The Unlikely Seminarian, E33 - "Justice, Love and Humility"
In this episode, I bring you a sermon I did for Seminary in March of 2021. It’s one of the sermons I’m most proud of, and I’m sharing it with you to announce that I’ve created a “sermon archive” at this website. Just click on “Sermons” at the top of the page and you can listen to/watch all of my previous sermons (including the video version of this sermon).
As always, feedback is very much welcome!
The Unlikely Seminarian, E32 - "The Nature of God's Love"
This is a sermon I gave at Genesis East Covenant Church on January 16, 2022. It's part of a three-sermon series about God's love. This week I talk about the vertical and horizontal nature of God's love and how they're inextricably linked together.
The Unlikely Seminarian, E31 - "The Direction of God's Love"
This is a sermon I gave at Genesis East Covenant Church on January 16, 2022. It's part of a three-sermon series about God's love. This week I talk about the vertical and horizontal nature of God's love and how they're inextricably linked together.
The Unlikely Seminarian, E30 - "Why Greek?"
In this episode I answer a question I get a lot when discussing my studies of Biblical Greek, namely, “Why?” Why study Greek or Hebrew? Aren’t the English translations good enough? Take a listen and find out…
The Unlikely Seminarian, E29 - "Christmas 2019"
In this episode, I take the opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas. I hope you have a wonderful holiday with family, friends and whatever faith community you call home. And without getting too “reason for the season” on you, I hope you also take a little time to celebrate the coming of the light.
The Unlikely Seminarian, E28 - "What the Hell?, Pt. 4"
This is the fourth and final installment of my 4-part series on soteriology (salvation) and eschatology (what happens at the end).
My guest is Steve Wiens, the Senior Pastor of Genesis Covenant Church and an accomplished author. He's my pastor, my mentor and my friend.
In this episode we discuss which of the three theological theories we'd previously discussed we find the most convincing and what the ultimate importance of the conversation really is.
The Unlikely Seminarian, E27 - "What the Hell?, Pt. 3"
This is Part 3 of a 4-part series on soteriology (salvation) and eschatology (what happens at the end).
My guest is Steve Wiens, the Senior Pastor of Genesis Covenant Church and an accomplished author. He's my pastor, my mentor and my friend.
In this episode we are discussing one of three theological theories: Christian Universalism.
The Unlikely Seminarian, E26 - "What the Hell?, Pt. 2"
This is Part 2 of a 4-part series on soteriology (salvation) and eschatology (what happens at the end)
My guest is Steve Wiens is the Senior Pastor of Genesis Covenant Church and an accomplished author. He's my pastor, my mentor and my friend.
In this episode we are discussing one of three theological theories: Annihilationism .
The Unlikely Seminarian, E25 - "What the Hell?, Pt. 1"
Two momentous things in this podcast... One, I welcome my first ever guest. Steve Wiens is the Senior Pastor of Genesis Covenant Church and an accomplished author. He's my pastor, my mentor and my friend, and it's an honor to have him be the first voice other than mine on The Unlikely Seminarian.
Two, we begin a 4-part series on soteriology (salvation) and eschatology (what happens at the end), or as Steve coined it "What the Hell?"
In this episode we begin by discussing one of three theological theories: eternal conscious torment.
The Unlikely Seminarian, E24 - "Where I've Been"
In Episode 24, I talk about why it’s been so long since I’ve published a podcast, and tell you more about what’s to come.
The Unlikely Seminarian, E23 - "The Psalms of Lament, Pt. 3"
In the third and final episode in my series on the Psalms of Lament, I finish my breakdown of Psalm 14 and summarize why the Psalms of Lament are important and what they have to teach us about our relationship with God.
The Unlikely Seminarian, E22 - "Psalms of Lament, Pt. 2"
In this episode, I continue my series on the Psalms of Lament, reviewing their function and beginning to go through an example - Psalm 14
The Unlikely Seminarian, E21 - "Psalms of Lament, Pt. 1"
In this episode I begin a two-part series on the Psalms of Lament. In E21 I talk about the idea of lament, where it comes from, why we sometimes feel guilty bringing it before God, and why it's so important that we still do.
The Unlikely Seminarian, E20 - "Conversion, Pt. 4"
In this episode, I wrap up my series on conversion. How does the Holy Spirit call, illuminate the path for, and enable us to come into relationship with God?
The Unlikely Seminarian, E19 - "Conversion, Pt. 3"
In this episode, I continue my series on the process of conversion - focusing now on the role of the Holy Spirit. How does the Spirit's conviction of us help us find our way into relationship with God?
The Unlikely Seminarian, E18 - "Conversion, Pt. 2"
In this episode I continue my series on "conversion" and the human element involved by talking about faith - how it comes about, how it's inextricably linked with repentance, and how it plays a role in forming our relationship with God.
The Unlikely Seminarian, E17 - "Conversion, Pt. 1"
In this episode I begin a series on "conversion". What role do we as humans have? What role does God and the Holy Spirit have? And how does that all fit together to bring us into relationship with God? In this episode, I talk about repentance, why that word gets misunderstood and how it factors into our relationship with God.
The Unlikely Seminarian, E16 - "Problem of Evil (Part 3)"
In this episode I conclude my discussion of the "Problem of Evil" by discussing the practical implications of the things discussed in the previous two episodes - what do we "do" about what we've learned? Why is "choice" so important?
The Unlikely Seminarian, E15 - "Problem of Evil (Part 2)"
In this episode, I continue my discussion of the "Problem of Evil" by talking about free will and our limited understanding of creation.