Mere Fidelity: Confessions, Book 10
Matt, Alastair and Derek take up and read Confessions Book 10. If you’re interested in supporting the show financially, you can check out our Patreon here. Finally, as always, follow Derek, Andrew,...
View ArticleThe Body and its Pleasure: Toward an Evangelical Sexual Ethic
Note: Given the recent discussions about Revoice–a conference at which I am speaking–I asked Jake if he would republish the two chapters from my first book that are directly on questions of sexual...
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The Christian and Homosexuality: Further Notes Toward an Evangelical Sexual...
Note: Given the recent discussions about Revoice–a conference at which I am speaking–I asked Jake if he would republish the two chapters from my first book that are directly on questions of sexual...
View ArticleSex, Temptation, and the Gay Christian: What Chastity Demands
Can we have an argument about being a ‘gay Christian’? That is the question which I have been wondering since the storm of Baptist and Presbyterian furor descended upon Revoice. The conference is an...
View ArticleMere Fidelity: Modern Atheism, with Joseph Minich
Joseph Minich, the author of Enduring Divine Absence: The Challenge of Modern Atheism, joins Derek and Alastair to talk about what’s distinct regarding contemporary atheism and how Christians should...
View ArticleHis Mercy is on them that Fear Him: What I Said at Revoice
I was honored to give the following remarks at the Spiritual Friendship pre-conference. There may be minor variations between the video and the text. I learned much from the other presenters, and...
View ArticleMere Fidelity: The Weirdness of Matthew 27:51-54
It’s a weird passage. So weird that even Alastair is stumped. If you’re interested in supporting the show financially, you can check out our Patreon here. Finally, as always, follow Derek, Andrew, and...
View ArticleAssorted Thoughts after Revoice
The controversy surrounding Revoice meant that the surrounding questions occupied more mental space this summer than I had intended. But before I move on to prepare for my fall teaching and other...
View ArticleMere Fidelity: Confessions, Book 11 (on time and the Christian Life)
Derek, Alastair and Matt take up and read Book 11 of Augustine’s Confessions, on time and the Christian life. If you’re interested in supporting the show financially, you can check out our Patreon...
View ArticleMere Fidelity: Trust and Trustworthiness in a Fallen World
The whole crew gathers to discuss what it means to trust responsibly inside of fallen institutions and a fallen world, and what people might and must do to restore trustworthiness once it has been...
View ArticleMere Fidelity: Confessions, Book 12
Alastair, Matt and Derek consider Book 12 of Augustine’s *Confessions,* in which Augustine parses ‘In the beginning God created the heavens and earth…’ If you’re interested in supporting the show...
View ArticleMere Fidelity: *Disruptive Witness*, with The Alan Noble
The Alan Noble disrupts our show by discussing his new book *Disruptive Witness* with Alastair and Andrew. Alan is an Assistant Professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University, editor-in-chief of...
View ArticleMere Fidelity: Confessions, Book 13
At long last, we reach the end of our discussion of Augustine’s Confessions. If you’re interested in supporting the show financially, you can check out our Patreon here. Finally, as always, follow...
View ArticleMere Fidelity: Walking through Infertility
Matthew Arbo is the director of the Center for Faith and Public Life at Oklahoma Baptist University and the author of Walking through Infertility: Biblical, Theological, and Moral Counsel for those...
View ArticleMere Fidelity: Procreation, For and Against
Derek and Alastair put Matt through the trauma of a second dissertation defense, as they together discuss the reasons why we procreate and the reasons we might choose not to. If you’re interested in...
View ArticleMere Fidelity: Felix Culpa
Alastair, Matt and Derek consider the idea of a ‘felix culpa,’ or ‘happy fall.’ The iTunes feed is here, if you’d like to subscribe (thanks to everyone who has reviewed us so kindly) and an RSS feed...
View ArticleMere Fidelity: The Texts of Advent
Derek, Alastair and Andrew consider the biblical basis and shape of Advent. The iTunes feed is here, if you’d like to subscribe (thanks to everyone who has reviewed us so kindly) and an RSS feed for...
View ArticleMere Fidelity: *The Prodigal Prophet* with Dr. Tim Keller
We’ve started 2019 with a bang, as Dr. Tim Keller joins the show to discuss The Prodigal Prophet, his new book on Jonah. The iTunes feed is here, if you’d like to subscribe (thanks to everyone who has...
View ArticleThe Impossibility of an Evangelical Conservatism
Rusty Reno has concluded that I am a “respectable evangelical,” an appellation which he does not intend as a compliment. His comments come in response to my article for America Magazine, on the...
View ArticleMere Fidelity: Millennials and Burnout, with Paul Gutacker
According to Anne Helen Peterson, millennials are the ‘burnout generation.’ Paul Gutacker, who directs the Brazos Fellows, joins Derek and Matt to consider Peterson’s essay and how Christians might...
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