayer as the central practice that empowers all the other Christian practices.

Steve and Dean introduce the newest season of "This is the Good Life" and discuss the importance of practices in the development of virtue and character.

In this episode, the final episode of Season Three, we are joined by Dr. Matt Hastings, Pastor of Hermitage Church of the Nazarene, as we discuss the three great Christian virtues of faith, hope, and love. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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"Simplicity grows from the satisfaction of knowing that you want the right things rightly” (Stanley Hauerwas, "The Character of Virtue"). Join Steve and Dean as they talk about what it means to live a simple life…a good life. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Join Steve and Dean as they explore the virtue of Joy—a virtue that is both a result of and a reason for pursuing the other virtues. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Aristotle wrote, "Friendship is the virtue most necessary for life." But true friendship can be hard to come by. Join Steve and Dean as they talk about what true friendship looks like as well as, oddly enough, Hobbits. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .