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Latest Episodes
(105) S7E2 Nonviolent Action: Reasons Why Civil Resistance Works
This episode digs into the book, "Why Civil Resistance Works." We discuss research comparing nonviolent action with violent action, and how we should make sense of the counterintuitive conclusion which shouldn't be counterintuitive for Christians.
(104) S7E1 Nonviolent Action: The Role of Fear in Violence
We begin our season on nonviolent action. This episode starts to lay the groundwork by looking at the four ways of response: fight, flight, freeze, and sacrifice. We explore what it means to sacrifice, and the power behind it, and compare its handling of
(103) S6E11 John Howard Yoder's Sexual Assaults
Today we are ending our series by discussing John Howard Yoder's sexual assaults. I discuss why I find value in his work despite atrocious actions, and how we can and do distinguish between judging people and judging truth. *This episode has ended up
(102) S6E10 Means and Ends: The Vacuous Facade of Legislation
We finish up our "Means and Ends" series by looking at government and politics. What might these means tell us about the ends they are able to procure?
(100) S6E8 Means and Ends: Spanking [PART 2]
In the second episode on spanking I lay out a case against the use of spanking by using the book "Corporal Punishment in the Bible."
(99) S6E7 Means and Ends: Spanking [PART 1]
I take a look at another specific application of our means and ends discussion by addressing the issue of spanking. This is a two part series. In the first episode I lay out a little of my journey and discuss why I historically thought spanking was a viab
(98) S6E6 Means and Ends: Fire with Fire
We begin looking at applying the idea of means and ends to real world actions. In this episode we discuss a shooting in a Texas church where an active shooter was killed by church security. We compare an armed Christian response to violence with the marty
(97) S6E5 Means and Ends: A Church Father, a Progressive Minority, and a Conservative Calvinist Walk into a Bar...
"Means are the ends in the process of becoming." We explore in this episode the idea that the ends are concomitant with the means. You can't grow apples on a pear tree. The seeds you plant produce the fruit you will harvest. We look at theologians from th
(96) S6E4 Means and Ends: Purposing
This episode builds a bridge from Yoder's "The Politics of Jesus" to an argument for nonviolence related to that foundation. This episode identifies where purpose comes from and sets the stage for next week.