Christianese

The most cringe-worthy phrase in all Christendom is more than a grammatical nightmare. Could it be that one of the weirdest "Christian" phrases reveals some startling shifts in the way the church thinks about community and marriage? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You may not buy into "new year new you", but the start of a new year fills us all with hope. The deep cry of our culture is to discover our identity, to craft our true selves, and to become the best version of us that we can. But for Christians, we don't have to craft our true selves– our identity is given to us. How will that change your 2021? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We've all been going through a tough year with COVID and the madness of 2020. But, in the Biblical view, this is a passing season. When we think deeply about our live, eternity, and Christmas, we find a source for love, joy, peace, and hope that no year or season could ever take away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After the 2016 election, Christians wrestled with what it means to be an evangelical in a world that sees them as a political group. On the eve of a new election, we need to wrestle with how to live in a nation as citizens of the Kingdom of God. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Faith-Based movies promise to change Hollywood, influence culture, and are said to be the "greatest evangelistic tools of our era." But are they successful? Could we–should we– be doing better? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What do Calvinist believe? What do Arminians believe? Why is this such a big issue? This episode, we get past the straw-man arguments and dismissiveness that often surrounds this debate to get down to the nuts and bolts of soteriology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Some parts of the Bible can be intimidating. But those parts- the people with names we can't pronounce and the ideas that seem irrelevant- contain some of the deepest and most life changing truths in all of Scripture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When Jesus talks about the law, he talks about love. How do they work together, and what on earth does that have to do with 2020? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Christian music is divisive, safe for the whole family, encouraging and perplexing. It is the heartbeat of our worship services and theologically vague. It's exciting and the most homogenous genre of music. Wait, what the heck is going on with Christian music? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Some ships are big, and some ships are small, but the most important ship is fellowship- God's purpose for us all.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices